Goodbye, My Pilgrims

I just want to thank you for the best AP Literature class I could have ever imagined. From Edna slinking off to the sea to Heathcliff bashing his head against a tree, you have exhibited the highest level of analysis, character connections, and poetical creativity imaginable. You have supported one another, you have supported me, and you have supported literature of all kinds: epic, Shakespeare, ode, elegy, Metamorphosis, frame, Romantic. The eleven of us made a superior team, almost akin to the 1992 Dream Team trouncing opponents from the Portland trials to the Barcelona Olympics. 

Continue reading, finding the caesura that authors create to explore their themes, and writing with individualistic gusto. I will miss all of you!

Best wishes to Ben, David, Justin, Ashley, Cassie, Laura, Stacey, Chilton, Hannah, & Madi! (And don't bicker about the order or any patriarchal favoritism! I wrote down the names by your seating arrangement in class!)

Malpais

Our Brave New World has now transferred to the reservation of Malpais, a place of human emotion, possession, and, alas, violence. As we look at another flawed world, we will see how Lenina and Bernard are affected by the people there and the secrets they are about to share. Make sure to read chapters 8-10 for tomorrow.

Only 5 blogs left

As our time together dwindles down, we will continue our BNW book club with chapters 5-7. For those of you hanging out with the AP Gov test tomorrow, make sure you check the next blog for updated readings.

I'm still trying to imagine a school year without the 10 of you in it! I'm probably going to cry next week, so I hope you enjoy the spectacle.

Book Club for Monday

For my big crowd of 3 people, we watched the remainder of Wuthering Heights. Afterwards, I introduced you to Aldous Huxley, the author of Brave New World, our final book club selection. For those taking the APUSH test or hanging out in Branson, I e-mailed the author notes to you. I would definitely read these notes to preview the textual themes and ideologies apparent in the first chapter and beyond. For Monday, make sure to read through Chapter 4. You are more than welcome to read beyond that point or even the whole book.

Brave New World Awaits

So so so proud of my lovely AP Lit class today. After all the poems, plays, epics, novels, carpe diems, and limes, we have finished the pilgrimage and now can enjoy an end of the year book club!
Make sure to read Chapter 1 for Friday, and check the blog for weekend reading assignments.

The Pilgrimage

Photographic proof that we are ready to take this test!

The Final 5

I know this is as exciting as the actual AP Lit test tomorrow. Here are the top 5 shoes according to all of the AP classes.

1st place: #11 Charlotte Olympia's Dotty 125

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2nd place: #3 Aquazzura Bridal

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3rd place: #1 Alexander McQueen Skull Booties

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4th place (tie): #8 Charlotte Olympia Iola & #13 Fendi Favorite

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One Day More

Yes, an allusion to Les Miserables in the subject line. "One Day More" happens to be my favorite song of the musical, a rousing expression of hope, fight, survival. In our circumstances, the glory centers on mastering multiple choice passages, a poetry prompt, a prose prompt, and a free response prompt. As Eponine donned masculine garb to fight with the man she loves, as Jean Valjean escapes to protect his beloved Cosette from finding out his criminal past, as my honey Enjolras gathers the forces for revolution and glory, as Javert outlines his tactful plot to overcome the enemies to law and order, we will gather our pens and pencils, our arms for this particular battle, and face the AP Lit challenge with the determination and spirit befitting our own written revolution.

Link to said song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qkf0fLU2Ao

See you tomorrow for our breakfast and celebratory toast to a year of poetry terms, antiheroes, psychosis, and class camaraderie. I recommend you bring pencils, erasers, and pens so that you have plenty of materials available during testing. Remember, you will be leaving your phones and unnecessary personal items in my room during the testing.

Tonight, look over your portfolios, literary toolbox terms, and free response prompts to prepare for the exam.

Three prompts left!

Two days to go...

With less than 48 hours left to go, we spent today on reviewing all of those literary elements, which you brainstormed on the board. Who could forget conceits? Dactyls? Trochees? Voltas? Hopefully, not any of you!

If you would like more review, there are 2 days left of prep sessions available to you. We are almost there - MC & 3 prompts left to go!