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WELCOME! I am looking forward to an exciting and challenging year. 

Please see my class tabs for our Google Classroom links. 

 

If you can't make Back to School Night, here is a link to my back-to-school virtual video! Please view it at your convenience. 

 

I am available for any questions or concerns, please contact me at: [email protected]

 

 PLEASE RIGHT CLICK ON THE LINK & OPEN A NEW TAB TO VIEW THE VIDEO

 

  AP Literature BTS Video

 

AP Lit Copy of Back to School - Google Slides — Watch Video

 

 

Below is the slide show from BTS Night, please view the video above for explanations for each slide in the presentation:

 

BTS SLIDE SHOW.           

 

FILM APPRECIATION:

 

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1naKQoco-CCfb-9aylWzhSuYD_7iu10tDnQ2h8xu4HXg/edit?usp=sharing

 

 

 

 

Looking for AP Literature & Composition info?

Please see my side tab: AP Course Expectations

Looking for the Summer Reading assignment?

Please visit this link for more information: http://www.pinelandsregional.org/summer-reading 

Looking for Film Appreciation:

Please see my side tab: Film Appreciation

Looking for help with college essays or revisions?

Please email me at [email protected] so we can make an appointment! 

Looking for Extra Help in general?

I am also available after school by appointment.  

 

 

All Seniors should begin working on their college essays if they have not done so already.  Here is a link to get started! https://www.commonapp.org/blog/common-app-announces-2024-2025-common-app-essay-prompts

 

 

  1. Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.
  2. The lessons we take from obstacles we encounter can be fundamental to later success. Recount a time when you faced a challenge, setback, or failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience?
  3. Reflect on a time when you questioned or challenged a belief or idea. What prompted your thinking? What was the outcome?
  4. Reflect on something that someone has done for you that has made you happy or thankful in a surprising way. How has this gratitude affected or motivated you?
  5. Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others.
  6. Describe a topic, idea, or concept you find so engaging that it makes you lose all track of time. Why does it captivate you? What or who do you turn to when you want to learn more?
  7. Share an essay on any topic of your choice. It can be one you've already written, one that responds to a different prompt, or one of your own design.

 

 

 

 

Course Expectations

 

Class Rules & Norms:

 

1. Be Prepared!

2. Be ready to work, with pencils sharpened and binders open or laptops ready, by the start of class.

3. No talking is allowed during individual work time, unless permission has been given.

4. Please do not call out.  Raise your hand if you have something to say, or a question.

5. Students must stay in their seats until the bell rings to dismiss class.

6. Be respectful to each other!

7. Students may be asked to share their writing with advance warning.

8. Devices (cell phones, tablets, kindles, IPods, IPads, laptops, etc.) may only be used with permission.

 

Materials:

 

  • Pen/Pencils
  • 3 ring binder with loose-leaf paper with sections
  • Independent Reading Book from the AP reading list for down-time & extra-credit (see me for a form)
  • Internet access at home if any online books are chosen

                                                                                                              

 

Late to Class

 

As per school policy, three lates will result in an after-school detention.  Students must be ready to work at the bell.

 

Absences

 

-Any more than the school-approved number of absences will result in loss of credit for the course.

-Students are responsible for missed work. 

-It is the students’ responsibility to ask the teacher for assignments.

-Students are responsible to obtain work upon returning to school after an absence.

-Students have the same number of days to make up an assignment, as they were absent.

-1 day absent = work due in one day.

-Students will not receive full credit for late work.

 

 

-If a student is absent on the day of a quiz/test they are to be prepared to take it upon their return.

 

-Students have the opportunity to stay after school with advance arrangement.

 

-Please email me with any problems or questions. I will get back to you as soon as possible.

 

 

 

Looking forward to a great year!!

 

Mrs. Miller

[email protected]