School Starts Tuesday!

Which means that Monday at 5 PM is the deadline for your blog summer assignments!

Tuesday at 6th period is the deadline for your completed assignments!

Let me be clear here- DO NOT come to class on Tuesday with a sad story about your printer. Print things out NOW so this is not an issue. Handwritten copies are also acceptable.

Your enrollment into AP English will be jeopardized by not turning in the summer assignment!

OK, so now that the sad truth is here in black and white, get to blogging! Be sure you bring in your PAPER copy on Tuesday.

See you all then!

Mrs. M

The Alchemist

Your life path is to use this area to post your blog comments about The Alchemist. Do it. The Universe wants you to.

The Crucible

Post away about The Crucible on this very space.

The Scarlet Letter

Here is where you comment on The Scarlet Letter. Forget not to post on your fellow blog writer's comments!

Thank you for your patience- Here is the latest!

I spoke to Mrs. Kimura today who is working with the schedule. I am waiting until Tuesday of next week, in that it may still be possible to have 2 AP sections. I realize this is a crazy wait period, and I appreciate all of you for hanging in there.

Having posted on the blog and showing me that you are doing your summer assignments is the first step in reaching this class. If you are reading this, chances are that you have done that, and I want to thank you again for working so hard.

It will be finalized next week. I will post the list here, and be calling you all.

Mrs. M

Your username on Blogger...

I notice that everyone on this blog seems to have a different type of display name. Please go to your account, and change your display name to your first and last name. This will allow me to grade your summer assignments, without guessing who will be getting the grade.

I hope you are all having a fabulous summer so far!

Enjoy your summer reading!

Eat, swim and be merry-

Enrollment and Where to Start

Hello everyone!

I am very excited about next year already. Those of you who have logged on and given your information are awesome! If you are reading this, and you have not commented, please do so immediately so I can close the blog soon.

Your summer assignment is posted on the right. Please be sure to complete ALL of the pieces, or you will be dropped from AP English this year.

I will be calling every student soon (hopefully, at the end of next week) to confirm your enrollment. I will also be listing the names of our class members here.

Begin with The Scarlet Letter. You will be required to read this book for regular, honors and AP English. The Crucible is the same. The Alchemist is a good book in comparing a fable to other literature, but is not required reading for any other class. Therefore- read this text last.

The dialectical journals posted on the blog (3) should be posted by August 10th. Your responses to the entries of other people (3) should be posted by August 22nd.

I will collect your dialectical journals (written, 5 for each novel) on the first day of school.

If you have any questions, I will be answering email over the summer, so please email me right away.

I am so glad to have you all in class this year!

Mrs. M

Welcome!

Welcome to AP English for the 2008-2009 year! I am honored to be your teacher this year. We will be working toward passing the AP exam, while learning about our world through current events, critically responding to reading, making podcasts, videos, essays, letters, and learning how to win an argument.

Let's have an adventure together!