From the Desk of Sr. Mary Carol Henggeler, CDP
Due dates for Pride and Prejudice --Jane Austen
- Mon. March 12 Vol. 1 (Ch 1-23)
- Thurs. March 22 Vol. 2 (Ch 1 [24]--19 [43] )
- Tues. April 3 Vol. 3 (Ch 1 [44]-- 19 [63]
Due date for Cry, the Beloved Country --Alan Paton
April 30 We have many copies of the novel.
In class reading--Romantic and Victorian poetry, Hamlet, Oedipus Rex.....maybe Merchant of Venice (for fun!)
Extra Credit Reading and Assignments: Due Wed. May 9
Choose one of the novels that stretch your cultural awareness--The Kite Runner, A Thousand Splendid Suns, both by K Hosseini
Assignment: In each of these novels What external and internal conflicts does the protagonist suffer….be specific. How is it or are they resolved? What revelations or lessons have you personally learned about this Afghani culture?
For Rising AP Seniors Novels and Dramas commonly used by CDP
--You may want to download these classics to your e-reader :)
The Count of Monte Cristo--Dumas (500-600pp version)
Lord of the Flies--Golding
Jane Eyre--Bronte
Great Expectations--Dickens
Pride and Prejudice--Austen
Cry,The Beloved Country--Paton
The Stranger--Camus
The Metamorphosis--Kafka
She Stoops to Conquer--Goldsmith
Twelfth Night--Shakespeare
Hamlet--Shakespeare
Macbeth—Shakespeare (in text)
Hedda Gabler—Ibsen (in text)
Pygmalion—Shaw (in text)