Wednesday, April 27, 2011

A.P. English Literature and Composition Examination

This test is on Thursday, May 5th at 7:30AM in room 440. Bring several sharpened #2 pencils, and two blue or black ink pens.

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If you do not show up for an A.P. Exam, you will have to pay the school a $13.00 money order, for the exam you signed up for, but did not take. This will have to be paid as a money order made out to B.R.E.C. The $13.00 money order must be brought in the day after the exam is offered.  Please know that you may take the exam without having the exam grade transmitted to a college. A.P. Examination results are confidential. It is you who decide to which college, if any, your exam grade is sent.
                                                                                                From the B.R.E.C. A.P. Test Administrator

2011 A.P. Exam schedule
Exam Dates:
The 2011 AP Exams will be administered over two weeks in May: May 2 through 6 and May 9 through 13. Coordinators are responsible for notifying students when and where to report for the exams. Early testing or testing at times other than those published by the College Board is not permitted under any circumstances.

Week 1
Morning 8 a.m.
Afternoon 12 noon
Monday,
May 2
Chemistry
Environmental Science
Psychology
Tuesday,
May 3
Computer Science A
Spanish Language
Art History
Wednesday,
May 4
Calculus AB
Calculus BC
Chinese Language and Culture
Thursday,
May 5
English Literature and Composition
Japanese Language and Culture
Latin: Vergil
Friday,
May 6
German Language
United States History
European History
Studio Art—last day for Coordinators to submit digital portfolios (by 8 p.m. EDT) and to gather 2-D Design and Drawing students for the physical portfolio assembly
Teachers should have forwarded students' completed digital portfolios to Coordinators before this date.



Week 2
Morning 8 a.m.
Afternoon 12 noon
Afternoon 2 p.m.
Monday,
May 9
Biology
Music Theory
Physics B
Physics C: Mechanics
Physics C:
Electricity and Magnetism
Tuesday,
May 10
United States Government and Politics
Comparative Government and Politics
French Language
Wednesday,
May 11
English Language and Composition
Statistics
Thursday,
May 12
Macroeconomics
World History
Microeconomics
Friday,
May 13
Human Geography
Spanish Literature


Wednesday, April 20, 2011

A.P. English Literature and Composition Examination



Sample Questions & Scoring Guidelines
The AP English Literature and Composition Exam is three hours long and consists of two sections. In Section I, students are given one hour to answer 55 multiple-choice questions; in
Section II, they must answer three free-response questions within two hours.
The multiple-choice questions test students' ability to read analytically prose and poetry from several periods. The free-response questions require students to write critical essays on literary texts.
You can find additional free-response questions and scoring guidelines on AP Central, along with grade distributions and examples of actual students' responses and commentary that explains why the responses received the scores they did.
Multiple-Choice Questions
For sample multiple-choice questions, refer to the Course Description.
AP English Course Description (.pdf/2.3M)
Requires Adobe Reader (latest version recommended).
Free-Response Questions
Scoring Guidelines

GO ONLINE TO PRACTICE FOR THE TEST

REMEMBER TO VISIT THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART

This Monday, April 24th, the museum is open to  
accommodate public school students on Spring Recess. 


The main entrance of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
83rd Street and Fifth Avenue
   

Inside by the entrance


   

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amphora







Friday, April 15, 2011

TELEMACHUS CORRECTS ODYSSEUS

The passage I referred to in class appears in Book 16, lines 328-355. In it Telemachus says:

 " . . . I think your last plan would gain us nothing.        345
  Reconsider, I urge you. 
  You'll waste time roaming around our holdings,
  probing the fieldhands man by man, while the suitors
  sit in our house, devouring all our goods -
  those brazen rascals never spare a scrap!                      350
  But I do advise you to sound the women out:
  who are disloyal to you, who are guiltless?
  The men - I say no testing them farm by farm.
  That's work for later, if you have really seen
  a sign from Zeus whose shield is storm and thunder." 355 
                                                
   . . . Now as father and son conspired, shaping plans . . .

What do you think of this discourse between Odysseus and Telemachus in Book 16?

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

WRITE ON THE TOPIC ASSIGNED TO YOU ON THIS BLOG


Email me at: abalgley@gmail.com  if you do not understand what you are supposed to do. 


1.  Write an essay on your assigned topic. Then be sure to post it as a comment on this blog posting before Spring Recess ends. Once you have done this, both monitor and respond to your classmates thoughts about what you have written. 


2.  Visit The Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection of Ancient Greek Art. (Consider going there with a classmate.) The main entrance is on 83rd Street on the west side of Fifth Avenue. Bring your Student ID with you. Once you've made your quarter, dime, or penny contribution to gain admission, get a floor plan map, so you know know how to get around. 


3.  Write about one object you see in their Ancient Greek Collection.  Your museum report is due upon your return from Spring Recess. ENJOY YOUR MUSEUM VISIT. 

HOMERIC MARRIAGES AND INFIDELITIES
Katherine S., Medina, Jeanette

RELATIONS AMONG THE GODS AND WITH MAN

Kenny, Jamila, Melida

DIVINE INTERVENTIONS & TRANFORMATIONS

Chanandie, Alyssa, Ivy, Shabranti

EPIC FORM & POETIC DEVICES:[Concentricity, Epithets, Foreshadowing, Metaphors, Ironies, et.al]: Raymond, Brittany

 
NARRATIVE STRUCTURE
[Design, Narrators, Retellings, Subjective (1st person), Objective (3rd person), et. al]:
Malthen, Yunrui, Susan

THEMES & LESSONS OF THE ODYSSEY

Kenia, Amy, Maurice

HOMER'S CHARACTERIZATION OF ODYSSEUS: 
Sergio, Yenifer, Brandon, Tiffany

ON THE HOME FRONT IN ITHACA: 
Victor, Katherine P.




BOOKS 20, 21, 22, 23, 24


Odysseus Enters the Archery Contest
 
Odysseus Slays the Suitors

Monday, April 11, 2011

Books 16, 17, 18, 19


Eurycleia Bathing Odysseus' Foot

How does Odysseus act on or ignore Telemachus' advise to him?
What do you think of his advice?
Why does Odysseus handle what his son tells him the way he does?
 
            

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Books 12, 13, 14, and 15

Kudos to Katherine, Kenia, and Brittany for their engaging, comprehensive, organized, well-executed class presentation. As a group, you've set a new standard and raised the bar for your classmates' future presentations.
What questions do YOU have about these cantos? Post your thoughts, your questions, and your observations here. Brittany, Kenia, and Katherine, please moderate this section of the blog.