Weekend Homework, 1/15

Seniors -
Full draft of short stories/memoirs due on Tuesdays. YOU MUST HAVE 4 COPIES PRINTED BEFORE CLASS TO RECEIVE FULL CREDIT. Make sure your work is proofread, includes paragraph breaks and is ready to be read by others. Although it is a draft, it should be in the best shape you can make it at this point in time. It should include sensory imagery, a clear conflict with stakes, and establish at least one character and setting.


AP Language and Composition
1. Complete two multiple choice corrections, explaining why each of the incorrect answers are wrong and why the correct answer is right. You must do the corrections to receive credit for the multiple choice exercise.

2. Reading and Blog Post

Read: This weekend, you will begin to investigate the difference between reading ABOUT a book and actually reading a book. To begin, you need to read about The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. You should spend AT LEAST 30 minutes reading about Douglass's narrative. Pretend you are preparing for a test to demonstrate that you read the book by Tuesday. In fact, I just might give you a quiz. 

Start with these links:
Shmoop
Sparknotes

Write: Once you have read about the book enough to feel as if you actually read the darn thing, head to our class blog and post by 5:00 pm on Monday!! 

On the class blog, respond to the following questions in 250-300 words: 

1.) What are the most important aspects of the text, The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass? What will you need to know if you want to seem as if you actually read this book? 

2.) What are your expectations of actually reading this book? How do you imagine reading it will differ from reading about it? (The questions below may help guide you, but feel free to take this post in your own direction.) 

             -Do you expect to be engaged or disengaged? Why? 
             -Do you think it will be easy/difficult? Why? 
             -What other reading experiences from your life will it resemble? 
             -How will actually reading the book be different from pretending that you read it?