AP Literature Feb. 6-10, 2017

WEEK 6
Bring your research novel to class every day.  
S 2/5—Membean and post your research novel analysis to Schoology.
T 2/7—Post style passage and analysis paragraph for research novel to Schoology.
Th 2/9—Submit precis for three research articles to Turnitn.com.
F 2/10—Three annotated articles due in class; bring materials for group meeting (directors should provide an agenda; reading coaches should provide discussion questions)
S 2/12—Membean due; submit film director biography and filmography to Turnitin.com.
M 2/13—Film analysis handout due in class.
 
Monday, February 6

1. Warm-up: Multiple Choice Monday
2. Review “The Other Wife” and write 3 multiple choice questions
3. Introduce research process and paper requirements.
4. Introduce director’s project Part I: Biographical Analysis

*Homework: Read research novel and prepare for group meetings.
 
Learning Goal(s): Use textual evidence to support your analysis of the explicit and inferred meanings of a prose piece, including uncertainties; understand that texts may illustrate multiple themes with many implications.
                
Tuesday, February 7

1. Warm-up: Creative Writing Tuesday
2. Media Center: Explore available literary criticism on your research/museum novel; formulate a topic and working thesis statement and identify three potential secondary sources for your paper.
3. Research your director’s biography and body of work, selecting one film to view and analyze.

*Homework:  Post style passage and analysis to Schoology; research director’s biography and filmography; read research novel and prepare for group meetings.
 
Learning goal(s): Draw conclusions about symbols and themes by analyzing textual evidence.
 
Wednesday, February 8

1. FRQ Wednesday: Follow up for “The Other Wife”
2. Annotate research articles, identifying 2 quotes and 1 paraphrase in each; compose precis for each article.

*Homework: Research director’s biography and filmography; read research novel and prepare for group meetings.
 
Learning Goal(s): Use textual evidence to support your analysis of the explicit and inferred meanings of a play, including uncertainties; understand that texts may illustrate multiple themes with many implications; understand film as text.
 
Thursday, February 9

1. Theme Thursday: Analyze the depiction of the American Dream in multiple genres and contexts.
2. Ponder Death of a Salesman pre-reading questions; group therapy.

*Homework:  Submit precis for research articles to Turnitin.com tonight; bring annotated articles to class tomorrow. Research director’s biography and filmography; read research novel and prepare for group meetings.
 
Learning Goal(s): Understand that similar themes emerge across different texts and time periods; texts may illustrate multiple themes with many implications; understand film as text.
 
Friday, February 10

1. Fun Friday: Alphabox for parent-child relationships.
2. Collaborate with research groups to analyze literary elements and discuss research progress.
3. Read/analyze Death of a Salesman Act I, focusing on symbolic images.
4. Compare/contrast opening scene with the text.

*Homework:  Research director’s biography and filmography and submit to Turnitin.com by Sunday; view a film from your director and complete the analysis handout due Monday.
 
Learning Goal(s): Understand that similar themes emerge across different texts and time periods; texts may illustrate multiple themes with many implications; understand film as text.