Apocalypse How?

By next Monday (September 5th) complete two reading blogs. For each reading blog you should respond to 20-30 pages of text. We'll take out The Road in class together from the EVL.

In the meantime, continue to bring in Coming Through Slaughter for discussion.

Gatsby Miscellanies

Play a Gatsby game.

Watch Gatsby film from the 70s.

Find out about the new Gatsby film, due to come out in 2012.

Searching for Buddy Bolden

This week I'd like you to write two reading blog entries in which you perform a close reading on one passage. For each close reading I want to see the inferences you can make about Buddy Bolden.

On Friday and Monday we'll have our first timed writing together. I'll be speaking about that at greater length in class.

Welcome to AP English Literature

This week you need to begin a blog here and then, once signed in comment on this post.

In your blogger profile be sure to use your full name.

For our second class, we'll be assessing your understanding of The Great Gatsby and begin our first discussion of symbolism.

You'll notice that I change the images on my blog frequently. They are always related to class. Think about making connections - and even commenting on them on your blog.