TODAY IN CLASS
Yesterday's AP Lit Exam:  Without any reference to unauthorized disclosures, we talked about vocabulary (vs. literary terms) and the extent to which limited vocabulary could affect understanding of passages, questions, or specific response choices on the AP exam.

Then I tried to provide some sort of overview for deciding which novel you want to read for the final month of school without giving too much away.  Options:
Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon
Thomas Hardy's Tess of the d'Urbervilles

People who were gone for testing or otherwise absent today--I really don't want to summarize all I said here.  You could ask some friends, or wait until tomorrow.  BUT read through the following hypotheticals:

• If you already have one or the other, then do the one you have in hand (time is of the essence here).
• If you have both, you might bring them both tomorrow. Decide in class, and perhaps loan the other text to someone else.
• If you have neither one--In class tomorrow I will have some Chapter 1 copies of Song of Solomon; Tess is available in an e-text that can be read online or downloaded for free.  

So I actually expect that during class you will be able to get started, one way or another.  Reading will be our primary agenda tomorrow.