American Literature
2 November 2018
Objective: To be
exposed to the format of the SAT reading test and to learn some strategies for
timed reading tests. (STANDARD RI/RL)
Success Criteria: Students
will show mastery by practicing a different reading strategy independently and
evaluating their success.
Agenda:
1. Notebook
- Slam poem: “Scratch and Dent Dreams” - 16 min
a.
Read the poem silently – 3 min
c.
Notebook entry #16: Either “lift a line” or
write a reaction to “Scratch and Dent Dreams” – 10 min
3. Review
Reading Strategies for Timed Reading – 5 min
4. Another
Practice SAT-like Reading Passage (timed reading/answer session) - 13 min
5. Go
over the answers
6. Notebook
entry #17
Assessment: Class
discussions
Homework: Choice Novel Reading; Next Choice Reading Interview begins
on Dec 5
AP
English Literature and Composition
2
November 2018
Planbook: https://www.planbookedu.com/s/PCDJX
Vocabulary
Word-of-the-Day: gallantry (noun): courageous
behavior, especially in battle
“COUNTY ATTORNEY (with the
gallantry of a young politician). And yet, for all their
worries, what would we do without the ladies?” (Glaspell 1077).
Student Learning Objective: To
be exposed to a drama. (STANDARD RL.7) To draw parallels
between The Color Purple, “Everyday Use,” and “Trifles”
(particularly regarding the characterization, themes, bildungsroman genre, and
the literary devices used). (STANDARD RL.2)
Success Criteria: Students
will show mastery by identifying common character traits, text-to-text.
Agenda:
- Discuss
novel - 10 min
- Assign
parts and read “Trifles,” drawing comparisons between the play and the
novel. – 45 min
- Exit
Slip #1 – 15 min
- Exit
Slip #2 – 2 min
- Google
Classroom Questions due by 11:00 am
Exit Slip #1: How
do Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Hale eventually become allies? Why? How
does this partnership between women compare to the women in “Everyday Use”
or The Color Purple?
Homework: The Color Purple p.
192-221;
Optional: Read "An
Abandoned Farmhouse"
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