AP English Literature and Composition First Quarter
This syllabus shows you what we will do in class each day; the reading assignments should be completed
each day before coming to class unless otherwise noted. Keep your texts with you so that you can
complete the reading assignments if class is cancelled (due to assemblies, snow days, etc.). Your ability
to participate is seriously hindered if you have not finished the reading for that day or if you fail to bring
your text to class.
August 13
Introduction/Syllabus/Supplies/Questions/Summer Reading Assignment
“The Closing of the American Book” reading and discussion
August 14
Bellwork Begins
Discussion of larger works/AP exam
Rhetorical Triangle
August 15
College Application Essay (hard copy due 8/25 or emailed by 8pm on 8/24)
Computer Lab
August 18
Summer Assignment Due (250 points)
Group Activity
August 19
Poetry Response #1
“Landscape with the Fall of Icarus”
Essay Organization Techniques
August 20
Levels of Questions: Literal, Inferential, and Evaluative
“The Chaser”
August 21
In-class reading: “Point of View” Schwiebert pages 159-161
“The Yellow Wallpaper” pages 224-236
“The Lesson” pages 492-497
August 22
NO CLASS – Suicide Prevention Training
August 25
College Application Essay Due (100 points)
Poetry Response #1 Due
In-class reading: “Characters” Schwiebert pages 161-162
“Dialogue” pages 162-163
“The Story of an Hour” pages 221-223
“Miss Brill” pages 464-467
“The Man from Mars” pages 827-841
August 26
In-class reading: “Plot” Schwiebert pages 163-164
“Theme and Setting” page 164
“The Olive Grove” pages 323-339
“Gooseberries” pages 983-990
August 27
Macbeth – Introduction – Plot Structure/Poetic Verse/Figurative Language/Dramatic
Conventions/Historical References
“Shakespeare’s Poetry in Macbeth” worksheet
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Bellwork will be every day and will not be mentioned on the syllabus as such. Bellwork is worth 5 points daily. Binders will be
collected each Monday. Unexcused absences will result in a late binder grade. Bellworks may not be made up if absences are
unexcused.
AP English Text Review Guide
August 28
“A Brief History on the Salem Witch Trials”
Macbeth Anticipation Guide
August 29
Macbeth Act I scenes 1-5 (the majority of Macbeth will be read during class)
Macbeth and Lady Macbeth bio-poems
“Macbeth, A Tragic Figure” worksheet
September 1
No School (Labor Day)
September 2
Poetry Response #2
This is Macbeth chapters 1-10
Meaning and Tone handout
September 3
In-class essay #1
September 4
Macbeth Act I scenes 6-7
This is Macbeth chapters 11-16
September 5
Macbeth Act II scenes 1-2
This is Macbeth chapters 17-18
“Understanding Lady Macbeth” worksheet
September 8
Poetry Response #2 Due
Macbeth Act II scenes 3-4
“The Importance of Setting in Macbeth” worksheet
Homework: Questions Acts I-II
September 9
Study Hall – seniors out
September 10 Poetry Response #3
This is Macbeth chapter 19-21 (approximately 8 minutes)
Analysis of Text
Rhetorical Triangle review
September 11 Macbeth Act III scenes 1-4
This is Macbeth chapter 22-24
September 12 Macbeth Act III scenes 5-6
“Macbeth, ‘The Secret’st Man of Blood’” worksheet
September 15 Poetry Response #3 Due
Macbeth Act IV scenes 1-2
Women in Macbeth
“Macbeth and the Supernatural” worksheet
September 16 Poetry Response #4
Macbeth Act IV scene 3
This is Macbeth chapter 25-26
“What Qualities Suit a King?” worksheet
September 17 Macbeth Act V scenes 1-4
“Examining Themes in Macbeth” worksheet
September 18 NO CLASS – PLAN TEST
September 19 Macbeth Act V scenes 5-8
This is Macbeth chapter 27-30
Macbeth Essay Assignment
September 22 Poetry Response #4 Due
In-class reading: “Poetry” Schwiebert pages 165-171
Poetry Terms You Should Know
September 23 AP English Text Review Guide Due (75 points)
AP Exam Poetry Prompts
Hierarchy of Writing Concerns
“Blackberry-Picking”
September 24 Poetry Response #5
TP-CASTT
“The Ruined Maid” page 508
September 25 Macbeth Essay Due (100 points)
Writing Workshop: William Wordsworth Poetry Prompt
September 26 “The Author to Her Book”
TP-CASTT/DIDLS
Homework: “Traveling Through the Dark” TP-CASTT or DIDLS
September 29 Poetry Response #5 Due
In-class reading: “Figurative Language” Schwiebert pages 199-215
“Much Madness is divinest Sense” pages 669-670
“The Soul selects her own Society” page 670
“Tell all the Truth but tell it slant” page 670
“What Soft – Cherubic Creatures” pages 670-671
September 30 In-class Essay #2
October 1
Eleven Tips for AP Multiple Choice
AP Exam Multiple Choice Practice Poetry #1
Review in-class essay
October 2
AP Exam Multiple Choice Practice Poetry #2
“Out, Out –“pages 1023-1024
October 3
Poetry Terms Test (100 points)