AP English Literature Period 1

1. Identify ten (10) previously released AP Open Prompts that The Kite Runner could be used as a text. Write out the year and the first two sentences. Be ready to discuss.
2. Continue Reading The Kite Runner. Please read or re-read to or beyond Chapter 23. I will check journals, and ask for you to discuss your entries.  Please be advised that we will both have a multiple choice and short answer test of The Kite Runner; be expected to use The Kite Runner as a novel choice for previously released essays.
3. I will check journals Chapters 19-23.

H. English Ten period 3

On Friday, you will participate in the Womens Herstory Month Celebration. Consequently, this assignment is due on Monday. You will read another short narrative, "Champion of the World" 
by Maya Angelou. Complete a SOAPS and another sensory details chart. Pay specific attention to Angelou's use of sensory details.

H. World Literature Period 5

Today, after hearing art presentations, and sharing responses to your hip-hop journal, and favorite hip-hop song, we will engage in online research to accomplish two goals:
1. Who is the author of my literature circle novel? What is their background? Age? Social class? Education? How is this background, heritage, social experience reflected in their writing?  In one page you will complete a summarized version of several sources you viewed to glean information about your author.
2. Where is the country that my author writes about or hails from? How is its history influenced by its geography? Borders? Who are its people? What influences are present on the cultures? Interaction with the United States or other European power? What patterns and motifs are present in the writing?
What major social or political event influenced the nation and its people?
3. A Hip-Hop Timeline: you will research the most important events, prolific artists, top rated albums; most influential or controversial groups in hip-hop.

AP English Literature period 1

1. Read and begin annotating the Guide to Literary Terms given you on last week Thursday.
2. Continue reading The Kite Runner, making a journal entry for each chapter. I will check chapters 18-20 tomorrow.
3. Re-read your chapter for How to Read Literature like a Professor. 
4. Being in The Kite Runner; How to Read Lit. Like A Professor and a charged chromebook tomorrow. 

H. World Literature period 5

1. What is your absolute all time favorite rap or hip hop song? Why? Write the "story" of your falling in love with that song/songs.  How old were you? What makes it so cool to you? If possible, have it ready to hear on your phone.
2. Finish your SOAPS and the Academic Summary--WRITTEN ON A SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER for your article.  Create questions for your article: 1 author and you; 1 on my own (discussion based); 1 right there.  Write these on the separate sheet of paper as well.
3. Oder, borrow or check out Hip Hop Generation. you are able to purchase it on your Kindle for less money.
4. Write a reflection on your King Lear Three Dimensional Project.  What did you do? What did you hope to accomplish? What medium did you use? Why? What part of the play most inspired and influenced your artwork? Must be at least one page.
5. Type up the following: The Title of your artwork (Give it a title); The Act and Scene that most inspired it; the medium used-- clay, paint; paper maiche--whatever materials you used to design it; and then your name.  Carefully read and spell check this.  Center it on a page and type on no larger than size 14 font.  Be sure to include the title of your piece and your name at the top. This will be glued onto cardstock so that when visitors visit our classroom, they will know exactly what they are looking at; what inspired it. etc.

H. English Ten Period 3

Visit at least one site below to learn more about the purposes and examples of sensory language in writing and speaking.
http://study.com/academy/lesson/sensory-language-definition-examples.html
https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/descriptive-details-sensory-language
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fMoBdz1E-o&t=3s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTYK8aolsvU

Now our reading for today: http://mrjeffmercado.weebly.com/uploads/3/9/2/1/39219677/fish_cheeks.pdf

1. Complete your SOAPS Sheet for the narrative "Fish Cheeks" read and discussed today in class.
2. Complete your Sensory Language Chart identifying at least 4 details for each category with the exception of olfactory (smell).
3. Continue writing/revising your Chapter 2 Narrative  including sensory language.

King Lear Discussion and Review Day.

Select one of the following topics to respond using your Lear text, your opinion, and observations.
1. Whose Zooming Who? Who do you feel is most manipulated in King Lear? Is it the men? or the Women? Could King Lear be considered a battle of the sexes? Or of the generations?
2. Who would you cast to play King Lear? Create a list of today's actors and why you would cast them for specific roles.
3. Do the men behave more honorably in the play or do the women? Why?
4. Do you think the action of the play would have been different had King Lear featured a mother?...Did you get that? There are NO mothers in the play.
II. Contribute two questions for our Kahoot Review game tomorrow, with answer choices.