Mitchell - AP Literature & Composition (APEX Homeschool Program) //www.apexhomeschool.org/apps/classes/921990/assignments/ Class Name: Mitchell - AP Literature & Composition Instructor(s): Carrie Mitchell en-us SchoolSitePro <![CDATA[Due: 03/12/2020]]> //www.apexhomeschool.org/homeworkItem5359818 //www.apexhomeschool.org/apps/classes/921990/assignments/

Othello Project:  What is the ultimate cause of Othello's demise?

              Answer this question in any format you choose , but make sure that it is answered                     completely and supported with text evidence, quality commentary and an 

              appropriate level of sophistication.  

        Since you are doing this as a class, it will be due Friday at the start of the period. 

        You will have 15-20 minutes to prep on Thursday. 

A Passage to India

            Read this short introduction

            Please read Chapters I-VI, taking notes on the characters introduced. Who are they?  

                Where are they from?  What do they want/need/desire?  What motivates them?

                What conflicts are in their lives? etc. 


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I. Please read Othello, Act IV if we didn't finish it in class and check this out: Othello Act IV Summary 
 
II. Write a multi-paragraph character analysis that argues for or against your adopted character's importance to the plot/conflicts/resolution of Kingsolver's The Poisonwood Bible.  Please make sure that you have gotten feedback/approval on your thesis from me via email!

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Please read The Poisonwood Bible, Books 6 and 7:  "Song of the Three Children" & "The Eyes in the Trees" and continue with your character study.  
 
Write a paragraph (25 minutes) in which you discuss the title of EITHER of these two Books of  The Poisonwood Bible. Consider what it means in regards to the plot of the book and also to one of the book's themes.  Underline your thesis.  Handwrite, please. :) Look at your color-coded paragraph from last Thursday and color code those elements that are included in this paragraph.  USE YOUR BOOK FOR THIS!
 
Sample thesis:  The final Book of Kingsolver's The Poisonwood Bible, called "The Eyes in the Trees," has  implications to the conclusion of the plot, and is also indicative of one of its major themes, that _____________. (fill in the blank as appropriate)

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Please read The Poisonwood Bible, Book 5 "Exodus" aka "What We Carried Out" and continue with your character study.  
 
Write a paragraph (25 minutes) in which you compare The Poisonwood Bible with any of the other short stories or novels we have read so far. Consider how the environment affects the characters and their decisions.  Underline your thesis.  Handwrite, please. :)

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Read The Poisonwood Bible, Book 4 "Bel and the Serpent" aka "What We Lost."
Add on to your Character Stalking document.  And, again, think about what the titles of this section mean. 

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Please read Chapter 1, pages 58-65, on Multiple Choice Strategies.  Then, review your missed questions from Practice Test 1 and complete this: M/C Practice Test #1 Analysis.
 
Read The Poisonwood Bible, Book 2 "The Revelation" aka "The Things We Learned."
Add on to your Character Stalking document - and make sure to consider chapters that aren't from your character's perspective. You can learn a lot from what other characters say about yours...

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"No other continent [besides Africa] has endured such an unspeakably bizarre combination of foreign thievery and foreign goodwill."
--Barbara Kingsolver
 
Please read this The Poisonwood Bible Intro & Fun Facts and then read Book One: Genesis/
"The Things We Carried" and as you read, make sure to sort the characters and make some notes about their voices as most in the Price family - except for Nathan - get perspective chapters. Who are these people? How are they different? How are they similar?
 
And, please complete practice test #1 multiple choice in your new study guide on pages 11-21.  This is a book you can and should write in so annotate, annotate, annotate! Enter your answers into this form: TPR Practice Test #1 2020

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Read Things Fall Apart in its entirety (ca. 200 pages)
 
Look at and prepare mental answers to these: Things Fall Apart Discussion Questions

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Take a look at this interesting article: The Scramble for Africa 
 
Please read Jhumpa Lahiri's "Interpreter of Maladies" that starts on page 311 in your text book. As you read, consider the author's quote: "No country is my motherland. I always find myself in exile in whichever country I travel to...". How are the themes of belonging, being an outsider, fitting in, evident in this story?  
 
Before, during and after your reading, look at questions 1-5 in "SUGGESTIONS FOR WRITING" on page 326. Select one  of these questions to respond to in a paragraph you will write in class. 

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Read Chapters 2 and 3 of Heart of Darkness.
Write informal answers to these Questions for Discussions on pages 382 and 383: 9, 12, 15, & 17.  
And, these Questions on Style and Structure on pages 383 and 384: 1, 9, 14 or 15, 17, 18,  & 19 or 20.

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