Mr. Rapson
AP English Language and Composition
East of Eden Presentations and Reading Schedule
On Thursdays and Fridays, pairs will be presenting their fifty or so pages of reading to the class for a forty-five minute period. Your presentation will consist of the following seven components:
- A plot summary.
- 2. A discussion that is centered on the following: theme(s), character (s), symbol(s), Steinbeck’s writing style. HAVE PREPARED QUESTIONS FOR THE CLASS.
- 3. A passage from the reading that you find most interesting. Be prepared to discuss this with the class.
- 4. The “good”, the “bad” and the “ugly”. I will leave this up to you.
- A full-color representative poster that should be at 14” x 16”. This poster should include any or all of the following: theme(s), character(s), symbol(s), and writing.
- 6. A scenario that is posed around the hypothetical question of “What if…?”
- An assessment of the class’s understanding of the reading – this is up to the presenters but can be an objective test, short or longer essay test, etc. The presenters will grade the assessments and give me a list of the scores.
More info:
Class participation is expected and you will be graded on your contributions.
Attached are study questions for all four parts. They are to be typed and turned in on the following dates:
January 31 – Part One
February 8 – Part Two
February 15 – Part Three
February 29 – Part Four
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