WEEKLY SCHEDULE
FOR
AP ENGLISH
SEPTEMBER 29TH - OCTOBER 3RD


MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH:

Please read by Monday OEDIPUS REX. Today we will be visited by Ruth McKee, Marcos Najero and Brent Blair who will work with us on the concept of irony in OEDIPUS REX.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH:

No school today in observance of Roshashana.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1ST:

We will analyze OEDIPUS REX in terms of Aristotle’s POETICS. A prompt will be given to you asking you to analyze how well OEDIPUS REX reflects Aristotle’s guidelines regarding tragedy. This essay will be due on Friday, October 3rd.

At the beginning of the class, you will have ten minutes to work together with your partner on your presentation of the literary terms. Please make these complete, understandable, and interesting. You may use posters, sketches, skits, music, and/or dance to convey the meaning of your literary terms. And most importantly, give at least three examples from three recognized literary sources.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2ND:

At the beginning of the period you will have ten minutes to work together with your partner on your presentation of the literary terms. See above.

In groups of three or four, create a tableau representing a significant moment in the play, OEDIPUS REX.

We will create a socratic circle discussing OEDIPUS REX.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3RD:

YOUR OEDIPUS REX ESSAY IS DUE TODAY.

At the beginning of the period you will have ten minutes to work together with your partner on your presentation of the literary terms. See Wednesday, October 1st.

We will continue the socratic circle discussing OEDIPUS REX.

FOR HOMEWORK PLEASE READ OEDIPUS AT COLONUS and the commentary at the end of the book.

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