A Tale of Two Cities Reading Schedule
English I Pre-AP Unit 4 – 2012-2013
BOOK/CHAPTERS
PAGE NUMBERS*
TOTAL PAGES
SETTING
DUE DATE
I. 1
I.2
I. 3
I.4
I. 5
I.6
II. 1-6
II. 7-9
II. 10-13
II. 14
II. 15-16
II. 17-20
II. 21
II. 22-23
II. 24
III. 1-4
III. 5-7
III. 8-9
III.10
III.11-12
III. 13-14
III. 15
3-5
6-11
11-16
16-28
28-39
39-50
53-104
104-130
130-155
155-165
165-188
188-211
211-223
223-235
236-247
251-279
279-298
298-323
323-338
338-351
351-376
376-382
3
6
4
13
12
12
52
27
26
11
24
24
12
13
12
29
20
26
16
13
26
7
N/A (Background)
England, 1775
England, 1775
England, 1775
France, 1775
France, 1775
England, 1780
France, 1780
England, 1781
England, 1781
France, 1781
England, 1781
Eng. & Fr., 1789
France, 1789
England, 1792
France, 1792
France, 1793
France, 1793
France, 1793
France, 1793
France, 1793
France, 1793
N/A (Read in class)
N/A (Read in class)
N/A (Read in class)
Block, 01/16-17
Friday, 01/18
Tuesday, 01/22
Monday, 02/04
Block, 02/06-07
Friday, 02/08
Monday, 02/11
Monday, 02/11
Tuesday, 02/12
N/A (Read in class)
Block, 02/20-21
Block, 02/20-21
Block, 02/20-21
Block, 02/20-21
Friday, 02/22
Monday, 02/25
Tuesday, 02/26
Block, 02/27-28
N/A (Read in class)
UNIT 4 TEST #1 (BOOK THE FIRST ONLY) ON BLOCK DAY, JANUARY 23/24
UNIT 4 TEST #2 (WHOLE NOVEL) ON BLOCK DAY, MARCH 6/7
*NOTE: Page numbers are correlated to the red Bantam classics edition. It is your responsibility to keep up
with the reading schedule. Total pages per reading assignment are listed in order to assist you in planning
accordingly. Extracurricular activities and other assignments are no excuse for failing to keep up with
assigned readings.
Annotation Guide – Book the First and Book the Second
As you read and annotate, be sure to look for the following elements and ideas within each section.
Bk I. Ch. 1
Ideas:
Views on government/justice system
Literary Elements:
Parallelism, antithesis, and anaphora
Paradox
Juxtaposition
Irony
Foreshadowing
Personification
Bk. I. Ch. 2-3
Ideas:
Alienation
Attitudes of the people
Motif of being “Recalled to Life”/Resurrection
(introduced)
Dreams
Literary Elements:
Suspense
Bk. I Ch. 4
Ideas:
Imprisonment
Literary Elements:
Characterization
Bathos
Pathos
Bk. I Ch. 5
Ideas:
Motifs of Wine, the Sea, and Knitting (introduced)
The Jacques
Literary Elements:
Mood
Tone
Symbolism
Metaphor
Foreshadowing
Personification
Bk. I Ch. 6
Ideas:
Identity
Reunion
Motif of the Golden Thread
Shoemaking as a Coping Mechanism
Bk. II Ch. 1-2
Ideas:
Motif of Death
Justice System & Capital Punishment
Trial
Characterization of the People
Flopping
Literary Elements:
Characterization
Colloquialism
Foreshadowing
Irony
Paradox
Symbolism
Tone
Bk. II Ch. 3-5
Ideas:
Justice System and Trial
Blueflies
Motif of Doubles
Role of Coincidence
Recalled to Life
The Lion and the Jackal
Literary Elements:
Allegorical Names
Characterization (esp. of Carton)
Foreshadowing
Metaphor
Symbolism
Bk. II Ch. 6
Ideas:
Hundreds of People
Motif of Footsteps
Motif of Echoes
Prisons
Literary Elements:
Foreshadowing
Hyperbole
Mood
Symbolism
Bk. II Ch. 7-9
NOTE: There are two different Monseigneurs here!
The first is the guy with the chocolate, and the second
is introduced as Monsieur the Marquis.
Ideas:
Depiction of the French nobility
Relationship between nobility and peasantry
Literary Elements:
Allusions
Character Foils
Foreshadowing
Imagery (esp. religious)
Puns
Repetition
Suspense
Symbolism
Syntax
Bk. II Ch. 17-20
Ideas:
Night
Dreams & Memories
Shoemaking
Literary Elements:
Anaphora
Juxtaposition
Simile
Bk. II Ch. 10-13
Ideas:
Promises
Lucie’s Relationships and Effects
Suitors - Authentic vs. Inauthentic Love
Secrets
Literary Elements:
Characterization & Motivation
Foreshadowing
Irony
Juxtaposition
Suspense
Bk. II Ch. 21-22
Ideas:
Echoes
One Hundred and Five, North Tower
Role of Women (esp. The Vengeance)
Literary Elements:
Anaphora
Diction
Imagery
Metaphor (Extended)
Parallelism
Personification
Bk. II Ch. 14
Ideas:
Spies
Mob mentality
“Fishing”
Literary Elements:
Epithet
Foreshadowing
Imagery
Irony
Metaphor
Parallelism
Bk. II Ch. 23
Ideas:
Fire
Literary Elements:
Characterization of Common People
Color Archetypes
Imagery
Metaphor
Symbolism
Bk. II Ch. 15-16
Ideas:
Jacques
Rose
Justice System
Tension between Second and Third Estates
Literary Elements:
Allusion
Character Motivation
Foreshadowing
Metaphor
Personification
Symbolism
Bk. II Ch. 24
Ideas:
“Marquis St. Evremonde”
Effects of Revolution
Loadstone Rock
Literary Elements:
Allusion
Foreshadowing
Symbol
In addition to the specifics listed above for each chapter, be sure that you annotate the following as you read the novel:
• Keep track of the significance/symbolism of ALL chapter titles and how they reflect what is happening in the
book.
• Keep track of all motifs throughout the entire novel from the time they are introduced.