Revision: AP Question 3 Example Responses

Check out these sample responses to question 3 from the mock exam, compare them to your response, and plan a revision accordingly. Please have a revised draft by Monday, March 26.

Reading: Sample Responses to Mock Q1

Please read and compare these example essays to your essay. Come to class ready to discuss your observations.

AP Literature: Model Response to Open Ended Prompt

I’ve written a response of my own to the “betrayal” prompt from the 2007 form B exam and you can check it out here. Any and all feedback welcomed.

English 10: Intro to Literary Commentary

Please watch this brief video with background on oral & written literary commentary. This is a basic introduction.

Homework: AP Lit – Open Ended Questions (Q3) using Heart of Darkness

Choose one AP open-ended prompt example from 1993 or later and plan a response using Heart of Darkness, lining up no less than 6 specific moments from the text for support. You may work in pairs.

Homework – AP Lit: Self-Assessment & Metacognitive Writing

See the essay rubric and three student examples in our shared Handouts collection for Unit 3 in Google Docs. Read and score each of the examples, then read and score your own. Answer the following questions in writing:

Is your thesis claim specific and clear? If not, how can it be revised? Is each paragraph . . . → Read More: Homework – AP Lit: Self-Assessment & Metacognitive Writing

Instructional Material: AP Lit – Responding to a Question 3-Style Open Ended Prompt

Please follow this link to check out a video on responding to an open-ended prompt. We’ll be working on this next week.

Notes: AP Lit – Heart of Darkness First 10 Pages Discussion

The notes from our discussion of the first 10 pages of Heart of Darkness may be found in our shared Google Docs collection for Unit 3 Notes.

Homework (Flex) – AP Lit: Poem & Heart of Darkness – Tone & Theme

Please see the current discussion for flex replacement in our Posterous space. Participate and follow directions, please.

Homework: AP Lit – Online Discussion & Revision

Our online discussion involves the reading of a beautiful poem, linked below and to the directions for the discussion (which may be found here). Please read the poem, consider connections to the themes of Never Let Me Go, and briefly respond in a single post. Also, read the directions about responding to your peers.

Poem . . . → Read More: Homework: AP Lit – Online Discussion & Revision