AP ENGLISH LIT AND COMP FREE RESPONSE QUESTIONS 2004 (Form A): Critic Roland Barthes has said‚ “Literature is the question minus the answer.” Choose a novel or play and‚ considering Barthes’ Observation‚ write an essay in which you analyze a central question the work raises and the extent to which it offers any answers. Explain how the author’s treatment of this question affects your understanding of the work as a whole. Avoid mere plot summary. You may select a work from the list below or another
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Did the Republican Party from 1877 to 1896 abandon its earlier principles and succumb to expediency? The Gilded Age was a big change for both Democrat and Republican parties. Both sides started changing tactics to stay in power‚ but one was more prominent. The Republican Party in the Gilded Age did drop abandon their earlier principles because of the Compromise of 1877 and getting votes. The Compromise of 1877 was the time that the Republican Party really abandoned their principles. This
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To Kill A Mockingbird Essay Prompts Survey of Literature with Ms. Wu Writing Goal: To construct a sophisticated‚ well supported argument in a polished literary analysis essay that masters the 9th Grade Writing Standard 2.2 for Language Arts. CA 9th Grade Writing Standards 2.2 Write responses to literature: a) Demonstrate a comprehensive grasp of the significant ideas of literary works. b) Support important ideas and viewpoints through accurate and detailed references to the text or to other
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AP Literature Poetry Essay Prompts (1970–2011) 1970 Poem: “Elegy for Jane” (Theodore Roethke) Prompt: Write an essay in which you describe the speaker’s attitude toward his former student‚ Jane. 1971 Poem: “The Unknown Citizen” (W.H. Auden) Prompt: In a brief essay‚ identify at least two of the implications implicit in the society reflected in the poem. Support your statements by specific references to the poem. 1972 NO POEM 1973 (exam not available) 1974 Poem: “I wonder whether one expects
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Narrative Essay Prompt DUE: Saturday‚ September 165h Choose a story from your life that you would consider a significant event that impacted you or transformed you in your actions‚ your thinking etc. Describe the story‚ then spend some time reflecting on its impact on you; think about how you reacted then and how you would react now; what you learned and how that affects they way you do things now. Do you have any regrets; would you change anything? You may use what you wrote for the diagnostic
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Your class is making a box to be seen in 2096. Write an essay explaining the one thing you would like to put in that box and why. Topic: A box Key Word: What to Write: What would you like to put in that box. Vandalism is becoming a problem in today’s society. Do you think teenagers who vandalize should pay fines or serve mandatory community service to help repair the damage? Write an essay to convince (p) your reader of your position. Topic: Vandalism is becoming a problem in our society
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Prompt Book Assignment: ELA 20-1 A prompt book is a device that actors and directors use to help them visualize the play‚ and to know where characters should be standing on stage at any given time. It also aides the actor in portraying characterization. You will be responsible for creating a prompt book for the play Macbeth for at least one scene for two acts (total of two scenes). You must provide movement on stage‚ directions‚ such as “picks up glass” etc‚ and entrances and exits. This must
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CONTEXT PROMPTS EXAMS 2008 : Our relationships with others help us to define who we are. 2009: To be true to yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest achievement. 2010: Having a sense of being different makes it difficult to belong. 2011: Without connections to others there is no me. 2012: Each person has different identities for different relationships and situations. 2013: Sometimes we need to accept change in order to grow. SACS 2008: Unit
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Everyone has fears; fears are a natural part of life. My greatest fear is to fail to reach my goals‚ lose hope‚ and finally that everybody might think I am a loser. Sometimes I dream of success. Yet failing in life can’t be replaced with dreams. So if I put a lot of effort and work into something and I fail‚ I’d feel very bad about myself and my lack of ability. This is one of my greatest fears. Being a failure would cause me to lose hope. First of all‚ I would lose my self-confidence and self-respect
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Fear of what is different or unfamiliar lies at the root of conflict. Dear Editor‚ It has come to my attention in recent times‚ In light of the Lindt Café siege‚ the Impact of Racism against other Australians‚ in particular those in Australia of the Muslim faith. You see Mr Editor‚ We are dealing with an epidemic on two fronts‚ Firstly there is the very real fear of Terrorism in Australian and abroad‚ However more subtly we are dealing with a plague of racial abuse towards innocent Muslim Australians
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