First Unit - Short Stories

Forms and guidelines needed for short story boot camp!
http://www.scribd.com/share/upload/14620054/2o7fylym6h5gcpyi9sxe

First Assignment - Literacy Autobiography

Check out the webpage, example, and handouts below to help you in the writing of personal narrative:
http://www.wku.edu/3kinds/rwawlapw.html
http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/resource/774
http://www.scribd.com/full/18168922?access_key=key-178jnxavttzc6zj6v6iv

Summer Reading and Outside Reading

A guide for works all college-bound students should try to read:
http://www.scribd.com/full/18200235?access_key=key-11uctbinpte42gz7p77a

Integrating multi-cultural literature into your curriculum will be a major focus area for this class. Use this document of suggested works ( you can be free to suggest others) to get you started in completing your choice reading requirement for this class.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/18544883/AP-Lit-Choice-Books

Here are the documents you needed for your summer reading assignments, so you have everything in one spot!
http://www.scribd.com/doc/18545001/AP-Lit-Summer-Reading-2009-Assignments

Your choice book will follow an Oprah-Style format for your presentation. Get the guidelines here.
http://www.scribd.com/full/18168917?access_key=key-1ucprt8qq15oqdtvdu5w

AP Exam Strategies for MC and Essays

This post will consist of various documents to supplement your opening binder packet and help you achieve success on the AP Literature exam. To start you off, here are some tried and true strategies for achieving success on the AP exam:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/18543997/Acing-the-AP-Test-The-Tried-and-True

Here is a handout containing an acronym for analysis of prose. Use this for shorter or longer selections although it is more effective with shorter selections.
http://www.scribd.com/full/18171199?access_key=key-emxajmefjksck643lk0

This handout will help you become versed in the analysis of poetry and other types of prose. Mnemonic devices are your friend and can be noted quickly on the side of any passages you are asked to analyze:
http://www.scribd.com/full/18169164?access_key=key-15bfl9wmxmyaiaxfdyt0

What is the rhyme and reason for the structure of the AP test? Find out here.
http://www.scribd.com/share/upload/14632686/1mm7v5ot2czjgzf1hvze

What do the AP readers want to see? Check out this handout to help you get in tune with this!
http://www.scribd.com/full/18169171?access_key=key-23z7zq19ubypml1x9g4w

Here is a rubric to help guide your writing to a perfect "9".
http://www.scribd.com/full/18169146?access_key=key-yq94j771p6f6lgbleop

Blending quotes effectively in your analysis is crucial to high scores on the essay portion of your exam. Check out this handout that give you strategies!
http://www.scribd.com/doc/18544000/Blending-Quotes-in-Your-Analysis

AP Syllabus for 2010-11

Here is our college board approved syllabus for the 2010-11 school year. We will be following this syllabus in class, so see what is in store for you!

http://www.scribd.com/share/upload/14282219/1yayayl8vnf67yz4rw47

Starter Materials - Begin Your Journey Here

You need to get your binder loaded up and ready to go to prepare for the AP exam. Here is a like to a binder packet to load you up with preliminary information that you will refer to time and time again. This packet includes: a list of free response questions, a list of open ended questions that we will apply to your outside readings as well, desired and general attributes needed for your AP writing-to-the-prompt, and general test taking strategies.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/5426725

Here is a start with sentence variety (your Killgallon text will make this very specific) and the basics of literary criticism that you should keep in mind as we begin our journey of literary criticism.

http://www.scribd.com/share/upload/14281658/21we123g1kh9zzuetld7?from_email_13_share_upload

You will be exposed to myriad terms in this class, and the sooner you begin using them and gaining familiarity, the better. Print out a copy of this and refer to it often!

http://www.scribd.com/doc/18171536/AP-Lit-Terms-very-comprehensive-list-with-definitions

At a loss for the "write" word to describe tone? You are not alone. Get some help here!

http://www.scribd.com/full/18171542?access_key=key-93qlpe6qk8fxl1o74rw

Canons, classics and even modern literature is loaded with allusions and archetypes. If you've ever read Joyce (you will definitely this year) or Pynchon ( I hope you do), you will know exactly what I mean!

http://www.scribd.com/full/18171532?access_key=key-l09bx5uvhmm3htvnkte
http://www.scribd.com/full/18171537?access_key=key-247myldtm5l2nxicao7p

You will discover what works best for you as far as close reading strategies. You will be required to annotate and interact with the literature in a way that works for you based on your indepth analysis of what's out there. Read Adler and check out these strategies to get you going!

http://www.scribd.com/full/18171186?access_key=key-16lxnbkp5qhh9zd29hxn
http://radicalacademy.com/adlermarkabook.htm