SYLLABUS OVERVIEW FOR ENGLISH IV AND ENGLISH IV AP.
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English IV Daily Syllabus First Semester 2008-09
Week 1. August 25-29
Monday- Tuesday: Introduction to the course. Meet and greet activity. Forms completed. Internet assignment re: college.
Wednesday: Film critical analysis and rubric handout and explanation. Introduction to classmates. Textbooks will be assigned this week.
Thursday: Obtain a copy of a college application. If it has no essay requirement, use one prompt from the Texas Common Application for 2008-09. (This is probably available on line.)
Friday: Work on personal statement/college essay. Draft due ____________.
Course signatures due Aug. 29
First draft college essay due Tuesday, Sept. 2
North by Northwest film review due Sept. 18
Week 2. Sept. 1-5
Monday: No School. Labor Day Holiday.
Tuesday: First draft college essay due.
Wednesday: Back to School Night. Revised imagery college essay due
Thursday: Revised Lead college essay due
Friday: Possible final draft due for per editing
First Draft college essay due Sept. 2
College essay revisions due every day.
North by Northwest film review due Sept. 18
Week 3. Sept. 8-12
Monday: Revising and editing of draft of personal statement. Final draft of college essay is due __________, typed.
Tuesday: Introduction to the Anglo-Saxon era and Beowulf.
Wednesday: Read section 1 of Beowulf. Discuss.
Thursday: “College review board meets.” Final draft of college essay due.
Friday: Read next section of Beowulf. Finish Beowulf.
Sept. 11 - final revised draft college essay due with all prep work and drafts
Sept. 18 - North by Northwest film review due
Week 4. Sept. 15-19
Monday - Tuesday: Old English riddles, ballads, elegies.
Wednesday: Review for unit test.
Thursday: North by Northwest film review due. Old English and Beowulf test.
Friday: Writing assignment for original epic poem.
Sept. 18 -North by Northwest film review due
Week 5.
Monday- Thursday: Study of Becket in preparation for The Canterbury Tales. (Epic poem due on Thursday.)
Friday: Test on film. Collect study guides.
Week 6.
Monday: Introduction to satire. Handout. Analysis of political cartoons and satirical article. Satire assignment. Due ____________.
Tuesday: Class to computer lab for Scavenger Hunt re: Middle Ages. Assignment due at the end of the period.
Wednesday-Friday: Begin study of The Canterbury Tales. Bring your study guide to class each day. Vocabulary study and examination of the may of trip to Canterbury. Read Middle English version of introduction of the Prologue.
Week 7.
Monday: Student Holiday.
Tuesday: The Knight, the Squire, the Yeoman
Wednesday: The Nun, the Monk, the Friar. Discussion of vows of poverty, chastity, obedience as they pertain to these three characters.
Thursday: The Merchant, the Oxford Cleric, the Lawyer, the Franklin, the Guildsmen, the Cook. Be sure to fill in the Name That Pilgrim sheets as we go along.
Friday: The Parson, the Plowman, the Miller
Week 8.
Monday: The Manciple, the Reeve, the Summoner, and the Pardoner.
Tuesday: Name That Pilgrim quiz. Prepare for major test on Thursday.
Wednesday: Writing Workshop. Begin The Canterbury Tales essay.
Thursday: Unit test.
Friday: Revision and peer editing of essay, which is due on Monday. This must be typed.
Week 9.
Monday: Introduction to Macbeth
Tuesday: Archetypal Aristotelian tragic hero information, locations important to this play. Act I scenes 1-4. Complete study guide as we read. There will be a new “cast” for each act.
Wednesday: Scavenger Hunt in computer lab. This is due at the end of the period.
Thursday: Canterbury Tales essay due. Scenes 5-7.
Friday: Quiz on Act I. Begin Act II, scene 1.
Read extra credit assignment from p. 16 of study guide. Work on plot outline from pp. 17-18 of study guide. Plot out the play so far. Discussion of symbols: time, prophecy, darkness. Act II scenes 2-3.
Week 10.
Monday: Finish Act II. Complete study guide. Continue with plot outline on pp. 17-18 of study guide.
Tuesday: Quiz on Act II. This will also include the vocabulary from the study guide.
Wednesday-Thursday: Begin Act III. Discuss the Porter’s scene and its purpose, the various allusions. Scenes 1-4, especially the banquet scene. Complete study guide as we go. 2nd independent film review is due.
Friday: Vocabulary test from Macbeth.
Week 11.
Monday: Finish Act III, scenes 5-6. Return to plot outline pp. 17-18 of study guide.
Tuesday: Act III quiz. Begin Act IV, scenes 1-2. Complete study guide for these scenes and page 19.
Wednesday: Finish Act IV, scene 3. Move on to Act V, scene1 and complete p. 20 of the study guide. (“Out, damned spot.”)
Thursday- Friday. Quiz on Act IV. Finish Act V, scenes 2-8. Finish question in study guide. Prepare to take quiz on Act V on Monday. The extra credit recitation is due on Tuesday, 11/13.
Week 12.
Monday: No School for Students. Veterans’ Day.
Tuesday: Finish and turn in essay. Finish symbols from p.4 and take Quiz on Act V. Any recitations will be given. Short writing assignment given
Wednesday: Begin WebQuest on Macbeth. Handouts and instructions. Formation of groups for individual topics.
Tuesday-Friday: Work in library computer lab on their WebQuest, which is due on Monday, 11/19.
Week 13.
Monday-Tuesday: Begin Sonnet unit. Introduction to terminology associated with sonnets. Worksheet on syllabication in preparation for your original sonnet.
Wednesday-Friday: Thanksgiving Vacation. Bon Apetit!!
Week 14.
Monday-Thursday: 3rd film review is due on Tuesday, typed . Establish groups of four to study the following sonnets from your literature book on pp. 211, 221, 233, 234, 251, 252, 254, 255, 425, 732, 748, 796, 799, 818, 967, 969. Students are required to turn in analyses for four of these. Work within your groups on these.
Friday: All WebQuest PowerPoint projects are due and to be shown to class. These will be graded according to the rubric you were given.
Week 16.
Monday-Thursday: Dead Week.
Week 17.
Final Exams. Have a wonderful vacation!!!!
AP English IV Syllabus First Semester
Week 1: Aug. 25-29
Introductory handouts; AP letter; Internet assignment, which will inform you of the credit-by-exam policy of a college or university you are considering…print it. Read A Jury of Her Peers (1149-60) from AP text. Handout: “Top Ten Ways to Discuss Literature. ” Read Ch. 33 (p. 1826--) from Critical Approaches to Literature; from texts MC test, timed @20 minutes; this will be graded. Internet assignment due. How to Read Literature Like a Professor via Powerpoint presentations. Read Ch. 1 material from text.
Aug. 25 Summer Reading assignment due (Sept. 8 is grace deadline with 20 point deduction)
Aug. 27 College application essay prompt(s)
Aug. 29 Course signatures due
Week 2: Sept. 1-5
Peer editing groups, working on Monday’s essay. Group dynamics activity. Personal Statement (a.k.a. the College Essay) handout and information. Due date TBA. Secure a college application that requires an essay. You will use this for the class assignment.
First draft college app. essay due Sept. 2
Summer Reading late deadline Sept. 8 (20 point late penalty deduction)
Summer Reading TEST over novel Sept. 10
Revisions of college app essay due daily
Week 3-4: Sept. 8-19
Sample AP essay from a released exam, timed; this, too, will be graded. This paper is primarily diagnostic.
Introduction to short story genre and elements. Read and discuss A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner. Point of View.
Continue with short stories: Paul’s Case by Willa Cather. Character Summer Reading test. In-class. Setting. AP timed writing to show understanding of how setting and point of view function in a short story. This will be graded using the AP 1-9 scale and using the Corrections and Commendations Guide (2).
Read Barn Burning by William Faulkner. Tone Read and discuss Araby by James Joyce. Poster assignment. Irony Read and discuss I Stand Here Ironing by Tillie Olsen. Symbol. Read and discuss A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O’Connor. Theme. The Horse Dealer’s Daughter. Short Story Test, including objective section and essay demonstrating students’ understanding and insight of three of the major elements using a short story they have not previously dealt with. It is expected that they support their theses with copious notes from the text, tying them to the text.
Sept. 8 Late Summer Reading assignment last deadline (20 point late penalty deduction)
Sept. 10 Summer Reading TEST over novel (Frankenstein or Poisonwood Bible)
Sept. 11 Final draft personal statement college essay with ALL prep drafts and work due
Week 5.
.Introduction to college essay…personal statement. Listen to comments from a college admissions essay reader. Brainstorm for ideas common to these essays. Prepare notes for a possible paper. The Seven-Second Solution. A look at some real essays. Prepare a first draft.
Writing workshops with a little help from our friends. Prepare a 2nd draft. “Clock the papers.” 1. (See attachment from Michael Degen.) Final draft due on Monday.
Week 6.
Applying critical approaches to literature. BRING YOUR COPY OF The Metamorphosis TO CLASS EACH DAY. Critical approaches to literature. (specifically: formalist, archetypal, psychological, and sociological) There is a research component to this assignment. Close reading of Part I. Concentrate on structure. Read Part II. Diction and symbolism. Read Part III. You will be assigned a particular approach, and then you will form a group with three others and analyze this work according to what you have learned from your study of the approach. You will decide among the members of the group the best way to deliver the information you have learned to the whole class via a Powerpoint presentation, which is due on Wednesday. How do diction, structure, etc. support your approach? Concentrating on theme and on point of view and tone. Finish discussion of the story as needed. Prepare 15 thoughtful questions and their answers for a Socratic Seminar, and type them. These will be turned in on the day of the seminar. Use class time to polish Powerpoint presentation. Presentations of Critical Approaches. Socratic Seminar. AP Multiple Choice test, to be timed and graded.
Weeks 7-8.
Introduction to Grendel with notes from Powerpoint on philosophy and “isms”. Read 2 chapters per night. Notes on circumference, monsters, fate, and time. Download the Stromme article “The Twelve Chapters of Grendel.” The necessary monster. In-class essay on Chapters 1-6, addressing the thesis Gardner expresses concerning the meaningless existence that leads to pain and violence. Women in Grendel. The Shaper vs. The Christian Poet The matter of Unferth In-class comparison/contrast essay on Ch. 7-12 .
Week 9.
Assignment of A Dollhouse . Handouts with introduction and pertinent notes. This is to be read while we study poetry, which will be read, for the most part, in class. Introduction to long-term poetry assignment. List of poetry terms to be learned, not memorized. Meeting poetry pp. 599-606. How to read a poem. Writing a paraphrase of a poem. (pp. 616-618) Writing an explication of a poem. (pp.618-622). What is the difference? Characters, speakers and setting, point of view. (pp. 623-653) Essential analysis questions on pp. 648-649.
Week 10.
Diction. Connotation/denotation. Syntax. Connotation/denotation exercise. (. Pp. 654-679) HW: Write a one-page paper on a pair of similar words with different connotations in the manner of the sample from class. Due tomorrow. Imagery. (pp. 681-705) Writing about imagery. Test on A Dollhouse.
Week 12.
In-class essay on A Dollhouse. This essay is a requires an explication of one two poems and then a synthesis of something one of the poems to some aspect of the play. Tone/Irony (situational, dramatic, verbal)/ Satire. (pp. 737-764) Prosody: Sound, rhythm, and rhyme. (pp. 765-810) MC quiz on poetry.
Week 13.
In-class, AP-style essay on an older poem and a more modern one that contains an allusion to the first, considering tone and style. [Issue copies of Light in August by Faulkner. Again, this will be read at home. Introduction to the novel.] Form: The shape of the poem. (pp. 811-851) closed/open forms, blank verse/ couplet, tercet, quatrain, sonnets, ballad, ode, haiku
Wednesday-Friday: Happy Thanksgiving.
Week 14.
Poetry terms test. First Light in August paper on Faulkner’s use of setting due. : Symbolism and allusion. (pp. 852-880) Cultural, contextual, allusions. Major objective test on Light in August.
Week 15.
In-class essay comparing two poems on the same topic. Myth: systems of symbolic allusion in poetry. (pp. 881-910) Myth, science, belief, power of myth, myth as concept and perspective 2nd Light in August paper on structure of novel due. Meaning: Idea and theme in poetry. (p. 911-941) idea, theme, motif, meaning, speaker, character, setting, and action, diction, imagery and rhetorical figures, tone, prosody, structure and form. They all work together. 3rd Light in August paper on theme due.
Week 16.
Dead Week.
Week 17.
Final exams. Enjoy your vacation!!!
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