**ATTENTION 1st/2nd BLOCK APLANG/1102 RE: WKEND HW DUE MON. 3/28**

1st/2nd AP LANG/ENG 1102

HW DUE MON. 3/29:

As a fitting end to the BUSY PAST TWO WEEKS AND AS SPRING BREAK APPROACHES, this weekend do the following: 

1) first carefully read Barbara Holland's short and lighthearted reflective essay, "NAPS" (pp. 343-47) **PAPER/HARD COPY GIVEN F2F IN CLASS FRI. 3/25 and also a PDF 

attachment on the CLASSROOM POST for this wkend

2) **ALSO, PLEASE DO NOT FAIL TO READ THE AUTHOR BIO/ESSAY INTRO MATERIAL that precedes the essay!**

3) Then, for JOURNAL #18 AT HOME AFTER YOU READ, respond on paper (written/typed, 150-200 words) to QUESTION #2 at the END OF THE TEXT  

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****IMPORTANT NOTES as you read/complete this: 

• NOTE THAT QUESTION #1 for "Naps" at the end of the text will be used for DISCUSSION PURPOSES, and I will be calling on students AT RANDOM Mon. 3/28 to answer as proof that you've read!

• make annotations, jot down evidence on paper--whatever you decide to do at this BEGINNING OF THE 13th WEEK OF THE SEMESTER, you should know how to 'handle' these assignments easily and DO YOUR BEST WORK to produce the best results/grade!

• ALSO, AS SOME OF YOU HAVE POINTED OUT, THERE ARE SOME JOURNALS THAT I HAVE NOT "LOOKED AT/ASKED ABOUT" SPECIFICALLY; PLEASE TREAT THESE JOURNALS AS ONE THAT MAY BE "READ AND GRADED CLOSELY" AT THE END OF THE SEMESTER/YEAR WHEN YOU TURN IN ALL COMPLETED JOURNALS FOR A MAJOR GRADE!!! 

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**FINALLY, WITH THIS PARTICULAR JOURNAL #18: 

• BE READY MON. 3/28 TO SHOW ME YOU'VE ACTUALLY READ/COMPLETED THIS JOURNAL

• Be prepared to answer Q#1 FOR DISCUSSION with "TEXT EVIDENCE" to back up your assertions

• HAVE. J#18 (Q#2). WITH. YOU. WRITTEN/PRINTED--I WILL NOT print this for you! 

• AND HAVE YOUR RESPONSES READY TO SHARE FOR MUCH-NEEDED PARTICIPATION PTS. **FOLLOWED BY AN IN-CLASS AP LANG. EXAM-STYLE ARGUMENTATIVE WRITING RESPONSE OF SOME SORT; more info TBA Monday!