HW Week of 3/27

Monday: Read/annotate "Shakespeare's Characters: Shylock". Write in dialectical journal (trope).
Tuesday: Read/annotate "Shakespeare's Characters: Antonio". Write in dialectical journal (trope). Study for Act 1 Quiz Wednesday.
Wednesday: Dialectical Journal #1 (Act 1, Scenes 1-3) due Friday. Copy and rename Dialectical Journal Form document: MOV1_yourname. Share and print.
Thursday:  Write in dialectical journal (trope). Pre-read the poem "The Photos" by Diane Wakoski". Timed poetry essay Friday.
Friday (due Tuesday): Watch TEDX "Hip Hop & Shakespeare: Akala at TEDxAldeburgh". Read/annotate "Sonnet 18".

Note: Poetry Trip: BAM's Word.Sound.Power Monday April 3. If you are interested in ordering pizza for lunch when we return (sometime around 7/8th period), please let me know so I can get approval. I will get prices if there is enough interest.

Note: Lens Paper Draft due Monday April 17. Paper due date to be announced.

HW Due Fri. 3/24

Write in dialectical journal: How does your envelope trope show up in what we read today? (Act 1, Scene 1)? Use evidence (textual details) and analysis (your thoughts) in a double-entry journal format.

Read/annotate or take detailed notes: Close Male Friendship: New Readings of The Merchant of Venice. See "questions to consider for discussion" at end of excerpt. Answer them briefly and be prepared to discuss.

HW Due Wed. 3/22

Read and take notes: An Introduction to Shakespeare's Comedies (note the hallmarks of Shakespeare's Comedies)
Quick Lit Terms & Shakespeare's Comedy Hallmarks Quiz Wed.

Terms Reviewed in class Monday 3/20:

Pun: A play on words that are either identical in sound (homonyms) or very similar in sound, but are sharply diverse in meaning. Shakespeare often uses a special type of pun - the equivoque - the use of a single word or phrase which has two disparate meanings, in a context which makes both meanings equally relevant.

Malapropism: the conspicuous and unintended violation of standard diction or grammar that mistakenly uses a word in place of another that it resembles; the effect is usually comic.

Bathos: (coined by poet Alexander Pope) an abrupt turn from the serious and poetic to the mundane and silly. Similar to an anticlimax, it shocks the audience with its unexpected shift.

Due Mon.

Due Monday: Read in Folger Library edition of "The Merchant of Venice" - "Reading Shakespeare's Language"; "The Merchant of Venice"; "An Introduction to This Text"; and "Characters in This Play". Take notes!

NOTE: We will continue to work on Timed Writing: Poetry on Tuesday (I will be out of school that day). Everyone will get a chance to revise/finish the essay they wrote on Friday.
If you missed the "Those Winter Sundays" thesis review (Thursday), you must come to B20 during lunch or see me in room 355 during 8th period for an overview. You must bring your own thesis for feedback. You can write the essay in class on Tuesday with everyone who started it on Friday, and get a second day to finish it the next 1st period you have advisory.

Timed Writing Tomorrow!

Open Question 1 Practice: Poetry Essay
Be there, and be on time. Timer starts when bell rings.

HW Due Thurs. 3/16

Due Thursday: Write a thesis for the poem, "Those Winter Sundays".
Address the prompt: How does the poet use literary devices/techniques to convey the speaker's complex attitude towards his father?
If you want to go further (suggested), create an outline for writing an essay about this poem.

Read the poem here: https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/those-winter-sundays
Annotate for Facts, Interpretation, and Theme. Identify poetic and other literary devices Hayden uses to convey his complex attitude towards his father. Pay attention to noting shifts in tone, extended metaphor, symbolism, imagery, and other devices from the first stanza, to the second, to the third.

Read some ideas for analysis here: http://www.modernamericanpoetry.org/criticism/daniel-landau-robert-hayden%E2%80%99s-those-winter-sundays-child%E2%80%99s-memory

Due Monday: Read in Folger Library edition of "The Merchant of Venice" - "Reading Shakespeare's Language"; "The Merchant of Venice"; "An Introduction to This Text"; and "Characters in This Play". Take notes!

Watch this video for Wed., 3/15

HW Due Tomorrow: Watch this video for an introduction to the poetry task on the AP Lit & Comp Exam. AP Lit Poetry Overview

Preview for AP Lit & Comp Poetry Essay Writing. This will be reviewed in class tomorrow.
As we discussed in class, the poetry prompts ask students to recognize how literary devices contribute to a poem's larger message. Refer to our poetic terms.
Poetry Prompt How-Tos:

• Read prompt CAREFULLY. Take a minute to identify key words/paraphrase what is being asked of you. If you misunderstand the prompt, the essay will not help you pass the test.
• Read poem, annotate while reading. Mark up for facts (literary devices), themes, key ideas.
• Identify how the poem evolves (beginning, middle, end). How does the extended metaphor begin, continue, and end?
• Write a brief outline (in 3 minutes or less). Write a thesis and how you will prove it with text evidence and analysis.
• Write.

1. Avoid long, involved introductions. Get to the point with a well-crafted thesis that addresses the prompt.
2. Directly quote the poem, early and often. Use the text to prove your thesis and each point you make.
3. Vary language (diction) and sentence structure and punctuation (syntax).
4. Use appropriate and stylized transitions to move from thought to thought, paragraph to paragraph.
5. Do not generalize. Be as specific as possible. Avoid vague language. The AP Reader will not have a chance to ask you, "what did you mean?" or "can you be more specific?".
6. Write in PRESENT TENSE and maintain it throughout the essay. Watch GRAMMAR, SPELLING, PUNCTUATION, USAGE, etc. Errors will bring your score down.
7. Make sure you are addressing: "so what?" "and how?" "why?"
8. Don't worry about a conclusion, you just usually end up repeating yourself. 
9. Go back over your essay quickly to check for and correct mistakes, clarify vague ideas, etc.
10. The AP Reader understands this is a timed essay and that you are writing about a passage you may not have seen before, and answering a prompt you didn't plan for in advance of the test. They are also looking for what you do RIGHT. Give them lots of reasons to give you points!

Here is a sample poetry prompt, with sample answers and College Board rationale as to why they were scored as they were:
2006 Poetry Prompt (page 2 of document)
2006 AP Poetry Prompt Scoring Rubric
2006 Poetry Essay Sample Papers and Scores