Monday, March 27, 2017

HW DUE/**REMINDERS FOR TUES. 3/28

1st/3rd AP LANG 

**REMINDERS FOR TUES. 3/28:

--FYI, FIRST
Be prepared to complete an AP LANGUAGE MULTIPLE CHOICE 1/2-EXAM PRACTICE #2!!!
--in class/TIMED (30min.)
--FOR A [SLIGHTLY LARGER] GRADE this time!
--27 total questions
--**up to +3pts. EXTRA CREDIT will be applied here [that are earned from the x3 'CREATED QU's' ASSIGNMENT]  

--ALSO, IMPORTANT REMINDER:
For those of you who were absent Mon. 3/27, your AP LANG MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION PRACTICE and 3-QUESTION 'CREATION' ASSIGNMENT is due when you walk in the door Tuesday 3/28!


2nd Pre-AP American Lit./Comp.

**REMINDER/DUE IN CLASS TUES. 3/28:

1) Bring your copy of THE ROAD to class to return to the library tomorrow or Wednesday!  

**2) THE ROAD EXAM PART II: ARCHTYPES ANALYSIS EXTENDED PARAGRAPH RESPONSE 'ROUGH DRAFT'

**Complete your essay draft FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW: 

1) AS A ROUGH (BUT COMPLETE!!!!!) DRAFT, choose and respond to ONE (1) of the THREE ANALYSIS ESSAY QUESTION CHOICES/PROMPTS BELOW

***PLEASE NOTE that this rough draft will be REWRITTEN IN CLASS TUES. 3/28
(timed/40min.) and turned in as your 
THE ROAD COMPREHENSIVE EXAM PART II

2) This draft can be TYPED or WRITTEN; just respond COMPLETELY TO ONE (1) PROMPT!

FOLLOW THE CHECKLIST/INSTRUCTIONS HERE
__READ and UNDERSTAND all parts of the question/prompt you choose!! 
__Your response should ONLY BE ONE EXTENDED PARAGRAPH (10-15 sentences) in length
__**PLEASE NOTE: this response is LITERARY ANALYSIS, so NO 1st person PRONOUNS, write in PRESENT TENSE, and you MUST use "the text for evidence and properly CITE EXAMPLES for each of your questions" (#). 
__**PLEASE DO NOT SUMMARIZE THE PLOT of THE ROAD; responses that summarize (instead of analyze evidence of archetypes present in the novel based on your prompt choice) will NOT BE SCORED and receive a failing grade!!!**
__PLEASE stick to analyzing the text of the novel The Road for your archetypal evidence!
__USE YOUR POST-ITs/NOTECARDS ARCHETYPAL evidence/annotations from the past week to help you form your ideas into a complete, clear ext. paragraph response for the question
__Have a 1-2 sentence intro for your question (relating to the prompt topic), then START EXPLAINING/ANALYZING!!!
__Answer BOTH parts of each question ('A' and 'B')
__Use good transitions and **STRONG VERBS (**go easy on PV!)
__NO METADISCOURSE, please ("The text states..."; "This quote means...")!
__ PLEASE include a SOLID CONCLUDING TRANSITION and CONCLUSION SENTENCE that ties back to your ORIGINAL TASK/QUESTION  

**MLA STYLE REQUIREMENTS:
___ "proper citation of text evidence" from the novel (#).
___ DOUBLE-SPACING--skipping lines if writing.
___**CREATE AND INCLUDE A WORK CITED for McCarthy's The Road that you will also include on your rewrite in class TUES. 3/28!!   

__*THIS ROUGH DRAFT IS FOR A GRADE! I WILL LOOK FOR IT TUES. 3/27 IN CLASS BEFORE YOU COMPLETE YOUR IN-CLASS REWRITE OF THIS RESPONSE 

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PROMPT CHOICE #1. The bleak, gray, colorless SETTING in The Road proves absolutely vital to the OPPRESSIVE TONE of the entire story. USING TEXT EVIDENCE, ANALYZE McCarthy's use of SETTING in The Road through the ARCHETYPAL COLORS he uses (or chooses to leave out). 

A.] "CITING several (2-3) examples from the text," EXPLAIN how McCarthy uses VISUAL IMAGERY and NEGATIVE DICTION to describe his novel's setting (#)
and B.] ANALYZE HOW these DESCRIPTIONS contribute to the reader's sense of a _____ TONE as the man and son's journey comes to an end.

PROMPT CHOICE #2. The universal archetype of one's journey through life can be used in literature to represent both positive or negative circumstances one faces. ANALYZE McCarthy's use of 'THE ROAD/JOURNEY' ARCHETYPE/UNIVERSAL SYMBOL as it applies to The Road.
A.] "CITING several (2-3) examples from the text," WHAT kinds of OBJECTS/SYMBOLS does McCarthy use to suggest the "JOURNEY" ARCHETYPE {i.e., the road, the ocean, time, fire, etc.} (#)
and B.] ANALYZE how McCarthy uses either POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE DIALOGUE (between the boy and father) or SENTENCE STRUCTURE [SYNTAX] to bring this ARCHETYPE to life.

PROMPT CHOICE #3. The archetype of youthful innocence (i.e. "carrying the fire," "the good vs. the bad guys") that may lead to a hopeful future oftentimes pertains to the boy and how the father, the protector archetype, takes care of him in The Road. USING THE NOVEL'S TEXT EVIDENCE, 
A.] "CITE/give several (2-3) examples of DIALOGUE and/or SITUATIONS from the novel's plot that demonstrate the father's caution/protection and son's humanity/hope and why protecting the son's innocence is so important to the father," (#);  
and B.] ANALYZE/EXPLAIN how both the boy and the father embody their archetypal descriptions and patterns as they journey on the road.

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