Course Content: (Tentative and subject to change) First Semester: August: Course Introduction Distribution and discussion of course syllabus, expectations, and We Read” “Why We Tell Stories and How We Do It” “Why Big Picture: Analyzing Fiction and Drama” “The Susan Glaspell Trifles – Analysis Essay September: Aldous Huxley New World – Identifying Literary Elements Applying Literary Devices Possible Themes: Science, Sex, Power, Suffering, Literature and Writing, Freedom and Confinement, Isolation, Drugs and Alcohol, Identity, Spirituality, Society and Class, Dissatisfaction Short Story Project AP Open Prompt October: Mary Shelley Frankenstein – Literary Devices/Allusions AP Passages: Pre 20th - Century Possible Themes: Life, Consciousness, and Existence, Science, Appearances, Revenge, Family, Exploration, Language and Communication, Compassion and Forgiveness, Sacrifice, Lies and Deceit, Secrecy, Fate and Free Will Short Story Project Prompt November: (No Fear Edition) Shakespeare Othello – Specialized, Archaic, and Unfamiliar Diction Possible Themes: Jealousy, Race, Gender, Sex, Marriage, Manipulation, Warfare, Hate, Identity Prose Passages (Multiple Choice) Short Story Project Open Prompt Prose Prompt December: Summer Reading: -Toni Morrison; Song of Solomon One Ken Kesey; Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest The Sound and the Fury – –
Course Content: (Tentative and subject to change) First Semester: August: Course Introduction Distribution and discussion of course syllabus, expectations, and “Why We Read” “Why We Tell Stories and How We Do It” “The Big Picture: Analyzing Fiction and Drama” Trifles – Susan Glaspell Analysis Essay September: New World – Aldous Huxley Identifying Literary Elements Applying Literary Devices Possible Themes: Science, Sex, Power, Suffering, Literature and Writing, Freedom and Confinement, Isolation, Drugs and Alcohol, Identity, Spirituality, Society and Class, Dissatisfaction Short Story Project AP Open Prompt October: Frankenstein – Mary Shelley Literary Devices/Allusions AP Passages: Pre 20th - Century Possible Themes: Life, Consciousness, and Existence, Science, Appearances, Revenge, Family, Exploration, Language and Communication, Compassion and Forgiveness, Sacrifice, Lies and Deceit, Secrecy, Fate and Free Will Short Story Project Prompt November: Othello (No Fear Edition) – Shakespeare Specialized, Archaic, and Unfamiliar Diction Possible Themes: Jealousy, Race, Gender, Sex, Marriage, Manipulation, Warfare, Hate, Identity Prose Passages (Multiple Choice) Short Story Project Open Prompt Prose Prompt December: Summer Reading: Song of Solomon -Toni Morrison; One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest – Ken Kesey; The Sound and the Fury –
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