Thanksgiving Break Assignment and Reminders--AP English Literature Period 1 & 2

REMINDERS....All AP Lit Classes: Period 1 and 2 will have their King Lear Recitals on Monday December 2 & 3rd for Period 1; and Tuesday and Wed. December 3rd and 4th for Period 2. You must come in costume, with your lines memorized. Remember, that for many of you, this is your last opportunity to make a dent in the zero spot for the Summer Reading Assignment. Now: The Thanksgiving Break Assignment for all classes is to (1)READ another CHUNK in your Independent Reading Novel, (2) Create three journal entries in your own homemade journal cover with your name and text. NO summarizing allowed. 3. Complete two literature circle role sheets: 1. The Literary luminary sheet; and two, the sheet of your choice, based on your group. You will have a chance to meet in groups on Thursday. If you finished reading your novel already, then your job is to re-read a section and to still do the literary luminary sheet highlighting important quotes and passages of the ENTIRE NOVEL or PLAY, as well as the three entries. one could discuss theme; one could discuss important characters; one could discuss plot. On Thursday we will work to complete a Major Data Works Sheet for our Independent Reading Novel, after meeting in groups. Finally, those you obtained the special assignment, please note that only those students approved where to obtain the assignment. I will not accept it from those students who currently have a 50% or higher in AP English Literature. This assignment is also due on Monday, December 2nd.

Sonnet- AP English Literature Periods 1 and 2

Your sonnets are due tomorrow. They must be typed. Please include the quote selected from King Lear that lead you to compose your sonnet. Also remember: Your sonnet may be either Elizabethan or Italian, you must have rhyme scheme; you must have 14 lines. Try to write in iambic pentameter. It must be OBVIOUS that your sonnet is to King Lear; or another character from Lear; about King Lear; or a theme in the play. Your sonnet must have clear, specific references to characters or a theme in the play. You must bring your brainstorm/s, even if you changed your mind and wrote a NEW sonnet.

English Ten Period 5 &6

Homework: For each of the following categories, name two (2) events from The Narrative of Frederick Douglass 1. Shattered Innocence 2. Random Acts of Violence 3. Interconnectedness of Families 4. Slavery as Unnatural for Blacks and Whites 5. Religious Hypocrisy of Slavery 6. Kind Acts of Whites (Not All Whites Are Bad) 7. Importance of Literary 8. The Behavior of Whites was not Superior to Blacks. Your exam will be on Thursday, November 21st. It will be a combination of Multiple Choice; Matching; Short Answer; SOAPS and essay question. I will give you a chapter, and also ask you to do the SOAPS for that chapter. Begin studying now. The exam is not difficult, but it is a long test.

H English Ten Honors Period 4

Think back to "The Possibility of Evil" and "Life is Sweet at Kumansenu". Identify no fewer than six total similarities between the stories. These can be similarities in plot or even story structure. You may use bullet points or narrative (paragraph). This will provide that background for us to write a short story of our own! Details about our own short story will be provided on Wednesday!

English Ten Honors Period 4

Please complete sections 3 and 4 of Life is Sweet Using the Reciprocal Teaching Protocol.

King Lear Assignments

On Tuesday and Wednesday, in class, we will review use of specific literary techniques that abound in Lear. You will also get an exhaustive list of projects. In the meantime, the following assignment is due on Tuesday, November 12th from all students! Select Two different ACTS from King Lear. Then for EVERY scene in that ACT create a concise, yet catchy headline for that scene. Type out your headlines in a variety of fonts and sizes on your computer. Please do not type for than four headlines on one page. Experiment with the many types and fonts. You may not use that same font size and type (for example Times New Roman more than once)! Print out your headlines on neat, clean, white paper. Be prepared to discuss! Other assignments are coming! Check this blog again at or by Sunday, November 10th at 9 a.m.

AP English Literaure Periods 1 and 2

Please check back to our blog no later than Saturday morning by 9 am. You will find a complete listing of a total of 5-6 creative projects involving King Lear. A least two are due on Tuesday!!

AP English Literature PEriods 1 and 2

Be sure to complete your reflection based on the questions from King Lear.

English TEn PEriods 5 & 6

1. Finish sentence combining Exercise if not finished in class. 2. Don't forget your SOAPS and your one page Reflection for the Article of the Week. There will be a Friday quiz on dialogue, pacing, narrative, anecdote and from the student story you read today! Be prepared! Water Skier The water skier sits on the float. 2. He waits. 3. His muscles are tensed. 4. The boat lurches forward. 5. The rope tightens the slack. 6. The rope drags the skier. 7. The drag is through the water. 8. Suddenly he is up. 9. He leans to one side. 10. He veers outward. 11. He dips. 12. He glides. 13. A spray trails behind him. 14. The spray is silver in the sunshine. 15. His hair flattens. 16. The flattening is against his forehead. 17. He sees his reflection. 18. The reflection is on the water. 19. The surface is glass. 20. The glass is liquid. 21. The glass gleams. 22. The glass glitters. 23. He stiffens. 24. He locks one leg. 25. He lifts a ski. 26. He leans back. 27. His ski tip hits a wave. 28. It shatters the calm. 29. It breaks his reflection. 30. The breaking is a spray of foam. 31. The pieces fade behind him. 32. Now the skier signals “in.” 33. The boat makes a turn. 34. The turn is wide. 35. The boat heads toward shore. 36. The heading is direct. 37. The boat is moving. 38. The moving is rapid. 39. The boat swerves. 40. The swerve is sudden. 41. The swerve is away from the beach. 42. The skier glides to the beach. 43. He sinks. 44. His sinking is slow. 45. The sinking is into the water. 46. The water is green. 47. He feels the wash. 48. The wash is from the boat. 49. The wash laps at his back. 50. He smiles to himself.

Fretag's pyramid

Period 2, please list two events for each aspect of the pyramid: inciting incident, rising action, climax, complication, reversal, etc. period 1 Because you have additional time, list two events for inciting incident, three events for rising action, two events for climax, and then two for each remaining aspect of Freytags pyramid.

AP English Literature Periods 1 and 2

Complete these short study questions from Act IV (Four) Act IV. Why does Gloucester want to commit suicide, and how do Edgar’s actions help change this and brighten Gloucester’s spirits? Why has Edgar changed his disguise? How does Edgar describe the beggar who led to him Dover (Edgar himself) to Gloucester? Why is this convincing to Gloucester? In Lear’s madness, he continues his growth as a character. Write out two quotes from Lear that reflect his OWN personal growth. Why does Lear rave against women? What is the thematic significance of the dialogue between blind Gloucester and mad Lear? How does Lear now view the concept of justice in the world of men? How would this have made him a better king? Explain Lear’s words beginning, “We came crying hither….” What news does the gentleman (messenger from Cordelia) give to Edgar? How does Oswald die? Why is it an appropriate death for him? What is the content of the letter Oswald was carrying to Edmund?