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Friday, March 20, 2009

Fri, Mar 20, 2009

Fri, Mar 20

Pds 1,2,4
1. AR rdg
2. Make up work

Pd 5
1. AR rdg
2. Qz chs 37-38 and Lecture Notes pp 5-6
3. Check study qstns chs 37-38
HW: Write Reading Record Card for Jane Eyre due Thurs, April 9 (see below)
HW: Find your books and return them

Reading Record Cards

The purpose of this card is to keep fresh in your mind information about books you read recently so you can discuss them on the Open Question for the AP exam.

Use any size note card, but use the same size for all your books.

FORMAT:

1. Title of book
2. Author, Dates of birth and death, Where lived
3. Publication year of the book originally
4. Setting: Place, Time, Current events of that time and place
5. Plot synopsis in 25 words or so
6. Characters, with brief descriptions. Identify protagonist and antagonist.
7. A major symbol or allusion
symbol (something that stands for or suggests something larger and more complex)
allusion (an indirect reference to something in literature, the other arts, history, myths,
8. Distinguishing characteristics of the work (what is different about this work?)
9. Your personal response to the content and style of the work