Weekly Agendas Fall Semester A.P. Literature and Composition Weekly Agendas Fall Semester Analyze Don’t Summarize

A.P. Literature and Composition Week of August 15-19 Periods 2/3/5/6 Monday 8/15:Vocabulary List #1 Tuesday/Wednesday 8/16-17: Nabokov: Good Readers and Good Writers Reading and Group Discussion Thursday/Friday 8/18-19 Reading and Group Discussion (cont.) Due: College Essay Draft Vocabulary Notebook Check

A.P. Literature and Composition Week of August 15-19 Period 1 Tuesday 8/16: Vocabulary List #1 Wednesday 8/17: Nabokov: Good Readers and Good Writers Reading and Group Discussion Thursday 8/18: Reading and Group Discussion (cont.) Friday 8/19: Conclude Nabokov Discussion Due: College Essay Draft Vocabulary Notebook Check

A.P. Literature and Composition Week of August 15-19 Reminder All students must bring vocabulary and literary terms composition to class every Monday (Tuesday 1st period). Those who do not bring composition books will earn 25/50 for their vocabulary notes. This week I will do a notebook check on Thursday/Friday. Only those with completed notes in composition notebooks will earn credit.

A.P. Literature and Composition Thursday 8/19 Periods 3 and 5 Words to Know and Love (wiles, limpid, bask) Finish reading: “Good Readers and Good Writers” “Good Readers” Study Guide group discussion *(outside) Vocabulary and Literary Terms notebook checks Turn in: College Application Essay Draft (You may turn in your draft tomorrow morning, if necessary.)

A.P. Literature and Composition Thursday 8/19 Periods 3 and 5 Words to Know and Love (wiles, limpid, bask) Finish reading: “Good Readers and Good Writers” “Good Readers” Study Guide group discussion *(outside) Vocabulary and Literary Terms notebook checks Turn in: College Application Essay Draft (You may turn in your draft tomorrow morning, if necessary.)

A.P. Literature and Composition Week of August 8/22 – 8/26 Periods 2,3,5 and 6 Monday: 8/22: Literary Terms #2 Nabokov Questions Tuesday/Wednesday: Vocabulary Notes #2 “A Good Man is Hard to Find” Reading and discussion. Thursday/Friday: Vocabulary Notes #2 “A Good Man is Hard to Find” Study Guide and Essay preparation DUE: Nabokov Study Guide Vocabulary Notebook Check

A.P. Literature and Composition AUGUST 25/26 Thursday/Friday: Vocabulary Notes #2 (cont.) “A Good Man is Hard to Find” Study Guide and Essay preparation Reminder: You may use your notes –and ONLY YOUR NOTES – when writing your essay. Suggestion: Try to finish your notes today, so you will be prepared to write a draft of your introduction and thesis statement on Monday. DUE TODAY: Nabokov Study Guide Vocabulary Notebook Check

A.P. Literature and Composition AUGUST 26 Friday: “A Good Man is Hard to Find” Study Guide and Essay preparation Reminder: You may use your notes –and ONLY YOUR NOTES – when writing your essay. Finish your notes today, so you will be prepared to write a draft of your introduction and thesis statement on Monday. DUE TODAY: Nabokov Study Guide Vocabulary Notebook Check

A.P. Literature and Composition AUGUST 30 through SEPTEMBER 2 Today: “A Good Man is Hard to Find” Draft Introduction and Thesis Wednesday/Thursday: In-class essay Reminder: You may use your notes –and ONLY YOUR NOTES – (including draft introduction) – when writing the essay. Thursday/Friday: College Essay 2.0 Teacher Conferences and Rewriting Opportunity

A.P. Literature and Composition INTRODUCTION: Write a hook that describes an aspect of the story’s theme relevant to the prompt. Include the title of the story and the name of the author. Briefly (two or three sentences) describe the plot of the story. This provided necessary context for your argument. In your thesis, describe the nature of the Misfit’s villainy using two or three adjectives that accurately describe his appearance, demeanor, his crimes and his attitude toward them. Conclude by making a claim about how his villainy reveals the meaning of the story.

A.P. Literature and Composition Reminder: You may use your notes –and ONLY YOUR NOTES – (including draft introduction) – when writing the essay. Please submit your paper through turnitin.com Period 2 class ID number: 13100873 Enrollment Password: anatta

A.P. Literature and Composition September 6-9 Tuesday/Wednesday: WTKAL Oedipus the King, an introduction (video) Aristotle Study Guide group discussion Thursday/Friday: WTKAL Oedipus AP-style Multiple Choice Quiz #1 Oedipus the King video finale Aristotle Study Guide is Due Next Monday 9/12: Vocab Quiz #1

A.P. Literature and Composition September 12-16 Monday: Vocab Quiz #1/Oedipus Video Tuesday/Wednesday: WTKAL Oedipus the King Video Marathon Oedipus Study Guide Thursday/Friday: WTKAL Oedipus AP-style Multiple Choice Quiz #2 Oedipus Study Guide Due College Essay 2nd Draft Due

A.P. Literature and Composition September 19-23 Monday: Oedipus Practice Test (cont.) Tuesday/Wednesday: WTKAL Oedipus the King Last Minute Questions (30 min) Oedipus/Tragedy Test Oedipus Study Guide Due Thursday/Friday: WTKAL Introduction to William Shakespeare’s Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark Paraphrasing Lesson Hamlet Out Loud #1

A.P. Literature and Composition September 26-30 Monday: Hamlet Act One Cont. WTKAL Tuesday/Wednesday: WTKAL Hamlet Act One Scenes 1 & 2 Review and Discussion Complete Study Guide Hamlet Out Loud #2 Thursday/Friday: WTKAL Hamlet Act One Scene 3 Audio with “Lesley” Listening Quiz: 5 short answer questions = 50 points Hamlet Out Loud #3 and Vocabulary Notebook Check Warning: Vocabulary Quiz next Monday

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