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February 25, 2008

Satire and A Modest Proposal

A Modest Proposal; background on Swift

February 17, 2008

AP Poetry Terms Test

Poetry Terms

Also review poems by: Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelly, Keats - pp. 1234, 1197, 1194, 933, 1224, 780.

Bedford Links for information on authors and terms.

There are only a couple of questions naming names, and they aren't any of the ones we didn't cover. Read some poems by the other poets to find examples of the terms - you need to recognize examples, not just know definitions.

February 01, 2008

Brave New World Research Paper

Brave New World Research Paper Specifications:
1. Topic Outline with Thesis Statement
2. Research Paper with MLA Citations – 1300-1500 words
3. Annotated Bibliography of at least 10 sources – not including BNW
Due to Turnitin.com Feb. 13, 2008
4. Works Cited of actual sources cited – use at least 5 from #3 above.
5. Submit to Turnitin.com by 3:00 pm Feb. 20, 2008

  • Topics and Requirements (PDF)
  • BNW Scoring Rubric
  • Annotated Bibliography Example
  • Research Paper Style Guides

    Media Center Resources:

  • Gale Resource Center
  • SIRS Knowledge Source
  • INFOhio
  • OPLIN

    Other Resources:

  • Aldous Huxley Interviews
  • Huxley vs. Orwell
  • SomaWeb information, links and articles.
  • Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (html)
  • Brave New World e-text (PDF)

  • August 31, 2006

    AP Readings, Terms & Syllabus

    AP Exam Calendar and AP First Semester Syllabus and
    Second Semester Syllabus

    BEDFORD READER LINKS: Authors and Literary Terms.

    Heart of Darkness Joseph Conrad (Full Text)
    Heart of Darkness Annotation
    "An Image of Africa", Chinua Achebe, 1900

    T.S. Eliot and commentary on "The Hollow Men"

    JOYCE CAROL OATES: ON JOHN UPDIKE

    AP Literary Terms

    AP 1st Semester Exam Review Terms

    AP Central at CollegeBoard.com

    Critical Analysis Terms
    Bedford Reader Literary Terms and Author Background
    Critical Approaches to Literature
    AP Literary Terms
    Rhetorical Devices
    Learning How to Write, Francine Prose
    The Reader as Artist, Toni Morrison
    Heuristics for the Exploration of Literary Texts
    Chart - Literary Theory and Context
    AP ALLUSIONS

    U.Va. Office of Admission Essays

    Princetons Review - An Insider's Tips on College Essays

    CollegeBoard.com - College Essay Writing Tips

    USNews.com - Writing a Winning Essay

    TIME 100: James Joyce
    The Modern Library | 100 Best | Novels

    Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson

    Fame Is No Good, Take it From Me Raymond Carver review of "The Letters of Sherwood Anderson"

    Spoon River Anthology - Hypertext version

    Twisted Apples by John Updike

    The Grapes of Wrath - Scrapbooks and Artifacts: Ethnographic Field Studies in Fiction

    My Last Duchess: Study Guide

    William Blake links

    Brave New World Research Paper Specifications:
    1. Topic Outline with Thesis Statement
    2. Research Paper with MLA Citations – 1300-1500 words
    3. Annotated Bibliography of at least 10 sources – not including BNW
    4. Works Cited of actual sources cited – use at least 5 from #3 above.
    5. Submit to Turnitin.com by 3:00 pm Feb. 20, 2007
    NOTE: Sources must include at least 5 different types of information

  • BNW Scoring Rubric
  • Topics and Requirements
  • Annotated Bibliography Example
  • Sample MLA Format
  • Research Paper Style Guides
  • EasyWriter Handbook
    Research and Documentation Online

  • Essential Questions
  • Aldous Huxley Interviews
  • Huxley vs. Orwell
  • SomaWeb information, links and articles.
  • Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (html)
  • Brave New World e-text (PDF)

    Poetry Terms