AP Literature: Class of 2009

Oh the places you've been...

2009-06-11T05:15:00.000-07:00

Click the picture above for a link to the full text of Dr. Seuss's Oh, the Places You'll Go!

Rewrite at least 20 lines of this story as Oh, the Places I've Been!

You have TWO choices for the topic of this piece of writing:

-Write from your present perspective, looking back at your years in high school

-Write from the perspective of your future self looking back at your years of college.

And YES...it has to rhyme.

Good Luck!

Book time - Part Three

2009-06-09T04:00:00.001-07:00

Get together with your group. Then, get a copy of the instructions from me. Once you have completed the assignment, post your work as a comment.

Book time - Part Two

2009-06-09T03:59:00.001-07:00

Write a reaction to the book as a whole. Your reaction must be exactly 400 words.

Book time - Part One

2009-06-09T03:57:00.000-07:00

Choose a passage you liked or thought was important from the book you read.

Type the passage (keep it relatively short).

Write a brief explanation of your choice.

This is me

2009-06-08T04:15:00.000-07:00

Choose an excerpt of song lyrics, poetry, or prose with which identify. Your choice should tell your audience something about who you are as a person. Please, BE APPROPRIATE. You do not have to explain your choice. It should just be.

Turnitin

2009-06-05T05:48:00.000-07:00

class id: 2745986
password: cheese

Book Update...again

2009-06-03T05:38:00.000-07:00

What page are you up to?

What has happened in the book so far?

What part of the book did you like/dislike?

Next week, we will be meeting about the books. You should be DONE reading by Tuesday.

2009-06-02T05:49:00.001-07:00

http://ww3.smithtown.k12.ny.us/apps/seniorsurvey/index.asp.

Count up to Count down

2009-05-29T04:45:00.000-07:00

Write 06 things you thought you knew about high school when you were a freshman.

Write 07 things you thought you learned about life by the time you were a sophomore.

Write 08 things you thought would be the best part of being a senior in high school when you were a junior.

Write 09 things you would tell yourself if your senior self could go back in time to give advice to your freshman self.

Write 25 words you would use to describe how you feel about graduating, summer, and going on to college.

(In case you were wondering about the numbers...'06 - your freshman year, '07 your sophomore year, '08 your junior year, '09 you senior year, 25 - the date of your graduation)

Class of '09

2009-05-27T05:26:00.000-07:00

You are the graduating class of '09. Tell us the story of your life in exactly nine words.

Words=Beauty

2009-05-26T05:45:00.000-07:00

Create a list of the most beautiful words in the English language.

Reading Update

2009-05-20T05:43:00.000-07:00

Your post for today should update me on your progress with reading your novel.

What page are you up to? BE HONEST

What is happening in the book?

Do you like it? Why?

Once you have finished this post, you should continue working on your paper. By the end of the period, I want to see two sources cited on www.noodletools.com with at least two note cards. Share your list with the class named "apap."

Tomorrow, we will not be in the lab. You will be completing a short writing assignment, and then you will read.

Color It

2009-05-19T05:48:00.001-07:00

Describe the most important moment of your life through the use of color. Use various colors to depict the action, emotion, and thoughts you experienced during this moment of your life. Try to be as creative as possible while still conveying the moment in a way that allows your audience to share in this experience.

Paper Time

2009-05-15T05:52:00.000-07:00

What is your paper topic? Post it as a comment to this entry.

Figuratively Feeling

2009-05-14T05:49:00.001-07:00

Define the following words using figurative descriptions:

Happiness
Sorrow
Love
Hate
Despair
Fear
Shame
Kindness
Envy
Anger
Tranquility
Paranoia

Five Important Things About Me

2009-05-12T05:22:00.000-07:00

Create a list of five books, five songs, and five movies that you believe have impacted your life. Include a brief explanation for each of your choices.

Books, Poems, Plays, Short Stories:

Songs:

Movies:

Introduction through Adjectives

2009-05-10T04:42:00.001-07:00

Choose at least one adjective for each letter of the alphabet to describe yourself to your audience. Write a brief (no more than two sentences each) explanation for each of your choices.