American Literature Lesson
3 September 2019
OBJECTIVE: To
read and comprehend complex non-fiction texts independently. (STANDARD
RI.1)
SUCCESS CRITERIA: Students will show mastery by considering the most
difficult virtue, answering the question in the EXIT SLIP.
AGENDA:
1.
SSR - 20 min
2.
Go over answers to
Grammar Quiz #2 – 3 min
3.
Hand back Writing
Pre-test/Discuss the task and how to perform well on it - 5 min
4.
Discuss Huck Finn,
p. 70-104, in small groups (graphic organizer) - 20 min
5.
Read aloud "The
Autobiography" p. 109 - 30 min
6.
EXIT SLIP: p. 119 #1
- Which of the virtues on Franklin's list do you think would be the most
difficult for people to practice? Write a paragraph explaining your
choice. - 10 min
7.
Continue reading HF –
end of class
ASSESSMENT: EXIT
SLIP p. 119 #1
HOMEWORK: The Adventures of Huckleberry
Finn, p. 104-125
AP English Literature Lesson
3 September 2019
Day 2
Vocabulary Word-of-the-day: benevolent (adj): characterized by or expressing
goodwill or kindly feelings
“Their
benevolent disposition often made them enter the cottages of the poor” (Shelley
20).
Student Learning
Objective: To be introduced to the
Romantic Literary Period and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. (STANDARDS
RL.1, RL.4)
Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by listing five facts
regarding Romanticism and five facts regarding Mary Shelley’s life.
Agenda:
1. Word of the day – 5 min
2. Discuss “Romantic Poets and Their Successors,”
Socratic Seminar Questions and Speaking and Listening Standards – 10 min
3. Introduction to “Google Questions” and “Google
Questions” expectations - 10 min
4. Discussion of Robert Walton’s letters to his
sister, p. 1-16 – 15 min
5. Discussion of evidence of literary terms/devices
– 20 min
6. Begin reading Frankenstein, Chapters
1-3, p. 17-35 – 30 min
Assessment: List five facts regarding Romanticism and five
facts regarding Mary Shelley’s life.
Homework: Frankenstein, Chapters 1-3, p. 17-35
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