Tuesday, November 26, 2019

American Literature Lesson

26 November 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.      Choice Reading Interviews - 40 min

2.      Something fun

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

26 November 2019

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

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.      Discuss Book the Second, Chapters 14-16

a.       14 – Indica

b.      15 – Lauren

c.       16 - Ashleigh

2.      Introduce Book the Second, Chapters 17-21

a.       17 – Heath

b.      18 – Indica

c.       19 –

d.      20 – Ashleigh

e.       21 - Derek

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)

Monday, November 25, 2019

American Literature Lesson

25 November 2019

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

Objective: (1) To prove your knowledge of your choice reading novel in a live interview. (STANDARD SL.1) (2) To continue the study of Poe, this time analyzing the meaning as well as author’s craft in “The Raven.” (STANDARD RL.1-2, RL.3-4)

Success Criteria: (1) Students will show mastery by earning at least a 40/50 on the choice reading interview rubric. (2) Students will show mastery by summarizing the plot, identifying the rhyme scheme (internal and external rhyme), alliteration, and consonance.

  

Agenda:

1.      Choice Reading Interviews - 35 min 

2.      Read “The Raven” – 25 min

3.      Watch The Simpson’s version of “The Raven” – 5 min

a.       Notebook Entry #22: Reflect on Romanticism – 5 min

4.      Finish Zeynab’s presentation – 10 min

Assessment: Choice Reading Interviews

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

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AP English Literature Lesson

25 November 2019

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

WOD: laudable (adjective): deserving praise; praiseworthy; commendable

EX: “Impelled by a laudable ambition to study the art and mystery of his father’s hones calling, Young Jerry…held his honoured parent in view” (Dickens 161).

Student Learning Objective: To explore the imminent man versus man conflicts suggested in this section and make predictions on how they will play out. (STANDARD RL.2, RL.3

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by making a list of the numerous man versus man conflicts and ranking them in order of importance (with a table partner).

Agenda:

1. Discuss Book the Second, Chapters 9-13
1. Chapter 9 – Ellie
2. Chapter 10 – Patricia
3. Chapter 11 – Heath
4. Chapter 12 – Gavin
5. Chapter 13 - Aaliyah
2. Introduce Book the Second, Chapters 14-16

Assessment: Class Discussion Questions BTS, Ch. 9-13

1.      II, 9: What is implied when Dickens writes, “Monseigneur received him [Charles Darnay, his nephew] in a courtly manner, but they did not shake hands” (121)?

2.      II, 9: Though closely related, how do the Marquis and his nephew from England radically differ?

3.      II, 9: How does the note around the murder weapon explain why the Marquis was killed?

4.      II, 10: What is discussed in a conversation between Charles Darnay and Dr. Manette?

5.      II, 10: Why does the Doctor suffer a relapse and return to his cobbler’s bench?

6.      II, 10: What are the “Two Promises”?

7.      II, 11: Why does Stryver continually criticize and belittle Sydney Carton for his social lapses? Why does Carton endure such abuse?

8.      II, 12: Why does Dickens have Mr. Lorry rather than Lucie herself reject Stryver’s repulsive, egotistical absurd proposal?

9.      II, 12: Why did Stryver go to Lorry before actually proposing?

10.  II, 13: Why does Dickens call Carton ironically “the fellow of no delicacy”?

11.  II, 13: How does Carton (and Lucie) compare to Hamlet (and Ophelia)?

Homework: A Tale of Two Cities, Book the Second Chapters 14-16 p. 155-188 (33 pages)

Friday, November 22, 2019

American Literature Lesson

22 November 2019

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

Objective: To continue the study of Poe, again comparing and contrasting the murderers’ regrets in all Poe short stories. (STANDARD RL.1-2)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by satisfying the criteria on the EXIT SLIP.

Agenda:

1.      SSR – 20 min

2.      Read “The Black Cat” with Notebook entry #21 – 50 min

3.      Draw names for Choice Reading Interviews (Monday and Tuesday)

4.      Zeynab’s presentation – 10 min

Assessment: Notebook entry

Homework: Finish choice book

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AP English Literature Lesson

22 November 2019

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

WOD: ostentatious (adjective): characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others; intended to attract attention

EX: “‘Now, don’t let my announcement of the name make you uncomfortable, Sydney,’ said Mr. Stryver, preparing him with ostentatious friendliness for the disclosure he was about to make…” (Dickens 141).

Student Learning Objective: To further explore the social injustices in France between the rich and the poor and to consider Dickens’ intentions for writing the novel in this way. (STANDARD RL.5)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by looking at Chapter 7 through a Marxists lens and having relevant table partner discussions.

  

Agenda:

1.      Chapter Expert Presentations, Book the Second, Chapters 5-8

a.       Chapter 5 – Emily

b.      Chapter 6 – Cayley

c.       Chapter 7 – Gavin

d.      Chapter 8 - Emma

2.      Introduce Book the Second, Chapters 9-13

a.       Chapter 9 – Ellie

b.      Chapter 10 – ?

c.       Chapter 11 – Heath

d.      Chapter 12 – Gavin

e.       Chapter 13 - Aaliyah

Assessment: Class Discussion Questions BTS, Ch. 5-8

1.      II, 5: What is the relationship between the so-called “Jackal” and the “Lion”?

2.      II, 6: What do the “Hundreds of People” and the “echoing footsteps” represent/foreshadow?

3.      II, 7: How does Dickens use sarcasm to introduce Monseigneur the Marquis?

4.      II, 7: Why had Monseigneur taken his sister from a convent and married her off (below her social status) to a very rich Farmer-General?

5.      II, 7: The accident? The coin? The knitting?
II, 7: In Chapter 7, the Marquis thought of the peasants as rats and dogs, and here he addresses the road-mender as “pig” (115). Why is his rudeness ironic here?

6.      II, 8: How does the road-mender respond when the Marquis asked, “What did you look at, so fixedly?” (115)?

7.      II, 8: How does Chapter 8 confirm a connection between Charles Darnay and the Marquis?

Homework: A Tale of Two Cities, Book the Second Chapters 9-13 p. 119-155 (36 pages)

Thursday, November 21, 2019

American Literature Lesson

21 November 2019

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

Objective: To prove your knowledge of Divergent in a well-supported literary analysis. (STANDARD W.2)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by improving their score from Academic Essay #3, particularly in the “support with textual evidence” category.

Agenda:

1.      Student work time: Literary Analysis #4 due at the end of the block – 90 min

Assessment: Literary Analysis

Homework: Choice Novel readings

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AP English Literature Lesson

20 November 2019

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

WOD: sumptuous (adjective): entailing great expense; costly; luxuriously fine or large; splendid

EX: “A sumptuous man was the Farmer-General. Thirty horses stood in his stables, twenty-four male domestics sat in his hall, six body-women waited on his wife…” (Dickens 106).

Student Learning Objective: To discuss the introduction of one of the most important conflicts in the novel: the alleged crime of Treason by Charles Darnay. (STANDARD RL.1, RL.2)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by summarizing the trial of Charles Darnay to a table partner,

  

Agenda:

1.      Chapter Expert Presentations, Book the Second, Chapters 1-4

a.       Book the Second, Chapter 1 – Mrs. O’Dell

b.      Book the Second, Chapter 2 – Markus

c.       Book the Second, Chapter 3 – Ryan

d.      Book the Second, Chapter 4 - Abby

2.      Introduce Book the Second, Chapters 5-8

Assessment: Class Discussion Questions BTS, Ch. 1-4

1.      II, 1: How do Jerry’s hands and boots suggest a mystery about his character?

2.      II, 2: Why are the Manettes in court?

3.      II, 2: What punishment is meant by “quartering”?

4.      II, 4: What negative impressions do we get of Sydney Carton?

Homework: A Tale of Two Cities, Book the Second Chapters 5-8 p. 86-119 (33 pages)

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

American Literature Lesson

20 November 2019

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

Student Learning Objective: To prove your knowledge of Divergent in a graded class discussion (STANDARD RL.1, SL.1)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by earning at least 13 points during the discussion.

  

Agenda:

1.      Review Speaking and Listening standards - 10 min

2.      Review how to "enter into a conversation" (They Say/I Say) - 10 min

3.      Graded class discussion – 40 min

4.      Take a look at 3 model student essays – 10 min

5.      Begin brainstorming for Literary Analysis #4, due Thursday, end of the block

Assessment: Socratic Seminar

Homework: Literary Analysis #4, due Thursday, end of the block

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AP English Literature Lesson

20 November 2019

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

WOD: Quartering (verb): divide into four equal parts; cut the body of an executed person into four parts

EX: “‘That’s quartering,’ said Jerry. ‘Barbarous!’” (Dickens 60).

Student Learning Objective: To continue to become familiar with the setting, characters, and plot in Book the First. (STANDARD RL.1)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by placing characters in the correct setting in table partner and whole class discussions.

  

Agenda:

1.      Discuss Book the First, Chapters 5-6 (Model Chapter Expert Presentations) – 20 min

2.      Introduce Book the Second, Chapters 1-4 – 10 min

3.      Hand out Chapter Expert Presentations – 10 min

4.      Continue reading AT2C – 30 min

Assessment: Class Discussion Questions, BTF Ch. 5-6

1.      I, 5: Why do Defarge and his friends call each other “Jacques” when his Christian name is “Ernest”?

2.      I, 6: What connection between Lucy and his own past does Dr. Manette make?

Homework: A Tale of Two Cities, Book the Second Chapters 1-4 p. 53-86 (33 pages)

Tuesday, November 19, 2019

American Literature Lesson

19 November 2019

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

Objective: To prove your knowledge of the novel in a 50 question reading passage and objective test.  (STANDARD RL.1-2)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by earning a 40/50 on the test.

Agenda:

1.      Divergent Final Test – 50 min

2.      Student work time

a.       Prepare for tomorrow's socratic seminar and/or continue choice book

b.      Begin drafting Literary Analysis #4

Assessment: Divergent Test

Homework: Prepare for socratic seminar tomorrow; Literary Analysis #4, due Thursday at the end of the block

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AP English Literature Lesson

19 November 2019

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

WOD: Jacques (proper noun): French men who are involved in the rebellion; numerous men identify each other as Jacque, creating unity and also making them anonymous

Student Learning Objective: To become familiar with the setting, characters, and plot in Book the First. (STANDARD RL.1)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by placing characters in the correct settings in table partner and whole class discussions.

Agenda:

1.      Discuss chapters 1-4: Setting, characters, plot, etc.

2.      Introduce Chapters 5-6

Assessment: Class Discussion Questions, BTF Ch. 1-4

1.      I, 1: How does Dickens indicate the severity of social conditions in both France and England?

2.      I, 2: Note that the mud, the darkness, and the mist associated with Jerry prepare us for his line-of-work. Come back to this question later and explain Jerry’s soliloquized remark “you’d be in a Blazing bad way, if recalling to life was come into fashion, Jerry.”

3.      I, 3: What particulars are given about Jerry’s appearance?

4.      I, 4: How does this chapter explain Lorry’s enigmatic message to Jerry?

Homework: A Tale of Two Cities, Book the First Chapters 5-6, p. 28-50 (32 pages)