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

2. A.P. Literature and Composition
Week of August 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

3. A.P. Literature and Composition
Week of August 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

4. A.P. Literature and Composition
Week of August 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.

5. 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.)

6. 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.)

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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.

12. 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:
Enrollment Password:
anatta

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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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