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MAY 26th - MAY 29th WEEKLY AGENDA FOR AP ENGLISH 
Tuesday, May 26th: No shortened day! Final thoughts on CRIME and PUNISHMENT Turn in all books. Continue working on Senior Project. Must have: Four sources: at least one book, one journal, one magazine, or one internet source (no wikipedia!). Three note cards with direct quotations Three note cards with paraphrases Three note cards with summaries (bullet points) Bibliography card for each source used Wednesday, May 27th: ALL LATE WORK IS DUE TODAY! NO EXCEPTIONS! Begin work on outline for the research paper. Thursday, May 28th: Begin writing your rough draft. Friday, May 29th: Rough draft of senior project is due today! Senior Fails Deadline is June 1st! Important dates: May 29th: Rough draft of seven page research paper is due today. June 1st: Senior Fails Deadline June 5th: Final draft of seven page research paper is due today. June 8th: Rehearse presentation of Senior Project with power point June 9th, 10th and 11th: Presentation of S
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MAY 18th - MAY 22nd WEEKLY AGENDA FOR AP ENGLISH LITERATURE TUESDAY, MAY 19th: (Class is after lunch from 1:27 to 2:14 and lasts 47 minutes.) Letter of Intent is due today. Check in books. Please bring your printout from the book room. Read and discuss THE STRANGER WEDNESDAY, MAY 20th: Same class time and length as Tuesday. Read and discuss Albert Camus’ THE MYTH OF SISYPHUS FRIDAY, MAY 22nd: Regular Bell Schedule Read and discuss selected passages from CRIME and PUNISHMENT. Next week begin work on Senior Project! Important dates: May 29th: Rough draft of seven page research paper due June 5th: Final Draft of seven page research paper due June 8th: Rehearse presentation of Senior Project June 9th, 10th, and 11th: Presentation of Senior Project
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MAY 11th - MAY 15th AP ENGLISH LITERATURE WEEKLY AGENDA MONDAY, MAY 11th: Read and discuss selected sections from CRIME and PUNISHMENT. Pages 319 - 348: Katerina’s wake, Luzhin’s framing of Sonia. Pages 361 - 369: Katerina’s death; Pages 430 - 433: Svidrigaylov’s feverish delirium and suicide Pages 445 - 450: Raskolnikov’s confession TUESDAY, MAY 12th: No Shortened Day! Read and discuss selected sections of THE STRANGER. Read Albert Camus’ “THE MYTH OF SISYPHUS”. WEDNESDAY, MAY 13th: Continued discussion of THE STRANGER. THURSDAY, MAY 14th: Read aloud in class WAITING FOR GODOT. FRIDAY, MAY 15th: Read aloud in class WAITING FOR GODOT.
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MAY 4th - MAY 8th WEEKLY SCHEDULE FOR AP ENGLISH Monday, May 4th: The essay “The Party” is due today. Briefly go over “The Party” and the multiple choice questions. Read Albert Camus’ “The Myth of Sisyphus”. Read and discuss THE STRANGER. For tonight please do the compare and contrast essays over “Eros” by Robert Bridges and Anne Stevenson. This will be due on Wednesday, May 6th. Tuesday, May 5th: Shortened Day! The essay “The Crossing” is due today which we will briefly go over. We will briefly go over the two poems on the subject of “Eros”. The compare and contrast essay on “Eros” will be due tomorrow. Excerpt and multiple choice questions will be given. Read WAITING FOR GODOT in class and finish reading at home. Wednesday, May 6th: Your compare and contrast essay on “Eros” will be due today. Excerpt and Multiple choice questions will be given. Timed essay on excerpt from Elizabeth Gaskell’s novel, MARY BARTON. Read WAITING FOR GODOT. For homework: Get a good night’s sleep and eat