April 29, 2013 - May 3, 2013 Weekly Agenda for A.P. English

Monday, April 29th:
In class multiple choice questions over excerpt from TOM JONES
HOMEWORK: Read CRIME and PUNISHMENT

Tuesday, April  30th:
Go over the answers to the multiple choice questions for TOM JONES,
A TALE of TWO CITIES,
For homework:
Essay #12: Svidrigailov's Analysis
Write a minimum of three pages on Svidrigailov (pages 237 - 248). Note that Svidrigailov's entrance is presaged by Raskolnilov's nightmare of trying to kill the old pawnbroker who only laughs at him. In the three page essay, analyze Svidrigailov's enigmatic personality, his strange obsessions, the recurring motif of delirium and delusions,  his views of what perhaps the "afterlife" might be like (..."one little room, something like a bath-house in the country....black with soot, with spiders in every corner, and that is the whole of eternity...." Consider that Svidrigailov might be the spiritual twin of Raskolnikov. Do you think that they are on the same path, that both have no place to turn?

Wednesday, May 1st:
Preparations for the next in-class essay: "It's a Woman's World"
For homework: Read CRIME and PUNISHMENT
Essay #13: Marmedadov's Wake: Write a minimum of three pages regarding Marmledov's wake, Katerina's behavior and the behavior of the guests at the dinner.  Detail how Dostoevsky's acute eye captures both the humor and the tragedy of human behavior.
Thursday, May 2nd:
The A.P. Test is one week away!
In-class essay on "It's a Woman's World"
For homework: Read CRIME and PUNISHMENT

Friday, May 3rd:
In-class essay today!
Multiple choice questions: "The Imaginary Iceberg"
For homework: Read CRIME and PUNISHMENT
Essay #14: Raskolnikov and Sonia
Write a three page analysis of Part 4; Chapter 4. Analyze the scene in terms of symbolism, irony, allusion.  Pay careful attention to the bizarre revelation at the end of the scene.



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