April updates and vacation assignment

Dear students, The AP exam is just around the corner, and I am SO proud of you!!!! Well done! You've read a great deal, written a great deal, reflected, worked collaboratively, analyzed, and prepared for this exam and the rigors of college-level work. As we discussed in class, please take this vacation to complete your reading of the text and complete your reflection journals. I will be checking your work the week we get back. Following is a link to the Hemingway short story, Hills Like White Elephants: http://faculty.weber.edu/jyoung/English%202500/Readings%20for%20English%202500/Hills%20Like%20White%20Elephants.pdf Notice the distinct writing styles of Hemingway andFaulkner! This is a link to one of my favorite stories of all time: "A Rose for Emily"by Faulkner: http://flightline.highline.edu/tkim/Files/Lit100_SS2.pdf

Homework and updates for the week of April 2, 2011

Dear Students,
With the AP Exam upon us [Thursday May 5 at 8 AM!], we are about to jump in to our last novel in our syllabus: As I Lay Dying.

In preparation for this text, please research William Faulkner's biography, and read his Nobel Prize acceptance speech. Due April 6, 2011: Write a one paragraph response to the speech. AP

The following websites have info about Faulkner:
http://www.mcsr.olemiss.edu/~egjbp/faulkner/faulkner.html

http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1949/faulkner-speech.html

AP Exam Schedule: http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/cal/cal2.html