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Mitchell - AP Literature & Composition

Instructor
Ms. Carrie Mitchell
Department
Language Arts
Terms
2019-2020 School Year


Assignment Calendar

Course Description

 

Class Title:

AP Literature and Composition

Code:

HLA510

Text:

Norton Anthologies; Various Novels & Plays

Rating

5+

Prerequisite:

Instructor Recommendation

Grade:

11-­12

Fees:

Approx $94 for the AP Exam

Max:

15

Can be repeated? No

Meets 2x/Week

Description: The curriculum for this course follows the criteria required by the Advanced Placement College Board Program. This course will prepare students to take the AP Literature and Composition Exam in May for which there is a fee. College credit can be earned based on test performance. Course content includes the intensive study of novels, plays, short stories and poetry from a wide variety of authors. Students will write an analytical essay, and engage in individual and group projects and presentations. Summer homework required.

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Agendas for Th/Fri, Dec 12/13, 2019

Friday, December 13, 2019                                                                                                                       Semester 1 M/C Final:  Try clicking here  (or login to your College Board Acct) 

 

Thursday, December 12, 2019
Heart of Darkness and the Legacy of Colonialism Presentations
        Ethan & Skyler #2
        Matthew, Charley, & Bree #3
"Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
          Discussion
        Timed Writing from Questions 1-5 on Page 326.   Write your response on this                                      template: "Interpreter of Maladies" TW Template 

Homework Due Thursday, December 12, 2019

Take a look at this interesting article: The Scramble for Africa 
 
Please read Jhumpa Lahiri's "Interpreter of Maladies" that starts on page 311 in your text book. As you read, consider the author's quote: "No country is my motherland. I always find myself in exile in whichever country I travel to...". How are the themes of belonging, being an outsider, fitting in, evident in this story?  
 
Before, during and after your reading, look at questions 1-5 in "SUGGESTIONS FOR WRITING" on page 326. Select one  of these questions to respond to in a paragraph you will write in class. 

Agendas for Dec. 5 and 6, 2019

Friday, December 6, 2019
Share/Discuss: "The Old Chief of Mshlanga" question/answer
Heart of Darkness and the Legacy of Colonialism
          GROUPS
                  Ethan, & Skyler
                  Matthew, Charley, & Bree 
           ASSIGNMENT
                    Select question 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5
                    Discuss it and come up with a quality thesis statement for a potential essay and
                            at least three bits of support from the readings in this section
                    Create a thoughtful and well-designed slide show to present your ideas
                    Present to Class next time
 
Thursday, December 5, 2019
Heart of Darkness, Chapters 2 & 3
        Discussion Questions and Style Questions
                Draw 2 and Share/Facilitate 
Compare/Contrast Paragraph  (Discussion only)
        1.Read "The White Man's Burden" by Kipling and "The Black Man's Burden" by Johnson.
        2. In a well-organized paragraph, compare and contrast the audiences for each poem,    
            and the purpose of each.  As a conclusion, indicate which poem is ultimately the most
            effective.
 
Little Homework: Please read "The Old Chief of Mshlanga" on pages 403 to 410 and then choose ONE (1) of the questions that follow and answer it completely, using formal academic diction and correctly set up and cited evidence from the text. Do this on a google doc that you share with me. Use a 24 point font. 

Homework Due Dec. 5, 2019

Read Chapters 2 and 3 of Heart of Darkness.
Write informal answers to these Questions for Discussions on pages 382 and 383: 9, 12, 15, & 17.  
And, these Questions on Style and Structure on pages 383 and 384: 1, 9, 14 or 15, 17, 18,  & 19 or 20.

Agenda for Nov. 21 and 22, 2019

Friday, November 22, 2019

Practice on AP Website:  try this: Poetry Practice Test #1 or go to myap.collegeboard.org.  Or whatever magic trick you have to log into your College Board account.  

Heart of Darkness

        Discuss Wainaina Essay 

        If time: Chapter 2: Give a Listen

 
Thursday, November 21, 2019
Heart of Darkness
    Quick Debate
Little Homework: Read the essay on pages 413 - 416 by Binyavanga Wainaina called "How to
        Write About Africa" and look at the questions that follow.  Be prepared to discuss these!
 

Agendas for Th/Fri, Nov 14/15, 2019

Friday, November 15, 2019
Poetry Cavalcade Presentations
        Time to Organize/Rehearse/Adjust
        Present
           
Paragraph Timed Writing.  Prompt:  How do the stylistic choices made by the poet impact the poem's message?  Make sure to have a strong thesis, ample evidence and commentary and make choices in your own writing that provide it with an appropriate level of sophistication. 
 
Thursday, November 14, 2019
Death of a Salesman
        Writing Assignment - Use the rubric for Question 2 on this: AP Lit Evaluation Rubrics to                 score your own. Provide an explanation for each of your three scores: Thesis,                           Evidence & Commentary, Sophistication.  Share these with me with your 
                score on it!
        Turn in Books
 
Poetry Cavalcade!
        Select a poem THAT WE HAVEN'T PREVIOUSLY STUDIED from the list on pages xxxii                 to xxxiv in the text book. I think it would be fun to pick one just from the author and                title,  or even just at random, but that may be too scary. 
        Sign Up Here!
        At any rate, don't spend too long choosing because you have this work to do with it:                            Poetry Cavalcade QuickPres
        Presentations Tomorrow!
 
Little Homework:  Poetry Presentation

Agendas for Th and Fri, Nov 7 and 8, 2019

Friday, November 8, 2o19
Discuss pages 68-71 and look at the sample thesis statements.
Death of a Salesman
        Finish Reading Act 2 (same parts as Thursday)
        Introduce Writing Assignment (due next Thursday, November 14, 2019)
 
Thursday, November 7, 2019
Midterm, Part 2
    Discussion 
Trifles
    "Score" paragraphs using the evaluation rubrics from above
     Share/Turn in
Death of a Salesman
    Act 2 - Read Aloud
        Willy - EV                  Linda - BP              Biff - CP               Happy - MF
          Howard -  CP           Ben - SS                  Bernard -  SS       Charlie - CM
        Miss Forsythe - BP   Letta -  CM             Woman -   MF    Stanley - CM
 
Little Homework:  Read the information about developing thesis statements on pages 68 to 71 and complete the activity on a piece of scratch paper.

Homework Due Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019

1. Please finish reading Death of a Salesman, Act 1, if we didn't do so in class, and think about its developing themes as expressed in character actions and dialogue, the setting (including historical context) and symbols.
 
2. Also, read the short play Trifles in the textbook on pages 59-67. Then, choose one of the themes suggested on page 68 and write a paragraph in which you agree or disagree with it being an appropriate theme for the play. Include at least two bits of textual evidence, cited correctly (as discussed in class and here ) in your paragraph and underline your thesis.
 

Agenda for Thursday and Friday, 10/31 and 11/1, 2019

Friday, November 1, 2019
M/C Practice #2: Poetry
Analyzing Plays
        Discuss vocab in textbook: act, scene, dialogue, soliloquy, monologue, dramatic irony,                     props, and Chekhov's Gun.
         Characterization: what a character says; the way it's said; how it's received
         Look at how to cite lines from a play in your writing:
Death of a Salesman
    Continue Reading Act I
 
Thursday, October 31, 2019
Midterm Exam, Part II - Turn in/Share Paragraphs. None accepted after 11:59 p.m.!
M/C Practice #1 - Prose
Death of a Salesman
    Death of a Salesman Info Discussion
    Check Out Copies and Start Act I
Little Homework: For tomorrow, please read pages 51 to 59 in the text book on Analyzing
       Drama. Do the first Activity just in your head or on scratch paper, and then look
       closely at the second on page 59. We will be thinking about this as we read DoaS.
 

Due Thursday, October 24, 2019

Due Thursday, October 24, 2019
Prepare for the midterm exam by...
        ...thinking about the characters of WH and how and why they changed (or didn't)...
        ...thinking about the settings of WH and how they impact the novel
         ...studying the 100 Wuthering Heights Vocabulary Words
        ...re-reading the poems on the list (you should have Poetry List Aug-Sept 2019)
          ...reviewing the poetry terms on this list
 
Work on your parts of the WH class project for Friday's presentation!

Agendas for Th and Fri, Oct 17 and 18, 2019

Friday, October 18, 2019
Work on Class Project (last class time for this as the Midterm is next Thursday!
 
Thursday, October 17, 2019
I.    Wuthering Heights
           Well, what did you think? Short Writing Assignment        
            Class Project
                Work time - Create an outline of what is happening when and who's doing what.
 
II. Little Homework: Vocab Quiz #5
       Finish Short Writing Assignment, if necessary.

Agendas for Th and Fri, Oct 10 and 11, 2019

Friday, October 11, 2019
I. Consider This: Echo Poem
            Select one of the poem we have read this year so far and write an imitation of it (or the
            start of one...)  It should have a familiar format, style, and theme, but the content can                be different. Do this on a google doc or on paper as you prefer.
          Sample
II.    Wuthering Heights
            Quizussion, Chapters VII - XIII
           Vocab Set 5 (XIV-XX)
            Final Project Information
                    Whole Class Presentation: "What YOU Should Know About Wuthering Heights
                            (And Why You Should Read It)"
                            Audience: Adults who may or may not have read it. Pitch It!
                            Length: 6-8 Minutes; 3-4 Segments
                            Purpose: To Inform & Entertain
                                        EXAMPLES of Segments:    Skit/Info Slides & Talk/Q & A
                                                                                    Talk Show/Commercial/Video
                                                                                    Game/Article & Handout/Podcast
                                                                                     Etc/Etc/Etc
                            Due: Friday, October 25, 2019

 

Thursday, October 10, 2019

I.  Consider This: "Theme for English B" by Langston Hughes

        Read and discuss as a class what this poem means on the surface and what it also means,        and how the author achieves this. 

 

II.  Poetry Analysis Essay

            Hand the hard copy of your essay to the person on your left.

           As an editor, please look for and correct/mark issues with verb tense, pronoun                               reference, first/second person, incorporation and citation of quotes, etc.

           Make sure the thesis is underlined and that it is supported in the essay.

           Add any other comments/corrections/suggestions you have to help the writer achieve

                his/her purpose.                 

           Then, when you get yours back, look at the editing, clean it up and make sure it's shared

                        with me.

 

III.    Wuthering Heights Vocab Quiz 4

        

IV.     Little Homework: NONE! (But make sure that you are current on the reading!)