AP English Literature Periods 1 & 2

I do hope that you enjoyed a little respite from AP English Literature. Previously, I mentioned the need for you to read The Glass Menagerie, and I included a link to the PDF under class readings. You do not need to read the play before coming back to school. Instead, you will read it as your first Independent Text & discuss in literature circles. Please download it, and plan on printing it in preparation for having the first Act read by Thursday. 2. Visit the Official Website of Oscar Wilde--see link under Class Readings. Read his entire biography, paying particular attention to his parents and their education/accomplishments; familiar events (deaths, etc.) Make an index card--front and back-- of information about Mr. Wilde that is of interest to you. Include two quotes that are of interest to you as well. As a note, his official biography on the link site is 4 pages long..you must scroll to the bottom and advance the page. Also, on the site there is a separate place for quotes. On Tuesday, I will assess your reading of his biography (think quiz).

AP English Liteature Periods 1 & 2

How to Read Literature Like A Professor Reflection 1. Today in pairs, or individually, you will examine the Open Ended AP English Literature Essay Prompts from 1970-2014. You will skim the prompts looking for those prompts which call for knowledge gleaned specifically from analyzing novels from the stance presented in our How to Read Literature Like a Professor text. First, look for those prompts which groups in our class presented directly. Write the name of the chapter and the year of the prompt. 2. Then, look for prompts that correlate to knowledge and subjects that Mr. Foster addresses in other chapters of his book that we did not hear presentations on. Write these chapter names down, as well as the corresponding year of that AP English Literature Prompt. 3. Finally, write a reflective response in which you discuss the merits of How to Read Literature Like a Professor. How does his book help you in effect, analyze, not simply summarize literature? Which chapter thus far did you find most useful? Why? Which group do you feel helped you understand the most? Which chapter do you thin best corresponds to the novels and stories you naturally are drawn to? How might having this novel helped you in the past? Discuss an assignment in which the text could have helped you. Anything else? Feel free to discuss. Your reflection should be no fewer than two full pages (1 front; 1 back)

AP English Literature Periods 1&6 Homework due August 19, 2014

Look under Classroom Readings and Handouts. Carefully read/re-read for some students who have read this before, The Worlds of Fiction. The document is three pages, please click on each page in order to read the entire document: The Worlds of Fiction page 1; The Worlds of Fiction page 2; The Worlds of Fiction page 3. You may print out and annotate if you'd like.