Week of: November 3-7
Teachers: DeGroodt/Falcon
Team: AP Lit
Objective: To understand a work’s complexity, to absorb richness of meaning, and to analyze how meaning is
embodied in literary form.
Objective: To understand the way writers use language to provide meaning and pleasure.
Objective: To write, focusing on critical analysis of literature including expository, analytical, and
argumentative essays as well as creative writing to sharpen understanding of writers’ accomplishments and
deepen appreciation of literary artistry.
Warm-Up: Unpack the Short Answer prompt
Activities: Hamlet exam (MC & Short Answer)
Monday
Upcoming Major Assessments: Revised Poetry Analysis Essay
Materials: Pen/pencil, novel, course handouts
Follow Up/HW: None
Objective: To understand a work’s complexity, to absorb richness of meaning, and to analyze how meaning is
embodied in literary form.
Objective: To understand the way writers use language to provide meaning and pleasure.
Objective: To write, focusing on critical analysis of literature including expository, analytical, and
argumentative essays as well as creative writing to sharpen understanding of writers’ accomplishments and
deepen appreciation of literary artistry.
Tuesday
Warm-Up: Explain Character Analysis Frame assignment—use Prince Hamlet as character analyzed
Activities: Review of text rendering
Read “Introduction to Hamlet” and render it into the three most important statements about
character
Upcoming Major Assessments: Revised Poetry Analysis Essay
Materials: Pen/pencil, novel, course handouts
Follow Up/HW: Character Analysis Frame due Friday
Objective: To understand a work’s complexity, to absorb richness of meaning, and to analyze how meaning is
embodied in literary form.
Objective: To understand the way writers use language to provide meaning and pleasure.
Objective: To write, focusing on critical analysis of literature including expository, analytical, and
argumentative essays as well as creative writing to sharpen understanding of writers’ accomplishments and
deepen appreciation of literary artistry.
Warm-Up: Introduce the film adaptation
Activities: Watch Hamlet
Wed/Thurs
Upcoming Major Assessments: Revised Poetry Analysis Essay
Materials: Pen/pencil, novel, course handouts
Follow Up/HW: Character Analysis Frame due Friday
Objective: To understand a work’s complexity, to absorb richness of meaning, and to analyze how meaning is
embodied in literary form.
Objective: To understand the way writers use language to provide meaning and pleasure.
Objective: To write, focusing on critical analysis of literature including expository, analytical, and
argumentative essays as well as creative writing to sharpen understanding of writers’ accomplishments and
deepen appreciation of literary artistry.
Warm-Up: Collect Character Analysis Frames
Activities: Hamlet film adaptation
Friday
Upcoming Major Assessments: Hamlet exam (MC & Short Answer) – Mon/Tues
Materials: Pen/pencil, novel, course handouts
Follow Up/HW: Hamlet exam (MC & Short Answer)