Friday, May 7, 2010

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey




Every week by Saturday morning...
* Read 100 to 150 pages.

* Write 300+ words a week in response to your reading.
* Respond analytically and personally to what you have read.
* Discuss the significance of at least one passage/quotation.
* Discuss the relationship between what you are reading and something(s) else you have read this year.
* Respond to a comment made by a peer (after the first week).

Siddhartha by Herman Hesse




Every week by Saturday morning...
* Read 100 to 150 pages.

* Write 300+ words a week in response to your reading.
* Respond analytically and personally to what you have read.
* Discuss the significance of at least one passage/quotation.
* Discuss the relationship between what you are reading and something(s) else you have read this year.
* Respond to a comment made by a peer (after the first week).

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

GHS AP English Goes to the National Finals

Go here to review lit terms. (Look through the list. If you're unsure of any of the meanings scroll down for a definition.)

Remember to bring a snack, #2 pencil, and pen tomorrow.

Remember to bring five (5) Question #3 prep notes & your multiple choice answers to "Soul and Body" packet #3. You'll staple these together and put them in the tray at the front of the room.

Then you will rock the test. One hour for 55 multiple choice questions. Two hours for three essays.

I'll see you in the morning.

Monday, April 12, 2010

Annotated Bibliography

Here's Cornell University's "How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography" page. (At GHS we use MLA format. There's an example at the bottom of the page.

Here's Purdue University's "Annotated Bibliographies" page.

Here's the University of Wisconsin at Madison's "Annotated Bibliographies" page. Of particular interest is the "What goes into the content of the annotations?" page (click on "combination" for an example of the type I want you to write) and the "What writing style should I use in the annotations?" page (click on "paragraph" style for an example of the style in which I want you to write)?

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

The Stranger and The Plague by Albert Camus



Every week by Saturday morning...
* Read 100 to 150 pages.

* Write 300+ words a week in response to your reading.
* Respond analytically and personally to what you have read.
* Discuss the significance of at least one passage/quotation.
* Discuss the relationship between what you are reading and something(s) else you have read this year.
* Respond to a comment made by a peer (after the first week).

Moby-Dick by Herman Melville

Every week by Saturday morning...
* Read 100 to 150 pages.

* Write 300+ words a week in response to your reading.
* Respond analytically and personally to what you have read.
* Discuss the significance of at least one passage/quotation.
* Discuss the relationship between what you are reading and something(s) else you have read this year.
* Respond to a comment made by a peer (after the first week).

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

Every week by Saturday morning...
* Read 100 to 150 pages.

* Write 300+ words a week in response to your reading.
* Respond analytically and personally to what you have read.
* Discuss the significance of at least one passage/quotation.
* Discuss the relationship between what you are reading and something(s) else you have read this year.
* Respond to a comment made by a peer (after the first week).