AP English Literature and Composition
Schedule for the week of
SEPTEMBER 30—OCTOBER 4
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Special Notes and Reminders:
* Bring Roberts and Perrine’s each day this week.
* Read “Welding with Children” (pp. 198-211 in Perrine’s) for Tuesday, 10/1
* Fiction terms test (see website for handout)—Wednesday, 10/2
* Read character chapter (pp. 54-67 in Roberts) and Trifles (pp. 254-263 in Roberts) for
Friday, 10/4.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Monday, 9/30
 New calendar and poem
 Check annotations
 Discussion of theme and The Bear
 Work in new study pairs/groups to draft an introduction and outline for one of the open
prompts—turn in
 Work on this week’s reading with any extra time
Tuesday, 10/1
 Close reading practice using DIDLS and The Bear
 Review theme using perspective from Perrine’s
 Discuss themes from “Welding with Children”
Wednesday, 10/2
 Test on Fiction Terms
 Note “Elements of Style” terms on website (test Nov. 6)
 AP Essay #2: The Prose Passage (brief discussion and tips)
 Integrating quotes (see Roberts pp. 180-183)
Thursday, 10/3
 Practice of Prose Passage Essay using “Welding with Children”
 Partner/group work to revise essays (Final draft, typed in MLA format, is due Monday)
 Begin reading and annotating chapter on character (Roberts, pp. 54-67) andTrifles
(Roberts, pp. 254-263)—finish for tomorrow
Friday, 10/4
 Act out scenes and discuss Trifles and “Writing about Character”
 Mini-lecture on literary criticism perspectives