Reading Conferences

Let's meet next week to discuss your latest author study book. Here is the rubric.

Author Study Sentence Archive

This weekend continue to harvest those unique sentences and paragraphs as we move further into our novels. If possible, try finishing by Monday, or better yet, start your third book. Remember we're really working on volume here. We won't read this much for the rest of the year.

The idea is that we're looking for sentences and patterns, be they in diction, imagery or -- as we'll discuss next week -- syntax.

We'll also be discussing this poem on Monday, so why not listen to the poet read it and talk about it's creation in this podcast. You can also find it on iTunes.

Make-up Day

Today please spend time completing whatever assignments you have have missed over the last week. This includes the Author Study discussion (formative). If there are any timed writing assignments you have missed you may work outside and complete the timed writing.

If finished, consider reading further as we should be roughly halfway through our second book by now.

I really enjoyed your discussion of Yeats. Using rhythm and rhyme to understand meaning is not easy, but will come in handy on the exam when dealing with formalist (traditional) poetry.

Poetry Discussion (summative)

Today you´ll discuss the poem ¨The Lake Isle of Innisfree¨ by W.B. Yeats.

First read and annotate the poem. Then, when finished, listen to this podcast (you can also find it wherever you get your podcasts normally under ¨PoemTalk¨ and ¨Yeats¨).

When finished I´d like you to record a discussion might like the ones we´ve had in class throughout the year. Have three speakers and one guest slot. Time yourselves (three minute rounds) and speak for four rounds. 

Have someone in the class record it on their iPhone and share it with me. I look forward to here what you make of Yeats. I thought this fit in that it´s not free verse, and like your poetry karaoke involves meter.

Poetry Karaoke Tip

For pairing your song to a poem, you might consider using the search engine at Poetry Foundation. You can find it here.

Author Study Discussion (formative) Instructions

Rather than write a literary letter, I'd you all to record your author study group conversation. This will replace our Reading Conferences.

While the rubric is for a video discussion, this can actually be an audio recording, and as the file is smaller should be easier to share with me when you are done.

You should only be discussing with someone who is reading the same book that you are.


Here is the rubric. Please share the file with me before the end of class, if possible.

Poetry Karaoke (formative)

I'm going to have someone pick up my AP Lit inbox at school on Monday, so should you want feedback on your scansion of a pop song, please leave it there. I'll give you comments and you can get it back by Wednesday.

Right now, I´m still reeling from emergency surgery. Basically I won´t be back until the beginning of Semester 2.

While we can´t do reading conferences as we had planned, I´ll leave plans for creating a literary letter.

And of course Poetry Karaoke.

For those of you that need to complete the timed writing, the copies of the exam and rubric are under the in/outbox. You can complete and submit them and I´ll probably get someone to bring them to me.

In the meantime, keep meeting your reading goals please, while reading outside of class.

I hope you found the irony in the poem I asked you analyze. I was reciting it to myself on the way to the ER.

Surgeons must be careful!

Multiple Choice Tasks to Complete

In my absence, I need you to complete these multiple choice units:

Unit 3
Unit 4

You can find them on AP Classroom. You have until tonight at midnight. These will be graded formatively.

Scoring Like an AP Reader

Within your group read each essay, score, but keep these scores private. Record your score on a post-it. When every member has finished scoring, share your scores.

Poetry Karaoke Instructions and Model

Choose one song that you will scan for meter. Print out that song and bring it to our next class.

Our next step will be finding a poem in that same meter. Then, all you need to do is practice synching your reading of the poem to the song.

Here is the rubric we'll use.