November 28-29, 2017 Objectives: Evaluate expository writing according to AP expectations. Analyze complex literature for figurative devices. Catalyst: Composition reminders Homework & Reminders: Perrine’s: “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” Wuthering Heights reading and stuff (quiz & MWDS check forthcoming) Native Son final draft 12.4/12.5 (hard copy AND all other drafts).

Composition Notes After reading through many Native Son essays, I have decided to give you this handout (again). Make it something you either memorize in its entirety (realistic?) or keep close by at all times (or at least through the revision process).

The Beet Queen (2015 AP exam) Read and annotate the prompt and text. What should a successful AP Lit student say about this text? What might an unsuccessful AP Lit student say about this text?

The Beet Queen (2015 AP exam) Discuss the text and prompt briefly. Read through the scoring guidelines for the FRQ (on the back of your excerpt). Read through each of the released essays provided. There should be a period of silence for reading. Discussion comes later. Individually, determine the rankings of the essays: 1-9. Write your scores down on a notecard or in your composition notebook. As a group, go through the same process. Make justifications for your decisions, and come to a consensus.

Multiple Choice practice: A Modern Comedy (1929) Independently, read and annotate the text. Independently, answer all MC questions. Collaborate on a group consensus for each question. 4. Submit your final answers for me to check (2 submissions).