literary lucubration

Because I DESPISE the advertisements above and below the most recent posts, and due to Giddings ability to drag my luddite bum behind him, Ms. Robison’s lucublog can now be found at

https://sites.google.com/a/fifeschools.com/msrobison/home/lucublog

Students who want to keep their edublogs site are encouraged to do so. Any who would like a google site, just let me know. I’ll ask Giddings about it ;]

Any questions or comments, great or small, just email mzrobison@gmail.com

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…the whole POINT of this project is to provide a culminating experience (ie, extravaganza) for the course. You have worked very hard this year, made great strides, and accomplished amazing feats in your writing, thinking and discussion. The creative project is your opportunity to let it all shine. The intent is for this to be fun yet thought-provoking. You have been challenged by your instructor almost all year. Now it is time to challenge HER with your deeply contemplated vision of theme embodied within your own work of art. Go with your own unique strengths and the aspect of the novel that most piques your interest or even, dare Robison hope, passion. Maybe you want to agree with Vonnegut. Maybe you want to disagree. Maybe you want to make a statement so real it is impossible to wholly agree or disagree.

Just make sure, whatever you choose to do, that it is True. And in order for something to be true, it must be real and important to the person creating it. As a whole, you are the strongest group of seniors I have ever taught. As a whole you are stronger than any group of college Freshman and/or Sophomores I’ve ever taught.

You are so smart. Don’t think too much. Just relax and have fun.

And if you have any questions….email: mzrobison@gmail.com

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Tuesday night homework: As you read chapters 77-92,  write down 3 deeeeeep questions you would like to discuss AND write down 3 assertions regarding your interpretation of the reading (you may use a CD if necessary)

Homework example: 3 Questions-

1. When Papa Monzano is weezing over Frank and telling him “you will be the next President of San Lorenzo,” why does he also later say “‘Science…’Ice’”? (102; chapter 66).
2. On a police identification form Bokonon filled out in 1929, what does Bokonon report as his avocation? What does he report as his principal occupation? (95; chapter 61)
3. Why did Bokonon find he couldn’t change a word of the Twenty-third Psalm when he tried to overhaul it? (106; chapter 70)
4. Could a Cat’s Cradle creative project be inspired by Lady Gaga?

3 Assertions-

1. When he throws Newt’s painting over the terrace, Julian is acting as a wrang wrang to Newt’s growing sense of meaninglessness. (116; chapter 76)
2. There is a parallel between the political allusions and illusions discussed in Who’s Afraid? and the “bittersweet lies” of Bokonon in Cat’s Cradle. One illustration of this parallel occurs when Julian Castle explains to Jonah, “McCabe was always sane enough to realize that without the holy man to war against, he himself would become meaningless. ‘Papa’ Monzano understands that , too” (120; chapter 79).
3. Julian Castle is a Bokononist and a Christian (and a heroic pragmatist). (115; chapter 75)

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You did it! You survived the AP Lit exam!

Your homework for tonight is……gather resources to attempt to top last year’s post-test celebration (that means bring food and fun for a party). I’m still willing to give extra credit for school-appropriate togas.

Cody brilliantly suggested you post a comment to this blog in order to plan for tomorrow’s celebration. So you can earn 10 points for posting a comment that says what you plan to bring…

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1. Spend 10 minutes reviewing your literary terms
2. Watch at least 5 more videos on 60secondrecap. In your notes, “translate” the host’s quirky presentation of literary elements into AP Lit-worthy speak. These notes are due tomorrow before the bell–30 points
3. Spend 10 minutes reviewing your Rubric of all Rubrics

For 10 points of extra credit, post an example of a literary device (original or quoted) as a comment to this blog.

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