AP English-4 Assignments

You will attach your outline here (Kevin!)

Attached are just some general questions pertaining to Chapters 1-4.  Keep reading we will soon be looking deeper into the themes

Your story needs to be well developed - 3-5 characters.  Great setting and scenes.  High level imagery and other literary elements.  Attached are ideas, but you can have your come up with your own.

Now that you have a defensible thesis, you will go ahead and create your complete essay.  Be sure to provide supporting evidence/points to back up your thesis.  

Attach in a Google Doc your thesis statement over the prompt we received last week.

Now that you have read more of the novel.  Add more details about what you have noticed concerning the father-son relationships.  Find at least 3 more details. 
1. There are two biological father-son storylines that run parallel to one another in the novel—Henry and his son Marty’s storyline, and Henry and his own father’s.
What is the overall effect of the author’s decision to structure the novel this way? ()
Compare the relationship between Henry and his father with the relationship between Marty and Henry. How are they the same? How are they different? Can Henry and Sheldon’s relationship be viewed as a father-son one, as well?
In your conclusion, explain the statement that the novel makes regarding healthy Father-Son Relationships vs. unhealthy ones.

This week we are going to start on this essay prompt.  It will be an evolving piece of work as you work your way through the book.  Due tomorrow - Your summarization of your introduction to Adult Henry and his son Marty and then young Henry and his Father in 1942

1. There are two biological father-son storylines that run parallel to one another in the novel—Henry and his son Marty’s storyline, and Henry and his own father’s.
What is the overall effect of the author’s decision to structure the novel this way? ()
Compare the relationship between Henry and his father with the relationship between Marty and Henry. How are they the same? How are they different? Can Henry and Sheldon’s relationship be viewed as a father-son one, as well?
In your conclusion, explain the statement that the novel makes regarding healthy Father-Son Relationships vs. unhealthy ones. 

Formulate your position after reviewing the textbook's sources and create a defensible thesis statement.  

On the attached Doc, you will put your thesis over the prompt we had on the board Tuesday.  Remember that a thesis needs to be one of analysis and is defensible.

You will need to read part of Chapter 2 of your textbook. Pages 39-47.  The chapter deals with approaches to analyzing text.  

On page 46, there are 8 questions that pertain to the excerpt - On Bird, Bird-Watching and Jazz (45-46).  On a sheet of notebook paper, you will need to answer these questions and have ready to turn in on Friday in class.  

Using the SOAPS analysis method, create a table to break down and analyze Churchill's speech to the Cabinet.  The link to the speech video is below.