October syllabus

October. Refining and Setting targets.
Archetypes of myth. Hero’s journey. Difference between paraphrasing and commentary. Learning to analyze. What is the test about?
Museum visit on Saturday, October 20.
Once upon a time exercise with class presentations on myth.
Literary term test.
Opera section from “Philadelphia.”
“Schoolsville” 663.
“Ode to Grecian Urn” 1018.
“Musee de Beaux Artes” 986.
“Siren Song” 977.
Section 976.
Section 985.
Section 995.
Young Goodman Brown 436.
Exercise finding story archetypes in:
“Groundhog Day”
“Fisher King”
“Dead Poet’s Society”

September syllabus

This blog provides an arena for class members to exchange ideas and check on assignments for our A.P. English Literature class. We will go over details of how we will use this forum during the first week of class.

September. Getting immersed in the material-What are AP habits of mind like? Establishing an introduction that creates a context of standards.
Tortilla Curtain
“Negro Speaks of Rivers” 1016.
“London” 695.
“Facing West” 799.
“Next of Course”1012.
“Theme for English B” 822.
“Let America” 864.
Everyday Use 91.
Lottery 268.
Barn Burning 190.
House on Mango Street 290.
Two Kinds 226.
Arcadia
Staging exercise.
“Destruction of Sennachrib” 1132.
“She Walks in Beauty”
“Belle Dame Sans Merci” 954.
“Ozymandias” 925
Assorted Romantic Poets to supplement.

Mr. Kennedy