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Day Zero

January 17, 2011

In preparation for the craziness that will likely ensue this week, as Semester 1 ends and Semester 2 begins, I am posting your syllabus and long term/ongoing assignments right now.

Your AP Literature & Composition Syllabus is posted here.  My contact information as well as the general throughlines for the course, grading criteria, and classroom expectations are written into this document.

You will have two long term/ongoing assignments that will culminate in a final project at the end of the semester.  We will discuss both assignments during the first week of Semester 2.  The first assignment is a poetry study. Poetry is something that the more frequently you read the more you will understand and enjoy.  With this goal in mind, your poetry assignment was born.  The second assignment is an independent novel study (I will refer to it as INS).  Please look over the book list attached to your assignment sheet and start thinking about what you want to read.  One of your Week 2 Moodle assignments is to post the book you will be reading.

Please check in with me if you have concerns or questions about the class. 

 

Posted by Kira LeeKeenan.

 

Welcome to AP Literature and Composition

January 17, 2011
I am thrilled that you have decided to embark on this challenging and rewarding journey through the last three hundred years of literature!   The title of the course is "AP Literature and Composition" and promises with its title more than can be accomplished in a lifetime of study.  My job has been to narrow this down to a course that can be tackled in one semester.  We will, therefore, scratch the surface of some of the world's greatest works and write about them in a variety of ways.  You job will be to first and foremost read the material.  Our class discussions will be richer for you if you know what we are talking about.  Secondly, engage in our class discussions.   This class is most likely your first experience in a college-like environment.  Discussions are the core and foundation of this class and most college classes.  Therefore the success of our class depends on your engagement.  Finally, ask questions. A good question is a sign of intellect.  Questions are what make our class and life for that matter interesting.  

This blog will be your one-stop location for class announcements, daily homework assignments, class handouts, writing resources, helpful links, and much much more.  Over the course of the semester you will also be using Moodle, as a means for continuing our class discussions on the literature that you are reading.  You will have weekly Moodle homework, so make sure you set up your account ASAP.
 


 


 



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