Sampling a "Tuesday" Writing: August 23, 2018

Focus: What does a timed writing feel like in A.P. Lit?

1. Warming up with wrapping up yesterday's Socratic: Your kudos, questions, and epiphanies

2. Walking through your first AP Lit prompt as a class; composing your first "Tuesday" writing individually

• Find the heart of the prompt and underline it.
• Brainstorm and/or outline in a way that works for you  (3-5 min).
• Don't start writing until you have an idea of what you're going to say after your first body paragraph.
• Write in the present tense.
• Cite the author's last name after your first quotation; after that, don't worry about citing.
• MOST IMPORTANTLY: Let yourself discover new meanings as you write. End in a better place than where you started.

(Intermission: Start at 3:49)

3. Turning in your essays

HW:

1. For Friday: 

• Make sure you have completed the survey I e-mailed you last week (and encourage your parents/guardians to complete theirs, too). 

• Bring your laptop to class (along with any college essay you're already working on).

2. For Monday: Reread the first half of Oedipus Rex. 

3. For Wednesday: Reread the second half of Oedipus and create a Socratic ticket full of good, Socratic-style questions. 

4.. For all of next week: Bring Oedipus Rex to class each day.