AP English Literature and Composition “Only connect!....Live in fragments no longer!” General Course Information 1.0 Credits (.5 per semester) Prerequisites: Accelerated English is recommended Course Overview • This class will prepare students for AP English Literature and Composition Exam‚ as well as the AP English Language and Composition Exam. When registering for exams in the Spring‚ students will choose which exam to take. • This course is set according to the requirements
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Devon AP English 12th Sonnet Both poems describe‚ show examples‚ and compare things to their loves‚ yet both have different attitudes towards their lovers. Edmund says noble things about his lover‚ and William says ruthless things about his lover. In Edmund Spencer’s poem‚ he explains how beautiful‚ wise‚ and smart she is. For example‚ he says how beautiful her eyes and lips are; “If saphyres‚ loe! Hir eies be saphyres plaine; / If rubies‚ loe! Hir lips be rubies sound.” He is explaining
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1. People often go through five stages when they must deal with loss or change. Can you find an example of each one in the story as people try to understand the change in Mr. Hooper? * Denial- When the sexton says “I can’t really feel as if good Mr. Hooper’s face was behind that piece of crape.” * Anger- When the minister’s wife leaves him because he will not tell her why he wears the veil. * Bargaining- “If I can change something about myself‚ I can prevent terrible things from happening
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Death to high school English In the passage Death to high school English‚ written by Kim Brooks‚ explains the thoughts of a college professor who teaches composition‚ and is dealing with students who do not know how to write at all. Brooks story is told in first person‚ simply because she experienced it firsthand. The tone of this passage seemed to be mostly frightening because Brooks was in shock at how terrible the writing was and had to put a stop to it and make a change. Another tone
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used every tool available to free men to save Tom Robinson‚ but in the secret courts of men’s hearts Atticus had no case. Tom was a dead man the minute Mayella Ewell opened her mouth and screamed” (Lee 323). This clearly shows that despite Tom’s innocence and Atticus’ ability to defend him‚ Tom Robinson never would have had an opportunity of winning the court case because of his estrangement. The beliefs and opinions of this time period allowed a guilty man to be let free and an innocent man be convicted
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The rate of photosynthesis may vary with changes that occur in environmental temperature‚ wavelength of light‚ and light intensity. Using a photosynthetic organism of your choice‚ choose only ONE of the three variables (temperature‚ wavelength of light‚ or light intensity) and for this variable. • Design a scientific experiment to determine the effect of the variable on the rate of photosynthesis for the organism • Explain how you would measure the rate of photosynthesis in your experiment
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The skills I had developed up until this point further evolved in the AP (Advanced Placement) English class I attended during my senior year. AP English was the most challenging literature class I took during my time in high school; it was also the most enjoyable and rewarding. We read literary works such as “The Poisonwood Bible” by Barbara Kingsolver; “The Invisible Man” by Ralph Waldo Emerson; “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley; “The Things They Carried” by ???; and “A Doll’s House” by Henrik Ibsen
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English speech I ask you‚ what is a journey? Is it something we merely physically embark on or somewhat more? Well‚ those who say a journey is simply physical are too naive to realise the existence of imaginative journeys. An imaginative journey is explored through speculation to come to a deeper understanding. An imaginative journey‚ may be one you read‚ see‚ think or relive and can often result in an individual finding a change‚ proving that without imagination there can be no change. This is
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Rumi Nakajima Professor Kuroki English 1A 5/16/2013 Critical Reading Responses #1 Martin Luther King Jr. was born in January 15‚ 1929. He wrote “Letter from Birmingham Jail” which he wrote when he was in jail. He was the most influential civil rights leader in America. He was arrested when protesting the existing segregation laws in downtown Birmingham. While he was in prison‚ he heard that the clergymen were saying that his activities were “unwise and untimely” and they wanted him and his fellows
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Period 7 Question 3 Being certain about something can sometimes be misleading or misunderstood. You either assure certainty or question doubt. You can easily be a cocky football player‚ think you have the best team‚ and go into the game knowing you’re going to win and have no doubt that the other team is better than you‚ but end up losing. But as soon as you have doubt and get intimidated by the other team you instantly try your best to win the game‚ no matter the obstacles and challenges
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