Ms. Bridges' AP English

Ode to the West Wind Vocabulary: Dirge: funeral march Zenith: highest point of the sky Sepulcher: a tomb Vapors: mist; fog; Lulled: to be put into a state of sleepiness or drowsiness; Azure: intensely blue Sap: without sap Cleave: has two meanings; it means to cut in half, but it also means to cling to each other. Chasm: it is an abyss. Pumice: rough, volcanic rock Imagery: Quivering within the wave’s intenser day. Lyre: a small harp Tumult: disorder; chaos Incantation: to chant; a spell; magic Unextinguished: not put out, raging like a fire; Hearth: fireplace Terza Rima: third rhyme Terza Rima: the repetition of a,b,a, and then the rhyme b is repeated on the first line of the next stanza and the second line begins a new rhyme scheme, C. The writer does this to create unity and coherence in the poem. The B rhyme throws a line to the next stanza which anchors the next stanza to the first stanza. It creates a unifying thought or theme of the poem. “Ode to the West Wind” is a classi...

MARCH 28, 2011 – MARCH 31, 2011 WEEKLY AGENDA FOR AP ENGLISH LITERATURE Monday, March 28th: Read aloud “Ode to the West Wind” Analyze theme, structure, enjambment, caesura, the terza rima, imagery, metaphor, imagery, etc. Break into groups of threes; one group will illustrate one stanza and write the stanza underneath as a caption; another group will choreograph an interpretive dance based on one of the stanzas, select music to accompany the dance and perform the dance to music while a member of the group reads the stanza. This will be performed on Tuesday, March 29th. Please read the preface and the first four letters by Tuesday, March 29th. Please continue reading FRANKENSTEIN and keep a journal of your readings. The journals should include a brief summary; at least 3 vocabulary words plus definitions; plus literary and figurative devices and how and why the author uses them. Tuesday, March 29th: Your Unit 4 Vocabulary will be due. Your “Ode to the West Wind” project will be due. Es...

Of Superstition by Francis Bacon: Plutarch: Greek philosopher who lived around 46 – 120 CE under the rule of the Roman Empire. He was one of two priests of Apollo at Delphi. He wrote PARALLEL LIVES, comparing the lives of two exemplary men, one Greek, one Roman, and revealing the character of each as a lesson to the living. Saturn: the Roman name for the Greek titan Chronos, who was one of the gods before the arrival of the more commonly known Greek gods such as Zeus. Zeus was the son of Chronos, or Saturn, who tricked his father from devouring him and his other siblings as they were being born from Chronos’s head. Chronos existed before there was time. He was the creator of time and his name forms the root of many of our English words which deal with time or sequence of events: chronological, chronicle. Intransitive Verbs: Action verbs that do not take a direct object; they may be followed by a preposition. Example: During the midday, the cats lie under our cars to escape the heat...

An Age of Revolution! Break into groups of four; read “The Romantics”, starting from page 423 to 424, second column, third paragraph to A New Spirit in Life and the Arts, and create a scenario dramatizing an aspect of this era: Industrial Revolution in England Ellada, Kacey, Daion The Exploitation of the Poor by the Rich Hector, Eina The Rise of Societal Help for the Poor: establishment of hospitals, schools, etc. Simplicity and Naturalness vs. Artificiality and Excess Laura, Araceli and Moises Elsewhere in the World: Simon Bolivar: Veronica, Lillian and Mary The United States: Roxana, Sebastian, Kathian, Jordan Edgar Allen Poe The South (The last two paragraphs) Ryan, Nelson, Albert, Daniel

MARCH 20, 2011 - MARCH 24, 2011 WEEKLY AGENDA FOR A.P. ENGLISH Monday, March 20th: Assign "Unscrambling Adverb Clauses"; circle the subordinate conjunction and underline the adverbial clause in each sentence. Due Thursday, March 23rd. If you have not turned in your answers to "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman" please do so today. Multiple choice questions over "On Superstition" Tuesday, March 21st: Your essay on the use of irony in "A Modest Proposal" is due today. Read and discuss "The Romantic Era" Read and discuss the bio of Mary Shelley Begin reading FRANKENSTEIN Please keep a journal of your reading; this should include a brief summary; vocabulary plus the definitions; examples of figurative language and how it's used; and examples from FRANKENSTEIN that show the Romantic influences. Please be aware we will not read a great deal of this book in class. There may be the reading of a few selected passages and discussion of p...

A VINDICATION OF THE RIGHTS OF WOMAN Mary Wollstonecraft Keep these questions in mind as you read: What argument is brought forward to explain why women cannot achieve true virtue? (What is true virtue anyway? What does Wollstonecraft mean when she uses the term virtue?) Could virtue mean having a moral code? Being able to think for oneself? Being able to determine one’s own moral codes? Vocabulary: Ephemeron: short-lived; from the word ephemeral which means short-lived; not long lasting; mortal; lasting but for a short while only; Trifler: a person who does little or engages in stupid, pointless, silly things or activities. Specious: seemingly correct and logical but upon closer examination to be revealed as false, misleading and illogical. Innocence: honest; without sin; without guilt Keenly: sharply Satirizes: to criticize or to poke fun at Caprices: whims, arbitrary decisions based on whim, on one’s fleeting desires of the moment. Groveling: to roll on the ground in servile submi...

A MODEST PROPOSAL by Jonathan Swift Divert: verb meaning to divert one’s attention from one’s care; to amuse oneself; to entertain oneself Diversion: amusements; entertainment Satire: a literary form which exaggerates aspects of society, usually in a humorous or scathing way, in order to reveal the problems of that society. Dam: animal mother; a colt and its dam (mother); a puppy or a kitten and its dam (mother) Sire: animal father Solar: counted by the sun Salable: able to be sold Commodity: something of value or of tangible monetary worth that can be bought or sold; Flay: to remove the skin of; to skin it; as to skin an animal Carcass: dead animal body Page 340; Left column; 3rd paragraph Shambles: slaughter house Wanting: lacking Discoursing: discussing; talking Deference: in respect to Sentiments: feelings Censure: to criticize Maimed: disfigured by disease or by accident or injury Encumbrance: burdensome; extra weight; Desponding: despairing; (des = going down) despondent Vermin:...

Mary Wollstonecraft (mother of Mary Shelley, author of FRANKENSTEIN) The Age of Reason Outline 1. Age of Reason (1660 – 1780) A. 17th European intellectual and literary movement 1. Enlightenment defined rationalism B. Intellectual freedom and relative freedom from religious prejudices/superstitions. 1. Behavior did not always match ideals.

MARCH 14, 2011 - MARCH 18, 2011 WEEKLY AGENDA FOR A.P. ENGLISH LITERATURE Monday, March 14th: Due today VOCABULARY WORKSHOP, Level G; Unit 3 Vocabulary Read "The Age of Reason"; finish for homework tonight and outline it. Due on Wednesday, March 16th. Read Jonathan Swift's biography and "A Modest Proposal" Answer questions; due Thursday, March 17th Tuesday, March 15th: Continue reading and discussing "A Modest Proposal" Begin reading bio of Mary Wollstonecraft Read "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman" Answer circled questions on packet: THINK and DISCUSS, questions 1-10; THINKING SKILLS, questions 1 and 2; due Friday, March 18th Wednesday, March 16th: Multiple Choice excerpt over "Of Superstition" Thursday, March 17th: Read "The Romantic Era" Read Mary Shelley's biography Pass out FRANKENSTEIN Please keep a journal on FRANKENSTEIN This should include a brief summary; examples of Rom...

Monday, March 7th: For homework: This will be due on Monday, March 7th! Shakespeare’s Sonnets Page 188 THINK and DISCUSS SONNET 18: 1, 2, 3, and 4 REVIEWING Question #1 THINK and DISCUSS SONNET 29 QUESTIONS 1 and 2 SONNET 30 QUESTIONS 1, 2, 3 and 5 SONNET 71 QUESTIONS 1, 2, 3, SONNET 116 QUESTIONS 1, 2, 3, 4, SONNET 130 QUESTIONS # 1, 2, 3 APPLYING QUESTIONS 1, 2, and 3 THINKING SKILLS QUESTION 1 For homework which will be due on Monday, March 7th: Write a two page analytical essay on Sonnet 73. Analyze Shakespeare's use of metaphor and imagery to advance theme and tone. Monday, March 7th: In class, analyze Sonnets 29, 30, 71 and 116 for structure; meaning; figurative language, tone and theme. Read John Donne's "The Bait", analyze soapstone, and analyze for structure, meaning, figurative language, tone and theme. Your personal homework is to go through the tone handout and look up the definition of every word you do not kno...

Andrew Marvell "To His Coy Mistress" Tempest Tempestuous: stormy; has a lot of ups and downs; Chapped: Referring to skulls: the chap is the lower jaw. Chapless means that the skull has deteriorated to such an extent that the ligaments that hold the jaw to the skull have decayed. “To His Coy Mistress” Understanding: Question #1 Analyzing: Questions 2 and 3 Extending: Questions 4 Soapstone: But don’t forget the tone!!!!!!!! This will be due tomorrow, Thursday, March 3rd Ere: (pronounced like air) before Ten syllables = five iambs Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day (Shall I) (compare) (thee to) (a sum) (mer’s day) Shall = unstressed I = stressed Elizabethan sonnets: iambic pentameter Penta: five Mono: one Rhyme Scheme of Sonnet 73: Behold A Hang B Cold A Sang B Day C West D Away C Rest D Fire E Lie F Expire E By F Strong G Long G This thou perceiv’st, which makes thy love more strong, To love that well which though m...