American Literature
13 December 2017
Objective: To
continue our study of Transcendentalism with excerpts from Walden,
focusing on Thoreau’s uses of figurative language. (STANDARD RL.4,
RI.9)
Success Criteria: Students
will show mastery by locating and analyzing an example of figurative
language in Thoreau’s Walden.
Agenda:
1. SSR
– 20 min
2. Read
Thoreau’s “from Walden” p. 261 – 30 min
3. EXIT
SLIP: p. 269 Literary Concept: Figurative Language – 10 min
4. Discuss Divergent Ch.
27-28 – 10 min
a.
Chapter 27 – Zach/Madelyn
b.
Chapter 28 – Devin/Payton
5. Review
for UNIT TEST #2: Individually or with a table partner, continue to fill out
Unit Test Study Guide in the Notes Packet – 20 min
Assessment: EXIT
SLIP p. 269 Literary Concept: Figurative Language
Homework: Divergent Chapters 29-31 p. 378-407
AP
English Literature and Composition
13
December 2017
Student Learning Objective: To
prove your knowledge of A Tale of Two Cities in a 50 question
objective test. (STANDARD RL.1, RL.2, RL.4)
Success Criteria: Students
will show mastery by earning 40/50 on the novel test.
Agenda:
1.
Discuss Book the Third, Chapters 11-15
a.
Chapters 11-12 – Becca
b.
Chapter 13 – Isaac
c.
Chapter 14 – Naomi
d.
Chapter 15 – Amber
2.
Discussion Questions, Book the Third, Chapters
11-15
·
III, 11: What does the reader conclude about
Carton’s plans after recalling the conclusion of Carton’s profession of love
for Lucie in Book the Second, Chapter 13?
·
III, 11: To whom may Carton be referring in the closing
lines of the chapter?
·
III, 12: Why has Dr. Manette experienced a
profound relapse?
·
III, 12: Why is Madam Defarge bent on denouncing
even little Lucie?
·
III, 13: Charles is reluctant to escape at the
cost of Sydney’s life. How does Carton for his compliance?
·
III, 13: What is the significance of the
chapter’s title?
·
III, 13: Why does Dickens abruptly shift to the
first person plural at the end of this chapter?
·
III, 13: List several sources of suspense in
this chapter.
·
III, 14: Why has Madame Defarge deliberately
excluded her husband from her conference with the Vengeance and Jacques Three?
·
III, 14: Why had Miss Pross and Jerry Cruncher
been left behind?
·
III, 14: What extra dimension does the destined
confrontation between Miss Pross and Madame Defarge gain by their failing to
understand each other’s language?
·
III, 14: In what ways does the reader sense that
the revolutionary zealots are going too far in redressing the injustices of the
old regime?
·
III, 15: After the montage of Madame Defarge’s
approaching Miss Pross, the climatic meeting, and the unexpected consequences
of the struggle, the little scene between Miss Pross and Jerry has provided
some comic relief. Does this chapter contain the novel’s climax, or
merely its denouement?
·
III, 15: What do Miss Pross and Sydney Carton
have in common?
·
III, 15: How does the novel’s theme underscore
the theme of resurrection?
3.
TEST!
Assessment: A Tale of Two Cities TEST;
Rough Draft of
Personal
Narrative pages 5-7
Homework: Socratic Seminar and Literary Analysis
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