Unit 4: Hypocrisy and Veracity, Absurdity and Gravity
Extended Literary Texts:
The Misanthrope by Moliere
- online text, YouTube video playlist, Cummings Study Guide to plot, characters, themes, and analysis, character chart, the Four Humors, satire video (60second Recap), satire elements Prezi, satire Prezi with video clips
The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice by William Shakespeare
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
- online text, audiobook, background (introduction notes, Imperialism notes, maps and geographical images PPT), Imperialism cartoon images & analysis (literal, close-reading, interpretive, synthesis), LitCharts notes on background, plot, characters, themes, and analysis; ThugNotes synopsis and analysis
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
BONUS OPPORTUNITY:
Tuesday 3/8/16
Thursday 3/10/16
- ASSESSMENT 1: FRQ 1 (poetry analysis essay) under AP Exam time constraints
- The Misanthrope Act 1 reading, viewing, and discussion
- READING: Othello, Heart of Darkness, AND/OR Poisonwood Bible (reading schedule, reading & analysis tasks)
- VOCABULARY ASSESSMENT: Membean vocabulary minutes (90 minutes minimum for two weeks DUE on Friday 3/11/16)
Tuesday 3/15/16
Thursday 3/17/16
- ASSESSMENT 2 (part 1): multiple-choice close reading and analysis under AP Exam time constraints
- READING DUE DATE 1 (Othello, Heart of Darkness, AND/OR Poisonwood Bible): Applied Practice multiple-choice (strategies), answers submitted via Socrative LHS 125; speed-dating/small-group discussion (reading schedule, reading & analysis tasks)
Monday 3/21/16
- SMALL-GROUP WORK: collaborative review of ASSESSMENT 2 (part 1) AP Exam multiple-choice questions
- The Misanthrope Acts 2 & 3 reading, viewing, and discussion
Wednesday 3/23/16
Friday 3/25/16
- VOCABULARY ASSESSMENT: Membean vocabulary minutes (90 minutes minimum for two weeks DUE)
- VOCABULARY ASSESSMENT: Membean individualized QUIZ
- READING DUE DATE 2 (Othello, Heart of Darkness, AND/OR Poisonwood Bible): Applied Practice multiple-choice (strategies), answers submitted via Socrative LHS 125; speed-dating/small-group discussion (reading schedule, reading & analysis tasks)
Tuesday 3/29/16
Thursday 3/31/16
Monday-Friday 4/4/16 to 4/8/16
- Henry County Schools SPRING BREAK
Monday 4/11/16
Wednesday 4/13/16
- READING DUE DATE 4 (Othello, Heart of Darkness, AND/OR Poisonwood Bible) (reading schedule, reading & analysis tasks)
- MINI-LESSON: theme statement workshop with film clips [theme statement template; "The Truth is the Truth" (Ghandi, 1982), "You Can't Handle the Truth" (A Few Good Men, 1992), "Why Do People Tell Lies?" (Charade, 1963), "Harper Valley PTA" (Jeannie C. Riley, 1968) & Harper Valley PTA (Barbara Eden, 1978), "Oh, the Whomanity!" (How the Grinch Stole Christmas, 2000)]
- SMALL-GROUP WORK: theme statement workshop with AP Exam prompts (template)
- INDEPENDENT and/or SMALL-GROUP WORK: preparation for Socratic Seminar about social criticism in The Misanthrope, Marriage a la Mode, and 'civilization' poetry (organizer, rubric)
Friday 4/15/16
- FINAL EXAM PARTS 1 & 2: FRQ 1 (poetry analysis essay) and FRQ 2 (prose analysis essay) under AP Exam time constraints
- VOCABULARY ASSESSMENT: Membean vocabulary minutes (120 minutes minimum for three weeks DUE; GRADE EARNED WILL REPLACE 2 LOWEST MEMBEAM GRADES)
Tuesday 4/19/16
Thursday 4/21/16
Monday 4/25/16
- ASSESSMENT 4: Henry County Schools Student Learning Objective (SLO) [AP Exam prose multiple-choice and FRQ1 poetry analysis essay]
- READING: Othello, Heart of Darkness, AND/OR Poisonwood Bible (reading schedule, reading & analysis tasks)
Wednesday 4/27/16
- READING DUE DATE 6 (Othello, Heart of Darkness, AND/OR Poisonwood Bible): Applied Practice multiple-choice (strategies); speed-dating/small-group discussion (reading schedule, reading & analysis tasks)
- SMALL-GROUP DISCUSSION of theme in Othello, Heart of Darkness, AND/OR Poisonwood Bible (reading schedule, reading & analysis tasks)
- INDEPENDENT WORK: FRQ 3 theme analysis essay of Othello, Heart of Darkness, OR Poisonwood Bible (prompt options, via TurnItIn.com class ID 12587880, enrollment password APLitLHS)
Friday 4/29/16
- INDEPENDENT WORK: FRQ 3 theme analysis essay of Othello, Heart of Darkness, OR Poisonwood Bible (prompt options, via TurnItIn.com class ID 12587880, enrollment password APLitLHS)
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Tuesday 5/3/16
- ASSESSMENT 5: FRQ 3 theme analysis essay of Othello, Heart of Darkness, OR Poisonwood Bible (prompt options, DUE at midnight via TurnItIn.com class ID 12587880, enrollment password APLitLHS)
- RE-ASSESSMENT OPPORTUNITIES
- AP English Literature Exam Review & AP Exam goody bags
Wednesday 5/4/16
- 2016 AP ENGLISH LITERATURE EXAM
Thursday 5/5/16
- RE-ASSESSMENT OPPORTUNITIES
- INDEPENDENT WORK: Heart of Darkness & The Poisonwood Bible FRQ 2 close-reading analysis essay (prompts, via TurnItIn.com)
- VOCABULARY ASSESSMENT: Membean vocabulary minutes (90 minutes minimum DUE)
- VOCABULARY ASSESSMENT: Membean individualized QUIZ
Monday 5/9/16
Wednesday 5/11/16
Friday 5/13/16
- FINAL DAY for RE-ASSESSMENT OPPORTUNITIES
- INDEPENDENT and/or SMALL-GROUP WORK: Final Exam Socratic Seminar (organizer, requirements, rubric)
Tuesday 5/17/16
Thursday 5/19/16
- FINAL EXAM PART 3: Socratic Seminar (organizer, requirements, rubric)
- VOCABULARY ASSESSMENT: Membean vocabulary minutes (90 minutes minimum for two weeks DUE)
- VOCABULARY ASSESSMENT: Membean individualized QUIZ