Week 5: September 11 – September 15

Lang.

Monday: Rhetorical Analysis “He Showed us the Way” and Bush’s 9/11 Speeches; Discuss Rhetorical Device weekly assignment

Tuesday: Rhetorical Analysis Bush’s 9/11 Speeches

Wednesday: Vocabulary for Julius Caesar; Meaningful Sentences due tomorrow

Thursday: Meaningful Sentences Due; Introduction to Julius Caesar

Friday – Quiz – Methods of Development and Rhetorical Devices; Begin reading Julius Caesar

Lit.

Monday: Reflection Paper Due; The intersection of setting and character in 1984

Tuesday: 1984 thematic connections

Wednesday: Test Review

Thursday: 1984 graded discussion

Friday: 1984 Test; MWDS Due

Week 4: September 4 – September 8

Lit.

Monday: No School

Tuesday: Beowulf Song Work Day

Wednesday: Characterization of Winston and Julia

Thursday: Setting and Character integration in 1984

Friday: Reading Check 1984 Part 4; Beowulf song performance day.

Lang.

Monday: No School

Tuesday: Rhetorical Analysis – Fast Food Nation

Wednesday: Graded Discussion Animal Farm

Thursday: Animal Farm and Rhetorical Devices test

Friday: RA – “He Showed Us the Way”

Week 3: August 28 – September 1

Lang.

Monday: SPACECAT; Rhetorical Analysis of Old Major’s Speech

Tuesday: Methods of development

Wednesday: Rhetorical Analysis Fast Food Nation excerpts

Thursday: Rhetorical Analysis Fast Food Nation excerpts

Friday: Reading Check Animal Farm Ch. 7 – 10 (Test and MWDS Due Wednesday, 9/6); Rhetorical Analysis “He Showed us the Way”

Lit.

Monday: Archetypes and Hero’s Journey; Introduction to Beowulf

Tuesday: Read Beowulf

Wednesday: Read Beowulf

Thursday: Read Beowulf

Friday: Reading Check 1984 Part 2 + Biblical Allusions; Beowulf project assignment – Due 9/8

Week 2: August 21 – August 25

Lit.

Monday: How to Read Literature Like a Professor chapter assignment and gallery walk

Tuesday: New AP Lit rubrics; Biblical Allusions; Archetypes

Wednesday: 1984 Part 1 reading check; Discussion 1984 Part 1; 1984 Project

Thursday: Guest Speaker: Mrs. Wright

Friday: Continue archetypes; Hero’s Journey; How to Read Literature Like a Professor Questing Chapter

Lang.

Monday: Animal Farm Reading Check Ch. 1-3; Discussion of Ch. 1-3; Begin writing analytical summaries

Tuesday: Continue analytical summaries

Wednesday: Notes – rhetorical devices; re-visit analytical summaries

Thursday: Rhetorical Choices – SPACECAT; Analysis of Old Major’s Speech

Friday: Animal Farm Reading Check Ch. 4-6; Discussion of Ch. 4-6; continue analysis of Old Major’s Speech

Week 1: August 15 – August 18

Lang (Juniors)

Tuesday: Day 1 Stations

Wednesday: Course Overview; Join AP Classroom; Go to the library for Animal Farm; Introduction to Animal Farm

Thursday: Continue Introduction to Animal Farm

Friday: How to write an analytical summary

Lit (Seniors)

Tuesday: Course Overview; Intro to 1984

Wednesday: How to Read Literature Like a Professor

Thursday: 1984 Vocab; Meaningful sentences due tomorrow; Quiz on 8/25

Friday: New Rubrics; Biblical Allusions – Quiz on 8/25

Information

AP Lang (Juniors)

Necessities

Something to write with
Binder – minimum of 1.5 inch, 2 inch recommended

Nice to have

Highlighters or colored pens
Your own copy of Animal Farm

AP Lit (Seniors)

Necessities

PENS

Nice to have

Binder
Highlighters
Your own copy of 1984