Practice for today

click here  (page 9)

Last AP practice

I have not received practice questions from most of you as of yet---please email me today if you would like me to look at your work---I can also send you some sample student responses if you like.

I will be posting one more practice today about noon if you want the help----

1. Go to your email today or tomorrow to check for your ticket.  We are finding the tickets are in the JUNK/SPAM folders.  IF you can’t find them in your email,  you need to login to your College Board account. 
2. Use the exam demo in the browser and the device you plan to test on.
3. Remember:  there should be as few people on the WiFi as possible during the exam.  If someone else is streaming video or playing a game like Fortnite, that can REALLY slow things down cause problems for students who are testing.
4. If you are unable to submit, there will be a backup email submission option.

Here is our practice response for the exam--complete by the end of day tomorrow and email it to me. I would try to time myself just to see

pages 11-12 (very appropriate right)

click here: practice response

AP exam power point

Be on the lookout for an AP exam power point from me today (in your email). If you did not receive one and are planning on taking the exam PLEASE LET ME KNOW ASAP.

Tomorrow I will post a sample exam essay, and ask you try it. I will score it for you and give you feedback by Friday.

cap and gown measurement

If you did not get measured for a cap and gown please send me your height ASAP!!

Important AP Exam Info!!!

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Everything and More:

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Quick Videos about how your exams will work:

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DEMO!

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Please Read!!!!

So the AP exam is coming up in the next few weeks!!! I am concerned because many of you have not responded to the emails from either me or Mr. Eschberger and you are not sending in an work either!

I  need to know who plans on taking the AP exam

• What you need for resources
• What you want reviewed
• What issues you are having with AP Central

YOU MUST BE LOGGING IN WITH AP CENTRAL FOR EXAM INFO AND REVIEW!!!

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE EMAIL ME OVER THE WEEKEND AND CHECK-IN!!

Next week, I will begin reviewing on a daily basis to make sure everyone feels prepared!!!

In case you didn't see this!

Timed Writing: Please try to time yourself 30 minutes for this response and email it to me today. Make sure you are keeping up with the blog as far as info for the AP exam and emailing me directly with any questions

Ap exam info!!

Synthesis essay extension

So several students have emailed me asking for extensions on the paper--I'm fine with everyone handing it in by next Thursday 4/9---at the very latest. Hopefully that helps those of you who need the extra time!

Read and respond

Interesting update on Into the Wild and Chris McCandless —-any thoughts?https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/chris-mccandless-died-update

Email me!

Hey everyone! Send me an email when you see this so I can touch base with you on your grade and progress towards graduation!

Please read regarding changes to the AP exam this year!!!

https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/coronavirus-updates

AP Online Review classes!!!

Please check out the schedule to watch AP review classes on Youtube: click here

Here is some help on writing your synthesis essay:

CLICK HERE TO  SEE THE OUTLINE GIVEN ON DAY 1 FOR HELP!!!!!!---PAGES 7-9 WALK YOU THROUGH IT STEP-BY-STEP!!!

Part 1: How to write the intro

Click here for a helpful video on how to write your intro

Part 2: How to write body paragraphs

Click her for a helpful video on how to write body paragraphs

Here is a sample of an introduction and body 1 from a student's paper:


HERE ARE SOME HINTS ON INSERTING YOUR QUOTES:
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Some last minute notes on writing the body paragraphs (some examples on putting in the sources):

Option #1 (author's name and title in the sentence): According to Jared Diamond the author of Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fate of Human Societies, "We all know that history has proceeded very differently..." (13).

Option #2 (author's name in the sentence): Jared Diamond explains to us that, "history has proceeded very differently..." (13).

Option #3 (paraphrase no name in the sentence): According to this source, history has proceeded at different rates on different continents (Diamond 13).

Option #4 (no name in sentence/or title): Because, "...history has proceeded very differently..." there are many differences throughout the globe (Diamond 13).

Option 5# (no author/title in the sentence): According to The Global Monitoring Report," Education for all cannot be achieved without improving quality" (17).

Option #6 (no author/no title in the sentence): The information presented in this source tells us that, " Education for all cannot be achieved without improving quality" ("Education for All" 17).

Option #7 (two authors/author in the sentence): Best and Marcus argue that one should read a text for what it says on its surface, rather than looking for some hidden meaning (9).

Option #8 (two authors/names not in the sentence): The authors claim that surface reading looks at what is “evident, perceptible, apprehensible in texts” (Best and Marcus 9).

Option #9 (more than two authors): According to the article, "The Economic Impacts of Broadband" we learn that, "Broadband’s economic significance can be put into context by referring to similar changes in other areas of infrastructure, such as road, rail, and electricity" ( Qiang et al. 1).

Part 3: Writing the counter-claim

Watch here where most of this is all explained.

Here is what  a counter-claim paragraph might sound like:
On the other hand, it has been argued that ________________________________ (counterclaim).

This point of view seems to make sense because _____________________(evidence/reasoning that supports the counter-claim)

However, ________________________________________(rebuttal--why is this weak? Give support through evidence!!!)

Therefore, ________________________________________(sum up why your claim is better/makes more sense)

Part 4: How to write the conclusion

Click her for a helpful video on how to write a conclusion

Important AP updates!

https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/coronavirus-updates?excmpid=FB-ED-CB-1

Practice exam

here is a practice exam site you can use to go over multiple-choice and essays. At the end of each section they explain the multiple-choice answers to you and why the essays were scored as high or low.

Click here: practice exam

Please Note!

AP update

Please continue working in AP classroom to practice for the AP exam: Units 2 and 3 assignments will count for quarter 3 grades.

Additionally, you must complete the following essay assignment no later than Friday 4/3.

Click here for the essay assignment (note this is the synthesis essay from the exam)

Here is the synthesis help packet if needed: click here


Please email me with any questions or concerns.

You may now do this essay as quarter 3 extra-credit---but it is not mandatory

Essay Assignment; Death of A Salesman by Arthur Miller      Due: Monday March 4th

Question: Choose one of the following 3 choices to base your essay
1. Was the death of Willy Loman a modern tragedy? Is Willy a tragic hero?
2. Is the “American Dream” still possible in today’s society?
3. Is personality more important than intelligence when it comes to success? (Is it who you know or what you know?)
Sources: (Choose at least 2)  *All of these are available on the blog if you no longer have them.

• Death of A Salesman
• “Tragedy and The Common Man”
• “Peeking at the Negative Side of High School Popularity”
• "The Transformation of the American Dream"
• "In Search of the American Dream"

      Guidelines:

•        Must be a minimum of 2 pages handwritten or typed double-spaced—minimum of 4-5 citations
•          This must be an argumentative paper (counterclaim, rebuttal, etc.)
•          You should make an outline first before you write.

Test!!

Today is the test for Death of a Salesman---when you are done you may work on Act 2 study guide questions which were due today! Please make sure you are on time to school tomorrow so we can leave for the performance as scheduled. Watch the weather as far as whether or not you will need a light jacket/umbrella.

Extra-credit: Choose one of the following symbols in the play. Explain its use by the author (what it is and why it is included)

*the stockings
*Bill Oliver's fountain pen
*the seeds Willy is planting
*Biff's sneakers 
*the rubber hose
*the tape recorder/dictation machine in Howard's office

Inner Circle/Outer Circle

Look for the following outside articles (we will start the essay on Monday---they are linked to the blog in previous posts if you need them

1. "Tragedy and the Common Man"
2. "The Transformation of the American Dream"/"In Search of the American Dream"
3. "Peeking at the Negative Side of Popularity"

Possible Inner Circle Prompts:
1. What is something you found that was surprising about the play: the plot, the characters, etc.?
2. What can you guess about what happens after the Requiem? What gave you these clues?
3. Do you think this has anything to do with Death of a Salesman?
4. What do you think about Willy Loman as a tragic hero?
5. Do you agree/disagree with the opinion that the play is a commentary on modern society and values

The end....

Finish the book: pages 122-136

Final Response (due at the end of class today): Please explain using specific examples as support for your responses--these can either be quotes or paraphrases. Try to be as detailed as possible.

1. Who/What is responsible for the outcome (Willy's) at the end of the play?


2. Is this death "tragic"? Why or why not? To the audience? To the characters?

ACT 2 CONT...

*read 109-122
*work on the study guide questions---DUE THURSDAY!

TOMORROW WE WILL FINISH THE PLAY

Multiple-choice questions for today's reading

Name: ________________________________________________Start at the top of page 99

32.    Why can't Willy work for Charley?

a.   Charley stands for the things Willy does not believe in; if Willy would work for Charley, he would admit that his whole life had been wrong.

b.  Charley's business is not doing well. He doesn't have enough money to hire anyone else.

c.   Charley doesn't think Willy will do a good job, but he doesn't want to spoil their    friendship by saying so.

d.  Willy's mind has been affected and he is really not capable of working a full-time job.

33.    Biff says, ". . . I realized what a ridiculous lie my whole life has been." What does he mean?

a.   He finally learns that he was adopted, and he is angry that his parents never told him.

b.  He realized that he was raised on a false philosophy, and that most of the things that    happened were glossed over and made far better than they were. Bill realized that he was a Clerk and a thief.

c.   He realized that he has wasted his life because he never admitted that he was afraid to be successful.

d.  He realized that he really did love his father, and it was time to admit it.

34.    What was the result of Biff's meeting with Bill Oliver?

a.   He got part of the money, with a promise of more if he made good.

b.  He got brushed aside. He would never get the money, and he would have no more    meetings with Bill Oliver.

c.   He got all of the money and Bill's full support.

d.  Oliver gave him a year to prove his could be responsible; then he would get the money.

35.    What does Happy want Biff to tell Willy?

a.   He wants Biff to paint a glossy picture of the meeting with Oliver instead of telling the    truth.

b.  He wants Biff to tell Willy he will stay home and get a job.

c.   He wants Biff to tell Willy the truth about what happened with Bill Oliver so many years ago.

d.  He wants Biff to make Willy realize his (Willy's) days as a salesman are over.

36.    Willy says, ". . . the woods are burning, boys. Can't you understand? There's a big blaze going      on all around."  What does that mean?

a.   Willy is having a flashback to a time in his youth when he set the woods in back of his    house on fire.

b.  Times are changing. He thinks he is on the brink of a wave of good fortune.

c.   Willy's world is falling apart. He had lost his job and has no resources. He is getting    trapped by the years of lies he has lived.

d.  Willy thinks he is dying, and he is contemplating the afterlife. He is afraid he will be    punished for his life.

37.    What does Willy do while Biff is trying to explain the facts of his meeting with Bill Oliver?

a.   He shouts curses to drown out Biff's voice.

b.  He daydreams of the time Biff flunked math.

c.   He washes and waxes the car.

d.  He takes notes so he can refer to them later.

38.    What did Biff take from Bill Oliver?

a.   He took a silver picture frame.

b.  He took a fountain pen.

c.   He took a twenty-dollar bill.

d.  He took the keys to the office.

39.    Identify Miss Forsythe and Letta.

a.   They are women who come into the restaurant. Happy is more interested in getting a date with them than in the welfare of his own father.

b.  Miss Forsythe was Willy's high school English teacher, who had great faith in him.

    Letta was her daughter. She had a crush on Willy

c.   They are women who work in the office of the company Willy works for. Miss Forsythe ridicules him, but Letta feels sorry for him.

d.  They are friends and confidants of Linda's. They have offered to help her if anything ever happens to Willy.

40.    Where does Willy go?

a.   He goes to the river to look at the water.

b.  He goes to the parking lot for a cigarette.

c.   He goes to the restroom to compose himself.

d.  He goes home to cry and get drunk.

e.    

41.    What is Biff's opinion of his father now, when he tells it to Miss Forsythe?

a.   Biff says he is a "poor, wretched loser."

b.  Biff says he is a "fine, troubled prince."

c.   Biff says he is a "gentle daydreamer."

d.  Biff says he is a "nasty, selfish braggart."

Character Analysis cont..

1. First we will begin with a portion of the movie
2. We will review how to write a character analysis using rhetorical strategies
3. (Complete the worksheet first) Choose some of the elements of your worksheet to write as detailed a response as possible. Be sure to include some rhetorical analysis: conflict, repetition, dialogue, mood, diction, tone, symbolism, setting, in your response.

Some page number ideas:
13-15
30-33
37-38
59-61
61-65
68-69
80-82
86
93
96-97
104

First we will start with the reading on page 99 of the play

• We will answer the multiple choice worksheet questions as we read today.
• If we have extra-time, we will begin the characterization worksheet for Willy.
• Tomorrow, we will finish the characterization worksheet and watch some of the movie.

End of Act I discussion and writing assignment due today!!!!

"Tragedy and the Common Man" Questions (link)

1. What is the main point of this essay? 

2. According to Arthur Miller, what one quality causes every tragic hero to “fall”?

3. Based on Miller’s point about that quality, why does the common man fit so perfectly into the role of a tragic hero?

4. What is one thing that separates the traditional tragic hero from a common everyman tragic hero? And is that one thing important, in his view?

5. What does Miller say about tragedies being viewed as being “pessimistic”? What reasoning does he give when he argues that tragedies are actually optimistic?

6. Using the points Miller has made in the essay, discuss how Willy Loman can be considered a tragic hero OR the play a tragedy (up until this point--end of Act I the beginning of Act II).

Quiz today!

First, Act 1 quiz---books not allowed!!
When you are finished, grab a book and try to read pages 85-99 in Act 2.
When everyone is finished, we will look at the character analysis work from Act 1.
Short-answer: (Add on your response on the bottom of the last page!)
Choose on of the following pairs of characters and their feelings towards the other.
1. Explain Biff's frustration with Willy. Explain Willy's frustration with Biff.
2. Explain Biff's feelings towards Linda. Explain Linda's feelings about Biff.
3. Explain Biff's feelings towards Happy and his life choices. Explain Happy's feelings towards Biff and his life choices.
4. Explain Willy's frustration with Howard Wagner. Explain Howard Wagner's frustration with Willy.

Quiz Act 1 tomorrow!!!! Please study--all multiple choice questions!

1. Kahoot review
2. review character analysis from Act 1 (Willy?)
3. Begin reading Act 2 on page 71-85

Finish character analysis

In my absence, please use your time to finish any study guide questions for Act I (or reading) and finish your characterization paragraphs from Wednesday.

characterization worksheet and analysis in Death of a Salesman

worksheet
1. Today we will start with finishing yesterday's assignment (trading opinions with a friend regarding the popularity article)
2. Then we will work on reviewing characterization by practicing on the worksheet--being insightful!!
3. Choose 1 character from Act 1. Write a characterization paragraph choosing 2 or 3 KEY lines to support your analysis. Remember, don't just choose ANY quote. Select the most important ones. Also, make sure your analysis is insightful and not just a surface connection.

character traits list

"Peeking at the Negative Side of High School Popularity" by Alina Tugend----NOTE THIS WILL BE A SOURCE FOR THE ESSAY

On your own time, finish reading Act 1: pages 61-69/Answer the Act 1 study guide questions and turn in by class tomorrow. There will be a quiz on Act 1 on Tuesday!!!

Today in class:
First, we will read par. 1-15 together. (link)
Next, we will pause and look up the definitions of any underlined words and write them on the packet.
Third, you will repeat this same procedure for paragraphs 16-32.
When you are finished, write an answer to the following question:
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• Do you feel that this article has convinced you that there is a negative side to high school popularity?
• Why or why not?---Give a minimum of 3-4 pieces of text evidence to explain your response.
• How does this article relate to Death of a Salesman? Think about Willy's ideas about being "well-liked" by others.

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Lastly, trade your paper (your response) with another class mate and respond to them accordingly:

*Did you agree or disagree with his/her opinion of the author's claim?
*Respond to their analysis in some way. (did they give good examples, what about his/her relation to the play?)

Finishing Act 1

Today we will:
Work on finishing reading Act 1 and working on the study guide questions

Research assignment

Research worksheet

Finishing Act 1

Today we will: 1. Start with the movie 2. Attempt to finish as much of the Act 1 reading as possible 3. We were supposed to finish the Act 1 study guide questions today--probably won't happen--you can work on them tomorrow if you are in class or take them home and work on them over the break. **If you are absent from class tomorrow, please check the blog to see what we did***

Act 1 quote response

1. Choose one of the quotes below

2. Write about 1 page explaining what the quote means in context of the book (who is saying it and what are they referring to). Explain whether or not you agree or disagree with the quote and why (using either a life experience, historical event, or another piece of literature to support your opinion).

Statements that Reflect Societal Beliefs 

•“To suffer fifty weeks of the year for the sake of a two-week vacation, when all you really desire is to be outdoors, with your shirt off. And always have to get ahead of the next fella. And still—that’s how you build a future.” (Pg. 22)
• “That’s why I thank the Almighty God you’re both built like Adonises. Because the man who makes an appearance in the business world, the man who creates personal interest, is the man who gets ahead. Be liked and you will never want.” (Pg. 33)
 • “Never fight fair with a stranger, boy. You’ll never get out of the jungle that way.” (Pg. 49)

Act 1 continued...

• Today we will start with completing the 2 questions we did not have the time to finish yesterday
• Next, we will continue reading in Death of a Salesman (pages 27-45)
• Lastly, we will watch the beginning of the movie to see the characters/setting

Please complete both answers to turn in before you leave today. Give at least two pieces of textual evidence per response.
1. Compare and contrast the 2 brothers Biff and Happy. How are they similar in their personalities and hopes for their futures? How are they different? How about their feelings about themselves? The family?

2. Describe Willy from what you have seen so far. What are his feelings about his two sons? What seems to bother him about the world? How does he interact with his wife Linda?

Beginning Act 1 Death of a Salesman

Read through page 27.

Please complete both answers to turn in before you leave today. Give at least two pieces of textual evidence per response.
1. Compare and contrast the 2 brothers Biff and Happy. How are they similar in their personalities and hopes for their futures? How are they different? How about their feelings about themselves? The family?

2. Describe Willy from what you have seen so far. What are his feelings about his two sons? What seems to bother him about the world? How does he interact with his wife Linda?

Study Guide for Death of a Salesman

QUESTIONS FOR THE PLAY READER: AN ACT BY ACT GUIDE (From “A Teacher’s Guide to the Penguin edition of Death of a Salesman”)
ACT ONE
 1. Why is Willy home? Why is Linda alarmed that he’s home?
2. Why is Willy annoyed at Biff? How does he describe Biff? What does this tell us about Willy?
 3. How has the neighborhood changed? Why does it matter to the story that his surroundings are no longer the way they used to be?
 4. How does Linda treat Willy? How do the boys feel about him? Is Biff trying to spite Willy? Why does Biff come home in the spring?
5. Why won’t Happy go out West with Biff, and why won’t Biff stay? Why doesn’t either son get married and settle down?
 6. How does Willy act toward the boys when they are young? How do they act toward him? How does Willy feel about Charley and Bernard?
 7. What does Willy’s reaction to Biff ’s theft of the football tell us about Willy? He says the boys look like Adonises. What other clues show that Willy believes in appearances?
 8. Willy praises and then curses the Chevrolet; he tells Linda that he’s very well liked, and then says that people don’t seem to take to him. What do these inconsistencies tell us about Willy?
 9. “Five hundred gross in Providence” becomes “roughly two hundred gross on the whole trip.” How does Linda take Willy’s stories? What does this reveal about her? Why does Willy make a fuss about Linda’s mending stockings? How is this important to the play?
10. Why does Charley visit? How does he feel about Willy? How and why do they insult each other?
11. Who is Ben? Why does Ben appear? What does Willy think about the future? About the past? What does Ben teach Biff? Why does Willy feel “kind of temporary” about himself and want Ben to stay?
 12. What does Linda think is the trouble with Willy’s life? Why is she angry at her sons? Why does she put the rubber hose back after she had taken it? What does this tell about her?
13. Why is Willy interested when Biff mentions Bill Oliver? Why do they argue? How does Happy try to capture attention?
ACT TWO 
1. Why is Willy’s mood upbeat at the start of Act Two? What does he expect to happen?
 2. Why does Willy tell Howard about Dave Singleman? Describe the dramatic effect when Howard listens to the voices of his family while Willy tries to talk business. Why does Howard tell Willy to drop off his samples and forbid him to go to Boston? Why is this such a blow to Willy?
3. What is Willy’s philosophy? How does Biff as a football hero embody his father’s dreams? Why does Charley say Willy hasn’t grown up?
4. What is Willy’s impression of Bernard when he sees him in his father’s office? Why does Willy exaggerate Biff ’s importance? Why does Bernard ask what happened after the game at Ebbets Field? 5. Why won’t Willy work for Charley? Why is Willy able to ask Charley for money? How is Charley’s view of what a salesman needs different from Willy’s view?
 6. In the restaurant, how does Happy reflect Willy’s values? Why does Miller have the girls come in
7. How does Biff ’s realization that his life is a lie underline the theme of the play? Why does Biff take Bill Oliver’s fountain pen? Why can’t he tell his father what happened with Bill Oliver? Why do Biff and Happy leave Willy at the restaurant?
8. Why did Biff go to Boston? What does he discover when he sees the Woman? Why is it that Biff never went to summer school? Why can’t he believe in his father?
9. Why does Linda tell the boys, “Get out of here, both of you, and don’t come back!”?
10. Why does Willy keep planting seeds where they’ve never grown before? Why does Willy think Biff will be impressed with his funeral? Why does Ben say that Biff will call Willy a fool?
11. Why doesn’t Willy want to see Linda? Why does he think Biff is spiting him? Why does Biff show him the rubber hose? Why does Biff confront Willy and Happy?
12. What does Biff do that elates Willy? How does Happy try to attract Willy’s attention? How does Ben influence Willy at this point?
REQUIEM 
1. What is a requiem? What is the purpose of this final act? To what extent is it successful?
 2. Charley says: “No man only needs a little salary.” To what is he referring? What else does a man need?
 3. Explain the irony of Linda’s last speech.

Character Map

"The American Dream" reading and response (20 pts)----

Today's article:
1.  "The Transformation of 'The American Dream'"
2. " In Search of the American Dream"

Write down this definition on the blank space at the bottom of your page:

The American Dream is a national ethos of the United States, the set of ideals (democracy, rights, liberty, opportunity and equality) in which freedom includes the opportunity for prosperity and success, as well as an upward social mobility for the family and children, achieved through hard work in a society with few barriers. In the definition of the American Dream by James Truslow Adams in 1931, "life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement" regardless of social class or circumstances of birth.
(from Wikipedia.com)

Next, we will read "The Transformation of the 'American dream'" by Robert J. Shiller as a class. While we read together you will:
1. Circle unknown words
2. star any ideas you find particularly important
3. Write down any notes or questions you may have

After this is completed, turn to the other side and read "In Search of the American Dream" silently to yourself repeating the same 3 annotations listed above.

When you are finished reading and annotating both of these articles, write down a brief (1-2 paragraph response) on the following topic:

Is the "American Dream still alive today?" use at least one example from each article in your response.

Question 3

https://mrnicholsenglish.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/rehugo.pdf

Essay contest info

Gamma Phi Omega is holding an essay contest:

Submit a 200-word essay or less about the Harlem Renaissance and/or Black Movement honoring African Americans and their contributions during this unified movement.  Choose a person, event or establishment from the period about how that person or event has impacted our history and society.  Typed essays will be accepted.  Each entry please include student's full name, grade, school, and home telephone number.

To enter you must submit your essay no later than February 24, 2020 to Gamma Phi Omega at akagpo@gmail.com or

Gamma Phi Omega Chapter

PO Box 3231

Buffalo, NY  14240

Day 2 Rhetorical Analysis Esay

Yesterday, you should have completed your precis. If you did not, start with that first. Remember, it will serve as the introduction to your essay. Also, try not to focus on what you don't understand and focus on what you do!

Today we will work on completing the essay using the provided format. If you do not finish, it is homework!!

Rhetorical analysis (again)

Rhetorical precis (intro)

Multiple-Choice cont...

Today we will:  Start page 208
1. Review the synthesis prompt (I would like you to read the articles and annotate in class tomorrow during my absence--PLEASE MAKE SURE IT IS FINISHED SO THAT YOU CAN COMPLETE FRIDAY'S TASK)
2. Complete/review the final section of multiple-choice (note: we will complete some as a group and review multiple-choice taking strategies) Page 199

AP Practice Test cont..

Go to page 195 in the packet (if you missed yesterday you can either try them on your own and correct tomorrow or ask a friend for the correct answers)
*First, we will read it as a class
*Second, work with a partner or 2 to come up with answers for numbers #14-25. We will check the answers as a group.
*Lastly, work on the next section #26-34 (if you do not finish, complete it as homework)

Work on your essays for Into the Wild

Today you have time to work on your essays. I will provide some formatting information for those that need it. Otherwise, I can help with outlines for those who are making those first.

All Into the Wild essays are due by Monday 1/27. We will have all of class tomorrow to work on it.

Last essay option:
Compare/contrast Jon Krakauer's portrayal of Chris McCandless in Into the Wild with Jack London's portrayal of the "man" in "To Build a Fire". Do not merely compare and contrast the characters themselves, but how the author's writing portrays them to the audience.

Finish-up presentations/work on the final questions for Into the Wild ---tomorrow and Friday (essay for Into the Wild)

Chapter 12, pages 117-126; Chapter 14-15, page 133-56 9. Contrast McCandless’ feelings about his family with his family’s feelings about him. How does the Thoreau quote that opens the chapter match Chris’ feelings about his family? Support your points with two quotes from the reading. 10. Krakauer admits to not being an “impartial biographer” (ii). How do his experiences (particularly his own journey into the wild (pp.133-56) comments and opinions add to or take away from Chris’ story? Support your answer with specific details from these chapters.
 Chapter 16, pages 157 – 171; Chapter 17; pages 172 - 186 11. Read the italicized passage on page 168 that McCandless wrote and the italicized passage he highlighted from Tolstoy on page 169. Based on these writings and events in this chapter, what convinced McCandless that it was time to return to civilization? What did he learn from his time “in the wild”? Support your answer with specific details. 12. Krakauer observes that it is not “unusual for a young man to be drawn to a pursuit considered reckless by his elders.” Identify two details from this chapter where McCandless exemplifies this observation. Explain whether or not McCandless would agree with Krakauer. Finally compare McCandless’ view with that of one of the following men mentioned in this chapter: Andy Horowitz, Gordon Samel, Roman Dial, Sir John Franklin. 13. Krakauer goes on to claim that McCandless’ “life hummed with meaning and purpose. But the meaning he wrested from existence lay beyond the comfortable path.” Do you agree with Krakauer? Support your response with two specific quotes from this chapter. 
Chapters 18 and Epilogue; pages 185-203 14. How does the Doctor Zhivago quote that opens the chapter foreshadow McCandless’ actions and writings later in the chapter? Cite two specific examples using quotations from the text. 15. Do you believe McCandless is to blame for his own death? Explain your answer using two specific details from the chapter. Use quotations to support your response.

Expert Analysis on "To Build A Fire"

Today will be spent completing the following items:
1. We will watch the very end of the movie (remember the link is still available to watch on your own time)
2. Work on finishing ALL of your study guide questions for "To Build a Fire" from last week (this is one of the last assignments of Q2 along with your presentation/analysis)
3. Work on your analysis/presentation for tomorrow---you will be responsible for presenting your annotations and information to the class
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Name: ___________________________________________________CLOSE READING FICTION WORKSHEET When close reading any literary text, narrative or fiction, the goal remains to make a claim for potential meanings locatable within a text based supported by analysis of the way the text is put together. At the heart of this is a kind of invention: taking the materials presented to you and explaining how they lead to ideas and insights that are not explicitly spelled out by the text itself. Training your eye to notice these “materials” in all their forms is the first step. It can be hard to know where to start, however, because sometimes writing about a novel or a longer text presents you with too much to analyze! This worksheet offers you some preliminary guidelines. Not every question will be productive, but the idea is to think (slowly, resourcefully, and inventively) about the features of a text on a micro- and macro-scale.

 1. After you’ve finished reading the full narrative once, pause and think about which moments/passages you remember as particularly striking, utterly confusing, or wonderful (hopefully, you’ve been marking passages all along while reading!). Try to recover the parts of the text that left the greatest impression on you—these parts generally make good fodder for analysis (especially if they were confusing!)

What section of the text are you analyzing: _____________________________________

2. Summarize what is happening in this moment in the text, and how this passage fits into what is happening– in just ONE OR TWO SENTENCES:

3. Read over the paragraph slowly, attending to its “poetic” features Describe the rhythm of the language. Is it hurried? Calm? What makes it so? Are there any similes/metaphors/personification involved? What are their tenors and vehicles? Are there any repeated words/ phrases/images within this passage?

 4. Read the paragraph over again, attending to the narrative and structural features: What perspective is the passage written from? (Is it 1st/2nd/3rd person?) Is the speaker – in this passage alone—presented as omniscient? Limited? Are any, pronouns are used? What is the setting of this moment in the text? What details are provided about the setting? How much time is passing at this moment in the text? How do you know time is passing? Characterize the kinds of events occurring in this moment—what kinds of actions are being taken (are they violent? Free? Forced?). If actions are not being taken, what kinds of experiences are being had? (Are characters emotional? Thoughtful? Emotional?) Characterize the relationships between the characters in this scene (are they communicating? Fighting? Awkward? Friendly? Intimate?)

5. Think more pointedly about the passage in relation to the text as a whole. Poetic Features Does a motif appear in the passage? Does an image or specific kind of imagery appear in this passage and elsewhere in the text? Which ones, and where else? How does the way this moment is written reflect or contradict the events being described? Does the “tone” or feeling of this moment match the content described? Narrative/ Structural Features Is the narrator behaving differently in this moment of the text than at other times? How? What seems to catalyze the narrator’s changes in behavior? How is setting of this passage reflective of the events happening or the ideas being discussed? Do the events occurring in this moment resemble events that occur elsewhere in the text?

6.Taking a more “macro” view, think about the general experience of reading the text AS A WHOLE: What are its biggest themes? What ideas does it wrestle with? What conflicts/ tensions/ relationships seem to be at its core? Look back at your inventory of observations. What do the patterns and disjunctions manifested in this passage (poetically, narratively, structurally) have to do with the broader themes/relationships preoccupying the text as a whole? (IN OTHER WORDS—HOW DOES YOUR SEGMENT OF THE TEXT RELATE TO THE TEXT AS A WHOLE OR WHY IS IT AN IMPORTANT PIECE?)

"To Build A Fire"--Day 1--2

story text: Click here

Agenda: 

• Today will be spent mostly reading and annotating the story/watching a video clip
• Tomorrow will be spent working with a partner on analysis questions
• IF you get a chance, for homework watch the remainder of the video version before class tomorrow (click here)

“To Build a Fire” Reading Questions

1. Why do you think the protagonist is referred to as “the man” as opposed to being given a name?
2. What is the weather like at day break when the story begins?  What do you think this foreshadows for the rest of the story?
3. London writes, “He was quick and ready in the things of life, but only in the things, and not in the significances” . What does this tell us about the man?  What is his character like?
4. How are the man and the dog similar?  How are they different?
5. Why doesn’t the man worry more about the cold?  What is alarming/absurd about his reaction to the frostbite?
6. Why do you think London continues to emphasize the coldness, and how the man had never felt such cold before?
7. Why does the man “shy like a horse” from certain parts of the road?
8. Do you agree or disagree with the man when he sends the dog ahead of himself to aid in his own safety?  What would you do?
9. Why does London point out that the dog acts from instinct?
10. While eating, what startles the man?  Why is this important?
11. After deciding not to eat his lunch, how does the man’s outlook of his situation drastically, albeit briefly, change?
12. What do you think London means when he says, “This man did not know cold”?
13. When he falls in the river, the man curses his bad luck.  Do you agree with where he places his blame?  Why or why not?
14. In the paragraph where the man reflects on “old-timers” and “men who are men” what do you think of his mentality and beliefs?
15. What happens to the man’s fire and why?
16. What difficulty occurs when the man finally lights all of his matches at once?
17. When the man contemplates “using” his dog for survival, how does London emphasize the qualities of naturalism?
18. What is the flaw in the man’s plan when he begins to run to camp?
19. Why does the man start to berate the dog?
20. How does the dog know to leave and head to the camp?

Ch. 14-15 "The Stikine Ice Cap"

Today we will be looking at the author Jon Krakauer and his place in Into the Wild. 

• 1. Think about and then jot down comparisons you see between McCandless’s relationship with his father and Krakauer’s relationship with his. 

•2. Do you think Krakauer understands McCandless? Why or why not?

• 3. Do you think Krakauer reads too much into McCandless’s life because he feels some sort of affinity to him? Explain your answer.

• 4. Respond to the following quotation at the end of chapter 15: “It is easy, when you are young, to believe that what you desire is no less than what you deserve, to assume that if you want something badly enough, it is your God-given right to have it” (155).

Why do we care about Chris McCandless? (Please finish the book by Monday 1/13 and have double-entry journals for your assignments next week)

Today's article link: click here

Diana Saverine, "Should We Still Care About Chris McCandless?", Outside magazine (outsideonline.com), May 7, 2016

• Second label the paragraphs (number them) in the left column 
• Circle any unknown vocabulary as we read and star or underline/highlight anything you believe is important.
• Next, we will discuss our notes/questions that we have on the article

Complete the following assignment based on the reading of today's article:

Answer the question the article poses: "Should we still care about what happened to Chris McCandless?" Write a minimum of 2-3 paragraphs with 2-4 min. textual examples as support for your answer.

Some ideas:

• Why does the author John Krakauer think we should still care?
• What is the public debate? What does each side believe?
• What new (or old) information causes you to sway one way or the other?
• What do you believe the author of this article has concluded?

After discussing as a group--write ONE combined paragraph that explains your final determination---should the reader care what actually happened to Chris McCandless?---Hand it in! OR EMAIL.

Into the Wild---you choose the chapter/chapters that you will use (must be Ch. 10 or later)

*WE will read selections of  Ch. 12 aloud as a class---you will then be asked to finish reading this chapter. 
*When you are done complete both sides of the worksheet (either using chapter 12 or anything after chapter --you may use multiple chapters or work with a partner).
PLEASE BE SURE TO LABEL EACH SIDE WITH THE SECTION OF THE BOOK YOU ARE USING SO I KNOW!!!

(Read 13-15 on page 156 for homework )---DUE MONDAY!! 

Today we are going to complete a close-read of ch. 10 (and 11) and work on the prompt labeled for this section

1. First, we will start by completing an in-class reading of Ch. 10 together
2. I will give you time to read or review Ch. 11 (about 10-15 minutes)---when you finish add 2-3 quotes from Ch. 10-11 to your dialectical journal.
3. Then we will review the prompt (#7 and 8) together and brainstorm.
4. Lastly, complete #7 and #8 and place it in your folder.

posting of the week's agenda:
Today--ch 10-11 prompts 
Friday--Ch. 12 (Read 13-15 on page 156 for homework )---worksheet
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Chapters 10 and 11; pages 98-116 7. Identify two qualities that Walt McCandless and his son have in common. Support each quality with a quote from the text. 8. Identify two specific details or examples (using quotes) from Chris McCandless’ childhood/high school years that seem to predict his later behavior. What is it about these events that help to explain his actions as an adult?