M. Szklany-Brown TeacherWeb Update AP Literature Syllabus

<PRE>AP English IV Syllabus                              </PRE><PRE>Second Six Weeks                   </PRE><PRE>September 26-November 4, 2005</PRE><PRE> <o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE>Week One (September 27-October 1)  BRING BEDFORD W-F</PRE><PRE>M  26        Oedipus Questions due today.</PRE><PRE>        Independent Reading Assignment – ELMS Library – Projects due </PRE><PRE>             Tuesday, October 11</PRE><PRE>        Poetry Response #6 due (Select from Bedford pp. 737-746 this six </PRE><PRE>             weeks; typed, doubles-spaced, minimum of one page per  </PRE><PRE>             response.  Re-read all poems each week, then make your  </PRE><PRE>             selection.)</PRE><PRE>        Group read/discuss 2003 AP free response question #1 on Eros; </PRE><PRE>             examine actual AP essays for parity and </PRE><PRE>             understanding of desirable essay qualities for the exam.</PRE><PRE>W 28    Star Wars viewing for relation to mythological and folktale </PRE><PRE>        motifs</PRE><PRE>Th 30        Bedford p. 10: “The Story of an Hour” and varying critical </PRE><PRE>             responses; discuss.</PRE><PRE>        Homework:  Prepare for 2003 AP free response #2 (Dickinson and </PRE><PRE>             Frost; night poems)</PRE><PRE>F   1   In-class AP practice essay (use homework prep to assist in writing)</PRE><PRE> <o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE>Week Two (October 3-7)  </PRE><PRE>M 3        Poetry Response #8 due</PRE><PRE>        Introduction to Antigone, pp. 1266-1267, Bedford</PRE><PRE>W  5        Begin Antigone pp. 1267-1302 in Bedford</PRE><PRE>        Homework:  continue Antigone to p. 1277, Antigone’s entrance</PRE><PRE>Th  6        Continue Antigone</PRE><PRE>        Homework:  continue Antigone to p. 1290, Creon’s entrance</PRE><PRE>F    7        Complete Antigone</PRE><PRE>        Homework:  Answer #1-9 p. 1302</PRE><PRE> <o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE>Week Three (October 10-14)  </PRE><PRE>M  10   NO SCHOOL TODAY – Parent-Teacher Conference Day</PRE><PRE>W 12        Poetry Response #8 due</PRE><PRE>        Independent Reading Project Due</PRE><PRE>        Present to class</PRE><PRE>Th 13   In class: “Perspectives on Sophocles” pp. 1308-1315 Bedford</PRE><PRE>        Read and discuss selected critical approaches</PRE><PRE>        Prep for practice AP Essay</PRE><PRE>F    14        Write practice AP Essay in class</PRE><PRE> <o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE>Week Four (October 17-21)</PRE><PRE>M   18  Read and discuss “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin </PRE><PRE>W   20        Various Critical Approaches to Literature</PRE><PRE>Th  21        Catch-up Day</PRE><PRE>        Homework:  Prep for practice AP Essay</PRE><PRE>F    22        Write practice AP Essay in class</PRE><PRE>**Progress Reports this Week**</PRE><PRE> <o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE>Week Five (October 24-28)  BRING ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE ALL WEEK</PRE><PRE>M  24   EoL Introduction to Renaissance period in British Literature, pp. </PRE><PRE>             166-182: read and take notes</PRE><PRE>        Poetry Response #10 due</PRE><PRE>        Sonnet review</PRE><PRE>        Renaissance Poetry pp. 187-223 in EoL</PRE><PRE>W  26   as above</PRE><PRE>Th 27   as above</PRE><PRE>F   28        Marlowe’s Faustus EoL pp. 224-235</PRE><PRE> <o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE>Week Six (October 31-November 4)  BRING EOL ALL WEEK</PRE><PRE>M   31  NO POETRY RESPONSE THIS WEEK</PRE><PRE>        Begin Macbeth, pp. 255-332 EoL  Act I pp. 255-270</PRE><PRE>        Homework: translate ll. 1-25, pp. 268-269, into modern English</PRE><PRE>W 2        Complete Act I; Discuss Act I questions</PRE><PRE>        Read Act II pp. 272-283, plus the article on p. 283</PRE><PRE>        Homework:  #11-18, p. 284</PRE><PRE>Th  3   Read Act III pp. 285-300</PRE><PRE>        Homework:  #1-12, p. 300</PRE><PRE>F    4  Read Act IV pp. 301-315</PRE><PRE>        Homework:  #9-16, p. 316</PRE><PRE>TO GET AHEAD – For Poetry Responses in the next six weeks, HANDOUT! </PRE><PRE> <o:p></o:p></PRE>END OF SIX WEEKS – FYI, we will complete Macbeth next week

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