(1) Q 8/18/17, Min 8/20/17
(2) Q 9/8/17, Min 9/10/17

(3) Q 10/5/17, Min 10/8/17

(4) Q 10/26/17, Min 10/29/17

free-response question 2 prose analysis essay 

(timed, in-class)

free-response question 3 theme analysis essay on Frankenstein

topic & texts, preparation organizer, rubric, self-reflection

BackchannelChat: period 1 group 1, period 1 group 2, period 3 group 1, period 3 group 2, period 7 group 1, period 7 group 2

EXTENDED TEXTS:

Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley

• online text
• audiobook in sections, audiobook in one file
• LitCharts notes on background, plot, characters, themes, and analysis
• summary & analysis (Thug Notes video)
• Prometheus myth (online text, "Prometheus" by Lord Byron)
• Paradise Lost by John Milton (online text with illustrations, audiobook)
• "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (online text with illustrations, audiobook)

The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien (1990)

• online text
• audiobook
• LitCharts notes on background, plot, characters, themes, and analysis 

HOMEWORK

• (DUE F 8/4/17) CLOSE-READING: annotation and analysis of "For Julia in Deep Water" (graphic organizer)
• (DUE F 8/4/17) CLOSE-READING: annotation and analysis of 1996 AP Exam FRQ 2 prompt from The House of the Seven Gables (graphic organizer)

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

• INTRODUCTION TO ANALYSIS: reading and analyzing visual art as a text (PPT, DAIJ graphic organizer) with Nearpod.com lesson
• CLOSE-READING ACTIVITY: The Expansionist by Francis Davis Millet (GoogleArt image, High Museum image) and American Progress by John Gast (YouTube image) 
• SMALL-GROUP ACTIVITY: abstract concepts and theme statements for The Expansionist by Francis Davis Millet (theme template & concepts)
• SMALL-GROUP ACTIVITY: tone and character analysis for The Expansionist by Francis Davis Millet (charts of tone and character vocabulary) 
• FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT: AP Exam multiple-choice passages: pre-20th century prose and poetry (answers submited via Socrative.com) 
• CLOSE-READING ACTIVITY: AP Exam FRQ 2 opening excerpt from Dickens's Dombey and Son (text and graphic organizer)
• GUIDED COLLABORATIVE WRITING ACTIVITY: AP Exam FRQ 2 introductory paragraphs (1st, 3rd, and 7th period work)
• SMALL-GROUP ACTIVITY: analysis of AP Exam MC questions and answers 

INSTRUCTIONAL FOCUS

• SELF-REFLECTION: AP Exam multiple choice formative assessment (AP Exam MC log)  
• EXTENSION PRACTICE: SAT Writing and Language test and ACT English test 

HOMEWORK

• (DUE Th 8/10/17) WRITING PRACTICE: thesis statement for 1996 AP Exam FRQ 2 prompt from The House of the Seven Gables (graphic organizer) 
• (DUE Th 8/10/17) CLOSE-READING: annotation and analysis of "This is Just to Say" (graphic organizer)
• (DUE Th 8/10/17) FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT: 1991 MC 20th-century poetry ("Lady with a Falcon") [timed: 9 minutes]

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

• GROUP PRESENTATIONS: analysis of AP Exam MC questions and answers 
• SMALL-GROUP WORK: literary analysis & theme statements of "For Julia in Deep Water" (graphic organizer)
• SMALL-GROUP WORK: thesis statements for 1996 AP Exam FRQ 2 prompt from The House of the Seven Gables (graphic organizer)  
• MINI-LESSON & INTRODUCTION: frame narrative (Boyd's presentation, WarnerJordanEducation video) in Frankenstein
• READING AND ANALYSIS: "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" audio visual and text with illustrations (albatross facts, reading questions, frame narrative organizer)
• SMALL-GROUP ACTIVITY: analysis of albatross allusion (political cartoon)
• GUIDED READING: letters 1-4 (frame narrative) of Frankenstein   
• SMALL-GROUP WORK: syntax, tone, and theme analysis with "This is Just to Say" 

INSTRUCTIONAL FOCUS

• CONFERENCING: Membean minutes
• INDEPENDENT WORK: Membean vocabulary training   
• SELF-REFLECTION: AP Exam multiple choice formative assessment (AP Exam MC log)
• INDEPENDENT READING: Frankenstein 

ASSESSMENT

• F 8/18/17: Membean vocabulary quiz 1 (assessment details)
• Sun 8/20/17: Membean minutes (assessment details)

HOMEWORK

• (DUE M 8/14/17) CLOSE-READING: completion of  "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" (audio visual and text with illustrations)
• (DUE M 8/14/17) CLOSE-READING:  Frankenstein letters 1-4  

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

• GUIDED DISCUSSION: frame narrative in "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" (reading questions, frame narrative organizer)  
• SMALL-GROUP WRITING PRACTICE: abstract concepts and theme statement for "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" (theme template & concepts) 
• INDEPENDENT WORK: drafting questions for speed-dating paired discussion of Frankenstein frame narration (graphic organizer)
• DISCUSSION ACTIVITY: speed-dating paired discussion of Frankenstein frame narration (graphic organizer)
• SMALL-GROUP ACTIVITY: analysis of foil and characterization in Frankenstein frame narration (graphic organizer & reading questions) 
• SMALL-GROUP WRITING ACTIVITY: analysis of sample common application essays (highlighting activity in Google Classroom) 
• INDEPENDENT WORK (in computer lab): TurnItIn.com account set-up and college application essay self-reflection, revision, and conferencing
• FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT: AP Exam multiple-choice passages: pre-20th century prose and poetry (answers submitted via Socrative.com) 
• SMALL-GROUP ACTIVITY: analysis of AP Exam multiple choice (question patterns, distractor answers, diction, literary devices) 
• ASSESSMENT DISCUSSION: multiple-choice analysis essay (passage of student's choice) details and rubric 

INSTRUCTIONAL FOCUS

• INDEPENDENT READING: Frankenstein 
• CONFERENCING: Membean minutes 
• INDEPENDENT WORK: Membean vocabulary training 
• WRITING: college application essay revision 
• SELF-REFLECTION: AP Exam multiple choice formative assessment (AP Exam MC log)  

HOMEWORK

• (DUE Tu 8/22/17) FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT: Frankenstein letter 4 & chapter 2 practice multiple-choice passages  
• (DUE Tu 8/22/17) CLOSE-READING & DISCUSSION PREPARATION: reading & questions/quotations for Frankenstein chapters 1-4 (graphic organizer) 
• (DUE Th 8/24/17) CLOSE-READING & DISCUSSION PREPARATION: reading & questions/quotations for Frankenstein chapters 5-10 (graphic organizer) 
• (DUE Th 8/24/17) WRITING & CLOSE-READING: draft of AP Exam MC passage analysis 

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

• GUIDED DISCUSSION: senior counseling visit with Ms. Hickey 
• SMALL-GROUP CONSENSUS: Frankenstein letter 4 and chapter 2 practice multiple-choice questions 
• DISCUSSION ACTIVITY: small-group discussion of Frankenstein chapters 1-4 (graphic organizer)
• SMALL-GROUP ACTIVITY: analysis of foil and characterization in Frankenstein frame narration (graphic organizer) 
• INDEPENDENT WORK: AP Exam multiple-choice analysis essay organization and drafting 
• CONFERENCING, PEER REVIEW, REVISION: AP Exam multiple-choice analysis essay
• DISCUSSION ACTIVITY: small-group discussion of Frankenstein chapters 5-10 (graphic organizer) 
• FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT: timed AP Exam FRQ 1 prompt annotation and thesis ("A Story")
• SMALL-GROUP ASSESSMENT ACTIVITY: AP Exam FRQ 1 College Board sample essay (8 score) 

INSTRUCTIONAL FOCUS

• INDEPENDENT READING: Frankenstein 
• WRITING: AP Exam multiple-choice analysis essay & college application essay revision 
• CONFERENCING: AP Exam multiple-choice analysis essay  
• INDEPENDENT WORK: Membean vocabulary training  

ASSESSMENT: 

• M 8/28/17: AP Exam multiple-choice analysis essay (student choice of passage) submitted via TurnItIn.com  

HOMEWORK

• (DUE M 8/28/17) CLOSE-READING & DISCUSSION PREPARATION:  Frankenstein chapters 11-13 (graphic organizer)
• (DUE M 8/28/17)  FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT: Frankenstein chapters 10 & 13 practice multiple-choice questions
• (DUE W 8/30/17) CLOSE-READING: annotation of FRQ 2 (excerpt from Johnny Got His Gun)  
• (DUE F 9/1/17) CLOSE-READING & DISCUSSION PREPARATION:  Frankenstein chapters 14-16 (graphic organizer) 

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

• FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT:  AP Exam FRQ 2 (prose passage) timed practice  
• SELF-ASSESSMENT: analysis of AP Exam FRQ 2 (prose passage from Middlemarch) College Board samples (highlighting activity)  
• DISCUSSION ACTIVITY: small-group discussion of Frankenstein chapters 11-13 (graphic organizer)
• SMALL-GROUP WORK: Frankenstein chapters 10 & 13 practice multiple-choice   
• SELF-ASSESSMENT: scoring of AP Exam FRQ 2 (prose passage from Middlemarch) essay in comparison to College Board samples
• FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT: thematic concept(s) and thesis statement for FRQ 2 (excerpt from Johnny Got His Gun) 
• SMALL-GROUP WORK & CONFERENCING: personal narrative revisions  
• SMALL-GROUP ANALYSIS: AP Exam FRQ 1 paired poem prompt
• INDEPENDENT WRITING PRACTICE: AP Exam FRQ 1 paired poem prompt ("The Barred Owl" & "The History Teacher")
• DISCUSSION ACTIVITY: speed-dating paired discussion of Frankenstein chapters 14-16 (graphic organizer) 

INSTRUCTIONAL FOCUS

• CONFERENCING: college application essay drafts  
• INDEPENDENT READING: Frankenstein 
• INDEPENDENT WORK: Membean vocabulary training 

ASSESSMENT: 

• W 9/6/17: AP Exam FRQ 2 (prose passage analysis) essay, in-class and timed
• F 9/8/17: Membean vocabulary quiz 2 (assessment details)
• Sun 9/10/17: Membean minutes (assessment details) 

HOMEWORK

• (DUE W 9/6/17) WRITING: revised draft and self-reflection of personal narrative (Google Classroom)
• (DUE F 9/8/17)  CLOSE-READING & ANNOTATION: ("How Annandale Went Out" & "The Mercy Killers") 
• (DUE F 9/8/17) CLOSE-READING & DISCUSSION PREPARATION:  Frankenstein chapters 17-20 (graphic organizer)  

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

• INDEPENDENT WORK: revision of personal narrative (Google Classroom)
• FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT:  timed paired poetry ("How Annandale Went Out" & "The Mercy Killers") prompt annotation & planning
• FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT DISCUSSION: practice Socratic seminar about paired poetry ("How Annandale Went Out" & "The Mercy Killers" & 2007 AP Exam FRQ1) 
• DISCUSSION ACTIVITY: small-group discussion of Frankenstein chapters 17-20 (graphic organizer) 
• SMALL-GROUP WORK: Frankenstein chapters 16 & 17 practice multiple-choice  

INSTRUCTIONAL FOCUS

• INDEPENDENT READING: Frankenstein 
• INDEPENDENT WORK: Membean vocabulary training and quiz 
• INDEPENDENT WORK: college application essay revisions

ASSESSMENT 

• W 9/20/17: 2 peer reviews of college application personal narrative essay (submitted via TurnItIn.com) 

HOMEWORK

• (DUE Th 9/12/17 before noon) WRITING: revised draft and self-reflection of personal narrative (Google Classroom) 
• (DUE Th 9/12/17) CLOSE-READING & DISCUSSION PREPARATION:  Frankenstein chapters 21-23 (graphic organizer)

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

• PEER REVIEW: college application personal narrative essays 
• FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT DISCUSSION: practice Socratic seminar of Frankenstein chapters 17-23 (graphic organizer) 

INSTRUCTIONAL FOCUS

• INDEPENDENT READING: Frankenstein 
• INDEPENDENT WORK: Membean vocabulary training  

HOMEWORK

• (DUE M 9/25/17) CLOSE-READING & DISCUSSION PREPARATION:  Frankenstein chapter 24 & letter 4 concluded (graphic organizer)   
• (DUE F 9/29/17) CLOSE-READING: The Things They Carried short stories ("The Things They Carried")

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

• SMALL-GROUP WORK: Frankenstein practice multiple-choice 
• SMALL-GROUP WORK: theme statements for Frankenstein
• DISCUSSION ACTIVITY: small-group discussion of Frankenstein chapter 24 & letter 4 concluded (graphic organizer)  
• SELF-ASSESSMENT: small-group work to score 2015 AP Exam FRQ 3 College Board sample essays (highlighting activity) 
• SMALL-GROUP WORK: AP Exam FRQ 3 (theme) prompt annotation and thesis statements (prompt options)
• INDEPENDENT WORK: AP Exam FRQ 3 (theme) prompt outlines (prompt options, essay organizer, FRQ 3 rubric)  
• SMALL-GROUP DISCUSSION: analysis of The Things They Carried short stories ("The Things They Carried")

INSTRUCTIONAL FOCUS

• INDEPENDENT READING: The Things They Carried
• INDEPENDENT WORK: AP Exam FRQ3 (theme) essay outline preparation
• INDEPENDENT WORK: Membean vocabulary training   

ASSESSMENT

• Tu 10/3/17: college application personal narrative essay (submitted via Google Classroom)  
• Th 10/5/17: AP Exam FRQ3 (theme) essay about Frankenstein  
• Th 10/5/17: Membean vocabulary quiz 3 (assessment details)
• Sun 10/7/17: Membean minutes (assessment details) 

HOMEWORK

• (DUE Th 10/6/17) CLOSE-READING: The Things They Carried short stories ("On the Rainy River")

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

• WHOLE-CLASS DISCUSSION: analysis of The Things They Carried short stories ("The Things They Carried") 
• INDEPENDENT WORK & CONFERENCING: AP Exam FRQ3 (theme) essay outline preparation 
• SMALL-GROUP DISCUSSION: analysis of The Things They Carried short stories ("On the Rainy River") 
• INDEPENDENT WORK: preparation for Socratic Seminar (topic & texts, preparation organizer, rubric, self-reflection) 
• CONFERENCING & SMALL-GROUP WORK: Socratic Seminar (topic & texts, preparation organizer, rubric, self-reflection)  

INSTRUCTIONAL FOCUS

• INDEPENDENT READING: The Things They Carried
• INDEPENDENT WORK: Membean vocabulary training
• INDEPENDENT WORK & CONFERENCING: AP Exam FRQ3 (theme) essay outline preparation   

HOMEWORK

• (DUE Tu 10/10/17) CLOSE-READING: The Things They Carried short stories ("Enemies," "Friends," & "The Ghost Soldiers")
• (DUE Th 10/12/17) CLOSE-READING: The Things They Carried short stories ("How to Tell a True War Story" & "Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong")  

LEARNING ACTIVITIES 

• SMALL-GROUP DISCUSSION: analysis of The Things They Carried short stories ("Enemies," "Friends," & "The Ghost Soldiers")
• FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT: annotation and thesis statements for AP Exam FRQ 1 "Eros" paired poem prompt  
• SELF-REFLECTION: AP Exam multiple choice analysis & FRQ 2 essays feedback (AP Exam FRQ log)   
• MINI-LESSON: thesis, topic sentence, textual evidence integration, literary device analysis (example from Frankenstein for FRQ 3 cruelty prompt) 
• SMALL-GROUP WORK:  leveled activities on thesis, topic sentence, textual evidence, and literary device analysis for AP Exam FRQ 1 "Eros" paired poem prompt (Google Classroom)
• SMALL-GROUP DISCUSSION: analysis of The Things They Carried short stories ("How to Tell a True War Story" & "Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong") 
• INDEPENDENT WORK: preparation for Socratic Seminar (topic & texts, preparation organizer, rubric, self-reflection)

INSTRUCTIONAL FOCUS 

• CONFERENCING: Socratic Seminar (topic & texts, preparation organizer, rubric, self-reflection) 
• INDEPENDENT WORK: preparation for Socratic Seminar (topic & texts, preparation organizer, rubric, self-reflection) 
• INDEPENDENT WORK: Membean vocabulary training    

ASSESSMENT: 

• F 10/20/17: Re-Assessment options for Assessment 1 and Assessment 2

HOMEWORK

• (DUE M 10/16/17) CLOSE-READING: The Things They Carried short stories ("The Man I Killed," "Ambush," "Good Form," & "In the Field")  
• (DUE W 10/18/17) CLOSE-READING: CLOSE-READING: The Things They Carried short stories  ("Speaking of Courage" & "Notes") 

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

• SMALL-GROUP DISCUSSION: analysis of The Things They Carried short stories ("The Man I Killed," "Ambush," "Good Form," & "In the Field")  
• SMALL-GROUP WORK: close-reading and analysis of "Five Ways to Kill a Man"  
• SMALL-GROUP DISCUSSION: analysis of The Things They Carried short stories ("Speaking of Courage" & "Notes") 
• INDEPENDENT WORK: preparation for Socratic Seminar (topic & texts, preparation organizer, rubric, self-reflection) 
• CONFERENCING & SMALL-GROUP WORK: Socratic Seminar (topic & texts, preparation organizer, rubric, self-reflection)  

INSTRUCTIONAL FOCUS

• INDEPENDENT WORK: preparation for Socratic Seminar (topic & texts, preparation organizer, rubric, self-reflection)
• CONFERENCING: Socratic Seminar (topic & texts, preparation organizer, rubric, self-reflection) 
• INDEPENDENT WORK: Membean vocabulary training    

ASSESSMENT: 

• Th 10/26/17: Socratic Seminar (topic & texts, preparation organizer, rubric, self-reflection)
• Th 10/26/17: Membean vocabulary quiz 4 (assessment details)
• Sun 10/29/17: Membean minutes (assessment details)  

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

• INDEPENDENT WORK: preparation for Socratic Seminar (topic & texts, preparation organizer, rubric, self-reflection) 
• CONFERENCING & SMALL-GROUP WORK: Socratic Seminar (topic & texts, preparation organizer, rubric, self-reflection)  

INSTRUCTIONAL FOCUS

• INDEPENDENT WORK: preparation for Socratic Seminar (topic & texts, preparation organizer, rubric, self-reflection)
• CONFERENCING: Socratic Seminar (topic & texts, preparation organizer, rubric, self-reflection) 
• INDEPENDENT WORK: Membean vocabulary training