AP Lit P6

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AP English Literature Period 6

Reflect on the process of creating multiple choice exam questions on the novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray. as well as the free response question #3. What difficulties did you or your team have in accomplishing the task? Is your test sample an adequate representation of the knowledge domains assessed on the AP Exam? (Hint....do you have a purpose question; vocabulary; literary term question; grammar question; detail question)? or are most of your questions only one or two types? 2. Be sure that your Picture of Dorian Gray Chapter Test is typed and ready to submit tomorrow!

The Picture of Dorian Gray Unlocking Allusions

In class we began listing and researching 25 of the historical figures alluded to in Chapter 11 of The Picture of Dorian Gray. Please continue to write down 1-2 sentences of biographical information that you started in class today. For 4-5 individuals, however, read more of their biography to help you understand a connection either to our author, Oscar Wilde or to the characters and their development in The Picture of Dorian Gray.

AP English Literature Periods 1 & 6

I will be absent on Thursday and Friday of this week. On Thursday, you will complete the reading of "What is Poetry?" in your Perrine Literature Texts. You will then use the same sonnet that you responded to in class to answer several questions on page 655 in your Perrine Text. You may work with a partner, but you must turn in your own assignment. If you do not finish, complete for homework. On Friday, and for weekend homework, you will be reading The Portrait of Dorian Gray. By Monday, you must have read all Chapters including Chapter 15. Answer the study questions--the little study packets. BUT ALSO 4 things that you noticed. PLEASE NO MORE THAN 1 QUOTE for each "4 things". You should notice imagery; or allusions; or connections made in previous chapters; or new developments; or literary technique like irony; paradox; metaphor. Do this "4 things I noticed" for each chapter, chapters 9-15. You will have a total of 28 things. Be ready to discuss on Monday, as well for writing assignments--i.e. Character/Theme Analysis as well as to generate multiple choice questions based on our reading. We will begin King Lear on October 27th.

AP English Literature Period 1/6

Journal Response: What is a poem? Why is poetry analysis so difficult/challenging? Feel free to use your experiences with poetry as a spring board. 2. Period 6--Read Chapter 9. all classes--continue to take quotes or details from your "What I Noticed" and list/include them on your Major Data Worksheet. Also, list new characters that we have been introduced to such as Sibyl Vane; her mother; her brother; etc.

AP English Literature Periods 1 & 6

Carefully read (or re-read if you read already) Chapters 4-8 of The Picture of Dorian Gray. For each chapter, please identify five quotes/details or elements of plot that you find intriguing. You will have a total of 20 bullet points. Then respond to the following: Describe Sibyll Vane in five adjectives. Describe her brother James Vane using 5 adjectives. Discuss the mother and brother's attitude toward Sibyll's love for Dorian. How do these support or refute the comments made by Lord Henry? Why is it important that James Vane is an "illegitimate" child? Is it true that opposites attract? How might this be the case with Dorian and Sibyl? What promise does Jim make to his mother? Chapter 6: How does Basil react to Dorian's engagement? How does Lord Henry react? What does Dorian say is Sibyl's effect on him? Chapter 7- Describe the mood/atmosphere at the theatre. How do Basil and Lord Henry act? What is the significance of Sibyl's part that she plays while acting. What happens during the performance? Be ready to discuss your answers, your reading, and the things you noticed in the five chapters.