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A.P. Literature Agenda – Characterization
Unit II - Character, Speaker and Theme – Day 6
Do Now:
* In your pods, or pairs, or individually if you prefer, choose one of the main characters form the
novel that you would like to analyze further: Gatsby, Nick, Daisy, Tom, or Jordan. Choose
quickly, there can only be 1-2 of each per class.
Mini-Lesson: The Post-Mortem of a Protagonist
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Head, eyes, ears, mouth, arms, hands, heart, torso
Work Period: Characterization in The Great Gatsby
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Complete the project – use your character maps
Closing: Class share/discussion and weekly Allusion Review
Homework:
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For next Friday – Read Chapter 5 “Point of View” (p.236-242) in your anthology and reflect on #1-4 p.242
Monday 10/20 – The Great Gatsby – Quotation Exam
Thursday 10/23 – Great Expectations Ch. 3&4 and talking points.
Friday 10/24 – Gatsby Book File Due
Friday – Literary Allusion Poster #36-42
Friday – Poetry Analysis Ekphrastic Poetry - “Musée des Beaux Arts" by W.H. Auden
**Writing needs to become a vehicle for learning what you are thinking.
22 October 2014
Objective(s):
Students will:
Content:
Vocabulary: Close
Reading, Annotation,
Formalism, Methods,
Meaning, Denotation vs.
Connotation, Indirect and
Direct Characterization,
Flat, Round, Static,
Dynamic, and Stock
Characters
Identify analyze, explain
and interpret:
• Different types of
characterization and the
methods used to
achieve them
• Types of characters
• Fitzgerald’s use of
characterization in The
Great Gatsby
• The literary devices he
employs for indirect and
direct characterization
Use textual evidence to
back up your assertions.
Language:
Read, Write, & Discuss