This week you will share information about your chosen poet and poem. Individually you will host a Socratic seminar and encourage discussions about the poetry. Remember that your poetic analysis paper is due on Monday. We will conclude our week by watching The Color Purple. For those interested in taking the final, sign up is due no later than Tuesday. Also AP contracts need to be returned no later than Wednesday. Weekly AgendaMon - Adopt a Poet Socratic Seminar
Tues - Adopt a Poet Socratic Seminar continued/Color Purple Viewing Party Wed - Color Purple Viewing Party Thurs - Finals for 1st Block/Last Day of Class Fri - Finals for 3rd and 4th Block
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This week, we will conclude our book study of The Color Purple. In addition, you will participate in the Adopt-a-Poet project. You and your classmates, will explore and research the poetry, lives, literary movements, and beliefs of one of the poets listed below (or another poet approved by me). Find poems online, in the library, and/or in our anthology; memorize a few lines; explore their philosophies. In other words, adopt your poets and become the class expert on them. You will get an opportunity to work on this throughout the week. Weekly Agenda
Monday - Initial research of chosen poet Tuesday - The Color Purple Book Club Meeting/Literary movements and Poetry Catalogue Wednesday - Rough Draft of Poetic Analysis due by 12 midnight Thursday - Writing Conferences/Sample Mini-Socratic Seminar/ Develop Seminar Questions for your poem Friday - The Color Purple Book Club final Meeting/Revising and Writing of Final Poetic Analysis Draft/Poetry Handouts DUE This week, we will continue our reading of our class novel, The Color Purple. Please make sure that you are keeping up with your reading for your Book Circle. In addition, if you are missing assignments, please make sure that you are making up work. Our time is drawing nigh. If you have questions concerning your grades or missing assignments please contact me. Also be aware that you can email me at dawn.whipple@cobbk12.org In addition, I have tutoring Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:45-5:00 pm to help with makeup assignments. Weekly Agenda
Monday - Poetry study of "Homage to my Hips" by Lucille Clifton Tuesday - Book Club Meeting and Discussion Wednesday - Poetry Study "The Author to Her Book" by Anne Bradstreet Thursday - Adopt a Poet (project study) Friday - Book Club Meeting and Parallel Readings This week we will continue to explore Volume II of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. We will have a Literature Circle on Wednesday to discuss the text in depth. Please make sure you are reading and annotating the text. Come to class on Wednesday with your role prepared for your meeting. We will also prep for the AP Lit exam through a competition using questions from previous exams, Free Response essay evaluation and an introduction to the Give Me FIVE strategy. Tutoring is available on Tuesdays and Wednesday from 3:45-5:00 pm weekly in room 1002. Weekly AgendaMonday: An Anatomy of an Academic Journal
Tuesday: 1600s Critical Responses to Frankenstein/Reading and Preparing for Literature Circles Wednesday: Literature Circles on Volume II Thursday: AP Lit Exam Poetry Practice/Blind Self-Grading of AP Essays Friday: Writing Workshop – Paired prompt breakdown and Give Me Five Literary Elements Last week, we began exploring the Mary Shelley novel, Frankenstein. Building upon our knowledge of the letters we will explore Chapters 1-8 this week. Please keep in mind the reading schedule listed below and govern yourselves accordingly. We will explore supplemental texts this week including: Prometheus by Lord Byron, The Creation story in Genesis, The Fourth Voyage of Sinbad and From Paradise Lost. Weekly AgendaMonday - Pinwheel Discussions of Chapters 1-3 Tuesday - Parallel Exploration of The Fourth Voyage of Sinbad; Modeling of Chapter 4 Annotations of Frankenstein Wednesday - Lit Circle explorations of Prometheus by Lord Byron, The Creation Story of Genesis and From Paradise Lost Thursday - Prose AP Literature Study Friday - Socratic Seminar of Chapters 5-8 Class Announcements
This week, we will continue our study of Othello. We will finish the reading of the play this week and watch a movie adaptation of the work. You will need to pay attention to our study. You will have an exam over this play on Monday October 8, 2018. WATCH A PLAY OR MOVIE: Your parallel reading assignment for this unit, is to watch or read another play and make comparisons to our study of Othello in an analytical essay. An analytical essay means you will need to present some type of argument, or claim, about what you are analyzing. To do this, you must break the topic down into parts and provide evidence, either from the text/film or from your own research, that supports your claim. The essay will be in MLA format (please see attached Word document) and will focus on one aspect of both plays like characterization, author's style, themes etc. You may choose the play you would like to watch or read. It could be Shakespeare or something else entirely. If you have questions about what to watch please see me BEFORE the assignment due date to discuss your options. DUE BY THURS OCT 11, 2018 BY MIDNIGHT Class AnnouncementsWe will begin reading Frankenstein by Mary Shelley in class on Monday October 15th. Scholars should purchase this text and have it available to read in class. This work includes a copy of the text and several academic articles that we will read analyze. Where can I purchase this book? The publisher WW. Norton offers this book in various formats including an electronic copy http://books.wwnorton.com/books/webad.aspx?id=21895 Amazon.com https://www.amazon.com/Frankenstein-Second-Norton-Critical-Editions/dp/0393927938/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1538494090&sr=8-3&keywords=frankenstein+mary+shelley+norton+critical+edition Weekly AgendaMonday: Othello Act 2 Learning Stations
Tuesday: Othello Act 3/4 Wednesday: Othello Act 4/ 5 Thursday: Othello Movie comparison Friday: Othello Movie Comparison/The Jealousy Project Is Othello a racist play? Should Othello be played in blackface? Iago says, "Our bodies are our gardens, to the which our wills are gardeners." In the context of the play this week, we will discuss issues of appearance vs. reality, sexist language, racism and loyalty. We will continue our study of William Shakespeare's Othello this week and explore these questions. Parallel Reading Assignment: In this unit, you are responsible for several tasks. You should begin thinking about what play you plan to watch or read for your parallel analysis. Your parallel reading assignment for this unit, is to watch or read another play and make comparisons to our study of Othello in an analytical essay. An analytical essay means you will need to present some type of argument, or claim, about what you are analyzing. To do this, you must break the topic down into parts and provide evidence, either from the text/film or from your own research, that supports your claim. The essay will be in MLA format (please see attached Word document) and will focus on one aspect of both plays like characterization, author's style, themes etc.. DUE Mon October 8, 2018. submitted on www.schoology.com (please go to the assignment description online for more details AND a Word template). Class AnnouncementsRomeo and Juliet Performance in the Wilson Studio Theatre (The Black Box) 9/21-9/23 cccepa.tix.com/Schedule.aspx?OrgNum=4769&framed=true Tutoring: Tuesdays and Thursdays 3:45 -5:00 pm Writing a Critical Lens Analysis Essay: Your assignment is to construct an argumentative essay that defends the critical lens that you feel provides modern society with the most compelling view of literature (choose among Historical, Cultural, or Feminist for this assignment). You will support the claim with valid reasoning and with relevant and sufficient evidence from your reading and observations. We will write this essay in class on October 1st and 2nd, 2018. Begin thinking which critical lens you will write about and conduct your own outside research using the Galileo database in www.cobb.mackinvia.com See the handout for more information. Weekly AnnouncementsMonday: Othello Act 1, Scene 2-3/ Themes Appearance and reality pg. 36, Honesty, trust and loyalty pg. 38, The role of women Sexist language pg. 40
Tuesday: Close read and analysis of Othello Act 2, 1 Wednesday: Close read and analysis Othello Act 2, 3 Thursday: Othello Learning Centers Alcohol Awareness Campaign pg. 82, Iago’s diary pg. 80, Thought-track Iago pg. 84, Build Epithets and Statues pg. 90 Friday: Othello and Blackface podcast; Director decisions pg. 92 "For she had eyes and chose me." This week we will begin our reading of William Shakespeare's Othello. By Wednesday, you should have the Cambridge School Shakespeare version of Othello. You can purchase this book at Amazon.com Please note that your visual essays from As I Lay Dying are due on Wednesday. There will be an additional workday on Tuesday for your to complete your work and receive feedback. We will have a tour of your work on Friday. Weekly ScheduleMonday: Writing Workshop - How to Write a Timed Essay
Tuesday: Visual Essay Writing Session Wednesday: The Canonization (poetry) vs. Right to Love (song) /Unpacking of Embedded Assessment Thursday: Intro to Othello/Analysis of Act 1, Scene 1 Friday: Visual Essay Walking Tour/Act 1, Scene 2-3/ Looking Back at Act 1 |
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