Ms. Bridges' AP English

November 28, 2011 - December 2, 2011 Weekly Agenda for A.P. English Monday, November 28th: Go over Act 1, Scene 2 of HAMLET Go over homework: Write down as many examples of metaphors, similes, personification, allusion and imagery as you can find in Act 1, Scene 2 (minimum of three each). Identify the device and then translate the phrase into contemporary English. Watch Act 1, Scene 2 of Kenneth Branagh's HAMLET. For homework: read Act 1, Scene 3 and identify a minimum of three examples each of metaphor, simile, personification, imagery and allusion, and translate into contemporary English. Tuesday, November 29th: Go over Act 1, Scene 3. Draw an illustration (you can use stick figures) of the following lines: Watch Kenneth Branagh's HAMLET For homework: read Act 1, Scene 4 and identify a minimum of three examples each of metaphor, simile, personification, imagery, and illusion, and translate into contemporary English. Wednesday, November 30th: Go over Act 1, Scene 4 Watch Kenn...

A.P. ENGLISH LITERATURE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 21, 2011 – NOVEMBER 23, 2011 Monday, November 21st: Watch Act 1, Scene 1 of Kenneth Branagh’s HAMLET (Didn’t happen; I wasn’t here due to District mandated scoring of assessments. Sub couldn’t get video to work so kids didn’t watch video.) Tuesday, November 22 nd : (Cafeteria) Finish reading Act 1, Scene 1 and continue on to Scene 2 Pass out Act 1 open book test on HAMLET Homework Assignment: Go through Act 1, Scene 1 of HAMLET and write: Any of the following figurative language devices: Metaphor, Personification, Simile, Allusion, Imagery Identify in the passage which figurative language is being used. Translate the passage into contemporary English. We will go over this tomorrow. Wednesday, November 23 rd : Go over last night’s homework Watch video of Act 1 of HAMLET

NOVEMBER 7, 2011 - NOVEMBER 10, 2011 WEEKLY AGENDA FOR A.P. ENGLISH LITERATURE Monday, November 7, 2011: Warm-ups! Using three of your vocabulary words from Unit 2, write sentences using adverbial clauses. Read an excerpt from George Eliot’s MIDDLEMARCH and the student essays. Go over the rubric and score the student essays. Your “Eros” essays are due today. Tuesday, November 8, 2011: Your Shakespeare packet is due today: In packet, pages 188 - 189 Sonnet 18: Understanding: 1; Analyzing: 2 and 3; Reviewing Theme: 1 Sonnet 29: Understanding: 1; Analyzing: 2 Sonnet 30: Understanding: 1; Analyzing: 2 and 3; Extending: 4 and 5 Sonnet 71: Understanding: 1; Analyzing: 2, 3, 4, and 5; Sonnet 116: Understanding: 1, 2, 3, Analyzing: 4 and 6 Sonnet 130: Understanding: 1 Analyzing: 2 and 3 Applying: Connotation/Denotation: 1, 2, and 3 We will divide into groups, analyze one sonnet and present it to the class for SOAPStones, meaning, theme, figurative language and any other aspect of interest. W...