Ms. Bridges' AP English

May 22nd Agenda for AP English Monday, May 22nd: Finish reading A Doll’s House. Discussion: structure, characters, etc. Tuesday, May 23rd: No 3rd period today. Last day of testing. Wednesday, May 24th: Madame Bovary presentations. Thursday, May 25th: We’re movin’ on! Turn in Madame Bovary! Start reading All Quiet on the Western Front Friday, May 26th: World War l poetry Continue reading All Quiet on the Western Front

May 16th Weekly Schedule for AP English Monday, May 16th: Check out Ibsens’ A DOLL HOUSE Finish up Madame Bovary Additional essay choice: For those of you who are of an analytical bent - as in psychological - you may write an essay where you do a diagnostic study of Madame Bovary. Pretend you are a therapist and Emma Bovary has come to you for treatment. Write a psychological profile of her. Be sure to provide evidence from the text to support your diagnosis of Madame Bovary. Please read for homework the first act of A DOLL HOUSE NO THIRD PERIOD ON TUESDAY, MAY 17TH Wednesday, May 18th: Period 3 meets from 2:22 to 3:26 We will read and discuss A Doll House. Thursday, May 19th: Period 3 meets from 2:22 to 3:26 We will continue reading and discussing A Doll House. Friday, May 20th: Regular schedule Finish up A Doll House. Begin presentations on Madame Bovary

May 9th Weekly Agenda for AP English Monday, May 9th: Good morning, scholars! Are you rested yet from last week’s wicked test? Well, enough resting! Let’s get back to work! 1. Post mortem: Let’s analyze the short story excerpt and some of the multiple choice selections I gave you last week. 2. Discussion of Madame Bovary. Tuesday, May 10th: Shortened day! 1. Discussion of the William Blake poetry. 2. Discussion of the third open ended prompt. 3. Discussion of Madame Bovary. Wednesday, May 11th: 1. Discussion of Madame Bovary 2. Discussion of culminating assignments for Madame Bovary. They are: 1. A scene or a monologue from the book. a. Must be five minutes long b. Typed c. Memorized and acted out 2. A two to three page essay. Topics to be discussed. 3. A trial of Gustave Flaubert on obscenity charges. a. May be either defense or prosecution b. Must present argument as attorney 1. Class will act as jury c. Arguments must be w...

May 2nd Weekly Schedule for AP English Literature Monday, May 2nd: Brief discussion of Carmac McCarthy’s The Crossing Ye Gads! Another timed essay! Multiple choice poetry selection. Tuesday, May 3rd: Brief debriefing! And ANOTHER timed essay! Multiple choice essay selection Wednesday, May 4th: Brief debriefing! Work on things as needed. HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT: GET PLENTY OF SLEEP AND EAT A GOOD BREAKFAST THURSDAY MORNING! Thursday, May 5th: AP LITERATURE TEST! 7:30 IN THE SMALL GYM! BRING HEALTHY SNACKS WITH YOU TODAY! Friday, May 6th: Debriefing and get back to Madame Bovary. Finish the book this weekend!