Assignments : AP English Literature and Composition
February 2 to Feburary 6, 2009
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Monday -
Objective: Students will
learn how authors defend their work and explain their ideas verbally.
Activity : Students will attend a lecture by Tyler Edward Stovall on
his book Paris Noir: African Americans in the City of Light.
Information - AP Literature Prompts that cite
Dramas.
Homework: Studnets Read Antigone - p. 1343-1378.
Do questions 2-8, p. 1378. Submit answers Monday.
Tuesday -
Objective:Students
will learn how to use a play to answer the "free writing" prompt
in AP Lit.
Activity :A final reading of Oedipus the King. Review the question.
Begin examiation of ANTIGONE.
Information -
Homework: Finish reading ANTIGONE. Prepare for
discussion. Read prompt indicated in class and prepare to write an essay in
class on the topic using one of the plays we have read.
Wednesday -
Objective: Students
review how to write a drama prompt.
Activity : Students write an AP Prompt in 40 minutes with concentration
on using reference to Antigone or Oedipus to emphasize their points.
Information -
Homework: Review rubric for the prompt. Write
a review of the paper you wrote today in class - what virtues does it have;
what shortcomings does it exhibit; what two things would you do differently
the next time. Write for `10 minutes on these topics; use examples from your
paper. Give yourself a score. Examine your copy of
MacBeth - read some of the play and formulate some questions on the language
of the play.
Thursday -
Objective:Students
learn how to score a rhetorical prompt using a rubric.
Activity : Each student scores four papers. Share top papers with the
class. Discuss qualities of a good paper. Discuss the language of Shakespear's
plays.
Information -
Homework: Read MacBeth per assignment in class
for discussion tomorrow.
Friday -
Objective: Students
will learn how to "parse" Shakespearian language and tragedy.
Activity : Students will discuss the differences between Greek classical
tragedy and what Shakespeare is doing in MacBeth.
Information -How is the story told. How do characters
reveal themselves? How do others characterize them? What themes are developed
in MacBeth?
Homework: Finish MacBeth over the weekend.
