AP English

This course is designed to prepare students for the AP exam. Using college level texts, students read a wide variety of literary pieces and literary criticism, with major focus on English literature and minor focus on global literature; they interpret and appraise them intelligently, and articulate their findings in well-supported prose. Students write two literary criticism essays based on critical reading of multiple sources and academic research of an author and work of their choice.

English 2H

English 2H is an advanced college preparatory course for tenth grade students designed to prepare them for the AP Language and Composition course or English 3H. Moving at an accelerated pace with greater depth and intensity than a regular English 2 course, English 2H develops students' critical thinking skills through a study of world literature from the ancient period to the postmodern era with a focus on literary movements, universal themes, and rhetorical devices. Students produce multi-paragraph and timed literary analysis essays in CDW format. In addition, they develop ethical academic research skills as they prepare and write a thesis-based research paper using MLA format and Big6 research strategies. Students study vocabulary and grammar as it relates to standardized test preparation and written and oral communication.

AP Exam2012 Information: please be aware of the rules and expectations: Good Luck on all of your tests!

http://www.apexamservices.com/where-do-i-report-for-a-test.html

Students must report to the test room at 7:00 for the 8:00 exams and 11:00 – 11:30 for the 12:00 exams, unless they are already in a morning exam. Proctors will work with the double testers differently than new tester for the afternoon exams.

AP Exam Regulations:

http://www.apexamservices.com/test-site-regulations.html

Travelling Around the World through Literature

I look upon travel as a means of spiritual testing. What gives value to travel is fear. It is the fact that, at a certain moment, we are so far from our country . . . we are seized by an instinctive desire to go back to the protection of old habits. This is the most obvious benefit of travel. At that moment, we are feverish, but also porous, so that the slightest touch makes us quiver to the depth of our being. By exercising our most intimate senses, we understand a culture. It is through travel that we learn about ourselves. (Albert Camus)

Please look at the helpful links below:

POETRY

http://prosody.lib.virginia.edu/

LIT GLOSSARY:

http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/litgloss/

Helpful Link for MLA Documentation/Grammar:

Diana Hacker's Research and Documentation site:

http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/resdoc5e/RES5e_ch08_s1-0011.html

http://www.dianahacker.com/resdoc/humanities.html

FUN AND USEFUL SITES:

UC Berkeley: A World of Primary Sources and More

http://www.calisphere.universityofcalifornia.edu/

Collected UC Sites:

http://www.calisphere.universityofcalifornia.edu/ucsites.html

**Don't forget to click on "See All UC Berkeley Web Sites " ( or similar) to be taken to more valuable material!