AP Literature and Composition, Mr. Mullins, Mrs. Jones
PLD: Fall 2012
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5
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Date
Monday
8/20
Wednesday
8/22
Monday
8/27
Wednesday
8/29
Friday
8/31
Wednesday
9/5
Friday
9/7
Tuesday
9/11
Thursday
9/13
Monday
9/17
Wednesday
9/19
Class Time
AP SENIOR ENGLISH: LITERATURE & COMPOSITION
Short Story Unit: Daily Schedule (Subject to Change)
Homework
 Summer reading exam
 Set up Skydrive, Turnitin, student blogs, etc.
 Independent Reading Assignment
 Discuss “good” and “bad” literature.
 Formal and informal discussions of “The Most Dangerous Game”
 Vocabulary list #1.
 Discussion of “The Child by Tiger” with emphasis on allusion,
foreshadowing, imagery, and authorial style; discussion of William
Blake and “Songs of Innocence and Experience.”
 Senior Meeting in library
 Vocabulary quiz #1
 Go over sample AP exam essays and rationales for scores
 Independent Reading
 Discussion of “Plot” section; background, formal and informal
discussions of “The Destructors” with emphasis on setting, conflict
identification, significance of names, symbolism, theme and
modernism.
 Vocabulary list #2
 Vocabulary quiz #2
 Discussion of “Interpreter of Maladies” with emphasis on plot vs.
character, cultural context, symbolism, & theme.
 Independent Reading
 Vocabulary list #3
 Discussion of “Characterization” section and of “How Far She Went”
with emphasis on direct/indirect characterization, significance of title,
& theme.
 In-Class Essay
 Discussion of “Theme” section and of “The Lesson” with emphasis on
narrative shift, developing characterization, and theme.
 Independent Reading
 Vocabulary quiz #3
 Writing the In-Class Essay
 Discussion of “Point of View” section and of “Hills Like White
Elephants” with emphasis on POV, symbolism, inference.
 Read “Reading the Story” (61) and “The Most Dangerous Game” (67)
 Read “The Child by Tiger” (625).
 Complete blog entry by Thursday night at midnight.
 Read sample AP essays and assign scores. Be prepared to support your
assessment referencing the rubric and evidence from the essays.
 Study for vocabulary quiz.
 Complete blog entry by Thursday night at midnight.
 Read “Plot and Structure” (103) and Graham Greene’s “The Destructors” (111).
 Read “Interpreter of Maladies” (141).
 Study for vocabulary quiz.
 Complete blog entry by Thursday night at midnight.
 Read “Characterization” (161) and Mary Hood’s “How Far She Went” (179).
 Read “Theme” (188) and Toni Cade Bambara’s “The Lesson” (195).
 Study for vocabulary quiz.
 Complete blog entry by Thursday night at midnight.
 Read “Point of View” (227) and read Ernest Hemingway’s “Hills Like White
Elephants” (273).
 Read “Symbol, Allegory, and Fantasy” (274) and D. H. Lawrence’s “The Rocking
Horse Winner” (290).
AP Literature and Composition, Mr. Mullins, Mrs. Jones
PLD: Fall 2012
Friday
12
9/21
Tuesday
9/25
13
Thursday
14
9/27
15
Monday
10/1
16
Wednesday
17
Friday
18
Tuesday,
10/3
10/5
10/9
19
Thursday,
10/11
 Discussion of ”Symbol, Allegory, and Fantasy” section and of “The
Rocking Horse Winner” with emphasis on characterization, imagery,
& escapist fantasy vs. serious fiction.
 Vocabulary list #4
 Discussion of “Where Are You Going, Where Have You
Been?” with emphasis on allegory and theme.
 Independent Reading
 Discussion of “Humor and Irony” section and of “The Drunkard” with
emphasis on characterization, humor, & irony.
 Definition and background on Existentialism. Discussion of “The
Guest” with emphasis on situational irony, connection of theme and
setting, symbolism.
 Independent Reading
 More Albert Camus & “The Guest”
 Definition and background on Southern Gothic. Discussion of
O’Connor stories with emphasis on style and theme.
 Vocabulary Quiz 4
 Independent Reading
 Unit Exam
 Independent Reading #1 In-Class Essay
Independent Reading Book Choice #2 – Friday, 10/19
 Read Joyce Carol Oates’s “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?”
(311).
 Complete blog entry by Thursday night at midnight.
 Read “Humor and Irony” (334) and Frank O’Connor’s “The Drunkard” (339).
 Read Albert Camus’s “The Guest” (358).
 Study for vocabulary quiz.
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 Read Flannery O’Connor’s “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” (454) and “Good
Country People” (468)
 Complete blog entry by Thursday night at midnight.
 Study for Vocabulary Quiz #4
 Study for Unit Exam.
 Complete blog entry by Thursday night at midnight.
 Begin working on Short Story Analysis Paper