English IV AP - Literature and Composition 

Third Quarter Syllabus 

  
Reading assignments shown are due on the day listed, and, given the rapid pace of this course, it is possible that 
material will be assigned but not discussed in class. Students should see this as additional practice for success. 
 
Week #1: January 7 – 11 (Conformity and Rebellion) 
1 / 7: No School…School Improvement Planning Day / Teacher Work Day!!! 
1 / 8: Essay scoring packet (Poetry). 
1/9: Essay scoring packet, continued. 
1/10: Essay scoring packet, continued. 
1/11: War Poetry.  

Week #2: January 14 – 18 (Conformity and Rebellion) 

1/14: War Poetry; Human Project, stage 2 due; introduction to Human Project, stage 3. 
1 / 15: War Poetry, continued. 
1 / 16: War Poetry, continued. 
1 / 17: War Poetry, continued. 
1/ 18: In-class essay #7 (Poetry).  

Week #3: January 21 – 25 (Conformity and Rebellion) 

1 / 21: No School…Martin Luther King, Jr. Day!!! 
1/ 22: Poetry objective #4. 
1/ 23: Introduction to the Choice Novel 
1/ 24: Introduction to ​King Lear. 
1/25: ​King Lear. 

Week #4: January 28 – February 1 (Conformity and Rebellion) 

1/ 28: ​King Lear, ​Act I. 
1 / 29: ​King Lear.​  
1 / 30: ​King Lear,​ Act II. 
1 / 31: ​King Lear.​  
2/ 1 : ​King Lear, A ​ ct III. 

Week #5: February 4 – 8 (Conformity and Rebellion) 

2 / 4: ​King Lear,​ Act IV. 
2 / 5: ​King Lear,​ Act V. 
2 / 6: ​King Lear, p ​ resentation work day. 
2 / 7: ​King Lear, l​ iterary theory presentations. 
2 / 8: ​King Lear, l​ iterary theory presentations.  

Week #6: February 11 – 15 (Conformity and Rebellion) 

2 / 11: ​King Lear, l​ iterary theory presentations. 
2 / 12: Essay #7 returned and reflection; ​King Lear f​ inal discussion. 
2 / 13: In-class essay #8 (Open). 
2 / 14: Prose review (Essay Scoring Packet). 
2 / 15: Prose review (Essay Scoring Packet); Human Project, stage 3 due. 
 
 Week #7: February 18 – 22 (Conformity and Rebellion) 
2 / 18: No School…Presidents’ Day!!! 
2 / 19: FIELD TRIP!!! 
2 / 20: “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” 467-480. 
2 / 21: “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?,” continued.   
2 / 22: “A Good Man is Hard to Find,” 1211-1225.  

Week #8: February 25 – March 1 (Conformity and Rebellion) 

2 / 25: “A Good Man is Hard to Find,” continued. 
2 / 26: Prose objective #4. 
2 / 27: In-class essay #9 (Prose). 
2 / 28: No School…Parent / Teacher Conferences!!! 
3 / 1: No School…Institute Day!!! 

Week #9: March 4 – 8 (Conformity and Rebellion) 

3 / 4: Choice Novel reading test. 
3 / 5: Choice Novel group work day #1. 
3 / 6: Choice Novel group work day #2. 
3 / 7: Choice Novel group work day #3 
3 / 8: Choice novel presentations. 

Week #10: March 11 – 15 (Conformity and Rebellion) 

3 / 11: Choice novel presentations, continued. 
3 / 12: Choice novel presentations, continued. 
3 / 13: Human Project Reminders; Choice novel presentations, continued. 
3 / 14: Choice novel presentations, continued. 
3 / 15: Human Project, final submission due. 

The AP Point Scale for In-Class Essays 

In-class essays are scored on a 50 point scale with no rewrites allowed. 
9 (50 – 51 points)  6 (41 – 44 points)  3 (30 – 33 points) 
8 (48 – 49 points)  5 (38 – 40 points)  2 (21 – 29 points) 
7 (45 – 47 points)  4 (34 – 37 points)  1 (1 – 20 points) 
 
 
   
 English IV AP - Literature and Composition 
Fourth Quarter Syllabus 
  
Reading assignments shown are due on the day listed, and, given the rapid pace of this course, it is possible that 
material will be assigned but not discussed in class. Students should see this as additional practice for success.  
 
Week #1: March 18 – 22 (Tradition and Progress) 
WRITERS’ WEEK!!! 
3 / 18: Introduce final project; Poetry objective #4.  
3 / 19: Introduction to ​Blindness.  
3 / 20: Introduction to comparative poetry essay writing; “Crumbling…” by Emily Dickinson, 1269, and “One  
Art” by Elizabeth Bishop, 678. 
3 / 21: “Crumbling…” by Emily Dickinson, and “One Art” by Elizabeth Bishop, continued. 
3 / 22: “The Story of How a Wall Stands” by Simon Ortiz, handout, and “Digging” by Seamus Heaney,  
1145-1146. 

Spring Break 
March 23 – April 2 

Week #2: April 2 – 5 (Tradition and Progress) 

4 / 1: No School. 
4 / 2: No School…School Improvement Planning Day!!! 
4 / 3: Practice comparative essay. 
4 / 4: Practice comparative essay. 
4 / 5: In-class essay #11 (Comparative Poetry). 

Week #3: April 8 – 12 (Tradition and Progress) 

4 / 8: Final project work day. 
4 / 9: No School…SAT Testing!!! 
4 / 10: Final project conferences, et al. 
4 / 11: Final project conferences, et al. 
4 / 12: Final project conferences, et al. 

Week #4: April 15 – 19 (Tradition and Progress) 

4 / 15: Final project conferences, et al. 
4 / 16: Final project conferences, et al.; Prose objective #4 
4 / 17: ​Blindness,​ Part I reading test.  
4 / 18: ​Blindness.  
4 / 19: No School.  

Week #5: April 22 – 26 (Tradition and Progress) 

4 / 22: ​Blindness. 
4 / 23: ​Blindness, P ​ art II reading test. 
4 / 24: ​Blindness. 
4 / 25: ​Blindness. 
4 / 26: In-class essay #12 (Open).  

Week #6: April 29 – May 3 (Tradition and Progress) 

4 / 29: Poetry objective #5. 
4 / 30: AP exam review. 
5 / 1: AP exam review, continued. 
5 / 2: AP exam review, continued. 
5 / 3: ​ ​AP exam review, continued; ​final product due!!!  

Week #7: May 6 – 10 (Tradition and Progress) 

5 / 6: AP exam review, continued. 
5 / 7: AP exam review, continued. 
5 / 8: ​AP English Literature Examination!!! 
5 / 9: Final project presentations; debrief the AP exam. 
5 / 10: Final project presentations. 

Week #8: May 13 – 17 (Tradition and Progress) 

5 / 13: Final project presentations, continued. 
5 / 14: Final project presentations, continued. 
5 / 15: Final project presentations, continued. 
5 / 16: Final project presentations, continued. 
5 / 17: Final project presentations, continued. 

Week #9: May 20 – 21 (Tradition and Progress) 

5 / 20: Final project presentations, continued. 
5 / 21: Fare thee well!!! 

The AP Point Scale for In-Class Essays 

In-class essays are scored on a 50 point scale with no rewrites allowed. 
9 (50 – 51 points)  6 (41 – 44 points)  3 (30 – 33 points) 
8 (48 – 49 points)  5 (38 – 40 points)  2 (21 – 29 points) 
7 (45 – 47 points)  4 (34 – 37 points)  1 (1 – 20 points)