Unit 2: Tenacity and Futility
Extended Literary Texts:
Hamlet by William Shakespeare
- online text; audiobook; LitCharts notes on background, plot, characters, themes, and analysis; character chart; tragedy & comedy PPT; soliloquy, monologue, aside PPT; stichomythia PPT; allusion PP; revenge tragedy PPT; Ophelia's flowers PPT; significance of flowers
- PBS Shakespeare Uncovered: Hamlet with David Tennant
- Standard Deviants videos: the plot, mystery, Hamlet's character, philosophy, revenge, tragedy, Shakespeare's use of language
- Akala (of the Hip-Hop Shakespeare Company) at TEDxAdelburgh: Hip-Hop & Shakespeare?
As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
Friday 9/4/15
- DIAGNOSTIC: AP Exam poetry multiple-choice, answers submitted via Socrative
- MINI-LESSON: Vanitas and Dutch Masters art (text excerpts, PowerPoint)
- SMALL-GROUP WORK: close-reading and annotation of Vanitas text excerpts (analysis questions)
- CLOSE-READING & ANNOTATION: thematically-related poetry (poetry packet)
- HOMEWORK: AP Exam multiple-choice questions on Shakespearean soliloquy
Wednesday 9/9/15
- MC STRATEGIES & ANALYSIS: theme and central literary devices of Jay Wright's "The Albuquerque Graveyard"
- SMALL-GROUP WORK: close-reading and annotation of Vanitas poetry (poetry packet)
- MINI-LESSON: tragedy (Tragedy vs. Comedy PPT, literary terms for Hamlet)
- GUIDED CLOSE-READING, VIEWING, & ANALYSIS: Hamlet Act 1, Scene 1 (graphic organizer)
- HOMEWORK: AP Exam multiple-choice questions on Shakespearean soliloquy
Friday 9/11/15
- FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT: AP Exam multiple-choice questions on Shakespearean soliloquy, answers submitted via Socrative
- ASSESSMENT 1 PREPARATION: paragraph analysis of theme and contributing literary devices (instructions & rubric)
- MINI-LESSON: stichomythia (PPT, Beatrice & Benedick's battle and word play in Much Ado About Nothing)
- GUIDED VIEWING & CLOSE-READING: Act 1, Scene 2 of Hamlet
- MINI-LESSON: soliloquy, monologue, aside (PPT, Iago divulging his character in Othello)
- GUIDED VIEWING & CLOSE-READING: Act 1, Scene 2, specifically Hamlet's first soliloquy Hamlet (text)
- SMALL-GROUP COLLABORATION: thesis and evidence for characterization in soliloquy, submitted via Socrative
Tuesday 9/15/15
- SMALL-GROUP COLLABORATION: analysis of prompt and highlighting of College Board essay samples (Cardinal Wolsey's soliloquy from Henry VIII) [yellow = answer to prompt, pink = literary devices, blue = textual evidence, orange = explanation of evidence, green = diction/control of writing]
- SELF-REFLECTION: examine SLO essays & summer reading FRQ 3 essays; record in essay chart
- GUIDED DISCUSSION: comparison of characterization of Henry VIII Act 5 soliloquy and Hamlet Act 1, Scene 2 soliloquy
- VIEWING & ANALYSIS DISCUSSION: Hamlet Act 1, Scenes 3-5 (graphic organizer)
- SMALL-GROUP WORK: close-reading and annotation of Vanitas poetry (poetry packet)
- INDEPENDENT WORK & TEACHER CONFERENCING: drafting of ASSESSMENT 1 (instructions & rubric)
Thursday 9/17/15
Monday 9/28/15
Wednesday 9/30/15
Friday 10/2/15
Tuesday 10/6/15
- As I Lay Dying section 2 DUE (pages 65-127)
- SELF-REFLECTION: essay and re-assessment log for returned multiple-choice passage analysis paragraph and monstrosity and magnanimity Socratic Seminar
- FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT: literary devices in Hamlet Act 2.2 soliloquy, answers submitted via Socrative
- CONFERENCING & PEER REVIEW: outline for ASSESSMENT 2 (prompt and outline, figurative language)
- VIEWING & ANALYSIS DISCUSSION: Hamlet Act 3, Scene 1 (graphic organizer)
- SMALL-GROUP WORK: close-reading and annotation of Vanitas poetry (poetry packet)
- HOMEWORK: Applied Practice AP Exam-style multiple-choice for As I Lay Dying
Thursday 10/8/15
Tuesday 10/13/15
Thursday 10/15/15
- FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT: Applied Practice AP Exam-style multiple-choice for As I Lay Dying
- FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT & DISCUSSION: As I Lay Dying practice Socratic Seminar (instructions)
- SELF-REFLECTION: essay and re-assessment log for returned FRQ 1 (Hamlet 2.2 soliloquy analysis essay)
Monday 10/19/15
Wednesday 10/21/15
Friday 10/23/15
- As I Lay Dying section 4 DUE (pages 194-261)
- FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT & DISCUSSION: As I Lay Dying multiple-choice questions practice Socratic Seminar (instructions)
- SMALL-GROUP WORK: plot and characterization analysis of As I Lay Dying
- INDEPENDENT WORK: drafting of ASSESSMENT 3 thesis statements and outlines
- TEACHER CONFERENCING: thesis statements and outlines for ASSESSMENT 3
- SMALL-GROUP WORK: close-reading and annotation of Vanitas poetry (poetry packet)
Tuesday 10/27/15
Thursday 10/29/15
- FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT: College Board English Test (45 minutes)
- SMALL-GROUP WORK: analysis activities for As I Lay Dying [elements/function of comedy (literary elements, comedy & tragedy PPT); physical and emotional journey with epic traits (epic PPT, epic hero archetypes); relationships of siblings]
- INDEPENDENT WORK & TEACHER CONFERENCING of ASSESSMENT 4 thesis statements and outlines
Wednesday 11/4/15
Friday 11/6/15