Friday, November 19, 2010

Discuss your choice for your research paper focus. You may choose to form reading groups, focusing on the same novel.

Points to consider:

Choose something that you like!
Decide if you want to choose a selection that is "frequently" found on the AP exam or if you want to choose something more individualized.  There is nothing wrong with either approach:)  Please make your choice by December 1st.  You will need to have your selection read upon return from Christmas break.
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  1. AlexisRNovember 24, 2010 at 2:10 PM

    I'm going to use Jane Eyre for my focus, although I have not actually read it yet so I do not know what my paper's statement will be.

    I think it'd be easier to organize blogs, if people posted what their focuses are, or at least what they might be. So...this is why I am posting mine.

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  2. Joe R.November 29, 2010 at 8:59 AM

    I am going to read Dante's The Divine Comedy, but I have not yet chosen a specific aspect or concept to focus upon in my paper.

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  3. Nicole W.November 29, 2010 at 11:55 AM

    I'm reading Jane Eyre as well.

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  4. kevinNovember 29, 2010 at 2:58 PM

    I am going to read Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

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  5. UnknownNovember 29, 2010 at 3:33 PM

    I am reading House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros.

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  6. beckyNovember 29, 2010 at 5:18 PM

    I am also going to read The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros.

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  7. RachelM7November 29, 2010 at 6:46 PM

    I'm reading Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

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  8. EmilyVNovember 29, 2010 at 7:00 PM

    I am also reading Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights.

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  9. Audrey P.November 29, 2010 at 7:08 PM

    I shall be reading 1984! (I'm very excited)

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  10. Mrs. EdwardsNovember 30, 2010 at 5:14 AM

    Mango Street is on the 9th grade reading list. I don't think that you can get enough from that book for a paper of this size.... Please choose again:)

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  11. Brigitte B.November 30, 2010 at 7:28 AM

    I'm doing Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky.

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  12. SamNovember 30, 2010 at 7:31 AM

    I'm going to read Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.

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  13. EmilyVNovember 30, 2010 at 11:46 AM

    Okay I am changing my choice. I am going to read The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James.

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  14. AnonymousNovember 30, 2010 at 1:13 PM

    I have decided to read Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye.

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  15. UnknownNovember 30, 2010 at 2:51 PM

    Mrs. Edwards, you suggested House of the Spirits, but it is not on the AP list you gave us. Is it okay for me to read it still?

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  16. SkylarNovember 30, 2010 at 4:17 PM

    I am also doing The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James. I know of a few few doing the same book and I think collaborating with them will help me a lot, regardless of how we communicate

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  17. UnknownNovember 30, 2010 at 4:21 PM

    I am super indecisive. So I am going to check out Wuthering Heights, Portrait of a Lady, and Tess of the D'Ubervilles and decide after reading a bit of each.

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  18. Mrs. EdwardsNovember 30, 2010 at 4:42 PM

    Kelsey. I did a little more research about House of the Spirits...it is on some school list as an AP selection. If you want to use it, it is fine with me. The only thing is that I can't seem to find out how frequently it appears on the AP tests... It is a judgement call. You can choose it if you want to do so...

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  19. Mrs. EdwardsNovember 30, 2010 at 4:43 PM

    Anne. That is fine. Just don't paint yourself into a corner with your choices. I don't want you to be stressed:)

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  20. Mrs. EdwardsNovember 30, 2010 at 4:51 PM

    Alison. Morrison is the new darling of the AP test makers, due to the multicultural aspect. Also, there will be plenty of material for the second part of the research paper.

    Another good choice for those wanting a more mod. voice would be Amy Tan (American/Asian). Bonesetter's Daughter is a good read:)

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  21. Mrs. EdwardsNovember 30, 2010 at 5:09 PM

    Audrey. Did Ellen use House of the Spirits for her research paper? Maybe she can tell Kelsey a little about it...

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  22. UnknownNovember 30, 2010 at 7:16 PM

    I will be reading The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James, and possible another novel because I have trouble deciding :/

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  23. UnknownNovember 30, 2010 at 7:53 PM

    So far, I'm thinking about reading catch-22 but I've got a few other options i'm considering. I'm having trouble deciding.

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  24. UnknownNovember 30, 2010 at 8:10 PM

    I'm also having trouble deciding! I'm either going to write my paper on the Portrait of a Lady or Jane Eyre.

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  25. Andrea ClarkDecember 1, 2010 at 5:15 AM

    Im thinking of Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man or Room with a View. Im going to a bookstore today to pick one out.

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  26. TelemachusDecember 1, 2010 at 5:54 AM

    I am going to read Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift as the material for my term paper.

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  27. UnknownDecember 1, 2010 at 6:27 AM

    I will be reading House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende.

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  28. AnonymousDecember 1, 2010 at 6:29 AM

    I am reading House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende also.

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  29. Jason R.December 1, 2010 at 7:47 AM

    I am reading Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad.

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  30. BrookeDecember 1, 2010 at 7:54 AM

    I'm going to read The Jungle by Upton Sinclair. I love how Sinclair is exposing the corruption in the meat industry, an issue still prevalent today, but with a different type of working class (illegal immigrants). I'm so passionate about the current disastrous meat industry that I'm pretty sure I'll love this book.

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  31. beckyDecember 1, 2010 at 8:05 AM

    I am going to read The house of the Spirits by Isabel Allende.

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  32. EmilyDecember 1, 2010 at 2:13 PM

    I was having a difficult time choosing between three: East of Eden by Steinbeck Jane Eyre by Bronte or The Little Foxes by Helman
    I think I'm going with Jane Eyre.

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  33. RachelM7December 1, 2010 at 2:18 PM

    I'm switching to Tess of the d'Urbervilles.

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  34. NatalieS.7December 1, 2010 at 5:54 PM

    I am either going to read Tess of the d'Urbervilles or Wuthering Heights but probably Tess of the d'Urbervilles.

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  35. Corie OsterfeldDecember 1, 2010 at 6:44 PM

    I think im going to write about Paradise Lost by John Milton

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  36. KaelaDecember 1, 2010 at 7:43 PM

    I think I'm going to do Tess of the d'Urbervilles or possibly Jane Eyre.

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  37. J. HeimbrockDecember 1, 2010 at 10:24 PM

    I am either reading One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey or Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro. I'm going to read both and then pick which one I want to write about.

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  38. AnonymousDecember 3, 2010 at 4:04 AM

    I am going to analyze the work of John Steinbeck's East of Eden

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