A.P. English Language 2010-11
Fall Term – Unit One
Lesson Plan – A.P. English
LP: 1
Osar
Date: 09/07/09 Tue.
Title: “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger”
Opening Activity (Do Now):
Standing Declarations of Self
I am
___________________
From
___________________
& I Believe ___________________
Homework:
Application for Admission to Advanced Placement English
Review/Preview:
Introduction to the syllabus and course theme:
ELEVATING Self and Community
New Concepts:
Course Objectives
Essential Questions
Starting and Finishing YOUR Class
- Group Brainstorm: How do we want to begin and end class
each day?
Summary:
Building a better you, building a better class
Identify one Objective and one Question in which you are most interested.
Extra Materials:
Music from Daft Punk
Applications
A.P. English Language 2010-11
Fall Term – Unit One
Osar
Lesson Plan – A.P. English
LP: 2
Date: 09/09/09 Thur.
Title: Triangles aren’t just for math!
Opening Activity (Do Now):
What do you associate with triangles and the #3?
Homework:
Actively Read “Pick One”
Consider: How is this rhetoric?
Review:
Admissions Applications: Quick Quiz on Signed Statement
New Concepts:
The Learning Triangle:
The Rhetorical Triangle:
Summary:
* What is our definition of Rhetoric? What are its key
components? How do they interact?
* What effect does the Hyde Learning Triangle have on this
class?
Extra Materials:
Hyde Learning Triangle Handout
“Pick One”
Read in Pairs
Read as a group
A.P. English Language 2010-11
Fall Term – Unit One
Osar
Lesson Plan – A.P. English
LP: 3
Date: 09/10/09 Friday
Title: Let’s Get Physical: Reading is a workout!
Opening Activity (Do Now): “Let’ Get Physical”
Homework:
Read and Annotate “The Whistle”
Review/Preview:
“Pick One”
How is this article rhetoric? How is it effective?
New Concepts:
Annotation
Dialectical Journaling
Graphic Organizer
Diction vs. Syntax
Summary:
3 styles of Active Reading
Extra Materials:
“The Whistle”
A.P. English Language 2010-11
Fall Term – Unit One
Osar
Lesson Plan – A.P. English
LP: 4
Date: 09/11/09 Saturday
Title:
SOAPSTone
Opening Activity (Do Now):
Who is the most interesting person in your family? Why?
Homework:
Make Corrections to Applications As Needed
Review/Preview:
Application Decisions are in!
3 Styles of Close Reading
 Ben Franklin’s “The Whistle”
New Concepts:
SOAPSTone Analysis
Tone Words
Summary:
* Review Common Grammatical Mistakes on Apps
* Practice SOAPSTone Analysis on “The Good Family”
* Discuss common tone words
Extra Materials:
SOAPSTone Handout
Tone Words Handout
A.P. English Language 2010-11
Fall Term – Unit One
Osar
Lesson Plan – A.P. English
LP: 5
Date: 09/13/09 Monday
Title: Gab with the right vocab
Opening Activity (Do Now):
Write down your cheesiest metaphor
Homework:
Read “Being a Man” by Paul Theroux (378-381) and
identify 5 rhetorical devices
Review/Preview:
SOAPSTone refresher
New Concepts:
Major Rhetorical Terms
Summary:
* Provide examples of major rhetorical terms
Extra Materials:
None
A.P. English Language 2010-11
Fall Term – Unit One
Osar
Lesson Plan – A.P. English
LP: 6
Title:
What’s your appeal?
Opening Activity (Do Now):
What are the best & worst parts about being your specific
gender within your society?
Homework:
Read “What is a Homosexual?” by Andrew Sullivan and
Create a Graphic Organizer (3 quotations)
Review/Preview:
“Being a Man”
Rhetorical Devices
New Concepts:
3 Major Rhetorical Appeals
 Ethos
 Logos
 Pathos
Summary:
Discuss use of rhetorical appeals in “Being a Man”
Examine readings using the 3 major rhetorical appeals
Extra Materials:
“What is a Homosexual?” (Handout)
Ethos, Logos, Pathos Worksheet
Date: 09/14/09 Tuesday
A.P. English Language 2010-11
Fall Term – Unit One
Lesson Plan – A.P. English
LP: 7
Osar
Title:
Date: 09/16/09 Thursday
In-class essay: Rhetorical Analysis #1
Opening Activity (Do Now):
N/A
Homework:
Complete Assignment on page 28 of your Language of
Composition Text (Princess Diana article comparison)
Review/Preview:
N/A
New Concepts:
Writing the in-class, timed essay.
In his essay “What is a Homosexual,” Andrew Sullivan
forms an argument about the universality of the
homosexual experience. In a well-organized essay, analyze
Sullivan’s beliefs regarding homosexuality. What rhetorical
devices does he use to support his argument? Consider
elements such as style, tone, diction, and selection of detail.
Summary:
In-class essay. Timed: 45 minutes
Extra Materials:
None
A.P. English Language 2010-11
Fall Term – Unit One
Osar
Lesson Plan – A.P. English
LP: 8
Date: 09/17/09 Friday
Title:
Imagine That!
Opening Activity (Do Now):
What is the best dream you’ve ever had?
Homework:
Find a compelling visual image and write a brief
description of its purpose. Bring both to class on Monday.
Review/Preview:
Princess Diana case study: comparing rhetoric with the
same subject.
New Concepts:
Imaginative literature as rhetoric
Summary:
* Discuss varied strategies and relative effectiveness of the
speakers in the Princess Diana assignment
* Read “my dream about being white” in different voices
* Analyze the ways in which the poem functions as
rhetoric.
Extra Materials:
“my dream about being white”
A.P. English Language 2010-11
Fall Term – Unit One
Osar
Lesson Plan – A.P. English
LP: 9
Date: 09/20/09 Monday
Title:
Listening with your eyes
Opening Activity (Do Now):
Share your visual image with the class
Homework:
Expand on your pre-writing by writing a one page
rhetorical analysis of the image you chose.
Review/Preview:
SOAPSTone
New Concepts:
Viewing visual images as rhetoric
Summary:
Read “A Unique Take on Beauty”
View controversial magazine covers. What is conveyed by
a simple image?
Extra Materials:
None
A.P. English Language 2010-11
Fall Term – Unit One
Osar
Lesson Plan – A.P. English
LP: 10
Date: 09/21/09 Tuesday
Title:
PSAT Practice
Opening Activity (Do Now):
What is your favorite obscure vocabulary word?
Homework:
Complete Rhetorical Terms worksheet
Review/Preview:
N/A
New Concepts:
* Vocabulary root words
* Question Style on the PSAT
Summary:
* Learn vocabulary root words
* Practice PSAT writing and CR questions
Extra Materials:
Root words handout
PSAT workbooks
A.P. English Language 2010-11
Fall Term – Unit One
Osar
Lesson Plan – A.P. English
LP: 11
Date: 09/23/09 Thursday
Title:
Retain, Recognize, Relate
Opening Activity (Do Now):
What common word contains the letters of NINTH running
consecutively backward inside it?
Homework:
Take Practice Test
Review/Preview:
SOAPSTone
Rhetorical Appeals
Rhetorical Terms
Rhetorical Triangle
Visual Images as Rhetoric
Imaginative Literature as Rhetoric
New Concepts:
Bloom’s Taxonomy
Summary:
Test Review
 Content
 Structure
Extra Materials:
Review Sheets / Practice Tests
A.P. English Language 2010-11
Fall Term – Unit One
Osar
Lesson Plan – A.P. English
LP: 12
Title:
Writing for the exam
Opening Activity (Do Now):
Why is English better than math?
Homework:
Study for Monday’s Test!
Review/Preview:
Writing for the Exam
Corrections for the in-class essay
New Concepts:
N/A
Summary:
Test Review
Extra Materials:
None
Date: 09/24/09 Friday
A.P. English Language 2010-11
Fall Term – Unit One
Osar
Lesson Plan – A.P. English
LP: 13
Date: 09/27/09 Monday
Title:
Test!
Opening Activity (Do Now):
N/A
Homework:
Take Home Essay: Rhetorical Analysis
Review/Preview:
N/A
New Concepts:
N/A
Summary:
Test
Extra Materials:
Test
A.P. English Language 2010-11
Fall Term – Unit One
Osar
Lesson Plan – A.P. English
LP: 14
Date: 09/28/09 Tuesday
Title:
Decorating the classroom
Opening Activity (Do Now):
N/A
Homework:
Make sure you have a copy of The Bluest Eye for next class
period.
Review/Preview:
Test material
New Concepts:
Creating an engaging work environment
Summary:
Work on classroom posters for key terms
 Appeals
 Devices
 SOAPSTone
Extra Materials:
Posterboard, markers, art supplies