October 26th Weekly Agenda for AP English Literature

Monday, October 26th:
Warm-ups: Write five sentences using five of your vocabulary words from Unit 2.
Your outline for Aristotle’s POETICS is due today.
Begin reading OEDIPUS AT COLONUS
Please look for themes, motifs and character development as you read OEDIPUS AT COLONUS.

Tuesday, October 27th:
Warm-ups: Write five sentences using five of your vocabulary words from Unit 2.
Your Unit 2 vocabulary is due today
Continue reading and discussing OEDIPUS AT COLONUS

Wednesday, October 28th:
Warm-ups: No, I haven’t forgotten the literary terms. Today you will be given a poem, “Pink Dog” by Elizabeth Bishop from Perrine’s literature book (page 798), to read and to answer questions about. The poem is filled with rich imagery which will help you in writing about this literary term in your literary analysis.
Continue reading and discussing OEDIPUS AT COLONUS

When we finish the play, you will select one of the prompts for your essay topic.

Thursday, October 29th:
Assign grammar on subordinate and independent clauses. This assignment will be due on Tuesday, November 3rd.
Continue reading and discussing OEDIPUS AT COLONUS.

Friday, October 30th:
Warm-ups: Today we will read Emily Dickinson’s “I Felt a Funeral in My Brain” (page 776) from Perrine’s and answer questions over the selection.
We should be finished with the play today, OEDIPUS AT COLONUS. An essay will ensue.

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