Monday, December 10, 2018

American Literature

10 December 2018

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

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

Objective: To write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences. (STANDARD W.3)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by improving their Creative Piece score from CP #3 to CP #4. 

Agenda:

1.    Student Work Time for Creative #4 – 90 min

Assessment: Creative Piece #4, due at the end of the block

Homework: Divergent Chapters 26-28 p. 333-377

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AP English Literature and Composition

7 December 2018

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

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

WOD: the turnkey (noun): a person who has charge of the keys of a prison; jailer

EX: “…Defarge, the turnkey, and Jacques Three, linked hand and arm, went with all the speed they could make” (Dickens 220). 

Student Learning Objective: To discuss the three very different, seemingly unrelated subplots in Chapters 14-16. (STANDARD RL.5)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by locating and analyzing the seemingly unrelated subplots in Chapters 14-16. 

Agenda:

1. Chapter Expert Presentations
1. Chapter 14 – Olivia
2. Chapter 15 – Penelope
3. Chapter 16 - Aidan
2. Introduce Book the Second, Chapters 17-21
3. Handout “A Modest Proposal” – to be discussed on Wednesday

Assessment: Class Discussion Questions BTS, Ch. 14-16

1. II, 14: From what point of view is the narrative of Chapter 14 given?  Why does Dickens change it up?
2. II, 14: What characteristics of Chapter 14 are bildungsroman-like?
3. II, 14: Before we actually see Jerry in his true professional capacity, what clues does Dickens provide to add suspense?
4. II, 14: Although we do not see the conclusion of the fishing expedition, how do we know something has gone wrong?
5. II, 15: What does the road-mender reveal to the Jacques?
6. II, 15: Explain the significance of Chapter 15’s title “Knitting”.
7. II, 16: Why does Defarge not answer to the name “Jacques” when greeted by the stranger in the wineshop?  What clue does his wife give him that the stranger is a spy?
8. II, 16: What information given by Barsad strongly affects the Defarges?

Homework: A Tale of Two Cities, Book the Second Chapters 17-21 p.188-223 (35 pages)