**1st AP IMPORTANT REMINDERS FOR WED. 2/5 and 1st 1102 REMINDERS FOR THURS. 2/6; ***4th PRE-AP HW DUE THURS. 2/6

1st/2nd ENG 1102 **and AP LANG

**ATTENTION: IMPORTANT REMINDERS FOR THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE (WK #5 UCHS; WK #4 YHC):

• WED. 2/5: AP LANG-specific
• THURS. 2/6: AP/ENG 1102
• **NO CLASS MEETING FRI. 2/7**

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**IMPORTANT REMINDER FOR *SPECIFICALLY AP LANGUAGE CLASS STUDENTS FOR WED. 2/5:

BE PREPARED TOMORROW WED. 2/5, TO COMPLETE AN ACTUAL IN-CLASS TIMED AP LANG EXAM RHETORICAL ESSAY RESPONSE 'PRACTICE #1' 

• this time, NO ROUGH DRAFT; just a new AP rhetorical analysis prompt/question you'll be given in class to respond to

• 40 minutes to respond thoughtfully

• more specific info/tips to remember Wednesday before you write

• **AND NOTE: whether or not you're taking the AP EXAM, remember: in order to receive FULL CREDIT for the AP LANGUAGE COURSE, you must complete the AP LANG. EXAM PRACTICE on these 'extra days' this semester

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**ALSO, IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR OUR NEXT 1102/AP CLASS MEETING THURS. 2/6...

• we'll continue in class THURS. 2/6 with SPECIFIC PLANNING/WORKING IN YOUR ENG 1102 INDEPENDENT READING GROUPS on your "INDEPENDENT READING MINI LESSON" for one of the four titles assigned to you:

• Just Mercy, Brian Stevenson (NF)
• The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Sherman Alexi (CREATIVE NF/MEMOIR)
• The Other Wes Moore, Wes Moore (MEMOIR)
• Educated, Tara Westover (MEMOIR)

• more specific instructions about your "INDEPENDENT READING MINI LESSON" you'll be creating to teach an aspect/theme/idea from your book to the rest of the class 

• **THURSDAY I'll have more details for you RE: specific instructions, requirements, group roles, etc. for the GROUP LESSON you'll be creating/sharing with the class FOR AN ENG 1102 GRADE! 

4th Pre-AP American Lit./Comp.

HW DUE **THURS. 2/6:

1) FIRST, over the NEXT TWO NIGHTS, carefully read Bradbury's short story "The Pedestrian" given to you Tuesday 2/4 (**NOTES OR WRITING** section of binder)

2) ALSO, as you read, HIGHLIGHT WITHIN THE TEXT the specific figurative details/LITERARY ELEMENTS NOTED BELOW that I assigned TO EACH PERSON Tuesday; highlight/make note of/be ready to explain for DISCUSSION OF WHAT YOU FOUND THURSDAY:

• LIGHT imagery
• DARK imagery
• COLD/TOUCH imagery
• FIRE/LIGHT/WARM imagery
• specific SYMBOLS
• **EVERYONE LOOK FOR A THEME/THEMES at work within the story (**RE: technology, dystopias, knowledge vs. ignorance, following the status quo, FEAR of the unknown, etc.)

**Also, here's a LINK to the story: 
"The Pedestrian" -Bradbury 
 
3) AND FINALLY, after completion of your reading/highlighting, use the 1/2 sheet given to you in class Tuesday and COMPLETE the JOURNAL #5 informal/personal response writing assignment [question ALSO given below] (WRITING section):  

Bradbury himself stated, “You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.”

Now that you've read both Fahrenheit 451 and “The Pedestrian,” for JOURNAL #5 in your BINDER WRITING SECTION, EVALUATE Bradbury's words ABOVE and what they mean to you.  Consider both texts and use the plot similarities and insight you’ve gained from our readings and many other discussions from the past three weeks of class to help you respond to and evaluate his statement.

**REMEMBER:

• Journals are INFORMAL but COMPLETE; ALSO, PLEASE HAVE A HARD COPY (PRINTED OR WRITTEN) FOR CLASS!!!
• 150-200 words
• You can use "I" in your response 
• Use the text(s) mentioned (characters/plot/themes/etc.) to back up your response

--AND FINALLY: THIS JOURNAL #5 ASSIGNMENT NEEDS TO BE PRESENT IN HARD-COPY FORMAT OF SOME KIND (*PRINTED OR WRITTEN) IN YOUR WRITING SECTION OF YOUR BINDER; BE READY FOR DISCUSSION OF YOUR RESPONSE THURS. 2/6 FOR *VALUABLE PARTICIPATION POINTS!! 

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**ALSO PLEASE DO NOT FORGET TO BRING YOUR COPY OF F451 WITH YOU TO CLASS EVERY DAY!