AP English Literature Period 4

I hope that Winter Break has allowed you the opportunity to spend time with friends and family, and get much needed rest. Following are Winter Break Assignments and/or supplies needed for the Second Semester:  1. Purchase or Check out King Lear by William Shakespeare. Please do not purchase the "No Fear" Shakespeare version. Purchase or check out the purple copy. If you intend to have me purchase your copy for you, please bring $6.50 on Tuesday for purchase.
2. Arrange yourself in a group with no more than three other classmates. You should have checked out or ordered your "Throwback" novel or play.  The Throwback should be a novel or play of literary merit that you have already read and will re-read and keep a journal for.
3. Please check back later this week for updates (by Friday January 1st)
When we return we will have the following schedule: Monday: AP Multiple Choice Practice; Wednesday: Writing & Literary Techniques; Thursday: Literature Circles; Friday: Poetry.

Honors English Ten period 5

I hope that Winter Break has allowed you the opportunity to spend time with friends and family, and get much needed rest. Following are Winter Break Assignments and/or supplies needed for the Second Semester:  1. Purchase or Check out King Lear by William Shakespeare. Please do not purchase the "No Fear" Shakespeare version. Purchase or check out the purple copy. If you intend to have me purchase your copy for you, please bring $6.50 on Tuesday for purchase.

2. Continue working on your blog. You should have a name, several hyperlinked bloggers and blogs that you follow, and an image uploaded.

Honors Expos. Comp/World Literature period 6

I hope that Winter Break has allowed you the opportunity to spend time with friends and family, and get much needed rest. Following are Winter Break Assignments and/or supplies needed for the Second Semester: 
1. Purchase or Check out King Lear by William Shakespeare. Please do not purchase the "No Fear" Shakespeare version. Purchase or check out the purple copy. If you intend to have me purchase your copy for you, please bring $6.50 on Tuesday for purchase.
2. Arrange yourself in a group with no more than three other classmates. Decide on a non-fiction expository text of no fewer than 185 pages for Literature Circles. You will need your book on Monday, January 11th.
3. Continue working on your blog. You should have a name, several hyperlinked bloggers and blogs that you follow, and an image uploaded.
4. If I am correct, the Dozen Demons visual assignment is still an assignment. Because we didnt discuss it fully, it is due January 20th. Do not wait to get started on it.

AP English Literature Period 4/ H. Expository Compositon Period 6

As of 6:47, I have not finished grading all of your essays. I have finished inputting the last few remaining Precis; Poetry Questions, etc. Tomorrow during periods one and four I will continue to grade your essays. Please DO NOT FISH FOR POINTS! I hate it. Writing for many of you is a challenge, and much of the writing and some of the work you submitting has quite frankly been weak (not for everyone!). Be happy that I assign so many assignment to give you the opportunity to make up or quickly boost your grades! Please trust and believe, second semester will be much more rigorous: dont believe me just watch! Happy Holidays!

AP English Literature Period 4

Tomorrow, you will take a Final Exam on The Picture of Dorian Gray. Rest assured that all previous assignments were or will be included in your grade.  Tomorrow, you are also submitted your Dorian Gray Essay. DO know, for most, essay writing is difficult, and is usually not an automatic grade booster. Please note that if you are a borderline student, this may mean you receive the lower of two scores, if you have struggled somewhat in the class.

H. Expository Composition Period 6

As previously discussed, tomorrow you will produce an on-demand piece of writing about The Fall of Rome. The essay will be scored according to a rubric. The expectation is that you have a thesis statement and are able to support your response with evidence. The grade you receive on the in-class essay will count toward your final score.  It is NOT a credit or no credit assignment; it will be read and scored based on the quality of your writing, thesis and support.
2. You will also have the chance to participate in a student lead discussion of The Fall of Rome. This discussion will be woroth a specific number of points. All students must participate. In order to do so, please construct one Level 2 or Level 3 question and be ready to share in class tomorrow.
3. Lastly, during the second hour, we will begin viewing American Promise.
4. Finally, many of your grade reports DID NOT include scores for the first Major Essay on Hidden Intellectualism. That graded essay may lower your percentage.  Essay writing tends to be more difficult than reading and study questions. If your essay grade lowers your overall percentage, that means more essays will be assigned to augment your writing scores. The essay will not be removed.

H. Expository Composition Period 6

Carefully read Chapters 12 and 13 of The Fall of Rome. Complete one dialectical journal per chapter.
2. Read the Final Exam Assignments. We will discuss tomorrow! The Countdown is on! Start locating returned SOAPS for your Annotated Bibliography.

AP English Literature Period 4

1. Re-read your Friday feel Good Poem, and carefully construct a Rhetorical Precis based on the poem you chose. Remember to include one clarification question; one application question; one style question. Also be sure to identify (list) no fewer than four literary techniques from the poem.
2. Bring Dorian Gray and Exploring Sibyl to class tomorrow.
3. Finalize novels to be read during second semester (Throwback Thursday).
4. Bring back any Independent Reading Novel that you checked out from the class library.

H. Expository Composition

Text to Text: Be sure to complete the Text to Text Assignment in Which Characters from The Fall of Rome are matches with the demons they experience.
2. Read Chapter 9, 10 and complete two Dialectical Journal Responses per chapter. Include Chapter, page of quote and response. Be sure to identify what the quotes reveals about the character before you make any other reactions or responses.

H. English Ten Period 5

Carefully read and annotate the second part of "Civil Disobedience" Then on the back of your 4 Square sheet; do the same for the end of the text. Specifically:
In one box; select two new quotes that resonate with you; In another box create a level 2 or level 3 question; identify a statement that is unclear or that you disagree with; and identify that you feel is the main idea from this excerpt.

AP English Literature Period 4

On Monday, be sure to have the responses to questions: 2,4 and 11 that were originally assigned on Thursday. Also, be sure to review what you learned about the female characters whom Sybil is compared to.
2. Complete questions #1, 3, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 (pg 655). depending on their applicability of your poem. (A minimum of five) Poems: "Curiosity"; "Sorting Laundry" and "Lonely Hearts"
3. Finally, be sure to fully complete questions from Exploring Sibyl: 2,3,8,9. (You should have already done 1, 4 and 7). Be ready to discuss on Monday, and to begin writing!

H. English Literature Period 5

1. Be sure to review Claudette Colvert. Also, begin to select an important (historical) figure who took a stand. The figure must have taken a specific stand against something unjust. Their stance must have been uncomfortable, and they nevertheless made it.

AP English Literature Period 4

Wonderful last few minutes of class! Be sure to bring your Chromebooks, The Picture of Dorian Gray. Print out the Exploring Sibyl Assignment that was discussed, if possible! See you tomorrow! Ms. G

H. Expository Composition period 6

1. Finish Reading The Fall of Rome Chapter 7. Select one quote and do your dialectical journals.
Respond to the following questions: Are successful minorities obligated to be mentors? Should they feel obligated? Discuss, feel free to use your own experience or observation and feelings to support your claim.
2.  Derrick Harper succesfully graduates from Howard undergrad and Howard law school. (Howard is a Historically Black Institution).  Discuss his significance as a character? Why does our author have Derrick go to a minority institution and is still successful? What message is being communicated?

AP English Ltierature Period 4

1. Be sure to finish all of the questions on your Practice AP English Literature Exam from Monday!
2. Be sure to bring Dorian Gray!
See you on Wednesday! Ms. G