Unit Map AP English Literature & Composition
Morgan Park High School
Time
Unit Content and
Text Chapters
CRS: Band, Strand and
Skill
Objectives and
Coverage
Assessments
Instructional Activities
Qtr 2
Weeks
10-12
The Woman’s
Voice
TOD 28-32 Apply an
awareness of the focus
and purpose of a fairly
involved essay to
determine the rhetorical
effect and suitability of an
existing phrase or
sentence
SWBAT…
Major Works Data Sheets
on Sula, Hamlet, and
Rosencrantz and
Guildenstern
Continued text marking, following teacher
modeling to identify details and
connections
Sula by Toni
Morrison
Short Stories from
The Brief Bedford
Reader:
“Our Barbies,
Ourselves” by Emily
Prager
“Fish Cheeks” by
Amy Tan
Various poems
from Sound and
Sense and other
AP sources/guides
Weeks
13-20
Self-Alienation
Hamlet by William
Shakespeare
Rosencrantz and
Guildenstern Are
Dead by Tom
Stoppard
Various poems
from Sound and
Sense and other
AP sources/guides
COU 28-32 Correctly use
reflexive pronouns, the
possessive pronouns its
and your, and the relative
pronouns who and whom
SSF 28-32 Use
sentence-combining
techniques, effectively
avoiding problematic
comma splices, run-on
sentences, and sentence
fragments, especially in
sentences containing
compound subjects or
verbs
MIA 28-32 Understand
the overall approach
taken by an author or
narrator (e.g., point of
view, kinds of evidence
used) in virtually any
passage
SUD 28-32 Locate and
interpret minor or subtly
stated details in more
challenging passages
SCC28-32 Understand
implied or subtly stated
cause-effect relationships
in more challenging
Identify key words and
phrases that direct the tone
of a passage.
Identify the tone of a
passage and the author’s
intent.
Effectively embed a quote
in his/her own writing.
Write an analysis of a text,
answering a prompt clearly,
with generalizations
balanced by
evidence/textual details,
with appropriate grammar
and mechanics.
Compare the point of view
in two plays, following the
characterizations and
repeated dialogue.
Follow motifs through
extended works.
Visual reduction for Sula
and for Hamlet or
Rosencrantz and
Guildenstern
Socratic Seminar on Sula
with written reflection and on
Hamlet and Rosencrantz
and Guildenstern
Analytical essays on Sula,
Hamlet and Rosencrantz
and Guildenstern, and on
various poems following AP
guidelines/rubrics (timed
writing and extended time)
Reading short passages to ascertain
diction, details, imagery, and syntax that
direct tone and intent
Directed reading of text with questions
and quick write responses or group
discussion
Mini-lesson on universal themes and
universal motifs
Mini-lessons on point of view and motifs
Socratic Seminar, following identified
scoring rubric
Vocabulary objective
quizzes for literary terms
and tone words
Mini-lessons on improving essay writing
through clear focus, rhetorical devices,
pronoun usage, sentence combining
AP style multiple choice
quizzes and tests on text
readings
Poetry marking and analysis in small and
large group discussions
Semester 1 Final Exam - AP
format multiple choice
Analysis paragraph writing practice
Scored AP essay reading and discussion
on content, written expression, and score
Essay peer editing/peer reviewing with
directed focus on targeted skills
Practice AP multiple choice test
questions/responses with discussion
passages
SCC 28-32 Understand
the dynamics between
people, ideas, and so on
in more challenging
passages
Continue revisiting and
reviewing CRS strands
from Quarter 1