Wed. Feb 24, 2016

Class,

Great job at solving multiple choice questions as teams!!!

Please read the following info on Victorian Governesses and be prepared to take a reading quiz/or write applicable journal entry.

http://www.bl.uk/romantics-and-victorians/articles/the-figure-of-the-governess


Also read this short bio on Charlotte Bronte:

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/charlotte-bronte-born

Please bring a version of Jane Eyre to class on Friday. :)

Sun. Feb 21, 2016 9 a.m.

Summarize and Evaluate  (Section IV from Friday's hand out) the following two of the following political cartoons.
Make sure to include steps A., B., and C in your response. Your answer must be typed, or it will not be accepted.

1. http://images.sodahead.com/polls/003872073/5735905689_Government_Is_Watching_xlarge.jpeg

2. http://news.hofstra.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Upward_mobilityhighres-resized-704x400.jpg

3. http://www.post-gazette.com/image/2015/08/09/ca0,0,2040,1456/20150809nextpage2-1.jpg

4 .http://thecomicnews.com/images/edtoons/2013/1211/economy/01.jpg

5. http://www.stpeterslist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/US-PC-1-640x522.jpg

6. http://www.tinmanic.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/pic.jpeg




For your  enjoyment
Kahn Academy SAT Prep Videos:
https://www.khanacademy.org/search?page_search_query=sat%20prep

Friday Feb 12,

Homework due Feb 17: Please answer and type the following three questions regarding the short essay "Guys vs Men".

Discussion Questions • Clarification:
1. How do men and women tackle the same problem differently? •

Application:
2, How do gender stereotypes affect the way we interact with each other? •

Style:
3, Does Barry’s humorous portrayal of gender stereotypes help or hurt relations between men and women?

In addition, I will be emailing you to four to five questions/revisions regarding your paper.

Sunday, Feb 7

Remember to finish reading A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift and study for vocab quiz 14/15
for Tues., Feb 9.

Also be prepared to discuss the following questions:

Modest Proposal – AP Questions

Go to this link:

http://english-b.hyde.wikispaces.net/file/view/Multi+Choice+Notes+-+Modest+Proposal.pdf

Thursday, Feb 4

Macbeth analytical papers due tomorrow by 8 a.m. on Turnitin.

Turnitin Information:

Ap Lang

Class ID:12053593
Enrollment Password: Juniors (Capital J)
If you have trouble signing in, email Mr. Merchant.

Friday, Jan 29, 2016

Writing the Literary Analysis Essay

One pattern to follow for writing any kind of school essay is the five-paragraph essay model – introduction, three body paragraphs, and a conclusion. As your essay-writing skills mature, you can certainly move beyond this model, but it’s a good basic model to start with.

An analytical essay is a particular type of expository essay, the purpose of which is to explain or give information about a work of literature.  In this type of essay, each of the three body paragraphs will contain one main example from the text to support the essay’s thesis.

INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH: This paragraph should tell the reader what your paper is going to be about.  The following information (not necessarily in this order) needs to be included in an introductory paragraph:

1.    a way to draw the reader in, create interest

2.    author of the text

3.    title of the text ( italicized for novels and plays; in quotation marks for short stories and poems)

4.    general statement about the literary work

5.    necessary background information about the story (very little or optional)

6.    thesis statement (your main idea – this should be closely linked to the essay question you are answering.

For example, you might be assigned the following question about Macbeth:

 Explore the idea of “manhood” in Macbeth.  What does it mean to “be a man” in this play?

Your opening paragraph might read something like this.  The numbers in brackets show where the items from the list above have been included in the paragraph:

Real men don’t cry … or watch soap operas … or wear pink.  Or do they? Every society has certain ideas attached to what it means to be “manly” or “womanly.” (1) Shakespeare’s great tragedy Macbeth, the story of a Scottish lord who kills the king in order to become king himself, is no exception. (2, 3, 4, 5).  Throughout this play, characters constantly make reference to manhood and the idea of “being a man.”  In Macbeth, manhood is always associated with physical courage and sometimes even with cruelty. (6)

BODY PARAGRAPHS: These should answer the question “why?” by giving more information about your topic.  Each paragraph should be roughly between seven and eleven sentences long and each should have one single, clear main idea.

 Each paragraph needs to include specific examples and direct quotes from the work of literature you’re discussing.  A body paragraph should include:

Saturday, Jan 23

A little extra help for the AP Lang term test on Tues:
Allusion- http://study.com/academy/lesson/allusion-in-literature-definition-examples.html
Aphorism-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEjd5So71EU
Apostrophe-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg7Zs7psuU4
Conceit-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JA9d-VynVqA
Didactic-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qolLzXyKCZI
Euphemism-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUq9CBGIwUc  (George Carlin-some bad lang.)
Genre-http://study.com/academy/lesson/literary-genres-definition-types-characteristics-examples.html

Nice review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_pxfifB6Co  (some we haven't covered)

Note: Only some of the words from your note cards are listed above. You are responsible for all 28 terms. :)



This coming week at a glance:

Tues. 1/26 AP LANG Term Test

Finish Macbeth

Lecture: Analytical Paper

Homework: First paragraph of Macbeth Paper due Fri 1/29

Wed. 1/27 Lecture on Satire

Fri. 1/29 Journal 10 min

Vocab Quiz 12/13

Peer editing first paragraph Macbeth Paper

Homework: Rough draft of paper Double spaced 12 font (1000-1500 words). Due Tues. Feb 2nd.

Bring Hard Copy to class.