AP English LIT
Wednesday, May 1st
No Bellringer. Notebook Collection--
3.Place a sticky note on the first page of your first bellringer for the quarter (March 18th) and have it sticking out of the notebook slightly.
Schedule—Notebook collection, partner practice—1993-2017 Question 3 prompts novel/play selection
Homework-- TOMORROW –After school review session
Monday, May 6th--Final exam; Completed AP novel #4 collected; AP Novel Review Log due Tuesday, May 7th--Animal Shelter supplies
Wednesday, May 8th arrive at 7:45 am— AP Lit EXAM
No Bellringer. Notebook Collection--
- Your name must be CLEARLY visible on the front or inside cover. No name=no points. Shake your notebook; make sure there are no loose papers. Get rid of the old sticky note.
3.Place a sticky note on the first page of your first bellringer for the quarter (March 18th) and have it sticking out of the notebook slightly.
- On the sticky note, write your name and circle the number of bellringers that you have. Don’t concern yourself with the number of bellringers you “should” have. Simply count & recount what’s there.
Schedule—Notebook collection, partner practice—1993-2017 Question 3 prompts novel/play selection
Homework-- TOMORROW –After school review session
Monday, May 6th--Final exam; Completed AP novel #4 collected; AP Novel Review Log due Tuesday, May 7th--Animal Shelter supplies
Wednesday, May 8th arrive at 7:45 am— AP Lit EXAM
Tuesday, April 30th
Bellringer-- A. Using the prose sample essay handout, read and evaluate the student’s strengths and weaknesses. In a TEXAS, defend what score you believe the AP graders assigned this essay.
Schedule— Bellringer, pair/share, Hamlet review (while other students are seeing another performance, as well): Kenneth Branagh version, AP Novel Review Log due Monday, May 6th
Homework-- TOMORROW Notebook collection
Thursday, May 2nd After school review session
Monday, May 6th--Final exam and completed AP novel #4 collected; AP Novel Review Log due
Tuesday, May 7th—Animal Shelter supplies
Wednesday, May 8th arrive at 7:45 am— AP Lit EXAM
Bellringer-- A. Using the prose sample essay handout, read and evaluate the student’s strengths and weaknesses. In a TEXAS, defend what score you believe the AP graders assigned this essay.
Schedule— Bellringer, pair/share, Hamlet review (while other students are seeing another performance, as well): Kenneth Branagh version, AP Novel Review Log due Monday, May 6th
Homework-- TOMORROW Notebook collection
Thursday, May 2nd After school review session
Monday, May 6th--Final exam and completed AP novel #4 collected; AP Novel Review Log due
Tuesday, May 7th—Animal Shelter supplies
Wednesday, May 8th arrive at 7:45 am— AP Lit EXAM
Monday, April 29th
Bellringer-- A. Using the sample essay (“London’s Summer Morning”), define what you believe the student did well and what could use improving. Provide specific pieces of evidence (quotes) from the text to support your response.
Schedule— Bellringer, homework check—essay sample annotations, pair/share, catch-up work and review (or AP novel work)
Homework-- Wednesday, May 1st Notebook collection
Thursday, May 2nd After school review session
Monday, May 6th--Final exam and completed AP novel #4 collected
Tuesday, May 7th Extra Credit Due—Animal Shelter supplies
Wednesday, May 8th arrive at 7:45 am— AP Lit EXAM
Bellringer-- A. Using the sample essay (“London’s Summer Morning”), define what you believe the student did well and what could use improving. Provide specific pieces of evidence (quotes) from the text to support your response.
Schedule— Bellringer, homework check—essay sample annotations, pair/share, catch-up work and review (or AP novel work)
Homework-- Wednesday, May 1st Notebook collection
Thursday, May 2nd After school review session
Monday, May 6th--Final exam and completed AP novel #4 collected
Tuesday, May 7th Extra Credit Due—Animal Shelter supplies
Wednesday, May 8th arrive at 7:45 am— AP Lit EXAM
Friday, April 26th
In-class essay
In-class essay
Thursday, April 25th
Bellringer-- A. Create a TEXAS for what you believe is the theme/implicit meaning of the sonnet you selected last night. You should have at least one quote from the poem as part of your response (X).
B. Select one connotative word choice from the poem. Then, address the following:
1. What word could Shakespeare have used instead of this word?
2. What emotional associations does this particular word hold?
3. How does this word contribute to the tone of the speaker?
4. How does this word contribute to the implicit meaning of the poem?
Schedule— Bellringer, pair/share, homework collection (note and quote corrections), Terms Test-assess/review, Shakespeare insult competition (finish—time permitting)
Homework-- Extra Credit Opportunities--Animal Shelter Supply Drive & Prom Crew
Tomorrow—Poetry essay prompt w/ sample essay “London’s Summer Morning”—annotate AT LEAST two per paragraph
Monday, May 6th--Final exam and completed AP novel #4 collected Wednesday, May 8th arrive at 7:45 am— AP Lit EXAM
Bellringer-- A. Create a TEXAS for what you believe is the theme/implicit meaning of the sonnet you selected last night. You should have at least one quote from the poem as part of your response (X).
B. Select one connotative word choice from the poem. Then, address the following:
1. What word could Shakespeare have used instead of this word?
2. What emotional associations does this particular word hold?
3. How does this word contribute to the tone of the speaker?
4. How does this word contribute to the implicit meaning of the poem?
Schedule— Bellringer, pair/share, homework collection (note and quote corrections), Terms Test-assess/review, Shakespeare insult competition (finish—time permitting)
Homework-- Extra Credit Opportunities--Animal Shelter Supply Drive & Prom Crew
Tomorrow—Poetry essay prompt w/ sample essay “London’s Summer Morning”—annotate AT LEAST two per paragraph
Monday, May 6th--Final exam and completed AP novel #4 collected Wednesday, May 8th arrive at 7:45 am— AP Lit EXAM
Wednesday, April 24th
Happy (maybe belated) birthday, Shakespeare!
Bellringer--A. Using the Shakespeare insults book being passed around, create the best insult you can and record it in your notebook.
B. What is your favorite Shakespeare play? Why? Consider its themes and characters in your response.
C. AP Exam pre-gridding (follow directions on front and back)
Schedule— Bellringer, pair/share, homework collection (note and quote corrections), Shakespeare insult competition (time permitting)
Homework--Tomorrow—choose a Shakespearean sonnet that you prefer/that we have not worked with in class—TPCASTT (print or hand-write the sonnet) Monday, May 6th--Final exam and completed AP novel #4 collected Wednesday, May 8th arrive at 7:45 am— AP Lit EXAM
Happy (maybe belated) birthday, Shakespeare!
Bellringer--A. Using the Shakespeare insults book being passed around, create the best insult you can and record it in your notebook.
B. What is your favorite Shakespeare play? Why? Consider its themes and characters in your response.
C. AP Exam pre-gridding (follow directions on front and back)
Schedule— Bellringer, pair/share, homework collection (note and quote corrections), Shakespeare insult competition (time permitting)
Homework--Tomorrow—choose a Shakespearean sonnet that you prefer/that we have not worked with in class—TPCASTT (print or hand-write the sonnet) Monday, May 6th--Final exam and completed AP novel #4 collected Wednesday, May 8th arrive at 7:45 am— AP Lit EXAM
Tuesday, April 23rd
Happy birthday, Shakespeare!
Schedule— TERMS TEST IX
Homework--Note and Quote Corrections for AP Multiple Choice Exam (returned), Monday, May 6th--Final exam and completed AP novel #4 collected Wednesday, May 8th arrive at 7:45 am— AP Lit EXAM
Happy birthday, Shakespeare!
Schedule— TERMS TEST IX
Homework--Note and Quote Corrections for AP Multiple Choice Exam (returned), Monday, May 6th--Final exam and completed AP novel #4 collected Wednesday, May 8th arrive at 7:45 am— AP Lit EXAM
Monday, April 22nd
Bellringer--A. Using your most recent terms set (IX), for each allusion, explain why an author might reference this well-known story in a contemporary work. What does each represent? Where have you seen or heard these allusions before (outside of the original text/event?
Homework—Tomorrow—Terms Test IX and mandatory prom meeting after school in auditorium, Monday, May 6th—Final exam, completed AP novel #4 collected, Wednesday, May 8th arrive at 7:45 am— AP Lit EXAM
Bellringer--A. Using your most recent terms set (IX), for each allusion, explain why an author might reference this well-known story in a contemporary work. What does each represent? Where have you seen or heard these allusions before (outside of the original text/event?
Homework—Tomorrow—Terms Test IX and mandatory prom meeting after school in auditorium, Monday, May 6th—Final exam, completed AP novel #4 collected, Wednesday, May 8th arrive at 7:45 am— AP Lit EXAM
Thursday, April 18th
AP Lit Multiple Choice exam
AP Lit Multiple Choice exam
Wednesday, April 17th
Bellringer--A. Discuss the play’s conflict between fate and free will. Does Faustus freely choose to sell his soul, or is he the victim of fate? Defend your answer in a TEXAS. Consider Mephistopheles’s reply when Faustus asks if his conjuring raised the devil:
“That was the cause but yet per accidens
For when we hear one rack the name of God,
Abjure the Scriptures and his savior Christ,
We fly in hope to get his glorious soul.
Nor will we come unless he use such means
Whereby he is in danger to be damned.”
B. Using your bellringer handout (“They Flee From Me” by Sir Thomas Wyatt), analyze the ways in which poem fits the characteristics of a rhyme royal (rime royale) and the ways in which it deviates from the form.
Schedule—Pick up graded novels, bellringer, pair/share, Faustus Question 3 partner essays peer review workshop
Homework—Tuesday, April 23rd— mandatory prom meeting after school in auditorium, Monday, May 6th—completed AP novel #4 collected
Wednesday, May 8th arrive at 7:45 am— AP Lit EXAM Woooooo!
Bellringer--A. Discuss the play’s conflict between fate and free will. Does Faustus freely choose to sell his soul, or is he the victim of fate? Defend your answer in a TEXAS. Consider Mephistopheles’s reply when Faustus asks if his conjuring raised the devil:
“That was the cause but yet per accidens
For when we hear one rack the name of God,
Abjure the Scriptures and his savior Christ,
We fly in hope to get his glorious soul.
Nor will we come unless he use such means
Whereby he is in danger to be damned.”
B. Using your bellringer handout (“They Flee From Me” by Sir Thomas Wyatt), analyze the ways in which poem fits the characteristics of a rhyme royal (rime royale) and the ways in which it deviates from the form.
Schedule—Pick up graded novels, bellringer, pair/share, Faustus Question 3 partner essays peer review workshop
Homework—Tuesday, April 23rd— mandatory prom meeting after school in auditorium, Monday, May 6th—completed AP novel #4 collected
Wednesday, May 8th arrive at 7:45 am— AP Lit EXAM Woooooo!
Tuesday, April 16th
Bellringer--A. Is Dr. Faustus a Christian allegory or morality play? Or is it an indictment of religion as an imprisonment of freedom? Consider the characteristics of morality plays and allegories, as well as man’s historical struggle between science and religion in the Renaissance. In a TEXAS, support your response with at least one specific quote from the play.
B. A frame story is also sometimes called a “frame tale” or “frame narrative.” What is the purpose of a frame story? How might the frame story structure impact our understanding of the theme, characters, and narration? What specific texts can you think of that employ this technique?
Schedule—Bellringer/partner essay work check (intro/outline), novel collection (period 7), pair/share, Faustus Question 3 partner essays workshop—essay due tomorrow
Homework—Tomorrow—Question 3 partner essay due—typed or hand-written, Tuesday, April 23rd— mandatory prom meeting after school in auditorium, Wednesday, May 8th arrive at 7:45 am— AP Lit EXAM Woooooo!
Bellringer--A. Is Dr. Faustus a Christian allegory or morality play? Or is it an indictment of religion as an imprisonment of freedom? Consider the characteristics of morality plays and allegories, as well as man’s historical struggle between science and religion in the Renaissance. In a TEXAS, support your response with at least one specific quote from the play.
B. A frame story is also sometimes called a “frame tale” or “frame narrative.” What is the purpose of a frame story? How might the frame story structure impact our understanding of the theme, characters, and narration? What specific texts can you think of that employ this technique?
Schedule—Bellringer/partner essay work check (intro/outline), novel collection (period 7), pair/share, Faustus Question 3 partner essays workshop—essay due tomorrow
Homework—Tomorrow—Question 3 partner essay due—typed or hand-written, Tuesday, April 23rd— mandatory prom meeting after school in auditorium, Wednesday, May 8th arrive at 7:45 am— AP Lit EXAM Woooooo!
Monday, April 15th
Bellringer--A. Is ambition a fatal flaw? Consider other ambitious protagonists of the Elizabethan period, such as Macbeth and Julius Caesar. How does this character trait fit into the humanist view of the period? Is Marlowe indicting ambition, warning against its dangers, or merely asking his audience to examine its complicated facets? Consider the allusions and tragedy formula in Faustus. In a TEXAS, support your response with at least one specific quote from the play.
B. What aspects of the play reflect verisimilitude? Why? What aspects require a suspension of disbelief? Why? Use specific scenes/quotes from Faustus for each literary term.
Schedule—Bellringer, novel collection, pair/share, Faustus Question 3 partner essays (full introduction and evidence outline only—due tomorrow)
Homework—Tomorrow—Q3 partner essay introduction and evidence outline, Tuesday, April 23rd— mandatory prom meeting after school in auditorium, Wednesday, May 8th at 7:45 am— AP Lit EXAM Woooooo!
Bellringer--A. Is ambition a fatal flaw? Consider other ambitious protagonists of the Elizabethan period, such as Macbeth and Julius Caesar. How does this character trait fit into the humanist view of the period? Is Marlowe indicting ambition, warning against its dangers, or merely asking his audience to examine its complicated facets? Consider the allusions and tragedy formula in Faustus. In a TEXAS, support your response with at least one specific quote from the play.
B. What aspects of the play reflect verisimilitude? Why? What aspects require a suspension of disbelief? Why? Use specific scenes/quotes from Faustus for each literary term.
Schedule—Bellringer, novel collection, pair/share, Faustus Question 3 partner essays (full introduction and evidence outline only—due tomorrow)
Homework—Tomorrow—Q3 partner essay introduction and evidence outline, Tuesday, April 23rd— mandatory prom meeting after school in auditorium, Wednesday, May 8th at 7:45 am— AP Lit EXAM Woooooo!
Friday, April 12th
Bellringer--A. In The Poetics, Aristotle defines a tragic hero as a character who occupies a high status or position and embodies nobility and virtue as part of his innate character. While great, the tragic hero is not perfect and is therefore able to appear sympathetic to mortal audiences. Due to this imperfection or flaw (hamartia), which is often pride or arrogance (hubris), the hero’s downfall is somewhat his own fault, the result of free will rather than fate. Prior to his end, the tragic hero experiences a sense of sorrow for his flaw and for the outcomes it has produced. Is Dr. Faustus a tragic hero? If not, which parts of the definition fit him and which do not? If he is not a tragic hero, how can he be classified? A heroic humanist? Can a man who sells his soul be considered a hero of any sort? Is he a villain? Explain your answer.
Schedule—Bellringer, pair/share, pair/share, Faustus theme posters (finish)
Homework— Monday, April 15th—Midpoint Q4 Novel check
Wednesday, May 8th at 7:45 am— AP Lit EXAM Woooooo!
Bellringer--A. In The Poetics, Aristotle defines a tragic hero as a character who occupies a high status or position and embodies nobility and virtue as part of his innate character. While great, the tragic hero is not perfect and is therefore able to appear sympathetic to mortal audiences. Due to this imperfection or flaw (hamartia), which is often pride or arrogance (hubris), the hero’s downfall is somewhat his own fault, the result of free will rather than fate. Prior to his end, the tragic hero experiences a sense of sorrow for his flaw and for the outcomes it has produced. Is Dr. Faustus a tragic hero? If not, which parts of the definition fit him and which do not? If he is not a tragic hero, how can he be classified? A heroic humanist? Can a man who sells his soul be considered a hero of any sort? Is he a villain? Explain your answer.
Schedule—Bellringer, pair/share, pair/share, Faustus theme posters (finish)
Homework— Monday, April 15th—Midpoint Q4 Novel check
Wednesday, May 8th at 7:45 am— AP Lit EXAM Woooooo!
Thursday, April 11th
Bellringer—A. Using your independent reading book, find an example for two of three types of imagery: olfactory, gustatory, kinesthetic. Analyze the effect of each.
B. Some critics believe the ending of the play is ambiguous and that Faustus’s final revelations lead him to heaven rather than accompany him to hell. Reread the last two scenes (I will pass back your scripts while you work on A). What evidence is provided to support each view? What is your interpretation?
Schedule—Bellringer/collect HW—literary criticism and AP exam corrections, pair/share, Faustus theme posters
Homework— Monday, April 15th—Midpoint Q4 Novel check
Wednesday, May 8th at 7:45 am— AP Lit EXAM Woooooo!
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Bellringer—A. Using your independent reading book, find an example for two of three types of imagery: olfactory, gustatory, kinesthetic. Analyze the effect of each.
B. Some critics believe the ending of the play is ambiguous and that Faustus’s final revelations lead him to heaven rather than accompany him to hell. Reread the last two scenes (I will pass back your scripts while you work on A). What evidence is provided to support each view? What is your interpretation?
Schedule—Bellringer/collect HW—literary criticism and AP exam corrections, pair/share, Faustus theme posters
Homework— Monday, April 15th—Midpoint Q4 Novel check
Wednesday, May 8th at 7:45 am— AP Lit EXAM Woooooo!
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Friday, March 29th
Multiple Choice Test results returned, Timed Prose Essay- The Beet Queen
Homework—Mon, 4/8— Literary Criticism for Semester Two and note & quote test corrections due
Mon, 4/15—Midpoint Q4 Novel check
Wed, 5/8 at 7:45 am— AP Lit EXAM
Multiple Choice Test results returned, Timed Prose Essay- The Beet Queen
Homework—Mon, 4/8— Literary Criticism for Semester Two and note & quote test corrections due
Mon, 4/15—Midpoint Q4 Novel check
Wed, 5/8 at 7:45 am— AP Lit EXAM
Thursday, March 28th
AP Multiple Choice Practice Exam
Homework—Monday, April 8th— Literary Criticism for Semester Two due
Monday, April 15th—Midpoint Q4 Novel check
Wednesday, May 8th at 7:45 am— AP Lit EXAM
AP Multiple Choice Practice Exam
Homework—Monday, April 8th— Literary Criticism for Semester Two due
Monday, April 15th—Midpoint Q4 Novel check
Wednesday, May 8th at 7:45 am— AP Lit EXAM
Wednesday, March 27th
Bellringer—Using your local color/regionalism cheat sheet, EXPLAIN how the passage from “Dancin’” demonstrates this literary term. Provide specific quotes from the short story excerpt as well as specific details from the cheat sheet.
B. What is the role of the clown(s) in Dr. Faustus? Discuss the purpose of the comic relief scenes. Is it more than comic relief? Name all the characters that play the role of fool. Is Faustus himself a fool? Form your response in a TEXAS with at least one quote.
C. Using the Beet Queen sample essay, explain one thing the student did well (that you will try) and one thing the student did that you would improve.
Schedule—Bellringer, pair/share w/theme statement (comic relief and include TAG), review, collect homework (and script period 7), Faustus ending
Homework—Monday, April 8th— Literary Criticism for Semester Two due
Monday, April 15th—Midpoint Q4 Novel check
Wednesday, May 8th at 7:45 am— AP Lit EXAM
Bellringer—Using your local color/regionalism cheat sheet, EXPLAIN how the passage from “Dancin’” demonstrates this literary term. Provide specific quotes from the short story excerpt as well as specific details from the cheat sheet.
B. What is the role of the clown(s) in Dr. Faustus? Discuss the purpose of the comic relief scenes. Is it more than comic relief? Name all the characters that play the role of fool. Is Faustus himself a fool? Form your response in a TEXAS with at least one quote.
C. Using the Beet Queen sample essay, explain one thing the student did well (that you will try) and one thing the student did that you would improve.
Schedule—Bellringer, pair/share w/theme statement (comic relief and include TAG), review, collect homework (and script period 7), Faustus ending
Homework—Monday, April 8th— Literary Criticism for Semester Two due
Monday, April 15th—Midpoint Q4 Novel check
Wednesday, May 8th at 7:45 am— AP Lit EXAM
Tuesday, March 26th
Bellringer—Identify the most applicable term(s) using the excerpt from “Inferno” by Dante Alighieri (The Divine Comedy). EXPLAIN.
B. Marlowe explores the concept of appearance versus reality in Dr. Faustus. Trace this motif throughout the play. What seems real at first but ends up being only an illusion? Consider the illusions Faustus conjures (antlers on Benvolio’s head and the Carter’s hay, for example) but also consider the illusions performed for Faustus himself. Was the reward Mephistopheles promised in exchange for Faustus’s soul “real?” Was it worth the price? Form your response in a TEXAS with at least one quote.
Schedule—Bellringer, pair/share, review, graded discussion, collect Faustus scripts
Homework—From Beet Queen sample essay—annotate per paragraph and include improvements for revision,
April 15th—Midpoint Q4 Novel check,
AP EXAM: Wednesday, May 8th at 7:45 am
Bellringer—Identify the most applicable term(s) using the excerpt from “Inferno” by Dante Alighieri (The Divine Comedy). EXPLAIN.
B. Marlowe explores the concept of appearance versus reality in Dr. Faustus. Trace this motif throughout the play. What seems real at first but ends up being only an illusion? Consider the illusions Faustus conjures (antlers on Benvolio’s head and the Carter’s hay, for example) but also consider the illusions performed for Faustus himself. Was the reward Mephistopheles promised in exchange for Faustus’s soul “real?” Was it worth the price? Form your response in a TEXAS with at least one quote.
Schedule—Bellringer, pair/share, review, graded discussion, collect Faustus scripts
Homework—From Beet Queen sample essay—annotate per paragraph and include improvements for revision,
April 15th—Midpoint Q4 Novel check,
AP EXAM: Wednesday, May 8th at 7:45 am
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Monday, March 25th
Bellringer— A. Using your most recent terms chart (set IX), identify the most applicable terms using the excerpt from “Sympathy” by Emma Lazarus (handout).
B. Take out your Foster How to Read Literature Like a Professor Cheat Sheet. Using what we’ve read in Faustus so far, make a connection to one of the literary guideposts. Form your response in a TEXAS.
Schedule—Bellringer, pair/share, review, Christopher Marlowe’s Faustus
Homework--Christopher Marlowe’s Faustus —2 annotations per page XVI through the Epilogue (finish), AP EXAM: Wednesday, May 8th at 7:45 am
Bellringer— A. Using your most recent terms chart (set IX), identify the most applicable terms using the excerpt from “Sympathy” by Emma Lazarus (handout).
B. Take out your Foster How to Read Literature Like a Professor Cheat Sheet. Using what we’ve read in Faustus so far, make a connection to one of the literary guideposts. Form your response in a TEXAS.
Schedule—Bellringer, pair/share, review, Christopher Marlowe’s Faustus
Homework--Christopher Marlowe’s Faustus —2 annotations per page XVI through the Epilogue (finish), AP EXAM: Wednesday, May 8th at 7:45 am
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Wednesday, March 20th
Bellringer— (none—performance viewing)
Schedule—Christopher Marlowe’s Faustus Globe Theater Performance
Homework Christopher Marlowe’s Faustus —2 annotations per page through Scenes VIII through XII (stop before XIII)
Bellringer— (none—performance viewing)
Schedule—Christopher Marlowe’s Faustus Globe Theater Performance
Homework Christopher Marlowe’s Faustus —2 annotations per page through Scenes VIII through XII (stop before XIII)
Tuesday, March 19th
Bellringer--A. Using your newest literary terms chart, identify the most applicable term for the poem below. Explain:
“Joshua Tree”
hair spiked,
a crooked stance
in the hot desert sun -
dust in his face, he limps towards
the blue
--Deborah Kolodji
B. Discuss the significance of Mephistopheles’s explanation for Lucifer’s fall. Support your response with a quote from the text.
C. In scene V, why isn’t Mephistopheles able to provide Faustus with a wife? Why is this limitation significant? Provide a quote to support your response.
Schedule--Bellringer, pair/share, discussion and review, Christopher Marlowe’s Faustus Globe Theater Performance and discussion
Homework Christopher Marlowe’s Faustus —2 annotations per page through Scene VII (up to Scene VIII)
Bellringer--A. Using your newest literary terms chart, identify the most applicable term for the poem below. Explain:
“Joshua Tree”
hair spiked,
a crooked stance
in the hot desert sun -
dust in his face, he limps towards
the blue
--Deborah Kolodji
B. Discuss the significance of Mephistopheles’s explanation for Lucifer’s fall. Support your response with a quote from the text.
C. In scene V, why isn’t Mephistopheles able to provide Faustus with a wife? Why is this limitation significant? Provide a quote to support your response.
Schedule--Bellringer, pair/share, discussion and review, Christopher Marlowe’s Faustus Globe Theater Performance and discussion
Homework Christopher Marlowe’s Faustus —2 annotations per page through Scene VII (up to Scene VIII)
Monday, March 18th
Bellringer--A. Grab your essay folder from Friday (from Lucy by Jamaica Kincaid). Reread your essay. What went well? With which aspects did you struggle? In your response, comment specifically on your use of evidence, analysis, length, and organization.
B. Using your newest literary terms chart, decide which term is most applicable after viewing the clip from The Wizard of Oz. Be sure to support your response.
C. Expand one of your inference-based annotations from Faustus into a complete sentence. Support your inference with a quote from the text.
Schedule--Bellringer, pair/share, discussion and review, Christopher Marlowe’s Faustus Globe Theater Performance and discussion
Homework--Christopher Marlowe’s Faustus —2 annotations per page through Scene V (up to Scene VI)
Bellringer--A. Grab your essay folder from Friday (from Lucy by Jamaica Kincaid). Reread your essay. What went well? With which aspects did you struggle? In your response, comment specifically on your use of evidence, analysis, length, and organization.
B. Using your newest literary terms chart, decide which term is most applicable after viewing the clip from The Wizard of Oz. Be sure to support your response.
C. Expand one of your inference-based annotations from Faustus into a complete sentence. Support your inference with a quote from the text.
Schedule--Bellringer, pair/share, discussion and review, Christopher Marlowe’s Faustus Globe Theater Performance and discussion
Homework--Christopher Marlowe’s Faustus —2 annotations per page through Scene V (up to Scene VI)
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Friday, March 8th
Quarter 3 AP Novels-collected
Student Loan/Financial Aid Tutorial
Notebooks returned
Quarter 3 AP Novels-collected
Student Loan/Financial Aid Tutorial
Notebooks returned
Friday, March 8th
Quarter 3 Notebooks-collected
Question 1 Poetry Portfolio Revisited-collected
Prose Essay Revisited #1 from Middlemarch by George Eliot
Quarter 3 Notebooks-collected
Question 1 Poetry Portfolio Revisited-collected
Prose Essay Revisited #1 from Middlemarch by George Eliot
Thursday, March 7th
Bellringer--Using your context notes sheet, write about:
*something you learned *something you already knew
*something you found interesting/surprising
B. Given anything your heart desires, list the top five requests you’d make. Put these in order from most to least important.
Schedule--Bellringer/notes sheet collection, pair/share, Faustus
Homework—Poetry Portfolio #2 due tomorrow, notebooks due tomorrow, Faustus Prologue, Scene I, and Scene II—two annotations per page due Monday, Q3 novel collected Monday
Bellringer--Using your context notes sheet, write about:
*something you learned *something you already knew
*something you found interesting/surprising
B. Given anything your heart desires, list the top five requests you’d make. Put these in order from most to least important.
Schedule--Bellringer/notes sheet collection, pair/share, Faustus
Homework—Poetry Portfolio #2 due tomorrow, notebooks due tomorrow, Faustus Prologue, Scene I, and Scene II—two annotations per page due Monday, Q3 novel collected Monday
Wednesday, March 6th
Bellringer--none—we will finish our context groups right away)
Schedule--Faustus background/context sharing with notes
organizer (handout); Faustus artwork
Homework—Notes sheet filled in for tomorrow, Poetry Portfolio #2 due Friday, Q3 novel collected Monday
Bellringer--none—we will finish our context groups right away)
Schedule--Faustus background/context sharing with notes
organizer (handout); Faustus artwork
Homework—Notes sheet filled in for tomorrow, Poetry Portfolio #2 due Friday, Q3 novel collected Monday
Tuesday, March 5th
Bellringer--Grab your (“XIV”) essay from Friday. What went well? What
did you try to do differently? How did you apply what you observed from the 8 and 9 scoring essays last week? Be specific and pull evidence from your essay to support your assertion.
B. Take out your condensed Foster/How to Read Literature cheat sheet. Using your independent reading novel for quarter 3, connect one of the guideposts/archetypes to your novel. Use a quote from your novel as well as a specific quote from your cheat sheet. Analyze the connection.
Schedule-- Bellringer/collect corrections,
pair/share w/ peer review, Faustus background/
context sharing with notes organizer (handout)
Homework Q3 novel finish by March 11th, Poetry Portfolio #2
due Friday (handout)
Bellringer--Grab your (“XIV”) essay from Friday. What went well? What
did you try to do differently? How did you apply what you observed from the 8 and 9 scoring essays last week? Be specific and pull evidence from your essay to support your assertion.
B. Take out your condensed Foster/How to Read Literature cheat sheet. Using your independent reading novel for quarter 3, connect one of the guideposts/archetypes to your novel. Use a quote from your novel as well as a specific quote from your cheat sheet. Analyze the connection.
Schedule-- Bellringer/collect corrections,
pair/share w/ peer review, Faustus background/
context sharing with notes organizer (handout)
Homework Q3 novel finish by March 11th, Poetry Portfolio #2
due Friday (handout)
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poetry_portfolio_2_reflection_questions.docx |
Friday, March 1st
Poetry (Revisited) Analysis Essay #3: "XIV"
HW: Corrections and Faustus context groups
Poetry (Revisited) Analysis Essay #3: "XIV"
HW: Corrections and Faustus context groups
Thursday, February 28th
- 2015 AP Lit Multiple Choice Exam
- Checked poems from HW ("Flower," "Fair Singer," and "January"
Wednesday, February 27th
Bellringer—A. Choose one of the specific takeaways/strategies that you discussed in your one-page write-up of the 8/9 scoring essays. Briefly elaborate on how you will implement this takeaway when you write your next essay on Friday.
B. Take out your condensed Foster How to Read Literature Guideposts cheat sheet. After viewing the clip from Boyhood, connect what you see to one of the literary guideposts. Explain (and include the guidepost’s thematic importance).
Schedule—Bellringer/HW collection (8/9 write-up), Terms Test VIII scoring/review, Faustus context groups assigned
Homework --TPCASTT poems—“Flower,” “Fair Singer,” and “January” due tomorrow, Q4 novel due in class Friday, Faustus context sharing due Monday, Q3 novel finish by March 11th
Bellringer—A. Choose one of the specific takeaways/strategies that you discussed in your one-page write-up of the 8/9 scoring essays. Briefly elaborate on how you will implement this takeaway when you write your next essay on Friday.
B. Take out your condensed Foster How to Read Literature Guideposts cheat sheet. After viewing the clip from Boyhood, connect what you see to one of the literary guideposts. Explain (and include the guidepost’s thematic importance).
Schedule—Bellringer/HW collection (8/9 write-up), Terms Test VIII scoring/review, Faustus context groups assigned
Homework --TPCASTT poems—“Flower,” “Fair Singer,” and “January” due tomorrow, Q4 novel due in class Friday, Faustus context sharing due Monday, Q3 novel finish by March 11th
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poem_trilogy_2015_same_flower_fair_singer_and_january_dandelion.docx |
Tuesday, February 26th
Bellringer—A. Grab your portfolio and reread your “Plants” poetry essay. Based on the scoring rubric and the samples in your packet last night, score your own essay. In a TEXAS, defend your assessment.
Schedule—Bellringer/HW check (packet annotations), scoring assessment groups/competition for “Plants” essay
Homework —Compare/Contrast reflection page for the 8 & 9 scoring essays—strengths of the 8 & 9 essays with future application to your own essay (with specific quotes/details from both the sample essays and your own essay), Q4 novel due in class Friday, Q3 novel finish by March 11th
Bellringer—A. Grab your portfolio and reread your “Plants” poetry essay. Based on the scoring rubric and the samples in your packet last night, score your own essay. In a TEXAS, defend your assessment.
Schedule—Bellringer/HW check (packet annotations), scoring assessment groups/competition for “Plants” essay
Homework —Compare/Contrast reflection page for the 8 & 9 scoring essays—strengths of the 8 & 9 essays with future application to your own essay (with specific quotes/details from both the sample essays and your own essay), Q4 novel due in class Friday, Q3 novel finish by March 11th
Monday, February 25th
Bellringer—A. Imagine you are analyzing your poem (that you created for homework) on the AP exam. Create an introduction for the essay you would write:
B. Make sure the terms you applied in your poem are clearly labeled.
Schedule—Bellringer, pair/share, collect poems, pass out Q4 novel annotation guidelines/bookmark, Terms Test VIII
Homework —“Plants” essay packet annotations per paragraph (score in notebook), Q4 novel due in class Friday, Q3 novel finish by March 11th
Bellringer—A. Imagine you are analyzing your poem (that you created for homework) on the AP exam. Create an introduction for the essay you would write:
- Attention grabber
- The poem, (“Title of Poem”) by (Author=Your Name!) describes (literal/explicit subject)
- The speaker adopts a (tone) tone to convey the idea that (implicit meaning/theme).
B. Make sure the terms you applied in your poem are clearly labeled.
Schedule—Bellringer, pair/share, collect poems, pass out Q4 novel annotation guidelines/bookmark, Terms Test VIII
Homework —“Plants” essay packet annotations per paragraph (score in notebook), Q4 novel due in class Friday, Q3 novel finish by March 11th
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Friday, February 22nd
Timed Poetry Essay (Revisited) #2- "Plants"
Timed Poetry Essay (Revisited) #2- "Plants"
Thursday, February 21st
Bellringer—A. Using the excerpt below, identify the most applicable term from Set VIII. Explain:
In a solitude of the sea
Deep from human vanity,
And the Pride of Life that planned her, stilly couches she.
—from “The Convergence of the Twain” by Thomas Hardy
B. Using your handout (see attachment below) on the function of the chorus, annotate the reading directly on the text. In your notebook, write a brief summary of what you learned.
C. Aside or soliloquy? Explain. Clip from Othello at 40:31.
Schedule—Bellringer, pair/share and discuss, peer review rounds of Poetry Essay Revisited #1 “Black Walnut Tree”
Homework —Terms Test VIII on Monday, Poem creation (handout)—due Monday, Q4 novel due in class March 1st, Q3 novel finish by March 11th
Bellringer—A. Using the excerpt below, identify the most applicable term from Set VIII. Explain:
In a solitude of the sea
Deep from human vanity,
And the Pride of Life that planned her, stilly couches she.
—from “The Convergence of the Twain” by Thomas Hardy
B. Using your handout (see attachment below) on the function of the chorus, annotate the reading directly on the text. In your notebook, write a brief summary of what you learned.
C. Aside or soliloquy? Explain. Clip from Othello at 40:31.
Schedule—Bellringer, pair/share and discuss, peer review rounds of Poetry Essay Revisited #1 “Black Walnut Tree”
Homework —Terms Test VIII on Monday, Poem creation (handout)—due Monday, Q4 novel due in class March 1st, Q3 novel finish by March 11th
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Wednesday, February 20th
Bellringer—A. Using the excerpt below, identify the most applicable term from Set VII. Explain:
Clock strikes
BRUTUS: Peace! Count the clock.
CASSIUS: The clock hath stricken three.
TREBONIUS: ‘Tis time to part.
(Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare)
B. Take out your condensed Foster How to Read Literature Guideposts cheat sheet. After viewing the clip from V for Vendetta (start at 2:04 and play until the end), connect what you see to one of the literary guideposts. Explain (and include the guidepost’s thematic importance).
Schedule—Bellringer/collect Foster passage notecard, pair/share and discuss, nontraditional poetry examples: “Red Wheelbarrow,” Taniguchi, spoken word
Homework —Poem creation (handout)—due Monday, Q3 novel finish by March 11th, Q4 novel due in class March 1st
Bellringer—A. Using the excerpt below, identify the most applicable term from Set VII. Explain:
Clock strikes
BRUTUS: Peace! Count the clock.
CASSIUS: The clock hath stricken three.
TREBONIUS: ‘Tis time to part.
(Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare)
B. Take out your condensed Foster How to Read Literature Guideposts cheat sheet. After viewing the clip from V for Vendetta (start at 2:04 and play until the end), connect what you see to one of the literary guideposts. Explain (and include the guidepost’s thematic importance).
Schedule—Bellringer/collect Foster passage notecard, pair/share and discuss, nontraditional poetry examples: “Red Wheelbarrow,” Taniguchi, spoken word
Homework —Poem creation (handout)—due Monday, Q3 novel finish by March 11th, Q4 novel due in class March 1st
Friday, February 15th
Bellringer—(None) Q1 Poetry Essay Revisited- Essay #1 "Black Walnut Tree"
Homework—Note and quote explanations for items missed on the 2016 exam (correct answer is in parentheses),
Q3 independent reading novel notecard:
Passage paragraph from the text on one side; specific connection to Foster with detailed explanation on the other side (use Foster summary handout)
Bellringer—(None) Q1 Poetry Essay Revisited- Essay #1 "Black Walnut Tree"
Homework—Note and quote explanations for items missed on the 2016 exam (correct answer is in parentheses),
Q3 independent reading novel notecard:
Passage paragraph from the text on one side; specific connection to Foster with detailed explanation on the other side (use Foster summary handout)
Thursday, February 14th
Bellringer—(None) 2016 AP Multiple Choice Practice Exam
Passage paragraph from the text on one side; specific connection to Foster with detailed explanation on the other side (use Foster summary handout)
Bellringer—(None) 2016 AP Multiple Choice Practice Exam
- Portfolio collected
- Poems collected ("North," "Lonely," and "Triple")
Passage paragraph from the text on one side; specific connection to Foster with detailed explanation on the other side (use Foster summary handout)
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literary_analysis_guideposts_kane_foster.docx |
Wednesday, February 13th
Bellringer—Using the template below, create an introduction paragraph for “The Road Not Taken.” Be sure to include the subversive nature of the poem.
Schedule--Bellringer/check Term Chart VIII, pass out Literary Analysis Guideposts (Foster Cheat Sheet) pair/share, “The Road Not Taken” graded discussion
Homework --
Bellringer—Using the template below, create an introduction paragraph for “The Road Not Taken.” Be sure to include the subversive nature of the poem.
- Attention grabber
- The poem, (“Title of Poem”) by (Author) describes (literal/explicit subject).
- The speaker adopts a (tone) tone to convey the idea that (implicit meaning/theme).
Schedule--Bellringer/check Term Chart VIII, pass out Literary Analysis Guideposts (Foster Cheat Sheet) pair/share, “The Road Not Taken” graded discussion
Homework --
- 3 Poems for TPCASTT (P-annotation): “North,” “Lonely,” and “Triple”
- Open novel/play portfolio due tomorrow
- Q4 novel due in class March 1st—previous AP-quality text
- Q3 independent reading novel finished by March 11th
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Tuesday, February 12th
Bellringer--A. Using your poem handout (from “The Female Vagrant” by Wordsworth) scan the meter and determine which of the three sonnets is most applicable. Explain.
B. Which lines are end-stopped and which are enjambed?
Schedule--Bellringer/check Term Chart VIII, pair/share, “The Road” poem introduction (widely misread/subversive), close reading walk-through
Homework —Open Novel/Play Reflection & Portfolio due Thursday, "The Road" questions and annotations, Q3 independent reading novel finished by March 11th, Q4 novel due in class March 1st—An AP text you’ve already studied at PMSA
bellringer and homework poems:
Bellringer--A. Using your poem handout (from “The Female Vagrant” by Wordsworth) scan the meter and determine which of the three sonnets is most applicable. Explain.
B. Which lines are end-stopped and which are enjambed?
Schedule--Bellringer/check Term Chart VIII, pair/share, “The Road” poem introduction (widely misread/subversive), close reading walk-through
Homework —Open Novel/Play Reflection & Portfolio due Thursday, "The Road" questions and annotations, Q3 independent reading novel finished by March 11th, Q4 novel due in class March 1st—An AP text you’ve already studied at PMSA
bellringer and homework poems:
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Monday, February 11th
Bellringer—A. Take out your most recent essay (“Mysterious Origins”) and the corresponding directions/checklist. What went well? What do you need to improve? Give your essay a score (1-9) and defend your assertion. Use the “Intentional Deception” scoring packet (actual scores—A=9, D=8, for example) as a reference for comparison.
Schedule--Bellringer/collect 2017 test corrections, pair/share w/ peer review, Term Set VIII (list attached below)
Homework —Term Set VIII chart, Q3 independent reading novel finished by March 11th, Q4 novel due in class March 1st—An AP text you’ve already studied at PMSA
Terms and Q4 AP novel list:
Bellringer—A. Take out your most recent essay (“Mysterious Origins”) and the corresponding directions/checklist. What went well? What do you need to improve? Give your essay a score (1-9) and defend your assertion. Use the “Intentional Deception” scoring packet (actual scores—A=9, D=8, for example) as a reference for comparison.
Schedule--Bellringer/collect 2017 test corrections, pair/share w/ peer review, Term Set VIII (list attached below)
Homework —Term Set VIII chart, Q3 independent reading novel finished by March 11th, Q4 novel due in class March 1st—An AP text you’ve already studied at PMSA
Terms and Q4 AP novel list:
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Friday, February 8th
Q3 Open Novel/Play Essay #5: "Mysterious Origins"
2017 AP Multiple Choice Exam returned: note and quote corrections for missed items due Monday (explanation for why the correct answer is valid...not why you missed it)
Q3 Open Novel/Play Essay #5: "Mysterious Origins"
2017 AP Multiple Choice Exam returned: note and quote corrections for missed items due Monday (explanation for why the correct answer is valid...not why you missed it)
Thursday, February 7th
Bellringer--(NONE) Follow the steps below.
1. Review your returned prose essay portfolio grade/comments. Remove and recycle (purple bag) EVERYTHING EXCEPT:Your best essay
Tone bank
Q2 Prose/Diction Analysis Guide
2. Return prose essay portfolio to the small table by the lamp.
3. Take out your TPCASTT poems from last night to be collected.
4. Take out all term charts to use during the timed multiple choice AP Lit exam from 2017. 5. Begin your test! Do not leave anything blank.
Bellringer--(NONE) Follow the steps below.
1. Review your returned prose essay portfolio grade/comments. Remove and recycle (purple bag) EVERYTHING EXCEPT:Your best essay
Tone bank
Q2 Prose/Diction Analysis Guide
2. Return prose essay portfolio to the small table by the lamp.
3. Take out your TPCASTT poems from last night to be collected.
4. Take out all term charts to use during the timed multiple choice AP Lit exam from 2017. 5. Begin your test! Do not leave anything blank.
Wednesday, February 6th
Bellringer—A. Take out your sample Gatsby/intentional deception essay packet. Select an essay that you believed scored an 8 or 9. What did they do exceptionally well? What could still be improved? Provide at least one quote from the essay in each response.
B. Select one essay that you believe scored in the 3-5 range. What would this student need to do to get into the 6-8 range? Provide specific suggested revisions to support your response.
Schedule--Bellringer/sample essay check, pair/share, sample scoring competition, and scoring notes
Homework —AP Independent Reading Novel #3 annotations, update scores and scoring notes, TPCASTT and term application poem set: “November Cotton Flower,” “The Forerunners,” and “The Female Philosopher”
Bellringer—A. Take out your sample Gatsby/intentional deception essay packet. Select an essay that you believed scored an 8 or 9. What did they do exceptionally well? What could still be improved? Provide at least one quote from the essay in each response.
B. Select one essay that you believe scored in the 3-5 range. What would this student need to do to get into the 6-8 range? Provide specific suggested revisions to support your response.
Schedule--Bellringer/sample essay check, pair/share, sample scoring competition, and scoring notes
Homework —AP Independent Reading Novel #3 annotations, update scores and scoring notes, TPCASTT and term application poem set: “November Cotton Flower,” “The Forerunners,” and “The Female Philosopher”
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november_cotton_flower.docx |
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the_forerunners.docx |
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the_female_philosopher.docx |
Tuesday, February 5th
Bellringer—A, Compare and contrast your original essay introduction to the revised introduction you did last night. What changes did you make? How do these changes improve your introduction? How might these changes improve your essay as a whole?
B. Pick up an essay sample packet and begin scanning the samples (all Gatsby in response to the Intentional Deception) prompt. Record an overall impression for each essay.
Schedule--Bellringer/essay intro check, pair/share, sample essay discussion groups and scoring competition
Homework —AP Independent Reading Novel #3 annotations, annotation notes for each sample essay (per paragraph)
Bellringer—A, Compare and contrast your original essay introduction to the revised introduction you did last night. What changes did you make? How do these changes improve your introduction? How might these changes improve your essay as a whole?
B. Pick up an essay sample packet and begin scanning the samples (all Gatsby in response to the Intentional Deception) prompt. Record an overall impression for each essay.
Schedule--Bellringer/essay intro check, pair/share, sample essay discussion groups and scoring competition
Homework —AP Independent Reading Novel #3 annotations, annotation notes for each sample essay (per paragraph)