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Directions: Students enrolling in Advanced Placement English Literature and Composition for the 2009-2010 school year.
| I. All students must read the following titles: | ||
| Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf (novel) | ||
| A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving (novel) | ||
| Our Town by Thornton Wilder (novel) | ||
| II. Assignment | ||
| Upon completion of the play and two novels, students will write three (3) essays, using a different AP open-ended question for each piece of writing. | ||
| Students will note that individual questions work better for individual works. | ||
| Each essay will be approximately 600 words long and include correct grammar, punctuation, mechanics and usage. | ||
| The essays will be typed, using MLA formatting (including 12 font/Times New Roman/double-spaced). | ||
| All assignment are due: Tuesday, 1 September 2009. | ||
| AP Open-Ended Questions | ||
| 1. | Novels and plays often include scenes of weddings, funerals, parties, and other social occasions. Such scenes may reveal the values of the characters and the society in which they live. Select one of the summer reading selections that include such a scene and, in a focused essay, discuss the contribution the scene makes to the meaning of the work as a whole. | |
| 2. | The most important themes in literature are sometimes developed in scenes in which a death or deaths take place. Choose a summer reading selection and write a well-organized essay in which you show how a specific death scene helps to illuminate the meaning of the work. Avoid mere plot summary. | |
| 3. | A symbol is an object, action, or event that represents something or creates a range of associations beyond itself. In literary works a symbol can express an idea, clarify meaning, or enlarge literal meaning. Select a summer reading selection and, focusing on one symbol, write an essay analyzing how that symbol functions in the work and what it reveals about the characters or themes of that work as a whole. Do not merely summarize the plot. | |
| 4. | Some works of literature use the element of time in a distinct way. The chronological sequence of events may be altered, or time may be suspended or accelerated. Choose a summer reading selection and show how the author’s manipulation of time contributes to the effectiveness of the work as a whole. Do not merely summarize the plot. | |
| 5. | In many works of literature, past events can affect, positively or negatively, the present activities, attitudes or values of a character. Choose a summer reading selection 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. | |
| Questions may be directed to m_hull@chuh.org. Please note: This e-mail address is only checked sporadically over the summer - don’t wait until the last minute to read the required readings and write the required essays. Start your senior year off on the right foot. Be safe and be well. | ||
| Please pay particular attention to the due dates for the assignments. | ||
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