AP Eng Lit P.1 (Period 1) Assignments

Write a one paragraph summary about the article. Make sure to include the title and author of the text you are summarizing.

https://www.teenvogue.com/story/4-asian-american-women-who-changed-history

Students will record themselves delivering a speech, guidelines are as follows;
• speech must be 3 to 7 minutes in length
• speech should be well rehearsed (no fillers such as um, uh, like, , etc.)
• speeches can be in the form of informative/informational, demonstration, or persuasion
• use eye contact, please do not read your speech to your audience
• speak with confidence, know your topic, you are the expert
• Materials are permitted if you choose as long as they are appropriate

Find a new hobby/activity you’re interested in.
Hobbies/activities may include;
Playing instruments, writing forms of poetry/stories/songs, building, some form of art work, cooking/baking, exercise/martial arts, etc.

Once you have found your new hobby/activity, you may choose one of the two options to complete this assignment;
1. Write two paragraphs about your new hobby/activity. Include when, where, why you have chosen a hobby/activity. Share any emotional connections you have with your new hobby/activity and what it has done for you during this time.
2. Make a short video about your new hobby/activity. Video should include you participating in your new hobby/activity. Sharing what, when, and why you have chosen your new hobby/activity. Share the emotional connection you have with your new hobby/activity, how has it helped you through this time. Video should be at least 1 to 3 minutes long.

Read the short story “Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid
Write a short three paragraph editorial on “Girl” and how it connects to today’s society or how it does not connect today society using the following guidelines;
• Voice your opinion without saying I think or other pronouns/phrases
• State the theme/themes you recognize within the short story and how those themes connect to today (have the views changed, why or why not, do men/women still expect certain skill sets and responsibilities be placed on women?)
• use textual evidence to help support your claim/reasoning/logic
• give an analysis of each piece of evidence you use to help support your claim
• remember what to avoid when writing; pronouns, contractions, slang, non-standard diction
• remember, this is your voice, your thoughts and your opinions

• find at least one scholarly article based on the benefits of using 5G technology
• find at least one scholarly article based on the cons/disadvantages of using 5G technology
• annotate each article (include title, author, publishing date, and at least 10 annotations for each article)

You will create your own narrative poem about whatever you choose as long as it is appropriate.
Guidelines;
Must include at least 15 lines
Each line must include at least five words
No profanity or derogatory remarks
Be creative

Extra points;
Include vocabulary and use correctly (vocabulary words may be from Michelle Obamas book “Becoming” or Trevor Noah‘s book “Born a Crime”
Record either audio or visual that I may hear you recite your poem

The following assignment is mandatory for those who received 40 points or less on their poetry essay. Those are received at 41 or more have the option to resubmit the same assignment.
You will need to look at your compare and contrast poetry essay based on Maya Angelou‘s “Phenomenal Woman” and Lucille Clifton‘s “Homage to My Hips”.
Using your thesis statement, introduction, body, and conclusion handouts as a Guide to strengthen each of your paragraphs, you edit, revise, and refine your essays and resubmit them.
Remember to check for grammar and spelling errors
Thesis statement must be strong, clear and concise and tell your readers with the entire essay will be about
Topic sentences should refer back to the thesis statement and tell your readers what each paragraph will be about
Your conclusion should include a topic sentence that lets your readers know that this paragraph is your conclusion paragraph, you should be able to let your readers know without stating phrases such as to conclude or in conclusion
Text Roe evidence followed by APA citations, use lines from both works to prove your claim
APA citation should look something like (Shelton, Latanya, 2020)
Think about word choice and using academic language
Think about the organization of your paragraphs and sentences
Have someone else read your essay before submitting

Avoid using the following;
Pronouns such as I, you, me, my, we, us etc.
Slang and colloquialisms
Contraction words
Non-standard diction

Title:
Author:
Reading Date: 8/23/19 Day: 1
Beginning page: Ending page:
summary: (5 sentences)

Quote: (include page number)Reason for this quote: (3 sentences)

Students will read and then write a comparison/contrast five paragraph essay on two poetry works;
“Phenomenal Woman” by Mya Angelou
“Homage to My Hips” Lucille Clifton
Essay must include:
• Strong thesis statement
• Strong topic sentences
• Textual evidence followed by APA citations
• Academic language
• Use the AP rubric handout to assist in your writing

Title:
Author:
Reading Date: 8/23/19 Day: 1
Beginning page: Ending page:
summary: (5 sentences)

Quote: (include page number)Reason for this quote: (3 sentences)

Title:
Author:
Reading Date: 8/23/19 Day: 1
Beginning page: Ending page:
summary: (5 sentences)

Quote: (include page number)Reason for this quote: (3 sentences)

Invisible Man Essay:
• Students will write a five paragraph essay in response to one of their high-stake questions written previously (Revising of the high-stake question is allowed)
• The high-stake question also must not only connect to “Invisible Man”, but also to today’s society

Essay must include:
* A strong thesis statement that answers the high-stake question
* topic sentences (tells readers what the paragraph is about and is related to thesis statement)
* academic language, at least two vocabulary words from "Invisible Man", and proper grammar/spelling
* Supporting evidence to help support your reasoning/response (evidence from “Invisible Man”)
* Remember, this is an expository essay, incorporate your opinion/voice, and relate it to today
* Avoid using pronouns such as (I, me, my etc)
* Conclusion paragraph should not begin with phrases such as (To conclude, In conclusion, etc)
* Remember to use/reference your AP 1 4 1 rubric to assist in your writing

For this assignment you will select one of the following prompts to create an essay that responds to the themes, arguments and motifs of the novel: After choosing your essay question, please copy the essay question above your response.

1. “And, after all, our surroundings influence our lives and characters as much as fate, destiny or any supernatural agency.

Pauline Hopkins: Contending Forces

Examine the ways in which cultural, physical, or geographical surroundings shape the psychological or moral traits of the Narrator in Invisible Man. Then write a well-organized essay in which you analyze how surroundings affect the character and illuminate the meaning of the work as a whole.

2. In a novel by William Styron, a father tells his son that life “is a search for justice.”

Does the Narrator of Invisible Man respond in some significant way to justice or injustice? Write a well-developed essay in which you analyze the character’s understanding of justice, the degree to which the character’s search for justice is successful, and the significance of this search for the work as a whole.

3. Palestinian American literary theorist and cultural critic Edward Said has written that “Exile is strangely compelling to think about but terrible to experience. It is the unhealable rift forced between a human being and a native place, between the self and its true home: its essential sadness can never be surmounted.” Yet Said has also said that exile can become “a potent, even enriching” experience.

The Narrator of Invisible Man experiences such a rift when he leaves his “home” in the South in some ways against his will. How is the character’s experience with exile both alienating and enriching, and how does this experience illuminate the meaning of the work as a whole?

4. A symbol is an object, action, or event that represents something or that creates a range of associations beyond itself. In literary works a symbol can express an idea, clarify meaning, or enlarge literal meaning

Focus on a significant symbol in Invisible Man, and write an essay analyzing how that symbol functions in the work and what it reveals about the characters or themes of the work as a whole. Do not merely summarize the plot.

5. In a literary work, a minor character, often known as a foil, possesses traits that emphasize, by contrast or comparison, the distinctive characteristics and qualities of the main character. For example, the ideas or behavior of the minor character might be used to highlight the weaknesses or strengths of the main character

Then write an essay in which you analyze how the relation between a minor character and the Narrator illuminates the meaning of the work.

6. Works of literature often depict acts of betrayal. Friends and even family may betray a protagonist; main characters may likewise be guilty of treachery or may betray their own values

Invisible Man includes several such acts of betrayal. In a well-written essay, analyze the nature of one significant betrayal and show how it contributes to the meaning of the work as a wh

Copy the questions and then respond in 2-5 sentences;
Chapter 25:
1. What causes the riot?

2. Think about the Book of Revelations in the Bible. In what ways is Ras like one of the four horseman of the Apocalypse?

3. What drives the narrator underground?

4. What does the narrator do with the papers in his briefcase? How is this action symbolic?

Chapter 23:
Copy the questions and answer clearly, specifically, and with your own interpretation. (use evidence)

1. What symbolism do you find in the narrator's purchase of dark glasses?

2. What are Rinehart's various identities?

3. Is there any symbolism in Rinehart's name (Rind and heart)?

4. Has Rinehart learned to play an identity game?

Chapter 24:
Create two high-stake questions and answer them.

Read chapter 21
Copy the questions and respond In 3-5 sentences;
Chapter 21
1. Why does the narrator feel guilt over Clifton's death?

2. Look at the funeral speech. How many times does the narrator use Clifton's name? Why so many?

Copy and answer the following questions;
Chapter 18
1. Consider the symbolism of the link of chain Tarp gives the narrator. In what ways does it link the narrator to tarp? To his past? Is it significant that Wrestrum rejects that link? (3-5 sentences)

2. What seems to cause the fight between Wrestrum and the narrator? What do you think is the REAL reason for his fight? (2- 5 sentences)

3. At the end of the chapter, the narrator is sent out of Harlem. Why would The Brotherhood remove a successful member of the party and send him off to lecture on a subject about which he knows so little either by training or personal experience? (3-5 sentences)

Chapter 19
1. In what ways is Ellison playing with the idea that white women are drawn to Black men? (2-5 sentences)

2. What reaction does the woman give when her husband comes home? (1-3 sentences)

3. What is the narrator's action? (1-3 sentences)

4. Do you think this chapter is humorous, or is it serious social commentary? (3-7 sentences with evidence)

Read chapter 17. Copy and answer the following questions;
1. What is Ras' political doctrine and why is it in conflict with that of The Brotherhood?

2. Who is Tod Clifton? Why do he and the narrator become friends? Note that "tod" means death in German. Why does Ras spare Clifton's life?


3. What is significant about the portrait of Douglass that hangs in Brother Tarp's office? How is Tarp like Douglass? Like the narrator's grandfather?

Copy the questions and then respond;
Chapter 14:
1. What pushes the narrator to accept The Brotherhood's offer?

2. Note that the building is called the Chthopia. In Greek mythology, that is another name for Hades' realm, the underworld. What descriptions and images can you find that convey the sense of entering an underworld type of realm (2 quotes)? Why is entering the world of The Brotherhood like entering the underworld? (2-3 sentences)

3. The phone number has been replaced by a new name in an envelope. Why? Why are we never told of this new name? (2-3 sentences)

4. How does the party scene remind the reader of how limited and/or hypocritical most whites are in the understand of the treatment of Blacks? (2-5 sentences)

Answer the following questions; (copy/number the question and then respond)

Chapter 12
1. In what way is the narrator childlike? (1-2 sentences)

2. How does he permanently lose off the link with his old aspirations and dreams? (2-3 sentences)

Chapter 13:
1. Peter Wheatstraw foreshadows the encounter with the yam seller. How do these encounters differ? What changes are revealed in the narrator's identify? How is his change in identity linked with his desire to show Bledsoe as a fraud? (5-10 sentences)

2. In the eviction scene, the narrator makes his second speech of the novel. Study it carefully. Compare it to the first speech. Take notes about the narrator's developing identity. (5-10 sentences, include evidence)

answer the following questions in 3 to 5 sentences; please Copy and number the questions with the proper chapter heading.

Chapter 10:
1. Consider the racial connotations of Liberty Pains. Think about the company name, trademark, slogans, government contracts, and optic white. What do you think the company symbolizes?

2. Think about how optic white is manufactured. What do the 10 drops of “dead black liquid” symbolize?

3. How is Brockway himself like 10 drops?

4. After the explosion on page 230, the narrator is stressed “into a wet blast of black emptiness that is somehow a bath of whiteness. “How does this immersion of a black man into a world of whiteness continue the expressionism of the chapter?

Chapter 11:
1. What images in this chapter echo the battle royale? (2 sentences)

2. The doctors at the factory hospital shock the narrator until he enters a warm watery world. Locate other images of the womb and birth. (At least three quotes)

3. Why has the narrator been reborn? What aspects of his identity have died?

Chapter 8:
What book does the Narrator find in his room, what memories does the book awaken in the Narrator? What might those memories reveal about the Narrator’s journey? (use textual evidence with page numbers)
Chapter 9:
Write two high stakes questions. Answer one of the high stakes question in a paragraph with textual evidence and page numbers.

Read chapter 6 of “Invisible Man”. What type of character is Dr. Bletso ? What advice does Dr. Bletso give the narrator and for what purpose? Use textual evidence with page numbers.

What are the differences and similarities between the War Vet (chapter 3) and Reverend Barbee (chapter 5)? What do both characters represent? Use supporting evidence with page numbers and write two paragraphs.

Chapter 23:
Write your own interpretation using logical reasoning and evidence to explain whether Frankenstein’s character changes or remains the same and why. (two-three paragraphs)

Chapter 24:
Using your own interpretation and textual evidence, explain what is the major theme in chapter 24? (one paragraph

Frankenstein Chapter 20, 21, 22

Answer the following, use the format that follows;
• Identify two literary elements that are present in chapter 20
• Identify the evidence that shows the literary element is being used
• What is the purpose of the literary elements in this chapter?

Literary element-
Evidence for literary element-
Purpose of literary element-

Chapter 21:
Write three-five sentences answering the following question;
What does Frankenstein mean when he states, “Can death be any evil to me?” (P. 157) What evidence can be used to support your answer

Chapter 22:
Was Frankenstein’s desire and act of marrying Elisabeth selfish? Explain your answer in one paragraph with evidence.

Remember;
Always write your own interpretation with textual evidence and commentary in your responses. Also, interpretations should be relatable on a universal level. How does your interpretation connect to people today? How can people relate to what is stated in your responses?

Chapter 14:
What are the comparisons and contrasts between Frankenstein and Felix? (one paragraph, 5-8 sentences)
Be sure to include;
• Textual evidence
• In-depth commentary
• Academic language

Chapter 15:
What under-lining theme is presented in chapter 15? (one paragraph)
Be sure to include;
• Textual evidence
• Logical reasoning for your commentary
• Academic language

Chapter 16:
Can sympathy, empathy, and understanding be had for the monster? (one paragraph)
Be sure to include;
• Textual evidence
• Logical reasoning/commentary
• Academic language

Write a one paragraph summary for each chapter (17, 18, and 19). Use textual evidence and in-depth commentary.

Be sure to write your name, date, and period at the top of your document. Answer the following questions; (number your answers)
1. Before reading chapters 11, 12, and 13 of “Frankenstein”, what was your perception of the monster? Use textual evidence and write at least one paragraph.
2. After reading chapters 11, 12, and 13 of “Frankenstein”, what is your perception of the monster, support your reasoning with textual evidence. Write at least one paragraph.

Please use chapter headers for each response.
Chapter 7:
Skill: LAN - 7.A Develop a paragraph that includes 1) a claim that requires defense with evidence from the text and 2) the evidence itself.
Activities:
• Read chapter 7 of “Frankenstein”
• Choose a character and make a claim about their values/beliefs/characteristics
• Use a quote to make your case (include page number)
• Paragraph must include at least 5 complete sentences, universal/relatable claim, quote, and commentary.

Chapter 8:
• Read chapter 8
• Answer the following question in one paragraph, use textual evidence to help support your reasoning; Why does Frankenstein not tell the truth about his creation and the crime his creation committed?

Chapter 9:
• Read chapter 9
• Write one paragraph using textual evidence to support your answer for the following question; What conflict does Frankenstein struggle with throughout this chapter and why? What does this reveal about Frankenstein as a person?

Chapter 10:
• Read chapter 10
• Write a one paragraph summary using textual evidence

Activity 2:
Skills: STR - 3.E Explain the function of a significant event or related set of significant events in a plot.
Assignment:
• Choose a significant event that stands out to you from chapters 1-6
• Write 5 sentences regarding how the particular significant event you chose connects/plays a role within the plot of “Frankenstein

Activity 1:
Skills: SET - 2.A Identify and describe specific textual details that convey or reveal a setting.
Assignment:
• Find and write down words that are used to describe Frankenstein’s lab in chapters 4 and 5. Focus on location, adjectives about the lab, the feeling/emotion the lab/mood/tone the lab evokes.
• You may also use the words that are used to describe what it might say about Frankenstein and his character. With these words, you must produce a found poem using all your chosen words. (must include at least 15-20 words). Please list the 15-20 words at the top before your found poem;
Found Words:

Found Poem:


Extra Credit: You may also produce a drawing of what the lab might look like on a sheet of paper and bring to class. Be creative.

Activity 4:
Skill: LAN - 7.A Develop a paragraph that includes 1) a claim that requires defense with evidence from the text and 2) the evidence itself.
Assignment:
• Choose a character and make a claim about their values/beliefs/characteristics
• Use a quote to make your case (include page number)
• Paragraph must include at least 5 complete sentences, universal/relatable claim, quote, and commentary.

Activity 3:
Skills: STR - 3.F Explain the function of conflict in a text.
Assignment:
• First identify two-three types of conflict in “Frankenstein”
• Second, connect the types of conflict to a character and/or event
• Write in two-three paragraphs how the specific event(s)/character(s) are connected to a specific conflict and how they function within “Frankenstein” Why was the conflict necessary, how does the conflict help move the story forward, what does the conflict reveal about a character(s)?
• Be sure to include textual evidence with page numbers

Read chapters 1, 2, and 3 of “Frankenstein”. As you read, annotate with posted notes. On the posted notes, you may write; vocabulary, thoughts/questions to the text, at least one quote that speaks to the character of Frankenstein or another character in the chapter. significant events, etc. Include page numbers for each annotation.
After annotating in your books with posted notes, write a one paragraph summary (5 sentences) for each chapter (chapters 4, 5, and 6). Use textual evidence to help support your summary.

Read chapters 1, 2, and 3 of “Frankenstein”. As you read, annotate with posted notes. On the posted notes, you may write; vocabulary, thoughts/questions to the text, significant events, etc. Include page numbers for each annotation.
After annotating in your books with posted notes, write a one paragraph summary (5 sentences) for each chapter (chapters 1, 2, and 3). Use textual evidence to help support your summary.

What is the speaker’s situation in this poem? Make your own interpretation of the poem using textual evidence . Write 5 paragraphs.

You will be graded on;
Thesis statement (strong claim)
Topic sentences
Appropriate use of textual evidence
References back to thesis statement
Clear and cohesive writing (grammar)
Use of academic language

Write a five paragraph interpretation essay based on "Talk" by Terrence Hayes. Include a strong thesis, topic sentences, and textual evidence to support your interpretation/claim. Do not give a summary. Remember to always circle back to your thesis in each paragraph. Remember to make your interpretation relevant to today. Provide a strong conclusion briefly restating your main big ideas/claims.

Write a five paragraph essay giving your own interpretation/commentary
on the poem “Talk” by Terrence Haze. Guidelines are as follows;

Introduction must include;
• Defendable thesis/claim
• Author and title of poem
• Clear interpretation and relevancy
• Five to 7 complete sentences
• Academic language, spelling, grammar, and punctuation
• Refer back to thesis/claim

Bodies;
•Topic sentence referring to thesis/claim
• Clear interpretation/commentary of textual evidence
•Five to 7 complete sentences
•Academic language, spelling, grammar, and punctuation
• Refer back to thesis/claim

Conclusion;
• Restate thesis in different wording
• Five to seven sentences
• Academic language, spelling, grammar, and punctuation
• End with a strong statement that refers back to thesis/claim

In essay format, (5 paragraphs) write to the following:
Identify and describe a specific character's perspective and motives
using textual details/evidence . What does this reveal about the
character? Explain the function of a character changing or remaining unchanged
using textual evidence.