October 9th Weekly Schedule
for
AP ENGLISH


Monday, October 9th:

I hope you are having or had a restful, yet fun filled weekend.

We are going to go over the literary terms test today. Most of you did well on it; however, if you made anything less than an A, I encourage you to rewrite the terms you missed and find examples of those terms. If you rewrite the word, the definition and an example using the term, then I will raise your grade one letter grade. Is that a deal or what?

We are also going to read and discuss Sophocles’ OEDIPUS REX. Your homework assignment is to read the first twenty pages of the play by Monday.

You will be given a list of essay questions; from this list you will choose one topic on which you will write your essay. This essay will be due on Tuesday, October 17th.

Oh, yeah, your essay on James Joyce’s short story, “The Dead” is due today.

Sorry, guys.


Tuesday, October 10th:

Please bring your vocabulary book. You will team up with three other people and create a “word study” on five words from your VOCABULARY WORKSHOP, Unit 2. You will be given little time in class to work on it. You will present these on Tuesday, October 17

Your outline of Aristotle's Poetics is due today.

Continue reading and discussing OEDIPUS REX.

For tonight, please read the next twenty pages of OEDIPUS REX.

Wednesday, October 11th:

You will be given a handout on a literary term which we will go over in class.
Work on your Vocabulary Word Study for about five minutes.
Continue reading and discussing OEDIPUS REX.

THE FIRST INSTALLMENT OF YOUR LITERARY TERMS IS DUE!

If you have any questions regarding the literary terms assignment please check the handout you were given or if you’re truly desperate, ask me.


Thursday, October 12th:

Finish reading OEDIPUS REX which we then will discuss.


Friday, October 13th:

I will not be here today. Woohooo! Nor on Monday! Double woohoo! So you will have Friday during class to write your essay. Your OEDIPUS REX essay will be due on Tuesday, October 17th.

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