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I also have a question about makeup work. When you miss a quiz, would you rather take a makeup quiz over write a blog entry? Answer the poll on the right side of the page if you have a strong opinion.

 

AP Language

  • Sample essay for the last prompt. You might give this a look for some ideas about organization and use of detail.
  • The Writing Guide will have ongoing notes about writing from the class. The notes from the other day will be posted here Saturday evening.

AP Literature

  • Remember, your notes from the past few days of class are available in the Classical Foundations folder under downloads.
  • We will begin commenting on the Poem of the week beginning this week. Please comment twice on the poems written below.
  • Sample introduction and thesis from last year:

Plunging into the flow of a white dominated social and hierarchical culture, the nameless protagonist of Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man struggles to find a purpose for his life. The desire to be as prominent and powerful as affluent white men drives him to endure hate crimes and the belittlement of his race, all in a desperate search for identity. This struggle, the Invisible Man’s wrenching internal conflict between conforming to society that hates him or choosing to develop his own identity as a human being, aptly illustrates Ralph Ellison’s argument that the ultimate human struggle is to find the self.

If you are wondering/can’t remember how to submit your essay, you can follow this easy guide.

Good Luck!

AP Literature

  • These novels were the clear winners: Resurrection, Love in the Time of Cholera, Crime and Punishment.
  • These novels were in second place and we might revisit which we prefer: Invisible Man, As I Lay Dying, 1984, In the Time of Butterflies, In the Lake of the Woods, The Blind Assassin, Little Bee
  • These books were entirely unloved: Great Expectations, Ethan Frome, and One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
  • Araby can be downloaded here.

AP Language

Overall, it seems like good advice. About wait lists he writes:

The most important thing to keep in mind is that you, the student, have to do all of this yourself. If your parents or counselor make these calls or send these e-mails, you are going to be labeled a wimp and left on the wait-list forever. First, call the admissions office to get the e-mail address of, and maybe speak to, the officer who handled applications from your high school. Tell that person who you are and what high school you attend so she can pull up your file. Say you were very happy to get the wait-list letter because it means you still have a chance to go to this college.