Wednesday, October 25, 2017

American Literature

25 October 2017

http://www.planbookedu.com/s/JVEHF

  

Objective: To prove your knowledge of the novel in a 100 point persuasive essay. (STANDARD W.1)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by earning a 75%+ on the persuasive essay rubric.

  

Agenda:

1.    Student workday: PERSUASIVE ESSAY #2 due end of block – 90 min

Assessment: Persuasive Essay #2

Homework: ACADEMIC ESSAY #2, due Friday

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AP English Literature and Composition

25 October 2017

http://www.planbookedu.com/s/R8BKS

Student Learning Objective: To review the themes of abusive relationships, poverty, the degrading of woman’s work, and coming-of-age experiences in “Janie Crawford” as it relates to the protagonist of The Color Purple. (STANDARD RL.2)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by discussing the abusive relationships and bildungsroman themes in Their Eyes Were Watching God and beginning a compare and contrast graphic organizer of Janie and the main character of The Color Purple. 

  

Agenda:

1. Fill out data sheet on Their Eyes Were Watching God – 10 min
2. Discuss improvements from essay #1 to essay #2 – 5 min
3. Hand back practice AP Essay Question 2 and look at student model – 10 min
4. Short author biography and warnings regarding some of the graphic scenes in the novel – 5 min
5. Review poem “Janie Crawford” (from Unit 4 and Their Eyes Were Watching God) - 5 min
6. Student work time to put finishing touches on Their Eyes essay – 55 min

Assessment: Class discussion

Homework: The Color Purple p. 1-25