Ms. Bridges' AP English

Crime and Punishment; Part 6, Chapter Svidrigailov’s suicide: The exterior of this scene reflects the desolate and despairing interior landscape of Svidrigailov. After his restless, almost hallucinogenic night spent in a sleazy hotel, Svidrigailov trudges along the river, a symbol of redemption and past the bridge, a symbol of transition and change. His path is littered by a drunken man passed out in a death-like stupor; a shivering filthy cur crosses his path. He walks past and looks with disapproval at the small, yellow houses standing, dejected, as silent witnesses to his last promenade. And he reads with studious care the signs hanging from the rundown businesses as if to imprint for the last time images from this world to carry with him into the next. Filth and despair and cold are the colors used to paint this scene. At last, the watery cold begins to penetrate him to the bone and he thinks, “Why go to Petrovsky?” This place will do and he almost smiles at the not...

January 23, 2017 - January 27, 2017 WEEKLY AGENDA for A.P. ENGLISH LITERATURE  Monday, January 23rd: Looking Ahead: The following will be due on Tuesday, January 24th Perrine’s Literature: Chapter 3; pages 168 - 173; Characterization; Outline “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker; pages 173 - 181; questions 1 – 6; pages 181 - 182 The following will be due on Friday, January 27th Perrine’s Literature: “Miss Brill”; pages 182 – 186; questions 1-8; questions 186 - 187 The Handmaid’s Tale essay will be due on Wednesday, January 25 th We are going to push back Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and the Romantic Poets a few days. For Today, Monday, January 23rd:  Discussion of the use of color as a motif in Crime and Punishment   Today, we will break into groups to discuss Raskolnikov and Svidrigailov, and Raskolnikov and Razumikhin Ten minutes per character Each person has to speak Razumikhin: Is he a foil? How is he different from Raskolnikov? ...

Class Id on turnitin.com: 13628925 Class password: APLIT Monday, January 16th:  No school! Tuesday, January 17th:  "The Snake" Essay will be due today Begin work on "Analyzing an Essay: The Handmaid's Tale"  Break into groups to read the excerpt from The Handmaid's Tale;   do multiple choice questions, and create analysis chart For homework: Perrine’s Literature; Chapter Three; Characterization; pages 168 - 173; Outline; this will be due on Tuesday, January 24th  For homework: Perrine’s Literature; 173 - 181; “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker; questions 1 - 6, pages 181 - 182; this will be due on Tuesday, January 24th.  Wednesday, January 18th:  Continue working on The Handmaid's Tale  Figurative Language Chart Unpacking the Prompt Introduction Body Paragraph Conclusion Rubric The Handmaid's Tale  essay will be due on Wednesday, January 25th.   Jorge – on stage: Salma Cour...

Monday, January 16th:  No school! Tuesday, January 17th:  Due today:  Perrine’s Literature; pages 173 - 181; “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker; questions 1- 6, pages 181 - 182 Break into discussion groups on Crime and Punishment Wednesday, January 18th:  The essay for The Handmaid’s Tale is due today. Break into discussion groups on Crime and Punishment  Thursday, January 19th:  Vocabulary; Unit 3, #11 - 20 will be due today.  Break into discussion groups on Crime and Punishment  Friday, January 20th:  Crime and Punishment Essays #5 - 8 will be due today.  Perrine's Literature, page 182; "Miss Brill" by Katherine Mansfield; questions 1 - 8; you do not have to write the questions, but you must incorporate the question in your answer.  This will be due on Tuesday, January 24th. 

All of these prompts plus the A.P. prompt are mandatory. To aid you in your reading of Crime and Punishment, you might want to refer to the Crime and Punishment and Dostoevsky links on this blog. Crime and Punishment Essay #1: “No Place to Turn”; page 10 (Norton Edition) Due January 13th on turnitin.com; however, you may turn it in any time before January 13th.  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 who pours out the sordid details of his life.  Please write a minimum 500 word analysis of how the story of Marmeladov and his daughter is an example of the Utilitarian Theory and of its failure. (Refer to the upload on the blog regarding Mills and Bentham and the “Utilitarian Theory”.) Crime and Punishment Essay #2: “The Motif of Yel...

This is essay number eight. This will be due on January 20th and should be submitted to turnitin.com. The sign in is APLIT.  Please read carefully the following prompt and then write a well organized essay which examines Dostoevsky’s use of imagery, symbolism and motif to create the internal landscape of the character. A thick milky mist covered the city. Svidrigaylov walked along slippery, greasy, wooden pavement towards the Little Neva. His mind still held the illusory vision of its waters rising in flood during the night, and pictured Petrovsky Island, the wet paths, the soaking grass, the dripping trees and bushes, and at last that one bush...In an effort to think of something else, he looked disapprovingly at the houses. The avenue was empty of cabs and passersby. The little bright-yellow wooden houses, with their closed shutters, looked dirty and dejected. The cold and damp were penetrating his whole body and making him shiver. Occasionally,...

Monday, January 9th:  The Cavalier Poets Packet is due today!  "Metaphors: Snakes" Break into groups: Read and analyze the poems: Soapstone Who is speaking? To whom is the poem addressed?  Answer the questions in the packet Choose two poems for compare and contrast essay; due Thursday, January 12th Essay at the end of the packet Tuesday, January 10th:  Continue working on "Metaphors: Snakes" Unpacking the prompt Discussion of writing the compare and contrast essay on the snakes Introduction Body paragraphs  Rubric for the essay  Wednesday, January 11th:  Begin work on “Analyzing an Essay: The Handmaid’s Tale”  Break into groups to read,  do multiple choice questions, and create analysis chart for The Handmaid’s Tale.  For  homework:  Read Perrine’s Literature: Chapter Three; “Characterization”; pages 168 - 173; please outline; t...

Monday, December 12th: The Socratic Circle:  Itzeel, Joanna, Kaitlyn, Julia, Jessic, Aisha, Karina  Finish the Socratic Circle tomorrow with the following sudents:  Lester, Emie, Elgin, Jamille, Christian, Benny Enrique The book room lady will be here on Wednesday for book turn in. You can turn in your copy of Hamlet on Wednesday to the bookroom or leave your Hamlet book with me.  Check out for Crime and Punishment  will be on Wednesday when the book lady is here.  We have 32 copies of Crime and Punishment by Dostoevsky. Who would be willing to buy a copy of the book? I will give you assignments on the blog and I will upload this by Friday for the break. I will also give you a small packet over the Cavalier Poets today.   This will be due on Monday, January 9 th .   Please read the checked assignments and answer the circled questions. Tuesday, December 13th:  Finals:  Final Socratic Circle:  Le...

Monday, December 5th: Discussion of open ended questions for the Socratic circle. For tonight, create five open ended questions for the Socratic circle. Tuesday, December 6th: Work on your five original open-ended questions for the Hamlet   Socratic circle. Submit for feedback. Your Hamlet   essay will be due on Thursday. If you submit the essay on time, you will get extra credit. Over the Break Assignment: Crime and Punishment Plus assignments attached to the Crime and Punishment, Dostoevsky, and existentialism.  Wednesday, December 7th: Socratic Circle Groups: Karla , Gio, Jorge, Nuria,   Jonathan,   Lela, Jayla ,   Salma,   Samantha, Luis, Adamaris, Briana, Pablo, Valerie Brice,   Abigail, Lirio,   Christopher, Laszlo, Cruz, Surmier Alexandria, Kelly, Courtney,   Andres, Dylan, Abner , Carlos Itzeel, Joanna, Kaitlyn, Julia, Jessica, Aisha, Karina, Lester, Emie, ...