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Waiting for Godot Essay UnfiledPlease read the essay for class discussion on Thursday
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Below you will find a link to the released AP prompts for many years. Study these, particularly question 3, the open-ended question. As you look at released question 3 prompts, think about how you could answer them with the books we have read this year.
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On Friday we will have a discussion of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. Bring the novel, the Gale article from which you selected a quotation, and be sure to read the article below before class.
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Bring The Great Gatsby to school on Wednesday, March 27th. Also go back and read or re-read the Gale Article in the previous post. See below.
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Finish reading The Importance of Being Earnest. Go to the two sites listed below and read them. There will be a quiz on Monday that includes information from these.
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I came across this on the Internet. Well worth your time. Look below.
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Here is a paper written a couple of years ago by an Anderson student, Kate Murray. Although it has no works cited page (be SURE you include one) it effectively covers the requirements of the paper.
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I have added a few more details to flesh out the rubric given you before on the Hamlet paper. Please look at it below. If you have questions, you can email me. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE, however.
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IB students will be doing their formal orals in about a month. You need to be familiar with Seamus Heaney's poems given out in class, and you need to read the following book review for its insights. I would recommend printing it out and highlighting the passages you find most helpful. see below
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You should finish reading Hamlet BEFORE coming to class on Wednesday the 19th. You also need to have selected the passage and movie version that you will write about in your Hamlet assignment.
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Look below for a major writing assignment for Hamlet.
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Please look below for discussion questions. As we proceed through Hamlet, you may be asked to respond orally or in writing to any of these.
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Go to one of the two passages below. Choose one, and write a commentary. You may use the questions to guide you. You may include quotes or references from Gale articles you have read. If you are making this assignment up at home, do not spend more than an hour writing. Turn it in to turnitin.com.
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Here are some questions for discussion. Be ready to talk IN DETAIL about these questions.
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Below, you will find a list of the Gale articles that students have read. By Wednesday, January 30th, you need to print up and read a SECOND article. Annotate it, and be prepared to choose a quote to elaborate and comment on.
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We have been having entirely too many tardies during first period. Expect a series of daily quizzes or short writing assignments at the beginning of the period. If you are tardy, you will not be able to make up the quiz until the following A day at 8:30 a.m.
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If you miss a quotes quiz, you will be expected to do a retake WITHOUT a word bank.
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Please read through page 253 by Tuesday, January 15. Expect a quotes quiz.
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Here are some links to actual student essays from the AP test in 2012. Commentary at the bottom gives you information on what the scores were, and why. Go to the link below and read the information on the 2012 test.
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Seamus Heaney wrote a number of early poems about the mysterious bog people, 2000 year old corpses who appeared to have been ritually slain and placed in the bogs. In Northern Ireland from the 1960s to the 1990s was a period called The Troubles in which people were murdered based on their religion. Go below for a link to two of Heaney's most famous bog poems. Look at the illustrations and give thought to how the poems might comment indirectly on the Irish Troubles.
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1. Read the second packet of Seamus Heaney poems. Look up any words or phrases. Mark up the poems, paying attention both to themes and devices.
2. Begin reading "The God of Small Things." If you read it before the winter break, you will have more time to yourself. We will hit the ground running in January, and you should read it before we come back.
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These are actual AP essays on poetry for a Seamus Heaney poem. We wrote on this in class. Go to the following links to complete reading the student responses and the feedback from the College Board scorers.
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For those who were absent or otherwise missed the homework assignment before Thanksgiving, here is a way to make up the grade. Go to one of the two websites below and pick three poems. PRINT THE POEMS. Write a personal response, a paraphrase, and a sentence or two that addresses the METAQUESTION about that poem.
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Read the Heaney packet. Look up all words and be able to paraphrase any poem.
Also go to turnitin.com and look at the comments I made on your revision of the documented paper. Grades will not be awarded until I see that you have looked at the comments.
Third, in case you have not read the previous assignment about Seamus Heaney, be sure you have done so by Friday.
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One of the major poets we will be reading for the rest of the semester is the contemporary Irish poet Seamus Heaney. Please read the article below. You can also go to Gale to save it on your computer. Please underline sentences or take notes for class discussion.
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You all should have this, but look below for an attachment of the original assignment.
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Please take note of reading deadlines.
For next Monday, through Chapter 25
For next Wednesday, through Chapter 29
For next Friday, through Chapter 39
Take note of the guiding questions below:
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In honor of Back-to-school night, here are some of your teacher's qualifications for teaching you.
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We watched this interview in class. If you missed class, you should watch this, then complete the questions that follow.
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Welcome to all students. I hope you have a wonderful senior year at Anderson High School. Remember to log in on Turnitin.com. The class number for first period is 5407855, and third period is 5407883. The password for both classes is "Poolishness."
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