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Welcome, welcome APES! (AP English Students -- not my acronym, but I dig it, so it stays)
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This is great website for AP Exam prep, with videos:
@http://study.com/academy/course/ap-english-literature.html

Find AP English practice tests at a number of websites, including:
@http://www.varsitytutors.com/ap_literature-diagnostic-tests

@http://www.learnerator.com/ap-english-literature

@http://www.highschooltestprep.com/ap/

**First semester exam info:**
====The semester exam will be a 55 multiple choice question practice AP exam. On the actual AP English Lit exam in May students are given 60 minutes to complete the 55-question test. In our exam hour you are given 70 minutes. Students are expected to complete the exam in the time given. If you feel you would like extra time then plan to come in early or stay late, depending on the scheduled time of the exam. Most likely this will be to come in early.====

Please enter the room silently and be prepared to begin the test as soon as you enter the classroom.
====The exam will include selections from literary works, both prose and poetry passages, followed by questions about their form, content, and style. On the questions, pay particular attention to questions that contain the words not, least, or except. You will be allowed the use of one note-card during the exam, Note cards must be no bigger than 5"x7". There will not be any drama selections on this semester exam.====

Use the above sites and the orange book to study and practice.
Link to audio of Poe's story "The Cask of Amontillado" - other stories on this site as well http://www.myenglishclass.us/text/9/podcasts.html#

Links and info for "Hunters in the Snow" by Tobias Wolff:

 * ====1981 story set in Spokane, Washington around that time late 70s/early 80s ====
 * ====omniscient point of view ====
 * ====literary genre: realism ====
 * ====story shows broken, imperfect characters – the three men are far from perfect; they are very human ====
 * ====Wolff's characters exemplify a stereotypical manliness within the story ====
 * ====Indirect characterization primarily through dialogue. The omniscient narrator does not go beyond a surface level of telling what characters do and say. Readers experience the revelation of character personalities through the characters rather than through a narrator's examination of the characters' thoughts and inner feelings. ====
 * ====Story inspired by the author's childhood ====
 * ====Title taken from the painting "Hunters in Snow" by Pieter Bruegel the Elder. See painting at @http://www.pieter-bruegel-the-elder.org/The-Hunters-in-the-Snow-(Winter)-1565.html ====
 * ====According to __The Oxford Book of American Short Stories__ by Joyce Carol Oates, of "Hunters in the Snow," the author has said: ‘I began this story as an act of recognition of the violence I grew up with, and that dominated my life for some years. By design it was to be a dark, sober piece, but it got away from me and made me laugh.’ ====
 * Summary and brief analysis: http://anglistika.webnode.cz/products/wolff-tobias-hunters-in-the-snow-
 * ====Lit chat from Jeri Walker, a freelance editor: @http://jeriwb.com/the-authors-craft-hunters-in-the-snow-by-tobias-wolff-3054/ ====

When you write your essay, be sure to reference and cite all sources used and consulted, including class lecture, discussion, and this wikipage.

Study guide here: Drama

Link to Literary Terms page - this list is not exhaustive. Be aware of additional Drama terms

Useful info & links: My email: marykimball@portlandstpats.com

College Board - the governing organization for AP programs: []

Writing & Citation Links -- see bottom of page

Virtual Lit and Poetry sites: [] [|http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/rewriting2e/default.asp#t_526483____] []

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=Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/677/01/=

Adding Emphasis in Writing - This handout provides information on visual and textual devices for adding emphasis to student writing including textual formatting, punctuation, sentence structure, and the arrangement of words. Conciseness - This resource explains the concept of concise writing and provides examples of how to ensure clear prose. [|Paramedic Method: A Lesson in Writing Concisely] - This handout provides steps and exercises to eliminate wordiness at the sentence level. Sentence Variety - This resource presents methods for adding sentence variety and complexity to writing that may sound repetitive or boring. Sections are divided into general tips for varying structure, a discussion of sentence types, and specific parts of speech which can aid in sentence variety. Using Appropriate Language - This section covers some of the major issues with appropriate language use: levels of language formality, deceitful language and Euphemisms, slang and idiomatic expressions; using group-specific jargon; and biased/stereotypical language. Punctuation - This resource will help clarify when and how to use various marks of punctuation. When speaking, we can pause or change the tone of our voices to indicate emphasis. When writing, we must use punctuation to indicate these places of emphasis. Proofreading Your Writing - This section provides information on proofreading, finding and fixing common errors. Commas - This resource offers a number of pages about comma use.

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