AP English Literature Periods 1&2

In class today, May 12th, we read Chapters 1 and 2 of The Fall of Rome. If you do not have the text yet, you may check it out from the library; or download the Kindle copy of the PDF. By Wednesday (for period 2) and Thursday for Period 1, all students must have answers to the following questions: 1. What is the purpose of having different point of view? Why is Washington's chapter first person? Rashid's Chapter (Chapter 2, in omniscient) and the chapter about Ms. Hansen, also first person? Compare and contrast Rashid Bryon's upbringing and motivation to that of the young, affluent boys who attend Chelsea. Why does Rashid's older brother Kofi attend Mt. Herndon? Why does Rashid attend Chelsea? What additional motivation do Kofi and Rashid have for attending a boarding school that the other, more affluent students do not? 2. Complete the Circles Chart. What impact does your race; ethnicity; gender; social class; education have on who you are--or how others see you? Which of these variables exerts the most impact on your personality? Read the Self-Awareness Handout, and complete it. Include a one page reflection concerning which of these variables most influences who you are now OR how you feel you are perceived. Good luck tomorrow on the AP Government Test!