For Wednesday, September 4

Play catch up on your reading!  Review Chapters 1-12 in HtRLLaP.

Look for a college essay prompt that you would like to answer. JUST BRING IN THE PROMPT...NOTHING ELSE.  If you do not have one for a current application, here are a few suggestions.

Here are the new essay prompts for the common application:

• Some students have a background or story that is so central to their identity that they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.
• Recount an incident or time when you experienced failure. How did it affect you, and what lessons did you learn?
• Reflect on a time when you challenged a belief or idea. What prompted you to act? Would you make the same decision again?
• Describe a place or environment where you are perfectly content. What do you do or experience there, and why is it meaningful to you?
• Discuss an accomplishment or event, formal or informal, that marked your transition from childhood to adulthood within your culture, community, or family.

Take the quiz on this website. What kind of bug are you? Write me a short paragraph. How are you like this bug OR Why do you completely disagree with the results of your survey.

http://www.quibblo.com/quiz/2uCErOX/What-Kind-Of-Bug-Are-You

For Thursday, August 29

Read How to Read Literature Like a Professor chapters 11 and 12. Make sure to pay attention to key concepts. You might REVIEW the bold sentences in chapters 1-10. For extra points on your reading quiz, bring in a written response to this question: Why does Winston wake up with the name Shakespeare on his lips? (Section 1; chapter 3) (Kindle search for the word Shakespeare; it's the first reference.)

Prepare for a 40 minute timed writing essay:

You can choose one of the three prompts at the bottom of your AP Practice Free Response handout.

Orwell once wrote that "in a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.".....

One theme common of the dystopian novel is that government's intentions are not benevolent,"...

Humanistic philosopher Erich Fromm wrote that 1984....

After our poetry bootcamp, we will begin the novel The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis. Following that, we will read Till We Have Faces by the same author. You may want to go ahead and purchase these two novels. We will begin The Great Divorce the second week of September.

For Tuesday, August 27

Take a look at free response prompts number 4,5, and 6 before next Thursday.  Select one that you will write about for a practice timed essay.

Continue reading How to Read Literature Like a Professor. You must finish the first ten chapters by August 27. Make sure you know the concepts presented in the book. Annotate in your margins or highlight important details.

Also, continue reading The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka. I would like this novel finished by Tuesday, August 27.Come prepared to build a bug.  Follow the instructions on your bookmark.

Think:
Why does Gregor turn into a vermin anyway?
Is this a good or a bad transformation?
Is Gregor a victim or a perpetrator?
Would Gregor (as a human) be Beowulf? Knight in Shining Armor? A Romantic? or the Modern Man?

For Friday, August 23

1984

Continue reading!  Remember that your ten chapters in HtRLLP and Metamorphosis must be read by Tuesday, August 27.

Great job today in class; thank you for sticking with me!  I am impressed.  We will practice some multiple choice questions over 1984 on Friday AP style (no need to review; a selection will be provided for you).

Blessings,

Napoleon

Old Major

For Wednesday, August 21

Continue reading How to Read Literature Like a Professor.  You must finish the first ten chapters by August 27. Make sure you know the concepts presented in the book.  Annotate in your margins or highlight important details.

Also, continue reading The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka.  Follow the instructions on your bookmark. 

Think:
Why does Gregor turn into a vermin anyway? 
Is this a good or a bad transformation? 
Is Gregor a victim or a perpetrator? 
Would Gregor (as a human) be Beowulf?  Knight in Shining Armor?  A Romantic?  or the Modern Man?

Why are you reading The Metamorphosis?  Because I want you to be able to get the full, underlying meaning to Calvin and Hobbes?  What type of comedy is this?

http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1987/11/08/

Welcome Back!

For homework this first ten days, you will be interacting with Mr. Franz Kafka as you read his novella Metamorphosis.  If you do not have your textbook, you can find this novella online. You can also purchase the novel on your e-reader for 95 cents.  Do not pay more than that.

I did have a question on the Kafka bookmark. When you break the section into scenes, you can do that within your text or make a note in your kindle. For instance, George wakes up, George's manager comes to the door, ...etc. I just wanted for our text to be a little more manageable as we discuss specifics.  

You will also read and annotate the first ten chapters of How to Read Literature Like a Professor.

In class, we will have activities, writing prompts, multiple choice practice, and FUN that involves and enriches your summer reading experience!