D Block: Updates on Research progress.

Hi Everyone: In the comment section, please let me know how things are going with your research.  Try to articulate your main argument, as best you can, and how things are coming together in your work.  Thanks, Mr. Telles.

More Resources for AP Test Day

For the Multiple Choice section:

http://www.education.com/study-help/article/ap-english-literature-multiple-choice-question/

http://www.myteacherpages.com/webpages/rgunnar/files/multiple-choice%20strategies.pdf

Resources for Test Day: May 8th

For your browsing convenience, here are some useful links to parts of the AP Central Page.

For sample free response essays and commentary (scroll down to the end of each free response type for commentary):

 http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/members/exam/exam_information/2002.html

For test-day dos and don'ts: 

http://professionals.collegeboard.com/testing/ap/test-day

 

For a visual map of how the test is arranged:

 

 http://media.collegeboard.com/digitalServices/pdf/ap/ap-english-literature-bookmap-2014.pdf

 

Beyond these things, try looking up multiple choice test strategies and record some advice that you think will help.  We've talked about strategies in class, but with these kinds of tests there is no one-size-fits-all approach.  Try to think in terms of time management and what suits you best: will you want to take a peek at the questions before reading a selection, or start reading right away and then answer the questions that are least time-consuming first?  

King Lear Motif Assignment, Acts III and IV

Hi Everyone: Please respond to the passage you have chosen in class (Tuesday, April 1) in the comment section below.  See the previous motif assignment for directions or clarification.  Only one passage is necessary for both acts.  Thanks, Mr. Telles.

King Lear Motif Assignment Act II

Hi Everyone: Please respond to your chosen passage in the comment section below.  See the previous motif assignment for directions or clarification.  Thanks, Mr. Telles.

Independent Reading Check-in for Term 3: Guidelines.

Please see the following for the end-of-quarter reading check-in, probably due around April 4:

Independent Reading & Research Term Three

Now you can turn more of your attention to your independent reading and research project.
You'll turn in evidence of the reading on or before March 23.You're expected to read between 500 and 1000 pages or so by the end of the term. (If you're reading difficult experimental fiction you'll likely read closer to 500 pages and if you're reading popular children's fiction you'll be expected to hit 1000.)
The goal of this reading is to prepare for the paper you will write during the fourth quarter. The notetaking and writing you do about the reading you are doing during third quarter will help you a lot when you write the paper.

There are three different ways you could show evidence of your reading and thinking.Option 1: Keep a quotation response journal. You should have a quotation and response for every twenty to thirty (20-30) pages or so. Your responses should often relate to the central question and/or thesis in your proposal.

Option 2: Keep a double-entry notebook. Take notes -- quotations, paraphrases, other information -- on the left side of your notes & on the right side write down your thoughts about the information on the left side. What you write on the right side should often relate to the central question and/or thesis in your proposal. You should have a page of notes for every twenty to thirty (20-30) pages or so of your reading.

Option 3: Write short, informal, exploratory essay responses (300-500 words or so). You should write an essay for every fifty to sixty (50-60) pages or so of reading. These responses should discuss the reading in terms of your central question and/or provisional thesis.

King Lear Motif Assignment

Choose a particular monologue or passage of dialogue to analyze. (1) In your analysis demonstrate an understanding of the passage's meaning within its context. (2) Also, identify and discuss the significance of (at least two) motifs within the passage. What does the use of the motifs reveal, particularly about characters, conflicts, and themes? (3) Finally, discuss the relationship between how the motifs are presented in the passage and how the motifs are presented elsewhere in the play. Post your response below. At the beginning of your post include your name, name the motifs, and quote the passages (include act.scene.line).