AP Survey and Introduction

[mrodriguez]

1. Mauricio Rodriguez Alcala
2. Too many..but a book I liked and read recently was Catch-22
3. Not any in particular
4. I'm not really into poetry
5. I'm not really into poetry
6. Writing short stories.
7. Because I like writing short stories, and I also enjoy reading...I want to understand poems better so I can enjoy them.
8. Yes, well not so much. Used to a lot but have no more time left. I've left many books unfinished.
9. I like fiction, adventure, horror, fantasy...
10. No time.
11. Men of Honor, Bourne Trilogy (Third not out yet), Schindler's List, Munich, movies with Denzel Washington
12. Too many..I go through phases, currently Snow Patrol, Killers, Bob Marley, Radiohead
13. AP Calculus, Ap Spanish Lit, Ap Economics, Ap Environmental Science
14. Volleyball, basketball
15. Listen to music, web design (job also)

[mariaceleste]

1. Maria Celeste
2. The House of Spirits
3. Borges
4. At the moment, Linda Mishkin
5. Come Quickly
6. Diverging from the tedious lesson plan onto other more interesting conversations involving the whole class
7. To study literary texts in an environment suitable for learning.
8. I don?t tend to read a lot during my free time because I guess that engaging in more passive activities is easier, although certainly less stimulating. When I do read, however, I tend to enjoy it.
9. Realistic fiction
10. I don?t have the habit of reading during my free time.
11. Capote, 10 Things I Hate About You, The Lion King
12. Juan Luis Guerra
13. AP Calc, AP Comparative Government, AP Environmental Science, AP Spanish Lit.
14. I will join the soccer team this year.
15. Taking naps, jogging, and singing.

[cjkb90]

1. Chris Kennedy
2. Forrest Gump (MUCH better than the movie!)
3. I try not to read more than one book per author so that I can try more things, but I have read all seven of the books in the Chronicles of Narnia (C.S. Lewis)
4. Edgar Alan Poe
5. I don't read too much poetry, there is no single poem that I have read that stands out
6. Reading Catcher in the Rye
7. We will read more than one book per semester
8. Yes, but not as much as I might like to
9. Novels
10. I need someone to force me to read in order to start a book. Once I start, I usually get addicted though.
11. Garden State,Little Miss Sunshine, Identity,Sin City, The Royal Tenenbaums
12. Red Hot Chili Peppers,Nirvana,Blink,Beatles,Strokes,Hendrix
13. Spanish Lit,Environmental Science, Statistics, Economics
14. None, I might start basketball again
15. Listen to music, play video games

[benitezj]

AP Literature Survey + Introduction

1. Name: Jorge Benitez
2. Favorite Novel: Hard to say... The Rapture of Canaan; The Perks of Being a Wallflower
3. Favorite Author: J.K. Rowling
4. Favorite Poet: I do not have one.
5. Favorite Poem: I do not have one.
6. Best part of last year's English class: I read Plato?s Republic.
7. Why are you taking this AP class? It was not a personal choice, I really did not have an option. Does not mean that I do not want to do it.
8. Do you read when you have free time? Whenever someone gives me a book--be that someone that I know and appreciate, I am quick to read it. I do not consider myself a 'heavy' reader, but I do not object to it either.
9. If yes, what genre(s) do you enjoy the most? Whenever I read, the books are usually novels of different types, but I must say that I definitively enjoy fiction and short stories--which some that one may find online are rather extensive.
10. If no, what would you identify as the reasons you are not reading?
11. Favorite movie: Titanic, Finding Neverland, Pride and Prejudice, V for Vendeta
12. Favorite band/musician: Aphex Twins
13. What other AP classes are you taking? Art, and Comperative Government
14. What sports do you play here at ASA? None.
15. What is your favorite hobby? Spending time with people I trust.

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[J tanner wade]

1. Jordan Wade
2. Angels & Demons, Harry Potter 7
3. JK Rowling and Dan Brown
4. I dont read poetry
5. I dont read poetry
6. When we read Huck Finn
7. Become a better writer, and to get better at analyzing texts
8. yes, if its a good book
9. any
10. na
11. 300, Oceans 13, get rich or die trying
12. Coldplay, Bob Marley, 50 cent
13. Economics, psychology
14. futbol
15. futbol, snowboard, music & movies, just chill

[alexiacalo]

1. Alexia
2. I don't a have a favorite novel.
3. J.K Rowling
4. I dont read poetry but I like Robert Frost..
5. I dont read poetry
6. Catcher in the Rye
7. Mainly to read many good books but also to improve my writing.
8. Yes but not that often.. I usually don't have much time..
9. I don't have one specific genre but I like fiction
10. If I don't read its because I have no time
11. I have a lot.. some are: Lord of the Rings trilogy, Star Wars, Dr. Zhivago, Finding Neverland, most Disney movies, Forrest Gump..
12. Coldplay, Lifehouse, Beatles
13. AP Comparative, AP Spanish
14. Soccer
15. Watching movies, sports, this year I'll probably start playing tennis again..

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[RodrigoCC]

Rodrigo Campos-Cervera
The Hobbit, The Lovely Bones
Paolo Cohelo
Jose Marti
Two Roads? (not sure the title) Robert frost
Writing about whatever we wanted
I would like further develop my reading and writing skills and I would like read interesting novels and poems that can change my life.
I try but not everyday.
I like fantasy fiction, non-fiction, dark and sad novels. Philosophical ones too.
Catch Me if You can
Band i don't know but John Frusciante is my hero.
Environmental Science, Economics, Spanish Lit, Calculus.
Soccer, Futsal, Volley, maybe basketball.
Playing guitar or soccer.

[hcaceres08]

1. Hugo Caceres
2. Love in Times of Cholera
3. Gabriel Garcia Marquez
4. Robert Frost
5. The Road Not Taken
6. The lost generation
7. I would like to learn more about English, especifically improve my writing skills-
8. Sometimes
9. Books that actually have a point
10. I read
11. Too many ---
12. Too many ---
13. AP Calculus AB, AP Comparative Government,AP Spanish Literature.
14. Soccer and Futsal
15. To wander around in space

[dainkelly]

1. Dain Kelly
2. Lolita
4. Gustavo a. Becker
5. Cancion de oto?o en primavera
6. Miss Burch
7. I like reading
8. Yes
9. Fiction
11. Sin City
12. No te va gustar, la vela puerca
13. None
14. Soccer
15. Chilling
ps/ Dont belive anything sofi H says, she doesnt read books, she pretends to so she looks smart


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[MrBranchAPLit]

Idamay - I moved this from its original location:

1. Idamay Eaton
2. Of mice and men
3. John Steinbeck
4. Edgar Allan Poe
5. The Raven
6. All the readings
7. I?m taking this AP class because I like to challenge myself. I enjoy reading and I expect this class will help me improve my writing skills.
8. Yes
9. Fiction
10.
11. Walk the line
12. Pearl Jam
13. AP Econ, AP Environmental, AP Calc, AP Spanish Lit.
14. Soccer, Volleyball, Futsal
15. Trying new things. ANYTHING! I?m always up to a challenge.
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