AP English Literature 2019-2020-Period 5 Assignments

Exam Week - you got this on Wednesday; I believe in you!

Use the prompt & organizational sheet in the separate assignment.

All of the documents you need have been posted in a separate assignment. Once you decide which prompt to use, follow the organizational directions to try out the new way of laying out your paragraphs by insight and chronological order of the passage rather than by literary device. Time yourself: 45 minutes

All 3 Q2 options are here, plus the directions I want you to use for the essay. Once you have chosen which prompt to write on, you will time yourself and type your essay in a separate assignment.

Follow the daily instructions for the week.

LEFT COLUMN: Create a thesis statement for yesterday's "Eleven" passage - Write a thesis analyzing how the author, Sandra Cisneros, characterizes Rachel. This time, do not include the identification of the literary elements in your thesis. Just focus on answering the prompt (use specific adjectives to characterize her) and connecting to the human condition (through the characterization, what is Cisneros celebrating, lamenting, criticizing or challenging?)
RIGHT COLUMN: Read the Q2 passage by Hawthorne about "Zenobia". In a well-written thesis, analyze how Hawthorne portrays the narrator’s attitude towards Zenobia. Again, do not include the identification of lit elements in thesis. Answer the prompt (provide specific adjectives to represent the narrator's attitude toward Zenobia) & connect to deeper meaning - what is his characterization celebrating, lamenting, criticizing or challenging?

1. Watch video & take notes on left of note-taker
2. Read the Q2 passage "Eleven" & use the character traits PDF to note contrasts

Read & highlight meaningful descriptions of setting.

Time for a practice essay. You choose any day of the week, you choose one of the two prompts attached that we've been working on, then set a timer for 45 minutes and type out your essay in the attached doc. I promise to provide thorough feedback.

Watch two 8 minute segments in the video link 13:45-21:08 and 26:00-34:23. Note-taker directions for today:
Left Column: Take notes on key points of contrast from video segments
Right Column: Read Q2 from All the Living. List at least one contrast you notice for each of the following:
character, setting, imagery, free choice
(You do not need to write a thesis or the essay today)

Follow the daily instructions posted in Google Classroom for each video.

Left Column of note-taker: Take notes on key points for Setting (Begin video at minute 12)
Right Column: Create a thesis for the Q2 on "The Street" answering the prompt: The following selection is the opening of Ann Petry’s 1946 novel, The Street. Read the selection carefully and then write an essay analyzing how Petry establishes Lutie Johnson’s relationship to the urban setting through the use of such literary devices as imagery, personification, selection of detail, and figurative language.
Your thesis must define her relationship to setting, IDENTIFY WHAT PETRY IS CELEBRATING, CRITICIZING, or LAMENTING through that relationship AND identify the best two literary elements that support that main idea. Choose the best quotes first, then decide which elements they represent. DO NOT WRITE THE ESSAY - JUST THE THESIS!

Note-Taker Directions:
Left Column: Read PDF notes on structure & take notes on key definitions (ones you don't already know)
Right Column: Click on blue hyperlinks in PDF to watch video examples. Note the ones that help you remember the definitions.

Watch first 15 minutes of characterization workshop only. Then go to Note-taker assignment.

Watch first 21 minutes of 4/3 workshop
Note-taker Left side - notes on key points as usual (Sample Notes You Can Steal: - thesis should include connection to human experience - basically what the author is celebrating, criticizing or lamenting about life, living or society. Line of reasoning = commentary that builds & expands on thesis, not repeats)
Right side HW: Write an additional thesis statement for 2019 Prompt: In his 2004 novel Magic Seeds, V.S. Naipau writes: “It is wrong to have an ideal view of the world. That’s where the mischief starts. That’s where everything starts unravelling.” Choose a novel or play in which a character holds an “ideal view of the world.” Then, in a well-written essay, analyze how the author’s portrayal of this idealism and its positive or negative consequences contributes to an interpretation of the work as a whole.
If you wrote about a class novel or play yesterday, write about an independent novel today.

Begin at 22:30 and watch to the end & then complete note-taker. Refresh note-taker for updated instructions. Left side, notes from workshop, right side create a thesis:
2019 Prompt: In his 2004 novel Magic Seeds, V.S. Naipau writes: “It is wrong to have an ideal view of the world. That’s where the mischief starts. That’s where everything starts unravelling.” Choose a novel or play in which a character holds an “ideal view of the world.” Then, in a well-written essay, analyze how the author’s portrayal of this idealism and its positive or negative consequences contributes to an interpretation of the work as a whole.

Instead of watching today's AP workshop focused on narrator (which was rather boring), I want you to read & analyze a short story with an unreliable narrator instead. Watch the short lesson on unreliable narrator on YouTube below. Listen to the story being read aloud & follow along with the YouTube link below. You can use the attachment of the text to pull quotes. On today's note-taker, Left Column: create a thesis to answer prompt: Through what literary elements does Poe reveal the speaker's unreliability as a narrator and how does his unreliability contribute to Poe's main idea? Right column: 2 quotes for each literary element (4 quotes total; no context or commentary necessary).

(watch from 6:00 minute mark to twenty-one 21:00). Fill in the note-taker when you finish watching.

You are required to attend at least 2 of the 3 YouTube workshops for AP Lit from CollegeBoard. Complete the note-taker for at least 2. I will be attending them all, so feel free to reach out to me with questions.

Today's video is short, only 30 minutes. It has a visit from the author of a great poem. You can do her poem "Magic Lesson" or "To Paint a Water Lily" in the homework box of note-taker. Remember, you need to complete the note-taker for at least 2 of the 3 videos this week. Turn in the note-taker by Monday, please.

Finish your independent novel during week 2 away from school. Turn in Cliffhanger Notes by Friday, March 27th.

Watch the video and take some notes (3 day note-taker in separate Google Classroom assignment). You only need to watch the entire video if you feel you need a deeper understanding of situational irony and paradox. If you're solid with those definitions, just watch the first 20 minutes and jump to the homework poem for note sheet.

Use the link to watch the YouTube Class from 9am-9:45am Wednesday 3/25

After highlighting the speech (attached in separate assignment):
Day 2: Complete 2 rows for Nora
Day 3: Complete 2 rows for Torvald Helmer
Day 4: Complete 2 rows for Kristine Linde
Day 5: Complete personal reflection section

Day 1: Read & highlight the speech for connections to Nora, Torvald, and Kristine Linde. You may need to make your own copy before it allows you to highlight onto it.
Use 3 different colors to highlight as you read:
PINK - lines that would inspire Nora
BLUE - lines that Torvald Helmer needed to hear
GREEN - lines that speak to Mrs. Linde

Type up your sonnet here (or paste it in if you typed it elsewhere)

Below is a link to the student writing contest for the CABE 2020 (California Association of Bilingual Educators). The conference is April 8 – 11, 2020 in San Francisco this year. The Student Writing Contest for the CABE 2020 Conference in San Francisco, California, will focus on the many advantages of being bilingual/biliterate and is due on or before December 6, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. (PST). The theme for this year's writing contest is "How does being multilingual/multicultural inspire you?"

The prize for grades 9 – 12 is $1,000.00.

Share context & quotes; explanation sentence must be added individually.

If you do not plan to apply to a UC, please paste your assignment here, so I know I do not have to rush edits.

Turn in hard copy of counselor signature separately for extra credit if you received editing. Don't forget to label the question # and add word count at the top of each response.

Sample slides are attached here. When your group's presentation is ready, just have one person turn in the slides.