Exam This!

Fourth and Fifth Periods did the following today:

We analyze a New Yorker cover depicting Barack Obama as a terrorist and recalled the power of satire.  If you would like to peruse this cover, please copy and paste the following link:

http://www.newyorker.com/online/covers/slideshow_blittcovers#slide=1

We also read and discussed AP English Language Exam.  To peruse the questions from the 2012 exam, please copy and paste the following link:

http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/repository/ap2012_frq_eng_language.pdf

We also read and discussed an excellent synthesis essay from the 2012 exam.  To peruse this excellent student sample, please copy and paste the following link:

http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/repository/ap12_english_language_q1.pdf

Finally, we read David Brooks's article "The Final Reckoning," the link to which is as follows:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/02/opinion/brooks-the-final-reckoning.html?_r=0

Tomorrow you will write a synthesis essay using the Obama packet and "The Final Reckoning" as your sources.  Bring these materials to class.

Also, because we will be writing all class period tomorrow, your homework in Kaffir Boy (annotate the first 119 pages) is not due until Friday, November 9, 2012.

Have a great day!