AP English Literature and Composition Assignments
Assignment Calendar
Upcoming Assignments
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AP Literature Essay Practice (Novel Q3)
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AP Literature Essay Practice (Novel Q3)
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Unit 6- The Great Gatsby FRQ Corrections
(Optional)
Rewrite your response
Write 3+ sentences how your improved your response from first time--> second time
Resubmit all materials together
Rewrite your response
Write 3+ sentences how your improved your response from first time--> second time
Resubmit all materials together
Past Assignments
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The Great Gatsby FRQ Test
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AP Literature Review Card- The Great Gatsby
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The Great Gatsby (Part 3) Worksheet #13-17
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The Great Gatsby- Ch. VIII Written Response
Read The Great Gatsby Ch. VIII pg. 147-151 and answer the following question in a paragraph response (min 6 sentences) on a separate document:
At the end of this section, what can we say about Gatsby’s dream? Where does his dream currently stand (i.e. is his dream still realistic)? How does adding information about Daisy and Gatsby’s past further help the reader understand the current state of Gatsby’s dream? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
At the end of this section, what can we say about Gatsby’s dream? Where does his dream currently stand (i.e. is his dream still realistic)? How does adding information about Daisy and Gatsby’s past further help the reader understand the current state of Gatsby’s dream? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
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The Great Gatsby- Ch. VIII Written Response
Read The Great Gatsby Ch. VIII pg. 147-151 and answer the following question in a paragraph response (min 6 sentences) on a separate document:
At the end of this section, what can we say about Gatsby’s dream? Where does his dream currently stand (i.e. is his dream still realistic)? How does adding information about Daisy and Gatsby’s past further help the reader understand the current state of Gatsby’s dream? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
At the end of this section, what can we say about Gatsby’s dream? Where does his dream currently stand (i.e. is his dream still realistic)? How does adding information about Daisy and Gatsby’s past further help the reader understand the current state of Gatsby’s dream? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
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The Great Gatsby (Part 3) Worksheet #1-13
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The Great Gatsby (Part 3) Worksheet
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Unit 5- FRQ Corrections
(Optional)
Rewrite your response
Write 2-3 sentences how your improved your response from first time--> second time
Resubmit all materials together
Rewrite your response
Write 2-3 sentences how your improved your response from first time--> second time
Resubmit all materials together
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The Great Gatsby (Part 2) Worksheet
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Unit 5- MCQ Test Corrections
(Optional)
Write the question, the correct answer, and 1-2 pieces of evidence from the text that supports the correct answer
Resubmit all material together.
Write the question, the correct answer, and 1-2 pieces of evidence from the text that supports the correct answer
Resubmit all material together.
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The Great Gatsby (Part 1) Worksheet
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Unit 5: Short Stories FRQ Test
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Unit 5: Short Story MCQ Test
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The Roaring 20s/The Great Gatsby PowerPoint Slides
Slides assignment:
Johnny, Braden, Paris: Slides 2-4
Lowyn, Z, George: Slides 5-7
Chris, Isaiah, David: Slides 8-10
Danielle, Mia, Allison: Slides 11-13
Mina, Geo, Joel: 14-17
****Final slides should be on the "black/gold" 20s theme PowerPoint****
Johnny, Braden, Paris: Slides 2-4
Lowyn, Z, George: Slides 5-7
Chris, Isaiah, David: Slides 8-10
Danielle, Mia, Allison: Slides 11-13
Mina, Geo, Joel: 14-17
****Final slides should be on the "black/gold" 20s theme PowerPoint****
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Vocabulary Quiz
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The Yellow Wallpaper Madness Compare/Contrast Activity
Activity description located on pg. 2 and copied/pasted below:
Answer the following prompt on a separate piece of paper, or on a document to submit:
The descent into “madness” or insanity is a popular theme in literature, film, television, music, etc. Select another work (literature, movie, television, music, etc.) that features a character’s descent into madness. In a 3 paragraph compare/contrast response, explain how your selected work compares to “The Yellow Wallpaper”.
(Things you might consider comparing/contrasting: the characters’ madnesses, how the characters’ madnesses are portrayed, people’s reactions to the madness, how the setting plays a role in their madness, what causes/sets off their madness, etc.)
Answer the following prompt on a separate piece of paper, or on a document to submit:
The descent into “madness” or insanity is a popular theme in literature, film, television, music, etc. Select another work (literature, movie, television, music, etc.) that features a character’s descent into madness. In a 3 paragraph compare/contrast response, explain how your selected work compares to “The Yellow Wallpaper”.
(Things you might consider comparing/contrasting: the characters’ madnesses, how the characters’ madnesses are portrayed, people’s reactions to the madness, how the setting plays a role in their madness, what causes/sets off their madness, etc.)
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Vocabulary Quiz
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The Yellow Wallpaper Activity (Illustrate the wallpaper)
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AP Literature Review Card- Macbeth
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Vocaulary Quiz
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Last day for any makeup/late/absent work submissions
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Creative Writing: Letter to a Character
****THIS ASSIGNMENT IS OPTIONAL AND WORTH 5 POINTS EXTRA CREDIT****
Placing yourself in the perspective of any character from AP Literature, write a letter to any other character from AP Literature. Your letter can be a love letter, breakup letter, friendly every-day letter, “missing you” letter, etc.
-Letter should be one page, double spaced in the format of a letter
-If you want to use characters outside of AP Literature (like from British Literature) that is acceptable as long as I understand the character reference(s)
-Your characters do not have to be from the same piece of literature
-Be creative
Placing yourself in the perspective of any character from AP Literature, write a letter to any other character from AP Literature. Your letter can be a love letter, breakup letter, friendly every-day letter, “missing you” letter, etc.
-Letter should be one page, double spaced in the format of a letter
-If you want to use characters outside of AP Literature (like from British Literature) that is acceptable as long as I understand the character reference(s)
-Your characters do not have to be from the same piece of literature
-Be creative
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MCQ and FRQ Corrections- Unit 3 (Poetry)
Optional
For MCQ:
1.Write the complete question
2. Write the complete answer
3. Find/write evidence from the literature that supports the correct answer
For FRQ:
1. Rewrite your response
2. Write 3 sentences how your improved your response from the first draft to second draft
For MCQ:
1.Write the complete question
2. Write the complete answer
3. Find/write evidence from the literature that supports the correct answer
For FRQ:
1. Rewrite your response
2. Write 3 sentences how your improved your response from the first draft to second draft
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Macbeth (Act II, scene i) Worksheet
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Macbeth (Act II, scene ii) Worksheet
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Macbeth (Act I, scenes i-iv) Worksheet
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History of Theatre (11/2)- In Class Activity
Instructions are on the worksheet
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AP Literature Review Card- Unit 2 Short Stories
Complete an AP review card for one of the following stories covered in Unit 2-Short Stories:
The Masque of Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe
Hills Like White Elephants by Ernest Hemingway
The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin
The Sniper by Liam O'Flaherty
*Instructions for the review can be found under "Review"- AP Literature Review Card Template
The Masque of Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe
Hills Like White Elephants by Ernest Hemingway
The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin
The Sniper by Liam O'Flaherty
*Instructions for the review can be found under "Review"- AP Literature Review Card Template
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FRQ Corrections (Optional)
Rewrite your paragraph
Write 2-3 sentences explaining how you improved your answer from first draft to rewrite
Write 2-3 sentences explaining how you improved your answer from first draft to rewrite
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MCQ Corrections (Optional)
1. Write the question
2. Write the correct answer
3. Write 1-2 pieces of evidence from the story that support the correct answer
Submit with your original quiz.
2. Write the correct answer
3. Write 1-2 pieces of evidence from the story that support the correct answer
Submit with your original quiz.
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CommonApp Essay Question
Complete 1 CommonApp Essay Question from the attached website OR complete one CommonApp question for a college you are applying for.
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2 Peer Reviewed Submissions
Show your teacher 2 peer review forms you completed for other students.
If you already have done this, you have completed the assignment.
If you already have done this, you have completed the assignment.
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2 Personal Insight Questions (PIQs)
2 PIQs should be prepared for peer edit
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List of Accomplishments
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2 Personal Insight Questions (PIQs)
2 PIQs should be prepared for peer edit
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AP Literature Review Card- The Road
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AP Literary Term: Final Retake (Optional)
A final re-take for the AP Literary Term quiz may be completed anyday after school this week (Tuesday 9/5-Friday 9/8). This re-take is optional.
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The Road Vocabulary Quiz
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Submit Summer Reading on Turnitin.com
information:
Class ID: 40213732
Join Code: APLit (*please note that A P L are all capitalized and the join code is case sensitive)
Class ID: 40213732
Join Code: APLit (*please note that A P L are all capitalized and the join code is case sensitive)
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AP Literary Terms Quiz (Re-Take)
Retake is optional, grade will be replaced with second score if taken
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Sign Course Syllabus
Sign and return course syllabus by 8/25
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AP Literary Terms Quiz
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Summer Reading Assignment- "The Road"
Submit both hard copy in class and digital copy to turnitin.com