APRIL 25, 2011 - APRIL 29, 2011
WEEKLY AGENDA FOR A.P. ENGLISH LITERATURE

Monday, April 25th:

Your outline on Aristotle’s THE POETICS and essay on OEDIPUS REX are due today. The essay topic is whether the play conforms 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 recognition? You must give evidence from the play to support each claim.

Discussion of W.T. Stace’s “Man Against the Darkness” and Reinhold Niebuhr “The Christian Commitment”.

Pass out and read “World War 1 and the World After”. Read the biography and poetry of Wilfred Owen.

Multiple choice questions over “S.I.W.” by Wilfred Owen.

Pass out the play WAITING FOR GODOT by Samuel Beckett

Tuesday, April 26th:

Begin reading WAITING FOR GODOT
Finish reading for homework

Wednesday, April 27th:
Timed essay: MARY BARTON by Elizabeth Gaskell

For homework:
Essay on THE PUPIL by Henry James which will be due on Thursday, April 28th
Finish the first act of WAITING FOR GODOT

Thursday, April 28th:
Timed essay: “It’s a Woman’s World” by Eavan Boland
Finish the second act of WAITING FOR GODOT

Friday, April 29th:
Timed essay: Open essay
For homework: read ROSENCRANTZ and GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD by Tom Stoppard

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