1st Quarter Syllabus
AP Literature and Composition
Mrs. Temple
***Note—Number of assignments and weekly schedule are tentative and subject to change
as the course progresses and the needs of the class are defined.***
Week 2
Tues. 9/3
Wed. 9/4
Thurs. 9/5
Fri. 9/6
Week 3
Mon. 9/9
Tues. 9/10
Wed. 9/11
Thurs. 9/12
Fri. 9/13
Week 4
Mon. 9/16
Tues. 9/17
Wed. 9/18
Thurs. 9/19
Fri. 9/20
Week 5
Mon. 9/23
Tues. 9/24
Wed. 9/25
-Read and annotate Ch. 1 & 2 of Primer of Freudian Psychology.
-Hand in Welty 3 paragraph essay over elements of style
-In-class notes over Greek Drama
-Pass out Vocab List #1
-Finish Greek Drama notes
-Begin Oedipus Rex pp. 1432-1455
-HW: Read Ch. 3 Freudian Psychology pp. 36-49
-Finish Oedipus Rex pp. 1455-1472
-HW: Read Ch. 3 Freudian Psychology pp. 49-61
-Discussion over Oedipus Rex. Is he tragic or pathetic?
-HW: Read Ch. 3 Freudian Psychology pp. 61-70
-In class reading of Dodds’ article “On Misunderstanding the Oedipus Rex” handout
-HW: Read Ch. 4 Freudian Psychology pp. 72-78
-Vocab Quiz #1 (Literary Terms)
-Test over Oedipus Rex.
-Discussion over Dodds’ article
-HW: Read Ch. 4 Freudian Psychology pp. 79-84
-Notes over Tennessee Williams
-Read “Tennessee Williams: Memoirs” pp. 1596-1598
-Begin “Glass Menagerie” Scenes 1 &2 pp. 1544-1553
-HW: Read Ch. 4 Freudian Psychology pp. 85-96
-Read “Glass Menagerie” Scenes 3,4, & 5 pp. 1553-1568
-HW: Read Ch. 4 Freudian Psychology pp. 96-102
-Finish “Glass Menagerie” Scenes 6 & 7 pp. 1568-1591
-HW: Read Ch. 4 Freudian Psychology pp. 102-114
-In class discussion and writing about “Glass Menagerie”
-HW: Read Ch. 5 Freudian Psychology pp. 116-122
-Test over “Glass Menagerie”
-Have read Jacqueline O’Connor’s article on pp. 1595-1596 and Jean Evans’
Interview pp. 1599-1600
-Practice in-class essay over “The Glass Menagerie” mimicking AP Exam Question B
or Free Response
-Notes on Kafka
-In class reading of Kafka’s letter to Max Broad and selections from Crumb and
Mairowitz’s illustrated biography of Kafka (handouts)
-Begin The Metamorphosis (novella)
-Vocab Test #2
-Continue reading and discussing The Metamorphosis
-Continue reading and responding to The Metamorphosis
-Paint the B
-Continue The Metamorphosis
Thurs. 9/26
Fri. 9/27
Week 6
Mon. 9/30
Tue. 10/1
Wed. 10/2
Thurs. 10/3
Fri. 10/4
Week 7
Mon. 10/7
Tues. 10/8
Wed. 10/9
Thurs. 10/10
Fri. 10/11
Week 8
Mon. 10/14
Tues. 10/15
Wed. 10/16
Thurs. 10/17
Fri. 10/18
Week 9
Mon 10/21
Tues. 10/22
Wed. 10/23
Thurs. 10/24
Fri. 10/25
End of Quarter 1
-Finish The Metamorphosis
-In-class writing over The Metamorphosis
-Test over The Metamorphosis
-Handout of Peter Kuper’s adaptation of The Metamorphosis
-In class discussion comparing the two works (the graphic novel and the novella)
-Socratic seminar over the visual representation of The Metamorphosis
-Read John Updike’s comment (handout provided) on The Metamorphosis and
working with a group write a short argument agreeing or disagreeing with Updike’s
statement
-Continue working on argument piece about The Metamorphosis
-Notes on Voltaire
-Begin Candide Ch. 1-5
-Vocab Test #3
-Continue reading Candide Ch. 6-10
-Read Candide Ch. 11-15
-In class writing and discussion
-Read Candide Ch 16-20
-In class writing and discussion
-Read Candide Ch. 21-25
-In class writing and discussion
-Read Candide Ch. 26-30
-In class writing and discussion
-Test over Candide
-Essay question: What does the hyperbole Voltaire employs in his portrayal of
clergymen say about the institution of religion?
-Elements of Style specific to Poetry handout. HW: Analyze a poem for practice
-Poem analysis homework due—with discussion to follow.
-Read “Daddy” by Sylvia Plath (20th cent. poet) pp. 778-780 discuss imagery,
hyperbole and relationship to Freud
-Continue discussion of Plath
-Intro to Mary Sidney (16th cent. poet)
-Read “The Doleful Lay of Clorinda” (handout)
-In class writing and discussion of Sidney
-Vocab Test #4
-Read and discuss “The Fish” by Elizabeth Bishop pp. 941-943
-Analysis paper due
-Continue discussion on psychological themes in “The Fish”
- Students will bring in an example of Literary Criticism over a work we have read
this quarter
-Continue discussion of literary criticism articles
-1st Quarter Wrap up
-analytical writing over the theme of psychology in literature