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COURSE TITLE

SPRING TERM

Unit 7: Death of a Salesman

DATE

AGENDA

HOMEWORK

RESOURCES

May 16

Finish Reading Act 1 - Death of a Salesman

May 14

Begin Reading Death of Salesman in class

Death of a Salesman - pages 1-38

May 10

AP EXAM: KETCHUM 7:30 AM

Bring your copy of Death of a Salesman to class

May 7

Review before the exam

AP Exam: Thursday May 10

Review for AP Exam

AP Lit Exam Final Review.docx

Review: Literary and Poetic Terms

Review 5 novels/plays of literary merit (Theme, style, characters, conflict)

FINAL REVIEW BEFORE EXAM:

AP Lit Exam Final Review.docx

Literary Terms:

AP LITERARY TERMS.pdf

May 2

Multiple Choice Practice questions

Work on Multiple Choice Practice questions

JUNE EXAM OUTLINE:

Exam Outline for June Exam – ENG4UAP.docx

April 30

Second part of Mock Exam (Passage Analysis and Essay)

Practice Free Response Essay Questions:

OpenQuestionsAP19702008.doc.docx

April 26

First part of Mock Exam (Multiple Choice Section and Poetry Analysis)

Multiple Chocie Practice Questions with answer key:

http://aptest.quixoticpedagogue.org/multiplechoice.htm

April 24

Francis will present his essay

Things Fall Apart discussion

Multple Choice and Free Response Practice Questions from the College Board:

http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/english_lit/samp.html?englit

April 20

Matthew and Lemanski will present their essays

Continure discussing the first part of Things Fall Apart

April 18

Baldanza and Blake will present their essays

April 16

Please work on the following passage analysis activity. You may work in partners. Please email me the finished paragraph at the end of class:

Passage Analysis Activity.docx

Please complete the Course Survey:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SPLWLM6

April 12

Ben and Mackenzie will present their essay lectures

Things Fall Apart Chapter 1-6 discussion

Read Chapters 19-25

April 10

Mao's Lecture

Read "The Second Coming" W.B. Yeats

Analysis of Chapter 1 of Things Fall Apart

Read Chapters 12-19

The Second Coming (Poem) and Passage Analysis Activity (ch.docx

April 4

Things Fall Apart Reading Schedule

Read the following Chapters:	Read by the following date:
1-6	Wednesday, April 4
7-12	Tuesday, April 10
12-19	Thursday, April 12
19-25	Monday, April 16

Please also read Achebe's essay on Heart of Darkness:

http://kirbyk.net/hod/image.of.africa.html

Lecture Assignment: Heart of Darkness Essay Defense.docx

April 2

Discuss Part 3 - Heart of Darkness

Begin Reading Things Fall Apart

Part 3 Lecture:

Part III Lecture.doc

Essay Defense Assignment:

Heart of Darkness Essay Defense.docx

Mar. 29

Peer Editing - Heart of Darkness Essays

Essay will be due on Sunday April 1st

Complete essay

Due: Sunday April 1

Mar. 27

Work on Essay

Mar. 8

Discuss Part 3

Close Reading Analysis (Part 3)

Work on your Heart of Darkness essay

You should have a rough version ready for peer-editing when we return form the break

Our next novel study will be: Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

Essay Topics: Heart of Darkness Essay topics0.doc

Mar. 6

Apocalyse Now

Finish reading Part 3

Mar. 2

Close Reading Assignment due!

Apocalypse Now

Feb. 29

"White King, Red Rubber, Black Death"

Close Reading Assignment

Feb. 27

Finish Part 2 discussion

Assign close passage analyss

Close Reading Task:

Heart of Darkness_Close Reading Assignment.docx

Feb. 23

Mini-Test on the first 2 sections of Heart of Darkness

Finish reading Heart of Darkness

Feb. 21

Disussion of Parts 1 (Toward the Heart of Darkness) and 2 (In the Heart of Darkness)

focus on close reading

Study for Mini-Test

Close Passage Analysis: Close Reading_1.docx

Part II Lecture.doc
As you read Heart of Darkness.doc

Feb. 15

Discuss Part 1: Toward the Heart of Darkness

Read: Pg. 18-67 in Heart of Darkness

Part I Lecture.doc
Opening Scene.doc

Feb. 13

Introduction to Heart of Darkness

The setting begins on the Nellie, a ship at anchor on the Thames in London. While anchoring here, Marlow tells his companions on the Nellie a narrative about his adventures as a riverboat captain on the Congo River sometime in the past. The Congo story is preceded and followed by a visit to Brussels, Belgium, the headquarters for the company.

Discuss the questions that I sent to you all on the weekend

PART 1_discussion questions_HOD.docx Heart of Darkness - Info.doc

Feb. 9

Mao and Francis will present their poetry seminars

Continue reading Heart of Darkness

Feb. 7

Matthew and Blake will present their poetry seminars

Continue reading Heart of Darkness

Feb.3

Ben and Baldanza will present their poetry seminars

Continue reading Heart of Darkness

Feb. 1

Lemanski and Mackenzie will present their Poetry Seminars

Work on Poetry Seminar

Read Heart of Darkness

Jan. 30

T.S. Eliot's "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"

Work on Poetry Seminar

begin reading Heart of Darkness

Poetry Seminar Assignment.docx

Jan. 26

"The Barred Owl"

"The Histroy Teacher"

Intro to T.S. Eliot's "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"

Poetry Seminar Schedule:

Student assigned	Date of seminar
Mackenzie Lemanski	Wed. Feb. 1
Ben Baldanza	Friday Feb. 3
Blake Matthew	Tues. Feb. 7
Mao Francis	Thurs. Feb 9

Jan. 24

Poetry

"When I heard the learn'd Astronomer" - Walt Whitman

Begin Planning your Poetry Seminar

ASSIGNMENT SHEET: Poetry Seminar Assignment.doc

Jan. 20

Complete In class R&G Essay

Jan. 18

In class Essay writing on R&G (you may use your text)

-today will be used to choose your question and beginning planning your essay

Jan. 16

Multiple Choice Quiz (Acts 1 and 2)

-Discuss Act 3

Jan. 12

Discussion: Act 1 and 2

Review questions

Jan 12_questions.docx

Jan. 10

Please bring your copies Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead to class

-Discussion: Existentialism and Theatre of the Absurd

- Discussion: The first part of Act One

Notes on Existentialism and The Theatre of the Absurd:

Existentialism and the Theatre of the Absurd.docx

Act One Questions for discussion: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead_Act 1 questions.docx

Dec. 20

Secret Santa Exchange

Continue Nietzsche discussion

Please Read Tom Stoppard's play ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD over the break

Happy Holidays!

Dec. 16

Poetry

ESSAYS DUE TODAY

Annotate and TPCASTT the following Poem entitled "Facing it":TPCASTT_CHART.doc Facing it (poem).docx

1999 (Blackberry-Picking)Level 5 Essay.doc

Practice Poetry Reading Test: Poetry Reading Test #6.doc

Dec. 14

Poetry

ESSAYS ARE DUE IN TO MS. HART BY DECEMBER 16th

Finish Essay!

Warren Pryor(poem) and TPCASTT.docx

Dec. 12

Editing workshop for Hamlet Essays

Bring a rough draft of your essay to class

Work on incorporating the feedback you recieved from our editing session into the final draft of your essay

Dec. 8

Michael and Michael will lead us through a workshop on Nietzsche

Work on a rough draft of your Hamlet Essay

Dec. 6

Introduction to AP Poetry

Read and TPCASTT Seamus Heaney's poem "Mid-term Break"

TPCASTT Poem Analysis Method.doc

Read Essays written on Seamus Heaney's "Blackberry Picking"

Grade the Essays written on "Blackberry Picking"

Use the rubric given out in class

Mid-term Break.doc
English Literature and Composition_Seamus Heaney.docx AP Essay Rubric.doc

Dec. 2

Wrap up Hamlet Unit

Michael L. and Michael B. will introduce their plan for the next 3 lessons

Time to work on essay

Nov. 30

Filming scenes from Hamlet

Work on Essay

Nov. 28

5.2

Why all the death?
Are we comfortable with the restoration of order here?
What do you make of Gertrude's death? Justified?
The other characters?

Please bring in any costumes/props that you need for filming on Monday

Read the following article:character of hamlets mother.pdf

Nov. 24

Michael Lemanski will discuss 5.1

5.1

Grave digger scene. Often cut (This is a LONG play. Discuss making cuts to the play. what would you keep, what would you omit?)

Conitnue to work on your Essay

Nov. 22

Ms. Hart will discuss 4.7

4.7

Good scene to discuss Gertrude's character. She becomes more aligned with Ophelia's character here. Why?

Begin watching Zeffirelli's version of the play

Begin work on Essay

Please email Ms. Hart with your chosen topic

Nov. 18

Hamlet AP Style Multiple Choice Test

Decide on Essay topic

Hamlet Research Essay.docx

Nov. 16

4.5 - 4.6 Francis will lead today's discussion

Ophelia now mad. Compare the depiction of her madness to Hamlet's.
Depictions of Ophelia: look online for pictures of Ophelia to discuss the representation of this character:
Obvious example: John Everett Millais (Pre-Raphaelite): http://www.toffsworld.com/art_artists_painters/pre-raphaelites_art_movement.htm

Review for Hamlet Test on November 18th!

Multiple Choice Practice for Test on November 18th.docx

Nov. 10

Poetry

"Ypres, 1915" by Alden Nowlan

"Because I went to the store for a loaf of bread" by Alden Nowlan

SHAKESPEARE ON FACEBOOK:

http://www.angelfire.com/art2/antwerplettuce/hamlet.html

Nov. 8

4.1-4.4 MacKenzie will lead today's discussion

We wil begin today's lesson by watching 3.1-3.3 of the Kenneth Brannagh version

Nov. 4

3.3-3.4 Mao will lead today's Discussion

"To be or not to be" Passage Analysis + paragraph are due today! To be or not to be analysis0.docx

3.3 discuss Claudius' character, prays to be absolved but still wants Hamlet killed
Why can't Hamlet act? Plays is built around procrastination

Nov. 2

3.2 Matthew will lead today's discussion

(3.2)

Assign the Hamlet essay by today (due week of Nov. 30^th)
Play within the play
Discuss Claudius' reaction, but also the way the play discusses Gertrude's infidelity (was she involved in the murder?)
Turning point for the play: Hamlet sees this as confirming the ghost's words

Practice Passage Analysis due next class

To be or not to be analysis0.docx

Oct. 31

3.1 Michael B. will lead today's discussion

Discussion of Harold Bloom's article on Hamlet.

Things to consider:

“To be or not to be” speech the class will “translate” this speech and/or rewrite it as two voices debating what to do (shows Hamlet's madness)Editing the “To be or not to be speech”:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwbB6B0cQs4

The nunnery scene = representations of women

TO BE OR NOT TO BE...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzuEKkPVeBQ&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7740lGif65Y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ks-NbCHUns&feature=related

Oct. 27

Mini-test on Act 1

2.2 - l. 170+:

Things to consider:

When asked what he is reading, Hamlet responds “words, words, words.” Use as a leaping off point for a discussion of Shakespeare's language

Read excerpt from Harold Bloom's How to Read and Why (Ms. Hart will provide the handout)

THE SIMPSONS DO HAMLET: http://community.knowitallvideo.com/_The-Simpsons-Hamlet/video/26849/1663.html

Oct. 25

2.1-2.2, l.170 - Blake will lead today's discussion

Things to consider:

2.1 compare Polonius' suggestions to Reynoldo with the advice he gave Laertes in 1.3
Compare the relationship between Polonius and Claudius to that between Horatio and Hamlet

Also consider the way Gertrude treats Polonius. What does this say about his character (and hers)?

Review Act 1 for Mini-test (short answer)
Read excerpt from Harold Bloom's How to Read and Why (Ms. Hart will provide the handout)
Complete a summary of the reading for our next class

Oct. 21

1.4-1.5 - Ben will lead today's discussion

Things to consider:

The return of the ghost. Why does it only speak to Hamlet?

Why can the ghost only appear at night? (Discuss Renaissance ideas of nighttime as a time when ghosts may walk the earth, etc)

Review the outline of Artistotle's Theory of Tragedy in the Poetics

“Tragedy, then, is an imitation of an action that is serious, complete, and of a certain magnitude; in language embellished with each kind of artistic ornament, the several kinds being found in separate parts of the play; in the form of action, not of narrative; with incidents arousing pity and fear, wherewith to accomplish its katharsis of such emotions… Every Tragedy, therefore, must have six parts, which parts determine its quality, namely, Plot, Characters, Diction, Thought, Spectacle, Melody.” (Poetics).

Outline of Artistotle's Theory of Tragedy:

http://www2.cnr.edu/home/bmcmanus/poetics.html

Oct. 19

In the Skin of a Lion ESSAY DUE AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS (PRINTED COPY)

HAMLET:

Particular focus on 1.2, l.129+ (“O that this too too solid / sullied flesh…” soliloquy)
Good speech for discussing imagery
Begin discussion of Hamlet's madness (authentic or an act?) Sigmund Freud claimed Hamlet IS mad…
B Story: Polonius, Laertes and Ophelia (the “other” family…) in 1.3
Focus on the advice giving (Laertes to Ophelia, then Polonius to Laertes: do they give good advice?)
What are Polonius' values?

ORDER OF HAMLET DISCUSSIONS:

Scene(s)	Student assigned	Approximate date of discussion
1.2 - 1.3	Ms. Hart	October 19 Day 4
1.4 - 1.5	Ben	October 21 Day 2
2.1-2.2, l. 170	Blake	October 25 Day 4
2.2, l. 171+	Ms. Hart	October 27 Day 2
3.1	Michael .B.	October 31 Day 4
3.2	Matthew	Novmber 2 Day 2
3.3-3.4	Mao	November 4 Day 4
4.1-4.4	Mackenzie	November 8 Day 2
4.5-4.6	Francis	November 10 Day 4
4.7	Ms. Hart	Novermber 21 Day 2
5.1	Michael .L.	November 23 Day 4
5.2	Ms. Hart

Oct. 17

- Come to class with a draft of your essay complete

- Peer Editing

Complete Essay for next class (October 19th)

Integrating Quoations into your essay:

Integrating-Quotations-into-Essay.pdf

Oct. 12

Intro to Hamlet (pdf)
Begin Reading the play and assign students to specific characters (doubling up on the smaller characters)
FILE: Hamlet Questions and assign students a scene(s) to prepare questions for discussion

Today: Act 1.1 (discuss the importance of the ghost dues ex machine, etc).

INTRODUCTION TO HAMLET:

hamlet[1].pdf

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

Hamlet Questions1.docx

ELEMENTS OF TRAGEDY:

TRAGEDY.doc

Oct. 10

Essay Writing

Work on Rough Draft of Essay

Bring a copy of Hamlet to our next class (Thursday October 13th)

Oct. 6