Wednesday, February 13, 2019

Blizzard Bag III

For English 12 AP (A1 and A2): Read “Ajarry” in Underground Railroad, and participate in our Google Classroom online discussion ... including your initial post and at least one additional comment or question related to another post.

For English 12 CTP:                                                                            
Beowulf: Grendel’s Mother Ch 19-20                                                      
For the following questions, please include quotes (and line #’s) in your answers.  Use [  ]  ...  / as needed.

Ch. 19
1.      Why does Grendel’s mother come to Herot?
2.      Grendel’s mother is less powerful than Grendel.  How do you know?
3.      What act of violence does Gredel’s mother commit before she escapes?

Ch. 20
4.      Who is Esher?
5.      This chapter is Hrothgar speaking.  According to Hrothgar, where do Grendel and his mother live? What is it like? 

6.   Extra Credit: create a sketch of the monsters’ dwelling place, based on the description.  Label the important parts with “quote words” (w/line#s) from the book.  



Monday, February 4, 2019

HW 2/4: AP Prompt Highlighting

1. Please read through the "Question 3" prompts from AP Lit 1970-2017
2. For each one, highlight or underline the word or phrase that contains the essence of the prompt.
3. In the margin, please indicate a novel or play (abbreviations are fine) that would be a good choice to use in answering the prompt.
4. If you are unsure what a particular prompt is asking, or if you can't think of a novel which applies, please leave that prompt blank.  We can talk about it in class :)

Example (original):

1982. In great literature, no scene of violence exists for its own sake. Choose a work of literary merit that confronts the reader or audience with a scene or scenes of violence. In a well-organized essay, explain how the scene or scenes contribute to the meaning of the complete work. Avoid plot summary.

Example (marked up):

Their Eyes
1982. In great literature, no scene of violence exists for its own sake. Choose a work of literary merit that confronts the reader or audience with a scene or scenes of violence. In a well-organized essay, explain how the scene or scenes contribute to the meaning of the complete work. Avoid plot summary.

Please be prepared to explain your choice(s) in class.  We'll talk about the ones you feel most comfortable with -- and the ones that seem the toughest.

Example:

"I chose Their Eyes because each of the three major scenes of violence in the novel explore the question of trust and jealousy in romantic relationships -- an important stepping-stone to Janie's development as an independent character with a healthy romantic identity."