timed writing | Metonymy

AP Lit: Q2 Essay Examples for Reading, Scoring, Reflection

By Mr. Hoke, on May 2nd, 2012%

Check out these example essays from the AP and the rubric. My suggestion is to use the process that we have employed all year to continue learning from this essay practice.

AP Lit: Q2 from Mock & Examples for Reading

By Mr. Hoke, on April 17th, 2012%

First, read Q2 & analyze. Next, read these example essay responses to Q2 and consider what works, what doesn’t, and what you can learn as a result.

AP Lit: Open-Ended Question Prompts for March Madness

By Mr. Hoke, on March 28th, 2012%

Here is the link to all AP Literature Open Ended Question Prompts (Q3) for our tournament. The directions are:

Choose a prompt. Dissect the prompt – know what is is asking for, specifically. Write a thesis claim. Prepare a 1 minute explanation of the prompt and thesis, covering why the thesis is a good response . . . → Read More: AP Lit: Open-Ended Question Prompts for March Madness

Revision: AP Question 3 Example Responses

By Mr. Hoke, on March 20th, 2012%

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.

Classwork: Iago Speech Response

By Mr. Hoke, on March 7th, 2012%

Please see this document and follow the directions to plan an essay response in Q1 style.

AP Literature – Rubrics & Example Essays for Recent Q3 Practice Essay

By Mr. Hoke, on February 22nd, 2012%

Please read the rubric and the example essays linked below. Then, score your own essay, answering the questions below.

Based on language from the rubric, what was a strength of my essay? Based on language from the rubric, what is an area for improvement in my essay? What three concrete steps can I take to . . . → Read More: AP Literature – Rubrics & Example Essays for Recent Q3 Practice Essay

Assignment: AP Literature – Poetry Pecha Kucha

By Mr. Hoke, on January 24th, 2012%

Please see this document and follow the directions. We will view these projects in class and discuss them together. Feel free to ask any questions that may arise as you work through creating your Pecha Kucha.

AP Literature: Reading for Class Friday 20/1

By Mr. Hoke, on January 20th, 2012%

Today, we will read and respond to Wallace Stevens’s “Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird.” Please read this poem carefully and write a single paragraph that identifies a theme and uses three specific details from different parts of the poem to prove your point. Please include structure and other literary devices in your discussion. You may . . . → Read More: AP Literature: Reading for Class Friday 20/1

AP Literature: Model Response to Open Ended Prompt

By Mr. Hoke, on December 10th, 2011%

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: Writing Literary Commentary – An Example

By Mr. Hoke, on November 24th, 2011%

This video provides an example response to a basic, open prompt, similar to “unseen” commentary. The full model paragraph is below the video.

This soliloquy characterizes Lady Macbeth as evil. In this speech, Lady Macbeth notes that her husband is “not without ambition” for the crown, but lacks the “illness should attend it.” Ambition . . . → Read More: English 10: Writing Literary Commentary – An Example

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