AP Literature:Welcome Back!

Freire Charter School

Ms. Stacey

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Class Bulletin: 9.10.14• What are our objectives?

• Vocab Unit G2 Review (Syn)

• Review “Hunters in the Snow” / Mini-Lesson on AP Writing

• Characterization Pre-Writing Activity

• What goes in the bin?• Nothing

• What goes on your desk?• Composition book open for Vocab Warm-Up

• Who has something to make up?• Najah

• Who needs to be in the Writing Center?• For an Appt: Breonna, Marcus, Tiffany, Ikeis

• AP Fellow: Angela

Vocab Unit G2: Synonyms Match!

1. Accost A. Obvious

2. Brackish B. Confront

3. Histrionic C. Charm

4. Overt D. Dramatic

5. Talisman E. Salty

AP Writing: What to Expect + How to

Succeed

• You will face three “Free Response” essay questions on the AP Literature exam:

• Two are passage-based

• One is open-ended

• When we do in-class writing, it will be text-based and open-book.

AP Writing• To earn a top score, you must:

• Stick ABSOLUTELY to the prompt

• Reflect an astute, accurate reading of the text

• Identify, describe, and analyze the author’s use of diction, tone, literary techniques, structural choices, (etc!) – Not just WHAT but HOW and WHY

• Recognize and note ambiguity, complexity – often, the best analyses offer a “X but Y” type conclusion

• Organize your essay as a “tour” of the text, with apt transitions, often in the same chronological order

• Use LOTS of partial quotes as evidence! Like, LOTS!!!!!

AP Writing• To earn a top score, you must/should NOT:

• Include plot summary

• Misinterpret a plot point or mislabel a literary device

• Evaluate or “review” the text

• Insert yourself or your/a reader’s feelings into your essay

• Critique the author—trust that he/she is “good” at the craft

• Connect to other texts (unless compare/contrast essay)

• Use a typical “five-paragraph” / Power Paragraph structure

• Use in-line citations

• Make too many spelling, grammar, punctuation mistakes

AP WRITING

A typical AP prompt reads something like…

“Read the following passage from Author Writerman’s novel A Really Good Book carefully. Then, in a well-organized essay… analyze the literary techniques Writerman uses to … characterize Anne Tagonist.”

So what are you being asked to do?

An Example…“Read the following passage from the introduction of Tom Wolff’s short story Hunters in the Snow carefully. Then, in a well-organized essay, analyze the

literary techniques Wolff uses to characterize Tub.”

•So what do you need to do? • Put the prompt into your own words (pay attention to power words)

• Read passage carefully and annotate…

• As you’re reading, begin to formulate your “answer” the prompt (by making a conclusion/theme/generalization). Remember, complexity is good! “X but Y”

• As you read, circle words/phrases that prove or uphold your answer)

• Organize your evidence into categories (this will help you also to plan your essay's organization)

• Begin writing! Remember, you should take your reader on a “tour” of the essay, chronologically, like a forensic technician.

Let’s Practice!THE PROMPT:

•“Read the following passage from the introduction of Tom Wolff’s short story Hunters in the Snow carefully. Then, in a well-organized essay, analyze the literary techniques Wolff uses to characterize Tub.”

Write just an intro. You have 10 minutes.

If you finish early, write one body paragraph.

Characterization in “Hunters in the Snow”

With your partner, investigate how/if your assigned character changes over the course of this story. If they don’t, find evidence that they’ve stayed static.

Use your SQ answers to help you.

Be sure to use specific direct (information you are told explicitly about the character by the author) and/or indirect (information you gather/infer from the character’s words or actions) evidence from the text.

Homework9.10.14

FOR TOMORROW:

Review Ch 3 Cornell Notes / Key Terms / “Hunters” for tomorrow’s in-class writing prompt

LOOKING AHEAD:Vocab Unit G2 Packet Due/Quiz Thurs 9/18