Here we are, at the end of our summer road. Some of you took the journey; others didn't. For those of you who did, much thanks. It was a pleasure reading your posts and trying to help you navigate some very challenging works. You are definitely in a good position to start the year, as you have a good sense of the kind of the discourse will be expected from you. You've been doing the kind of close reading that will put you in a position to get that 3, 4, or 5 on the AP exam.
As a reward (and this is a bounty that extends to all), there will be no required posting on the Ibsen. Instead, some reminders:
1. The first day of school you will turn in your data sheet on The Great Gatsby, your 1-2 page written response on the Gatsby essay of your choice, your analysis of the British Romantic poem of your choice (see the Peterson questions), and your 1-2 page written response to An Enemy of the People. They must appear in standard MLA8 format. They can be sent electronically, or a paper copy may be turned in. (See https://rchsaplitandcomp.weebly.com/syllabus.html if you need a reminder of the requirements for these assignments.)
2. The people who have been exempted from testing will be contacted via Remind.
3. Try to find cheap editions of the following works (Dover, Amazon, etc.) as soon as possible:
Atonement by Ian McEwan
Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf (November)
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway (February)
You will also need copies of the 3 novels and 2 plays of your choice. Some of these works, such as Hamlet, are available as a pdf online. If this is your preference, print out a hard copy, as we will be annotating quite a bit.
4. Organize now. There's a lot of reading, and aside from the shortest poetry and stories, none of it will be done in class. But you can lighten the load by getting a head start on the longer ones. Don't forget that all novels and plays require a data sheet to be completed with it.
5. Maintain a positive attitude. This class will be like no English class you've taken before, even for those of you who have had me before. I anticipate great work and great success.
Mr. Sell
#345
As a reward (and this is a bounty that extends to all), there will be no required posting on the Ibsen. Instead, some reminders:
1. The first day of school you will turn in your data sheet on The Great Gatsby, your 1-2 page written response on the Gatsby essay of your choice, your analysis of the British Romantic poem of your choice (see the Peterson questions), and your 1-2 page written response to An Enemy of the People. They must appear in standard MLA8 format. They can be sent electronically, or a paper copy may be turned in. (See https://rchsaplitandcomp.weebly.com/syllabus.html if you need a reminder of the requirements for these assignments.)
2. The people who have been exempted from testing will be contacted via Remind.
3. Try to find cheap editions of the following works (Dover, Amazon, etc.) as soon as possible:
Atonement by Ian McEwan
Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf (November)
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway (February)
You will also need copies of the 3 novels and 2 plays of your choice. Some of these works, such as Hamlet, are available as a pdf online. If this is your preference, print out a hard copy, as we will be annotating quite a bit.
4. Organize now. There's a lot of reading, and aside from the shortest poetry and stories, none of it will be done in class. But you can lighten the load by getting a head start on the longer ones. Don't forget that all novels and plays require a data sheet to be completed with it.
5. Maintain a positive attitude. This class will be like no English class you've taken before, even for those of you who have had me before. I anticipate great work and great success.
Mr. Sell
#345