Westside High School Lesson Plan
Teacher Name:
DeGroodt, Falcon
Unit Name and #:
Course:
AP Lit
Dates:
Drama, fiction, and
“The Feminine Identity”
March 2-6
Monday
Daily Objective: Students will be able to analyze theme and character development along with other
dramatic elements during film study.
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 Film Study Socratic seminar: Streetcar film clips [Vivien Leigh/Marlon Brando version]
o 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: The Awakening Prose Analysis Essay [March 11/12]
Checks for Understanding: Call and response during viewing; written responses to film study questions
Materials: Paper, pen/pencil, handouts, book
Tuesday
Follow Up/HW: Finish The Awakening by Monday, March 9
Daily Objective: Students will be able to analyze an excerpt of drama for holistic worth using direct
citations and literary elements.
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:
 Streetcar-Cat On A Hot Tin Roof Prose Crossover Prose Response
 Introduce The Awakening Prose Analysis Paragraphs, Presentations
 Assign chapters, days to present
Major Upcoming Assessment: The Awakening Prose Analysis Essay [March 11/12]
Checks for Understanding: Prose analysis responses written in class as a formative assessment as
preparation for MAJOR TIMED ESSAY
Materials: Paper, pen/pencil, handouts, book
Follow Up/HW: Finish The Awakening by Monday, March 9
Wed/Thur
Daily Objective: Students will understand three of the tasks necessary to succeed on the AP Lit exam,
practice each, get feedback, and critique their own preparedness.
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:
 The Awakening O-E Quiz [5 minutes]
 Teacher modeled prose analysis of the first two chapters of The Awakening—(modeling the
same task all students will complete for the prose paragraph/presentation assignment)
 Students independently practice prose analysis of chapters 3-6; write/pair/share
 Students practice MC
Major Upcoming Assessment: The Awakening Prose Analysis Essay [March 11/12]
Checks for Understanding: Prose analysis practice, O-E quiz
Materials: Paper, pen/pencil, handouts, book
Follow Up/HW: Finish The Awakening by Monday, March 9
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 The Awakening Prose Analysis Paragraphs/Presentations
o Chapters 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
o Students present prose analyses, rest of class critiques using AP rubric, teacher gives feedback
Major Upcoming Assessment: The Awakening Prose Analysis Essay [March 11/12]
Checks for Understanding: Prose Analysis Paragraphs/Presentations
Materials: Paper, pen/pencil, handouts, book
Follow Up/HW: Finish The Awakening by Monday, March 9