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Week 2:3 (Oct. 24-28)

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AP LITERATURE: Reading Schedule, Poetry Response Packet, MLA Template

WATCHMEN: Turnitin Journal, Symbol Sketches, Notes on the Graphic Novel and Postmodernism, E-text, The Doomsday Clock, Understanding Comics (large PDF)

AP SEMINAR: AP Capstone Digital Portfolio, Practice Speech Assignment, Team Multimedia Presentation and Defense Checklist & Rubric

research databases: EBSCO Host, Gale Databases, Google Scholar; other credible research sources: The Atlantic, The Economist, EPA, ERIC, Nature, The New York Times,The New Yorker, Pew Research, Science Direct, Scientific American

Week 2:2 (Oct. 17-21)

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AP LITERATURE: Quarter Two Reading Schedule, Hamlet Notes, ‘Reading Shakespeare’ Packet, Hamlet E-text, Second Quarter Poetry Response Packet, MLA Template, Mythology Review List, Hamlet Essay Prompts

Hamlet Audioplay: Act I (≈:50), Act II (≈:37), Act III (≈:58), Acts IV-V (≈1:23)

AP SEMINAR: AP Capstone Digital Portfolio, MLA Template, Purdue OWL (MLA), Citation Machine (MLA), Mock Performance Task #1, PT1 Rubrics, Sample IRR

research databases: EBSCO Host, Gale Databases, Google Scholar; other credible research sources: The Atlantic, The Economist, EPA, ERIC, Nature, The New York Times,The New Yorker, Pew Research, Science Direct, Scientific American

Week 2:1 (Oct. 10-14)

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AP LITERATURE: Quarter Two Reading Schedule, Hamlet Notes, ‘Reading Shakespeare’ Packet, Act I Vocab, Hamlet E-text, Second Quarter Poetry Response Packet, MLA Template, Mythology Review List, Hamlet Essay Prompts

Hamlet Audioplay: Act I (≈:50), Act II (≈:37), Act III (≈:58), Acts IV-V (≈1:23)

AP SEMINAR: MLA Template, Purdue OWL (MLA), Citation Machine (MLA), Mock Performance Task #1, AP Capstone Digital Portfolio, PT1 Rubrics, Sample IRR, Annotated Bibliography Template (DOC)

research databases: EBSCO Host, Gale Databases, Google Scholar; other credible research sources: The Atlantic, The Economist, EPA, ERIC, Nature, The New York Times, The New Yorker, Pew Research, Science Direct, Scientific American

Week 1:9 (Oct. 3-6)

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AP LITERATURE: Reading Schedule, MLA Template, Hamlet Notes, ‘Reading Shakespeare’ Packet, Act I Vocab, Archaic Pronouns, Hamlet E-text, Second Quarter Poetry Response Packet, Mythology Review List

Hamlet Audioplay: Act I (≈:50), Act II (≈:37), Act III (≈:58), Acts IV-V (≈1:23)

AP SEMINAR: MLA Template, Purdue OWL (MLA), Citation Machine (MLA), Mock Performance Task #1, AP Capstone Digital Portfolio, PT1 Rubrics, Sample IRR, MPT1 Annotated Bibliography Instructions (PDF), Annotated Bibliography Template (DOC), IRR Outline Directions

research databases: EBSCO Host, Gale Databases, Google Scholar; other credible research sources: The Atlantic, The Economist, EPA, ERIC, Nature, The New York Times, The New Yorker, Pew Research, Science Direct, Scientific American

Week 1:8 (Sept. 26-30)

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AP LITERATURE: Reading Schedule, Poetry Packet, MLA Template, Frankenstein Journal, Frankenstein E-text, AP Lit. Terms, Jane Eyre Vocab Assignment, Frankenstein Vocab Assignment, Hamlet Prop Assignment, Tone Packet, Hamlet Notes, Reading Shakespeare Packet, Act I Vocab, Archaic Pronouns, Hamlet E-text

AP SEMINAR: Lenses Handout, Purdue OWL (MLA), Citation Machine (MLA), Mock Performance Task #1, Thesis Notes, AP Capstone Digital Portfolio, PT1 Rubrics, Sample IRR, MPT1 Annotated Bibliography Instructions (PDF), Annotated Bibliography Template (DOC), IRR Outline Directions

research databases: EBSCO Host, Gale Databases, Google Scholar; other credible research sources: The Atlantic, The Economist, EPA, ERIC, Nature, The New York Times, The New Yorker, Pew Research, Science Direct, Scientific American

Week 1:7 (Sept. 19-23)

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AP LITERATURE: Reading Schedule, Poetry Packet, MLA Template, Frankenstein Journal, Frankenstein E-text, AP Lit. Terms, Frankenstein Audiotext, Frankenstein Prompts, Tone Packet, 10 Tips for the Multiple Choice

AP SEMINAR: Lenses Handout, Purdue OWL (MLA), Citation Machine (MLA), Mock Performance Task #1, Thesis Notes, AP Capstone Digital Portfolio, MPT1 Preliminary Research Task, MPT1 Group Norms Assignment, PT1 Rubrics, Sample IRR, MPT1 Annotated Bibliography Instructions (PDF), Annotated Bibliography Template (DOC), IRR Outline Directions

research databases: EBSCO Host, Gale Databases, Google Scholar; other credible research sources: The Atlantic, The Economist, EPA, ERIC, Nature, The New York Times, The New Yorker, Pew Research, Science Direct, Scientific American

Week 1:6 (Sept. 12-16)

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AP LITERATURE: Reading Schedule, Poetry Packet, MLA Template, Frankenstein Journal, Frankenstein E-text, AP Lit. Terms, Frankenstein Audiotext, Frankenstein Prompts, “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” E-text

AP SEMINAR: Lenses Handout, Purdue OWL, Mock Performance Task #1, Team Form & Research Questions Proposal, Thesis Notes, AP Capstone Digital Portfolio, Preliminary Research Task, Group Norms Assignment, Annotated Bibliography Instructions, Annotated Bibliography Template

research databases: EBSCO Host, Gale Databases, Google Scholar

Week 1:5 (Sept. 6-9)

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AP LITERATURE: Reading Schedule, Poetry Packet, MLA Template, Jane Eyre Vocab. Assignment, Frankenstein Vocab Assignment, Frankenstein Journal, Frankenstein E-text, An Exploration of Romanticism Through Art and Poetry, AP Lit Terms, Frankenstein Audiotext, Frankenstein Prompts, Paradise Lost E-text and Summaries

AP SEMINAR: Mock Research Task, Lenses Handout, MLA Template, Purdue OWL, Citation Machine, Mock Performance Task #1, Team Form & Research Questions Proposal, Thesis Notes, Developing Research Questions Video

research databases: Gale Databases, Google Scholar, EBSCOhost

Week 1:4 (Aug. 29-Sept. 2)

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AP LITERATURE: Reading Schedule, Poetry Packet, MLA Template, Jane Eyre Vocab. Assignment, Frankenstein Vocab Assignment, Frankenstein Journal, Frankenstein E-text, Prose Essay Rubric, Visual Thesaurus, LitFinder (password for at-home use is pinellas)

AP SEMINAR: Course Syllabus, Mock Research Task, Lenses Handout, MLA Template, Purdue OWL, Citation Machine, Texting Drivers Packet, Mock PT1

research: Gale Databases (password for at-home use is pinellas),Google Scholar, World Book Encyclopedia (username: pinellas, password:schools), EBSCOhost (coming in September)

Week 1:3 (Aug. 22-26)

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AP LITERATURE: Reading Schedule, Jane Eyre Journal Directions & Turnitin Instructions, Sample Journals, Jane Eyre E-text, Open Essay Rubric (for Siddhartha Essay), Poetry Packet, MLA Template, Jane Eyre Vocab. Assignment, Frankenstein Journal, Frankenstein E-text, Visual Thesaurus, LitFinder (password for at-home use is pinellas)

AP SEMINAR: Course Syllabus, Mock Research Task, Line of Reasoning, Lenses Handout, Plagiarism Notes, Turnitin Registration Instructions, MLA Template, Purdue OWL, World Book Encyclopedia (username: pinellas, password: schools), Texting Drivers Packet

research databases: Gale Databases (password for at-home use is pinellas), Google Scholar, EBSCOhost (coming in September), JSTOR (coming in October)