Crime and Punishment Scribes

Please post the notes you took for today's Socratic seminar. Please write the chapter numbers that we covered in today's discussion.

Also, if you would like to express an idea that you didn't get a chance to share in class today, please add a comment.

Thesis Statements--Literary Essay #2

Please post your thesis statement for the second literary essay under "Comments." Also, please give the title and author of the book you are analyzing.

Socratic Seminar--Act IV, Henry IV, Part 1

If you were an observer today, please post your notes as a "comment." Also, if you would like to add an idea that you were unable to express in today's class, feel free to post a comment.

Big Question and Oedipus

What is the big question that you have formulated as a means of reading with purpose for this year in A.P. Literature?

How does Oedipus Rex address this question? Is there something you can take away from this play with regards to your question? What character, motif, quotation(s) or other literary pattern from the play has some bearing upon your question?Please make this entry by the afternoon of Thursday, Sept. 20.

Thesis Statements--Literary Essay 1

Please post your tentative thesis. Read your peers' thesis statements and try to find your own unique slant on the literature. Take a risk and have fun with your topic. Don't state the obvious!

Discussions about Ghosts

Observers: Begin by writing the date of the discussion. Then, post your notes about today's Socratic seminar. Express the main ideas clearly and succinctly. Write enough so that a person who was absent today would get the gist of the conversation.

Volunteers: If you would like to share an idea with the rest of the class--especially if you were unable to do so in the Socratic seminar--add your comment to this post.

Class: Please read and comment on each other's posts.

Summer Reading

What books did you read this summer? Please write briefly about the books you read. Don't merely list the titles. Write your thoughts and reactions, please.