Happy Spring Break Homework!

First, please make sure you have finished reading Gatsby.

Then, you will be writing an "in-class essay" on TWO of the three prompts available here. You will be writing on question 1 which is the synthesis prompt. Please set your timer for 50 minutes for reading and essay writing time. At the end of this time, you must stop work. Then, you will be writing on question 3 which is the argument prompt. Please set your timer for 40 minutes for writing time. At the end of this time, you must stop work. Both essays must be written by hand in ink.

If you would like extra practice for the AP test, please write the essays back-to-back. This is, after all, how it will happen on the day of the actual test.

Please note again that we are skipping question 2 which is the analysis question. Do not write on question 2.

These essays will be scored on completion, so there is no sense in working longer than the allotted time or using outside resources to write a "better essay." All this will do is undermine the learning process for you.

Hopefully, you will only have 90 minutes of AP Lang homework, which all things considered is not too shabby!

Rough Draft Update and Gatsby Schedule

Your Research Paper rough draft deadline will be on Friday, March 15th instead of Thursday. This will hopefully give you a bit more time to work on it as well as provide you with another day to ask any questions after school.

Your Gatsby reading schedule will be:

Due Thursday, 3/14: Chapters 4, 5, 6

Due Wednesday, 3/20: Chapters 7,8,9

Yes, I know that Wednesday deadline is the same as your research paper, but we will need something to talk about once you hand them in! Make sure to plan ahead with your reading time over the weekend to have the book finished by Wednesday.

Class Activities 3/7

Introduction Information

MLA Formatting


Verification and Scoring

Works Cited/Works Consulted Page

OWL at Purdue MLA guide