Novel Related Issues

For those classes revising novels, you should be done editing the novel by next Friday May 25th.

The following week you can read and choose the novel we will publish and promote.

Poesies

Got poems?

What race race?

Write a blog entry based on this website.

Invisibly in NYC

You´re getting close to my favorite part of the novel: New York. I'd like two entries by next Monday. I'd like to see at least one more before the next time we meet.

In addition, you are to watch the first part ("Eternity")  from The Romantics a BBC documentary about this super-important literary movement we didn't really have a chance to discuss in class. This will help you on the exam trust me. Respond to it in a blog entry. Be sure to discuss specific moments. Here's a website with more info. Next week I'll ask you to watch at least one more episode. If you want you can go all out and watch the whole thing. When else can you study by watching movies?

Assigned

Just a reminder: next class you should be ready to sing one of the poems listed in the previous blog entry.

In addition, you should continue to read Invisible Man and describe your reading activity in two blog entries.

Poems for Sing-A-Long

You can choose any of the following poems to adapt to a song:

"The Flea" by John Donne

"Most Sweet it is" by William Wordsworth

"Sonnet: On Receiving a Letter Informing Me of the Birth of a Son" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

"To His Coy Mistress" by Andrew Marvell

"Ozymandias" by Percy Bysshe Shelle

"It is a Beauteous Evening, Calm and Free" by William Wordsworth

If you wish you can also write your own song.

We'll present these in class our first meeting next week. The class will pick two to present at our sing-a-long.

Requirements (Just a Reminder)

PreAP ENGLISH & AP ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION &

AP ENGLISH LITERATURE & COMPOSITION

To be admitted to the PreAP English and AP English courses students must have the following:

1. Grade average in English of 3.2 or higher.

2. Recommendation from an English teacher.

3. Demonstrate above grade level reading and language skills according to standardized tests:

4. MAP score for Reading 229 and Language Usage 227

PreAP 9 MAP Reading 229 (or higher), Language Usage 227 (or higher) in grade 8; Reading 232 (or higher), Language Usage 230 (or higher) at beginning of grade 9.

PreAP 10 MAP Reading 234 (or higher), Language Usage 232 (or higher)

AP Courses MAP Reading 236 (or higher), Language Usage 234 (or higher)

10^th grade PSAT Critical Reading 49 and Writing Skills 48 (or higher) entering 11th

11^th grade PSAT Critical Reading 50 and Writing Skills 49 (or higher) entering 12^th

NOTE: If student doesn’t meet all three requirements, but is highly motivated, an interview

with the PreAP English teacher and/or English coordinator will take place.