Welcome to Mrs. Martin's Wikispace Dear AP English Literature and Composition Students:
I have retired from the Carlynton School District. Mrs. Hahn will be your AP teacher next year. She is a gifted educator and more than qualified to teach AP English.
Although Mrs. Hahn is out of town, you may email her at Melinda.hahn@carlynton.k12.pa.us. She will respond once she has returned home. Best wishes, Mrs. Martin AP English Literature and Composition Summer Reading Response Topics nancy.martin.wikispaces.com
Please submit each assignment with a completed Data Sheet by the due date to melinda.hahn@carlynton.k12.pa.us. If you have any questions, send them to the above address. Follow the guidelines of the Carlynton writing format for each essay. Although you may submit your work early, turning in work no later than the date due is a requirement of enrolling in AP English Literature and Composition.
June 30, 2016 ~Angela's Ashes
Writing Prompt #1
In spite of growing up in crushing poverty, Frank McCourt's memoir resonates with humor. Select one scene fromAngela’s Ashes in which the tone is both humorous and poignant. Include several short quotations of support but refrain from merely summarizing the plot. Write two double spaced pages. 20 points
July 27, 2016 ~ The Kite Runner
Writing Prompt #2
Works of literature often depict disappointment, disillusionment, and despair. Kaled Hosseini portrays many instances of Hassan facing failure in his novel The Kite Runner. Nonetheless, Rahim Khan encourages Hassan to return to Afghanistan with the exhortation, “Come. There is a way to be good again.” After a careful reading of the novel, analyze whether or not Hassan achieves redemption. Include several short quotations of support but refrain from merely summarizing the plot. Write three double spaced pages. 30 points.
Dear AP English Literature and Composition Students:
I have retired from the Carlynton School District. Mrs. Hahn will be your AP teacher next year. She is a gifted educator and more than qualified to teach AP English.
Although Mrs. Hahn is out of town, you may email her at Melinda.hahn@carlynton.k12.pa.us. She will respond once she has returned home.
Best wishes,
Mrs. Martin
AP English Literature and Composition
Summer Reading Response Topics
nancy.martin.wikispaces.com
Summer Reading Response Topics
nancy.martin.wikispaces.com
Please submit each assignment with a completed Data Sheet by the due date to melinda.hahn@carlynton.k12.pa.us. If you have any questions, send them to the above address. Follow the guidelines of the Carlynton writing format for each essay.
Although you may submit your work early, turning in work no later than the date due is a requirement of enrolling in AP English Literature and Composition.
June 30, 2016 ~Angela's Ashes
Writing Prompt #1
In spite of growing up in crushing poverty, Frank McCourt's memoir resonates with humor. Select one scene fromAngela’s Ashes in which the tone is both humorous and poignant. Include several short quotations of support but refrain from merely summarizing the plot. Write two double spaced pages. 20 points
July 27, 2016 ~ The Kite Runner
Writing Prompt #2
Works of literature often depict disappointment, disillusionment, and despair. Kaled Hosseini portrays many instances of Hassan facing failure in his novel The Kite Runner. Nonetheless, Rahim Khan encourages Hassan to return to Afghanistan with the exhortation, “Come. There is a way to be good again.” After a careful reading of the novel, analyze whether or not Hassan achieves redemption. Include several short quotations of support but refrain from merely summarizing the plot. Write three double spaced pages. 30 points.