Directions for Paired Poem Response Homework:
1. Please read through the sample responses to the 2005 Poetry prompt, available here: http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/repository/05_ap_englishlit_46922.pd
2. Please type up the introduction and thesis that you came up with in class on Friday, for the same prompt and post it in the comments. (Only one paragraph per pair/trio is necessary).
3. As an individual, please post a response to the AP sample responses AND your own. You can
write about whatever you notice--for example, were your ideas similar to the samples? If not,
do you think they are just as strong? What, if anything, would you revise about your original
argument after seeing the sample essays? Etc.
Due: by midnight on Sunday. This assignment is worth 20 points.
1. Please read through the sample responses to the 2005 Poetry prompt, available here: http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/repository/05_ap_englishlit_46922.pd
2. Please type up the introduction and thesis that you came up with in class on Friday, for the same prompt and post it in the comments. (Only one paragraph per pair/trio is necessary).
3. As an individual, please post a response to the AP sample responses AND your own. You can
write about whatever you notice--for example, were your ideas similar to the samples? If not,
do you think they are just as strong? What, if anything, would you revise about your original
argument after seeing the sample essays? Etc.
Due: by midnight on Sunday. This assignment is worth 20 points.