Sunday April 17, 2016

Thank you to those of you that awoke early and came to room 119 to take the AP Lang simulation exam. I will have your multiple choice section graded by Tuesday and your two essays by Friday.
This week we will go over those sections and incorporate the rest of the class into the discussions.

For those of you that had prior commitments, remember there is an alternative date on Sunday, May 1st at 12;30 p.m.

The following is an assignment for those who could not attend (our lesson plans this week consist of  examining  and discussing our answers) Please turn in at the beginning of class on Tues, 4/19:

 Question(Suggested time—40 minutes. This question counts for one-third of the total essay section score.)

Consider the distinct perspectives expressed in the following statements:

 If you develop the absolute sense of certainty that powerful beliefs provide, then you can get yourself to accomplish virtually anything, including those things that other people are certain are impossible.

William Lyon Phelps, American educator, journalist, and professor (1865–1943)

I think we ought always to entertain our opinions with some measure of doubt. I shouldn’t wish people dogmatically to believe any philosophy, not even mine. 

Bertrand Russell, British author, mathematician, and philosopher (1872–1970)

In a well-organized (four to five par)  essay, take a position on the relationship between certainty and doubt. Support your argument with appropriate evidence and examples.