AP Literature homework
Wed, 31 Jan: Read Part I, The Secret Sharer by Conrad. Quiz on Part I - Thurs. Get your own copy of Thomas Hardy's Tess of the D'Urbervilles if you want to annotate (CCA only has limited copies, so it would help if a few of you obtain your own Tess).
Thurs, 1 Feb: Read Part II, The Secret Sharer.
Fri, 2 Feb: Email me your SSR title(s).
Mon, 5 Feb: Carefully read Chapters I-VI, Tess of the D'Urbervilles.
Tues, 6 Feb: Read Chapters VII-XI, Tess of the D'Urbervilles.
Wed, 7 Feb: Read Chapters XII-XV. Begin your Dialectical Journal. SSR - in class on Monday.
Thurs, 8 Feb: Read Chapters XVI-XXII, Tess of the D'Urbervilles.
Fri, 9 Feb: Complete two Dialectical Journal entries. SSR - in class on Monday.
Mon, 12 Feb: Read Chapters XXIII-XXVII, Tess. Quiz on Ch. XVII-XXIV on Tues. Look up vocab.
Tues, 13 Feb: Read Chapters XXV-XXX, Tess.
Wed, 14 Feb: Read Chapters XXXI-XXXIV, Tess. Vocab quiz - Thurs.
Thurs, 15 Feb: Read Chapters XXXV-XXXIX, Tess.
Tues, 20 Feb: Read Chapters XL-XLIV, Tess of the D'Urbervilles. Look up vocab. Five Dialectical Journal entries.
Wed, 21 Feb: Complete five Dialectical Journal entries. In-class check for points on Friday for at least six entries.
Thurs, 22 Feb: Vocab quiz - Fri. SSR - Fri. Six Dialectical Journal entries - due Fri. Read Chapters XLV-XLIX of Tess for Friday.
Fri, 23 Fri: Dialectical Journal.
Mon, 26 Feb: Read Chapters L-LIV, Tess. Look up vocab.
Tues, 27 Feb: Read the rest of Tess.
Wed, 28 Feb: Dialectical Journal (typed, on paper, 12 entries) - due Friday.
Thurs, 1 Mar: SSR - Fri. Dialectical Journal - Friday.
Mon, 5 Mar: Look up vocab. Do your own TPS-FASTT for Hardy's "The Darkling Thrush."
Tues, 6 Mar: Read Frankenstein, Letters and Ch I-VI.
Wed, 7 Mar: Read Ch. VII-XII, Frankenstein.
Thurs, 8 Mar: Read Chapters XII-XVIII, Frankenstein.
Fri, 9 Mar: SSR.
Mon, 12 Mar: Look up vocab. Read Chapters XIX-XXI, Frankenstein.
Tues, 13 Mar: Read ALL of Frankenstein.
Wed, 14 Mar: Fill out Romanticism handout.
Thurs, 15 Mar: Vocab quiz - Fri.
Fri, 16 Mar: SSR.
Mon, 19 Mar: Look up vocab. Response: How is "Ozymandias" a Romantic poem?
Tues, 20 Mar: Thesis statements - Wed. Read SSR.
Wed, 21 Mar: Bring Frankenstein to class on Thurs. Bring SSR also.
Thurs, 22 Mar: Vocab quiz - Fri.
Fri, 23 Mar: SSR on Mon. Complete Prickly Pete.
Mon, 26 Mar: Look up vocab.
Tues, 27 Mar: Read "Notes on Frankenstein." Cross-fertilize "The Lady of Shallot."
Wed, 28 Mar: SSR. Art pieces due Thurs.
Thurs, 29 Mar: Vocab quiz - Fri. SSR - Fri.
Mon, 2 Apr: Look up vocab. Read Act I, Julius Caesar. Do Act I Questions.
Tues, 3 Apr: Read Act II, Julius Caesar.
Wed, 4 Apr: SSR Exam - Thurs. Read Act III, Julius Caesar.
Fri, 6 Apr: Over Break, review Act III, Julius Caesar, which we will go over extensively. Also, get SSR2.
Mon, 16 Apr: Look up vocab. Reread Act III, Julius Caesar. Memorize tombstone.
Tues, 17 Apr: Read Act V, Julius Caesar. Mark Antony paragraph - due Wed. Recite Shakespeare's tombstone to me.
Wed, 18 Apr: Read Act V, Julius Caesar. Tombstone.
Thurs, 19 Apr: Get SSR2 for Monday. Vocab quiz - Fri.
Fri, 20 Apr: SSR2 - Monday.
Mon, 23 Apr: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SHAKESPEARE! Look up vocab. Conventions Quotes - due Tues. Pic - Outside of Shakespeare's house, Stratford-upon-Avon, England.
Tues, 24 Apr: SSR2.
Wed, 25 Apr: Sonnet - Due Thurs.
Thurs, 26 Apr: Vocab quiz - Fri. SSR.
Mon, 30 Apr: Look up vocab. Analyze Andrew Marvell's "To His Coy Mistress."
Tues, 1 May: Read Chapters I-IV, The Sun Also Rises.
Wed, 2 May: Read Chapters V-VII, The Sun Also Rises.
Thurs, 3 May: Read Chapters VIII-X, The Sun Also Rises. Vocab quiz - Friday. SSR - Friday.
Tues, 8 May: Read Chapters XI-XVI, The Sun Also Rises.
Fri, 11 May: Read Chapters XVII-XVIII, The Sun Also Rises.
Mon, 14 May: Look up vocab. Lost Hemingway scene - due Friday. Read ALL of The Sun Also Rises.
Mon, 21 May: #1 - Look up vocab - will be on the board on Tues as well. Words: celerity, olfactory, ascetic, emulate, ancillary, leery, perfunctory, erudite, akimbo, ingenuous. #2 - Read SSR and bring it to class every day this week. #3 - Bring The Handmaid's Tale every day as well. #4 - On Tues, get into your groups of 3 or 4 and prepare for your SAR presentation. There are extra copies of the assignment on the big table. Criminals beware!
Tues, 22 May: Read Chapters 1-7, The Handmaid's Tale.
Wed, 23 May: Read Chapters 8-13, The Handmaid's Tale. The Sun Also Rises presentations - Thurs.
Thurs, 24 May: Read Chapters 14-19, The Handmaid's Tale. Vocab quiz - Friday. SSR - Fri.
Fri, 25 May: SSR Presentations - Wed.
Here is the order:
1. Jacob Z.
2. Ethan C.
3. Caela S.
4. Corinne C.
5. Phoebe K.
6. Kritin V.
7. Shane W.
8. Soumya K.
9. Gaby H.
10. Michaela M.
11. Wesley C.
12. Abbie M.
13. Ashutosh S.
14. Willie G.
15. Chloe G.
16. Cassidy K.
17. Emily E.
18. Sanjana P.
19. Tai C.
20. Annam T.
21. Joshua F.
22. Caitlin C.
23. Shayna W.
24. John G.
25. Ben W.
26. Ryan R.
27. Ethan T.
28. Mauricio E.A.
29. Ethan S.
30. Jennifer T.
31. Kaleigh K.
32. Maya T.
33. Nick L.
34. Dane M.
35. Jack H.
36. Alex B.
37. Rebecca S.
38. Hannah H.
39. Orson W.
40. Molly J.
41. Jordan K.
Here is the order:
1. Jacob Z.
2. Ethan C.
3. Caela S.
4. Corinne C.
5. Phoebe K.
6. Kritin V.
7. Shane W.
8. Soumya K.
9. Gaby H.
10. Michaela M.
11. Wesley C.
12. Abbie M.
13. Ashutosh S.
14. Willie G.
15. Chloe G.
16. Cassidy K.
17. Emily E.
18. Sanjana P.
19. Tai C.
20. Annam T.
21. Joshua F.
22. Caitlin C.
23. Shayna W.
24. John G.
25. Ben W.
26. Ryan R.
27. Ethan T.
28. Mauricio E.A.
29. Ethan S.
30. Jennifer T.
31. Kaleigh K.
32. Maya T.
33. Nick L.
34. Dane M.
35. Jack H.
36. Alex B.
37. Rebecca S.
38. Hannah H.
39. Orson W.
40. Molly J.
41. Jordan K.
Tues, 29 May: Read Chapters 20-25, The Handmaid's Tale. Look up vocab.
Wed, 30 May: Read Chapters 26-29, Handmaid.
Thurs, 31 May: Read Chapters 30-34, Handmaid. Vocab quiz - Friday.
Mon, 4 Jun: Read Chapters 30-34, The Handmaid's Tale.
Tues, 5 Jun: Read Chapters 35-38, Handmaid.
Wed, 6 Jun: Finish reading ALL of The Handmaid's Tale.