Chris Bohjalian is an author who writes about a variety of intriguing topics. In the past he has corresponded with students who were analyzing his novels. You may want to consider him for this project.
http://www.chrisbohjalian.com/
I have been checking your blog pages and I can’t find some of them! Please use the widgets to make sure your pages appear on your home page.
Invite Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest
into Your High School’s English and Theater Classrooms!
Sign-Up Deadline: October 31, 2007
Register your school to participate in Poetry Out Loud! Administered by the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) and the New York State Alliance for Arts Education (NYSAAE) and sponsored by Time Warner Cable, Poetry [...]
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4539484
Many of you mentioned religion and/or spirituality in your summer identity writing. The above link will take you to a discussion of teens and spirituality. One of the speakers is Christian Smith author of Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers. Some of you may want to do some research on this text [...]
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/printDS/202820
Does setting matter? Please follow the link above and read the article in its entirety. Consider how your life would be different if you lived in Iran. How has your identity been influenced by your setting. Of course you should respond to any part of the article that stands out for you. Are you the [...]
http://www.poetryarchive.org/poetryarchive/singlePoet.do?poetId=1392
Many of you enjoyed “Mid-Term Break” so I thought you might want to use some Heaney poems for your Identity project. This site has recordings of poems as well as the text versions. Feel free to use other poetry sites as well. It may be helpful to copy the poem onto a page and then [...]
As you are selecting a long work for the first quarter, please read both lists. I am having some format issues, so I haven’t been able to blend the two lists. If you are selecting an author for your two long works of fiction, please read the page outlining the research for the long fiction [...]
Hello people! If you do not have regular access to the Internet in your home, please see me by the end of this week. Don’t worry, we will develop a plan for ample Internet access! Everyone will have ample opportunity to work on this project!
You must select your first long work for this project by October 1st. Please research carefully before you select an author for your two long works of fiction. Ms. Arkans and I will both help you with research and selections. Get started!
This is it–the blog for AP Literature! I hope you will enjoy maintaining your own blog. You are required to add to your blog each week. [This is a minimum requirement.] If you do not have computer access at home remember that the school library is open each school day until four o’clock. Additionally, the [...]
