Assignment #4- Due August 30th

Respond to the following questions in a short essay.  Your essay should be at least 500 words.  Select a significant scene from the play that you read.  Why is the scene significant?  What does it reveal about the characters, plot, or theme of the play?  What techniques does the author use in this scene that add to its significance?  Pleae use text evidence to back up your claims. 

Assignment #3- Poetry Essay- Due August 2nd

Respond to the following questions in a short essay format when you have completed the collection of poetry. Your essay shoud be 2-3 pages. You must make use text evidence from poems in your collection. This assignment is due by Friday, August 3rd. When a poet compiles a collection of poetry there are most often significant themes that emerge throughout the book. What theme or themes do you see in the collection of poetry that you read? Give evidence from the poems. Does the poetry deal with themes related to love, death, war, or peace? What other themes show up in the poems? Are there particular historical events that are mentioned in the poems? What are the most important concepts that are addressed in the poems?

Assignment #2

Finish your first book and answer the following question as it relates to your book. Use text evidence to support your points. This is due by July 13th. What passages strike you as insightful, even profound? Perhaps a bit of dialog that's funny or poignant...or encapsulates a character? Maybe comments that state the book's thematic concerns?

Assignment #1

Answer the following prompt after reading the first half of your first novel, book of poetry, or play by July 6th. Post your response on your blog under AP Literature Assignment #1. Your response should be detailed and show a clear knowledge of the text. Prompt #1: Write a detailed summary of the poems/play/story in the first half of your book.  Then explain what you think the author’s purpose was in writing his/her book, and what your reaction is to that purpose.