Mr. Grey Sweeney
AP Literature and Composition
Periods 1, 3, 4
Room G-215
Date: March 12-16, 2012
WOW: Honesty
Monday
NCSCOS:
Goal 1: The learner will reflect on and express reactions to print and non-print
resources.
Goal 2: The learner will inform an audience by exploring literature to explain its artistry
and its underlying social and cultural values.
Goal 3: The learner will develop an argument which addresses and assesses the human
condition through a study of universal themes.
Goal 4: The learner will explore and provide critical perspectives through deliberate and
thorough analysis, interpretation, and evaluation of texts.
Goal 5: The learner will engage in an intensive study of representative works of recognized
literary merit from various genres and time periods with a strong focus on the 16th
through the 21st century.
Goal 6: The learner will demonstrate understanding and mastery of standard written
English and exhibit stylistic maturity.
TLW: Begin to study A Doll’s House
***Competency Goals 5 and 6 will be addressed every day in this
course.***
Starter
 Review “Story of an Hour”
Procedures
 Review group questions for “Story of an Hour”
 Graphic organizer for “Story of an Hour”
 Anticipation Guide for A Doll’s House
 Reading of A Doll’s House
-AP
Literary Terms
Vocabulary/Key
Terms/Topics/Themes -Drama Terms; Gender/Feminist Criticism
A Doll’s House, Crime and Punishment
Materials
For Student: Notebook, Comp. Book, Writing Utensils
For Teacher: PowerPoint, Projector, Internet/Laptop
Evaluation/Assessment
 Ongoing
 Anticipation Guide/Graphic Organizer
Homework
 Reading/Project
Tuesday
NCSCOS: see Monday
TLW: Will continue to study A Doll’s House specifically looking for the
theme of gender relations and troubled marriages
Starter
 Six Point Lesson Plan Practice Activity (Student Led by Teacher
Cadets)
Procedures
 Moral Ambiguity Ranking Assignment
 Reading Act One A Doll’s House
-AP Literary Terms
Vocabulary/Key
Terms/Topics/Themes -See Monday
See Monday
Materials
Evaluation/Assessment
 Ongoing
Homework

Reading/Project
Wednesday
NCSCOS: see Monday
TLW: see Tuesday; also look for societal-prescribed gender roles as they
are portrayed in modern drama
Starter
 Poetry Terms Definitions
Procedures
 Act One reading cont.
 Act One Questions (?)
 Imagery/Diction Presentation
-AP Literary Terms
Vocabulary/Key
Terms/Topics/Themes -See Monday
See Monday
Materials
Evaluation/Assessment
 Ongoing
 Discussion Questions
Homework
 Reading Project
Thursday
NCSCOS: see Monday
TLW: Will study poems with an emphasis on imagery and diction in
order to further understand the function of the literary devices in the
genre; continue to study A Doll’s House
Starter
 Diction/Imagery Review
Procedures
 Working with Diction; “Jabberwocky”
 Students will write a poem emphasizing diction
 Working with Imagery; students will read poems with emphasized
imagery; then students will write poems emphasizing imagery
 Reading Act I/Act II
 Discussion Questions Act I (?)
-AP Literary Terms
Vocabulary/Key
Terms/Topics/Themes -See Monday
-Diction/Imagery
See Monday; “Jabberwocky” and other poems
Materials
Evaluation/Assessment
 Ongoing
 Poems; Presentations
Homework
 Reading/Project
Friday
Starter
Procedures
Vocabulary/Key
Terms/Topics/Themes
NCSCOS: see Monday
TLW: present a section of the classic novel Crime and Punishment; if not
presenting, students will serve as an active audience while presenting
students teach the class through a North Carolina Six Point lesson plan.
Rubric for this project has been emailed to Sherry Odom and Hawhana
Rising.
Student Driven
**Student Presentation of Part One of Crime and Punishment
-AP Literary Terms
-Vocabulary List
Student Chosen
Materials
Evaluation/Assessment
 Ongoing
 Project/Participation in Assignments prescribed by student presenters
Homework
 Reading/Project
***Special Notes/Reminders:

Students: Please remember that what I assign you in class will override what is on the plan. Plans
change. We will complete all assignments on this plan, but the order and day may slightly
change.

Students have homework every night. Students should be reading and studying vocabulary every
night in addition to tasks assigned in class.