AP progress

Over the weekend I have been looking at some of the essay questions. The essays are the most challenging part for me because I always run out of time. I am trying to train myself to be able to quickly organize my ideas and get them down on paper.

Journal topic

I reviewed one of the open essay prompts about a character that had made little or no appearance in a novel or play, but was still an unimportant character. It took a limitless time for me to come up with a character, but I chose hamlet's father's ghost from the play hamlet. It took me about 5 minutes to get all my thoughts organized intoa plan. Which is always the hardest part of writing an essay.

A Reflection of Unstructured Learning

The themes of the text are preparation and fate. The man had spent everyday focusing and preparing for his journey. "I wanted to spend as much of my evenings working out in the Police Gymnasiums as possible, after which I'd usually go to bed around nine o'clock and sleep through until five the next morning." Fate was also a theme is this excerpt because although he had spent hours trying to come up with a name, a name was presented to him when he wasn't searching for it.  "Eventually, a suitable handle was provided inadvertently by one of the other cops."

1. In retrospect the reader often discovers that the first chapter of a novel or the opening scene of a drama introduces some of the major themes of the book. Write an essay about the opening scene of a drama in which you explain how it functions in this way. Do not summarize the plot. 2. 1979 Choose a complex and important character in a novel or a play of recognizedliterary merit who might, on the basis of the character’s actions alone, beconsidered evil or immoral. In a well-organized essay, explain both how and whythe full presentation of the character in the work makes us react more sympathetically than we otherwise might. Avoid plot summary. 3.1982 In great literature, no scene of violence exists for its own sake. Choose a work of literary merit that confronts the reader or audience with a scene or scenes of violence. In a well-organized essay, explain how the scene or scenes contribute to the meaning of the complete work. Avoid plot summary.

My plan

Each night, I will look at one of the resources Dr.preston has posted. I'll look for tips, strategies, and how to make quicker decisions because I struggled with time last year on the AP test.

Poem Recitation

Recorded by Alexandro Rae Contreras

MacBeth test notes

1. A
2. B
3. C
4. C
5. C
6. C
7. B
8. A
9. C
10. A
11. Macbeth started off as a good man. When the desire for power overtook him,beginning wih r witches' prophecies, his character began to change. At first, he didn't want to kill Duncan, but by the end, he killed anyone necessary to keep tr throne, ad didn't think twice.
12. What motivates him is the desire for power.
13. Te witches cause Macbeth to act anyway they goose, he holds everything they tell him as truth.
14. Macbeth became obsessed Wth the prophecy, and dwelled on it. Banquo was not as interested, and didn't delight in it as much either.
15. Their relationship is lady Macbeth telling Macbeth what to do. Many of the evil things he did was because she told him to.

1. B
2. B
3. A
4. A
5. A
6. A
7. A
8. C
9. B
10. C
11. This quote signifies that distinction between right and wrong has disappeared. There is no longer a right or wrong.
12. Macbeth functions as a morality play because it deals a lot with death.
13. Dramatic irony in Macbeth is used to develop characters and the plot.
14. Lady Macbeth persuades him by saying he is a coward.
15. Macduff was very sad, and planned revenge. Macbeth was indifferent to her death.

MacBeth Notes

Act 1
- begins with three witches saying they will meet again
- Irish invaders led by Macdonwald
- MacBeth/Banquo Scottish hero generals
- Norway defeated, MacBeth will take thane of Cawdor's title
- witches tell MacBeth he will be king, and Banquo won't be king but his children will
- Duncan declares Malcom will take throne
- Lady MacBeth tells MacBeth to do what is necessary to seize crown
- MacBeth decides not to kill Duncan, but Lady MacBeth calls him a coward
- he agrees, plan: make chamberlains drunk, kill Duncan, then smear his blood on sleeping chamberlains

Act 2
- MacBeth has vision of dagger (tip- duncan, handle- hand), tries to grab,fails
- Lady MacBeth will ring Bell to signal chamberlains asleep
- Lady MacBethe couldn't kill Duncan he resembled her father
- MacBeth sid he heard chamberlains wake but said prayers and went back to sleep
- couldn't say "amen" with them
- "Sleep no more, MacBether does murder sleeep."
- Lady MacBeth takes dagger into room, MacBeth forgot to leave it with chamberlains
- They hear knocking, it's Macduff
- Macduff goes to see king, finds him dead
- The king's sons Malcom and Donablain flee because they fear they are in danger
- Suspicion then falls on them
- Strange: its daytime, yet dark.  Owl killed falcon.   Horses ate eachother.
- Macbeth travels to Scone to be crowned

Act 3
-MacBeth fears prophecy of banquo is true, and that Bangquo will overthrow him as well
- MacBeth gets two assassins to kill Banquo, saying banquo murdered King Duncan
- Fleance escapes, Banquo is killed
- Banquo's ghost is sitting in Macbeth's dinner chair
- They speak, only MacBeth can see him
- Witches meet with Hecate, and say htye must give MacBeth false security
- Lennox blames MacBeth fro murders and calls him a tyrant
- MacBeth hears of this and he prepares for war

Act 4
- MacBeth goes to witches for predictions
- Floating head said beware of Macduff
- Bloody child said none of women bron of him shall harm MacBeth
- Cornwed child holding tree said he's safe until Birnam Wood moves to Dunsinane Hill
- sees 8 crowned kings in line, Banquo at end carrying mirror
- MacBeth sends murderers to capture Macduff's castle and kill family since Macduff has fled
- Malcolm will return to Schotland only with 10,000 soldiers
- Ross tells Macduff about his family, and he plan to get revenge on MacBeth

My Top 3

http://kmrhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/#!/2012/03/la-video.html

http://sfrhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/2012/03/analysis-remix-of-lord-of-flies.html

http://jprrhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/2012/03/help-by-kathryn-stockett-remix-video.html