WEEK OF 3/22/10 AP LIT

THIS WEEK WE COMPLETE OUR STUDY OF OTHELLO IN CLASS WHILE YOU READ JANE EYRE OUTSIDE OF CLASS.  REMEMBER OUR SCHEDULE IS VERY ODD THIS WEEK!

THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE

• 3/22    3B MEETS FROM 1:55 — 3:25; 4B DOES NOT MEET.
• 3/23    2A MEETS FROM 8:25 — 11:35 IN ROOM 110.
• 3/24    3B MEETS FROM 8:25 — 11:35 IN ROOM 110; 4B MEETS AT 11:41.
• 3/25    2A MEETS FROM 1:55 — 3:25.

VOCAB UNIT 23

1. CHIMERICAL  (ADJ)
2. PLUTOCRATIC  (ADJ)
3. PERFIDY  (N)
4. STENTORIAN  (ADJ)
5. CALLOW  (ADJ)

A DAY –  SEE SCHEDULE ABOVE!

3/23

• CONTINUE WITH READING, VIEWING, AND DISCUSSING OTHELLO.
• SAMPLE JANE EYRE MULTIPLE CHOICE

3/25

• VOCAB 23 QUIZ
• POETRY ANALYSIS DUE
• CONTINUE WITH OTHELLO FOR TEST NEXT WEEK.

B DAY — SEE SCHEDULE!

3/22

• JANE EYRE MULTIPLE CHOICE
• CONTINUE WITH OTHELLO.

3/24

• READING, VIEWING, AND DISCUSSING OTHELLO

3/26

• VOCAB 23 QUIZ
• POETRY ANALYSIS
• CONTINUE WITH OTHELLO FOR TEST NEXT WEEK.

WEEK OF 3/15/10 AP LIT

THIS WEEK WE COMPLETE OUR STUDY OF THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY, ALL OF US IN AGREEMENT THAT IT IS A TERRIFIC NOVEL.  NOW WE ARE READY TO START ON JANE EYRE BY CHARLOTTE BRONTE.

YOU MUST REGISTER FOR AP TESTS BY MARCH 18.

NO VOCABULARY OR POETRY ANALYSIS THIS WEEK! 

A DAY

3/15   (BEWARE THE IDES OF MARCH!)

• COMPLETE DISCUSSION OF DORIAN GRAY AND PREPARE FOR SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT.
• DISCUSS LAST WEEK’S GRADED MULTIPLE CHOICE.
• BEGIN JANE EYRE.
• DISCUSS CLIMAX OF OTHELLO.

3/17  (HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY!)

• DORIAN GRAY IN-CLASS ESSAY AS SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE NOVEL
• CONTINUE WITH STUDY OF OTHELLO.
• JANE EYRE, TIME PERMITTING.

3/19

• JANE EYRE
• COMPLETE OTHELLO AND WORK ON QUOTE SHEET WHICH YOU WILL RECEIVE IN CLASS.

THIS CLASS MEETS IN ROOM 110 ON MONDAY BEGINNING AT 8:25.

B DAY

3/16

• COMPLETE DISCUSSION OF DORIAN GRAY AND PREPARE FOR SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT.
• DISCUSS LAST WEEK’S GRADED MULTIPLE CHOICE ON “TERMINUS”
• BEGIN JANE EYRE.
• OTHELLO ACT IV

3/18

• DORIAN GRAY IN-CLASS ESSAY AS SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT
• CONTINUE WITH STUDY OF OTHELLO AND WORK ON QUOTE SHEET YOU RECEIVE IN CLASS.

THIS CLASS MEETS ON MONDAY, MARCH 22, FROM 1:55 UNTIL 3:25.

WEEK OF 3/8/10 AP LIT

ARE YOU ANXIOUS TO KNOW THE ENDING OF DORIAN GRAY?  THIS WEEK YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION.  REMEMBER MAGICAL REALISM!!!!!!  WE WILL HAVE OUR FINAL DISCUSSIONS AT THE END OF THE WEEK.

********DON’T FORGET TO REGISTER FOR YOUR AP TEST BY MARCH 18.*******

NEXT BOOK STUDY:  JANE EYRE BY CHARLOTTE BRONTE, A NOVEL WHICH OFTEN APPEARS ON THE AP TEST

VOCAB UNIT 22

1. HERMETIC  (ADJ)
2. NEMESIS  (N)
3. PRIMORDIAL (ADJ)
4. FINESSE  (N)
5. HOARY  (ADJ)

MLA LINK:

MLA7 QUICK REFERENCE

A DAY

3/9

• HOD ESSAY DUE — FINAL COPY, WORKS CITED PAGE, COPY OF RESEARCH ARTICLE
• CONTINUE READING OTHELLO:  COMPLETION OF ACT II AND BEGINNING OF ACT III
• GRADED POETRY MULTIPLE CHOICE

3/11

• DORIAN GRAY 12-20:  QUIZ, FINAL DISCUSSION
• IN-CLASS ESSAY ON THE NOVEL ON MONDAY, MARCH 15  (IDES OF MARCH!)
• ANALYSIS:  “AFTER APPLE-PICKING” (883) WITH AN EMPHASIS ON FROST’S USE OF SYMBOLISM
• VOCAB 22 QUIZ
• OTHELLO:  AFTER COMPLETING THE READING OF ACT III, SELECT, WRITE ABOUT, AND DEFEND YOUR CHOICE OF THE CLIMAX OF THE PLAY

B DAY

3/8

• READING AND DISCUSSION OF OTHELLO III

3/10

• EARLY RELEASE DAY
• OTHELLO:  SELECT AND DEFEND YOUR CHOICE OF THE CLIMAX OF THE PLAY IN AN OUT-OF-CLASS WRITING ASSESSMENT
• GRADED POETRY MULTIPLE CHOICE

3/12

• DORIAN GRAY FINAL QUIZ AND DISCUSSION
• IN-CLASS AP-STYLE ESSAY ON MARCH 16
• VOCAB 22 QUIZ
• ANALYSIS:  “AFTER APPLE-PICKING” WITH A FOCUS ON FROST’S USE OF SYMBOLISM

WEEK OF 3/1/10 AP LIT / COMP

THIS WEEK WE CONTINUE OUR STUDY OF OTHELLO DURING CLASS WHILE YOU READ THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY OUTSIDE OF CLASS.

VOCAB UNIT 21

1. PLEBIAN  (ADJ)
2. SYCOPHANTIC  (ADJ)
3. CRASS  (ADJ)
4. VITRIOLIC  (ADJ)
5. DESULTORY  (ADJ)

A DAY

3/1

• EDIT POETRY ESSAY IN SMALL GROUPS; NEW VERSION OF PAPER DUE BY FRIDAY FOR BONUS CREDIT
• OTHELLO:  REVIEW FINAL SCENE OF ACT II; BEGIN STUDY OF ACT II  (PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THE WAY IAGO MANIPULATES OTHELLO AT THE BEGINNING OF THE ACT).

3/3

• REVIEW AND QUIZ OF DORIAN GRAY, CHAPTERS 5-11
• COMPLETION OF ACT III OF OTHELLO
• IN WRITING, EXPLAIN YOUR CHOICE FOR THE CLIMAX OF THE PLAY.

3/5

• VOCAB 21 QUIZ
• ANALYSIS:  “I DIED FOR BEAUTY”  (841)
• DISCUSSION OF THE CLIMAX OF OTHELLO
• CONTINUE WITH ACT IV

B DAY

3/2

• HEART OF DARKNESS ESSAY DUE
• EDIT POETRY ESSAY IN SMALL GROUPS; REWRITE DUE FOR BONUS CREDIT BY MONDAY
• OTHELLO:  REVIEW OF CONCLUSION OF ACT II; BEGIN ACT III

3/4

• VOCAB 21 QUIZ
• POETRY ANALYSIS:  “I DIED FOR BEAUTY”  (841)
• DORIAN GRAY:  REVIEW AND QUIZ ON CHAPTERS 5-11
• OTHELLO:  CONTINUE ACT III; IN WRITING, EXPLAIN YOUR CHOICE FOR THE CLIMAX OF THE PLAY.

WEEK OF 2/22/10 AP LIT

THIS WEEK YOU WILL READ DORIAN GRAY OUTSIDE OF CLASS TO BE PREPARED FOR DISCUSSION AND QUIZZES. 

NO VOCABULARY OR POETRY ANALYSIS!  BOTH WILL RESUME FOR NEXT WEEK.

A DAY

2/23

• DORIAN GRAY 1-4 QUIZ WITH REVIEW OF THESE CHAPTERS AND IMPORTANT QUOTES
• SAMPLE AP MULTIPLE CHOICE ON 2 POEMS AND A PIECE OF PROSE
• CONTINUE WITH READING AND DISCUSSION OF OTHELLO.

2/25

• DISCUSS SAMPLE MULTIPLE CHOICE.
• CONTINUE WITH OTHELLO.

B DAY

2/22

• DORIAN GRAY  1-4 QUIZ
• SAMPLE AP MULTIPLE CHOICE ON 2 POEMS AND 1 PIECE OF PROSE
• CONTINUE WITH READING OF OTHELLO.

2/24

• DISCUSS POETRY MULTIPLE CHOICE.
• REVIEW DORIAN GRAY.
• CONTINUE WITH OTHELLO.

2/26

• CONTINUE WITH OTHELLO.
• BEGIN POETRY ESSAY EDITING PROCESS.

WEEK OF 2/16/10 AP LIT / COMP

THIS WEEK YOU MUST BEGIN READING THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY BY OSCAR WILDE.  ALSO, BRING YOUR CLASSBOOK TO CLASS EVERY DAY AS WE WILL USE IT TO STUDY OTHELLO. 

NO VOCABULARY THIS WEEK!

A DAY

2/17

• IN-CLASS POETRY ESSAY
• BEGIN STUDY OF OTHELLO WITH REVIEW OF ELEMENTS OF TRAGEDY AND READING OF ACT I.

2/19

• OTHELLO ACT I
• BEGIN DISCUSSING DORIAN GRAY, CHAPTERS 1-4; QUIZ ON TUESDAY, FEB. 23

B DAY

2/16

• COMPLETE READING OF SELECTED SONNETS:  710, 783, 981, 985
• IN-CLASS POETRY ESSAY

2/18

• BEGIN OTHELLO:  BACKGROUND AND ACT I
• BEGIN READING DORIAN GRAY; QUIZ ON CHAPTERS 1-4 ON MONDAY, 2/22.

2/18

WEEK OF 2/8/10 AP LIT / COMP

THIS WEEK WE TEST ON HEART OF DARKNESS SO WE ALL NEED TO THANK CONRAD FOR A GREAT RIDE UP THE CONGO RIVER AND BACK.  YOU NEED A TEXTBOOK IN CLASS FOR THE REVIEW OF THE SONNET FORM AND ITS CONTENTS.

NEXT OUTSIDE READING: THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY BY OSCAR WILDE                                YOU WILL READ THIS OUTSIDE OF CLASS WHILE WE STUDY OTHELLO, POETRY, ETC. IN CLASS.

VOCAB UNIT 2

1. TRUCULENT  (ADJ)
2. SATURNINE  (ADJ)
3. QUIXOTIC  (ADJ)
4. COMPUNCTION  (N)
5. SATIATED  (ADJ)

A DAY

2/8

• HOD UNIT TEST AND ESSAY QUESTION
• POETRY ANALYSIS FOR THIS WEEK:  SHAKESPEAREAN SONNET ON P. 980.  BE SURE TO WRITE AT LEAST ONE PAGE AND ANALYZE BOTH CONTENT AND FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE.

2/10

• REVIEW SONNET FORM AND SELECTED EXAMPLES FROM THE TEXT:  710, 783, 981, 982, 985
• BEGIN HOD ESSAY

2/12

• ANALYSIS:  SHAKESPEAREAN SONNET ON P. 980
• VOCAB 20 QUIZ
• IN-CLASS POETRY ESSAY

B DAY

2/9

• HOD UNIT TEST AND ESSAY QUESTION
• THIS WEEK’S ANALYSIS:  SHAKESPEAREAN SONNET ON P. 980.  WRITE AN ESSAY OF AT LEAST ONE PAGE ABOUT CONTENT AND FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE.

2/11

• REVIEW SONNET FORM AND SELECTED EXAMPLES:  710, 783, 981, 982, 985
• ANALYSIS  SHAKESPEAREAN SONNET ON PAGE 680
• VOCAB 20 QUIZ

2/16

• IN-CLASS POETRY ESSAY

WEEK OF 2/1/10 AP LIT/COMP

THIS WEEK WE COMPLETE THE READING OF HEART OF DARKNESS.  THE UNIT TEST WILL BE ON THE FIRST DAY WE MEET NEXT WEEK SO HAVE YOUR TIMELINE FINISHED BY THEN.

NO VOCABULARY QUIZ THIS WEEK!!

A DAY

2/2

• READ HOD FINAL SECTION IN CLASS.
• CONTINUE TO WORK ON THE TIMELINE.

2/4

• COMPLETE HOD AND REVIEW.
• ANALYSIS:  “THE HOLLOW MEN” AND ONE ANNOTATED CRITICAL ARTICLE

B DAY

2/1

• HOD SECTION 3 DISCUSSION AND QUIZ
• BEGIN READING SECTION 4 IN CLASS.

2/3

• CONTINUE TO READ HOD FINAL SECTION.
• COMPLETE TIMELINE.

2/5

• COMPLETE HOD AND REVIEW.
• ANALYSIS: “THE HOLLOW MEN” AND ONE ANNOTATED CRITICAL ARTICLE

WEEK OF 1/25/10 AP LIT

THIS WEEK WE CONTINUE WITH HEART OF DARKNESS.  YOU SHOULD BE READING SECTION 3 OUTSIDE OF CLASS.

VOCAB UNIT 19

1. AMBIVERT (N)
2. EGOCENTRIC (ADJ)
3. INHIBITED (ADJ)
4. EXHIBITIONIST (N)
5. EFFERVESCENT (ADJ)

A DAY

1/25

• DISCUSS HOD SAMPLE MULTIPLE CHOICE
• CHECK POETRY MULTIPLE CHOICE.
• HOD TIMELINE ASSIGNMENT

1/27

• TEXTBOOK NEEDED FOR POETRY STUDY
• READ AND ANALYZE “BARTER”
• HOD SECTION 3

1/29

• HOD SECTION 3 REVIEW AND QUIZ
• VOCAB 19 QUIZ
• ANALYSIS:  “JANET WAKING; ANALYSIS TO BE IN FORM OF TP–CASTT CHART

B DAY

1/26

• HOD TIMELINE ASSIGNMENT
• DISCUSS HOD MULTIPLE CHOICE.

1/28

• TEXTBOOK NEEDED FOR POETRY STUDY
• READ AND ANALYZE “BARTER.”
• HOD SECTION 3
• VOCAB 19 QUIZ
• ANALYSIS:  “JANET WAKING”; ANALYSIS TO BE IN FORM OF TP–CASTT CHART

2/1

• HOD SECTION 3 REVIEW AND QUIZ

WEEK OF 1/19/10 AP LIT

CONTINUE TO READ HEART OF DARKNESS.  NOTE THE DATES FOR QUIZZES.

VOCAB UNIT 18

1. MALLEABLE (ADJ)
2. SINUOUS (ADJ)
3. DIFFIDENT  (ADJ)
4. AGORAPHOBIA (N)
5. EUPHONIOUS (ADJ)

A DAY

1/19

• HOD MULTIPLE CHOICE
• POETRY MULTIPLE CHOICE
• COMPLETE READING OF HOD SECTION 2.

1/21

• ANALYSIS:  “DISILLUSIONMENT OF 10:00″
• VOCAB 18 QUIZ
• DISCUSSION OF HOD AND QUIZ ON SECTION 2

B DAY

1/20

• HOD MULTIPLE CHOICE
• DISCUSS HOD AND HAVE QUIZ ON SECTION 2.

1/22

• ANALYSIS:  “DISILLUSIONMENT OF 10:00″
• VOCAB 18 QUIZ
• DISCUSSION OF HOD AND QUIZ ON SECTION 2