JUNIORS ESSAY PLANNING

SWBAT analyze a prompt and writing sample from the AP exam DO NOW: Read over the prompt choices and circle the ones that seem appealing Remember that you are picking one. HW REMINDERS: By Friday, you need to walk into class having finished Bodega Dreams If you are redoing Task 27, come and schedule an extra help session.

LET’S GO OVER THE CHOICES TOGETHER Choose a character from a novel or play of recognized literary merit and write an essay in which you (a) briefly describe the standards of the fictional society in which the character exists and (b) show how the character is affected by and responds to those standards. In your essay do not merely summarize the plot Choose a complex and important character in a novel or a play of recognized literary merit who might on the basis of the character's actions alone be considered evil or immoral. In a well-organized essay, explain both how and why the full presentation of the character in the work makes us react more sympathetically than we otherwise might. Avoid plot summary A recurring theme in literature is the classic war between a passion and responsibility. For instance, a personal cause, a love, a desire for revenge, a determination to redress a wrong, or some other emotion or drive may conflict with moral duty. Choose a literary work in which a character confronts the demands of a private passion that conflicts with his or her responsibilities. In a well-written essay show clearly the nature of the conflict, its effects upon the character, and its significance to the work Many plays and novels use contrasting places (for example, two countries, two cities or towns, two houses, or the land and the sea) to represent opposed forces or ideas that are central to the meaning of the work. Choose a novel or play that contrasts two such places. Write an essay explaining how the places differ, what each place represents, and how their contrast contributes to the meaning of the work In many works of literature, past events can affect, positively or negatively, the present activities, attitudes, or values of a character. Choose a novel or play in which a character must contend with some aspect of the past, either personal or societal. Then write an essay in which you show how the character's relationship to the past contributes to the meaning of the work as a whole.

LET’S LOOK AT ONE CLOSELY In many works of literature, past events can affect, positively or negatively, the present activities, attitudes, or values of a character. Choose a novel or play in which a character must contend with some aspect of the past, either personal or societal. Then write an essay in which you show how the character's relationship to the past contributes to the meaning of the work as a whole.

ESSAY SCORING Let’s read the SCORING GUIDE together

SAMPLE ESSAY Take 2-3 minutes and read the first one in the packet. Annotate it in the following way + good - bad ! Wow I should do that ? I am not sure what this means TC topic sentences are clear TU topic sentences unclear D detail from the book WHAT WOULD YOU SCORE IT?

SAMPLE 2 Take 2-3 minutes and read the second one in the packet. Annotate it in the following way + good - bad ! Wow I should do that ? I am not sure what this means TC topic sentences are clear TU topic sentences unclear D detail from the book WHAT WOULD YOU SCORE IT?

SAMPLE 3 Take 2-3 minutes and read the second one in the packet. Annotate it in the following way + good - bad ! Wow I should do that ? I am not sure what this means TC topic sentences are clear TU topic sentences unclear D detail from the book WHAT WOULD YOU SCORE IT?

THE “TAKEAWAY” What are some good writing features that you noticed? How can you bring it into your own writing? Based on what you just read, where do you think your writing generally falls on the AP 1-9 scale?

PROJECT--ESSAY You are writing this essay during class on Monday and Tuesday. This weekend you need to pull at least two direct quotes out from Bodega Dreams that will help you write your essay. You need to review all of your notes on thesis writing, topic sentence writing---all of which is still on the website. You can bring in your quotes to the exam—that’s it. If you are out, you have to make it up before break. We are returning Bodega Dreams to the bookroom Wednesday and picking up The Crucible My hope is that you write an essay like the first one.