Ms. Bridges' AP English

MAY 26th - MAY 29th WEEKLY AGENDA FOR AP ENGLISH 
Tuesday, May 26th: No shortened day! Final thoughts on CRIME and PUNISHMENT Turn in all books. Continue working on Senior Project. Must have: Four sources: at least one book, one journal, one magazine, or one internet source (no wikipedia!). Three note cards with direct quotations Three note cards with paraphrases Three note cards with summaries (bullet points) Bibliography card for each source used Wednesday, May 27th: ALL LATE WORK IS DUE TODAY! NO EXCEPTIONS! Begin work on outline for the research paper. Thursday, May 28th: Begin writing your rough draft. Friday, May 29th: Rough draft of senior project is due today! Senior Fails Deadline is June 1st! Important dates: May 29th: Rough draft of seven page research paper is due today. June 1st: Senior Fails Deadline June 5th: Final draft of seven page research paper is due today. June 8th: Rehearse presentation of Senior Project with power point June 9th, 10th and 11th: Presentation of S...

MAY 18th - MAY 22nd WEEKLY AGENDA FOR AP ENGLISH LITERATURE TUESDAY, MAY 19th: (Class is after lunch from 1:27 to 2:14 and lasts 47 minutes.) Letter of Intent is due today. Check in books. Please bring your printout from the book room. Read and discuss THE STRANGER WEDNESDAY, MAY 20th: Same class time and length as Tuesday. Read and discuss Albert Camus’ THE MYTH OF SISYPHUS FRIDAY, MAY 22nd: Regular Bell Schedule Read and discuss selected passages from CRIME and PUNISHMENT. Next week begin work on Senior Project! Important dates: May 29th: Rough draft of seven page research paper due June 5th: Final Draft of seven page research paper due June 8th: Rehearse presentation of Senior Project June 9th, 10th, and 11th: Presentation of Senior Project

MAY 11th - MAY 15th AP ENGLISH LITERATURE WEEKLY AGENDA MONDAY, MAY 11th: Read and discuss selected sections from CRIME and PUNISHMENT. Pages 319 - 348: Katerina’s wake, Luzhin’s framing of Sonia. Pages 361 - 369: Katerina’s death; Pages 430 - 433: Svidrigaylov’s feverish delirium and suicide Pages 445 - 450: Raskolnikov’s confession TUESDAY, MAY 12th: No Shortened Day! Read and discuss selected sections of THE STRANGER. Read Albert Camus’ “THE MYTH OF SISYPHUS”. WEDNESDAY, MAY 13th: Continued discussion of THE STRANGER. THURSDAY, MAY 14th: Read aloud in class WAITING FOR GODOT. FRIDAY, MAY 15th: Read aloud in class WAITING FOR GODOT.

MAY 4th - MAY 8th WEEKLY SCHEDULE FOR AP ENGLISH Monday, May 4th: The essay “The Party” is due today. Briefly go over “The Party” and the multiple choice questions. Read Albert Camus’ “The Myth of Sisyphus”. Read and discuss THE STRANGER. For tonight please do the compare and contrast essays over “Eros” by Robert Bridges and Anne Stevenson. This will be due on Wednesday, May 6th. Tuesday, May 5th: Shortened Day! The essay “The Crossing” is due today which we will briefly go over. We will briefly go over the two poems on the subject of “Eros”. The compare and contrast essay on “Eros” will be due tomorrow. Excerpt and multiple choice questions will be given. Read WAITING FOR GODOT in class and finish reading at home. Wednesday, May 6th: Your compare and contrast essay on “Eros” will be due today. Excerpt and Multiple choice questions will be given. Timed essay on excerpt from Elizabeth Gaskell’s novel, MARY BARTON. Read WAITING FOR GODOT. For homework: Get a good night’s sleep and eat ...

APRIL 27th - MAY 1st WEEKLY AGENDA FOR AP ENGLISH LITERATURE Monday, April 27th: Please answer the five questions over CRIME and PUNISHMENT. Finish the Nietzsche presentations. Today PHILOSOPHY and LITERATURE will be checked out to you. We will read in class. Read Ernest Hemingway’s “Another Country”. For homework, write two paragraphs analyzing Hemingway’s use of imagery and metaphor to convey mood. This assignment is due on Tuesday. Tuesday, April 28th: Using Hemingway’s style as a model, write two paragraphs describing the mood of a scene through the use of imagery and metaphor. This will be due by 11 am. Begin reading the selection by Jean Paul Sartre and the selection by Reinhold Niebuhr. For homework, do the multiple choice questions. For homework, please read the first thirty pages of THE STRANGER, Wednesday, April 29th: Timed essay on “It’s a Woman’s World”. Due at the end of the period. For homework, multiple choice questions. For homework, please read pages 31 through ...

APRIL 20th - APRIL 24th WEEKLY AGENDA FOR AP ENGLISH Monday, APRIL 20th: Please answer the five questions over CRIME and PUNISHMENT. Please be sure to bring your Nietzsche handout with you today. We will break into groups, read the assigned section of the excerpts and then present your section to the class. Tuesday, April 21st: Shortened day! Your essay on CRIME and PUNISHMENT is due today. Please answer the five questions over CRIME and PUNISHMENT. Brief discussion of CRIME and PUNISHMENT. Writing exercise: Read “Another Country” by Ernest Hemingway in PHILOSOPHY and LITERATURE and then using his style of writing, write two paragraphs analyzing Hemingway’s use of imagery to convey mood. This will be due on Thursday, April 23rd. Wednesday, April 22nd: Please answer the five questions over Crime and Punishment. Brief discussion of CRIME and PUNISHMENT. Multiple Choice questions today. Thursday, April 23rd: Writing exercise: Using Ernest Hemingway as a model, write one paragraph describ...

APRIL 13th - APRIL 17TH AP ENGLISH Monday, April 13th: Discuss and turn in your multiple choice answers. Turn in your CRIME and PUNISHMENT essay. Go over CRIME and PUNISHMENT readings (pages 130 to 230). Read an additional fifteen pages in CRIME and PUNISHMENT tonight. Don’t forget to work on your Cornell Notes. Tuesday, April 14th: Today we will analyze a prompt from Henry James’ THE PUPIL. The essay for THE PUPIL will be due on Thursday, April 16th. Read and discuss CRIME and PUNISHMENT. Read an additional fifteen pages in CRIME and PUNISHMENT tonight. Don’t forget to work on your Cornell Notes. Wednesday, April 15th: Today Mr. Goldyn, Mr. Itkin and I will be taking our acting classes to the Pasadena Playhouse. Today will be a “make-up” day for you where you will be able to work on any outstanding work (in both meanings of the word) for this class. Thursday, April 16th: Your essay over Henry James’ THE PUPIL is due today. Read and discuss CRIME and PUNISHMENT. We will read some wri...