GReat Books/Expos Comp.

Directions: Finish Reading Chapter 10- The Narrative of Frederick Douglass and respond to the questions that follow:
Why and where does Frederick begin a Sabbath school? Why is it essential that the slaves tell no one about it?
Why does Frederick decide to include the slaves in his Sabbath school in his plans to obtain his freedom? Why is this dangerous?
Frederick makes the point that many slaves would “rather bear those ills we had, than fly to others, that we knew not of ”
(p. 93). How does this help explain why so few slaves escaped?
How do the slaves plan to run away?
What is the purpose of the “protections” written by Frederick?
What happens to their plan, and how do the “protections” nearly cause their deaths?
What happens to each of the slaves who attempted to run away?
When Frederick returns to Baltimore, what does he do?
Frederick again decides to fight when he is attacked. What happens to him? What does Master Hugh attempt to do for Frederick?
What must Frederick do with the wages he earns each week as a caulker? Why?

AP English Literature Saturday Review

For all interested students of all AP classes, I will conduct a Saturday Review April 30th in room 114 from 9:45-11:45ish. We will review poetry, Things Fall Apart and Candide. All those students in attendance for the full two hours will receive 16 points of extra credit to be distributed over two lowest assignments. Otherwise homework is as follows:
Complete Major Data Works Sheet for Things Fall Apart. Review Tone Words. Additionally, review blog listing for independent reading novel. Review Candide and concepts associated with it:
Optimism/Theodicy; the Engligtement; the goals of satire; how tragedy and comedy differ.

Additionally, another AP English Literature Study session will be held on Monday afterschool.

AP English Literature Homework Spring Break

1. All students must be finished reading Things Fall Apart. Reading/Discussion Questions will be posted. You will complete a Major Data Works Sheet with a TBD due date. I will post questions later today.

AP Literature TFA Discussion and Test Prep Session

Dear AP English Lit Class-- I have to reschedule our planning session. I have a dental appointment Monday that I forgot to cancel :(. Please let me know if Tuesday at 9 works well for you all? You may simply email me at mslrguy@gmail.com In the meantime, please do the following:

1. Read all of Things Fall Apart. Be sure you understand the method the missionaries "slipped" into the Ibo village of Umuofia.
2. Understand why Nwoye joins the Christians. Also be able to describe the other groups who join the Christians: the osu and the efulefu.
3. By now, you should be thinking about the social ramifications of having an "intruder" enter a society. Also thin about the words: outcast; hierarchy; division; weakest link.
4.Be sure you have read both the Open Response (orange) and Prose Response handouts. Mark these.

I hope to see all those registered students on Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at from 9-11 a.m. Please let me know via email if this works for you. If you know you and another student will be there, include that in the email. If this does not work for at least 10 students I will reschedule. Please be sure to check back Monday after 6:30 or text (310) 945-8670.

AP ENGLISH LITERATURE FOCUS

Carefully read Chapters 13-16 of Things Fall Apart. Be sure to review the funeral scene Ezeudus funeral, and what it reveals about the community. Also consider the multiple sources of iront found throughout these chapters. Consider also the sense of balance resored to the female. Be sure to bring "The Whipping" to class.

AP English Literature Homework

Great job on your effort and the work you produced today in class as you wrote four short Character Analysis Paragraphs ( 1 for each character analyzed) while being limited to three or less forms of the verb "to be". For homework please do the following: Type each of your character analysis paragraphs. Please do not change anything unless an egregious error! You may single space your paragraphs to fit two on one page. PLease do not use a font smaller than 12.

2. Write a reflections in which you respond to the following: What did you do syntactically and in terms of word selection and arrangement in order to avoid using more than three forms of the verb "to be" in each character analysis paragraph? Feel free to use examples from your paragraphs to support your commentary. Please also use the correct syntactical names discussed/identified today as a result of sharing: using active verbs; writing in present tense; indicative mood; combining sentences-using compound or complex sentences; inverting sentences; using apposition (appositive phrases); using transitional phrases; using the verb form of words commonly used as nouns. Select those syntactical structures that APPLY TO YOUR WRITING. Be ready to submit on Friday.

3. Read and re-read "The Whipping" by Robert Hayden. Identify the literary (narrative) techniques used in the poem and answer the responses at the bottom.
4. RE-read Things Fall Apart Chapter 12/13. Be ready to share/question/discuss!

AP English Literature

1. Read The Worlds of Fiction Packet on Character and on Setting. Really get familar with these two sections.
The analysis continues: Please consider, think about, answer and be ready to discuss the following:
1. Why must there be a character in Things Fall Apart who FOILS Okonkwo?
2. Why must Obierika have a son who "has the right spirit?"
3. Why must OKonkwo wish his daughter Ezinma was a boy? Why do you think Achebe includes details about Enzinma's illness and Ekeki's courtship of Okonkwo?
4. Read Chapters 8-12. Pay attention to each of the stories told including the story about the Tortoise. What is the purpose of each of the stories?
5. Fina an element of irony; imagey; euphony (pleasing sounds); cacophony; metaphor all from Chapters 7-12 of Things Fall Apart. You only need one example of each.