Red Comet AP English Literature & Composition For a year, participate in an AP upscale dining experience in the AP Literature and Composition course. Students act as food critics of exquisite literary cuisine. Menu items include reading, analyzing, writing, rewriting, and discussing creations by the master chefs, renowned authors. With intensive concentration on composition skills and on authors' narrative techniques, this dining experience equips students with recipes for success in college, in a career and the AP exam. Prerequisites: Successful completion of English I, II, & III. Student will be exposed to college-level composition and literature. Module 1 (MILESTONE I) 01.01 Disillusionment of a Professor: Faust 01.02 Disillusionment of a Sailor: Rime of the Ancient Mariner 01.03 Free Response Practice: Siren Song 01.04 Disillusionment of a Tour Guide: The Interpreter of Maladies 01.05 Disillusionment of a Mountain Man: The Boarded Window 01.06 Frankenstein 01.06A Frankenstein Chart 01.06B Frankenstein Major Works Data Sheet 01.07 Disillusionment of the Created: Frankenstein 01.07A Frankenstein Test 01.07B Frankenstein Paper 01.07C Frankenstein Discussion 01.08 Disillusionment of Humanity: The Prometheus Myth 01.09 Multiple Choice Module 2 (MILESTONE I) 02.01 Struggle for the American Dream: Death of a Salesman 02.01A Death of a Salesman Anticipation Guide 02.01B Death of a Salesman Misconceptions Log 02.01C Death of a Salesman Brainstorming Sheet 02.01D Death of a Salesman Major Works Data Sheet 02.02 Table Manners: Paraphrasing and Quoting 02.03 Table Manners: Note Taking 02.04 Struggle of Self-Discovery Quiz 02.05 Free Response Practice 02.06 "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" 02.07 Student Selected Novel: Struggle 02.07A Conflict Chart 02.07B Student Selected Novel: Style and Structure 02.07C Student Selected Novel: Letter Writing 02.07D Student Selected Novel: Major Works Data Sheet 02.08 Open-ended Essay Practice
02.09 Project 02.10 Multiple Choice 02.11 Module Two Oral Component Module 3 (MILESTONE II) 03.01A Table Manners: The Thesis Statement 03.01B Table Manners: Notes and Thesis Statement 03.02 Table Manners: Creating an Outline 03.02A Table Manners: Creating an Outline 03.02B Outline 03.03 Table Manners: Documentation 03.04 Journey of Enlightenment: Ulysses 03.05 A Spiritual Journey: The Knight 03.06 Journey of Choice: The Road Not Taken 03.07 Journey of Art and Intellect: Sailing to Byzantium 03.08 Journey Interrupted: A Dream Deferred 03.09 Journey of Patriotic Love: The Soldier 03.10 Journey of Emptiness: The Hollow Men 03.10A Journey of Emptiness: The Hollow Men Annotation 03.10B The Hollow Men 03.11 Unsuspected Destination: A Good Man Is Hard to Find 03.12 Journey of Survival: The Most Dangerous Game 03.13 Journey into Darkness: Heart of Darkness 03.13A Heart of Darkness Major Works Data Sheet 03.13B Heart of Darkness Theme and Motif 03.13C Heart of Darkness Painting and Racism 03.13D Heart of Darkness AP Practice Essay 03.14 Journey Project 03.15 Multiple Choice 03.16 Open-ended Essay Practice 03.17 Module Three Oral Component Module 4 (MILESTONE II) 04.01 Rough Draft and Peer Editing Guide 04.02 Love for the Moment: "To His Coy Mistress" 04.02A "To His Coy Mistress" 04.02B "To His Coy Mistress" 04.03 "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning" 04.04 The Reality of Love: Shakespeare's Sonnets 04.04A Shakespeare's Sonnets 04.04B Shakespeare's Sonnets 04.05 "How Do I Love Thee" Analysis Chart 04.06 "A Haunted House" 04.07 "The Gift of the Magi" Analysis Chart 04.08 Research Paper Final Draft
04.09 The Romance of Love: Wuthering Heights 04.09A Major Works Data Sheet 04.09B Wuthering Heights Character Chart 04.09C Romanticism Essay 04.10 Romance Is Still Alive: Wuthering Heights 04.10A Essay Wuthering Heights and "Remembrance" 04.10B Wuthering Heights and "Fortress Around Your Heart" Questions 04.10C Contemporary Romanticism Chart 04.11 Multiple Choice 04.12 Potluck Preview 04.13 Oral Component 04.14 Exam Review 04.14 Segment One Exam Module 5 (MILESTONE III) 05.01 A Family's Good Fortune: "good times" 05.01A good times 05.01B good times 05.02 Queens, 1963 05.03 "Daddy" 05.04 A Son's Plea: "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night" 05.05 Potluck Preparation 05.06 A Reconstructed Heritage: "Everyday Use" 05.06A Everyday Use 05.06B Everyday Use 05.07 "The Lottery" 05.08 Multiple Choice 05.09 A Family's Journey: The Grapes of Wrath 05.09A The Grapes of Wrath 05.09B The Grapes of Wrath 05.10 A Family's Journey: The Grapes of Wrath 05.10A Song Comparison The Grapes of Wrath 05.10B Project The Grapes of Wrath 05.10C Essay The Grapes of Wrath Module 6 (MILESTONE III) 06.01 A King's Enigma: Oedipus Rex 06.01A Oedipus Rex 06.01B Oedipus Rex 06.01C Oedipus Rex 06.02 "The Book of Sand" 06.02A "The Book of Sand" 06.02B "The Book of Sand" 06.03 The Equivocal Nature of an Enemy: "A Poison Tree" 06.04 Potluck Preparation 06.04A Potluck Preparation
06.04B Potluck Preparation 06.04C Potluck Preparation 06.05 "Paul's Case" 06.06 "A Jury of Her Peers" 06.07 Hamlet Discussion 06.08 A Prince's Enigma: Hamlet 06.08A Hamlet 06.08B Hamlet 06.09 A Prince's Enigma: Hamlet 06.09A Hamlet Part II 06.09B Hamlet Part III 06.09C Hamlet Part IV 06.09D Hamlet Part V 06.10 A Prince's Enigma: Hamlet 06.10A Hamlet Oral Preparation 06.10B Hamlet 06.10C Hamlet Major Works Data Sheet 06.11 The Equivocal Nature of a Lover: "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" 06.12 Multiple Choice Practice 06.13 Open-ended Essay Practice 06.14 Project 06.15 Module Six Oral Component Module 7 (MILESTONE IV) 07.01 Aunt Jennifer's Tigers 07.02 Barbie's Perspective: "Barbie Doll" 07.02A Barbie Doll 07.02B Barbie Doll 07.03 "Woman Work" 07.04 "Quinceanera" 07.05 "To Autumn" 07.06 Potluck Preparation 07.07 "The Yellow Wallpaper" 07.08 An Introspective View: The Awakening 07.08A The Awakening Major Works Data Sheet 07.08B The Awakening 07.08C The Awakening 07.09 Multiple Choice 07.10 Open-ended Essay Practice 07.11 Project
Module 8 (MILESTONE IV) 08.01 A Satire of Manners: The Importance of Being Earnest 08.01A The Importance of Being Earnest 08.01B The Importance of Being Earnest 08.01C The Importance of Being Earnest 08.01D The Importance of Being Earnest 08.02 Open-ended Essay Practice 08.03 The Irony of Education: "The History Teacher" 08.04 The Irony of Wealth: "Richard Cory" 08.05 The Irony of Tyranny: "Ozymandias" 08.06 Potluck Preparation: Appetizers 08.06A Appetizers 08.06B Appetizers 08.07 The Irony of Revenge: "The Cask of Amontillado" 08.07A The Cask of Amontillado 08.07B The Cask of Amontillado 08.08 An Economic Satire: "A Modest Proposal" 08.08A Satire Examples 08.08B "A Modest Proposal" Quiz 08.09 Module Eight Oral Component 08.10 Multiple Choice Module 9 (MILESTONE V) 09.01 Salad Is Served! 09.02 What's for Dinner? 09.03 Dinner Is Served! 09.03A Dinner Is Served! 09.03B Major Works Data Sheet 09.04 What's for Dessert? 09.05 Dinner Conversation 09.05A Dinner Conversation 09.05B Dinner Conversation Module 10 (MILESTONE V) 10.01 Tying Up Loose Ends 10.02 Semester 2 Exam Study Guide 10.03 AP Exam: Final Reminders 10.04 Segment Two Exam Module 11 AP REVIEW (MILESTONE V)