Colegio Bolivar

AP English Literature & Composition


Kate Chopin

“To be an artist includes much; one must possess many gifts - absolute gifts - which have not been acquired by one's own effort. And, moreover, to succeed, the artist much possess the courageous soul.”

“But the beginning of things, of a world especially, is necessarily vague, tangled, chaotic, and exceedingly disturbing. How few of us ever emerge from such beginning! How many souls perish in its tumult!”

Course Description


This course is designed to comply with the curricular requirements described in the AP English Course Description and will present an in-depth study of great literature from around the world. Writing is emphasized throughout, and frequent essays, both analytical and personal, will be assigned along with two major research papers. Students are expected to have mastered composition skills such as writing with a thesis and research paper techniques. Students must also have excellent reading skills in order to handle the significant amount of required reading. It is strongly recommended that students also take the advanced placement exam; however, the primary objective of this course is for you to become better critical thinkers, readers and writers.

 

ASSIGNMENTS
Rubrics and Formats for the Year

Assignment for Next Class:  Read The Awakening (due 02/04/09)

bullet January 14 5th Period:  Discuss plans for second semester.  Review Final Exam - multiple choice and essays.  Discuss Poetry Festival Participation & Preparation (Slam?)
bulletAssignment: None
bullet January 16 3rd Period:  Review AP exam essays. 
bullet Assignment:  Bring TWO copies of your formal essay WITHOUT comments to our next class!
bullet January 20 1st Period:  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. 
bullet Assignment: TWO Peer Reviews using the Peer Review Format will be due January 18 plus 5 Common Errors.
bullet January 21 4th Period:   Work on Peer Editing and Formal Writing.  Work on Common Errors
bulletAssignment: None 
bullet January 23 2nd Period:   Finish Work on Peer Editing and Formal Writing.
bullet Assignment: Please read Chapter Six (Fiction) Perrine & Joyce Carol Oates – Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?, Page 311 for next class.  TWO Peer Reviews using the Peer Review Format due.
bullet January 26 5th Period:  Chapter Summary & Presentation for Chapter Six (Fiction) Perrine & Joyce Carol Oates – Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?, Page 311 -  Juanita Barberi & Ana Isabel Ortiz.  Discussion of Symbol, Allegory and Fantasy.
bullet Assignment: Please read Gabriel García Márquez – A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings, page 327, The Nobel Prize Speech and The Handsomest Drowned Man In The World for next class.
bullet January 28 3rd Period:  Finish Chapter Six from Fiction (p. 645).  Discuss Symbol, Allegory and Fantasy: Gabriel García Márquez – A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings, page 327, The Nobel Prize Speech and The Handsomest Drowned Man In The World.
bullet Assignment: Please read Chapter Seven (Fiction) Perrine & Frank O’Connor – The Drunkard, Page 339.
bullet January 30 1st Period:  Chapter Summary & Presentation for Chapter Seven (Fiction) Perrine & Frank O’Connor – The Drunkard, Page 339 - Daniel Correa & Daniela Ventura.  Discussion of Humor and Irony.
bullet Assignment: Please read Woody Allen – The Kugelmass Episode, page 348, for next class.  Read Hamilton, pages 21-24 and pages 44 to 47, and do the exercises on page 24 (4 of the 10) and page 47 (6 of the first 15)

Major Deadlines

bullet 01/23/09 TWO Peer Reviews using the Peer Review Format
bullet 02/04/09:  The Awakening
bullet 02/08/09 AP Essay over The Awakening
bullet 02/26/09:  King Lear through Act III
bullet 03/08/09 Third Quarter Formal Essay
bullet 03/10/09:  King Lear
bullet 03/20/09:  Independent Shakespeare play finished
bullet 03/22/09:  AP Essay and Reading Notes for Independent Shakespeare Play
bullet 04/16/09:  Mid Point Discussion of Great Gatsby (through chapter 5)
bullet 04/23/09:  The Great Gatsby
bullet 04/26/09:  Fourth Quarter Formal Essay
bullet 05/07/09:  AP English Literature and Composition Test

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English Department Chairman
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