Due for Tuesday 1. Complete the second Multiple Choice Packet you received in class. 2. Come to class with some notes prepared on how you would approach the following prompt:
In her Gift from the Sea, author and aviator Anne Morrow Lindbergh (1906 - 2001) writes, “We tend not to choose the unknown which might be a shock or a disappointment or simply a little difficult to cope with. And yet it is the unknown with all its disappointments and surprises that is the most enriching.” Consider the value Lindbergh places on choosing the unknown. Then write an essay in which you develop your own position on the value of exploring the unknown. Use appropriate, specific evidence to illustrate and develop your position. Due for Wednesday Remember to come to the Lecture Hall for a student panel discussion on empowerment! Due by End of class on Thursday Read the following 3 sample essays located on our resources page and how the AP readers graded them for homework. In class, we will look at other sample essays and how the readers graded them. Then come up with a a list of "7 ways to get a 7". Share this list with me through your google doc folder titled "7 ways to get a 7" Due for Monday Time yourself and spend 40 minutes addressing the following prompt: An anthropologist studying first-year students at a university in the United States writes that friendly phrases like “How are you?,” “Nice to meet you,” and “Let’s get in touch” communicate politeness rather than literal intent. What, if anything, is the value or function of such polite speech? In a well-written essay, develop your position on the value or function of polite speech in a culture or community with which you are familiar. Use appropriate evidence from your reading, experience, or observations to support your argument. Share this with me through your google doc folder titled "Argument Prep 2"
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For our Catcher in the Rye Unit, I will be assigned about 40 pages of reading per night! However, I will also allocate the first 10-20 or so minutes of class for you to finish whatever pages that you might not have been able to cover the night before.
As you read, find 7 moments on the given topic and take the following notes for each moment: Topics:
Notes: 1. Write down a full sentence quote that is important for the moment. 2. How does it help you understand the full character of Holden? 3. How does it engage with one of the themes of our novel? This will be collected and graded on thoroughness out of 15 points. Here is our schedule: C Block Due for Thursday, May 2: Read Chapters 3-8; get ready for a quiz on those chapters; focus on Chapter 5 for a class discussion Due for Monday, May 6: Read Chapters 9-13; get ready for a quiz on those chapters; focus on Chapter 11 for a class discussion Due for Tuesday, May 7: Read Chapters 14-18; get ready for a quiz on those chapters; focus on Chapter 16 for a class discussion Due for Thursday, May 9: Read Chapters 19-23; get ready for a quiz on those chapters; focus on Chapter 22 for a class discussion Due for Monday, May 13: Read Chapters 24-26; get ready for a quiz on those chapters; focus on Chapter 25 for a class discussion F Block Due for Wednesday, May 1: Read Chapters 3-8; get ready for a quiz on those chapters; focus on Chapter 5 for a class discussion Due for Monday, May 6 : Read Chapters 9-13; get ready for a quiz on those chapters; focus on Chapter 11 for a class discussion Due for Tuesday, May 7: Read Chapters 14-18; get ready for a quiz on those chapters; focus on Chapter 16 for a class discussion Due for Thursday, May 9: Read Chapters 19-23; get ready for a quiz on those chapters; focus on Chapter 22 for a class discussion Due for Monday, May 13: Read Chapters 24-26; get ready for a quiz on those chapters; focus on Chapter 25 for a class discussion Also, just a heads up, you will be expected to engage with the following prompt in the form of an essay at the conclusion of your reading: Many people consider Catcher in the Rye to be the quintessential American "coming of age" novel in which our protagonist transitions into adulthood through a profound experience. If we buy into this notion, consider what it might mean to be an American Male through the lens of our novel, and argue whether or not this definition/ commentary still holds validity in 2019, over 60 years later? It might be useful to take notes or do some research on this topic as you read as well! Due for Tuesday Prepare for a conversation on the following questions:
Group 1: How can Ophelia’s insanity help us answer the question about Hamlet’s? Group 2: How does Laertes help us understand what we expect from Hamlet? Are these expectations healthy? Group 3: How does Hamlet’s actions and speech in Act 5 Scene 1 affirm, negate, or qualify the notion that Hamlet is a misogynistic text/ character? Complete the two of the following assignments by classtime Wednesday, April 24th:
You will have an in-class essay on Hamlet on Wednesday, April 24th. Due for Thursday Time yourself - how long did it take you to read these articles in one sitting? 1. This Article Won't Change Your Mind (Atlantic, 2017) 2. The End of Satire (NYT, 2019) Submit your time in the following link: LINK Due for Monday Complete the questions on the reading passages packet you receive in class. C Block
Due for Tuesday Have your projects and your scripts ready! Due for Thursday Read one of the following articles: Teenagers/ Young Adults and sex (2018). Teenagers and Anxiety/ Depression (2017). Teenagers and Technology (2015). Come to class with the following: 1. Three sentences that do a great job of representing the article as a whole (they don't need to be sequential) 2. An A-F rating of how well the article represents your life as a whole - be prepared to justify this 3. An A-F rating of how well do you believe the article represents the life of a teenager at Newton South - be prepared to justify this. Due for Friday Make a step by step guide on how to understand a teenager's mind when one of the following happens: 1. He gets dumped by his significant other. 2. He has an awful, vicious fight with his parents. 3. He gets into a physical altercation with his friend. 4. He is suspended from school for having drugs in his locker. Due for Monday Read Chapters 1-2 of Catcher in the Rye. Be prepared for a reading quiz! If you are aiming to review your placement in June, please go to the English department office on Monday, April 29th J Block. F Block Due for Tuesday Have your projects and your scripts ready! Due for Wednesday Read one of the following articles: Teenagers/ Young Adults and sex (2018). Teenagers and Anxiety/ Depression (2017). Teenagers and Technology (2015). Come to class with the following: 1. Three sentences that do a great job of representing the article as a whole (they don't need to be sequential) 2. An A-F rating of how well the article represents your life as a whole - be prepared to justify this 3. An A-F rating of how well do you believe the article represents the life of a teenager at Newton South - be prepared to justify this. Due for Thursday Make a step by step guide on how to understand a teenager's mind when one of the following happens: 1. He gets dumped by his significant other. 2. He has an awful, vicious fight with his parents. 3. He gets into a physical altercation with his friend. 4. He is suspended from school for having drugs in his locker. Due for Monday Read Chapters 1-2 of Catcher in the Rye. Be prepared for a reading quiz! If you are aiming to review your placement in June, please go to the English department office on Monday, April 29th J Block. For Both Blocks Work on your projects/ essay! They are due on April 23rd.
Hamlet Reading Schedule and Assignments for AP Language 2019
Plot twist: we’re not going to read the entire book. Bigger plot twist: I’m actively encouraging you to Shmoop and Sparknotes the hell out of this one. A couple years ago, our English department hosted a seminar that asked us to envision how much more engaging teaching Shakespeare would be if we released teenagers of the taxing demand to read the entirety of his plays in solitude and isolation. While I’m far from being convinced that the logic our presenter was employing is valid outside of very unique circumstances (“if we teach them to love Shakespeare, they’ll just pick it up on their own!”), I am intrigued by the prospect of students being more enraptured by the words, ideas, and themes offered by his masterworks by simply assigning less of it. And, it also just so happens to work well with our schedule seeing that there are only a handful of weeks until our AP Exam. So Shmoop and Sparknotes away! No Fear Shakespeare and Crash Course for hours! Use Thugs Notes if you’re not actively bothered by the racially charged irony! Figure out this play so well that I’ll be convinced to employ this method with my freshmen (never going to happen; I love Romeo and Juliet too much). Of course, I’ll be doubly disappointed if our class conversations indicate to me that the little that I’m asking you to read is being unobserved, but I have faith that you all have enough respect and pride in yourselves to slide too much. Goals for our Hamlet Unit:
C Block
Due for Tuesday Read Act 5 Scene 1. Then, using the lines of the text, write me the internal monologue of the Apothecary as Romeo convinces him to sell poison: what is he thinking in between each line? Why is Romeo ultimately successful? What is he concerned about? No more than one page! I will collect it (5 points!) Due for Friday 1. Read Act 5 Scenes Act 2 and 3. Fill out the comprehension questions! 2. Get ready for an Act 5 quiz. 3. You will also have a vocab quiz! Due for Monday Work on your creative assignment for Romeo and Juliet! F Block Due for Tuesday Read Act 5 Scene 1. Then, using the lines of the text, write me the internal monologue of the Apothecary as Romeo convinces him to sell poison: what is he thinking in between each line? Why is Romeo ultimately successful? What is he concerned about? No more than one page! I will collect it (5 points!) Due for Wednesday Study for your vocab quiz! Due for Thursday 1. Read Act 5 Scenes Act 2 and 3. Fill out the comprehension questions! 2. Get ready for an Act 5 quiz. Due for Monday Work on your creative assignment for Romeo and Juliet! |
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