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- Instructor
- Mrs. Dana Coogan
- Term
- 2018-2019 School Year
- Department
- English
- Description
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The AP English Literature and Composition course aligns to an introductory college-level literary analysis course. We will spend most of our time engaged in the close reading and critical analysis of imaginative literature to deepen our understanding of the ways writers use language to provide both meaning and pleasure. As we read, we will consider a work’s structure, style, and themes, as well as its use of figurative language, imagery, symbolism, and tone. Writing assignments include expository, analytical, and argumentative essays that require students to analyze and interpret literary works.
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Unit 3 Explication Assignment
While we are reading, writing, and discussing poetry from various eras in class, you will be completing several poetry explications as homework. For each assignment, choose ONE of the poems provided and write a one-page explication of the piece. Explications should be TYPED, in MLA format (double-spaced, heading, etc.) and submitted via Turnitin.
Explication #1: Romantic poetry, due by midnight Sunday, October 21st
Explication #2: Victorian poetry, due by midnight Sunday, October 28th
Explication #3: Shakespeare soliloquy, due by midnight Sunday, November 4th
For number 3, choose one of the speeches from Act 1 of Hamlet listed below (line numbers approximate depending on edition of play you are consulting):
Claudius 1.2.1-39
Claudius 1.2.87-117
Hamlet 1.2.129-159
Laertes 1.3.10-44
Polonius 1.3.55-81
Hamlet 1.3-92-112
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Unit 3 Explication Assignment
While we are reading, writing, and discussing poetry from various eras in class, you will be completing several poetry explications as homework. For each assignment, choose ONE of the poems provided and write a one-page explication of the piece. Explications should be TYPED, in MLA format (double-spaced, heading, etc.) and submitted via Turnitin.
Explication #1: Romantic poetry, due by midnight Sunday, October 21st
Explication #2: Victorian poetry, due by midnight Sunday, October 28th
Explication #3: Shakespeare soliloquy, due by midnight Sunday, November 4th
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Unit 3 Explication Assignment
While we are reading, writing, and discussing poetry from various eras in class, you will be completing several poetry explications as homework. For each assignment, choose ONE of the poems provided and write a one-page explication of the piece. Explications should be TYPED, in MLA format (double-spaced, heading, etc.) and submitted via Turnitin.
Explication #1: Romantic poetry, due by midnight Sunday, October 21st
Explication #2: Victorian poetry, due by midnight Sunday, October 28th
Explication #3: Shakespeare soliloquy, due by midnight Sunday, November 4th