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AP English Literature

Short Story Unit: Plot & Structure. AP English Literature. August 29 Agenda. Submit annotated bibliographies: Bloom Senior meeting as announced Background on Graham Greene, London Blitz, & Christopher Wren Discuss Graham Greene’s “The Destructors”

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AP English Literature

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  1. Short Story Unit: Plot & Structure AP English Literature

  2. August 29 Agenda • Submit annotated bibliographies: Bloom • Senior meeting as announced • Background on Graham Greene, London Blitz, & Christopher Wren • Discuss Graham Greene’s “The Destructors” • Homework: Read JhumpaLahiri’s “Interpreter of Maladies” (141), complete story card & develop vocabulary bank; prepare for in-class essay over “CBT” & “Destructors”

  3. Contextual Information, “The Destructors” • Boy against ruined background: http://oldgit.files.wordpress.com/2007/03/blitz-xx-3.gif • Image of St. Paul’s Cathedral during Blitz: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:StPaulsCathedral.jpg • People sleeping in subway stations during Blitz: http://www.vam.ac.uk/images/image/5012-popup.html • Winston Churchill image: http://www.time.com/time/personoftheyear/archive/photohistory/churchill.html • Sir Christopher Wren (1632-1723) Astronomy professor, became Britain’s main architect to rebuild after 1666 Great Fire in London: supervised all work on palaces and rebuilt 51 churches often using the old foundations to save $ (http://www.greatbuildings.com/architects/Sir_Christopher_Wren.html) • St. Paul’s Cathedral: http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Saint_Pauls_Cathedral.html

  4. Homework • Read JhumpaLahiri’s “Interpreter of Maladies” (141) • Complete story card & develop vocabulary bank • Prepare for in-class essay over “CBT” & “Destructors”

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