American Literature
7 December 2017
Objective: To
continue the study of Poe, particularly comparing and contrasting the
murderers’ regrets in “Cask of Amontillado,” “The Tell Tale Heart,” and
"The Black Cat." (STANDARD RL.1-2)
Success Criteria: Students
will show mastery by filling in the spreadsheet (EXIT SLIP) to use as a
resource for today's writing assignment.
Agenda:
1.
Notebook – 20 min
2.
Chapter Expert Presentations (Chapters 17-18)
3.
Read aloud: “The Black Cat” – 45 min
4.
Poe writing assignment: Compare and contrast the
"murderers' regrets" in the three Poe short stories. - 15 min
Assessment: Spreadsheet (EXIT
SLIP) and Poe stories comparisons
Homework: Divergent Chapters
19-21 p. 242-281
AP
English Literature and Composition
7
December 2017
WOD: beseeching (verb): to implore urgently; to beg eagerly
for; solicit
EX: “…torn, bruised, panting, bleeding, yet always entreating and beseeching
for mercy” (Dickens 227).
Student Learning Objective: To
discuss the numerous uses of foreshadowing in this section of the novel. (STANDARD
RL.4)
Success Criteria: Students
will show mastery by making a list of things foreshadowed in Chapters 17-21 and
discuss those with a table partner.
Agenda:
1.
Discuss Book the Second, Chapters 17-21
a.
Chapters 17-18 – Maya
b.
Chapters 19-20 – Blake
c.
Chapter 21 - Sarah
2.
Introduce Book the Second, Chapters 22 – Book
the Third, Chapter 1
3.
Introduce “A Modest Proposal” – must be read and
ready to be discussed on Monday
Assessment: Class
Discussion Questions, BTS, Ch. 17-21
1. II, 17: Chapter
17 takes place the evening before Lucie and Charles’ wedding. What is the
mood/tone of this chapter? Why?
2. II, 17: What was
the new living arrangement to be, so as to not separate Lucie from her fragile,
loving father?
3. II, 18: Why does
the Doctor emerge from his conference with the bridegroom deathly pale?
4. II, 18: What
happens to Dr. Manette after the couple leaves for their honeymoon, and how do
Mr. Lorry and Miss Pross handle it?
5. II, 19: Why do
Mr. Lorry and Dr. Manette speak of Mr. Lorry’s friend in the third
person? What is resolved with this conversation?
6. II, 20: What was
Lucie’s plea to Charles in this chapter?
7. II, 21: It is now
July, 1789. How has life changed for Lucie, Charles, and their
household?
8. II, 21: What is
Carton’s relationship with the Darnay family?
9. II, 21: How does
Mr. Lorry’s news indicate the revolution is beginning?
10. II, 21: For the first time in the novel, Dickens
puts both settings (England and France) in one chapter. Why does Dickens
decide to do that here?
11. II, 21: How does Dickens intensify our repulsion
for Madame Defarge?
12. II, 21: What is foreshadowed in the last
paragraph of this chapter?
Homework: A Tale of Two Cities, Book the Second Chapters 22 – Book the Third, Chapter 1 p.
223-262 (39 pages); Read “A Modest Proposal” to be discussed Monday
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