Thursday, March 15, 2018

How Does It End?: March 15, 2018

Focus: How do we synthesize our school literary experience?

1. Warming up by brainstorming your favorite books of all time from childhood and middle school



2. Taking a field trip to the book room to walk down your high school memory lane

3. Developing an overview of the culminating essay
  • What is the culminating essay? Browsing examples from the past
  • How do I start? Brainstorming book lists and blogs
  • When should I start? Click HERE for the timeline.

4. Forming your own prompts and book lists

  • Click HERE for 40 years of A.P. Literature #3 Question Prompts


HW:
1. For FRIDAY: Complete your assigned book club reading/syllabus creating.

 2. For TUESDAY: Draft your possible culminating essay prompt (you may have several, and that's fine) and start piecing together your book list. E-mail them to me.

3. For next WEDNESDAY, March 21: Study Academic Vocabulary, Units 1-7 for a cumulative quiz. No new words before spring break.



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