Ms. Bridges' AP English

Monday, September 26th:   Perrine's "Literature", "The Drunkard"   Show how Frank O’Connor’s use of irony heightens the humor in “The Drunkard”. Does the humor heighten the pathos in the story as well? You have ten minutes to write one to two paragraphs. You must turn both the paragraph(s) and the homework from Perrine’s   “The Drunkard”, page 342 – 352; questions 1 – 8, in at 9:40. Check points: Did you include the author’s full name? Did you include the title of the piece? Did you include a brief back story or exposition? Did you include examples from the story as evidence to support your argument? Are there any run-ons or sentence fragments? Examples of sentence fragments: During the class time. What happened during the class time. Even though I set my alarm. Students who read their one paragraph of “The Drunkard”: Cruz Kelly Pass out the Sandra Cisnero’s excerpt “Eleven” from her book House on Mango Street.  

--> Go over annotation of "Eleven" Body paragraph Structure Chronological Age - immaturity Intelligence Evidence - quotations diction imagery polysyndeton Anaphora - repetition of words occurring at the beginning of sentences. Anacoluthon - syntactical break. A sentence that is interrupted midway with a shift in its structure or syntax Intro paragraph Tuesday - for homework, write a two page essay on "Eleven" Perrine's Literature "You're Ugly, Too" - Laurie Morris Camus Make packet of literary terms   and tone words for AP Lit. Use the translations of the Russian poem for diction. Use the The Things They Carried for syntax. Use the excerpt from The Things They Carried selection of details. Use the Snake “Metaphors for Tone” packet. Active and Passive Voice Run-ons Sentence Fragments Adverbial clauses Adjective clauses Sonnets HAMLET

Monday, September 19th: Discussion of Sophocles' OEDIPUS REX Divide into groups of three in a competition to see who can most quickly and correctly produce the following information: Six lines from OEDIPUS REX which illustrate the following: 1. Foreshadowing 2. Conflict 3. Characterization 4. Behavior 5. Exposition 6. Sage advice 7. Irony Discussion: Irony, Reversals, Recognition, Signs and symbols Class Notes from Monday, September 19th: Jorge answered the question "what is Deus ex Machina?" : Deus ex Machina: Latin for “machines of the gods” Brief discussion of the end of Oedipus Rex Pages 55 – 78 Reversal Irony Character Behavior Plot Break into teams of three to find lines, which exemplify the following: Foreshadowing Conflict Character’s personality Character’s behavior Events from the past Sage Advice Irony Oedipus: Again, The pain of the spikes where I had sight, The flooding pain Of memory,

Monday, September 12th: For homework tonight: PERRINE'S LITERATURE: Read and outline the following pages: Perrine's (pages 3 - 22) l. Why Write About Literature? ll. For Whom Do You Write? lll. Choosing a Topic  1. Papers that Focus on a Single Literary Work lV. Proving Your Point V. Writing the Paper Vl. Introducing Quotations This will be due on Friday, September 16th. Presentations: Catharsis: Laszlo, Chris, Bennie, Anthony, Itzel, Karina, “Dark Knight Rises” film clip used as example for “pity and terror” “Relevance of the Theory of Catharsis in Modern Society” Joanna, Adamaris, Aisha, Enrique, Surmier, Pablo Definitions Examples – Julius Caesar, Romeo and Juliet, Flight 93 Collected notes for the presentations Tomorrow, bring Oedipus Rex  Tuesday, September 13th:  Read the Prologue of Oedipus Rex  Discussion   Irony, Foreshadowing, and Symbols: Make note of all the references to sight and blindness Vocabulary:   Bou

Tuesday, September 6 th : Tips for Writing an AP Literature Analytical Paper Rule #1: Answer the Prompt! The entire prompt!!!! Rule #2: Specifically refer to the text!!! Side note: Establish the setting! Establish the genre! Utopia means the perfect society Dis = not Dystopic means not perfect society! A nightmare!!!! Rule #3: Establish the central conflict!!!! Rule #4: Refer constantly to the book!!!! Use short quotations or paraphrase from the book! But center your paper on the piece of literature you are reading. Rule #5: Do not define or explain what a literary device  – such as metaphor - the reader already knows what a metaphor is and assumes you do, too. Defining or listing literary devices is seen at worst as "tap-dancing"and at best a waste of precious time. The reader sees defining literary devices as "tap-dancing"  for  the writer may be able to define metaphor, etc., but may not be able to show how and why the author uses t