Important Documents
ap_english_lit_syllabus.pdf | |
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Hamlet
Did you forget your text at home? You can read free copies of Shakespeare on the internet by Google-ing the name of the play, or you can download the text for FREE from the Folger Shakespeare Library here.
hamlet_review_aphonors.pdf | |
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Crash Course, a budding website started by The Fault In Our Stars author, John Green, and his friend, is an awesome resource for a crash course (get it?) in almost every classical text and every academic subject. They have two videos on Hamlet and you can see them here:
Book Club Tasks
1) Read the first paragraph of your selected text. Write a reflection about how you imagine the book will proceed--what do you learn in the first paragraph? Is it good writing? What questions did it bring up? Due 2/18
2) Bring in a printed biography on the author of your selected text. Note: You may NOT use Wikipedia, Sparknotes, or any similar sites. Find something that you think is a legitimate source. Due 2/18
3) Read the first 20 pages in your text. Due 2/20
4) The first quarter of your text should be read by Monday, March 3
Final Book Club Project
All groups will present a detailed lecture to the class detailing the following topics for your chosen text:
1) Author
2) Historical Context
3) Vocabulary and Diction—this covers both unfamiliar words and word choice
4) Main Characters
5) Plot Chart
6) Literary Elements
7) Literary Analysis
8) Personal Critique
9) At least 5 important quotes with your group's explanation of them
10) 5 Scholarly Sources
a. NOT websites, although you may use published journal or literary articles that are online
b. Books
c. Journals
You may divide this list and tasks up anyway your group deems fit. It is critical that you remember this is a group project and you will be receiving both an individual grade and a grade for how well you worked as a group!
2) Bring in a printed biography on the author of your selected text. Note: You may NOT use Wikipedia, Sparknotes, or any similar sites. Find something that you think is a legitimate source. Due 2/18
3) Read the first 20 pages in your text. Due 2/20
4) The first quarter of your text should be read by Monday, March 3
Final Book Club Project
All groups will present a detailed lecture to the class detailing the following topics for your chosen text:
1) Author
2) Historical Context
3) Vocabulary and Diction—this covers both unfamiliar words and word choice
4) Main Characters
5) Plot Chart
6) Literary Elements
7) Literary Analysis
8) Personal Critique
9) At least 5 important quotes with your group's explanation of them
10) 5 Scholarly Sources
a. NOT websites, although you may use published journal or literary articles that are online
b. Books
c. Journals
You may divide this list and tasks up anyway your group deems fit. It is critical that you remember this is a group project and you will be receiving both an individual grade and a grade for how well you worked as a group!
Writing Guide
Paradise Lost
Satan's Apostles and the Nature of Faith | |
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paradise_lost_handout--student_copy.pdf | |
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milton_paradise_lost_-_book_1.pdf | |
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Paradise Lost Lectures (AP Mandatory/Honors Optional)
Poetry
"The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" by T.S. Eliot
Read and annotate for class on 2/13
Read and annotate for class on 2/13
22the_love_song_of_j._alfred_prufrock22_by_t.s._eliot.pdf | |
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Satire in Literature
writingyourownmodestproposal.pdf | |
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KNOW THESE WORDS!
Full audio book of the text
See the Cathedral that the pilgrims are journeying to
One artist's rendering of the characters in the text
AP Additional Reading Assignment
Individual Readings (Only REQUIRED for students enrolled in AP, not Honors):
From the list of AP® suggested novels (included in syllabus), you will each choose at least TWO novels to read independently. For these individual novels, you will need to complete a written assignment. I expect your writing to be well developed and clearly organized, and focus on the critical analysis of literature with special attention to literary terms and the elements of style.
Written Components:
1) Using the AP College Board website, find a free response question that fits the independent novel you chose. In a thought-provoking essay, address all aspects of the question. You can find sample questions at:
https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/apcourse/ap-english-literature-and-composition/exam-practice?englit
You can also find the example free response questions by googling: AP English Literature writing prompts
2) Identify three key passages and explain their significance to the work as a whole. Type each passage exactly using correct MLA citation format. In your response, answer the basic AP® style question: What effect does the passage have and how has the author achieved the effect?
From the list of AP® suggested novels (included in syllabus), you will each choose at least TWO novels to read independently. For these individual novels, you will need to complete a written assignment. I expect your writing to be well developed and clearly organized, and focus on the critical analysis of literature with special attention to literary terms and the elements of style.
Written Components:
1) Using the AP College Board website, find a free response question that fits the independent novel you chose. In a thought-provoking essay, address all aspects of the question. You can find sample questions at:
https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/apcourse/ap-english-literature-and-composition/exam-practice?englit
You can also find the example free response questions by googling: AP English Literature writing prompts
2) Identify three key passages and explain their significance to the work as a whole. Type each passage exactly using correct MLA citation format. In your response, answer the basic AP® style question: What effect does the passage have and how has the author achieved the effect?
"A Christmas Carol"
poorhouses_pamphlets_and_marleys_ghost.pdf | |
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scrooge_defended.docx | |
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psychoanalysis.pdf | |
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ceremony_of_innocense.pdf | |
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Macbeth Packets
act_iv_packet.pdf | |
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act_v_packet.pdf | |
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Macbeth Newspaper Assignment
macbeth_newspaper_assignment.pdf | |
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newspaper_vocabulary.pdf | |
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macbeth_newspaper_project_rubric.pdf | |
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Do you need help with the Editorial/Letter to the editor? Check out these websites:
Editorial
Letter to the Editor
Editorial
Letter to the Editor
TurnItIn.com Information
Students taking AP English Literature will enroll in the following TurnItIn.com group:
Class ID: 7038225
Password: AP1314
Students taking Honors English Literature will enroll in the following TurnItIn.com group:
Class ID: 7038233
Password: Honors1314
Class ID: 7038225
Password: AP1314
Students taking Honors English Literature will enroll in the following TurnItIn.com group:
Class ID: 7038233
Password: Honors1314
NewsELA.com
Extra Credit Opportunity:
Register on NewsELA.com with your class code (LRQVH) and read an article assigned to your class. Write a three paragraph response to the article answering the following questions:
Register on NewsELA.com with your class code (LRQVH) and read an article assigned to your class. Write a three paragraph response to the article answering the following questions:
- Why did the author write this article?
- What is the author's point of view? Do you agree with them?
- What writing techniques does the author utilize to convince their audience?