Lhstestsite.files.wordpress.com



AP English Language and Composition – Summer Homework 2019 Welcome students! You will be reading and annotating The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and writing an essay for the Common Application 2019.If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me Donna.Shattuck@polk-. Assignments will be due on Friday, August 16, 2019The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldRead and annotate very carefully, because we will be discussing and analyzing The Great Gatsby in class. You will be able to use your annotated text for a graded discussion first quarter. Marking and annotating a text is like having a conversation with a book—it allows the active reader to ask questions, comment on meaning, and mark events and passages he or she wants to revisit. Annotate - How to Annotate: Make brief notes at the top of the page or on a sticky note to mark important plot events, narrative shifts, or thematically important moments. Circle words that are unfamiliar or unusual—try to figure out the word’s meaning through contextual clues and supplement with a dictionary. Note when new characters are introduced, underline phrases that describe them. Mark words, images, and details that seem to form a pattern throughout the text (motif). For example, if a large clock appears in the first chapter, and then you notice words like “timely” or “ticking” in the text, and then a character checks his/her watch or is late, you may have uncovered a pattern of imagery which will lead you to a thematic idea. Mark passages you think might be symbolic. Write (pencil seems most helpful for me) your thoughts in the margins as you read. Read a second time - note any early references/foreshadowing to events that will occur later in the text. Write questions - write it on the page on which it first occurred to you. Use brackets, checks, stars, bullets, or asterisks to mark very important items or things you want to come back to later. Theme Identification: Note the following themes that take place in the novel. Mark the pages (textual evidence) where these themes occur.Society and ClassLove Visions of America Wealth Memory and the Past Isolation MortalityMarriage Gender Roles Lies and Deceit Compassion and ForgivenessEducationJoin Remind: - Send your text to?81010 and Text the message @ffgec6. Class web site: : We will be utilizing Google Classroom throughout the year.NAME_________________________________________________________DATE_____________PD______Summer Homework Essay 2019Choose ONE of the essay prompts below and write an essay. Write the prompt as your title. Your essay must be typed in MLA format and submitted the first week of school. Your essay must be 300-650 words. Please go to this web site to assist you with MLA format: NOT written in MLA format will not be accepted.Again, if you have any questions, please email me: Donna.Shattuck@polk- 2018-19 Common Application Prompts:Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story. The lessons we take from?obstacles we encounter?can be fundamental to later success. Recount a time when you faced a?challenge, setback, or failure.?How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience?Reflect on a time when you?questioned?or challenged a belief or idea. What prompted your?thinking? What?was the outcome?Describe a problem you've solved or a problem you'd like to solve. It can be an intellectual challenge, a research query, an ethical dilemma - anything that is of personal importance, no matter the scale. Explain its significance to you and what steps you took or could be taken to identify a solution.Discuss an accomplishment, event, or?realization?that?sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others.?Describe a topic, idea, or concept you find so engaging that it makes you lose all track of time. Why does it captivate you? What or who do you turn to when you want to learn more?? ................
................

In order to avoid copyright disputes, this page is only a partial summary.

Google Online Preview   Download