AP English (A&B) Lesson Plans of Linda Robinson: Week 8 10/22/12-10/26/12
AP English
Mon.
B Day
Objectives:
(1) Review plan for today – objectives and homework.
(2) Review for upcoming test on the Anglo-Saxon period: includes historical overview, poetic devices, and the
elegiac and heroic poetry read. Discuss universal themes in Beowulf: the effects of isolation/exile; the
importance of honor and reputation; etc. Test is objective and short essay (SOL 12.3, 12.4).
(3) Teacher lecture using power point will introduce students to the contributions of Chaucer and the
structure/characteristics of Canterbury Tales, as well as the various forms of literature and satire developed by the
late Middle Ages. Students will take notes (SOL 12.3, 12.4).
Handouts:
(1) Power point on Chaucer
Assignments:
(1) Bring gray lit text to all future classes until further notice.
(2) Test on Anglo-Saxon Unit Wed for B-Day / Thurs for A Day
(3) Read Canterbury Tales Prologue (gray lit text pgs 94-115) for Wed. – B / Thurs - A. Complete homework
sheet on pilgrims (will be given a homework grade!)
(4) Quiz on Vocab Unit 7 Fri.. for B Day / next Mon. for A Day
(5) For Friday – B Day / Monday A Day read in gray lit book: “The Nun’s Priest’s Tale” (pg 119-137), “The
Pardoner’s Tale” (pg 141-150).
(6) For next Tues. – B Day / Wed. – A Day read in gray lit book “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” (162-175) and
Morte d’Arthur (176-184).
(7) Benchmark Test next Tues. – B Day / Wed. – A Day
Tues.
A Day
Objectives:
(1) Review plan for today – objectives and homework.
(2) (4 weeks: Anglo-Saxon and Middle Ages) CONCLUDE Graded fishbowl discussion on Beowulf: Analyze
within historical context of the Germanic code of the comitatus. Analyze the evidence for conflict between
Christian and pagan faiths, etc. Observe use of kennings; analyze what they add to the verse. Note other poetic
devices typical of all Anglo-Saxon poetry, and their effect. Examine Beowulf in relation to the common features of
an epic/epic hero. Discuss universal themes in the work (SOL 12.4, 12.3).
(3) (4 weeks: Anglo-Saxon and Middle Ages) Review for upcoming test on the Anglo-Saxon period: includes
historical overview, poetic devices, and the elegiac and heroic poetry read. Discuss universal themes in Beowulf:
the effects of isolation/exile; the importance of honor and reputation; etc. Test is objective and short essay (SOL
12.3, 12.4).
(4) (4 weeks: Anglo-Saxon and Middle Ages) Start Teacher lecture using power point will introduce students to
the contributions of Chaucer and the structure/characteristics of Canterbury Tales, as well as the various forms of
literature and satire developed by the late Middle Ages. Students will take notes (SOL 12.3, 12.4).
Handouts:
(1) Power point on Chaucer
Assignments:
(1) Bring gray lit text to all future classes until further notice.
(2) Test on Anglo-Saxon Unit Wed for B-Day / Thurs for A Day
(3) Read Canterbury Tales Prologue (gray lit text pgs 94-115) for Wed. – B / Thurs - A. Complete homework
sheet on pilgrims (will be given a homework grade!)
(4) Quiz on Vocab Unit 7 Fri.. for B Day / next Mon. for A Day
(5) For Friday – B Day / Monday A Day read in gray lit book: “The Nun’s Priest’s Tale” (pg 119-137), “The
Pardoner’s Tale” (pg 141-150).
(6) For next Tues. – B Day / Wed. – A Day read in gray lit book “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” (162-175) and
Morte d’Arthur (176-184).
(7) Benchmark Test next Tues. – B Day / Wed. – A Day
Wed.
Objectives:
B Day
(1) Review plan for today – objectives and homework. TURN IN CAGED BIRD NOVELS!!!
(2) Collect homework packets on Canterbury Tales’ pilgrims – check during test, then return (SOL 12.4).
(3) (4 weeks: Anglo-Saxon and Middle Ages) TEST on the Anglo-Saxon period and its literature – objective and
short essay (SOL 12.4, 12.3, 12.6).
(4) (4 weeks: Anglo-Saxon and Middle Ages) GROUP WORK: Using a graphic organizer, student groups will
analyze whether individual pilgrims introduced in Canterbury Tales’ Prologue are being satirized, and to what
extent. Examine different forms of satire: understatement, overstatement, verbal irony, etc. for clues as to what
Chaucer really thinks of the characters. Class sharing/discussion. (SOL 12.3, 12.4, 12.1)
Handouts:
(1) Test on Anglo-Saxon culture and literature
(2) Graphic organizer of satire of pilgrims in Canterbury Tales’ Prologue, also projected
Assignments:
(1) Bring gray lit text to all future classes until further notice.
(2) Quiz on Vocab Unit 7 Fri.. for B Day / next Mon. for A Day
(3) For Friday – B Day / Monday A Day read in gray lit book: “The Nun’s Priest’s Tale” (pg 119-137), “The
Pardoner’s Tale” (pg 141-150).
(4) For next Tues. – B Day / Wed. – A Day read in gray lit book “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” (162-175) and
Morte d’Arthur (176-184).
(5) Benchmark Test next Tues. – B Day / Wed. – A Day
Thurs.
A Day
Objectives:
(1) Review plan for today – objectives and homework. TURN IN CAGED BIRD NOVELS!!!
(2) Collect homework packets on Canterbury Tales’ pilgrims – check during test, then return (SOL 12.4).
(3) (4 weeks: Anglo-Saxon and Middle Ages) TEST on the Anglo-Saxon period and its literature – objective and
short essay (SOL 12.4, 12.3, 12.6).
(4) (4 weeks: Anglo-Saxon and Middle Ages) CONCLUDE Teacher lecture using power point will introduce
students to the contributions of Chaucer and the structure/characteristics of Canterbury Tales, as well as the various
forms of literature and satire developed by the late Middle Ages. Students will take notes (SOL 12.3, 12.4).
(5) (4 weeks: Anglo-Saxon and Middle Ages) GROUP WORK: Using a graphic organizer, student groups will
analyze whether individual pilgrims introduced in Canterbury Tales’ Prologue are being satirized, and to what
extent. Examine different forms of satire: understatement, overstatement, verbal irony, etc. for clues as to what
Chaucer really thinks of the characters. Class sharing/discussion. (SOL 12.3, 12.4, 12.1).
Handouts:
(1) Test on Anglo-Saxon culture and literature
(2) Graphic organizer of satire of pilgrims in Canterbury Tales’ Prologue, also projected
(3) Power point on Chaucer
Assignments:
(1) Bring gray lit text to all future classes until further notice.
(2) Quiz on Vocab Unit 7 Fri.. for B Day / next Mon. for A Day
(3) For Friday – B Day / Monday A Day read in gray lit book: “The Nun’s Priest’s Tale” (pg 119-137), and “The
Pardoner’s Tale” (pg 141-150).
(4) For next Tues. – B Day / Wed. – A Day read in gray lit book “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” (162-175) and
Morte d’Arthur (176-184).
(5) Benchmark Test next Tues. – B Day / Wed. – A Day
Fri.
B Day
Objectives:
(1) Review plan for today – objectives and homework.
(2) Quiz on AP Vocab Unit 7 (3rd quiz on rhetorical elements) (SOL 12.3).
(3) 4 weeks: Anglo-Saxon and Middle Ages) Discussion of reading of “The Nun’s Priest’s Tale” (pg 119-137),
and “The Pardoner’s Tale” (pg 141-150). Discuss the genres: “The Nun’s Priest’s Tale” is both a mock-heroic and
a beast fable (what features make it a mock-heroic?); “The Pardoner’s Tale” is an exemplum. Teacher projections
on both stories will inform students as to morals of stories, purpose, and archetypal narrative elements found in the
exemplum – evaluate these (SOL 12.3, 12.4).
(4) (4 weeks: Anglo-Saxon and Middle Ages) Teacher presentation with handouts will instruct on the Code of
Chivalry and its origins, as well as the elements of both legends and medieval romances (SOL 12.4).
(5) Discussion of the scope of the upcoming benchmark test (SOL 12.3, 12.4, 12.6, 12.7).
Handouts:
(1) Quiz on AP Vocab Unit 7
(2) Projections and handouts on “The Nun’s Priest’s Tale”, “The Pardoner’s Tale”, and Feudalism’s Code of
Chivalry.
Assignments:
(1) Bring gray lit text to all future classes until further notice.
(2) Quiz on Vocab Unit 7 Mon. for A Day
(3) For Monday A Day read in gray lit book: “The Nun’s Priest’s Tale” (pg 119-137), and “The Pardoner’s Tale”
(pg 141-150).
(4) For next Tues. – B Day / Wed. – A Day read in gray lit book “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” (162-175) and
Morte d’Arthur (176-184).
(5) Benchmark Test next Tues. – B Day / Wed. – A Day
(6) Bring Heart of Darkness novel next Thurs. – B Day / Friday – A Day; be prepared to discuss.
(7) Paper will be assigned next week – due after start of new nine weeks.