SEPTEMBER 19, 2011 - SEPTEMBER 23, 2011
WEEKLY AGENDA FOR A.P. ENGLISH LITERATURE

Monday, September 19th:
Go over essay writing techniques for THE HANDMAID’S TALE
The essay for THE HANDMAID’S TALE will be due on Friday, September 23rd
The prompt is:
How does Margaret Atwood use firgurative language to reveal power vs. powerlessness in this excerpt from THE HANDMAID’S TALE.

GRAMMAR POINTS:
Write in present tense
Verb Tense
Noun/Pronoun Antecedent
A versus An

Tuesday, September 20th:

Break into groups and analyze objects!
Answer the following questions:
What is the object made of? (The Material Cause)
How was this object brought into being? (The Efficient Cause)
What is the shape of this object? (The Formal Cause)
What was the purpose of the creator in bringing this object into being? (The Final Cause)

Pass out excerpt from Aristotle’s THE FOUR CAUSES
Please read and outline for homework. This will be due on Thursday, September 22nd.

Wednesday, September 21st:
Brief powerpoint on Aristotle and THE FOUR CAUSES
Begin reading Sophocles’ THE OEDIPAL CYCLE

Thursday, September 22nd:
The outline for Aristotle’s THE FOUR CAUSES is due today.
Pass out handout on Aristotle’s POETICS. Please read and outline. The outline for Aristotle’s POETICS will be due on Tuesday, September 27th.
Continue reading Sophocles’ THE OEDIPAL CYCLE

Friday, September 23rd:
Your HANDMAID’S TALE essay is due today.
Continue reading THE OEDIPAL CYCLE
Be prepared during the next week:
Act out various scenes from the play
Do a Socratic Dialogue over the themes, concepts of THE OEDIPAL CYCLE
Break into groups and do tableaux on scenes from THE OEDIPAL CYCLE

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