You should be finished with Part VI by tomorrow; realistically, I will be satisfied with Parts IV and V.  I cannot stress how useful the "Reading Guides" should be to you for those two parts.  If you are still reading those sections, do not wait to check them later: USE them as you read. 

Be sure that you've read Part VI, however, for Friday. And, of course, the original advice still stands:  Be done, period.

P.S.  Do not forget, if you are reading this shortly before actually leaving town, that the poetry terms quizzes will be April 12 and 15.  Use the book to help you learn these if there are some that seem unclear.

Crime and Punishment Reading Expectation

Yes, we're behind on discussion--but keep up with the reading.  The farther you've read, the more infused with meaning each part becomes.

SO--
4-5 by tomorrow
6 for Thursday
Epilogues for Friday

I'm concerned especially about the early spring breakers . . . who might think themselves exempt from reading . . . . please do not.

TODAY IN CLASS
1. Short paraphrase assignment on a sonnet. Most people turned it in during class (meant to be about a 20-minute proposition).  A few people did not (varied reasons):  turn in first thing tomorrow.

2. Poetry hand-outs:
Terms--Basic terms quizzes during the week after break (April 12--first half; April 15--second half)
TP-CASTT--Full explanation plus analysis template on the back
TP-CASTT--A Sound and Sense-based description with some tone words on the back

3.  Crime and Punishment hand-outs:
Detailed reading guides (notice/pay attention to plus some actual questions) for both Parts IV and V
Shorter sets of questions for Parts III through the Epilogue

FOR TOMORROW
Review Part IV, using the reading guide.  You do not need to prepare questions to hand in, but you DO need to re-read as needed, mark passages, jot down notes/page refs. on your study guide, think through what's being asked, etc.  This prep work should lead to better discussion.

You should be finished reading Crime and Punishment BEFORE break.  You will be OK with Part VI by Thursday and the Epilogues (two, but they are short) for Friday.

If you are leaving early, know that the break time is to give you more time for Tess, not to make up Crime and Punishment.

TODAY IN CLASS
Close examination of Donne's "If poisonous mineral . . ." as a template for studying poetry.  Two new hand-outs (sonnets and "How to Read a Poem"/TP-CASTT overview"). Close to finished but not quite in 3rd and 6th.
Homework papers stamped but not yet collected--will do that first thing tomorrow.

FOR TOMORROW
Part III work for Crime and Punishment.  See yesterday's post for details. Note especially that this is to be either typed or written neatly in dark blue or black ink.

[If you are out tomorrow for field trips/college visits/etc., remember that technically work is due in advance of scheduled absences(something I usually don't enforce).  However, I DO expect that you will have this work when you return.]

1.  New hand-outs today

• Map/names for Crime and Punishment. 
• Donne's "If poisonous minerals. . . ." poem plus questions

2.  Some forward progress on yesterday's questions for I-II of Cr and P (varies by class)

3.  HOMEWORK

• For Thursday:  Read the text part (skim but don't "study" the poems) of Chapter 11 in the lit book, and do the Donne poem work
• For Friday:   Prepare for significant Part III discussion by bringing to class (typed or NEATLY written in ink) the following:
• Five significant quotations from the chapter TOGETHER with a 3 to 5 sentence defense/explanation of how/why each one is important
• Five AP-worthy discussion questions (no written answer required, but obviously you should be able to offer a sensible starting point on anything you've written down).  These are the sorts of questions that should require thoughtful, text-based responses.

Bring Both Books on Wednesday

 . . . that is, Crime and Punishment and The Big Lit Book
TODAY IN CLASS
Make-ups from yesterday, with review/focused passage/reading time for others--then discussion that pretty much ran out of time at the point that Raskolnikov enters (or leaves) the Marmeledov apartment.  First period got a bit farther.

In class tomorrow--
We will cover the bullet points we didn't finish today:

• Marmeladov family as a foil for events in Raskolnokov's life and family (nearly finished this)
• the mother's letter from the point that she introduces Luzhin--tone, style, devices (one class did this)
• chance/destiny in Part I and up to the point in Part II that quiz question 4 takes over

And we will discuss the quiz questions and "best practice" responses.

FOR TOMORROW
Keep up with the reading.  That means that on-track readers should be done with Part III by tomorrow.

TODAY IN CLASS
Short quiz on Crime and Punishment, Parts I and II.  Interesting results.  You probably know which group you're in . . . People who missed this will be required to take it during the first of class tomorrow while other people pursue a further line of thinking.  (I'm not normally into make-ups during class, but this one's essential; I won't excuse it, and we can't move on if you're sitting in class and haven't done it.)

So we will still be on Parts I and II on Tuesday, and probably on Wednesday as well.  HOWEVER, Part III is due to be completed by Wednesday, March 23.  (Sorry about the typo on the original version.)  See the March 17 post for remaining reading dates.

It's OK not to have your big lit book with you on Tuesday, but starting Wednesday, bring that too, please.

FOR TOMORROW
Either catch up to where you should have been today, or be reading Part III for Wednesday.