Dear AP English Literature Family,
****REMINDER: A Doll's House Independent Assignment is due February 13 *****
I apologize for sending you the wrong announcement in regards to the
Grade Policy Change. I sent the information for the 10th graders.
In order to match the expectations of college courses, the AP
Grading Policy will be as follows:
Attendance & Participation: 25%
Assessments: 25%
Written Assignments: 25%
Performance Tasks: 25%
Attendance & Participation consists of being present and prepared in
class, participating appropriately in classroom discussions and
activities, and completing any in-class assignments. These
assignments may be made up on Friday during Study Hall, Period 4.
Assessments are tests and quizzes that measure student learning.
Written Assignments are essays and other written assignments that
are assigned to help prepare students for the upcoming AP Exam.
Performance Tasks are other assignments that students complete,
including Socratic Circle discussions, projects, creative
assignments, and other assignments.
Also, the AP English Literature and Composition Exam is being
offered on May 14th. In order to fully prepare students, it is
necessary for them to have the Barron's AP Literature Review book
(white with green features). These books are available at most book
stores (Border's, Barnes & Noble, etc.) If a student has an issue
purchasing the book, please see me immediately.
Friday, January 23, 2009
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Extra Credit Assignment:
Read F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Then watch the film adaptation in theaters now, starring Brad Pitt. Write an essay comparing and contrasting the two versions. Also include an analysis of the story, connection to the texts we studied dealing with "Innocence & Experience", and an evaluation of the text. Minimum 3 pages.
Due Tuesday, January 20, 2009.
Read F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Then watch the film adaptation in theaters now, starring Brad Pitt. Write an essay comparing and contrasting the two versions. Also include an analysis of the story, connection to the texts we studied dealing with "Innocence & Experience", and an evaluation of the text. Minimum 3 pages.
Due Tuesday, January 20, 2009.
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
A Doll's House
Assignment:
Read A Doll's House pages 423 - 481.
Write an AP essay in response to one of the prompts below.
Due Friday, February 13, 2009.
AP Prompts:
1971. The significance of a title such as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is so easy to discover. However, in other works (for example, Measure for Measure) the full significance of the title becomes apparent to the reader only gradually. Choose two works and show how the significance of their respective titles is developed through the authors' use of devices such as contrast, repetition, allusion, and point of view
1983. From a novel or play of literary merit, select an important character who is a villain. Then, in a well-organized essay, analyze the nature of the character's villainy and show how it enhances meaning in the work. Do not merely summarize the plot.
1987. Some novels and plays seem to advocate changes in social or political attitudes or in traditions. Choose such a novel or play and note briefly the particular attitudes or traditions that the author apparently wishes to modify. Then analyze the techniques the author uses to influence the reader's or audience's views. Avoid plot summary.
1988. Choose a distinguished novel or play in which some of the most significant events are mental or psychological; for example, awakenings, discoveries, changes in consciousness. In a well-organized essay, describe how the author manages to give these internal events the sense of excitement, suspense, and climax usually associated with external action. Do not merely summarize the plot.
1995. Writers often highlight the values of a culture or a society by using characters who are alienated from that culture or society because of gender, race, class, or creed. Choose a novel or a play in which such a character plays a significant role and show how that character's alienation reveals the surrounding society's assumptions or moral values.
2005. In Kate Chopin's The Awakening (1899), protagonist Edna Pontellier is said to possess "That outward existence which conforms, the inward life that questions." In a novel or play that you have studied, identify a character who outwardly conforms while questioning inwardly. Then write an essay in which you analyze how this tension between outward conformity and inward questioning contributes to the meaning of the work. Avoid mere plot summary.
Read A Doll's House pages 423 - 481.
Write an AP essay in response to one of the prompts below.
Due Friday, February 13, 2009.
AP Prompts:
1971. The significance of a title such as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is so easy to discover. However, in other works (for example, Measure for Measure) the full significance of the title becomes apparent to the reader only gradually. Choose two works and show how the significance of their respective titles is developed through the authors' use of devices such as contrast, repetition, allusion, and point of view
1983. From a novel or play of literary merit, select an important character who is a villain. Then, in a well-organized essay, analyze the nature of the character's villainy and show how it enhances meaning in the work. Do not merely summarize the plot.
1987. Some novels and plays seem to advocate changes in social or political attitudes or in traditions. Choose such a novel or play and note briefly the particular attitudes or traditions that the author apparently wishes to modify. Then analyze the techniques the author uses to influence the reader's or audience's views. Avoid plot summary.
1988. Choose a distinguished novel or play in which some of the most significant events are mental or psychological; for example, awakenings, discoveries, changes in consciousness. In a well-organized essay, describe how the author manages to give these internal events the sense of excitement, suspense, and climax usually associated with external action. Do not merely summarize the plot.
1995. Writers often highlight the values of a culture or a society by using characters who are alienated from that culture or society because of gender, race, class, or creed. Choose a novel or a play in which such a character plays a significant role and show how that character's alienation reveals the surrounding society's assumptions or moral values.
2005. In Kate Chopin's The Awakening (1899), protagonist Edna Pontellier is said to possess "That outward existence which conforms, the inward life that questions." In a novel or play that you have studied, identify a character who outwardly conforms while questioning inwardly. Then write an essay in which you analyze how this tension between outward conformity and inward questioning contributes to the meaning of the work. Avoid mere plot summary.
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Due Dates & Changes
We have decided to postpone the Heart of Darkness exam until Monday and Tuesday. Tomorrow will be our final Book Club Meeting before the exam. On Monday, you will take an individual exam. On Tuesday, you will take a group exam. Please use your time wisely tomorrow.
Due Dates:
Tomorrow, 12/19: Creative Piece & Literary Response Folder are due.
Monday, 12/22: Individual Exam
Tuesday, 12/23: Group Exam
12/24-1/4/09: Winter Vacation--
1/5/09: AP Prompt Essay due using Heart of Darkness. This will be the first draft. You will not get full credit until the draft if returned with comments and you make appropriate revisions.
1/6/09: Heart of Darkness & Apocalypse Now Compare & Contrast Essay Due.
Reminder: Please bring your Literature, The Human Experience book to class upon return of vacation.
Due Dates:
Tomorrow, 12/19: Creative Piece & Literary Response Folder are due.
Monday, 12/22: Individual Exam
Tuesday, 12/23: Group Exam
12/24-1/4/09: Winter Vacation--
1/5/09: AP Prompt Essay due using Heart of Darkness. This will be the first draft. You will not get full credit until the draft if returned with comments and you make appropriate revisions.
1/6/09: Heart of Darkness & Apocalypse Now Compare & Contrast Essay Due.
Reminder: Please bring your Literature, The Human Experience book to class upon return of vacation.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Instructions for AIM Chat
My screenname is MsDalyELA. Please post your screenname OR add me as a buddy and send me an IM. I will then send the invitation to the Heart of Darkness chat.
The online discussion will be cancelled and disciplinary action will be persued if any participant acts in a disrespectful manner, breaks any school rules, or uses profanity.
Thanks!
The online discussion will be cancelled and disciplinary action will be persued if any participant acts in a disrespectful manner, breaks any school rules, or uses profanity.
Thanks!
Friday, November 28, 2008
Heart of Darkness
Use the link above to check out all the AP essay prompts since 1970. Heart of Darkness has been featured 12 times! Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad (71, 76, 91, 94, 96, 99, 00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 06)
You will have to choose one of these prompts to compose an essay, due Tuesday 12/23/08. Check them out!
Assignments
1. Literature Response Logs, due Tuesday 12/23/08
2. Self-Assessments & Group Assessments, due daily
3. Creative piece: Describe your journey into a "heart of darkness", due Tuesday 12/23/08
4. Practice AP essay: You will be graded according to the AP rubric. You will also be asked to take specific steps to follow the suggestions for improvement on your Death of a Salesman AP essay. Due Monday 1/5/2009!
5. Heart of Darkness Assessment, Tuesday 12/23/08
2. Self-Assessments & Group Assessments, due daily
3. Creative piece: Describe your journey into a "heart of darkness", due Tuesday 12/23/08
4. Practice AP essay: You will be graded according to the AP rubric. You will also be asked to take specific steps to follow the suggestions for improvement on your Death of a Salesman AP essay. Due Monday 1/5/2009!
5. Heart of Darkness Assessment, Tuesday 12/23/08
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