"On the Rainy River" by Tim O'BrienToday, we had a great Fishbowl discussion about Tim O'Brien's "On the Rainy River" from the AP Short Story Assignment. We also learned about writing 3X3 themes, so if you missed those notes, please get with a peer to catch up!
"Birthday Party" by Katharine BrushIf you were not here today, you need to keep up with the AP Short Story Assignment. We also started using a T.S. Eliot Prose Passage for AP Passage Analysis.
1. The primary distinction made in the first paragraph is one between (A) a narrow definition of tradition and more inclusive one (B) the concerns of a contemporary writer and those of one from the past (C) an understanding of the past and a rejection of the present (D) the literature of Renaissance Europe and that of ancient Greece (E) a literary tradition and a historical period Confidential Information FormIf you missed class today, it is your responsibility to check the August 27th Daily Boards to catch up.
Frankenstein QuestionsIf you missed class today, it is your responsibility to check the August 26th Daily Boards. Also, please don't forget about the AP Short Story Assignment! We have two stories left!
Inner Circle for "Birthday Party"
Inner Circle for "On the Rainy River"
College and Career Readiness with ACTToday, students turned in AP Passage Analysis for the week as well as a practice ACT. Please click into the August 23rd Daily Boards for all the details, and remember to turn in any late/make-up assignments with a Late or Make-Up Work Cover Sheet.
Homework: Check out the AP List and select three to five books you might want to read for "independent reading' this trimester. "Hills Like White Elephants" - HemingwayToday, instead of completing bell-work with an AP Passage Analysis question, we had a visit from Jessy, our friendly neighborhood teen librarian. We spent the rest of class following the AP Short Story Assignment. Remember that if you are absent from the outer circle, it is your responsibility to print and complete an Inner Circle Guide for that day/story.
Our First Fishbowl DiscussionPlease click into the August 21st Daily Boards in order to get what you missed in class today. You will need to catch up on your AP Passage Analysis based on our Excerpt From Edward Gibbon's The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. You will also need to catch up on your AP Short Story Assignment. Let me know if you have any questions via edmodo, twitter, or at [email protected].
Universal Ideas, Themes, and ThesesFollow the August 20th Daily Boards in order to get today's AP Passage Analysis question as well as today's notes on universal idea, themes, and four levels of thesis statements.
Homework: Read Sherwood Anderson's "Paper Pills" from your AP Short Story Assignment. Follow the instructions on the first page! Analysis Guides (for everyone) and Inner Circle Guides (for tomorrow's inner circle people only) are due at the start of class. Supine InattentionIf you missed class today, it is your responsibility to check the August 19th Daily Boards. You will need to catch up on AP Passage Analysis questions for the excerpt from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1776). This means that you will turn in answers from last week, print out a new AP Passage Analysis sheet, and answer Monday's question for this week. Questions are on the August 19th Daily Boards. Several students also turned in the 2013 AP English Literature Syllabus today with a parent signature. I only need the back page, and if you still need to turn it in, please do so with the Late or Make-Up Work Cover Sheet.
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