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AP Literature and CompositionSummer Reading Assignment Instructor: Cherilyn Murraycmurray2@The AP English Literature and Composition course is designed to engage students in the careful reading and critical analysis of imaginative literature. Through the close reading of selected texts, students can deepen their understanding of the ways writers use language to provide both meaning and pleasure for their readers. AP English covers many aspects of English besides the study of novels and plays. Since the tangible outcome of the class is to take a test in May, all of the activities will prepare you for success. The following assignments are due by the first day of school. Do not hesitate to email me with questions or post questions to Edmodo and I will reply to your email as soon as I can.When responding to an essay prompt, the essay must be written in MLA Format. In order for an essay to be read, essay must meet the following minimum criteria. If the minimum criteria below are not met essay will not be read and student will receive a zero.Times New Roman – Size 12 FontDouble spacing throughout1 inch top, bottom, right, and left marginsTyped Works Cited in MLA format5 paragraphs in lengthPaper does not contain any form of first person or second person point of view (I or you) and/or contractions.(MLA formatting rules and guidelines can be accessed at the following website: )AP Literature and Composition: Essay Scoring Rubric*This rubric assesses all in-class, timed essay writing. Grades are non-negotiable!9-8 (100-95)Essays scored at this range are rare. These are well-organized and well-written essays. With apt and specific references to the passage, they will analyze the prompt in depth and with appropriate support. While not without minor flaws, these papers will demonstrate an understanding of the text and a consistent control over the elements of effective composition. These writers read with perception and express their ideas with clarity and skill. Finally, above all else, these writers demonstrate maturity in their analysis and provide original thought and insight about the discussed text.7-6 (94-85)These essays are less incisive, developed, or aptly supported than papers in the highest ranges. They deal accurately with the prompt, but they are less effective or thorough than the 9-8 essays. These essays demonstrate the writer’s ability to express ideas clearly but with less maturity and control than the better papers. These papers generally have more minor flaws—perhaps even a few major flaws. Nonetheless, essays scored a 7, even with more flaws, still present a more developed analysis and a more consistent command of the elements of effective exposition than essays scored a 6.5 (84-73)Customarily, these essays are superficial: They lack the analytical depth expected from AP students. The writing is adequate to convey the writer’s thoughts, but these essays are typically ordinary, not as well conceived, organized or developed as upper-level papers. Often, they reveal simplistic thinking and/or immature writing. It is quite common for many essay writers at the beginning of this course to begin writing essays at a low 5; however, by the end of the semester, theses writers typically grow into writers who create essays that are scored at either a high 6 or low 7, consistently. 4-3 (72-65)These lower-half essays may reflect an incomplete understanding of the passage and/or fail to respond adequately to part or parts of the question. The discussion may be inaccurate or unclear, and misguided or undeveloped; these essays may paraphrase rather than analyze. The treatment is likely to be meager and unconvincing. Generally, the writing demonstrates weak control of such elements as diction, organization, syntax, or grammar. These essays typically contain recurrent stylistic flaws and lack persuasive evidence from the text. Any essay that does not address the prompt can receive no higher than a 4.2-1 (64-0)These essays compound the weaknesses of the papers in the 4-3 range. The writers seriously misread the passage or fail to respond to the question. Frequently, the essays are unacceptably brief. Often poorly written on several counts, these essays may contain many distracting errors in grammar and mechanics. Although some attempt may have been made to answer the question, the writer’s views typically are presented with little clarity, organization, coherence, or supporting evidence. Book 1: How to Read Literature like a Professor by Thomas C Foster Join Curriculet at Grade LevelAccess book. Read Book. Answer questions, complete annotation activities and quizzes.AP Literature Study Guide Outline: This outline must be completed for each of your summer reading texts (Beowulf and Hamlet). Meaning for each of the books assigned, you must complete this outline:1. Title, author, and date (era) written 2. Three main characters and 1-2 sentence description each 3. Two minor characters and 1-2 sentence description of each Note: #2 and #3 may be mixed and matched as your literary interpretation deems necessary (e.g., two main characters & three minor; four main & one minor; etc.) 4. Three main settings and 1-2 sentence description of each (settings should come from the piece’s beginning, middle and end, and each setting’s significance must be explained.) 5. One paragraph plot summary (no textual support needed.) 6. Two important symbols and their references (to a character, idea, theme, etc.) 7. Two or three sentences on style and why they’re used (to show what?) 8. One or two sentences of the work’s dominant philosophy/theme. 9. Dialectical Journal (Instructions and format can be found below.) 10. Two literary elements and how they function in the piece (use elements discussed in English class in prior years.) Use a format that works best for you in answering these questions; dialectical journal instructions below.. All information must be presented in your own words, you may not copy and paste this information from another sources. Your study guide outlines will serve as a quick refresher to the most important aspects of these texts for future reference! Book 2: Read Beowulf translated by Seamus HeaneyThe first summer reading assignment is Beowulf, an epic poem from the Anglo-Saxon period in Europe known to be the oldest surviving national epic. This poem follows Beowulf from heroic youth to heroic old age. This is a great adventure story, and a deeply philosophical one. Scholars differ over the poem’s original purpose and plete AP Literature and Composition Outline.Dialectical Journal Instructions & Parts:PROLOGUE TO PART 10 — GRENDEL’S FIRST ATTACK, BEOWULF’S ARRIVALPART 11 TO PART 18 — GRENDEL’S BATTLE WITH BEOWULFPART 19 TO PART 26 — GRENDEL’S MOTHERPART 27 TO PART 31 — BEOWULF’S RETURN TO GEATLANDPART 31 TO PART 43 — THE DRAGON AND BEOWULF’S DEATHStudent NameDate of EntrySection 1: “Quote” Prologue-Part 10, page #, lines 1-10.Who said it, Why they said it and who or what they were talking to or about?What do you find important about the quote? How does the quote reinforce or convey theme, motif, and/or plot, etc….Beowulf Essay: Read “The Monster’s and the Critics” by J.R.R. Tolkien“Monsters and Critics” can be accessed at the following website: Prompt:In his critical essay “The Monsters and the Critics,” novelist and scholar J. R. R. Tolkien responds to scholar Friedrich Klaeber’s claim that “Beowulf lacks steady advance” by asserting that “the poem was not meant to advance, steadily or unsteadily. It is essentially a balance, an opposition of ends and beginnings.” In a well-organized MLA formatted 5-6 paragraph essay explain what “an opposition of ends and beginnings” means in relation to Beowulf the hero and what does Tolkien’s view suggest about the poem’s overall structure? Book 3: Read Hamlet by William ShakespeareThe second summer reading assignment is Hamlet, one of Shakespeare’s most well-known tragedies. This play follows the tragic hero, Hamlet, as he seeks revenge for his father’s plete AP Literature and Composition Outline.Dialectical Journal Instructions & Parts:Act IAct IIAct IIIAct IVAct VStudent NameDate of EntryAct One“Quote” Act I, scene I, lines 1-10.Who said it, Why they said it and who or what they were talking to or about?What do you find important about the quote? How does the quote reinforce or convey theme, motif, and/or plot, etc….Hamlet Essay: Read the essay “Hamlet” by T.S. Eliot. “Hamlet” can be accessed at the following website: prompt:In the T.S. Eliot essay “Hamlet”, Eliot states that “more people have thought Hamlet a work of art because they found it interesting, than have found it interesting because it is a work of art. It is the “Mona Lisa” of literature”. In a well-organized MLA formatted 5-6 paragraph essay answer the following question. Do you agree or disagree with Eliot’s assertion about the play Hamlet being the Mona Lisa of literature? Support your opinion with evidence from the text. ................
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