Week Breakdown

• Monday the 31st - Tuesday the 1st

  • Write down Lexicon #26: Performative Goodness in your notebook.

  • Identify the difference between performative kindness and authentic kindness for an example of how we are performative for ulterior motives.

  • Review what to take note of while reading the text.

  • Read, annotate, and discuss "A Good Man's Hard to Find" by Flannery O' Connor.

  • We'll finish reading and discussing "A Good Man's Hard to Find" by Flannery O' Connor.

  • Answer the Discussion Question (found at the end of Monday the 31st) in your notebook.

• Wednesday the 2nd 

  • Write down Lexicon #27: Puritanism in your notebook.

  • Watch the video on the Witch Trial, taking notes on the causes, role of the church, and accusations.

  • Afterwards, we'll go over some essential context of the play and 1953, the time in which it was written. We take close note to how ideological tensions between US and USSR, Puritan values, and gender dynamics set up the play. 

  • Read, annotate, and discuss pages 6-11 of The Crucible by Arthur Miller.

• Thursday the 3rd - Friday the 4th

  • Write down Lexicon #28: McCarthyism in your notebook.

  • Continue reading, annotating, and discussing The Crucible by Arthur Miller (pages 11-22).

Week Breakdown

• Monday the 14th - Tuesday the 15th

  • Write down Lexicon #29: Mass Hysteria in your notebook.

  • We will finish Act 1, Scene 1(5-26) and continue reading Act 1, Scene 2 (27-47) of The Crucible.

  • Take notes by filling out your "Keeping up with The Crucible" notes chart on the characters found in Act 1, Scene 2.

  • After finishing Act 1, Scene 2, respond to "Truth and Manipulation in Act 1" in your notebook. 

• Wednesday the 16th - Thursday the 17th

  • Finish Notebook response "Truth and Manipulation in Act 1" in your notebook. 

  • Read, annotate, and discuss Act 2, Scene 1 (48-51) and the first ten pages of Act 2, Scene 2 (51-61). 

  • Take notes on notable interactions, motives, descriptions, and any interesting quotes said by the characters in your "Keeping up with The Crucible Act 2, Scenes 1-2" chart.

Week Breakdown

• Monday the 5th

  • Read, annotate, and discuss Act 2, Scene 2 (51-75) of The Crucible. 

  • Take notes by filling out your "Keeping up with The Crucible" notes chart on the characters found in Act 2, Scene 2.

  • Preview Notebook Response: Stuck Between Honesty and Loyalty.

• Tuesday the 6th

  • Read, annotate, and discuss Act 2, Scene 2 (51-75) of The Crucible. 

  • Continue taking notes in our "Keeping up with The Crucible" notes chart.

  • Complete Notebook Entry: Stuck Between Honesty and Loyalty.

• Wednesday the 7th

  • Write down Lexicon #30: Crucible in your notebook. 

  • Read, annotate, and discuss Act 2, Scene 3 (75-91) of The Crucible. 

  • Continue taking notes in our "Keeping up with The Crucible" notes chart.

• Thursday the 8th

  • Complete Notebook Entry: What's in a Name?

  • Watch the 1996 film version of The Crucible.

• Friday the 9th

  • Finish the 1996 film version of The Crucible. 

  • Preview Final Project: Choosing Your Crucible.

Week Breakdown

• Monday the 19th

  • First half of class

    • We'll introduce the Final Project: Choosing Your Crucible. 

    • Brainstorming and drafting day for your project.

  • Second half of class

    • We'll review the overall AP exam, passing scores, and review how to succeed in the Synthesis portion of the exam, the rubric, and general tips.

• Tuesday the 20th

  • First half of class

    • We'll develop our "ugly" draft and explore different avenues to completing our chosen final.

  • Second half of class

    • We'll review the Rhetorical analysis portion of the exam, the rubric, and general tips.

• Wednesday the 21st

  • First half of class

    • Continue working on your draft and coming to a completed draft and start working on the polished product.

  • Second half of class

    • We'll review the Argumentative and the Multiple Choice portion of the exam, the rubric, and general tips.

• Thursday the 22nd 

  • Today is the AP Lang exam. It starts at 8am and finishes around 11am in the library. Don't be late or you'll miss the opportunity! Good luck, everyone! You've got this!

• Friday the 23rd

  • Completing the final draft and polishing touches for your chosen final.

• Submit your final in-person by June 5th.