Mr. Henry's Blog

Welcome to AP Literature!

Quote of the Week:

Howl, howl, howl, howl! O, you are men of stones:
Had I your tongues and eyes, I’d use them so
That heaven’s vault should crack. She’s gone forever!
I know when one is dead, and when one lives;
She’s dead as earth.

                   --King Lear

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AP Literature

This Week: TIme for some Shakespeare! There's no reason to be leery about King Lear!

The Pelican Shakespeare edition of King Lear(ISBN 0140714901)

Monday, January 30th:

• King Lear: reimagined in a modern context--watch "A Thousand Acres" for characterization and theme

Tuesday, January 31st:

• King Lear:
reimagined in a modern context--watch "A Thousand Acres" for characterization and theme

Wednesday, February 1st: 

• King Lear: reflecting on "A Thousand Acres": prompts

Thursday, February 2nd:

• King Lear: dramatic reading and analysis of Act I, scene I

Friday, February 3rd: 

• King Lear: dramatic reading and analysis of Act I

HW: Read Act II for Tuesday, February 7th

AP Literature

This Week: Back by popular demand---Multiple Choice Monday! We'll also wrap up our study of Oedipus Rex with an AP in-class essay. We begin discussing Shakespeare's King Lear on Friday, so BE SURE TO HAVE YOUR COPY IN CLASS!

The Pelican Shakespeare edition of King Lear(ISBN 0140714901)

Monday, January 23rd:

• AP Multiple Choice Monday: A 17th century poem and a contemporary poem--reading for shifts in tone

Tuesday, January 24th:

• Oedipus Rex: AP Free Response Essay

Wednesday, January 25th:

 
• Oedipus Rex: Glossing the AP Free Response Essay
  

Thursday, January 26th:

• AP Multiple Choice: Go over practice test from Monday

Friday, January 27th: 

• King Lear: Discuss themes, motifs, setting, historical context, characters

AP Literature

This Week: Another week of Oedipus Rex and his precipitous fall into ignominy and dark exile. Be sure to bring Bedford to class each day. Get a copy of the Pelican Shakespeare edition of King Lear(ISBN 0140714901) by Tuesday, 1/24

Tuesday, January 17th:

• Oedipus Rex: Dramatic reading and analysis of scenes I & II

Wednesday, January 18th:

• Oedipus Rex: Reflection and understanding through writing--prompts
  
 

Thursday, January 19th:

• Oedipus Rex: Dramatic reading and analysis of scenes III & IV
  

Friday, January 20th:   

• Oedipus Rex: Dramatic reading and analysis of exodus; Another side of the story--read & discuss "Jocasta"

AP Literature

This Week: Welcome Back! Here's to a splendid spring semester--finish sure and finish strong! Dust off Bedford and bring him to class on Thursday. Also, go ahead and order/procure a copy of the Pelican Shakespeare edition of King Lear(ISBN 0140714901)

Tuesday, January 10th:

• Semester overview and expectations: questionnaire, syllabus
• How much is your knowledge of grammar worth?

BRING BEDORD TO CLASS ON THURSDAY!

Wednesday, January 11th:

• The origins and elements of Greek Tragedy: Documentary
  

Thursday, January 12th:

• Go over grammar surveys from Tuesday
• Hope you have Bedford: read and outline "A Study in Sophocles" pgs 1418-1426; define bold terms on handout

BRING BEDFORD TO CLASS EVERY DAY!!!!!!

Friday, January 13th:   

• Sophocles' Oedipus Rex: A dramatic reading and discussion of pgs 1426-1441

DON'T FORGET TO BUY OR BORROW A COPY OF KING LEAR(ISBN 0140714901)

AP Literature

This Week: TAOHF technology projects are due on Monday with presentations on Monday and Tuesday. Be sure your presentation works on more than one computer! On Wednesday you'll take Wordmasters, on Thursday we'll go over how to approach AP free response prompts for Invisible Man and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and on Friday we will "review" the short stories for the final exam by watching the short films.

 Monday, December 12th:

• TAOHF Group Technology Project: Presentations

Tuesday, December 13th:

• TAOHF Group Technology Project: Presentations

Wednesday, December 14th:

• Wordmasters

Thursday, December 15th:   

• AP Free Response Essay Prompts: Ways to respond with Invisible Man and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn


Friday, December 16th:

• Review for final exam: short story short films

AP Literature

This Week: You should be FINISHED reading and annotating The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Tuesday. Plan on responding to one final set of prompts. On Wednesday we will wrap up the novel with a seminar discussion. On Thursday and Friday you will have computer lab time to work on the group technology project based on a portion of the "map" you completed last week.

 Monday, December 5th:

• AP Multiple Choice Monday!-- Evaluating, reflecting on, grading and scoring last week's practice tests.
• TAOHF Group Technology Project expectations, guidelines, and due dates

Tuesday, December 6th:

• TAOHF Chapters 31-43: Writing prompts(3)

Wednesday, December 7th:

• TAOHF: "Interactive" seminar discussion

Thursday, December 8th:   

• TAOHF: Group Technology Project--work in groups in computer lab

Friday, December 9th:

• TAOHF: Group Technology Project--work in groups in computer lab

AP Literature

This Week:

Continuing our study of TAOHF. Let's finish the semester strong!

 Monday, November 28th:

• AP Multiple Choice Monday!-- "Chunking" prose and longer poems

Tuesday, November 29th:

• TAOHF Chapters 18-30: Writing prompts(3)

Wednesday, November 30th:

• TAOHF: Finish writing prompts; read and annotate chapters 31-35 for Thursday

Thursday, December 1st: 

• TAOHF: Mapping the novel's "morals" and episodes--work in groups

Friday, December 2nd:

• TAOHF: Mapping the novel's "morals" and episodes--finish in groups
• Finish reading and annotating the novel (chapters 36-43) for Tuesday, 12/6

AP Literature

This Week: A week of reading, studying, and reflecting on TAOHF! What more could you ask for?

Monday, November 14th:

• AP Multiple Choice Practice: A whole-class collaborative analysis of past practice test passages; grade, score, & reflect.

Tuesday, November 15th:

• TAOHF Chapters 1-16: Writing prompts(3)
• Read and annotate chapters 17-22 for Thursday

Wednesday, November 16th:

• TAOHF Chapters 1-16: Finish writing prompts
• Read and annotate chapters 17-22 for Thursday

Thursday, November 17th:

•  TAOHF chapters 1-16: Whole-class seminar discussion
  

Friday, November 18th:

• TAOHF chapters 17-22: Small group discussion/analysis
• Read and annotate chapters 23-30 for Tuesday, 11/29; complete prompts


HAVE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING BREAK!

AP Literature

This Week: We conclude our short story presentations and begin an in-depth analysis of Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

BUY OR BORROW A COPY OF TWAIN'S THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN by 11/9

Monday, November 7th:

• Group presentation & discussion: "The Yellow Wallpaper"

Tuesday, November 8th:

• Election Day--No school

Wednesday, November 9th:

• Watch segements of Ken Burns' Mark Twain


Thursday, November 10th:

•  A few words about reading and annotating The Adventures of Huckeberry Finn
• A dramatic reading of the opening chapters

Read and annotate chapters 1-16 for Tuesday, 11/15

Friday, November 11th:

• Short story short films due
• Read and annotate chapters 4-16 in TAOHF

AP Literature

This Week: Looking forward to more GREAT short story group presentations and whole-class discussions. 

BUY OR BORROW A COPY OF TWAIN'S THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN by 11/9

Please bring BEDFORD to class each day.

Monday, October 31st:

• HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
• Group presentation & discussion: "The Horse Dealer's Daughter"

Tuesday, November 1st:

• AP Multiple Choice Practice Test: Poetry and Prose
  

Wednesday, November 2nd:

• Group presentation & discussion: "Everyday Use"

Thursday, November 3rd:

•  Group presentation & discussion: "A & P"

Friday, November 4th:

• Group presentation: & discussion: "Eveline"

Read Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper" for Monday:

http://www.library.csi.cuny.edu/dept/history/lavender/yellowwallpaper.pdf