AP Literature 1st Quarter Week 6

AP English Literature & Composition 9/28 - 10/2

Monday 9/28

1. Journal/Bell-Ringer: After last presentation.
2. Business:
    a. Have The Awakening & the summer journal for it in class until further notice.
    b. Turn in College Essay online today.
    c. Assign Reading: Supplemental Literature for Thursday.
3. Reader's Workshop Part I: Background Context
    a. Finish last presentation.
    b. Journal: How did the presentations impact your understanding of The Awakening?
    c. Turn in your notes, the notes your took on others, and today's journal.
    d. Discuss journal and presentations in general.
4. Reader's Workshop Part II: Chopin Paper Prep Activity
    a. Complete at least Part 1 - discussion of themes/concepts - of the activity.
    b. Find your literary devices for Wednesday.
    c. Probable Chopin Paper due date: October 7.
5. HW: 1) Find lit devices in The Awakening for Wednesday; 2) Reading: Supplemental Lit for Thursday.

Tuesday 9/29

1. Journal/Bell-Ringer: none
2. Business:
    a. Have The Awakening & the summer journal for it in class until further notice.
    b. College Essays should be turned in.
    c. Reminder: Find your lit devices in The Awakening for tomorrow.
    d. Reminder: Supplemental Literature for Thursday.
3. Writer's Workshop: Baseline Timed Writing
    a. Review rubric.
    b. Read and score sample essay.
    c. Discuss scoring.
    d. Return your timed writing - you should review it for its scoring and comments.
    e. Fix one paragraph (or more) of your timed writing now that you know exactly what they are looking for.
4. HW: 1) Find lit devices in The Awakening for Wednesday; 2) Reading: Supplemental Lit for Thursday.

Wednesday 9/30

1. Journal/Bell-Ringer: none
2. Business:
    a. Have The Awakening & the summer journal for it in class until further notice.
    b. Reminder: Chopin Paper due date: October 7.
    c. Reminder: Supplemental Literature for Thursday.
    d. Assign: After today's lesson, you should be able to form a tentative thesis for your Chopin Paper and begin a rough outline.
3. Reader's Workshop Part II: Chopin Paper Prep Activity
    a. A few minutes to revisit Part 1 - discussion of themes/concepts - of the activity.
    b. Practice: Using your lit terms: Create 3 essential questions the author raises in book using literary devices. (10 minutes)
        *At this point you are pretty much combining Parts 1 & 2 of the Prep Activity.
        **These look like the Chopin Paper prompts you have.
    c. Putting it all together:
        1) Open Discussion: Like? Dislike? Edna’s Character?
        2) Move to Lit Terms: Tone, setting, foil, figurative language etc. Discuss...
        3) How does fit in with the background and modernist ideas you have encountered? Your essential questions?
4. HW: 1) Formulate thesis and create rough outline for your Chopin Paper; 2) Reading: Supplemental Lit for Thursday.

Thursday 10/1

1. Journal/Bell-Ringer: none
2. Business:
    a. Have The Awakening & the summer journal for it in class until further notice.
    b. Reminder: Chopin Paper due date: October 7.
    c. Assign: Move forward with your Chopin Paper - outlining, drafting, etc.
3. Reader's Workshop: Tone
    a. Discern and discuss tone in Supplemental Reading poems.
    b. Use study questions for Chopin's short stories from Supplemental Readings.
4. HW: Move forward with your Chopin Paper - outlining, drafting, etc.

Friday 10/2

4. Reader's Workshop: Theme and Tone (removed - no time)
    a. Listen to The Yellow Wallpaper.
    b. Reaction & Discussion
    c. Refer back to yesterday's Chopin stories as time allows.
5. HW: Finish up RD of Chopin Paper.