Ms. Bridges' AP English

February 27, 2012 – March 2, 2012 Weekly Agenda for A.P. English Literature Monday, February 27 th : Finish the remaining presentations today: Mara and Tara: Ben Jonson: “On His First Son” Jazmyne, Asia, Tyrone: John Donne: “Sonnet 10” and “Meditation 17” Mae, Tara, Cris: John Milton: “On His Having Arrived at the Age of Twenty-Three” and “On His Blindness” For homework: Read and outline “The Age of Reason” due Wednesday, February 29 th . Tuesday, February 28 th : Shortened Day Your complete packet will be due today, including questions for “Song” and “The Bait”; “Song”; page 284; questions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and “Hyperbole”, questions 1 and 2. “The Bait”, questions 1, 2, 3, and 4. Read and answer multiple-choice questions over Francis Bacon's “Of Superstition”. Wednesday, February 29 th : Your outline for “The Age of Reason” is due today. Read “A Modest Proposal”; Answer questions 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9 and under “Reviewing: Irony”, questions 1, 2...

February 20, 2012 - February 24, 2010 Weekly Agenda for A.P. English Literature Monday, February 20th: No school in observance of President’s Day Tuesday, February 21st: Field Trip: See CLYBOURNE PARK at The Mark Taper Forum Wednesday, February 22nd: Go over the multiple choice questions on the John Donne poem. Mara, Luisa: Ben Jonson: “Still to Be Neat”, “Song, to Celia” and “On My First Son” Dinasti, Anastasia, Jasmine: Robert Herrick: “To the Virgins: to Make Much of Time”, “Upon Julia’s Clothes”, “Delight in Disorder” Adriana, Helen, Cindy, Martha: John Donne: “Song”, “The Bait”, “A Valediction”, Thursday, February 23rd: Jazmyne, Asia, Tyrone: John Donne: “Sonnet 10”, “Meditation 17” Steven, Shayanne, Romina, Trevor: Andrew Marvell: “To His Coy Mistress” DeAnthony, Raygena, Jamaul: Christopher Marlowe: “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love” Walter Raleigh: “The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd” Mae, Tara, Chris: John Milton: “On His Having Arriving at the Age of Twenty-Three”, “On His ...

Agenda for Tuesday, February 14th: Tuesday, February 14 th , A.P. Cavalier Poets: Break into groups to analyze the following poems. Read the bio Read the poems Analyze the poems in terms of: Soapstone S: Speaker O: Occasion A: Audience P: Purpose S: Subject Tone! (Attitude!) Discuss the author, the soapstone, the theme, any figurative language you may notice and anything else of interest you may notice: Tamara, Luisa: Ben Jonson: bio; Still to Be Neat; Song, to Celia; On My First Son Dynasti, Anastasia, Jasmine: Robert Herrick: bio, To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time; Upon Julia’s Clothes, Delight in Disorder Adriana, Helen, Cindy, Martha: John Donne: bio; Song; The Bait; A Valediction; Sonnet 10 Jazmyne, Asia, Tyron: John Donne: bio; Sonnet 10; Meditation 17 Steven, Shayanne, Romina, Trevor: Andrew Marvell: bio; To His Coy Mistress DeAnthony, Raugena, Jamaul: Christopher Marlowe: bio; The Passionate Shepherd ...

Monday, February 13, 2012 Work on the Cavalier Poets WEEKLY AGENDA FOR AP ENGLISH LITERATURE Monday, February 12th: From the book, ENGLAND IN LITERATURE: Christopher Marlowe (1564 - 1593) pages 265-268 The Passionate Shepard to His Love Sir Walter Raleigh The Nymph's Reply to the Shepard. FROM THE PACKET: Please read: page 268: “Carpe Diem” page 269: Ben Jonson page 270: “Still to Be Neat”, “Song to Celia” and “On My First Son” page 271; “Comment: Ben Jonson’s Vision of His Son” Please answer: page 272: “Still to be Neat”: Analyzing: #2 and 3; “Song, to Celia”: Understanding: #1; “On My First Son”: Analyzing: #5. Please read: page 275: Robert Herrick; “To the Virgins, To Make Much of Time Please answer: page 277: “To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time”: Analyzing: #2. Please read: page 278: John Donne page 282: “Sonnet 10” page 283; “Meditation 17” Please answer: page 285: “Holy Sonnet 10”; Understanding: #1; Analysing: #2 and #3; “Meditation 17’ Analyzing: #2 and #3; APPLYING: SYNE...

Shakespeare Sports! Pair up and select one of the following selections. You will then summarize the passage; list any and all metaphorical devices, literary devices and/or rhetorical devices and SHOW HOW AND WHY THEY ARE BEING USED. You and your team will then present your findings to the class: 1. Page 91; Act 2, Scene 2; Polonius; lines 140 – 160 2. Page 93; Act 2, Scene 2; Polonius; lines 176 – 181; 189 – 235 3. Page 97 – 99; Act 2, Scene 2; Hamlet, R&G; lines 240 – 272 4. Page 99; Act 2, Scene 2; Hamlet, R & G; lines 273 – 315 5. Page 99 - 101; Act 2, Scene 2; Hamlet, R &G; lines 315 – 342 6. Page 103; Act 2, Scene 2; Hamlet, R & G; lines 351 – 390 7. Page 105; Act 2, Scene 2; Hamlet, R & G and players; 392 – 444 8. Page 111 – 112; Act 2, Scene; Hamlet & 1 st Player; lines 475 - 544 9. Page 117 – 119; Act 2, Scene 2; Hamlet; lines 576 – 634 The lovely Ellada and the equally lovely Roxana: #1: Summary: Polonius ...

Act 3 HAMLET ASSIGNMENTS: Scene 1 1. Take the "To be, or not to be" soliloquy and dividing it into six parts, create six panels, illustrate the passages and write the passages underneath as captions (like a cartoon or storyboard). The passages are lines 64 - 66; 67 - 72; 73 - 77; 78 - 85; 86 - 90; 91 - 96 (Stop at "... And lose the name of action.") 2. The Hamlet and Ophelia Scene: Rewrite in contemporary English and perform. You may also reinterpret with music, dance and spoken word. Scene 2 Pages 165 - 166; Lines 40 - 76: Take Claudius' attempt at prayers and reinterpret with music, dance and spoken word. Page 165 - 185: Hamlet and Gertrude Scene Reinterpret with music, dance and spoken word.

January 23, 2012 - January 27, 2012 Weekly Agenda for A.P. English Literature Monday, January 23rd: Watch Act 3, Scene 4 and Act 4 of Kenneth Branagh's version of HAMLET. For tonight, read Act 5, Scene 1 and write a brief summary; write the figurative language devices used; identify the figurative language devices; translate the quotation into contemporary English, and explain who is speaking; to whom s/he is speaking and under what circumstances. Tuesday, January 24th: Minimum Day Discussion of Act 4, Scenes 1 and 2 For tonight, read Act 5, Scene 2 and do a reading log. Wednesday, January 25th: Discussion of Act 4, Scenes 3 and 4 For homework: Please write a minimum 500 word essay on the theme of decay in HAMLET. Use the figurative devices to support your thesis. This will be due on Friday, January 27th. Thursday, January 26th: Discussion of Act 4, Scene 5 Friday, January 27th: Discussion of Act 4, Scenes 5, 6, and 7 Break into groups, choose one of the following scenes from Act...