ENG1DP – Culminating Performance Task
The culminating performance task will require students to select a British, American, Canadian or
multicultural author for in-depth study and analysis. All authors provided on the list for 1DP have
written texts of literary merit which will promote rich learning, discussions, and analysis.
Texts of literary merit form the basis for the AP College Board Literature and Composition
Examination and as such, students will benefit from reading a broad range of literary texts and genres
that reflect a variety of time periods and social issues.
The CPT will help students to
 build knowledge and understanding of the time periods in which many texts of literary merit were
written
 reflect upon the notion that an author’s work is informed by his/her personal life, geographical influence,
historical time period, and cultural, political and social conditions of the time
 gather and synthesize information for an oral presentation
 analyze a short passage extrapolated from a specific literary text
 make connections between the larger themes and literary elements of the novel and/or relevance
PROCESS
1. Students will select an author from a list provided. (see attached). Each author will only be selected ONCE.
2. Students will be expected to research an author using biographical or autobiographical sources. Remember
that all sources will be cited so they must be from respectable sites or texts.
3. Keep detailed notes of all research as these will help you create your 8-10 minute presentation.
4. Select ONE text written by the chosen author. A text can be a novel or play or anthology of short stories or
collection of poetry. Several are on the AR list which is why students were encouraged to read texts of literary
merit early in the semester. Since specific poem titles or short stories are not listed, students may have to
locate their own anthology or collection. Students will only be required to use 1 short story or poem from an
anthology.
5. Make detailed annotations while reading. This will provide students with notes and references for the written
portion of the CPT task. These will help you with the written analytical task that will be
completed in class.
SYNTHESIS and FINAL PRODUCTS
1. Create a 8-10 minute presentation that focuses on teaching the class members about your chosen
author, and MORE IMPORTANTLY, the influences that had an impact on 1 text or full-length literary work
that he/she has written. You may choose to create a lecture style presentation or
you may use technology to enhance your presentation: Prezi, PowerPoint, or Smart Board. Or you may use
technology as your only method of presentation: DVD or video production – with a brief introduction and
conclusion of course.
2. The presentation should focus on 3 of the following as related to the text that you read:
a) the author’s background, childhood, lifestyle, schooling, experiences, relationships, etc., as it is relevant
b) the geographical area in which he/she lived if it influenced his/her work
c) the historical time period in which he/she wrote and how it influenced his/her work
d) the social conditions in which he/she wrote and how it influenced his/her work
e) the cultural and/or political climate in which he/she wrote if it influenced his/her work
f) his/her greatest tragedy/greatest success if it is relevant
3. Each student will complete 1 of the writing tasks below in class:
a) Select a specific passage from the text. Students will write a well- organized and grammatically sound
paragraph to reflect and analyse how 3 elements of the writer’s craft contributes to the meaning of the text.
The paragraph must include at least 3 quotations from a specific section of the text. Students will write using
explanatory and point-proof-analysis format. All quotations must have in-text citations.
b) Using the whole text as the basis for an argument, explain and analyze why the text is considered a work of
literary merit. Of what value is it? Students must frame their paragraph around a quotation about literature,
and then use the text as support for the claim. The paragraph must include at least 3 quotations from the text.
Students will write using explanatory and point-proof-analysis format. All quotations must have in-text citations.
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IMPORTANT DATES: for each date process marks will be allotted for completing portions of the CPT in class
Work periods for writing task:
1. Jan. 7 – by the end of the period students will be expected to complete the outline /5
(This initial planning and brainstorming can be taken home, and is due in class the next day. The mark received on
Jan. 7 will not be adjusted based on work completed at home.)
2. Jan. 11 – by the end of the period students will be expected to complete the rough draft /10
(Students will use their outline and text to produce the rough draft. No additional notes are allowed in class. No
notes will be taken home to complete the task.)
3. Jan. 12 – lab period to type good copy - /50 – all work regardless of the stage is due at the end of the period.
(Only notes/outline/rough draft left in class during the assigned work periods will be returned for students to use
to produce the good copy.)
Work periods for preparation and planning of presentation:
1. Dec. 18 - by the end of the period students will be expected to produce notes based on research /5
2. Jan. 8 – by the end of the period students will be expected to produce an outline of the presentation / 5
During this class, random students will be called to conference with the teacher to identify the stage of their
product/answer key questions.
Students are encouraged to meet with the teacher at any time for feedback on the process/product.
3. Jan. 15 – by the end of the period students will be expected to produce a presentation that only needs a few
“minor touches” /5
Presentations ( /40): Jan 20, 21, and 22 – a mark of ZERO will be assigned if a student has an unexcused absence
during these dates. Presentations will occur – lottery style – be prepared as your number may be called.
ENG1DP English Culminating - Author and Suggested Text List
Each author will only be selected once. The
authors are non-negotiable; however, text titles
may be altered in consultation with the teacher
as long as they are not a core text in the AP
Program. Please review your text choice with
your parent/guardian. Some content and
language may be considered controversial.
1.Virginia Woolf-Mrs. Dalloway or To the Lighthouse
2.George Orwell – Animal Farm
3.Aldous Huxley – Brave New World
5.William Faulkner – The Sound and the Fury
6.Ernest Hemingway – A Farewell to Arms or For
Whom the Bell Tolls
7.Margaret Atwood - Surfacing or Cat’s Eye or The
Handmaid’s Tale
8. F. Scott Fitzgerald – Tender is the Night or The
Beautiful and the Damned
9. Amy Tan - The Joy Luck Club or The Bonesetter’s
Daughter
10. Edgar Allan Poe – any collection of short stories
and/or poetry
11. Alishba - Charles Dickens – A Christmas Carol,
David Copperfield, Oliver Twist or A Tale of Two Cities
12. Mark Twain – The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
13. William Butler Yeats – any collection of poetry
14. David Wroblewski – The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
15.James Baldwin – Go Tell it on The Mountain
16.Gabriel Garcia Marquez – One Hundred Years of
Solitude
17.Emily - Jane Austen – Pride and Prejudice, Emma,
Persuasion or Mansfield Park
18. Jonathan Swift – Gulliver’s Travels
19.William Wordsworth – “Tables Turned” or “The
World is Too Much With Us”
20. William Blake – any poetry from the Songs of
Innocence or Experience Collection
21. Ben Jonson - any collection of essays or poetry
22.Betty Smith – A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
23. Althea - Alice Walker – The Colour Purple
24.Louisa May Alcott – Little Women
25. Toni Morrison – Beloved, The Bluest Eye or Sula
26.Beatrice Culleton – April Raintree
27. Lord Alfred Tennyson – any collection of poetry
28. Joseph Heller – Catch 22
29. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni – Sister of My Heart
30.Edith Wharton –The Age of Innocence
31.John Steinbeck- Of Mice and Men
32.George Eliot – The Mill on the Floss
33.Herman Melville – Moby Dick or Billy Budd
34.Ross Sinclair – “The Lamp at Noon,” “The Painted
Door”
35.Samuel Taylor Coleridge – any collection of
poetry
36.Sir Francis Bacon – any collection of essays
37.Henry David Thoreau – any collection of essays or
speeches or poetry
38. Lisa See – Shanghai Girls
39. Ernest Gaines – A Lesson Before Dying
40. Kate Mayfield - The Undertaker’s Daughter
41. Jhumpa Lahiri – The Namesake
42. Daniel Defoe – Robinson Crusoe
43. John Knowles – A Separate Peace
44. Kazuo Ishiguro – Never Let Me Go or The
Remains of the Day
45. Alan Paton – Cry, The Beloved Country
46. Amanda - Thomas Hardy - Tess
47. Langston Hughes – poetry
48. Linda Spalding - The Purchase
49. Tatiana de Rosnay - Sarah’s Key
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