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Texts: Short Stories and
poems – ongoing reading Using a variety of short stories and poems by both traditional and contemporary writers, we will engage in analytical discussions and write compositions addressing the author’s use of plot, character, setting, point of view, symbolism, theme, style, irony, tone, and devices unique to certain styles of poetry (including diction, tone, imagery, metrics). Fiction and Drama We will look at fiction and drama and the elements employed by the novelist and playwright to reveal a work’s meaning. The literary techniques and devices discussed last year will be further analyzed and developed at this time through essays and discussion. Life of Pi – Yann Martel (summer reading) Their Eyes Were Watching God – Zora Neale Hurston The Sound and the Fury – William Faulkner A Prayer for Owen Meany – John Irving Heart of Darkness – Joseph Conrad “The Awakening” – Kate Chopin The Road – Cormac McCarthy A Confederacy of Dunces – John Kennedy Toole Oedipus - Sophocles Othello - Shakespeare Death of a Salesman - Miller Waiting for Godot - Beckett Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead - Stoppard Poetry Poem analysis and interpretation will be on-going during
the year. We will work at
developing a “comfort level” with the elements of poetry, including:
diction, tone, imagery, figurative language, and metrics. |
Week of April 30, 2012 Sound and
Fury essay rewrite due Wednesday!!! Mon – “To Autumn” – and
“To Paint a Water Lily” – in class Philip Larkin: “Arrival” -homework Tues. –compare/contrast 2 poems– in
class; read sample response to compare with your notes Wed. – Sound
and Fury essay DUE “Cherry Bomb” in class Thurs & Fri - TBA Practice M/C AP exams – all week |
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