AP English Literature and Composition Fourth Quarter
This syllabus shows you what we will do in class each day; the reading assignments should be completed
each day before coming to class unless otherwise noted. Keep your texts with you so that you can
complete the reading assignments if class is cancelled (due to assemblies, snow days, etc.). Your ability
to participate is seriously hindered if you have not finished the reading for that day or if you fail to bring
your text to class.
March 11
Bellwork Begins
Arthur Miller – Author Study/Book Introduction/Reading Assignments
AP Text Review Guide
“Tragedy and the Common Man”
Pre-Reading Activity
March 12
Poetry Response #1
Introduction to Greek Tragedy
March 13
Aristotle’s Ideas about Tragedy
March 14
Act One Quiz
Understanding terms from the play
March 15
No School (Teacher PD Day)
March 18
Poetry Response #1 Due
Cause & Effect
March 19
Important Qualities of an AP Essay
March 20
In-class Essay
March 21
Death of a Salesman Essay Assignment
Review In-class Essay
The Mythic American Hero
March 22
Act Two Quiz
The Notion of Success
AP Exam Applied Practice Questions
March 25
AP English Text Review Guide Due (75 points)
The Prologue from The Canterbury Tales
Language of Literature textbook pages 113-136
March 26
The Prologue from The Canterbury Tales
Language of Literature textbook pages 113-136
March 27
Independent Novel Assignment
The Pardoner’s Tale from The Canterbury Tales
Language of Literature textbook pages 142-151
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Bellwork will be every day and will not be mentioned on the syllabus as such. Bellwork is worth 5 points daily. Binders will be
collected each Monday. Unexcused absences will result in a late binder grade. Bellworks may not be made up if absences are
unexcused.
March 28
Death of a Salesman Essay Due (100 points)
The Wife of Bath’s Tale from The Canterbury Tales
Language of Literature textbook pages 155-166
March 29
No School (Make-up Day #2)
April 1 – 5
Spring Break
April 8
AP Exam Prose Prompts
April 9
Poetry Response #2
AP Exam Prose Prompts
Prose Passage Strategies
April 10
Help with Prose Writing Prompts
April 11
More Help with Prose Writing Prompts
April 12
“Sonny’s Blues”
Questions
April 15
Poetry Response #2 Due
In-class Essay
April 16
Poetry Response #3
Review In-class essay
Essay Scoring Guide
Sample Essays
April 17
“Barn Burning” Schwiebert pages 467-480
Short Story worksheet
April 18
Poetry Strategies
AP Exam Poetry Prompts
April 19
AP Exam Poetry Prompts
Review of Poetic Devices
April 22
Poetry Response #3 Due
“Living in Sin” Schwiebert pages 277-278
“Novella” Schwiebert page 278
Questions page 279
April 23
John Milton
“How Soon Hath Time”
“When I Consider How My Light Is Spent”
TP-CASTT
April 24
excerpt from Paradise Lost
April 25
In-class Essay
April 26
Review In-class essay
Essay Scoring Guide
Sample Essays
April 29
Independent Novel Assignment Due (100 points)
Presentations
April 30
Presentations continued
May 1
“Elegy for Jane”
TP-CASTT
May 2
In-class Essay
May 3
Review In-class essay
Essay Scoring Guide
Sample Essays
May 6
Open-Ended Strategies
Thirty Years of Open Questions: AP Exam Open Question Review
May 7
Thirty Years of Open Questions: AP Exam Open Question Review (continued)
May 8
Review of AP Exam format/Complete any unfinished business
May 9
AP Exam
May 10
Senior Poem
May 13
May 14
May 15-17
Senior Exams
May 24
Graduation