Acton-Boxborough Regional High School
World Literture: Grade 12 AP English
Instructor: Andrew L. Crick
6 September/Wednesday
•Handout Hamlet. Opening Remarks.
7 September/Thursday
•Student ID Pictures.
8 September/Friday
•Hamlet: Read Act I. Do one quote and explication.
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11 September/Monday
•Hamlet: Read Act II. Do one quote and explication.
12 September/Tuesday
•AP Exam. Multiple choice questions.
13 September/Wednesday
•Hamlet: Read Act III. Do one quote and explication.
14 September/Thursday
•AP Exam. Multiple choice questions.
15 September/Friday
•Hamlet: Read Act IV. Do one quote and explication.
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18 September/Monday
•Hamlet: Read Act V. Do one quote and explication.
19 September/Tuesday
•Hamlet: Discuss. Handout Course Syllabus.
20 September/Wednesday
•Hamlet: Discuss.
21 September/Thursday
•Hamlet: Discuss.
22 September/Friday
•Hamlet: Discuss.
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25 September/Monday
•Hamlet: Discuss.
26 September/Tuesday
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27 September/Wednesday
•The Bluest Eye: Do two quotes and explications.
28 September/Thursday
•Hamlet: Passage ID and Analysis Test.
29 September/Friday
•The Bluest Eye: Discuss.
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2 October/Monday
•Hamlet: Paper.
3 October/Tuesday
•35 lines from Hamlet for recitation.
4 October/Wednesday
•35 lines from Hamlet for recitation.
5 October/Thursday
•Senior Essay Workshop with Mr. Palmer
6 October/Friday
•Hamlet: Paper. Introduction due. Peer edit.
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9 October/Monday
•No School
10 October/Tuesday
•Hamlet: Paper. 3 Supporting Evidence paragraphs due. Peer edit.
11 October/Wednesday
•The Bluest Eye: Discuss.
12 October/Thursday
•College Essay: Start.
•The Bluest Eye: Discuss.
13 October/Friday
•Hamlet: Paper. Counterargument paragraph due. Peer edit.
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16 October/Monday
•Hamlet: Paper. Conclusion. Peer edit. Discuss titles.
•Collect Hamlet.
17 October/Tuesday
•College Essay: First draft due.
•The Bluest Eye: Finish discussion.
18 October/Wednesday
•Siddhartha: Do two quotes and explications.
19 October/Thursday
•Hamlet: Final paper due.
•Siddhartha: Discuss.
20 October/Friday
•Siddhartha: Discuss.
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23 October/Monday
24 October/Tuesday
•College Essay: Second draft due. Peer edit.
25 October/Wednesday
•Death of a Salesman: Do two quotes and explications.
26 October/Thursday
•Death of a Salesman: Discuss.
27 October/Friday
•College Essay: Third draft due. Peer edit.
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30 October/Monday
•Death of a Salesman: Discuss.
31 October/Tuesday
•College Essay: Final due.
1 November/Wednesday
•Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead: Do two quotes and explications.
2 November/Thursday
•Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead: Discuss.
•HW: One typed paragraph defining Postmodernism (pomo) due in class.
3 November/Friday
•Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead: Discuss.
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6 November/Monday
•Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead: Discuss.
7 November/Tuesday
8 November/Wednesday
•Waiting for Godot: Do two quotes and explications.
9 November/Thursday
•Waiting for Godot: Discuss.
10 November/Friday
•No School
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13 November/Monday
•Waiting for Godot: Discuss.
14 November/Tuesday
•Handout the Oedipus Cycle.
15 November/Wednesday
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16 November/Thursday
•Self Paper. Introduction due. Peer edit.
17 November/Friday
•Self Paper. 1st Supporting Evidence paragraph due. Peer edit.
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20 November/Monday
•Self Paper. 3 Supporting Evidence paragraphs due. Peer edit.
21 November/Tuesday
•Passage Explication Team Test.
22 November/Wednesday
•Senior Assembly.
23 November/Thursday
•No School
24 November/Friday
•No School
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27 November/Monday
28 November/Tueday
•Self Paper. Counterargument paragraph due. Peer edit.
29 November/Wednesday
•Oedipus Rex: Do two quotes and explications.
30 November/Thursday
•Self Paper. Conclusion due. Peer edit.
1 December/Friday
•Oedipus Rex: Discuss.
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4 December/Monday
•Self Paper. Final paper due.
•Oedipus Rex: Discuss.
5 December/Tuesday
6 December/Wednesday
•Oedipus at Colonus: Do two quotes and explications.
•Handout King Lear.
7 December/Thursday
•Oedipus at Colonus: Discuss.
8 December/Friday
•Oedipus at Colonus: Discuss.
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11 December/Monday
•Handout Glossary of Literary Terms (Long Form).
12 December/Tuesday
•Review Glossary of Literary Terms (Long Form).
13 December/Wednesday
•Antigone: Do two quotes and explications.
14 December/Thursday
•Antigone: Discuss.
15 December/Friday
•Antigone: Discuss.
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18 December/Monday
•Antigone: Finish.
19 December/Tuesday
•Antigone: Articles and Reviews.
20 December/Wednesday
•Antigone: Field Trip to A.R.T. in Cambridge.
21 December/Thursday
•Major Quiz: Glossary of Literary Terms (Long Form).
22 December/Friday
•King Lear: Do one quote and explication for each of the five acts.
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1 January/Monday
•No School--Holiday
2 January/Tuesday
•King Lear: Discuss.
3 January/Wednesday
•King Lear: Discuss.
4 January/Thursday
•King Lear: Discuss.
5 January/Friday
•King Lear: Discuss.
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8 January/Monday
•King Lear: Discuss.
9 January/Tuesday
•King Lear: Discuss.
10 January/Wednesday
•King Lear: Discuss.
11 January/Thursday
•30 lines from King Lear for recitation.
12 January/Friday
•30 lines from King Lear for recitation.
•Handout King Lear Paper topics.
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15 January/Monday
•No School--Holiday
16 January/Tuesday
•King Lear: Paper. Introduction due. Peer edit.
•King Lear: Discuss.
17 January/Wednesday
•King Lear: Discuss.
18 January/Thursday
•King Lear: Paper. 3 Supporting Evidence paragraphs due. Peer edit.
19 January/Friday
•King Lear: Discuss.
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22 January/Monday
•King Lear: Passage ID and Analysis Test.
23 January/Tuesday
•King Lear: Paper. Counterargument and Conclusion due. Peer edit.
24 January/Wednesday
25 January/Thursday
•Major Quiz: Glossary of Literary Terms (Long Form).
26 January/Friday
•Term 2 Ends
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29 January/Monday
•Angela's Ashes: Read.
30 January/Tuesday
•Angela's Ashes: Read.
31 January/Wednesday
•Angela's Ashes: Do two quotes and explications. Discuss.
1 February/Thursday
•Angela's Ashes: Discuss.
2 February/Friday
•Angela's Ashes: Discuss.
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5 February/Monday
•Angela's Ashes: Discuss. 2nd quote due.
6 February/Tuesday
7 February/Wednesday
8 February/Thursday
9 February/Friday
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12 February/Monday
•Angela's Ashes: Documentary Film--McCourt Family Background.
13 February/Tuesday
•The Joy Luck Club: Do two quotes and explications. Discuss.
14 February/Wednesday
•The Joy Luck Club: Discuss.
15 February/Thursday
•The Joy Luck Club: Discuss.
•Announce Senior Speech Contest.
16 February/Friday
•The Joy Luck Club: Discuss.
•Assign Family Essay.
•Assign Team Motif Essays.
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26 February/Monday
•The Joy Luck Club: Discuss.
27 February/Tuesday
•The Joy Luck Club: Discuss.
28 February/Wednesday
•Work on Team Motif Essays in-class.
1 March/Thursday
•Work on Team Motif Essays in-class.
2 March/Friday
•Team Motif Essays due: Rought Draft.
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5 March/Monday
6 March/Tuesday
•Motif Essays due: Final Draft.
7 March/Wednesday
•Present Motif Essays.
8 March/Thursday
•Present Motif Essays.
9 March/Friday
•Family Essay: Introduction and 1st Evidence Paragraph due typed: Peer edit.
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12 March/Monday
•Senior Speech: Edit Rough Draft in-class.
13 March/Tuesday
•Senior Speech: Edit Revised Draft in-class.
14 March/Wednesday
•Family Essay: 2nd and 3rd Evidence Paragraph due typed: Peer edit.
15 March/Thursday
•Senior Speech: Final Draft due. (-5 for each day it is late).
•Group Grades: Motif Essays.
16 March/Friday
•No school
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19 March/Monday
•Sonnet Quiz 1 in Mac-Lab. Handout example explication for Sonnet 1.
20 March/Tuesday
•Sonnet Quiz 2 in Mac-Lab. Handout example explication for Sonnet 2.
•Mother Courage field trip.
21 March/Wednesday
•Senior Speeches returned with teacher comments only (no grades will be on the papers).
•Family Essay: Final edit.
22 March/Thursday
•Sonnet Quiz in Mac-Lab.
23 March/Friday
•Sonnet Quiz 130 in Mac-Lab.
•Family Essay: Final paper due.
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26 March/Monday
•Senior Speech: Final version due.
•Senior Speech: Speeches will begin in class today. Everyone must be prepared.
(-10 for each day it is late).
27 March/Tuesday
•Senior Speech: More presentations.
28 March/Wednesday
•Senior Speech: More presentations.
29 March/Thursday
•Sonnet Quiz in Mac-Lab--Sonnet 130.
30 March/Friday
•Sonnet Team Quiz in Mac-Lab--Sonnet 144.
•Personal Sonnet due. Write your own Sonnet, then offer a one-paragraph explication of it.
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2 April/Monday
•Senior Speech: 2:18 pm Deadline for submitting winning speeches to Mrs. Vinal It is the student's
responsibility to submit his or her speech to Mrs. Vinal in the Faculty Support Center.
3 April/Tuesday
•Sonnet Recitations due: Memorize any sonnet by Shakespeare, and deliver it to the class today.
•Handout Things Fall Apart.
4 April/Wednesday
•Sonnet Recitations.
5 April/Thursday
6 April/Friday
•Literary Terms Quiz.
•End of Term 3.
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9 April/Monday
•Things Fall Apart due with two quotes and explications.
10 April/Tuesday
•Things Fall Apart: Discussion.
11 April/Wednesday
•Things Fall Apart: Discussion.
12 April/Thursday
•Things Fall Apart: Explicate first and last paragraphs in the novel.
•Handout The Great Gatsby and The Sun Also Rises.
13 April/Friday
•No School
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23 April/Monday
•Senior Survey.
24 April/Tuesday
•The Great Gatsby: Discussion.
25 April/Wednesday
•The Great Gatsby: Discussion.
26 April/Thursday
•The Sun Also Rises: Discussion.
27 April/Friday
•AP In-class Practice Esssay 1.
•AP In-class Practice Esssay 2 (Write at home--due Monday).
•Pass out Review Sheets for Books.
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30 April/Monday
•AP Mulitple Choice Exam.
1 May/Tuesday
•AP In-class Practice Esssay 3.
2 May/Wednesday
•Pass out example AP Essays.
3 May/Thursday
•Major Quiz: Glossary of Literary Terms (Long Form).
4 May/Friday
•Senior Breakfast.
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7 May/Monday
•AP Exam.
8 May/Tuesday
•Recover: Billy's Bash.
•Collect all books.
9 May/Wednesday
•The Sun Also Rises: Two quotes and explications typed.
10 May/Thursday
•The Sun Also Rises: Discussion.
11 May/Friday
•The Sun Also Rises: Discussion.
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14 May/Monday
•Microfiction due--300 words maximum.
15 May/Tuesday
16 May/Wednesday
17 May/Thursday
•Final Exam
18 May/Friday
•Final Exam
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•Postmodern Vignette. Maximum of 3 pages single-spaced.
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