Westside High School Lesson Plan
Teacher Name:
DeGroodt, Falcon
Unit Name and #:
Course:
AP Lit
Dates:
Drama, fiction, and
“The Feminine Identity”
Feb 23-27
Monday
Daily Objective: Students will be able to analyze theme and character development during the
dénouement of a dramatic work.
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 Streetcar theme groups assigned
o Theme groups discuss a character, relationship, conflict, symbol, or key moment that be used
to discuss that Tennessee Williams is saying about the theme in his play
o Theme groups will present their responses and evidence Tuesday
o A Streetcar Named Desire –read, analyze, pause for CFU’s
Major Upcoming Assessment: Streetcar O-E Essay Friday
Checks for Understanding: Call and response during reading; theme groups.
Materials: Paper, pen/pencil, handouts, book
Tuesday
Follow Up/HW: Read the first 20 chapters of The Awakening by Monday, March 2
Daily Objective: Students will be able to analyze the theme of a drama using indirect citations and will
be able to demonstrate the ability to talk about a literary work’s holistic worth to the reader/audience.
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:
 Finish A Streetcar Named Desire—read, analyze, randomizing responses as we read
 Theme O-E Quiz as exit ticket; one theme randomly picked from those assigned to
groups. (notes taken during group presentations will be permitted to be used during
quiz)
Major Upcoming Assessment: Streetcar O-E Essay Friday
Checks for Understanding: O-E Streetcar Theme Quiz
Materials: Paper, pen/pencil, handouts, book
Follow Up/HW: Read the first 20 chapters of The Awakening by Monday, March 2
Daily Objective: Students will be able to study and analyze film as a media in which to send messages
to the audience; the film study will help students to convey an empathic/audience response as well as
discuss key theatrical and film components.
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:
 Film Study Socratic seminar: Streetcar film clips [Vivien Leigh/Marlon Brando version]
 Desks will be placed in a modified arrangement so as to spur discussion when film is paused.
Film study questions will be used to guide discussion and structure it accordingly.
Major Upcoming Assessment: Streetcar O-E Essay Friday
Checks for Understanding: Streetcar Socratic seminar
Materials: Paper, pen/pencil, handouts, book
Follow Up/HW: Read the first 20 chapters of The Awakening by Monday, March 2
Daily Objective: Students will understand the context and milieu of a work of drama and be able to
trace the conflicts, character development, and plot development.
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 A Streetcar Named Desire O-E essay [MAJOR]
Major Upcoming Assessment: Prose Analysis Essay March 11/12
Checks for Understanding: O-E Essay [MAJOR]
Materials: Paper, pen/pencil, handouts, book
Follow Up/HW: Read the first 20 chapters of The Awakening by Monday