AP Lit Final Exam

Dear AP Lit students, this may be a blessing for many if you, but your final exam has been rescheduled to Thursday, during the period 1 block and period 2 block! I hope this isnt an inconvenience for anyone. In the mean time, you should have known to review the plot and major literary terms of King Lear, the letters of King Lear, famous lines, also review the first half of Oedipus, the major claims of articles read: The Power of Birth Order; Playing Favorites; the Bible; as well as Literary Terms.

AP English Lit. Period 1 and 2

Period 1--Please print out up to page 67 if you have printing capacity. We will read in class. Additionally, be sure to continue identifying passages for your Independent Reading Project. Tomorrow periods one and two will have twenty minutes more to work in groups, examine sample AP tests, and solidify passages from your own Independent Reading Texts. As far is Oedipus is concerned, period two, print up to 67, as well if you do not have a book, or can not bring in tech to read on screen.

H. Expository Composition period 6

Re-read the portion of Oedipus Rex began in class yesterday. Then respond to the following questions: 1. What is the occasion as the play begins? 2. Why are mourners thronged around the palace of Thebes? 3. Summarize what the priest tells Oedipus. 4. Why are the citizens of Thebes there? 5.Name three results or outcomes of the current plague that Thebes is facing. 4. What line, in your opinion demonstrates King Oedipus devotion to his citizens? 5. What riddle does Oedipus now need to solve? 6. In the Ode of Entry, the chorus calls upon Athena; Phoebus; and Apollo. Look up each of these Greek deities, on Wikipedia (no need to write the definition) but once you know who these deities are, respond: Why does the Chorus call of each of them to aid the city of Thebes? 7. On page 14, Oedipus says, "I speak of course, as a stranger to the story and stranger to the crime, being to late your last citizen.." what is ironic, almost humorous about this statement given what we know about Oedipus? 8. Find another example of verbal or dramatic irony. 9. What is Oedipus the King trying to see? What can he see all around him?

AP English Literature Period 1 and 2

Good Morning! I hope that all enjoyed your break and that is one of rest. I feel compelled to remind you that you will begin your line recitals tomorrow! We will proceed in the order of the lines in the play. If you are in Act 1, Act 2 be prepared to recite your lines tomorrow. ALL STUDENTS MUST, however BE DRESSED AND IN COSTUME. In order to finish, we must hear at least 15 students on each recital day. Absent students are not allowed to make up their lines, unless they have a MEDICAL NOTE FROM A HOSPITAL OR DOCTOR with a Physician Name and Phone number within the last three to five days. 2. We will continue studying and analyzing Poetry, continuing with our study of The Sonnet. Please find, lol, your AP Perrine Literature Text as reading will be assigned for classwork/homework near the end of this week. 3. We will also read The Three Theban Plays, also known as the Oedipus Tragedy. If you would like to order the book, the author is Sophocles, but the translator is Paul Roche. The book is red, and a few copies are indeed available at Barnes and Noble Manhattan Beach. We will begin reading it on Monday, December 9th. Much of your reading will occur in class and without me! 4. Your Final Exam will include Multiple Choice Questions on King Lear; Passage Analysis from Lear; Oedipus; Poetry Analysis of Sonnets; and Literary Terms, and a free response question. Your Final is modeled after the AP Exam and you will need the entire 2.5 hours allotted to you! . Finally, to those students who do not currently have a grade of A, or B in AP English Literature: Between your lines, your Independent Reading Work, Poetry Classwork, Oedipus Work, and the Final Exam you have the chance to earn between 300-400 points. Please do not ask for any more extra credit. Most of the work assigned will take the form of both classwork, homework and participation. Please do not miss class, please do not miss quizzes or exams, no excuses! YOU have three weeks of the Fall Semester! Get it done!