AP English Literature PEriod 1

1. Decide which text you will use for your Throwback Thursday.  Your Throwback Thursday text should be one that you read in grades 9, 10, or 11, or 12.  It should be an academically appropriate novel or play that you could use on the AP English Literature Free Response Section.  You may choose from Lord of The Flies; Gatsby; The Scarlet Letter; The Piano Lesson; Chronicle of A Death Foretold; The Crucible; The Perks of Being A Wallflower; Catcher in the Rye. You will need a copy of the book on Thursday or a print out of Chapter one!
2.  Imagine you are a teacher considering a grading scale for AP English Literature. What will you include? How should your students be graded? Construct a grading scale that incorporates homework, quizzes, journals, essays, practice AP exams, presentations.  Consider weights? How will effort be included? Will it? How often will you have essays? Tests? Quizzes? What is the role of peer editing or even self editing and self grading and assessments? How often will you have writing assignments on the novels read, versus essays from AP Prompts?

H/ English Ten Contrastive Analysis Reflection (letter)

Read both your letters. Then write a reflection in which you identify the distinctions you noticed with both letters. Be sure to think about the following:
Which letter ir longer or shorter? why? Which has slang? Which has an introduction? Which letter has the most sentences? In which letter are the sentences the longest? Which letter used a variety of punctuation marks?

AP English Literature

1. Read the Grade Descriptions handout given to you in class on Friday. Be sure to mark and annotate. (the Salmon colored sheet).

AP Lit.per. 1

Select any seven of the articulated needs for succeess in the AP Class/ on the AP Exam, and find specific evidence from your practice test for each need. You may reference passage titles, page numbers or test question numbers.

English Ten Homework: SOAPS/Letter

1. Please finish your SOAPS analysis of your song, movie, or other text. Be ready to discuss tomorrow.
2. Also, write a letter to a friend, family member or "Homie" Someone whom you are close.  Write your letter about: your summer; your favorite song or hobby; your favorite sport or game, or anything of interest. Be sure your letter is at least two paragraphs. Feel free to use the language that you would with this friend! Use slang or spanglish or colloquial language as natural!

AP English Literature Homework p.1

1. Read, highlight, mark/annotate "The Worlds of Fiction" you received in class today, but is also a scanned document uploaded on this blog or on teacher talk.  Use your reading to answer the question on the scavenger hunt sheet.
2. Finish reading, "Why I Hire English Majors" Be knowledgeable of the concepts and also, include on your scavenger hunt sheet. Why I Hire English Majors 
2. Select one of three video regarding reading/literature/why study fiction.  Select any one of the videos/talks, and listen/view. Take notes on the clip. Be prepared to discuss the clip you listened to and the notes you took (p.s. I decided NOT to give you questions on the clip)
1. The Politics of Fiction (Ted Talk)
2. Why Literature?
3. Ten Reasons to Read Literature

Dear Ms. Guy

Click on the following link to read my Dear Ms. Guy Letter. Then, follow the directions on page two of the letter, to respond back to me in letter form. Be sure to include a greeting and a closing. Be sure to tell me about you academically, as well as include something that will help our learning community grow stronger. Be sure to include two quotes from any source, and compose a letter at least two pages. See you tomorrow!

Dear Ms. Guy Letter & instructions