A.P. Literature Weekly Structure Overview
Monday 1 – 11/16/15 / Tuesday 1 – 11/17/15 / Wednesday 1 – 11/18/15 / Thursday 1 – 11/19/15 / Friday 1 – 11/20/15Textbook:
Poetry Should Ride the Bus pg. 847; answer questions 1-3 and connection to another selection; give text support. / Textbook:
How to Date a Browngirl, Blackgirl, Whitegirl, or Halfie pg. 178; answer questions 1-7 on pg. 181; give text support. / Time Writing Prose 1985 / Make up work, data chat, short story assignment / Short Story Review and Discussion:
-Critical Lens
-Historical Background
-Character Analysis
-Vocabulary
-Figurative Language
-Tone
-Theme
HW: Read Short Story / HW: Read Short story / HW: Read short story / HW: Read short story / HW: Read Jane Eyre Ch. 12-17 and complete assignment
Monday 2 – 11/30/15 / Tuesday 2 – 12/01/15 / Wednesday 2 – 12/02/15 / Thursday 2 – 12/03/15 / Friday 2 – 12/04/15
-Read From “A Secret Sorrow” pg. 31-39 and “A Sorrowful Woman” pg. 39-43.
-Students will do a cold read. –Students will read the questions on pg. 43-44 and create a two-column chart (one column for each selection).
- Students should answer the questions using bullets for the answers.
- Answers will be discussed in class on Thursday. / -Read From “A Secret Sorrow” pg. 31-39 and “A Sorrowful Woman” pg. 39-43.
-Students will do a cold read. –Students will read the questions on pg. 43-44 and create a two-column chart (one column for each selection).
- Students should answer the questions using bullets for the answers.
- Answers will be discussed in class on Thursday. / Jane Eyre Ch. 18-23 reading and analyzing. / Discussion “A Secret Sorrow” and “ Sorrowful Woman”
Jane Eyre Ch. 18-23 reading and analyzing. / Short Story Review and Discussion:
The Horse Dealer’s Daughter
-Critical Lens
-Historical Background
-Character Analysis
-Vocabulary
-Figurative Language
-Tone
-Theme
HW: / HW: Jane Eyre Ch. 18-23 / HW: Jane Eyre Ch. 18-23 / HW: Jane Eyre Ch. 18-23 / HW: Jane Eyre Ch. 18-23 complete questions by Monday
Monday3–12/07/15 / Tuesday3 – 12/08/15 / Wednesday3 – 12/09/15 / Thursday3 – 12/10/15 / Friday3 – 12/11/15
Symbolism
-In the text read pgs. 265-268
(Take Notes, quiz on Friday on the terms)
-Read “That Room” by Wolff pg. 268
-Discussion on questions 1-8 pg. 271 / -Jane Eyre Discussion Ch. 18-23
-Finish from 12/7 and Reading of A&P
Discussion on A&P, That Room, Brown Girl……. / Continue Reading/Discussion from 12/08
-Read “The Hand” pg. 272
-Discussion / -Read “The Birthmark” pg. 398
-Answer question 1 pg. 274 / Jane Eyre
-question in packet to be completed
HW: N/A / HW: Jane Eyre Ch. 24-29 / HW: Jane Eyre Ch. 24-29 / HW: Jane Eyre Ch. 24-29 / HW: Jane Eyre Ch. 24-29
Monday 4– 12/14/15 / Tuesday 4 – 12/15/15 / Wednesday 4 – 12/16/15 / Thursday 4 – 12/17/15 / Friday 4 – 12/18/15
Analyzing and writing about Poetry
-Word choice, word order, Tone pg. 801
-Vocabulary: diction, poetic diction, formal diction, ambiguity, syntax, tone, carpe diem,
Intro to Andrew Marvell
‘To His Coy Mistress” pg. 814 / ‘To His Coy Mistress” pg. 814
-Questions to Poem
-read pgs. 815/816
-continue on 12/16 if needed / -Vocab Quiz from 12/14/15 vocabulary
-read “Marvell Noir” pg. 816
Essay response / Poetry multiple choice practice and discussion / Discussion on Jane Eyre Novel
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
HW: Complete Jane Eyre reading and packet by 12/18/5 / HW: Complete Jane Eyre reading and packet by 12/18/5 / HW: Complete Jane Eyre reading and packet by 12/18/5 / HW: Complete Jane Eyre reading and packet by 12/18/5