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Hot seat for the AK paper opens Wednesday, March 8, closes Tuesday, March 21 (appointments assigned) Paper due: Wednesday March 22 in class We need to do a full AP Literature practice test in March. Should we schedule a Saturday? Probably. Let's talk. Thursday 2 March: Introduction to Brideshead; Prologue (through p. 18) Friday 3 March: Book 1, Chapter 1 due Readings for the novel are nightly but not too long; feel free to read ahead in order to be able to balance multiple assignments in a reasonable way; annotating your book will enable you to read ahead and then to check back over the current reading to be sharp in class. You will need to use your planner in order to be able to pace out assignments so that you are successful. Monday 6 March: More activities with Book 1, Chapter 1 Tuesday 7 March: Book 1, Chapter 2 due Wednesday 8 March: Book 1, Chapter 3 due Thursday 9 March: Book 1, Chapter 4 due; Thomas Foster book distributed, due after return from Easter Break Friday 10 March: Small class, catch up Monday 13 March: Book 1, Chapter 5 due Tuesday 14 March: Book 2, Chapter 1 due Wednesday 15 March: Review of Brideshead so far: What's at stake, why is this novel important? Thursday 16 March: Book 2, Chapter 2 due; here is handout for class Friday 17 March: Workday for paper Monday 20 March: Book 2, Chapter 3 due Tuesday 21 March: Book 3, Chapter 1 due; here is handout for class; hot seat closes for AK Sourced Argument Wednesday 22 March: AK Sourced Argument due Gala hiatus Tuesday 28 March: In-class writing, Brideshead prose passage Wednesday 29 March: Book 3, Chapter 2 due Thursday 30 March: Book 3, Chapter 3 due Friday 31 March: No class; Maryland Day Festival Sunday 2 April: Meet for full-length practice AP Lit test Monday 3 April: Book 3, Chapter 4 due; here is 3.4 handout for class Tuesday 4 April: Book 3, Chapter 5 due Wednesday 5 April: Epilogue due; Culminating discussion Easter Break Remember that your assigned section of How to Read Literature Like a Professor is due upon our return from break. Here is the handout to help you plan your presentation. There will be a test on the presentations after they have been made. Monday 17 April: Epilogue of BR, returned AP sample tests Tuesday 18 April: No class; seniors skip school! Wednesday 19 April: Targeted MC discussion; extra practice and extra essays policy; AP book reports assigned; Foster presentations Thursday 20 April: Foster presentations Friday 21 April: No class; Jane Austen Day All remaining Foster presentations should be ready, with any materials uploaded for Monday. I will call on Tuesday people on Monday in the event of absences, so please be prepared. Because of lack of student preparation on the multiple choice, I've decided not to go over the questions in class. I am happy to answer questions in my office or during the afternoon review session. *************************************************** Pieces eligible for the mini-portfolio: 1. AK Comparative Translation 2. In-Class "The Dead" 3. Poetry Practice essay 4. BR Prose passage 5. Any essay from the sample test •To get credit, you must submit the old, graded version as well as the new revision. •In lieu of the reflective memo, submit one paragraph for each revised essay in which you discuss your changes, presumably from a combination of teacher comments, principles you have learned in class, closer reading of the prompt (complexity, on one hand, and/or literary techniques, on the other). **************************************************** Monday 24 April: More Foster presentations: Elif, Yahfyah, Benedetta, Lucia Tuesday 25 April: Yet more Foster presentations: Lilly, Ruthie; Book reports due and discussed (you should spend about 15 minutes completing each book report) Wednesday 26 April: Mini-portfolio due, 2 pieces; Brideshead in-class: Prose poetry, prose passage, or FRQ3-style. (Only prep is reviewing your book annotations and notes to make sure you have conversance with all elements) Thursday 27 April: MC practice in class (the MC event, 45 min) Friday 28 April: MC practice in class (the discussion) Monday 1 May: Poetry Review Tuesday 2 May: English AP Review: Lunch through 3:15pm Wednesday 3 May: senior non-AP exam, part 1 Thursday 4 May: AP Lit Party (dress as your favorite character, author, symbol, or text from anywhere in the English curriculum) Friday 5 May: Prom Monday 8 May: senior non-AP exam, part 2 Tuesday 9 May or Wednesday 10 May: no obligation for AP Literature Comments are closed.
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