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"But this is not my sword," said Sir Kay. / "It was the only one I could get," said the Wart. "The inn was locked." / "Where did you get it?" / "I found it stuck in a stone, outside a church."
AP English Literature 09-10
CLASS CALENDAR, CURRENT GRADES:
BROUGHT TO YOU BY:
PHRASE / WORD OF THE DAY (as suggested by you and worth extra-credit points):
- "Idle hands are the Devil's playground." -- EM
- "The ball is in your court." = It's up to you; it's your decision to make. -- JA
- a brown-noser = a toady trying to curry favor with the teacher -- PS
- Arbitrator = cook who left Arby's and now works for McDonald's.--VA (Just kidding.)
- Beat someone behind the woodshed like a red-headed stepchild. -- EM
- bubulcitate = to cry like a cowboy -- SB
- Busier than a one-legged man in a buns-kicking contest.--JS
- cat hickies = When a kitten thinks you are its mother and it sucks on your clothing or skin. -- EM
- eldritch = unearthly, weird, eerie -- RL
- ferroeqinologist = person who studies (and loves) trains (i.e., railroad enthusiast). -- JL
- flibberty-gibbet = flighty person -- JA
- Flying by the seat of your pants-- EM
- leighster = female liar -- SB
- misodoctakleidist = someone who dislikes playing the piano -- JA
- scaredy-cat = person who is easily frightened -- ZP
- Taking the mickey out of someone--AB
- to cotton on = to get used to an idea; to become comfortable with someone else's idea -- NB
- Which is it? (a) Let's eat Grandpa. (b) Let's eat, Grandpa.* Use grammar. It saves lives. -- RS
- Wigwam for a goose's bridle = useless contraption -- AM
Have Your Say...
- ...On the Me In the Infinite -- Andrew B.
- Blame It On Me -- Joy L.
- blog of boots -- Nathan B.
- Color Mee Curious -- Julie A.
- Curious Inscriptions -- Sarah B.
- Devil's Advocate Now -- Joe L.
- Emily's Antithesis -- Char P.
- I Will Never Update This Blog -- Ethan M.
- It's a Sin to Kill a Mockingbird -- Tim Yan L.
- Like My Mother -- Rachel L.
- Many Colored Brooms -- Sarabeth F.
- Moris Borace Horace Doris -- Angus M.
- Mummy Particulates -- Ross W.
- My Life is Nomadic -- Amy W.
- OneDay -- Josh S.
- Ramblings of a Grammarian -- Emily Y.
- The Fantasies of Life and Literature -- Nina B.
- Xzzchoblag -- Zach P.
CHECK OUT THESE AP LINKS!
- 101 GREAT BOOKS TO READ BEFORE COLLEGE (a.k.a. Summer Reading List)
- AP LITERATURE -- Collegeboard.com description and test information
- EXCELLENT LINK! VIRTUAL SALT -- glossary of AP LITERATURE TERMS by Robert Harris
- LIT TERMS / AP VOCAB FLASHCARDS A (B,C)
- LIT TERMS / AP VOCAB FLASHCARDS B-C
- LIT TERMS / AP VOCAB FLASHCARDS D-G
- LIT TERMS / AP VOCAB FLASHCARDS H-N
- LIT TERMS / AP VOCAB FLASHCARDS O-P
- LIT TERMS / AP VOCAB FLASHCARDS R-V
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