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!