AP Literature – Jennifer Sutton Smith
2nd quarter Syllabus (October 7- December 13 )
Midterms December 16-19
I reserve the right to change anything I want to because (quoting myself from Dec. 7, 2010) “we’ll do
whatever I want us to do.” -JSS
Major Reading Assignments:
The Awakening
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Othello
The Glass Menagerie
Oct. 10
Oct. 28
Nov. 12
Dec. 2
Week of Oct. 7 (no school Wednesday-conference day)
Spirit Week (so basically not much of anything)
Read The Awakening by Thursday, Oct. 10
Diction/syntax exercise in class
Distribute senior project info on Friday, Oct. 11
Week of Oct. 14
HTRLLP Ch. 18 – due Wed. Oct. 16 (Use The Awakening as your example)
Symbolism presentation for The Awakening due Friday, Oct. 18 (quiz)
Week of Oct. 21
Study guide due Friday, Oct. 25 (quiz grade)
In class essay for The Awakening (test) on Friday
Week of Oct. 28
TEWWG read by Oct. 28
In-class multiple choice packet
Tone Quiz List 5 (Wed)
HTRLLP Ch. 12 - due Nov. 1- use an example from TEWWG (DP)
Week of Nov. 4
Their Eyes Were Watching God essay due Thursday, Nov. 7 and MC in class (combined test grade)
HTRRLP Ch. 16 and 17 (use any work) due Nov. 6
Week of Nov. 11
Othello read by Nov. 12
Take home MC packet distributed
Socratic Circles
Tone Quiz List 6 (Wed)
HTRRLP Ch. 14 (use Othello)
Week of Nov. 18
Sonnets
MC choice packet due Nov. 18
Othello Test (Thurs or Friday probably 6-7-8 periods)
Week of Nov. 25 (Thanksgiving Week)
Review of all lit terms, diction, syntax
QUIZ on above Tuesday, November 26
Week of Dec. 2
The Glass Menagerie read by Dec. 2
Tone Quiz List 7 (Wed)
HTRLLP Ch. 19 – due Dec. 5
MC Packet
Week of Dec. 9
TGM essay in class
HTRRLP Ch. 20 – due Dec. 11
Dec. 16, 17, 18, 19
Midterms