AP English Literature Weeks 1-3 Note: Pay attention in class for

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AP English Literature Weeks 1-3
Note: Pay attention in class for possible changes to this calendar!
Date
Week 1
M-10
In Class Work
Fill out student inventory
About the class / Overview of Syllabus
Intro to Literary Analysis and Poetry
About tomorrow’s quiz/ Turn in summer work at end of class
T-11
Have a pencil with you for today’s quiz (on scantron)
Quick small group discussion of Frankenstein
Take quiz over Frankenstein: 35 questions, multiple choice, quote id’s,
passages to read and answer questions, plot questions
Discussion of Frankenstein
Intro to Literary Analysis: Review of Subject vs Theme
Write themes for Frankenstein
On notebook paper: Revise your theme and write first draft of introductory
paragraph
W-12
R-13
F-14
Have Frankenstein out on your desk
Review of theme / finalize themes
Theme vs. Thesis / Writing thesis statements
Revise your thesis and complete introductory paragraph
College Essay tips
College Essay Example: What NOT to do
Revising your essay
Week 2
M-17
Have Frankenstein out on your desk
Review of thesis and theme
Swap and review your introductory paragraphs, paying close attention to
thesis and theme
Finalize introductory paragraph to turn in
Begin work on body paragraphs / gathering evidence
T-18
F-21
Have Frankenstein out on your desk
About body paragraphs: topic sentences, evidence/proof, analysis,
concluding sentences
Annotation practice
Have Frankenstein out on your desk
Review: Body paragraph formatting
Small group discussion of character
About topic sentences
Small group: write new topic sentence
Including evidence / analysis
Begin writing rest of new body paragraph
Book order money due today
Have Frankenstein out on your desk
Evaluate topic sentences- strong vs. weak
Incorporating analysis
Write body paragraphs on poster
About concluding sentences
Continue body paragraphs
Week 3
M-24
Gallery Walk of body paragraphs
Write a new body paragraph on your own to with the one on the poster
T-25
W-26
Have Frankenstein out on your desk
Swap, read, and provide feedback on body paragraphs
Concluding paragraphs
Revise your conclusion or write new one
Have Frankenstein out on your desk
About the AP English Literature Rubric
Practice using the rubric to score sample essays
Look at sample essay prompts
Work on your Frankenstein Major Works Data Sheet (MWDS) / Due Friday
R-27
Work on Frankenstein Major Works Data Sheet – page 2 in particular
F-28
Frankenstein in class essay / Frankenstein MWDS due (must be
handwritten)
W-19
R-20
Homework
Prepare for tomorrow’s quiz: Review your characters, re-read
important scenes, etc.
Get your supplies
Bring a pencil for tomorrow’s quiz
Start bringing Frankenstein every day
Get supplies
Optional: Follow @CHSAPLiterature on Twitter and tweet out
favorite quotes or moments from Frankenstein using the
hashtag #APLitChat
Book order money due next Thursday
On notebook paper: Revise theme and introductory
paragraph
Optional: Follow @CHSAPLiterature on Twitter and tweet out
favorite quotes or moments from Frankenstein using the
hashtag #APLitChat
On notebook paper: Revise thesis and introductory
paragraph (yes, again)
Bring revised introductory paragraph with you to class
tomorrow
Revise your college admissions essay on your own
Want help with your essay? See Dr. Charbonnet
Wednesday’s after school for one on one help
Bring Frankenstein on Monday
Download a Major Works Data Sheet (MWDS) from Dr.
Charbonnet’s website
Put themes on MWDS
Finish gathering evidence and analyzing evidence for body
paragraph
Look for a copy of the first book: the Coulson translation of
Dostoyevsky’s Crime and Punishment
Begin writing plot summary on your Frankenstein MWDS
Look for a copy of the first book: the Coulson translation of
Dostoyevsky’s Crime and Punishment
Finish plot summary on your MWDS
Book order money due tomorrow
Look for a copy of the Coulson translation of Crime and
Punishment
Create character chart on page 3 of MWDS
Look for a copy of the Coulson translation of Crime and
Punishment
Finish character chart on page 3 of MWDS
Look for a copy of the Coulson translation of Crime and
Punishment
Finish this second body paragraph on your own
Start reading the Coulson translation of Crime and
Punishment
Prepare for upcoming essay / memorize themes / quotes
Finish conclusion on notebook paper
Start reading the Coulson translation of Crime and
Punishment
Prepare for the upcoming in class essay by re-reading
important scenes and brainstorming how you would answer
the given prompts
Memorize novel’s major themes
Start reading the Coulson translation of Crime and
Punishment
Prepare for the essay / memorize themes / quotes
Start reading Coulson translation of Crime and Punishment
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