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AP Lit and Comp Agenda


Mon 1-22-2019
     -Martin Luther King Jr's Birthday
Tues 1-23-2019
     -Review and reflect upon Midterm exam
           -Challenge Essay Student Exemplars
           -"The Fun They Had" Topic/Theme
     -Student Reflection: Challenge Essay Score Tracker
Wed 1-24-2019
     -Shakespeare's Writing Style
           -Musical Chairs
           -Quote Analysis
           -Language
           -Rhythm
      -Predictions
Thurs 1-25-2019
     -"Sonnet 18" Paraphrase
     -Sonnet Structure (Sonnet 18)
​     -HW: Finish "Sonnet 18"  Worksheet
Fri 1-26-2019
     -     -TedTalk: Akala "Hip Hop & Shakespeare"
          -Iambic Pentameter
          -WuTang and Shakespeare
     -HW: answer the three reflection questions from class on the back of the Sonnet 18 worksheet:
     1. According to Akala's interpretation of WuTang lan and Shakespeare, what does it mean to be a "Custodian of Knowledge"?
     2. Identify someone today whom you believe to be a "Custodian of Knowledge."
     3. Explain why the person deserves the title of Custodian of Knowledge.
*note: you may need to revisit the TedTalk: "Hip Hop & Shakespeare: Akala at TedTalk" located on the right side of this webpage.
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Mon 1-28-2019
     -"Sonnet 18" paraphrase and analysis
Tues 1-29-2019
     -"Sonnet 18" MC and Short Answer Quiz
Wed 1-30-2019
     -Delay
     -Hamlet: Introduction Prezi Notes
Thurs 1-31-2019
     -Delay
     -Hamlet: Introduction Prezi Notes
Fri 2-1-2019
     -finish Hamlet: Introduction Prezi Notes
     -4 movie trailers: comparison of directorial purpose
*****
Mon 2-4-2019
     -"United and Divided" Commonlit packet
Tues 2-5-2019
     -Discussion of how religion drove politics in pre-modern Europe.
Wed 2-6-2019
     -Act 1 scene 2 film comparison
     -Zeffereli (1990) - Running Record
Thurs 2-7-2019
     -Act 1 scene 2 film comparison
     -Branagh (1996) - Running Record
​     -discussion/preference and justification
Fri 2-8-2019
     -CCR Day
     -Discussion of Directorial Choices and Purpose
     -Comparison to Shakespeare's play
*****
Mon 2-11-2019
     -"Exploring a Soliloquy" with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) - note-taking
     -"To Be or Not To Be" Line-by-Paraphrase Activity
     -Imagery/Personification/Metaphor
     -HW: watch and critique Olivier (1948) and Gibson (1990)
Tues 2-12-2019
     -"To Be or Not To Be" Line-by-Paraphrase Activity
     -Imagery/Personification/Metaphor
     -HW: watch and critique Lester (2016) and Tennant (2009)
Wed 2-13-2019
     -"To Be or Not To Be" Line-by-Paraphrase Activity
     -Imagery/Personification/Metaphor
     -HW: watch and critique Branagh (1996) and Hawke (2000)
Thurs 2-14-2019
     -Happy Valentine's Day
     -"To Be or Not To Be" Line-by-Paraphrase Activity
     -Imagery/Personification/Metaphor
     -HW: watch and critique Plummer (1964) and Cumberbatch (2015)
Fri 2-15-2019
     -Half Day
     -"To Be or Not To Be" Line-by-Paraphrase Activity
     -Imagery/Personification/Metaphor
     -HW: watch and critique Sonnet Man (2015) and Essiedu (2018)
*****
Mon 2-18-2019
     -No School (Presidents' Day)
Tues 2-19-2019
     -No School (Teacher Professional Development Day)
Wed 2-20-2019
     -Check for "2BorNot2B" Soliloquy Paraphrase completion
     -Begin Group Project (Soliloquy Jigsaw Project)
Thurs 2-21-2019
     -Continue Group Project (Soliloquy Jigsaw Project)
Fri 2-22-2019
     -Scholar Hour (meet in class first)
*****
Mon 2-25-2019
     -Soliloquy Jigsaw Presentation
     -50 point Summative Assessment
Tues 2-26-2019
     -Hamlet Act 1
Wed 2-27-2019
     -Hamlet Act 1
Thurs 2-28-2019
     -Hamlet Act 1
Fri 3-1-2019
     -Hamlet Act 1 Reading Quiz
*****
Mon 3-4-2019
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Tues 3-5-2019
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Wed 3-6-2019
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Thurs 3-7-2019
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Fri 3-8-2019
     -Hamlet Act 2 Reading Quiz
*****
Mon 3-11-2019
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Tues 3-12-2019
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Wed 3-13-2019
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Thurs 3-14-2019
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Fri 3-15-2019
     -Hamlet Act 3 Reading Quiz
*****
Mon 3-18-2019
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Tues 3-19-2019
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Wed 3-20-2019
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Thurs 3-21-2019
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Fri 3-22-2019
     -Hamlet Act 4 Reading Quiz
*****
Mon 3-25-2019
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Tues 3-26-2019
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Wed 3-27-2019
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Thurs 3-28-2019
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Fri 3-29-2019
     -Hamlet Act 5 Reading Quiz
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Media and Paper Resources and Links

soliloquy_jigsaw_project.pdf
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hamlet-personal_soliloquy_project.pdf
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Shakespeare Is All Around Us!

The Power of Imagination: Lessons from Shakespeare

Shakespeare In An Era That Takes Words For Granted

What Would Shakespeare Think of Us?

Why Did Shakespeare Love Iambic Pentameter?

Shakespeare sometimes gets a bad rap in high schools for his complex plots and antiquated language. But a quick peek into the rhythm of his words reveals a poet deeply rooted in the way people spoke in his time — and still speak today. Why do Shakespeare’s words have such staying power? David T. Freeman and Gregory Taylor uncover the power of iambic pentameter.

Iambic Pentameter and the Wu Tang Clan

Shakespeare, Biggie, and Tupac? 

Shakespeare: Why Should We Care?

What is a Soliloquy?

What Would Shakespeare Think of Us?

"Hamlet" Trailer by Kenneth Branagh

Hamlet for the Shakespeare Impaired
*PLEASE NOTE: you must have a sense of humor for the 3 sources listed below, a little mild profanity (nothing you wouldn't hear on "Big Bang Theory") in the videos.

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Click on the image to the left to go to a site designed to help support your understanding of the Bard's play.

NY Times: Behind the Scenes "The Closet Scene"

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Click the image to the left to watch and hear actress Geraldine James on her pivotal scene as Queen Gertrude in "Hamlet"

Hamlet's "To Be or Not to Be" Soliloquy Annotated

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Click the image above to go to annotated soliloquy.

Watch the PBS production of "Hamlet" with David Tennant as Hamlet and Patrick Stewart as King Claudius

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Click on the image to the left to watch the excellent PBS production of Hamlet with Dr. Who and Captain Pickard!!! AWESOME!!!

Resources for Tom Stoppard's modern comedy, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead