August 15: Course Description and Expectations
/ Weekly Allusions & Figurative Language / Demonstrate Listserv /
Reading Groups & Work Groups for Year / Passwords / AP Potluck Dinner.
August 16:
Part One Mock AP Exam.
August 18:
Part 2 Mock AP Exam.
Weekly Workshop: Greek Mythology Creation of the World (here
and
here) due. For more information about the Weekly Workshops, click
here.
(2) The Week of August 21 - 2
classes
August 22: Discussion of Mock AP
Exam, including scoring guidelines, sample responses and scoring
summary.
August 24:Discussion of Mock AP Exam,
including scoring guidelines, sample responses and scoring summary.
Weekly Workshop: Literary Device due.
(3) The Week of August 28-
3 classes
August 28:Discussion of Mock AP Exam, including
scoring guidelines, sample responses and scoring summary. Please have the AP Test Package read for
this class.
August 29:Discussion of Mock AP Exam, including scoring
guidelines, sample responses and scoring summary. Set up AP Potluck
Dinner. Two Essays and two short book reviews from your Summer Reading are due
Friday; please
these.
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here.
August 31:Discussion of Mock AP Exam, including scoring guidelines,
sample responses and scoring summary.
Read Lost in the Funhouse,
the
Paideia Seminar Agenda,
and the
Common Criticism
for next class. Weekly Workshop: Book or Movie Review due.
September 1:
Summer AP Essays and Book Reviews due
(via We do not have class this day.
(4) The Week of September 4 - 3
classes
September 4:
Paideia Seminar Over Lost in the Funhouse.
Peer Reviews for Summer Essays due Friday (Choose essay
#1 from the person listed above you and essay #2 from the person listed
below you in the
archives) & Email to me and your reviewee when done.
September 8:
Essay Work over Summer AP Essays. Peer
Reviews for Summer Essays Due (Choose one
essay from the person listed above you and one from the person listed
below you in the
archives) & Email to me and your reviewee when done. Weekly
Workshop: Prometheus and Epimetheus due.
(5) The Week of September 11 - 3
classes
September 12:
Essay Work over Summer AP Essays.
Please read Chapter One
from Perrine & The Most Dangerous Game, page 67, for tomorrow.
September
13:Chapter Summary & Presentation
for
Chapter One Perrine - Mariana Aparicio. Please read Chapter One
from Perrine & The Most Dangerous Game, page 67. Discussion of commerical and literary fiction.
September 15:Chapter Summary & Presentation
for
Chapter Two Perrine - James Eder. Please read Chapter Two from
Perrine and Hunters in the Snow, page 86. Discussion of plot and
structure.
Weekly Workshop: Literary Device due.
(6) The Week of September 18 - 3
classes
September 18:Please read the
handouts on Plot and
Literary
Terms and Types, plus The
Destructors, page 111. Group work over plot,
critical analysis,
and simple analysis. Continued discussion
of plot and structure.
September 20:Please read How I Met My Husband, page 125.
Group work over plot,
critical analysis,
and simple analysis. Continued discussion
of plot and structure. As I Lay Dying Mid-Point (to page 137) Discussion
Next Class.
September
27:
Please read Miss Brill, page 175 and How Far She Went, page 179.
Final discussion of characterization.
September 29:Chapter Summary & Presentation
for
Chapter Four Perrine - Alex Gesund. Please read Chapter Four from
Perrine and The Lesson, page 195. Discussion of Theme.
Weekly Workshop: Pandora's Box due.
(8) The Week of October 2 -1
class
October 2:NO CLASS - CONVIVENCIA
October 5:
Please read Gooseberries, page 202. Discussion of Theme.
Weekly Workshop: Literary Device due.
(9) The Week of October 9 - 3
classes
October 9:Please read A Worn Path, page 212 and Once Upon a Time, page 220.
Final discussion of Theme & Preparation for Test.
October 10:Quarter Exam
October 12:
Discussion & Review of Quarter Exam.
October
13: NO CLASS - SPORTS DAY Weekly Workshop: Book or Movie Review due.
(10) The Week of October 16 - 2
classes
October 18:Final Discussion of As I Lay
Dying. Please have read the critical commentary on Addie
here and the
Paideia Seminar handout.
Set Up Potluck Dinner (+ Luis Gutierrez).
October 20:
NO CLASS - SKIP DAY Weekly Workshop: The Garden of Eden [Genesis Chapters 1-3].
October 22:Outside Novel AP Essay, Book Review and Reading Notes
due.
We do not have class
this day.
(11) The Week of October 23 - 2
classes
October 23:Chapter Summary & Presentation
for Writing About Literature in
Perrine, pages 3-23 - Laura Hincapié.
Discussion of the Essay Format.
October 25 & 26:Parent's Day - Please use the agenda
here for Parent's Day.
October 27:Chapter Summary & Presentation
for Writing About Literature in
Perrine, pages 23-34 - Daniel Korgi. Please
read the sample essays in Perrine, pages 40 to 58. Discussion of
Documentation and plagiarism. Weekly Workshop: Literary Device due.
(12) The Week of October 30 - 3
classes
October 30:Discussion of Sample Essays from Perrine (pages 49-58). Introduction of Second Quarter Novel,
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest,
& Second Quarter Outside Reading.
See the handout for
Ken kesey & One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
November
6:First
Quarter Formal Essay Due. Please submit this and ALL major
assignment (I will tell you which) to MyDropBox
AND by email to me.
The instructions are
here.
We do not have class
this day.
November 8:
Please read Hills Like White Elephants (Page 268). Final
discussion of Point of View. Bring
TWO copies of your formal essay WITHOUT comments to our next class!
November 9:Work on Peer Editing and
Formal Writing.
We will be using the
Peer Review
Format.
Bring TWO copies of your formal essay WITHOUT
comments to this class. TWO Peer Reviews using the
Peer Review
Format will be due next class. Weekly Workshop: Cain and Abel [Genesis Chapter 4] due.
(14) The Week of November 13 - 3
classes
November 14:
Finish Work on Peer
Editing and Formal Writing.
November
15:Chapter Summary & Presentation
for Chapter 6 in
Perrine - Gabriela Ravassa. Please read Chapter 6 and Young Goodman Brown (Page 299).We will look at the
article
Young Goodman Brown - Symbolism and Human Nature
in Nathaniel Hawthorne.Rewrite of introduction and first argument for quarter
one formal essay & 5 Major Errors due November 20 (email both to me...).
November
17:
Please read Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been (Page 311).
Continued discussion of Symbol, Allegory and Fantasy. Peer
Reviews for First Quarter Formal Essay Due.Weekly Workshop: Literary Device due. Rewrite of introduction and first argument for quarter
one formal essay & 5 Major Errors due November 20 (email both to me...).
(15) The Week of November 20 - 2
classes
November 20:
Rewrite of introduction and first argument for quarter one formal essay
& 5 Major Errors due (email both to me...).
We do not have class this day.
November 21:One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Mid-Point Discussion (to page 129) & Essay Ideas;
see the discussion questions
here.
November 22:Please read A Very Old Man with
Enormous Wings (Page 327) AND
The Handsomest Drowned Man In The World. Continued discussion of Symbol,
Allegory and Fantasy.
Weekly Workshop: Book or Movie Review due. Lesson plans are
here.
(16) The Week of November 27 - 3
classes
November28:Chapter Summary & Presentation
for
Chapters Seven (7) AND Eight (8) - Ricardo Sanabria. Please
read Chapters
Seven (7) AND Eight (8) and The Drunkard (page 339).Discussion
of Humor, Irony and Evaluating Fiction. Outside Novel AP Essay, Book Review
and Reading Notes (one set per group) due. Lesson plans are
here.
November 29:Please
read The Kugelmass Episode (page 348) and Roman Fever (page 409).Continued discussion of Humor, Irony and
Evaluating Fiction. Lesson plans are
here.
December 1:Please read A Good Man is Hard
to Find (page 454). Continued
discussion
of Humor, Irony and Evaluating Fiction. For our
discussion of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, please have the
novel finished and read and prepare (major ideas, key points, literary
reaction, etc.) your assigned criticism:
Mixed Heritage; Formal Tragedy;
Point of
View. Weekly Workshop:
Noah and the Flood [Genesis Chapters 6-9] due.
(17) The Week of December 4 - 2
classes
December 5:
Final Discussion of
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. We will be discussing the
novel with reference to your assigned criticism (Mixed Heritage;
Formal Tragedy;
Point of View).
Start bring back books from Semester One.
December 6:
Final Discussion of Fiction
& Short Stories - Please read A & P (page 619) and The Cask of Amontillado (page
611). We will
look at
Poe's
Theory of Poetry and Compositon. Weekly Workshop: The Birth of Christ [Luke
1-2] due.
Bring back books from Semester One.
(18) The Week of December 11 - 2 classes
December 11:
Review for Final Exam.
Class Review of First Semester &
Suggestions for Second Semester.
Second
Quarter Formal Essay Due by 7:00AM 12/12. Introduce Beloved for
Christmas reading -
Background & Discussion Questions;
One Criticism. Bring
back books from Semester One.
December 12:
Christmas Stuff
Second
Quarter Formal Essay Due by 7:00AM 12/12. Please submit to
MyDropBox
AND by email to me.
The instructions are
here.You MAY NOT use late days for this assignment.Bring
back books from Semester One.
AP Final Exam - December 13, 10:15 to
2:00
Reference Room, Library Bring money for pizza!
You are responsible for your
own transportation home.
Senior Exams:
December 13 to December 15
Semester One - 45 Classes, 18 Weeks, 2 Missed Classes
January 11:
Discuss plans for second semester (General Structure, Workshops
[Substitute Poem & Questions from Perrine], Book Discussions, Thesis
Statements & Introductions, . Review Final Exam - multiple choice and essays.Weekly Workshop:
Paris and the Golden Apple due.
(2) The Week of January 15 - 3
classes
January 15:
Review AP exam essays.Bring
TWO copies of your formal essay WITHOUT comments to our next class!
January 16:
Finish reviewing AP exam essays.Start work on Peer Editing
and Formal Writing.
We will be using the
Peer Review
Format.
Bring TWO copies of your formal essay WITHOUT
comments to this class. TWO Peer Reviews using the
Peer Review
Format will be due next class.
January 18:Work
on Peer Editing and Formal Writing.
Weekly Workshop: Literary Device due.
(3) The Week of January 22 -
3 classes
January 22:
Finish Work on Peer Editing and Formal Writing. Discuss Poetry
Unit plans, chapter presentations & individual preparation expectations.
January 23:
Read & Prepare Chapter One from Poetry (p. 645). Introduce King Lear - Hand out
Background Information. King Lear through Act III due by
February 12 and finished by February 27 - reading notes and AP essay due by
March 2. Second outside play from text due by March 7. GivePaideia Seminar
Agenda for Beloved seminar on Monday.
January 25:Finish Chapter One from Poetry (p.
645).
Prepare Beloved for Seminar on Monday (Moderator, Probing Questions,
Formal Rubric & Grading, Use of Text). Finish Beloved and
read
the
Seminar Agenda and
criticisms previously handed out for the seminar on Monday. Weekly Workshop:
Book or Movie Review due.
(4) The Week of January 29 - 3
classes
January 29:Paideia Seminar
over Beloved. Please have read the criticisms assigned (one
& two),
finished the book AND prepared for the seminar. Third Quarter
Short Essay due by February 20.
February 30:
Read & Prepare Chapter Two from Poetry (p. 668).
February 2:
Introduction to Shakespeare, Tragedy and Hamlet. Please read the introduction
(pages vii to xlii) in Hamlet, Perrine (pp 1027 to 1032 &
1074-1078), the handouts (Tragedy Handouts -
Tragic Structure and
Tragic Hero)and the online resources
here and
here. Weekly Workshop:
Odysseus and the Trojan Horse due.
You need to be reading King Lear by William
Shakespeare and one other Shakespeare play of your own choosing. Information about
Shakespeare and his work can be found on the resources
page - both handouts and web links - and I will be giving you some handouts
in class. King Lear, which should be read with your reading
partner (and which counts as your 3rd quarter outside novel), should be read to the end of Act III by
March 16 and finished by
March 26.
You will have a formal essay due on
April 16 over
one of the Shakespeare plays we will read during the third quarter. You must use a Shakespeare play for this assignment.
AT LEAST two of your peers MUST have reviewed the essay before
you finish the final draft, and their comments along with your UPDATED
Common Errors
must accompany your paper when you hand it in.
Optional writing assignments will be
available for those who have mastered the formal essay.
(5) The Week of February 5 - 1 classes
February 5:Close
Reading of Hamlet. Please read the introduction (pages vii
to xlii) in Hamlet, Perrine (pp 1027 to 1032 & 1074-1078), the handouts
(Tragedy Handouts -
Tragic Structure and
Tragic Hero)and the online
resources
here and
here.
March 16:King Lear (to end of Act III) due - We'll have an in-class
discussion on the first half of this play.
We will be using the worksheets on
Animal Imagery,
Character Study
and Reading
Questions from the play.
Weekly Workshop: Literary Device due.
(11) The Week of March 19 - 2
classes
March 21:
Close Reading of Hamlet.
March 23:Close Reading of Hamlet.
Weekly Workshop: Book or Movie Review due.
(12) The Week of March 26 - 2
classes
March 26:
King Lear Finished - Final discussion of Shakespeare and drama & possible paper topics
based on the plays you've read (you must use at least one Shakespeare play for this
assignment).We will be using
this worksheet. Introduction of Fourth
Quarter Novel - The Great Gatsby (background
information here). Discuss creative writing tie-ins with
the book for fourth quarter paper.
(Mid point discussion of book on April 12 (through Chapter 5); final discussion or Paideia
Seminar on April 20 AND paper due on
April 29.)
March 30:Watch Hamlet Films
(One-Minute & Montage).
Weekly Workshop: The agony of Christ [Mark 14] due.
April 10:Read & Prepare Chapter Three
& Four introductions from Poetry (p. 686 & p. 700).
Read Cross (p.692), Desert Places (p. 696), One Art (p. 698), The
Widow's Lament (p. 704), Those Winter Sundays (p. 709)and Reapers (p.
710).
Daily Poetry Assignment: Summary of Chapter + Explication of Assigned
Poem (or Questions) - Poem based on last name.
April 12: Read
& Prepare Chapter Five and Six introductions from Poetry (p. 714
& p. 734). Read
Mind (p. 725), Metaphors (p. 726), To His Coy Mistress (p. 731), Fire
and Ice (p. 746), Curiosity (p. 749), and The Writer (p. 750). Mid
Point discussion of Great Gatsby.
Set up additional prep time for students taking the AP Exam (See
Speed Dating AND further work on prose and poetry AP prompts).
Weekly Workshop: Literary Device due.
April 15
- ICFES
(14) The Week of April 16 - 4 classes
April 16: Read & Prepare Chapter
Seven and Eight introductions from Poetry (p. 756 & p. 778).
Read Sorting Laundry, The History Teacher (p. 769), The Unknown Citizen
(p. 771), Yet Do I Marvel (p. 783), Miniver Cheevy (p. 785), and I Dream
I'm the Death of Orpheus (p. 789). Third Quarter Formal Essay due over ONE
OR MORE Shakespeare plays (email to me &
upload to MyDropBox). AT LEAST two
of your peers MUST have reviewed the essay before you finish the
final draft, and their comments along with your UPDATED Common
Errors must accompany your paper when you hand it in.
April 17:
Read & Prepare Chapter Eleven and Twelve
introductions from Poetry (p. 823 & 839). Read We Real Cool (p.
831), Woman Work (p. 832), As Imperceptibly as Grief (p. 834), The Aim
was Song (p. 855), The Tropics in New York (p. 857), Quinceañera (p.
859) and Constantly Risking Absurdity (p. 860).
April 19:
Work on Multiple Choice Sections of AP test.
Prepare for Great Gatsby final discussion next class.
Weekly Workshop: Book or Movie Review due.
(15) The Week of April 23- 2 classes
April 23: Work on Multiple Choice Sections of AP test. Final discussion & Seminar over
The Great Gatsby. We will be reading the criticisms
here in class. Please
also see the
discussion
questions and definition of
the American Dream we will be using in class.- you do
not need to print them.
April 24: Work on
Multiple Choice Sections of AP test.
April 26:Work on Multiple Choice Sections of AP test.
April 29:Work on Multiple Choice Sections of AP test.Course Summary and Recommendations.
May 1:Fourth Quarter Formal Essay due
(email to me & upload to
MyDropBox).
You may not use late days for this assignments!
We do not have class this day...
April 30 to May 7 -SENIOR FINALS
May 10 -
AP
ENGLISH LITERATURE
AND COMPOSITION EXAM
MAY
10 - POTLUCK DINNER FOR AP CLASS
May 8 to May 22 -
SPECIAL SCHEDULE
May 25 to June 1
- SENIOR PROJECT
PRESENTATIONS
June 5 -
SENIOR WALK & LUNCH
June 9 -
GRADUATION
Semester Two - 34 Classes, 15 Weeks, 6 Missed Classes
these.
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