AP LIT @WJPS

Tuesday, August 2, 2016

Welcome to AP English Literature and Composition. For those of you who survived AP Lang & Comp. you will be used to reading heavily, writing heavily, and practicing skills in class through discussion, writing, and reading. Please purchase your books at once so that you may be prepared for the units once they start. See the required texts tab or the post to the left. Feel free to purchase used (in good or better condition) books, but please make sure you are purchasing the correct edition so that we can all, literally, be on the same page.

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"Those Winter Sundays" by Robert Hayden: Poetry Prompt Practice

“Those Winter Sundays” by Robert Hayden

Prompt: Write an essay in which you explain how the poet uses literary techniques to convey his complex attitude towards his father.

Read/annotate poem, marking it up for imagery, diction, tone, and other techniques that reveal a complex attitude towards his father.
Write a thesis that addresses the prompt.
Write a quick outline of how you will prove the poet’s attitude with text evidence and analysis. What literary techniques/devices did he use? Where are they especially effective? What is the effect?
How does the poem evolve? Address the use of literary techniques/devices in the beginning, middle, and end of the poem AND their effects in framing the attitude the speaker has towards his father.

Literary Lens Paper: Resources

Use the following resources to secure ONE scholarly article that will serve as your lens. Use keywords such as "psychological criticism" or "feminist criticism". You are not searching for other articles that criticize Jane Eyre, but rather you are searching for an article that will form the basis through which you examine the novel. Look for articles that provide solid overviews of your chosen school of criticism, provide overviews of the time period or genre in which Jane Eyre falls, etc.

1. Everyone should read this first:

OVERVIEW OF LIT CRIT:

Purdue OWL sums it up, and adds more to the lesson we did in class.

2. Next, read a minimum of ONE literary criticism. You can read one of the literary criticisms in The Norton Critical Edition (at back) or from another source (see list of sources below or use your own, trusted scholarly source) that will give you a framework for writing your own.

3. Then, browse through these resources.

JSTOR:

Create an account on JSTOR. You will be able to search through scholarly articles related to your lens. You can save up to 3 articles at a time on your "shelf".

QUEENS LIBRARY:

With your Queens Library library card info, you will be able to search through their extensive research library.

GOOGLE SCHOLAR:

You are already signed in when you are signed into your WJPS email. Google Scholar allows you to search by topic, time period, author, etc. and create a library of sources (click enable).

FIND ARTICLES:

A deep database of scholarly articles/sites. On Find Articles, you can search by lens. You don't need to create an account to read the articles/visit sites.

PROJECT GUTTENBERG:

Project Guttenberg offers an extensive, free database of downloadable books (or books to read online).

How Tragic! Medea Social Media Project

Social Media Project: You designed it. Here it is.

Due: MARCH 10 (updated) - see full directions below. Projects due at the start of class. Print and share via Google Drive.

Follow TASK DIRECTIONS - RUBRIC (must be logged into WJPS email to open, view, print)

Directions:

Note: Template copies were available in my room on Friday before break and will be available through the new due date: March 10.

You may work in groups of up to 4 people.

Groups of 3 or 4: You must use all templates at least once: Instantgram x 2 (One real profile, one Finsta profile); Fakebook; Tweeter.

Groups of 2: You must use a minimum of 2 templates: Instantgram x 2 (One real profile, one Finsta profile); Fakebook; Tweeter.

Solo: You must use at least 1 template: Instantgram x 2 (One real profile, one Finsta profile); Fakebook; Tweeter.

TEMPLATES - may not be altered digitally (PDF files), print or obtain print copies from room 355.

INSTANTGRAM

FAKEBOOK

TWEETER

College Essay - Common App Prompts

Below please find the Common App essay prompts:

Draft #2 due Friday 9/23.

Draft #1 due Monday 9/19.

2016-2017 Essay Prompts
1. Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.

2. The lessons we take from failure can be fundamental to later success. Recount an incident or time when you experienced failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience?

3. Reflect on a time when you challenged a belief or idea. What prompted you to act? Would you make the same decision again?

4. Describe a problem you've solved or a problem you'd like to solve. It can be an intellectual challenge, a research query, an ethical dilemma - anything that is of personal importance, no matter the scale. Explain its significance to you and what steps you took or could be taken to identify a solution.

5. Discuss an accomplishment or event, formal or informal, that marked your transition from childhood to adulthood within your culture, community, or family.

Required Texts

Please purchase your own copy of each of these texts. Purchasing them all at the start of the year is a great idea; this way you will be prepared when we begin each new unit. I encourage you to purchase gently used books on Amazon (if available) - make sure they are in good or like new condition. You will be reading in class and at home and annotating the texts using highlighter, pen, and post-it-notes/flags.

How To Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines by Thomas C. Foster

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THE GREAT GATSBY by F. Scott Fitzgerald (Scribner paperback)

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RAGTIME by E.L. Doctorow

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REBECCA by Daphne du Maurier (Mass Market Paperback edition - HarperCollins)

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THE TURN OF THE SCREW by Henry James (Dover Thrift Edition)

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JANE EYRE by Charlotte Bronte (Norton Critical Editions)

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