English III Magnet American Literature

Plan on reviewing in class various sentence patterns that you would like to include in your crtical research papers.

Mrs. Espree's AP and Magnet Classes in British & American Literature

CRITICAL ASSIGNMENTS FOR FALL SEMESTER
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On this page I'll include all the information students need for their major course assignments, such as due dates and guidelines. It is still the responsibility of each student to maintain an assignment page in his or her Time Tracker, which was provided by the school.

AP Language and Composition
 
The Art of Styling Sentences,
Patterns 1-10

Plan on reviewing the Sentence Patterns in The Art of Styling Sentences and using these in your critical research papers.
 
AP Juniors: READ AHEAD FOR FALL SEMESTER
The Scarlet Letter, The Crucible, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin.
 
AP Juniors: Purchase a copy of Barron's AP ENGLISH. It will serve you well for both AP Language and AP Literature. Begin with the glossary. Start memorizing/familiarizing yourself with any terms you do not know. Also get a good SAT Review book and practice the timed writings.
 
English III Juniors: Plan to do more writing that you've done in the past. Plan to finally learn all that grammar you've been ignoring. Plan to read Arthur Miller, Ben Franklin and Mark Twain in addition to many selections in The Language of Literature, 11th grade edition. You will still be expected to know and practice rhetorical analysis, though you will not be required to take the AP Language exam unless we determine that you are prepared.

AP Literature and Composition
 
The Art of Styling Sentences, Patterns 11-20

 AP SENIORS -- READ AHEAD FOR FALL SEMESTER: Grendel, Sophie's World, Macbeth and HAMLET
 
Seniors: Begin writing your college application essays. Here are three topics you can adapt as you need to do so. Write all three and consider them a part of your senior portfolio collection.
 
1. What life experiences have you had that you would consider defining moments? Describe what happened and how it was a personal epiphany.
2. What attributes do you possess that would make you an asset to the social, cultural, and educational climate of the college of your choice? Be specific and provide anecdotal evidence.
3. Recall a time in your life when you had to make a life-altering decision which affected you and someone else in you life. What happened and what did it teach you about yourself, about people, about the world. How has this decision made you a stronger person, or heightened your sensitivity or self-awareness?

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