Assignments : AP English Literature and Composition
March 16 - March 20, 2009
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Monday -
Objective: Students learn
how to write to a drama prompt and MC questions.
Activity : Read around of Hamlet Papers. Examine answers to M/C questions.
Analyze patterns.
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Homework: Read Scenes 1-3 of A Streetcar Named
Desire. Develop a character list in two columns: what does the character
do/say AND how does that tell us who they are? I will collect your chart for
credit.
Tuesday -
Objective: Students
learn how an author developes character in drama.
Activity : Reading and commentary on A Streetcar Named Desire. Emphasis
on CHARACTER.
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Homework: Read Scenes 4-7 of A Streetcar Named
Desire. Name three themes you have found in Streetcar, and trace their
development through the scenes you read. How does Williams develop each?
Wednesday -
Objective: Students
learn how an author developes THEME in drama.
Activity : Reading and commentary on A Streetcar Named Desire. Emphasis
on THEME..
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Homework: Read Scenes 8- end of A Streetcar
Named Desire. Answer this question: What characteristics of the HUMAN
CONDITION does Williams dwell upon in his play? How does he reveal the weaknesses,
admirable qualities and dilemmas of humans through his characters?
Thursday -
Objective: Students
learn how an author makes MEANING in drama. Human condition.
Activity : Reading and commentary on A Streetcar Named Desire. Emphasis
on MEANING and THE HUMAN CONDITION.
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Homework: Read http://www.curtainup.com/albee.html,
and www.curtainup.com/goat.html for background on Albee and his play The
Goat.
Friday -
Objective: Students
learn to apply character, theme and meaning-finding skills to American plays.
Activity : Reading and discussion of Streetcar and The Goat.
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Homework: Read Albee's The Goat, or Who is
Sylvia? Develop some ideas on the themes Albee brings to the reader. What
are the themes? Are they important? How do they apply to people you know?
