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AP Language Book Project Presentations 20 point Major Grade ~ See Assigned Dates Below Your job is to have a conversation, and to let the class in on it. 50%: Fishbowl Conversation (video of sample Fishbowl Conversation available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN9tw6l-A0E; rubric will be posted).  First 25 minutes belong to the group. Group members discuss a philosophical point, thesis, or other binding idea. Group members reference their texts specifically, but they do not summarize the texts; the discussion is focused on the thesis idea. Group members receive two grades for this component: o 25 points: Group  must focus on a particular issue, and stay focused.  Conversation should flow, not lag with awkward pauses. o 25 points: Individuals (each student gets a different grade here)  must speak authoritatively and fully;  must be experts on their book and on how that book contributes to understanding of the idea;  must neither shrink nor dominate.  After 25 minutes, others join in. Class members, one at the time, “tap in” to connect their book to the conversation. This goes for a daily grade. 50%: Group Presentation Packet  10 points: Group Statement summarizing point(s) the discussion will explore.  10 points: Average of all group members’ individual documents (below).  30 points : Individual Student’s Document. Each student must contribute a document to the Group Presentation Packet. This document must contain: o Bibliographical entry on the book. o Précis of the book. o +/- 100 words summarizing the book’s connection to group thesis o At least one quoted passage (with citation) which illustrates this connection o At least one other quoted passage (with citation)

AP Language Book Project Presentations 20 point Major Grade ~ See Expectations Above Books/Students: 4 th Books/Students: 6 th Date C. S. Lewis, Mere Christianity C. S. Lewis, Mere Christianity Monday, Meagan Beall, Ella Claire Chambless Ben Walker, Madison Hart 2/2/2015 C. S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain C. S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain Jennifer Harper, Allie McDermont Alyssa Price Sebastian Junger, The Perfect Storm Hannah Lambert, Katherine Hall Sebastian Junger, The Perfect Storm Susan Faludi, Backlash Tuesday, Macy Burton, Dane Valentine Katelyn Walters, Makayla Keasler 2/3/2015 Oliver Sacks, Man Mistook Wife…Hat Buzz Bissinger, Friday Night Lights Payton Couey, Lily Curry Emma Roberts Gregory Curtis, The Cave Painters Megan Lowry Jaron Lanier, You Are Not A Gadget Justin Townsel Jon Krakauer, Into Thin Air Levitt/Dubner, Freakonomics Wednesday, Chase Lowe Kendall Byrd 2/4/2015 Jon Krakauer, Where Men Win Glory George Orwell, All Art Is Propaganda John Yancey Kennedy Boswell Werner Heisenberg, Physics… Philosophy Carl Jung, Flying Saucers Caitlin Money Corey Nickerson Stephen Hawking, Brief History of Time Steven Googe Albert Einstein, Relativity Brendan Thomas Ben Macintyre, Operation Mincemeat Ben Macintyre, Operation Mincemeat Thursday, Carol Anne Dempsey, Abby Wright Jessica Morrison 2/5/2015 Simon Singh, The Code Book Carl Jung, Flying Saucers Zach Jenkins Jacqueline Vincente Hannah Arendt, Eichmann… Jerusalem Hannah Arendt, Eichmann Jerusalem Kelly Wheeler Gage Smith, Caitlin Holden S Winchester, Professor… Madman Jon Krakauer, Where Men Win Glory Friday, Daniel Kotowski Trey Thompson 2/6/2015 Albert Camus, Myth of Sisyphus Jan H Brunvand, Vanishing Hitchhiker Wes Walker Jacob Stewart, Bria Moon Joan Didion, Slouching … Bethlehem Asia Hughes