Reminder: HW for Thurs Dec. 4th plus your opinion

Remember to respond to the AP prompts that I sent via email! In case you're confused, just write a response to whichever question you want, to be turned in tomorrow, about Pride and Prejudice or Frankenstein.

Also, I want to hear from you guys what you think about the class after the first semester. Post below. You can discuss any aspect of the class, from teaching, to books, to assignments, to the classroom environment, to activities, to teacher's attitude, to students' attitudes, to the color of my hair. I just want your honest opinion about AP English Literature, and I want everyone to see each other's comments. This is not anonymous, but please don't be afraid!

My opinion, to start out with:
I love having class with you guys every day. AP is the highlight of my day. I like hearing your opinions on the books, your insights, and I like it when you guys disagree, but still discuss it.

The things I would like to improve are:
1) More engagement from EVERYONE. That means, you find something to interest you-- even if you hate the book; even if your college application is due tomorrow; even if you "don't think you will pass the AP test". Get interested and participate!
2) I expect a lot of you, and I want you all to expect more of yourselves. That means that each assignment, written reflection, blog entry, reading assignment, paper, test, etc., is for you to prove what you got, and how original YOUR perspective is.


Really, that's it. I think that you guys are all capable of passing the AP exam (don't roll your eyes, Michelle), but we need to create a classroom environment that forces everyone to do their best! So let's keep that in mind for the new year and next quarter.

Now it's your turn.