AP English Lit. and Comp.
World Lit. et al
AED Williams
Spring 2015
January 6 – 10: Week One
Tuesday – Pass back papers
Turn in final pink sheet for Beloved, Parts two and three
Talk about AP Exams and expectations for 3rd and 4th terms
Look at sample essays – Prose 2001 and Open-Ended 2009, 2014
Annotated Bibliography on Beloved
Wednesday – Begin discussion of Part Two of Beloved
124 was Loud – the three internal monologue chapters – Sethe, Denver, Beloved
Thursday – “I am Beloved” analysis – three voices, threnody
Determine speaker based on evidence in previous chapters
Final two chapters of Beloved, Part Two – It was and “Howdy.”
Friday – Beloved related poetry – in preparation for poetry in-class essay
Poetry by Robert Hayden – “Runnagate,” Frederick Douglass,” “Monet’s…”
Finish Beloved, Part Two discussion
Recurring Images and Symbols chart
January 12 – 16: Week Two
Monday – Work on Recurring Images and Symbols chart
Tuesday – LTQ #14
Annotated Bibliography due (test grade)
Discussion of criticisms
Quote Float: Quotation Group assignment – each group assigned a quote from the final
chapters of the novel. They must determine 1. source of quote, 2. context of quote, 3.
significance of quote
Wednesday – Finish discussion of Beloved, Part Three
Quote Float continued
Thursday – Vocab. #10
Begin discussion of Beloved, Part Three
Friday – AP Prep – In-class essay: Poetry
January 19 – 23: Week Three
Monday – MLKJ Day
Tuesday – LTQ #15
Beloved soundtrack – review for test
Wednesday – Test on Beloved
Thursday – Vocab. #11
Pass out The Kite Runner
Introduction to The Kite Runner and Khaled Hosseini
Watch videos of Hosseini that explain biographical information and some history of
Afghanistan
Friday – AP Prep – Multiple Choice – Poetry
January 26 – 30: Week Four
Monday – Short intro. to Eudora Welty’s Life
Listen to / read “Why I Live at the P.O.”
Discussion of dramatic monologue, voice, rich details, humor, and hubris ;)
HW: Read “Place in Fiction” – highlight and annotate
Tuesday – LTQ #16
Biography of Medgar Evers (video, discussion)
Discuss circumstances of writing and publishing “Where is the Voice Coming From?”
Discuss “Place in Fiction”
Wednesday – “Wild Swans at Coole” by W.B. Yeats
Listen to / read excerpts from One Writer’s Beginnings and “Where is the Voice
Coming From?”
Begin writing level questions for the story – 1 level one, 3 level two, 1 level three
HW: Finish level questions
Thursday – Vocab. #12
Discussion of “Where is the Voice Coming From?” using level questions
Fill in the gaps – allusions and publishing / writing facts
Discussion of dramatic monologue, voice, rich details, humor, and hubris ;)
Friday – AP Prep – In-class essay: Prose