Friday, December 14, 2018

American Literature

14 December 2018

Webpage: https://sites.google.com/olivetstudent.org/odell/home

Planbook: https://www.planbookedu.com/s/6ERFJ

Objective: To continue our study of Transcendentalism with poetry by Dickinson and Whitman, focusing on iambic tetrameter, personification, and style. (STANDARD RL.4, RL.5, RL.9)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by defining, locating, and analyzing the use of iambic tetrameter, personification, and style in Dickinson’s and Whitman’s poetry. 

Agenda:

1.    Read Emily Dickinson Poetry – 20 min

2.    Read Walt Whitman Poetry – 20 min

3.    Go over the answers to Grammar Quiz #10 – 2 min

4.    Chapter Expert Presentations for Chapters 11-25 – 10 min

5.    Review for UNIT TEST #2: Romanticism and Transcendentalism (Monday) – 30 min

6.    Review Prezi Notes, Clicker Quiz, Study Guide in Notes Packet, etc. – 10 min

Assessment: Oral Question and Answer: p. 276 #5: In what ways are Whitman’s poems similar in style and in theme? P. 284 Literary Concept: Personification & Concept Review: Speaker

Homework: Study for Unit Test #2 on Monday and Divergent Test/Persuasive Essay on Tuesday

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AP English Literature and Composition

14 December 2018

Webpage: https://sites.google.com/site/room321odell/

Planbook: https://www.planbookedu.com/s/PCDJX

Student Learning Objective: To identify the many tools that Dickens uses to create suspense. (STANDARD RL.4)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by making a list with a table partner of Dickens’ numerous uses of author’s craft in this section of the novel.

    

Agenda:

1. Chapter Expert Presentations
1. Book the Third, Chapter 8 – Betsie
2. Book the Third, Chapter 9 – Shelbi
3. Book the Third, Chapter 10 - Devin
2. Introduce Book the Third, Chapters 11-15

Assessment: Class Discussion Questions, Book the Third, Chapters 8-10

1. III, 8: What great coincidence is revealed to us, Miss Pross, and Jerry Cruncher in the wine-shop when they are out on their usual afternoon shopping expedition?
2. III, 8: What damaging evidence does Carton hold against Barsad?
3. III, 9: How does Jerry use his insights into society’s double standards to defend himself from Lorry’s anger?
4. III, 9: What details concerning Sydney Carton’s thoughts and activities build suspense and/or foreshadow upcoming events?
5. III, 9: How does Carton’s touching conversation with Lorry give us the impression that Carton has had a premonition of death?
6. III, 10: Here Dickens employs a first person, major character, insert narrative flashback.  What is the relevance of this flashback?
7. III, 10: Since Charles Darnay had nothing to do with this double crime, why is Madame Defarge bent on his destruction?
8. III, 10: Even though his letter ends with a repeat of the curse on the Evermonde family, how does it also explain Charles’ very different nature?

Homework: A Tale of Two Cities, Book the Third Chapters 11-15 p. 338-382 (44 pages)