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Thomas Hardy the great
novelist, has made much of Dorset famous as the ‘Hardy’ country, for he
was born in the hamlet of Higher Bockhampton on June 2nd, 1840, and
thereafter with the exception of five years, lived out his 87 years of
life in the county that he loved so much. His first novel, "The Poor Man
and the Lady" was accepted for publication in 1869, but on advice he
destroyed the manuscript. Two years later, he published "Under the
Greenwood Tree", followed by "Far
from the Madding Crowd" and for the next twenty years he wrote
fiction. After his first two books, there was an air of gloom and
pessimism about his work, which in the opinion of many prevented him
becoming the greatest of England’s novelists. ln
1898, Hardy was firmly established and was able to devote himself to his
poetry. It was then that he published his first Wessex Poems. His great
achievement was the dramatic epic on the Napoleonic theme, "The
Dynasts", which appeared in three parts in 1903, 1906, 1908.
Perhaps his best known novel is "Tess
of the D’Urbervilles," a story written round a family of that name,
who came over with the Conqueror and stayed for all time in Dorset. Tess,
a Dorset dairymaid, was a figure of Hardy’s imagination but so powerful
was his writing that to many readers she actually existed. In
later life Hardy lived at Max Gate, a large house which he designed
himself on the eastern outskirts of Dorchester. This is owned by the
National Trust, and opened regularly. Thomas
Hardy died at Max Gate in 1928. He is buried in Westminster Abbey in
London, though his heart was removed and lies at Stinsford Church near
Max Gate. |
Literature
Syllabus
Advanced Placement Literature and
Composition
August 7, 2003 – October 10, 2003
Schedule
Subject to Change
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Week
1
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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8/11-15
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Registration
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Registration
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"Most Dangerous Game"
Perrine p. 8
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Writing the Essay
Suggestions and Examples
Practice
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In Class Preparation |
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Week2
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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8/18-22
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SSR/RRJ
Tess of the D'Ubervillies, The Awakening
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“Child
by Tiger”
Perrine
p. 24
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“Child
by Tiger”
Perrine
p. 24
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Lecture
"Child by Tiger"
"Most Dangerous Game"
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Discuss Last Week's Essay
Recommendations and Suggestions |
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Week
3
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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8/25-29
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District
Inservice
Student Holiday
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“The
Destructors”
Perrine
p. 24
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Discussion/Lecture
"The Destructors"
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Group work on Short Story
SS Outlines Due
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Discuss Last Week's Essay
Recommendations and Suggestion |
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Week
4
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
|
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9/1-5
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Labor Day
Student Holiday |
SSR/RRJ
Tess
of the D'Ubervillies, The Awakening
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"Miss Brill"
Perrine p. 88
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Discussion/Lecture Character
"Miss Brill"
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Discuss Last Week's Essay
Recommendations and Suggestion
|
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Week
5
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
|
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9/8-12
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SSR/RRJ
Tess
of the D'Ubervillies, The Awakening
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"Greenleaf"
Perrine p. 212
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"Greenleaf"
Perrine p. 212
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Discussion/Lecture
"Greenleaf"
SS First Draft
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Discuss Last Week's Essay
Recommendations and Suggestion
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Week
6
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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9/15-19
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SSR/RRJ
Tess of the D'Ubervillies, The Awakening
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"Defender
of the Faith"
Perrine
p. 117
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"Defender
of the Faith"
Perrine
p. 117
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Discussion/Lecture
"Defender of the Faith"
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Discuss Last Week's Essay
Recommendations and Suggestion
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Week
7
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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9/22-26
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SSR/RRJ
Tess
of the D'Ubervillies, The Awakening
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Discussion/Lecture
Point
of View
“Hills
Like White Elephants”
Perrine
p. 171
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Discussion/Lecture
Point
of View
“Hills
Like White Elephants” Perrine
p. 171
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Group Work Short Story
Draft Revisions
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Discuss Last Week's Essay
Recommendations and Suggestion
|
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Week
8
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
|
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922-26
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SSR/RRJ
Tess
of the D'Ubervillies, The Awakening
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"A
Christmas Memory"
Perrine
p. 273
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"A
Christmas Memory"
Perrine
p. 273
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Group Work Short Story
Final Review Draft
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Discuss Last Week's Essay
SS COPIES for ALL
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Week
9
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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9/29-10/3 |
Project
Presentations
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Project
Presentations
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Project
Presentations
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Project
Presentations
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Project
Presentations
|
*SSR?RRJ
Silent Sustained Reading/Reading Response Journals...
During
the first nine weeks we focus upon the short story. Your term grade will be
based upon essays (65%), reading response journals (15%), and your short story
project/presentation (20%). Please note that these grade percentages are
subject to change. If you budget your time wisely you will have adequate
time for these assignments. However, if you choose to
procrastinate, the work will more than likely overwhelm you. Tess of the
D'Urbervilles, and The Awakening are
the texts for next nine weeks. You are expected to purchase or have
copies of TotD'U and TA available for class use. I encourage you
to check libraries, secondhand book stores, and last year's students
before purchasing a new book. You may also wish to team with a student
in another class to share the cost of the books. In addition the entire text
of these books is available online.
Please
make note of the following deadlines. No late work will be accepted
unless previously discussed with me. No work may be made up without
proper excuse forms (reminder: the school board absence policy will be
followed). If you are absent on the day assignments are due, send your
work with a friend or ask your parents to leave the assignment in the front
office. Essays are due every Monday unless otherwise noted. Your short
story presentation date will be assigned in advance. If you are absent
on that day, you will forfeit your presentation grade.
This is not a creative writing
class, although you will have a variety of "creative" writing
assignments throughout the year. Generally, you will write analytically
about literature demonstrating your ability to produce insightful
essays based upon a variety of prompts. Unless otherwise
noted, all essays are to be typed. Please double-space and use a font
size of "12." Use Times New Roman.
There
are very few rules in this class. You are expected to conduct
yourself
maturely and to respect others. Keep in mind
that all misbehaviors will have consequences.
Second Nine Weeks
Advanced Placement Literature and
Composition
October 13, 2003 –
December 19, 2003
Schedule
Subject to Change
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Week
1
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Monday
|
Tuesday
|
Wednesday
|
Thursday
|
Friday
|
|
10/13-17
|
SSR/RRJ |
Discuss "Tess" and "The Awakening"
Background
|
Practice AP
Exam |
Timed Essay
|
Student
Holiday State Inservice
|
|
Week2
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Monday
|
Tuesday
|
Wednesday
|
Thursday
|
Friday
|
|
10/20-24
|
SSR/RRJ |
Discuss minor female characters/minor male characters |
Setting I
|
Practice AP
Exam |
Timed Essay |
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Week
3
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Monday
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Tuesday
|
Wednesday
|
Thursday
|
Friday
|
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10/27-31
|
SSR/RRJ |
Setting II
Allusion, Imagery, Symbolism
|
Discuss P.O.V.
|
Practice AP
Exam
|
Timed Essay |
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Week
4
|
Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
|
Thursday
|
Friday
|
|
11/3-7
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SSR/RRJ |
Irony
|
Trace the changes in Edna and Tess
How is religion presented in both novels?
|
Practice AP
Exam/Discuss Play Project |
Timed Essay
|
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Week
5
|
Monday
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Tuesday
|
Wednesday
|
Thursday
|
Friday
|
|
11/10-14
|
SSR/RRJ |
Class reading and discussion "Hamlet" |
"Hamlet"
|
"Hamlet"
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Timed Essay
|
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Week
6
|
Monday
|
Tuesday
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Wednesday
|
Thursday
|
Friday
|
|
11/17-21
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SSR/RRJ |
"Hamlet"
|
"Hamlet"
|
"Hamlet"
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Timed Essay |
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Week
7
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
|
Thursday
|
Friday
|
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11/24-28
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"Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead"
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"Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead"
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"Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead"
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Thanksgiving |
Thanksgiving |
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Week
8
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
|
|
12/1-5
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Short Story Critique and Rewrite
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Short Story Critique and Rewrite
|
Short Story Critique and Rewrite
|
Short Story Critique and Rewrite |
Timed Essay
|
|
Week
9
|
Monday
|
Tuesday
|
Wednesday
|
Thursday
|
Friday
|
|
12/8-12
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Project
Presentations
|
Project Presentations
|
Project
Presentations
|
Project
Presentations
|
Project
Presentations
|
Exams
Next Week. Happy Holidays
Third Nine Weeks
Advanced Placement Literature and
Composition
January 7,
2004 – March 5, 2004
Schedule
Subject to Change
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Week
1
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
|
Friday
|
|
1/5-9
|
Teacher Workday
No school for students |
Practice AP Exam |
Practice AP Exam |
Review and Discuss Exam |
Essay
"Spring and All/ To Jane Myers" |
|
Week2
|
Monday
|
Tuesday
|
Wednesday
|
Thursday
|
Friday
|
|
1/12-16
|
Handouts
Weaving |
Discussion and Rewrites "The
Author to Her Book" |
Discussion and Rewrites "The
Author to Her Book" |
Discussion and Rewrites "The
Author to Her Book" |
Handouts
Diction/Syntax
"Death of a Toad" |
|
Week
3
|
Monday
|
Tuesday
|
Wednesday
|
Thursday
|
Friday
|
|
1/19-23
|
Martin Luther King Day Holiday for All |
Handouts Literary Elements
Selected Poems |
Handouts Literary Elements
Selected Poems |
Handouts Literary Elements
Selected Poems |
Timed Essay |
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Week
4
|
Monday
|
Tuesday
|
Wednesday
|
Thursday
|
Friday
|
|
1/26-30
|
ISS Novel of Choice/Vocab
RRJ |
Words, Words, Words H 22
Selected Poems |
Allusion H 23, 25
Selected Poems |
Diction 27, 28
Selected Poems |
Timed Essay |
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Week
5
|
Monday
|
Tuesday
|
Wednesday
|
Thursday
|
Friday
|
|
2/2-6
|
ISS Novel of Choice/Vocab
RRJ |
Metaphor H 29, 30
Selected Poems |
Symbolism H 31, 32
Selected Poems |
Allegory H 33
Selected Poems |
Timed Essay |
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Week
6
|
Monday
|
Tuesday
|
Wednesday
|
Thursday
|
Friday
|
|
2/9-13
|
ISS Novel of Choice/Vocab
RRJ |
Narrative
H 35
Selected Poems |
Continued |
Shape of a Poem H 37, 38
Selected Poems |
Timed Essay |
|
Week
7
|
Monday
|
Tuesday
|
Wednesday
|
Thursday
|
Friday
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