Due Monday:
Have your "Manifesto" packet reading completed.
Begin thinking about your first poetry essay on the Cummings poem. Come to class with any questions.
Begin planning for your poetry prospectus assignment. Come to class with any questions.
Due Friday, October 1st:
Your first poetry essay on the poem "When Serpents Bargain for the Right to Squirm" is due. Obviously this is a take home essay, so DO NOT consult online resources for this poem. You need to develop your independent thinking brain. This will be a standard 5 paragraph essay following the analytical format given and modeled for you in the Manifesto. You will be typing this essay and submitted it both online and on paper.
Due Monday, October 12th:
You will be turning in 4 poetry prospectuses that follow the format available here. Each poetry prospectus will be based on a poem of your choice from your anthology. Please do not choose poems that the book explains or that we have analyzed in class. Your poem selections should be unique to you, so please do not choose the same poems as your bff. Please pace yourself so that you complete one prospectus per week. This assignment is quite reasonable if you do work along the way. It will feel ridiculous if you try to complete it the night before it's due. These will be submitted online, so please type them. (Let me know if this will be a problem).
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Welcome to AP English!
AP English is an intense, college-level introduction to the skills of literary analysis. In this course, students learn to write effectively and analytically, read carefully and with insight, and develop an understanding of all genres of literature. You will also learn how to annoy your family and friends with esoteric knowledge about the workings of language and literature.
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