Ms. Bridges' AP English

5 WEEKLY SCHEDULE FOR AP ENGLISH OCTOBER 27th - OCTOBER 31st Monday, October 27th: Break into groups to present your tableaux - one each representing the pivotal moment of the three plays, OEDIPUS REX, OEDIPUS AT COLONUS and ANTIGONE. Pass out your WARRINER’S ENGLISH GRAMMAR and COMPOSITION, 4th edition; assign: pages 81, 82 and 83; exercises 1, 2, and 3; “Clauses”; this will be due on Wednesday, October 29th. A very brief history of the English language. Today you will receive the packet for BEOWULF which we will begin reading. (And no, Grendel's mother does not look like Angelina Jolie.) Please take notes while you are reading BEOWULF: a brief summary; any unfamiliar words, or any figurative language. Pay attention to syntax and write down any interesting syntax you may notice in the story. Tuesday, October 28th: Warm-up: Write five sentences with adjective clauses using five of your vocabulary words from Unit 1 and share. Continue reading BEOWULF; pages 25 and 26. There will...

The following terms will be on the literary terms test on Friday, October 24th: Apostrophe Aside Blank Verse Chiasmus Climax Conceit Couplet Denouement Euphemism Exposition Haiku Hyperbole Iambic Pentameter Imagery Irony Litote Metaphor Metonymy Oxymoron Paradox Parody Satire Simile Soliloquy

OCTOBER 20th - 24th Weekly Schedule for AP English Monday, October 20th: Perrine’s Literature; pages 798, 799 and 800; “Pink Dog” by Elizabeth Bishop. Please answer questions 1-3 on page 800. This will be due today in class. Then: Read, annotate and outline the “Socrates and Aristotle” packet. This will be due on Tuesday, October 21st. Tuesday, October 21st: Your OEDIPUS essay is due. Your Socrates and Aristotle packet is due today. Perrine’s Literature; pages 811-812; “The Sick Rose” by William Blake; please answer the questions on page 811. I am back. Review for the literary terms test. Wednesday, October 22nd: Literary Terms test. Break into groups and create one tableau for each play: OEDIPUS REX, OEDIPUS AT COLONUS and ANTIGONE. Thursday, October 23rd: Brief history of the English Language. Begin reading excerpts from BEOWULF. Please keep reading logs for this novel. Friday, October 24th: Literary excerpt with multiple choice questions. Grammar Writing clinic. Read excerpts...

OCTOBER 13TH - OCTOBER 17TH WEEKLY SCHEDULE FOR AP ENGLISH MONDAY, OCTOBER 13TH: Camille, Malik and Felicia will give their presentations today. During their preparation time, we will be reading Emily Dickinson’s “I felt a Funeral in My Brain” for imagery in Perrine’s LIterature; page 776. We will finish discussing OEDIPUS AT COLONUS and then begin discussing ANTIGONE. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14TH: Shortened day today. Last night's homework from PERRINE LITERATURE is due today, questions 1-4 on Emily Dickinson's "I Felt a Funeral in My Brain". Today during Karen, Cindy and Daniela's preparation we will read Countee Cullen's "Incident" and answer the question on page 833. Continue with presentations: Today Karen, Cindy and Daniela will give theirs on irony, exposition and oxymoron. Continue discussing ANTIGONE. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15TH: Presentations today: Miranda and Elizabeth will give their presentations on metaphor, simile and blank verse. During their...

October 6th - October 10th Weekly Schedule for AP English MONDAY, OCTOBER 6TH: First ten minutes break into groups to work on literary terms presentations. I mentioned on Thursday and posted on last week’s web log to read OEDIPUS AT COLONUS over the weekend. I am counting on you to do that because we will break into groups of three to analyze the play in terms of character development, themes, and motifs. Break into groups of three: Analyze OEDIPUS AT COLONUS for: Character development of Oedipus and Creon Themes of OEDIPUS AT COLONUS Motifs of OEDIPUS AT COLONUS At 12:10 we will gather into a socratic circle to discuss and analyze the play. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7TH: Shortened Day! A prompt will be given to you today over the play OEDIPUS AT COLONUS. The essay will be due on Friday, October 10th. Prompt: Compare and contrast the character of Oedipus in OEDIPUS REX and the much older Oedipus of COLONUS. How do they differ? How are they the same? First presentation of literary terms: ...

OEDIPUS REX PROMPT Analyze OEDIPUS REX in terms of Aristotle’s POETICS. Does the play conform to Aristotle’s ideals of unity of time and place? Is the protagonist of sufficient magnitude? Is the plot simple or complex? Does the play have reversal and/or recognition? Give examples.