So you want to practice Paper 1...

Here are some links to IB samples:

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Here are some AP Commentary Prompts:

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Test Prep Week

Advice:
 1. Review rubrics for Paper 1 and Paper 2. What is each asking you to do?
 2. Use the vocabulary lists on the blog and make notecards to study those words. Quizlet?
 3. Explore the resources on the blog and see what might be of use for you to review.
 4. Create notecards for each of the novels and short stories we read. Quizlet?

 Here's a link to my class on Quizlet. +5 if you share with all of us!


 Homework Monday 4/28: View this Powerpoint and this blog post on Paper 2 and take notes.

Song of Solomon Resources

Interview with Toni Morrison about Song of Solomon

Spark Notes Song of Songs (also called Song of Solomon)...Allusion, anyone? 

NY Times Book Review 1977

The Song of Songs

Emmett Till

Schmoop: Allusions and References in Song of Solomon

Toni Morrison on the Myth of the Flying Africans

A lecture on naming in Song of Solomon

The 16th Street Street Bombing

Common Archetypes and Symbols, with a reference to our pal Foster