January 16, 2016 - January 20, 2016 Weekly Agenda for A.P. Literature

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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
Courtney
Carlos
Julia
Enrique
Jonathan – dsr on stage:
Lela
Alexandria
Itzeel
Jessica
Jayla – 3rd row by window:
Lirio
Pablo
Dylan
Kelly
Luis – 5th Row by the white board:
Surmier
Abigail
Lester
Valerie
Jamille – middle window:
Cruz
Briana
Abner
Aisha
Elgin – Dracula poster:
Nuria
Adamaris
Laszlo
Kaitlyn
Emie – third window:
Giovanny
Christopher
Andres
Christian
Joanna – by the back door:
Karla
Samantha
Brice
Benny

Break into groups and continue analyzing the rest of the excerpt. Use the questions to help you analyze.

Thursday, January 19th: 


Passed out handouts on the following subjects in preparation for the group discussions:

The Double

Mills and Bentham
A Faulty Dialectical
The Ubermensche
Napoleon
Utopia
Crossing the Irtish Ferry
Dostoevsky, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche and Kafka – read from middle of page 105 to 106

Discussion of the “Double” or the doppelganger, “Utilitarian Theory, the Hegelian Theory, the Ubermensche, Nietsche, existentialism
Brief biography of Dostoevsky

The Handmaid’s Tale
Prompt:
Examine how Margaret Atwood uses figurative language to reveal the power relationship between Rita and Offred.
Metaphors, imagery, personification, similes, hyperbole, oxymorons

Introductory paragraph
The name of the author, if known, and the title, if known
A brief description of the situation and the characters – or as much as you can surmise
Try to address the entire prompt in the first paragraph
Try to use the same writing style of the author of the excerpt – if possible. Be careful though! If the writer is extremely sardonic, you don’t want to be seen as rude.

 
 Friday, January 20th: 
Vocabulary; Unit 3, #11 - 20 will be due today. 
Break into discussion groups on Crime and Punishment 
The Characters of Raskolnikov and Svidrigaylov 

Looking Ahead: 

Crime and Punishment Essays #5 - 8 will be due on Monday, January 23rd. 
Pass out the Romantic Poets Packet 
Read “The Romantic Era” 
Pass out Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
For homework tonight: 
Read the downloads on the A.P. blog
Read the biography of Mary Shelley
The Age of Reason and the Romantic Era
Themes to Explore in Frankenstein
Prometheus Unbound 
Aristolte, the Four Causes, and Frankenstein
Agrippa, Albertus Magnus, and Paracelsus in Frankenstein 
Pass out Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
Assign reading in Frankenstein  -

Perrine’s Literature; “Miss Brill” by Katherine Mansfield; pages 182 - 186; page 186; questions 1 - 8. Do not write the questions but you must incorporate the question in your answer. You must answer in complete sentences and must refer to the text to support your answers.  Due: Friday, January 27th. 

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