1. Do Now: Helping Partners 1.Make sure you sit next to someone you trust: – Do they take good notes? – Will they keep you on task? – Will they be willing to fill you in if you are absent? 2.Exchange numbers if you haven’t already

2. Welcome to AP English Language & Composition! Grab a Bag, but DO NOT Open it! Make a Guess…. What’s in it? APELAC

3. How did you guess? You know the creator of the bag: – Mrs. Healy You know the situation of the bag: – First day of school You know who will look in the bag: – Students—You You know what society thinks is acceptable to be in the bag…

4. What to do with the things in the bag… Most are for you to keep and use. The Notecard is for me: Your parents’ names Your contact info (email, cell) and contact info *put a star next to the Best time to call contact method you prefer YOUR NAME (+ the name you prefer) Do you have reliable internet/computer Do you have a job? access at home? If not, how often can --if yes, where? you get yourself to a library (for both) --if no, are you or a Starbucks (for free wi-fi)? planning to get one? Your parents’ names Your contact info (email, cell) and contact info *put a star next to the Best time to call contact method you prefer YOUR NAME (+ the name you prefer) Do you have reliable internet/computer Do you have a job? access at home? If not, how often can --if yes, where? you get yourself to a library (for both) --if no, are you or a Starbucks (for free wi-fi)? planning to get one?

5. What about the Bag? Think about how you are an American With that in mind, take the bag home and Decorate it with: – Pictures – Drawings – Words – Anything else to show your personality Due Thursday!

6. So What Are the Details about our class? Check out the Syllabus!

7. Journal Set-up

9. Journal Entry #1 What are your hopes and fears about taking this course?

10. Homework Read the Welcome Letter and Homework Policy with your parents. – Sign and return Tomorrow (Thurs) Decorate your bag & be prepared to share Friday Who Read the Summer Novel?

11. Did Someone Say Summer Reading? Your Task is to write an MLA formatted argument essay telling me which of your two summer reading novels is the better representative of “American Literature.”

12. Exit: Send Me A Selfie! On the back of your card, write one adjective that describes you. Hold it up to your face, and send me a selfie: – (401) 749-8765 – In the text write: my partner is…. – Turn in your card on the way out today

13. Do Now Class Scavenger Hunt!

14. Mrs. Healy’s Class What does this mean?!?

15. Interviews 1.Share your bags, and take notes about what your partner says about their bag 2.Be prepared to introduce your partner’s bag

16. BAG INTRODUCTIONS!

17. Homework: Bags As Decoration Grab – a Notebook – Scissors for your group – Glue, Tape or Staples Decorate your notebook with your bag Finish your NoRedInk Diagnostic tonight

18. Journal Entry #2 Begin to jot down Ideas for your summer reading essay Take the NoRedInk diagnostic and record your experience

19. Do Now  Grab  A Friday Literary Criticism Sheet  Read it with your partner  Be prepared to ask questions and take notes!

20. LITERARY CRITICISM Literary Theory

21. Focus Questions 1. How do college students study literature? 2. How do viewpoints and bias affect perception of reality?

22. Critical Approaches to Consider 1. Reader-Response Criticism 2. Formalist Criticism 3. Biographical Criticism 4. Psychological/Psychoanalytic Criticism 5. Sociological Criticism A. Feminist/Gender Criticism B. Marxist Criticism 6. New Historicist Criticism

23. Questions to Ponder for Each Theory  What are the benefits of each form of criticism?  What are potential problems with each form?  Is there a “right” or a “wrong” form??  Can the mode of criticism alter the entire meaning of a text?

24. 1. The Reader-Response Approach Reader-Response Criticism asserts that a great deal of meaning in a text lies with how the reader responds to it.  Focuses on the act of reading and how it affects our perception of meaning in a text (how we feel at the beginning vs. the end)  Deals more with the process of creating meaning and experiencing a text as we read. A text is an experience, not an object.  The text is a living thing that lives in the reader’s imagination. READER + READING SITUATION + TEXT = MEANING

25. 1. The Reader-Response Approach Important Ideas in Reader-Response 1. An individual reader’s interpretation usually changes over time. 2. Readers from different generations, ]time periods, and social situations interpret texts differently. Ultimately… How do YOU feel about what you have read? What do YOU think it means?

26. 2. The Formalist Approach Formalist Criticism emphasizes the form of a literary work to determine its meaning, focusing on literary elements and how they work to create meaning.  Examines a text as independent from its time period, social setting, and author’s background. A text is an independent entity.  Focuses on close readings of texts and analysis of the effects of literary elements and techniques on the text.

27. 2. The Formalist Approach Two Major Principles of Formalism 1. A literary text exists independent of any particular reader and, in a sense, has a fixed meaning. 2. The greatest literary texts are “timeless” and “universal.”

28. 3. The Biographical Approach Biographical Criticism argues that we must take an author’s life and background into account when we study a text.

29. 5. The Biographical Approach Three Beliefs: 1. Facts about an author’s experience can help a reader decide how to interpret a text. 2. A reader can better appreciate a text by knowing a writer’s struggles or difficulties in creating that text. 3. A reader can understand a writer’s preoccupation by studying the way they apply and modify their own life experiences in their works.

30. 4. The Psychoanalytic Approach Psychological Criticism views a text as a revelation of its author’s mind and personality. It is based on the work of Sigmund Freud.  Also focuses on the hidden motivations of literary characters  Looks at literary characters as a reflection of the writer

31. 5. The Sociological Approach Sociological criticism argues that social contexts (the social environment) must be considered when analyzing a text.  Focuses on the values of a society and how those views are reflected in a text  Emphasizes the economic, political, and cultural issues within literary texts  Core Belief: Literature is a reflection of its society.

32. A. The Marxist Approach Marxist Criticism emphasizes economic and social conditions. It is based on the political theory of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.  Concerned with understanding the role of power, politics, and money in literary texts

33. B. The Feminist Approach Feminist Criticism is concerned with the role, position, and influence of women in a literary text.  Asserts that most “literature” throughout time has been written by men, for men.  Examines the way that the female consciousness is depicted by both male and female writers.

34. 6. The New Historicist Approach New Historicist Criticism argues that every literary work is a product of its time and its world.

35. 6. The New Historicist Approach New Historicism: 1. Provides background information necessary to understand how literary texts were perceived in their time. 2. Shows how literary texts reflect ideas and attitudes of the time in which they were written.  New historicist critics often compare the language in contemporary documents and literary texts to reveal cultural assumptions and values in the text.

36. REMEMBER…  You should never look at a text STRICTLY from one standpoint or another, ignoring all other views.  However, we will practice looking at them one at a time to clarify our understanding of each this month.

37. Journal #3:  Reader Response Criticism:  Why did you like one of the summer readings less than the other?  What about your own life, experience and personality affects your reading of the texts?

38. Homework  Submit your Summer Reading Essay to Turnitin.com:  Write an MLA formatted argument essay telling me which of your two summer reading novels is the better representative of “American Literature.”  Make sure your journal is up to date  Work on your NoRedInk account