Westside High School Lesson Plan
Teacher Name:
Course:
DeGroodt, Falcon
AP Lit
Unit Name and #:
Dates:
AP Lit Review
April 13-17
Daily Objective: Students will be able to analyze a film adaptation and contrast the thematic
differences between the original text and the work inspired/based upon it.
Monday
TEKS/AP/Standards:
o To consider a work’s structure, style, and themes as well as such smaller scale
elements as the use of figurative language, imagery, symbolism, and tone.
o To study representative works from various genres and periods (from the sixteenth to the
twentieth century) and to know a few works extremely well.
Learning Activities:
o Watch My Fair Lady—while viewing, think about the following questions:
o What additions (songs, scenes) have been made to the text? How have these
changed the meaning of the work?
o Analyze how the actors and actresses chosen for the movie have reinforced the
characterization in Pygmalion or have changed characterization for
better/worse.
Major Upcoming Assessment: Poetry Analysis Essay in class Monday (4/20) [MAJOR]
Checks for Understanding: Cold call CFUs during movie
Materials: Paper, pen/pencil, handouts, book
Tuesday
Follow Up/HW: None
Daily Objective: Students will be able to analyze a film adaptation and contrast the thematic
differences between the original text and the work inspired/based upon it.
TEKS/AP/Standards:
o To consider a work’s structure, style, and themes as well as such smaller scale
elements as the use of figurative language, imagery, symbolism, and tone.
o To study representative works from various genres and periods (from the sixteenth
to the twentieth century) and to know a few works extremely well.
Learning Activities:
 My Fair Lady SAR response (Daily Grade)
 Watch My Fair Lady—while viewing, think about the following questions:
 What additions (songs, scenes) have been made to the text? How have
these changed the meaning of the work?
 Analyze how the actors and actresses chosen for the movie have
reinforced the characterization in Pygmalion or have changed
characterization for better/worse.
Major Upcoming Assessment: Poetry Analysis Essay in class Monday (4/20) [MAJOR]
Checks for Understanding: SAR response to MFL
Materials: Paper, pen/pencil, handouts, book
Follow Up/HW: None
Daily Objective: Students will be able to analyze poetry for thematic statement using structure and
figurative language.
Wed/Thur
TEKS/AP/Standards:
 To consider a work’s structure, style, and themes as well as such smaller scale
elements as the use of figurative language, imagery, symbolism, and tone.
o To study representative works from various genres and periods (from the sixteenth to the
twentieth century) and to know a few works extremely well.
Learning Activities:
 Poetry Review Assignment/Open-Ended Review Assignment –groups assignment, assigned
 Matthew Arnold—AP Poetry review
 “Isolation: To Marguerite”—teacher-led analysis
 “To Marguerite: Continued”—guided practice in pairs/threes
 “Shakespeare”—independent practice, SAR
Major Upcoming Assessment: Poetry Analysis Essay in class Monday (4/20) [MAJOR]
Checks for Understanding: Randomizing oral analytical responses during guided practice,
randomizing SAR responses during independent poetry analysis
Materials: Paper, pen/pencil, handouts, book
Follow Up/HW: Poetry Analysis Essay in class Monday (4/20) [MAJOR]; Poetry Review/OE Review
Presentations begin Tuesday, 4/21
Daily Objective: Students will be able to analyze poetry for thematic statement using structure and
figurative language.
Friday
TEKS/AP/Standards:
o To consider a work’s structure, style, and themes as well as such smaller scale
elements as the use of figurative language, imagery, symbolism, and tone.
o To study representative works from various genres and periods (from the sixteenth to the
twentieth century) and to know a few works extremely well.
Learning Activities:
o W.H. Auden’s “The Shield of Achilles” as guided practice
o Gwendolyn Brooks’ “my dreams, my works, must wait till after hell” as ind. practice
Major Upcoming Assessment: Poetry Analysis Essay in class Monday (4/20) [MAJOR]
Checks for Understanding: Randomizing oral analytical responses during guided practice,
randomizing SAR responses during independent poetry analysis
Materials: Paper, pen/pencil, handouts, book
Follow Up/HW: Poetry Analysis Essay in class Monday (4/20) [MAJOR]; Poetry Review/OE Review
Presentations begin Tuesday, 4/21