April 9, 2018 - April 13, 2018 A.P. English Literature

Monday, April 9th: 
Multiple choice questions over Frankenstein 
#11 - 20
Frankenstein, Chapter 13
Due Monday, April 9th at 11:59 p.m.
For each reading log entry please do the following:
Please write a brief but thorough summary detailing the major plot points of the story.
Please include an analysis of character, themes, and motifs.
Please include at least three examples of figurative language:
Include the complete quotation
Please include who is speaking, to whom and about what
Show how the figurative language reveals important aspects of the topic being discussed.
Then include any unfamiliar vocabulary words with definitions.


Tuesday, April 10th: 
Unit 4 Vocabulary #1 - 10 will be due
Go over handout on "Adverbial Phrase"

Adverbial Clauses:
Since I have been at Hollywood, my life has been on a downward spiral.
If Susie continues talking to Elaine, then independent George will cease to exit. If I eat out, don’t bother preparing dinner. 
When do you use a semi-colon?
;
You use a semi-colon when you are connecting two closely related but independent sentences.
Sydney is a perfect human being; she does everything right.
Last year, Kais and Zane visited Los Angeles, California; Reno, Nevada; Seattle, Washington; New York, New York, and Paris, France. 

Watch Crash Course on Frankenstein; Parts One and Two. 
Frankenstein; Chapter 14
Due Tuesday, April 10 at 11:59 p.m.
For each reading log entry please do the following:
Please write a brief but thorough summary detailing the major plot points of the story.
Please include an analysis of character, themes, and motifs.
Please include at least three examples of figurative language:
Include the complete quotation
Please include who is speaking, to whom and about what
Show how the figurative language reveals important aspects of the topic being discussed.
Then include any unfamiliar vocabulary words with definitions.


Wednesday, April 11th:

Multiple Choice questions on "A Brief Version of Time",  The New York Times
Went over answers
Watched the second part of "Crash Course, Part 2, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein"

Frankenstein; Chapters 15 and 16
Due Wednesday, April 12th at 11:59 p.m.
For each reading log entry please do the following:
Please write a brief but thorough summary detailing the major plot points of the story.
Please include an analysis of character, themes, and motifs.
Please include at least three examples of figurative language:
Include the complete quotation
Please include who is speaking, to whom and about what
Show how the figurative language reveals important aspects of the topic being discussed.
Then include any unfamiliar vocabulary words with definitions.


Thursday, April 12th: 
Multiple Choice Questions 
Frankenstein - questions 21 - 30
Analysis of Lord Byron's "When We Two Parted"

 Frankenstein; Chapters 17 and 18
Due Thursday, April 12th at 11:59 p.m.
For each reading log entry please do the following:
Please write a brief but thorough summary detailing the major plot points of the story.
Please include an analysis of character, themes, and motifs.
Please include at least three examples of figurative language:
Include the complete quotation
Please include who is speaking, to whom and about what
Show how the figurative language reveals important aspects of the topic being discussed.
Then include any unfamiliar vocabulary words with definitions.



 Friday, April 13th: 
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Extra Credit:
If you attend Ms. Tobenkin’s A.P. Enrichment on Tuesday, April 17th in #420 from 3:30 to 6:30, you will earn 200 extra credit points!!!!!!!!

You are going to write a well organized essay on the ultimate break-up poem written by Lord Byron, "When We Two Parted". You job is to analyze how he uses diction, imagery, figurative language, and organization to achieve tone. The essay will be due at the end of the period.

Frankenstein, Chapters 19 and 20
Due Friday, April 13th at 11:59 p.m.
For each reading log entry please do the following:
Please write a brief but thorough summary detailing the major plot points of the story.
Please include an analysis of character, themes, and motifs.
Please include at least three examples of figurative language:
Include the complete quotation
Please include who is speaking, to whom and about what
Show how the figurative language reveals important aspects of the topic being discussed.
Then include any unfamiliar vocabulary words with definitions.

Saturday, April 14th: 
Frankenstein, Chapters 21 and 22
Due Saturday, April 14th at 11:59 p.m.

Sunday, April 15th: 
Frankenstein, Chapters 23 and 24
Due Sunday, April 15 At 11:59 p.m.

Work turned in after April 13th may not be counted for the next grading period.

For Extra Credit:

Crime and Punishment Essay #3
“Delirium”; 
Due April 2, 2018 on schoology; however, you may turn it in any time before April 2, 2018. 
Minimum 500-word analysis. In a carefully constructed essay, examine the motif of delirium that Dostoevsky uses throughout the story. Note when and how it is used: after Raskolnikov’s commission of the crime, and before Svidrigaylov commits suicide.  What does Dostoevsky seem to be saying about Raskolnikov and the idea that he is an ubermensch? What does Dostoevsky seem to be saying about the character of both Raskolnikov and Svidrigaylov? Do these characters’ delirious states support or refute Nietzche’s ideas of the ubermensch? Why or why not? Give supporting details from the text. 

Crime and Punishment Essay #4
“Sonia” 
Due April 20, 2018 in schoology; however, you may turn it in any time before April 20th. Minimum  500 word analysis. In a carefully constructed essay, examine the role of Sonia as prostitute, Christ-figure, and confessor for Raskolnikov, and the persecution of her by Luzhin. Examine her role within the context of the Lazarus story in the Bible.
Essay #1
Notes from the Underground 
500 word minimum
Due March 26th
Lisa says very little, yet emerges as the strongest person in Part Two. How does Dostoevsky accomplish this?

Essay #2
Notes from the Underground 
500 word minimum
Due April 2nd
What are the Underground Man's main objections to scientific progress? Are these same objections still valid today?

Essay #3
Notes from the Underground 
500 word minimum
Due April 9th
An anti-hero in literature is a protagonist who does not possess noble qualities and is lacking in those qualities we equate in heroes - strength, generosity, bravery, sacrifice, etc. Is the Underground Man an anti-hero? What are the qualities that make him an anti-hero? Why do you think that Dostoevsky created this character? Why do you think he uses this character to express those particular views?


Essay #4
Notes from the Underground 
500 word minimum
Due April 15th

Part Two is narrated theoretically to purge the Underground man of his guilt feelings. Do you think that the narration will have a cathartic effect? Why or why not?



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