Do The Right Thing -
1. Complete the revisions for your paper on A Streetcar Named Desire using the checklist and paragraph progression.- Checklist: CLICK HERE
- Paragraph Progression: CLICK HERE
Here are the essay instructions and model outline just in case:
On-Demand Instructions and Model Outline
On-Demand Instructions and Model Outline
Write an essay in which you discuss the functions of one of the characters from A Streetcar Named Desire. In your essay, you may want to focus on:
1.) The character's traits and behaviors (STEAL)
2.) How those behaviors and traits are punished, rewarded, or go unnoticed by the other characters in the play
3.) Williams use of the character to reflect and critique some aspect of society
OUTLINE SAMPLE: Click here
2. Read your book club book:) Talk to your group members to make sure you are all on the same page.
2. Read your book club book:) Talk to your group members to make sure you are all on the same page.
AP Language - Make sure to read all three tasks
1. Read the article, "Robots or Aliens as Parents? Colleges Gauge Applicants’ Creativity": Click here
2. After you read the entire article carefully, post a commentary on the class blog by midnight on Sunday. (http://aplanguagepower.blogspot.com/) that addresses some or all of the following questions.
TIP: Remember that the goal of the blog is to have a conversation. With this in mind, read each other's commentaries before writing your own. Once you're ready to write, make sure you are not repeating what others have said. Instead, respond and expand on their ideas. And remember to proofread your work before posting.
TIP: Remember that the goal of the blog is to have a conversation. With this in mind, read each other's commentaries before writing your own. Once you're ready to write, make sure you are not repeating what others have said. Instead, respond and expand on their ideas. And remember to proofread your work before posting.
- Which of the essay prompts mentioned in the article would you most likely choose to write about, if you had to select one? Why?
- How do you feel about the rise of these quirky questions?
- To what degree do you think essays that address quirky topics measure an applicant’s originality? Why?
- If you worked for a college or university’s admissions department, what would you ask prospective students to write about in their essays? What would you hope to learn about them?
3. Choose two of the prompts below and write for at least five minutes off of each of them in your notebook.
Childhood Memories
- What Was Your Most Precious Childhood Possession?
- What Were Your Favorite Childhood Shows and Characters?
- What Were Your Favorite Picture Books When You Were Little?
- What Things Did You Create When You Were a Child?
- What Places Do You Remember Fondly From Childhood?
- Have You Ever Felt Embarrassed by Things You Used to Like?
- Do You Wish You Could Return to Moments From Your Past?
- Was There a Toy You Wanted as a Child but Never Got?
- What Objects Tell the Story of Your Life?
- What Are Your Best Sleepover Memories?
- What’s the Best Gift You’ve Ever Given or Received?
- What’s the Most Memorable Thing You Ever Got in the Mail?
- What Nicknames Have You Ever Gotten or Given?
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