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Week 2:7 (Nov. 28-Dec. 2)

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AP LITERATURE: Reading Schedule, Poetry Packet, MLA Template, Watchmen Turnitin Journal, Symbol Sketches, Watchmen Prompts, How to Determine Your Semester Grades

AP SEMINAR: AP Capstone Digital Portfolio, Team Multimedia Presentation Guide, Stimulus Packet, How to Determine Your Semester Grades

research databases: EBSCO Host, Gale Databases, Google Scholar; other credible research sources: The Atlantic, The Economist, EPA, ERIC, Nature, The New York Times,The New Yorker, Pew Research, Science Direct, Scientific American

Week 2:5 (Nov. 7-11)

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AP LITERATURE: Reading Schedule, Poetry Response Packet, MLA Template

WATCHMEN: Turnitin Journal, Symbol Sketches, Notes on the Graphic Novel and Postmodernism, The Doomsday Clock

AP SEMINAR: AP Capstone Digital Portfolio, Team Multimedia Presentation Checklist/Rubric and Oral Defense Questions, Meme/Symbol Articles

research databases: EBSCO Host, Gale Databases, Google Scholar; other credible research sources: The Atlantic, The Economist, EPA, ERIC, Nature, The New York Times,The New Yorker, Pew Research, Science Direct, Scientific American

Week 4:6 (Apr. 25-29)

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Seniors: Reading Schedule, Major Works Data Sheet Template, Open Response Lists, Literary 3×3 Instructions, Literary Time Periods Review, AP Score Calculator, The Stranger Journal Tips

Romeo and Juliet: Essay Prompt, Essay Outline & Rubric, Thesis Notes, Thesis Guidelines, Thesis Generator, Writing About Literature, E-text, Theme Log, Sample Essay, Help with Quote-Weaving, Help with Essay Writing / To Kill a Mockingbird: Notes, Colormarking, Help with Colormarking, Theme Log, Vocab Presentation Instructions, Vocab List/Assignments, Journal Instructions / Misc: Wheel of Feels, Literature Terms, Proofreading Expectations

Week 4:5 (Apr. 18-22)

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Seniors: Reading Schedule, MLA Template, Major Works Data Sheet Template, Open Response Lists, Literary 3×3 Instructions, Literary Time Periods Review, AP Score Calculator, The Stranger Journal Tips, Sonnet Handout, Practice Exam #1 (key for multiple-choice section), Practice Exam #2 (multiple-choice section only, key included) / Fairy Tale Lit-Crit: Literary Criticism Sheets, MLA Template, “Little Red Riding Hood”, “The Snow Queen”, “The Princess and the Pea”, “The Little Gingerbread Man”, “Puss in Boots”, “The Ugly Duckling”, “Jack and the Beanstalk”, “The Three Bears”, “The Three Little Pigs”, “The Little Mermaid”, “The Emperor’s New Suit”,“Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp”

Scene Performances: RJ Audioplay, Tips for Reading Shakespeare, Scene Performance Project Info, Scene List/Signup / RJ Essay: Essay Prompt, Thesis Notes, Thesis Guidelines, Thesis Generator, Writing About Literature, RJ E-text, Theme Log, Sample Essay, Help with Quote-Weaving, Help with Essay Writing / Misc: SAT Vocab #3 / To Kill a Mockingbird: Notes, Colormarking, Help with Colormarking, Theme Log, Vocab Presentation Instructions, Vocab List/Assignments

Week 3:8 (Feb. 22-26)

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Seniors: Reading Schedule, Poetry Packet, MLA Template, Literary Criticism Handouts, Lit Notes (All), Atonement Prompts

Freshmen: Vocab Presentation Instructions, Proofreading Expectations, Weaving and Citing Examples, Literature Terms, RJ Vocab List, RJ E-Text, RJ Audioplay, RJ Theme Log, Tips for Reading Shakespeare, RJ Act I Journal Questions #5-28 (Typed), Turnitin.com Registration Instructions, Language Tricks, FSA Practice Test

Week 3:5 (Feb. 1-5)

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Seniors: Reading Schedule, Poetry Packet, MLA Template, One-Sheet Lit Notes, Earnest Close Reading Questions, Prose Essay Rubric, Upcoming Senior Class Dates

Freshmen: Prologue Colormarking, RJ Vocab List,, RJ Notes, RJ E-Text, RJ Audioplay, RJ Theme Log, Perfect Mate, Love Connection, Tips for Reading Shakespeare, Proofreading Expectations, Usage Notes, Journal Expectations, Sophomore Registration Form, SPHS Curriculum Guide

Journal: Literature Terms, SG Journal for Parts 1-2, SG Journal for Parts 3-4, RJ Act I Journal Questions #1-4

Week 1:4 (Sept. 14-18)

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AP English Literature (Seniors): First Quarter Reading Schedule, Course Syllabus, Turnitin Registration Instructions, Wheel of Feel (Tone Words), Poetry Response Packet, MLA Template (for Poetry Responses), 10 Tips for the AP Lit Multiple Choice, Remind for A-Day Class, Remind for B-Day Class, Scholarship List for September

Frankenstein: Frankenstein Journal, Frankenstein E-text, Frankenstein Vocab Assignment, An Exploration of Romanticism Through Art and Poetry

English 1 Honors (Freshmen): Course Syllabus, First Vocab, “A Quilt of a Country” E-text, “Once Upon a Time” E-text, “Making the Future Better, Together” E-text, Remind for A-Day Classes, Remind for B-Day Classes, Weekly Learning Goal Self-Evaluation Scale (R.910.3)

First Journal: Proofreading Expectations, Usage Notes, Journal Expectations, Literature Terms, Theme Writing #1, “A Quilt of a Country” Prompts, “Once Upon a Time” Prompt, Theme Writing #2

Great Expectations: Notes, Vocab, Theme Log, Audiotext, Graphic Novelization (Ch. 1-2), Literary Analysis Task #1, MLA Template (for Literary Analysis Tasks)

Week 4:6 (April 27-May 1)

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Seniors: Final Reading Schedule, Major Works Data Sheet Template, Open Response Lists, Literary 3×3 Instructions, Literary Time Periods Review, AP Score Calculator, The Stranger Journal Tips / Mock AP Lit Exam Sessions: Wednesday 4/29 12:54-3:54 & Saturday 5/2 8:00-11:00

Romeo and Juliet: Essay Prompt, Essay Outline & Rubric, Thesis Notes, Thesis Guidelines, Thesis Generator, Writing About Literature, E-text, Theme Log, Sample Essay, Help with Quote-Weaving, Help with Essay Writing / To Kill a Mockingbird: Journal Entry Instructions, Notes, Theme Log, Vocab Assignment List, Vocab Presentation Instructions / Misc: Wheel of Feels, Literature Terms, 10 Types of Plagiarism, Proofreading Expectations

Week 4:5 (Apr. 20-24)

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Seniors: Final Reading Schedule, MLA Template, Major Works Data Sheet Template, Open Response Lists, Literary 3×3 Instructions, Literary Time Periods Review, AP Score Calculator, The Stranger Journal Tips, Wednesday’s Sonnet Handout, Practice Exam #1 (key for multiple-choice section), Practice Exam #2 (multiple-choice section only, key included) / Fairy Tale Lit-Crit: Literary Criticism Sheets, MLA Template, “Little Red Riding Hood”, “The Snow Queen”, “The Princess and the Pea”, “The Little Gingerbread Man”, “Puss in Boots”, “The Ugly Duckling”

Scene Performances: RJ Audioplay, Tips for Reading Shakespeare, Scene Performance Project Info, Scene List/Signup / RJ Essay: Essay Prompt, Thesis Notes, Thesis Guidelines, Thesis Generator, Writing About Literature, RJ E-text, Theme Log, Sample Essay, Help with Quote-Weaving, Help with Essay Writing / Misc: SAT Vocab #3 / To Kill a Mockingbird: Notes, Colormarking, Help with Colormarking, Theme Log, Vocab Assignment List, Vocab Presentation Instructions

Week 3:8 (Feb. 23-27)

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Seniors: Reading Schedule, MLA Template, Third Quarter Poems, Literary Criticism Handouts, Atonement Prompts, Close Reading Poem & Questions (“To My Coy Mistress”), Lit Notes (All), Syntax Practice Handouts

Freshmen: RJ Vocab List, RJ E-Text, RJ Audioplay, RJ Theme Log, Tips for Reading Shakespeare, Language Tricks, Turnitin Registration Instructions, Act I Journal #5-28 (due to Turnitin.com in sections starting next week)

FSA Training Test Practice Link