NOVEMBER 27TH
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
FOR
AP LITERATURE

Monday, November 27th:

I hope you are all rested from eating and sleeping and partying this weekend!

For a journal entry: Please write five original sentences with adjective clauses using your Unit 3 vocabulary.

Please bring you ENGLISH WORKSHOP to class today. Pages 167 - 168; exercises 2 and 3; “Adjective Clauses” have already been assigned but I will go over it with you today.

Today we will be reading and analyzing HAMLET! I suppose you all didn’t read Act 2?


Tuesday, November 28th:

We will continue working on Hamlet. As soon as we finish Act 2, you will turn in your Act 2 open book test and we will watch Kenneth Branagh’s HAMLET. I’m getting a little paranoid about the quality of the tape - and the DVD version still hasn’t come out yet(?) - so I bought the Mel Gibson DVD to show. The only problem is that Gibson’s version has been shortened and changed around a bit, i understand, so we’re not seeing the real play.

Your ENGLISH WORKSHOP homework will be due today: pages 167 - 168; exercises 2 and 3; “Adjective Clauses”.


Wednesday, November 29th:

We need to finish up Act 2 so please be sure to turn in your Act 2 handout. We will then proceed to Act 3.

Another fun journal: Using your Unit 3 vocabulary words, please write another five sentences with adjective clauses.


Thursday, November 30th:

We will continue working on Act 3 where the plot thickens!


Friday, December 1st:

I will probably give you some handouts which will cover some of Shakespeare’s gorgeous language and then we will dive back into the turbulent waters of Denmark.




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