Week of: September 22-26
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 Prose Analysis Prompt
Activities: Prose Analysis Essay—Timed Writing [MAJOR]
Monday
Upcoming Major Assessments: Prose Analysis revision -- due October 6
Materials: Pen/pencil, novel, course handouts
Follow Up/HW: Finish reading Wuthering Heights , corresponding Signpost bookmarking, and Novel
Notes/Key Moments by Monday, Sept 29
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: How do authors follow the rules? How do they break the rules?
Activities: Groups assigned chapters—(Ch. 12-20)—and must find a part of that chapter that follows or breaks
the rules and develop an argument as to why it follows/breaks rules
Tuesday
Upcoming Major Assessments: Prose Analysis revision -- due October 6
Materials: Pen/pencil, novel, course handouts
Follow Up/HW: Finish reading Wuthering Heights , corresponding Signpost bookmarking, and Novel
Notes/Key Moments by Monday, Sept 29
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: WH prose practice in groups
Wed/Thurs
Activities: WH Ch. 11-20 Socratic seminar
Debrief
Upcoming Major Assessments: Prose Analysis revision -- due October 6
Materials: Pen/pencil, novel, course handouts
Follow Up/HW: Finish reading Wuthering Heights , corresponding Signpost bookmarking, and Novel
Notes/Key Moments by Monday, Sept 29
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: How to complete a Gallery Walk
Activities: WH Gallery Walk
Friday
Upcoming Major Assessments: Prose Analysis revision -- due October 6
Materials: Pen/pencil, novel, course handouts
Follow Up/HW: Finish Wuthering Heights for Monday; corresponding annotations and Novel Notes/Key
Moments also due Monday