Week Eleven - March 16 to March 20
March 16 - Use close reading to analyze poetry.
March 18 - Use close reading to analyze poetry.
March 20 - Use close reading to analyze poetry.
- Read HTRLLAP Chapter 6
- Read "Ulysses" again as a class
- Free-write:
- Create a claim about this poem based on any part of the TP-CASTT system. Defend it using textual evidence and commentary.
- Discuss the poem
- Introduce Poetry Review Activity: 2016 Deconstruction Activity (with partner)
- Homework:
- Work on your packet (if you want)
March 18 - Use close reading to analyze poetry.
- Work on Deconstruction Activity with a partner
- Homework:
- Finish your packet
- Review Essay Format and Feedback
March 20 - Use close reading to analyze poetry.
- Poetry Test
Week Ten - March 9 to March 13
March 10 - Use close reading to analyze the poets' use of structure.
March 12 - Use close reading to "put it all together."
- Go over answers from last class
- Pick a poem from the last set to discuss
- Poetic Structure PowerPoint/Modeling
- Read HTRLLAP Chapter 4
- Dedicated Work Time: "On the Amtrak..." and "Those Winter Sundays"
- Homework:
- Reader Response Journals 3-4 (Poetic Structure)
March 12 - Use close reading to "put it all together."
- Discuss Coronavirus Plan
- Look at and discuss essay feedback
- Pick a poem from the last set to discuss
- Submit Journals 1-4
- "Those Winter Sundays" Multiple Choice (discuss answers)
- Homework:
- Hard-level poem: Reader Response Journal 5
Week Nine - March 2 to March 6
March 2 - Use close reading to synthesize two related works of fiction.
March 4 - Use close reading to analyze a prose passage from "Battle Royal."
March 6 - Use close reading to analyze the poets' use of rhythm and meter.
- Read my example essay from last class and look at timed writing feedback
- Journal: How might the narrator’s experiences in Ralph Ellison’s short story be used to shed light on Troy’s conflicts in Fences?
- Discuss Journals as a Class
- "Battle Royal" Discussion
- Review Q2
- Read 2011 Prose Passage
- Discuss/walk through the passage as a group
- Look at Prose Essay Organizer
- Homework:
- Read student 9, 5, and 2 responses
- Explain in 3-5 sentences each why the 9, 5, and 2 essays received their scores
March 4 - Use close reading to analyze a prose passage from "Battle Royal."
- AP common formative assessment next class
- Review TP-CASTT boxes and expectations
- TP-CASTT and discuss "Blackberry Picking" as a group
- Create a thesis, three main topic sentences, plus evidence and commentary for each
- "Battle Royal" Self-Selected Prose Essay
- Review Prose Organizer
- Formulate a question about it from this list. How does the writer use literary techniques in order to:
- ...convey the narrator’s attitude toward __________?
- ...convey the impact of the experience on the narrator?
- ...characterize _____________ (person or experience)?
- convey the complex relationship between ________ and ________ (people or person/thing)?
- capture the situation?
- Homework:
- Finish Essay
- Read your private feedback from me on the last set of Poetry Journals
March 6 - Use close reading to analyze the poets' use of rhythm and meter.
- AP common assessment (input answers on Google Form) - 21 minutes for MC, 4 for entering answers
- Go over answers
- Rhythm/Meter PowerPoint/modeling
- Dedicated Work Time: "Let America..." and "My Papa's Waltz" - NOT "The Chimney Sweeper"
- Homework:
- Reader Response Journals 1-2 (Rhythm and Meter)
Week Eight - February 24 to February 28
February 25 - Use close reading to create original, accurate theme statements regarding Fences.
February 27 - Examine how elements in Fences illuminate the meaning of the work as a whole.
- Journal: Compare and contrast EITHER Baba vs, Troy OR Rahim Khan vs. Bono
- Watch Fences Act 2, Scenes 4-5 (1:41:28-2:13:00)
- Final Fences discussion
- Review Open Response Essay structure
- Rapid-fire Open Response practice with Fences
- Homework:
- Study the play's characters, plot, theme statements/examples, and other important details carefully
February 27 - Examine how elements in Fences illuminate the meaning of the work as a whole.
- Announcements:
- Hand in books
- Scholarships
- OVC Admissions Fair
- Fences essay exam (40 minutes)
- AP MC Formative (32 minutes)
- Homework:
- Read "Battle Royal," closely examining the narrator's reliability and textual connections with Fences (language warning)
Week Seven- February 18 to February 21
February 19 - Use close reading to analyze the function of characters and relationships in Fences.
February 21 - Use close reading to analyze divergences from chronological structure in Fences.
- Reading Quiz
- Watch Fences Act 1, Scenes 3-4 (32:34 to 1:04:58)
- Discuss Act 1, Scenes 3-4
- Last 5 Minutes: Assign homework and discuss character questions
- Homework:
- Read Fences Act 2, Scenes 1-5 (59-101 or 1994-2013) - annotate on Sticky Notes
February 21 - Use close reading to analyze divergences from chronological structure in Fences.
- Reading Quiz
- Watch Fences Act 2, Scenes 1-3 (1:04:58 to 1:41:28)
- Discuss Act 2, Scenes 1-5
- Review theme topics & write down moments to use as evidence
- Review Open Response Essay structure
- Homework:
- Write theme statements
- Review Open Response Essay structure
Week Six - February 10 to February 14
February 10 - Analyze how themes develop in Kite Runner
February 12 - Examine the social and biographical context behind Fences.
February 14 - Use close reading to examine elements of setting in Fences.
- Hand in books
- Hand out Fences and discuss the play's use of the n-word
- Theme & Essay Structure Review
- Kite Runner test
- Homework:
- Optional: Read ahead in Fences (we will read it very quickly) - annotate on Sticky Notes
February 12 - Examine the social and biographical context behind Fences.
- Look at exam feedback
- Discuss adult content in the play
- www.youtube.com/watch?v=jd3TxZZvNUk
- www.youtube.com/watch?v=QO15S3WC9pg (JUST :37 to 3:05) - Language Warning
- Look at theme topics
- Context & Biography
- Homework:
- Read Fences Act 1, Scenes 1-2 (1-28 or 1967-1980) - annotate on Sticky Notes
February 14 - Use close reading to examine elements of setting in Fences.
- Reading Quiz
- Watch Fences Act 1, Scenes 1-2 (Beginning to 32:34)
- Discuss Act 1, Scenes 1-2
- Last 5 Minutes: Assign homework and discuss setting questions
- Homework:
- Read Fences Act 1, Scenes 3-4 (29-58 or 1981-1994) - annotate on Sticky Notes
Week Five - February 3 to February 7
February 4 - Use close reading to analyze the climax of Kite Runner
February 6 - Use close reading to analyze the climax of Kite Runner
- Theme Check-In
- Read "Reconstruction in Kabul" article
- Small Group: Discuss Chapters 23-24
- Homework:
- Kite Runner chapter 25 - annotate on Sticky Notes
February 6 - Use close reading to analyze the climax of Kite Runner
- Theme Check-In
- Journal:
- Why do you believe the book ended the way it did? Why was it effective or ineffective as an ending?
- Whole Group: Discuss Chapter 25
- Open Response Review
- Rapid-Fire Intros
- Create theme statements & list moments to use as evidence
- Homework:
- Study for Kite Runner test (know your themes, characters, and plot inside and out)
Week Four - January 27 to January 31
January 27 - Use close reading to analyze the structure of Kite Runner
January 29 - Use close reading to analyze the rising action of Kite Runner
January 31 - Use close reading to analyze the rising action of Kite Runner
- Theme Check-In
- Discuss Chapters 14-17
- Individual: Complete Chapter 17 Close Read
- Homework:
- Kite Runner chapters 18-20 - annotate on Sticky Notes
January 29 - Use close reading to analyze the rising action of Kite Runner
- "Brides for Sale" video
- Discuss Chapters 18-20
- Individual: "The Poison Tree" synthesis
- Homework:
- Kite Runner chapters 21-22 - annotate on Sticky Notes
January 31 - Use close reading to analyze the rising action of Kite Runner
- Theme Check-In
- Discuss Chapters 21-22
- Individual: Chapter 22 Close Reading
- Homework:
- Kite Runner chapters 23-24 (***content warning) - annotate on Sticky Notes
Week Three - January 20 to January 24
January 21 - Use close reading to analyze the structure of Kite Runner
January 23 - Use close reading to analyze the synthesize two works.
- Whole Group: Chapters 10-11 Discussion
- Small Groups: Theme discussion
- For each theme, write down at least three key moments that relate to the theme topic
- For each theme, explain what theme statement you think is beginning to emerge (what is the text telling us?)
- Individual: Chapter 11 Close Reading
- Homework:
- Kite Runner chapters 12-13 - annotate on Sticky Notes
January 23 - Use close reading to analyze the synthesize two works.
- Theme Check-In
- "Change" poem - Read carefully, and answer the three questions in at least 3-5 sentences each
- Small Groups: Discuss Chapters 12-13
- Homework:
- Kite Runner chapters 14-17 - annotate on Sticky Notes
Week Two - January 13 to January 17
January 14 - Use close reading to analyze the rising action of Kite Runner.
January 16 - Use close reading to examine how themes develop in a work.
- Sexual Abuse Video
- Watch YouTube videos of Kite Fighting
- Symbolism discussion
- Whole Group: Chapters 5-7 discussion
- Small Group: Chapter 7 Close Reading
- Homework:
- Kite Runner chapters 8-9 - annotate on Sticky Notes
- (Optional): Click on the link for Ahmad Zahir and check out his music
January 16 - Use close reading to examine how themes develop in a work.
- Theme Check-In
- Small Group: Discuss chapters 8-9
- Homework:
- Kite Runner chapters 10-11 - annotate on Sticky Notes
- Optional: Individual or Small Group: Learn about the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan (PBS and Atlantic links)
Week One - January 7 to January 10
January 8 - Use close reading to understand the exposition of Kite Runner.
January 10 - Use close reading to understand the exposition of Kite Runner.
- Reminder of Expectations
- Cell phones
- Assigned seats
- Complete all readings & keep up
- Participate in discussions
- Stay locked in through the AP exam
- Hand out the book
- Discuss adult content in the book
- Look at Kite Runner theme topics
- Afghanistan PPT
- Complete Chapter 1 Close Reading (whole chapter)
- Discuss Chapter 1 (whole group)
- Read HTRLLAP Chapter 16
- Homework:
- Read Kite Runner chapters 2-4 - annotate on Sticky Notes
January 10 - Use close reading to understand the exposition of Kite Runner.
- Theme Check-In
- HTRLLAP connections? (Also discuss blindness)
- Small Group: Chapters 2-4 discussion
- Dedicated Work Time: Read chapters 5-7 & Chapter 5 Close Reading
- Homework:
- Kite Runner chapters 5-7 (reminder: there is adult subject matter in chapters 5-7) - annotate on Sticky Notes
March 31 - Use close reading to analyze drama, focusing on the exposition.
April 2 - Use close reading to analyze drama, focusing on the rising action.
- Bookmark Sparknotes for Macbeth and read Scenes 1-4
- Download PDF of Macbeth
- Discuss Theme Topics in Macbeth
- Introduce AP Prompt Analysis assignment
- Watch Shakespeare biography
- Read HTRLLAP Chapter 6
- Read Scenes 1-2 together
- Groups of 5: Complete the 1.3-1.4 Literature Circles document
- Watch Macbeth clips
- Homework:
- Read Sparknotes for Act 1, Scenes 5-7 and Act 2, Scenes 1-2
- 1.1-1.4 Prompt
April 2 - Use close reading to analyze drama, focusing on the rising action.
- Whole Group: Briefly review Act I, Scenes 3-4 Discussion Questions
- Groups of 3: Complete the 1.5-2.2 Literature Circles document
- Last five minutes: Watch the "Come, You Spirits" scene or 2.1 and 2.2 videos
- Homework:
- Read Sparknotes for Act 2, Scene 3 through Act 3, Scenes 1-2
- 1.5-2.2 Prompt
April 6 - Use close reading to analyze drama, focusing on the rising action.
April 8 - Use close reading to analyze drama, focusing on the rising action.
April 9 - Use close reading to analyze drama
- Briefly review 2.1-2.3
- Groups of 3: Complete the 2.3-3.2 Lit Circles Document
- Last seven minutes: Watch the 3.1 videos
- Homework:
- Read Sparknotes for Act 3, Scenes 3-6
- 3.1 Close Read
- 2.3-3.2 Prompt
April 8 - Use close reading to analyze drama, focusing on the rising action.
- Close Read 3.1 Answers
- Whole Group: Review 2.3-3.2
- Groups of 3: Complete the 3.3-3.6 Lit Circles document
- Last 5 minutes: Watch 3.4 video (Banquo's Ghost)
- Homework:
- Read Sparknotes for Act 4, Scenes 1-2
- 3.3-3.6 Prompt
April 9 - Use close reading to analyze drama
- Macbeth 3.5 Close Reading
- Review 3.3-3.6
- Groups of 3: Complete the 4.1-4.2 Lit Circles document
- Last 10 minutes: Watch 4.1 and 4.2 videos
- Homework:
- Read Sparknotes for Act 4, Scene 3
- Complete Macbeth 4.1-4.2 AP Journal Prompt
April 15 - Use close reading to analyze drama
April 17 - Use close reading to analyze drama. focusing on the resolution.
- Review 3.5 Close Reading
- Whole Group: Review 4.1-4.2
- Watch "The Witches in Macbeth" and "Macbeth and the Supernatural" Videos
- Groups of 3: Complete the 4.3 Literature Circles Document
- Homework:
- Read Sparknotes for Act 5, Scenes 1-8
- Complete Macbeth 4.3 AP Journal Prompt
April 17 - Use close reading to analyze drama. focusing on the resolution.
- Whole Group: Review 4.3
- Groups of 3: Complete the 5.1-5.8 Literature Circles Document
- Last 5 Minutes: 5.5 Videos
- Homework:
- Complete Macbeth 5.1-5.8 AP Journal Prompt (all answers due next class)
April 21 - Use close reading to analyze drama, focusing on the resolution.
April 23 - Use close reading to analyze drama.
- Counselor Visit Today
- Turn in AP Journal Prompts
- Discussion:
- What function does Macbeth's nature as a dynamic character serve? (Think about the tragedy structure, too)
- What types of conflict occur in the play? What function does conflict serve in the play?
- Whole Group: Review 5.1-5.8
- Craft theme statements for the five themes
- Discuss the Macbeth Assessment (prose and open response essays)
- Review Essay pages
- Homework:
- Make sure you're ready for the Macbeth assessment (themes, plot, characters)
April 23 - Use close reading to analyze drama.
- Macbeth Test
- Homework:
- Finish AP Exam study guides for the four extended texts (and summer novel, if you wish)
April 28 - Use close reading to analyze drama.
- AP Exam Review Day 1 of 4 (start posting videos for HW two classes ago)