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)