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February 27--March 3, 2017

2/26/2017

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Bring your research novel to class every day.  
S 2/19 and S 2/26—Membean OPTIONAL for extra credit.
F 3/3—Bring articles and novel for group meeting; (directors should provide an agenda; reading coaches should provide discussion questions); plan to discuss the group’s review of the criticism.
Th 3/9—Film Director style montage due in class
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​Monday, February 27
  1. MCM Prose analysis
  2. Review Death of a Salesman exposition, opening scene
  3. Read/analyze DOAS Act I, filling in reading guide and image trace.
*Homework:
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 photography as text.
 
Tuesday, February 28
  1. Creative Writing Tuesday: Screenplay (dialogue and description)
  2. Read/analyze DOAS Act I, filling in reading guide and image trace.
*Homework:
Learning Goals: Summarize available literary criticism on a novel; begin developing a thesis to add to the analysis.
 
Wednesday, March 1
  1. FRQ Open
  2. Read/analyze Death of a Salesman Act I, focusing on image trace and reading guide questions.
*Homework:
Learning Goals: Compose a rough draft of your research paper.

Thursday, March 2
  1. Pondering Poetry
  2. Read/analyze Death of a Salesman Act I, focusing on image trace and reading guide questions.
*Homework:
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.

Friday, March 3
  1. Fun Friday: Rebus puzzles
  2. Research stylistic techniques for your film director; begin compiling clips and analysis for your montage.
  3. View the Production 101 videos; submit a list of the three films you plan to watch for your film director.
  4. Group Meeting to discuss research novels and plans for museum presentations.
*Homework:
Learning Goal(s): Use textual evidence to support your analysis of the explicit and inferred meanings of a play or novel, including uncertainties; understand that texts may illustrate multiple themes with many implications.
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AP Literature Feb. 13-17

2/12/2017

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WEEK 7
Bring your research novel to class every day.  
S 2/12—Membean and post your research novel precis (3) and film director biography/filmography paragraph to Turnitin.com.
M 2/13—Annotated articles due in class.
F 2/17—Bring articles and novel for group meeting; (directors should provide an agenda; reading coaches should provide discussion questions); plan to discuss the group’s review of the criticism.
S 2/19 and S 2/26—Membean OPTIONAL for extra credit.
 
Monday, February 13
  1. You will have a sub today.
  2. View “Death at an Early Age” and analyze using the Visual Rhetoric analysis handout.
  3. Read/analyze James Dickey’s “The Leap,” using the guided reading questions to develop an interpretation.
  4. Compose a paragraph response to the prompt.
*Homework: Lit review for research paper due Thursday night.
 
Learning Goal(s): Use textual evidence to support your analysis of the explicit and inferred meanings of a poem, including uncertainties; understand that texts may illustrate multiple themes with many implications; understand photography as text.
 
Tuesday, February 14
  1. Mr. Weaver will be with you in the lab to help you today.
  2. Lab 113: Analyze research articles and complete your review of the literature, drawing comparisons and contrasts among the articles you chose.
  3. Research stylistic techniques for your film director; begin compiling clips and analysis for your montage.
  4. View the Production 101 videos; submit a list of the three films you plan to watch for your film director.
*Homework: Lit review for research paper due Thursday night.
 
Learning Goals: Summarize available literary criticism on a novel; begin developing a thesis to add to the analysis.
 
Wednesday, February 15
  1. MCM on a Wednesday--
  2. FRQ Wednesday—Prose
*Homework: Lit review for research paper due Thursday night.


Learning Goal(s): Use textual evidence to support your analysis of the explicit and inferred meanings of a poem, including uncertainties; understand that texts may illustrate multiple themes with many implications.


Thursday, February 16
  1. Pondering Poetry with Ms. Sanford Resident Expert
  2. Analyze the opening stage directions for Death of a Salesman, sketching the set on stage.
  3. Watch Production Tips (Writing Dialogue #1 & #2).
  4. Read/analyze Death of a Salesman Act I, focusing on image trace and reading guide questions.
*Homework: Lit review for research paper due Thursday night.


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.


Friday, February 17
  1. Fun Friday:
  2. Group Meeting to discuss research novels and plans for museum presentations.
  3. View Death of a Salesman; fill in the chart for film analysis.
*Homework: Enjoy your break! Membean is extra credit this week, 2/19, and next week, 2/26.


Learning Goal(s): Use textual evidence to support your analysis of the explicit and inferred meanings of a play or novel, including uncertainties; understand that texts may illustrate multiple themes with many implications.
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AP Literature Feb. 13-17

2/11/2017

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​WEEK 7
Bring your research novel to class every day.  
S 2/12—Membean and post your research novel precis (3) and film director biography/filmography paragraph to Turnitin.com.
M 2/13—Annotated articles due in class.
F 2/17—Bring articles and novel for group meeting; (directors should provide an agenda; reading coaches should provide discussion questions); plan to discuss the group’s review of the criticism.
S 2/19 and S 2/26—Membean OPTIONAL for extra credit.
 
Monday, February 13
  1. View “Death at an Early Age” and analyze using the Visual Rhetoric analysis handout.
  2. Read/analyze James Dickey’s “The Leap,” using the guided reading questions to develop an interpretation.
  3. Compose a paragraph response to the prompt.
*Homework: Lit review for research paper due Thursday night.
 
Learning Goal(s): Use textual evidence to support your analysis of the explicit and inferred meanings of a poem, including uncertainties; understand that texts may illustrate multiple themes with many implications; understand photography as text.
 
Tuesday, February 14
  1. Lab 113: Analyze research articles and complete your review of the literature, drawing comparisons and contrasts among the articles you chose.
  2. Research stylistic techniques for your film director; begin compiling clips and analysis for your montage.
  3. View the Production 101 videos; submit a list of the three films you plan to watch for your film director.
*Homework: Lit review for research paper due Thursday night.
 
Learning Goals: Summarize available literary criticism on a novel; begin developing a thesis to add to the analysis.
 
Wednesday, February 15
  1. MCM on a Wednesday--
  2. FRQ Wednesday—Prose
*Homework: Lit review for research paper due Thursday night.


Learning Goal(s): Use textual evidence to support your analysis of the explicit and inferred meanings of a poem, including uncertainties; understand that texts may illustrate multiple themes with many implications.


Thursday, February 16
  1. Pondering Poetry
  2. Analyze the opening stage directions for Death of a Salesman, sketching the set on stage.
  3. Watch Production Tips (Writing Dialogue #1 & #2).
  4. Read/analyze Death of a Salesman Act I, focusing on image trace and reading guide questions.
*Homework: Lit review for research paper due Thursday night.


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.


Friday, February 17
  1. Fun Friday:
  2. Group Meeting to discuss research novels and plans for museum presentations.
  3. View Death of a Salesman; fill in the chart for film analysis.
*Homework: Enjoy your break! Membean is extra credit this week, 2/19, and next week, 2/26.


Learning Goal(s): Use textual evidence to support your analysis of the explicit and inferred meanings of a play or novel, including uncertainties; understand that texts may illustrate multiple themes with many implications.
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AP Literature Feb. 6-10, 2017

2/3/2017

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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.
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    Mrs. Walter says:

    suggest a poem or short story you would like to study in class. What have you always wanted to read but never found the time?

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