First Quarter Syllabus AP Literature ad Composition Dr. Jean Gaumer – Fall 2008 ________________________________________________________________ Reading Assignments: various handouts, Theban Plays, King Lear, Genesis, Dr. Faustus, Paradise lost (selections), East of Eden, and Master and Margarita Writing Assignments: several in-class essays, two major essays, one research project Oral Presentations: various requests based on home work readings, Literature Period Project, playwright project ________________________________________________________________ Week of August 27 Wednesday 27 Introductions to one another and to the course Research Assignment: Survey of Lit Periods Turn in Poetry Packet Assignment: Gather college essay questions. Bring (2) hard copies to class (one for class use and one to turn in to the instructor). Review notes for summer readings essay test. Thursday 28 Discussion on College Essays (AP test Day 1) Assignment: First College Essay, due September 4 Review notes for summer readings essay test. Friday 29 (AP test Day 2) Discussion: Does Sophocles’ Oedipus fulfill Aristotle’s definition of a tragic hero? Assignment: Read Knox and Dodds essay on Oedipus. Take a critical stance and highlight passages to support position in a class discussion. Week of September 1 Monday 1 NO SCHOOL Tuesday 2 2 hour delay Discussion on Oedipus as Tragic Hero (Knox and Dodds) (AP test Day 3) Assignment: Work on First College Essay Wednesday 3 Examples of college essays. Work on Lit Projects Assignment: Finish draft on First College Essay Thursday 4 Draft of First College Essay DUE In-class Peer Critique Group Work on Lit Period Projects Assignment: Second College Essay, Due September 8 Friday 5 Group Work on Lit Periods/ Presentation Schedule Assignment: Finish draft on Second College Essay Week of September 8 Monday 8 Draft on Second College Essay DUE In-Class Peer Critique/ Group Work on Lit Period Project Assignment: Work on Final Drafts of both College essays, Due Monday, September 15 Tuesday 9 Group Work on Lit Period Project Wednesday 10 Group Work on Lit Period Project Thursday 11 Read and discuss King Lear in class Assignment: Finish ACT 1. Scene 1. Choose an essential passage that helps you make an observation on Lear’s character and another on Cordelia’s character. Friday 12 Read and discuss King Lear in class Assignment: Finish ACT 1. Scene 2. How well does Shakespeare establish Lear and Gloucester as foils? Week of September 15 Monday 15 Final drafts on College Essays Due Group work on Lit Period Bulletin Board Presentation on the Classical Period Tuesday 16 Presentation on Anglo Saxon Period Read and discuss King Lear in class Assignment: Finish ACT 1. Scenes 3, 4, 5 How does Nature reflect what is happening in the play? Wednesday 17 College Counselors Assignment: Read King Lear, ACT 2 Thursday 18 Discuss King Lear Presentation on the Medieval Period Assignment: Read King Lear, ACT 3 Friday 19 Read and Discuss King Lear Assignment: Finish King Lear ACTS 4 and 5 Week of September 22 Monday 22 Discuss King Lear Assignment: Comparative Essay Assignment (Theban Plays and King Lear) Due Monday, September 29 Tuesday 23 Presentations on the Renaissance and the Enlightenment Wednesday 24 Discuss Genesis Thursday 25 Begin Paradise Lost Assignment: Look up web sites: www.pardiselost.org and www.paradiselost.org/novel.htm. Friday 26 Paradise Lost Week of September 27 Monday 29 Paradise Lost Essay Due Tuesday 30 NO SCHOOL Wed-October 1 Paradise Lost Thursday 2 Begin Dr. Faustus (handout) Friday 3 Dr. Faustus Week of October 6 Monday 6 Dr. Faustus Tuesday 7 In-class essay on Genesis, Paradise Lost, Dr. Faustus Wednesday 8 Playwright Assignment Thursday 9 No School Friday 10 No School Week of October 13 Monday 13 No School Tuesday 14 Begin East of Eden Wednesday 15 East of Eden Thursday 16 East of Eden Friday 17 Presentation on Modern Period East of Eden Week of October 20 Monday 20 East of Eden Tuesday 21 East of Eden Wednesday 22 East of Eden Thursday 23 East of Eden Friday 24 East of Eden Assignment: Analytical Essay on East of Eden DUE: Friday. October 31 Week of October 27 Monday 27 Playwright Presentations Assignment: Begin reading Pride and Prejudice Tuesday 28 Playwright Presentations Wednesday 29 Playwright Presentations Thursday 30 Playwright Presentations Assignment: 1st Quarter Self-Reflection Paper Friday 31 Playwright Presentations Paper: East of Eden paper Due END OF 1ST QUARTER Presentations of Romantic and Victorian Periods (Preparation for discussions of Pride and Prejudice, Jane Eyre and Tess D’Urbervilles ______________________________________________________________________ First Quarter Syllabus Updated AP Literature ad Composition Dr. Jean Gaumer – Fall 2008 Week of October 13 Monday 13 No School Tuesday 14 Groups meet to finalize presentations Wednesday 15 Chaucer Presentation Thursday 16 Discussion of Wife of Bath Friday 17 Discussion of Pardoner’s Tale Week of October 20 Monday 20 Dante Presentation Tuesday 21 Reading and Discussion of packet of Cantos from The Inferno Wednesday 22 Continuation of The Inferno Cantos Thursday 23 Milton Presentation Friday 24 Discussion of Book I Week of October 27 Monday 27 Continuation of Paradise Lost Assignment: Begin reading Dr. Faustus Tuesday 28 Discuss Dr. Faustus Wednesday 29 Finish Dr. Faustus Thursday 30 Pride and Prejudice discussion Assignment: 1st Quarter Self-Reflection Paper Friday 31 Romanticism Presentation End of First Quarter Note: We will try to fit in two in-class essays. One analytical essay on poetry and one reflection essay on Genesis and related readings.