Wednesday, September 18, 2019

American Literature Lesson

18 September 2019

PLANBOOK: https://www.planbookedu.com/s/8LFXR

Objective: To brainstorm ideas for the literary analysis using the provided brainstorming guide, including a claim and textual evidence. (STANDARD W.5)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by brainstorming a claim sentence and locating two quotations to support that claim.

  

Agenda:

1.      SSR - 20 min

2.      Read from textbook: Declaration of Independence - 15 min

3.      Go over answers to Grammar Quiz #4C

4.      Grammar Notes #5 with practice test - 15 min

5.      Introduction to Academic Essay – 20 min

a.       Character Analysis – analyze a main character

b.      Theme Analysis – analyze one of the novel’s themes

c.       Conflict Analysis – analyze a major conflict

d.      Literary Term Analysis – analyze the author’s use of a literary device

e.       Book Review – critique the novel in a review (not to be confused with a “book report”)

6.      Student work time - 10 min

Assessment: Visual confirmation of a mostly filled out brainstorming guide

Homework: Literary Analysis #1

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AP English Literature Lesson

18 September 2019

PLANBOOK: https://www.planbookedu.com/s/IVKY2

Student Learning Objective: (1) To analyze who would make the best leader for the boys, so far. (2) To draw parallels between the boys in Lord of the Flies and the girls in the Dateline Clips. (STANDARD RL.1, SL.2)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by (1) discussing the leadership traits of the main characters so far, and (2) making connections between the boys in the novel and the girls in the Dateline Clips.

  

Agenda:

Vocabulary Word-of-the-Day: errant (adj): journeying or traveling; roving adventurously

“The noise of the errant assembly faded up the mountain” (Golding 38).

1.      Fill out Frankenstein Data Sheet – 5 min

2.      Go over answers to Frankenstein Test – 10 min

3.      Discuss/Analyze Chapter 1. – 10 min

4.      Make character charts for Piggy, Ralph, Jack, and Simon. – 15 min

5.      Watch Dateline clips: “My Child Would Never Bully” https://sites.google.com/olivetschools.org/clipshome/home – 40 min

6.      EXIT SLIP/Continue reading LF

Assessment: Exit Slip - Do you believe physical appearance affects one’s ability to lead others? Why or why not? Use textual evidence to support your claim.

Homework: Chapter 2 “Fire on the Mountain” and Chapter 3 “Huts on the Beach” p. 33-57