Ms. Bridges' AP English

February 25, 2013 – March 1, 2013 A.P. ENGLISH LITERATURE AGENDA Monday, February 25 th : Read CRIME and PUNISHMENT On page ten in CRIME and Punishment, the motif of hopelessness, of “no place to turn”   is introduced.   The motif of utter spiritual loneliness tolls throughout the passage as Raskolnikov, this strange isolated youth sits in a tavern with a pathetic, broken down old drunk.   Please write a minimum one-page analysis of how the story of Marmeladov and his daughter is an example – and the down fall – of the Utilitarian Theory.   This will be due at the end of class. Vocabulary Workshop: Level G; Unit 4 will be assigned and will be due on Friday, March 1 st . Tuesday, February 26 th : Read CRIME and PUNISHMENT Please write a minimum one-page analysis of the color yellow and how it is used in CRIME and PUNISHMENT. Reference when it is used to describe a person, a place or an object and the symbolic, metaphoric meaning of its u...

February 19, 2013 - February 22, 2013 A.P. English Literature Agenda Tuesday, February 19th: In class essay on William Blake's "The Chimney Sweep" Wednesday, February 20th: Go over the returned essays, Keats' "Bright Star" and Frost's "Choose Something Like a Star" Rewrite in class Thursday, February 21st: Multiple Choice Excerpt from the opening scene from CRIME and PUNISHMENT  Pass out CRIME and PUNISHMENT Pass out CRIME and PUNISHMENT packet Begin reading and discussing Finish Chapter 1 tonight Explicate Chapter 1 Friday, February 22nd: Continue reading and discussing CRIME and PUNISHMENT Finish Chapter 2 tonight Read Chapters 3 and 4 over the weekend. Explicate Chapters 2, 3, and 4

February 11, 2012 - February 15, 2013 Agenda for A.P. English Literature Monday, February 11th: Unit Three Vocabulary is due today; VOCABULARY WORKSHOP: Level G Assignment: Adverbial Clauses Homework; underline the adverbial clause, describe what purpose the adverbial is serving: is it informing under what condition, to what extent, when, where, how, or why? Write five adverbial sentences choosing the adverbial clause and an accompanying independent clause from each column under Exercise B.  The adverbial clause homework will be due tomorrow, Tuesday, February 12th. Go over the compare and contrast essays by Keats and Longfellow Go over the multiple choice questions on Keats' "On the Sonnet" Pass out the multiple choice questions on William Wordsworth's poem on the sonnet Tuesday, February 12th: Begin the preparatory work on the compare and contrast essay on Keats' "Bright Star" and Robert Frost's "Choose Something Like a Star"...

Monday, February 4th: Briefly go over John Keats' "La Belle Dame Sans Merci" Go over the brief analysis of pov and imagery in "La Belle Dame Sans Merci" Break into groups; assign sonnets to analyze for structure and comprehension Tuesday, February 5th: Continue presentation of analysis of the Shakespearean sonnets Wednesday, February 6th: Re-assign Vocabulary Workshop F; Unit 3; this will be due on February 11th. Continue presentation of analysis of the Shakespearean sonnets.  Examine Petrarchan sonnets Thursday, February 7th: Pass out the "Adjective Clause in Shakespeare" handout; go over in class. This will be due tomorrow, Friday, February 8th. Multiple Choice Questions on John Keats' "On the Sonnet" Preparation for the in-class compare and contrast essay on John Keats and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Friday, February 8th: In-class essay on John Keat's "When I Have Doubts" and Henry Wadsworth Longfe...