Ms. Bridges' AP English

One Girl's Senior Project MAY 30, 2011 - JUNE 3, 2011 WEEKLY AGENDA FOR A.P. ENGLISH LITERATURE Monday, May 30th: No school! Tuesday, May 31st: Go to library to do research. Wednesday, June 1st: Present proposal letter with proposed thesis project Continue research in #503 Thursday, June 2nd: Continue research in #503 Friday, June 3rd: Present bibliography in #503 Over the weekend begin work on first draft Monday, June 6th: Library Tuesday, June 7th: Present minimum seven page first draft of research paper, including bibliography page Wednesday, June 8th: Revise first draft Thursday, June 9th: Revise first draft Friday, June 10th: Present final draft Monday, June 13th: Begin presentations Must dress "business casual" Must have power point May have index cards to refer to during presentations (do not read from them or power point) The presentation must be a maximum of ten minutes in length We may go through nutrition We may go through lunch Tuesday, June 14th: Continue pre...

Senior Project You will choose a topic from a group of topics that I will supply to you. You may select a topic, which is not on the list; however, I have to approve it. The following is an example of topics you will be supplied: The impact of Edgar Allen Poe on the French symbolist movement: particularly on Rimbaud. Feminism in Gustov Flaubert’s MADAME BOVARY The rise of the feminist writers such as Kate Chopin Determinism in MADAME BOVARY Feminism in THE SCARLET LETTER The supernatural in THE SCARLET LETTER The Impact of Romantic Literature on the Transcendentalism Movement in the U.S. If you choose MADAME BOVARY, you need to read the book! You must also access three other sources regarding the book: either three different books discussing MADAME BOVARY (critical analysis/critical commentary on the book); or two books and a journal; or one book, a journal and an internet source). The senior project must be a minimum of seven (7) complete pages. The se...

MAY 23, 2011 - MAY 27, 2011 WEEKLY SCHEDULE FOR A.P. ENGLISH LITERATURE Monday, May 23rd: Read THE STRANGER Read the next ten pages at home tonight Tuesday, May 24th: Read THE STRANGER Read the next ten pages at home tonight Wednesday, May 25th: Read THE STRANGER Read the next ten pages at home tonight Thursday, May 26th: Finish THE STRANGER Read Albert Camus' essay, "The Myth of Sisyphis" Friday, May 27th: T.S. Eliot's "The Love Song of J. Alfred Profrock"

MAY 16, 2011 - MAY 20, 2011 WEEKLY AGENDA FOR A.P. ENGLISH LITERATURE Monday, May 16th: Read ROSENCRANTZ and GUILDENSTERN; up to page 38 Tuesday, May 17th: No Class; CST Testing Wednesday, May 18th: No Class; CST Testing Thursday, May 19th: Read ROSENCRANTZ and GUILDENSTERN; up to page 61 Friday, May 20th: Finish reading ROSENCRANTZ and GUILDENSTERN Check out THE STRANGER

MAY 9, 2011 - MAY 13, 2011 WEEKLY AGENDA FOR A.P. ENGLISH LITERATURE Monday, May 9th: Read WAITING FOR GODOT aloud in class Tuesday, May 10th: Read WAITING FOR GODOT aloud in class Wednesday, May 11th: Read WAITING FOR GODOT aloud in class Discussion Thursday, MAY 12th: Read ROSENCRANTZ and GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD Friday, May 13th: Read ROSENCRANTZ and GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD

MAY 2, 2011 – MAY 6, 2011 WEEKLY AGENDA FOR A.P. ENGLISH LITERATURE Monday, May 2nd: Collect weekend homework: 40 minute timed essay on “The Birthday Party”. 40 minute timed compare and contrast essay on Robert Frost’s “Acquainted with the Night” and Emily Dickinson’s “We Become Accustomed to the Dark”. Pass out released student response essays on the Frost/Dickinson poems. For homework: Free response essay on contradictory passions in characters. Continue reading WAITING FOR GODOT Tuesday, May 3rd: Go over essay writing techniques. Discuss the prompts for “The Birthday Party” and Frost/Dickinson. For homework: Timed 40 minute essay on Cormac McCarthy excerpt. Continue reading WAITING FOR GODOT Wednesday, May 4th: 40 minute timed essay on “It’s a Woman’s World” by Eavan Boland Thursday, May 5th: 8 a.m. A.P. test Friday, May 6th: Debrief Read aloud in class WAITING FOR GODOT Discussion

MAY 2, 2011 – MAY 6, 2011 WEEKLY AGENDA FOR A.P. ENGLISH LITERATURE Monday, May 2nd: Collect weekend homework: 40 minute timed essay on “The Birthday Party”. 40 minute timed compare and contrast essay on Robert Frost’s “Acquainted with the Night” and Emily Dickinson’s “We Become Accustomed to the Dark”. Pass out released student response essays on the Frost/Dickinson poems. For homework: Free response essay on contradictory passions in characters. Continue reading WAITING FOR GODOT Tuesday, May 3rd: Go over essay writing techniques. Discuss the prompts for “The Birthday Party” and Frost/Dickinson. For homework: Timed 40 minute essay on Cormac McCarthy excerpt. Continue reading WAITING FOR GODOT Wednesday, May 4th: 40 minute timed essay on “It’s a Woman’s World” by Eavan Boland Thursday, May 5th: 8 a.m. A.P. test Friday, May 6th: Debrief Read aloud in class WAITING FOR GODOT Discussion