AP English Literature Weeks 1-3

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Date In Class Work Homework Week 1 Fill out student inventory Prepare for tomorrow’s quiz: Review your characters, re-read M-10 About the class / Overview of Syllabus important scenes, etc. Intro to Literary Analysis and Poetry Get your supplies About tomorrow’s quiz/ Turn in summer work at end of class Bring a pencil for tomorrow’s quiz Start bringing Frankenstein every day T-11 Have a pencil with you for today’s quiz (on scantron) Get supplies Quick small group discussion of Frankenstein Optional: Follow @CHSAPLiterature on Twitter and tweet out Take quiz over Frankenstein: 35 questions, multiple choice, quote id’s, favorite quotes or moments from Frankenstein using the passages to read and answer questions, plot questions hashtag #APLitChat W-12 Discussion of Frankenstein Book order money due next Thursday Intro to Literary Analysis: Review of Subject vs Theme On notebook paper: Revise theme and introductory Write themes for Frankenstein paragraph On notebook paper: Revise your theme and write first draft of introductory Optional: Follow @CHSAPLiterature on Twitter and tweet out paragraph favorite quotes or moments from Frankenstein using the hashtag #APLitChat R-13 Have Frankenstein out on your desk On notebook paper: Revise thesis and introductory Review of theme / finalize themes paragraph (yes, again) Theme vs. Thesis / Writing thesis statements Bring revised introductory paragraph with you to class Revise your thesis and complete introductory paragraph tomorrow F-14 College Essay tips Revise your college admissions essay on your own College Essay Example: What NOT to do Want help with your essay? See Dr. Charbonnet Revising your essay Wednesday’s after school for one on one help Bring Frankenstein on Monday Week 2 Have Frankenstein out on your desk Download a Major Works Data Sheet (MWDS) from Dr. M-17 Review of thesis and theme Charbonnet’s website Swap and review your introductory paragraphs, paying close attention to Put themes on MWDS thesis and theme Finish gathering evidence and analyzing evidence for body Finalize introductory paragraph to turn in paragraph Begin work on body paragraphs / gathering evidence Look for a copy of the first book: the Coulson translation of Dostoyevsky’s Crime and Punishment T-18 Have Frankenstein out on your desk Begin writing plot summary on your Frankenstein MWDS About body paragraphs: topic sentences, evidence/proof, analysis, Look for a copy of the first book: the Coulson translation of concluding sentences Dostoyevsky’s Crime and Punishment Annotation practice W-19 Have Frankenstein out on your desk Finish plot summary on your MWDS Review: Body paragraph formatting Book order money due tomorrow Small group discussion of character Look for a copy of the Coulson translation of Crime and About topic sentences Punishment Small group: write new topic sentence Including evidence / analysis Begin writing rest of new body paragraph R-20 Book order money due today Create character chart on page 3 of MWDS Have Frankenstein out on your desk Look for a copy of the Coulson translation of Crime and Evaluate topic sentences- strong vs. weak Punishment Incorporating analysis Write body paragraphs on poster About concluding sentences F-21 Continue body paragraphs Finish character chart on page 3 of MWDS Look for a copy of the Coulson translation of Crime and Punishment Week 3 Gallery Walk of body paragraphs Finish this second body paragraph on your own M-24 Write a new body paragraph on your own to with the one on the poster Start reading the Coulson translation of Crime and Punishment T-25 Have Frankenstein out on your desk Prepare for upcoming essay / memorize themes / quotes Swap, read, and provide feedback on body paragraphs Finish conclusion on notebook paper Concluding paragraphs Start reading the Coulson translation of Crime and Revise your conclusion or write new one Punishment W-26 Have Frankenstein out on your desk Prepare for the upcoming in class essay by re-reading About the AP English Literature Rubric important scenes and brainstorming how you would answer Practice using the rubric to score sample essays the given prompts Look at sample essay prompts Memorize novel’s major themes Work on your Frankenstein Major Works Data Sheet (MWDS) / Due Friday Start reading the Coulson translation of Crime and Punishment R-27 Work on Frankenstein Major Works Data Sheet – page 2 in particular Prepare for the essay / memorize themes / quotes Start reading Coulson translation of Crime and Punishment F-28 Frankenstein in class essay / Frankenstein MWDS due (must be handwritten)