1. Post a substantial, thoughtful, specific, and exploratory comment on the middle section (pages 84 to 168) of As I Lay Dying by the end of the weekend (pumpkin time Sunday 4/15). (Comments will be richer, I think, if you read what your peers have already written before posting your own comments.)
2. Finish reading and taking notes on As I Lay Dying.
3. Mr. Cook's class needs to finish AP English Literature packet #3.
4. Be prepared to write a term four independent reading and research proposal during the week after vacation. You'll need a thesis, a plan for supporting the thesis, and a description of a creative project.
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Other:
For those of you who signed up to take the AP English Language and Composition exam in addition to the AP English Literature and Composition exam. Click here for resources.
Here you'll find the AP English Language course description (including sample multiple choice and essay questions). I recommend taking a look at the readings and multiple choice questions.
Here you'll find more information about the exam including all of the recent essay questions, scoring guides, and sample essays.
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Other other:
All of you have written poems. Please send those poems to the Elicitor editors who are currently putting together this year's print issue.
Send your poems to ghselicitor@gmail.com.
If you want to check out the online version of the Elicitor. Click here (TheElicitor.blogspot.com).
Friday, April 13, 2012
Thursday, April 5, 2012
As I Lay Dying Responses
Respond to sections of William Faulkner's As I Lay Dying in the comment section of this post. The sections are:
Pgs. 1-84
Pgs. 85-168
Pgs. 168-end
The due dates for these blog responses may vary between the two classes.
For these responses, you should focus on motifs (repeating objects, ideas, concerns, language patterns, etc.) much as you did with King Lear, only this time you need to establish what the motifs are yourself, and you must also create your own understanding of how they interconnect with each other and how they support the overall meaning of the novel as you see it.
Don't be afraid to explore or think through a motif that isn't immediately accessible or doesn't appear to connect to anything (those cakes! They turned out real well, and they didn't cost Cora anything . . .)
Pgs. 1-84
Pgs. 85-168
Pgs. 168-end
The due dates for these blog responses may vary between the two classes.
For these responses, you should focus on motifs (repeating objects, ideas, concerns, language patterns, etc.) much as you did with King Lear, only this time you need to establish what the motifs are yourself, and you must also create your own understanding of how they interconnect with each other and how they support the overall meaning of the novel as you see it.
Don't be afraid to explore or think through a motif that isn't immediately accessible or doesn't appear to connect to anything (those cakes! They turned out real well, and they didn't cost Cora anything . . .)
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