Hemingway and Foster: A Meeting of Minds

Today we made name tags, finished our discussion of Blake's Newton and had a rather far-ranging discussion of Hemingway's "A Canary for One" and Foster.

New Due Dates:
For 9/1, Read/Reread "This is What it Means to say Phoenix, Arizona"
For Friday, do the "Literature/Literary Merit" Assignment at the course website.

Welcome to AP

Today we filled our short period with a multi-part analytical activity. Tomorrow we will continue discussion of the painting we wrote about today.

New Due Dates:

• Read or Reread Hemingway's "A Canary for One" Due 8/31
• Read the Course Description (distributed today) Due 9/3
• Find, Print, Sign, & Return the AP Honor Statement at our course website Due 9/3

AP Lit Summer Assignment Part 4

By now most all of you have successfully logged in to our new moodle site and posted to the initial Foster forum. I must say that I have enjoyed reading your posts and have had trouble not commenting myself, but there will be time enough for that later. I especially appreciate those of you who have read and posted widely. Though I often only require one or two posts per forum, those who engage more seriously with the forums inevitably find them more valuable. Feel free to keep posting to this first forum though the due date has passed.

Several of you have already started on the second Foster forum (due the 14th). Remember that this second forum requires each of you to post twice, one observation to begin a thread and at least one comment on another's observation. As of this evening, I have also opened the final piece of the summer assignment (due the 27th at 3:15 p.m.). Have a look and let me know if you have any questions. I hope you enjoy the stories I have chosen.

Finally, it seems time to make a note on late work. Some of you have not yet posted to the first Foster forum; it is not too late. Late work is better than no work both intellectually and as it regards your grade.
May this find you enjoying the last weeks of your summer, despite the grey weather, and perhaps even looking forward to the start of your senior year.

First Assignments Due 8/7 & 8/14

Well, it's August already and time to, slowly, start thinking about school. By now you should have started Foster's text in anticipation of finishing sometime in the next couple of weeks. Your next two assignments are posted online and simply require you to post to two different discussion boards in response to How to Read Literature Like a Professor.

This brings me to some other news. Many of you have figured out that our online course has moved. My long partnership with Global Classroom is coming to an end and our class will now be hosted by Key to School.

If you already registered at Global Classroom, simply surf to http://eurekahigh.moodlehub.com/ and use your old log in information at the new site.

If you have not yet registered, ignore the directions on the assignment handout, and use these:

1. Surf to http://eurekahigh.moodlehub.com/
2. Click on AP English Literature on the left under "Available Courses."
3. Click the "Create new account" button on the right.
4. Fill out the form that comes up and submit it.
5. Check your email and follow the link in the email you receive (check in your spam folder if it doesn't show up fairly quickly).
6. Once you've followed the link, enter the enrollment key "Loggers" and click the "Enroll me in this course" button.

And that's all there is to it. Have a look around and get to work on the Foster assignments.

Let me know if you have any problems with the website or otherwise. I look forward to hearing your thoughts on Foster.

Enjoy August.