Thursday, October 24, 2019

American Literature Lesson

24 October 2019

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

Objective: To prove your knowledge of your choice reading novel in a live interview. (STANDARD SL.1)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by earning at least a 40/50 on the choice reading interview rubric.

  

Agenda:

1.      Notebook #13: Invitation to Imitate, “Fear” - 15 min

2.      Choice Reading Interviews - 40 min

3.      SAT Reading Practice Test: Passage 2

4.      EXIT SLIP: Passage 2 questions – 5 min

Assessment: Choice Reading Interviews, Reading passage questions

Homework: Choice Book Reading/20 questions if not interviewed this time

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AP English Literature Lesson

24 October 2019

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

Vocabulary Word-of-the-Day: mercilessly (adj): without mercy; having or showing no mercy; cruel

“I can kill and clean a hog as mercilessly as a man” (Walker 315).

Student Learning Objective: To draw parallels between The Color Purple and “Everyday Use” (particularly regarding the characterization, themes, bildungsroman genre, and the literary devices used). (STANDARD RL.1)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by choosing the character who demonstrates the most growth OR comparing and contrasting characters text-to-text.

  

Agenda:

1.      Literary Device: Epistolary Novel – 10 min

2.      Read “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker, drawing parallels between the short story and The Color Purple. – 25 min

3.      EXIT SLIP PROMPT: Which of the three main characters, Maggie, Dee, or Mama, grew the most from the beginning of the short story to the end? OR How do the characters in “Everyday Use” compare or contrast to the characters in The Color Purple? – 15 min

4.      Discuss The Color Purple p. 124-159 – 15 min

5.      Continue reading OR begin Personal Narrative OR answer 2 Google Classroom Questions, due tomorrow – 25 min

Assessment: EXIT SLIP

Homework: The Color Purple p. 160-191