Low AP English Lit Scores

Read the article hyperlinked here and then respond: Why do you think 2018 AP Literature scores were the lowest in history? For College Board Score Reports Click here: College Board Score Distribution

2. Homework: Continue Reading your novel that you are re-reading. Read no fewer than 45 pages. For each 15 pages, please complete a reading reaction record. DO NOT WORRY ABOUT POWERPOINT. We will do that in class!

H. Expository Composition Period 2

Period 2 Agenda
1. Please finish your group assignment in which you identify the "Dozen Demons" as experienced by Mr. Washington and Rashid (based on your side of the classroom). You will present tomorrow, so you may need to take your posters home.
2. Work on your college admissions essays and applications as needed.  Be respectful.

AP Literature Period 1

On Thursday, all 11th grade teachers will have a teacher training at Banneker; so the following homework is not due until Friday: Continue reading in your novel. Read at least 30 pages before Friday. Complete a Reading Reaction Record.
2. On Thursday, you will have the chance in class to begin typing a Major Data Worksheet for your Novel Re-Read.
3. We may also begin viewing The Gospel of Colonus, so bring headphones just in case.
4. Continue to review Oedipus at Colonus. We will begin reading Antigone on Monday.

H. Expository Composition period 6

1. Finish your SOAPS on "My Mother Never Worked" or "38 Who Saw Murder and Didnt Call the Police"
2. Carefully read The Fall of Rome Chapters 7 and 8. 
Then respond:
1. Why do you think the Chelsea staff overlooked Mr. Washington for the position of Dean or Headmaster even? What does it reveal about Mr. Washington's character that he stays at Chelsea after being overlooked?
2.  Why do you think Ted Fox makes a big mistake when asking Mr. Washington to accompany him on the trip to New Haven to meet with Black Chelsea Alumni?
3.  When Mr. Washington arrives at the meeting, he interacts with an African-American Alum by the name of Mr. Harper.  Summarize their interactions; and explain why the author writes such a character into the plot.
3. Re-read "A Dozen Demons" by Ellis Cose for a reading quiz on Wednesday connecting the Dozen Demons to the novel/characters.

AP English Literature period 1

1. Write a one-two paragraph response in which you review the components of summary and analysis.  What does a summary have that an analysis doesn't?
2. Review key facts about your movie.
3. Finish your Character Bio/I Am Poems: on Oedipus; Theseus; Polyneices; Creon; Antigone; Ismene based on Oedipus at Colonus. Be sure you consult Traits of Character or Adjectives/Character Traits. You may write them or type them. Read and make notes on the Poetry Packet and your AP Exam.  All assignment must be submitted at the same time and are fully due tomorrow!
4. Review literary terms and techniques!!! Study, study, study!
5. Bring re-read book to class tomorrow!

H. Expository Composition

1. Do you feel that older or more experienced members of  minority groups (race, ethnic, gender or sexual orientation) should make themselves available to serve as mentors to those novices belonging to the same minority group? For example, women engineers mentoring teenage girls who want to become engineers?
2. What do you think Rashid feels--the fact that he connects more to Ms. Hansen than Mr. Washington.
3. Select any 3 of the dozen demons that you have experienced.  Use narrative strategies to write your response. Be sure to write at least two paragraphs for each demon.
Bring books tomorrow

Period 2, 4, 5, 6: Any Student Who Attended the Field Trip. "Valley of The Heart" reflection

Please write a one page reflection (minimum), musing on any of the following questions:
--What aspect of the play, "Valley of The Heart" most surprised or astonished you? Why?
--Which scene or scenes did you find most moving? Emotional?
--Luiz Valdez, author of "Zoot Suit" and "Valley of The Heart"includes Spanish/Spanglish and Japanese in the play.  What impact did his use of these languages have for you? How did they add a sense of authenticity to the play? Now do you see the power of including how folk really speak in your own narratives?
--What connections did you make to The Great Migration (period 4/5 students)? What about The Fall of Rome?...hint...there is one in terms of a character.....
--What about the minority/minority conflicts in the play that are difficult to admit.  In spite of the prejudice each group had toward each other, they came together. Do you think it is only under adversity, that minority groups will "come together"? What prevents a common understanding otherwise?
How did the play better help you to understand the common struggles that most all minorities experience?
-Anything else? What questions do you have?

AP English Literature period 1

AP English Literature Dramatic Readings from Oedipus at Colonus.  Be prepared and in costume. You should demonstrate evidence to read with appropriate emotion; voice; eye contact if needed. You will have a Thanksgiving Break Assignment that deals with Oedipus at Colonus as well as another practice Multiple Choice Exam, and something else!

H. World Literature period 2

Due Thursday, November 15th.
Applying "A Dozen Demons" to The Fall of Rome.  For each of the "demons" with the exception of mendacity, identify more than one character from The Fall of Rome and how/when they experienced the demon. Use specific evidence and even quotes/details from the novel.
2. Connection to "A Dozen Demons": Select any 3 of the demons listed in the article, then write a brief narrative in which you recount (remember and reflect) on a time when you experienced that demon. Your brief narratives, for grading purposes should be at least two paragraphs each.  Do note, you will be developing one of the narratives you write this week into a longer narrative essay over break about one of the topics.
3. Read the article, "A Dozen Demons" by Ellis Cose. Annotate it, paying careful attention to the first paragraph in which the author really states his claims.  Complete a SOAPS and summary with levels of questions: 2 right there; 2 author and you; 2 on my own.

H. Expository Composition period 6

Although we skipped around the article, "A DozenDemons" to avoid some of the more boring parts, please read the article.  Then complete a SOAPS and a Rhetorical Precis for it.  Include 3 questions: 1 Right There; 1 Author and Me; and 1 On My Own (you can do this instead of the style, clarification and application questions).

Reflective Writing. Cose highlights 12 "demons" that minorities face.  Can you think of 1-2 more that you feel you might face that might not have been around or experienced the same way as when Cose writes his essay.

Now, select any 4 of the 12 Demons listed in the Article.  Write reflectively about a time you experienced these.  Use the characteristics of narrative and descriptive writing: details; dialogue; flashback.

AP English Literature period 1

1. Complete practice AP Exam.
2. Complete Major Data Worksheets noticing important quotes from remaining characters. Please add an additional sheets if needed. Complete all sections of the Major Data Worksheet. Re-red and familiarize yourself s needed with Oedipus at Colonus.
3. Select team members and begin practicing your scenes.

H. Expository Composition Period 2

1.  Complete an upload a SOAPS for the article, "Preparing for Power: Cultural Capital and Elite Private Boarding Schools".  Complete an Academic Summary for this article as well as create 2 Right There Questions; 1 Author and You Question; and 2 On My Own Questions.
2. Read The Fall Of Rome: Chapters 7-9. Reading Quiz Tuesday!

AP Literature Homework

1. Re-read, if needed, parts of Oedipus at Colonus to continue to work on your Major Data Work Sheet.  Which important quotes might you have from the following characters: Antigone; Ismene (minor character); Creon; Theseus?
2. Summarize Oedipus' speech as discussed. Answer the questions that I wrote on the board.

H. Expository Composition p.2 The Fall of Rome & Narration

The Fall of Rome:
1. What is happening in terms of the narration? How are the stories of the main character starting to mix?
2. Why is Mr. Washington such an "asshole" of a character? Your response should use the text to support your answer as well as your own opinion, observation and reactions.
Narrative Texts:
Respond to each of the following narrative prompts:
Each of the following prompts is narrative, meaning they build on the power of a personal story. Use elements of narration including dialogue and description
1. Recollect and write about a time someone invaded your personal space, or did something that annoyed you, although they were oblivious to it.
2. Write about a time you won or were the underdog and triumphed.
3. Sugar Bear....do you have a nick-name? Write about one or many of your nick names and the story behind it/them.  It can be a totally different name from your birthday, or it might be a shortened version--like Tosh is for Latosha (my name). Who calls you the name, what does it mean to you? When do they call you the name?