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|Class Meeting |Unit with Essential Question(s) and |Objective(s) & Class |Homework: |Notes/ |

| |Key Terminology: |Activities: | |Amendments: |

|20 August 2012 |Unit I-Course Overview |“The Space Between Us”-|Write a reflective paragraph | |

| | | |on today’s activity. | |

| |EQ: How are the course essentials in| | | |

| |terms of skills and resources going |SL1b. Establish group |Bring a printed copy of a | |

| |to impact me as a life-long learner? |dynamic to increase |favorite photo. | |

| | |motivation and | | |

| | |productivity. | | |

| |Rubrics, Databases, Common Standards,| | | |

| |The “6 Traits”, Self-reflection, |Introductions and | | |

| |(Peer) Assessment (for Learning), |Scavenger Hunt | | |

| |Student Profile, Goal Setting, | | | |

| |Collaborative Inquiry, Close Reading,| | | |

| |Time Management, Levels of | | | |

| |Questioning (Blooms Taxonomy), Word | | | |

| |Wall/Robust Vocabulary, Jane Schaffer| | | |

| |Essay, Journaling, Feedback | | | |

|21/22 | |“Imitation is the |Secure a binder and memory | |

| | |greatest form of |stick for Language Arts class| |

| | |flattery.” | | |

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| | |L1b. Use various | | |

| | |phrases and clauses | | |

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| | |Composing a Caption | | |

|23/24 | |“You be the judge!” |Navigate the class website | |

| | | |and provide feedback in the | |

| | |SL.1b. |forum on your experience. | |

| | |Establishing a Common | | |

| | |Standard |Go to “Arts and Letters | |

| | | |Daily” this | |

| | |Evaluating Peers’ Works|weekend--. | |

| | | |-- and POST a | |

| | | |sample paragraph of a writing| |

| | | |style that resonates with | |

| | | |you. Discuss what makes it | |

| | | |“work” for you in your post. | |

| | | |Remember to respond to your | |

| | | |classmates’ post(s) as well. | |

|27/28 | |“Get Busy Ya’ll” |Prepare an extended goal | |

| | | |statement for the course. | |

| | |Reading & Writing | | |

| | |Diagnostics-A glimpse |Complete letter of | |

| | |at an AP Lit Exam |Recommendation Form | |

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| | | |Bring college application(s) | |

| | | |and separate binder/notebook | |

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|30 |Unit II-The Search for Self |“Summer Madness”- |Prepare an oral presentation | |

| |Begins/College Application Unit |HtRLLaP |with a visual aid of your | |

| | | |assigned chapter according to| |

| |Year-Long EQs: |Computer Lab/College |the assignment guidelines. | |

| |a. How do we find the truth? |Apps Work Day-Essay | | |

| |b. Who or what unveils the truth to |Revision |Review (background) notes for| |

| |us? | |Siddhartha (posted on | |

| |c. What do we do once we learn the | |moorewiley.) | |

| |truth? | | | |

| |d. In what way to texts both present | | | |

| |and question what we know to be true?| | | |

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|3 September |Unit III- Siddhartha |Warm-up/ HtRLLaP | | |

| | |Presentation Chapter 1.| | |

| |By the end of this Unit, the student | |Complete Reading “Part I” of | |

| |will be able to: |The Monomyth-The Hero’s|Siddhartha | |

| |1. analyze the characters of Govinda,|Journey | | |

| |Kamala, and Vasudeva and explain how | |Online Reading Response | |

| |these supporting characters help |Siddhartha, Objectives | | |

| |develop the protagonist. |and Lecture Notes | | |

| |2. trace the development of | | | |

| |Siddhartha’s character, making note | | | |

| |of how and why he | | | |

| |changes in his journey toward | | | |

| |Nirvana. | | | |

| |3. analyze the structure of the story| | | |

| |and how it infl uences the plot. | | | |

| |4. analyze the story from a Jungian | | | |

| |perspective—identifying the infl | | | |

| |uence of Jungian | | | |

| |theory on the text. | | | |

| |5. discuss the symbols in the story. | | | |

| |6. identify autobiographical elements| | | |

| |in the text. | | | |

| |7. analyze the text as a Quest novel.| | | |

| |8. identify and analyze water as a | | | |

| |major theme and extended metaphor. | | | |

| |9. analyze how the elements of the | | | |

| |Hindu religion affect the development| | | |

| |of the story. | | | |

| |10. analyze how the elements of | | | |

| |Buddhism affect the development of | | | |

| |the story. | | | |

| |11. analyze the literary elements in | | | |

| |the story and how they affect the | | | |

| |story. | | | |

| |12. respond to multiple-choice | | | |

| |questions similar to those that will | | | |

| |appear on the Advanced | | | |

| |Placement in English Literature and | | | |

| |Composition exam. | | | |

| |13. respond to writing prompts | | | |

| |similar to those that will appear on | | | |

| |the Advanced Placement | | | |

| |in English Literature and Composition| | | |

| |exam. | | | |

| |14. offer a close reading of | | | |

| |Siddhartha and support all assertions| | | |

| |and interpretations with direct | | | |

| |evidence from the text, from | | | |

| |authoritative critical knowledge of | | | |

| |the genre, or from | | | |

| |authoritative criticism of the play | | | |

|5 September | |Warm-up/ HtRLLaP |Complete Reading of Part II, | |

| | |Presentation Chapter 2.|Siddhartha | |

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| | |Reading Quiz/MC | | |

| | |Practice | | |

|7 | |Warm-up/ HtRLLaP |Complete Reading of Part III,| |

| | |Presentations Chapter |Siddhartha | |

| | |5, 16 and 17. | | |

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| | |Reading Quiz/MC | | |

| | |Practice | | |

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|11 | |Warm-up/ HtRLLaP |Online Response to “Does He | |

| | |Presentation Chapter 7,|Mean That?” HtRLLaP (p.82) | |

| | |12, and 18. | | |

|13 | | |Online Response to Authors’ | |

| | | |comments on use of symbolism | |

| | |AP Style Unit Test with|(NYT article) | |

| | |Timed Writing | | |

|18 | |Warm-up/ HtRLLaP |Online Response to “One | |

| | |Presentation Chapter |Story” HtRLLaP (p.185) | |

| | |14. | | |

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| | |Test Review & | | |

| | |Reflection/ | | |

| | |Establishing a | | |

| | |Community of Writers | | |

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|20 |Unit IV-Heart of Darkness |Warm-up/ HtRLLaP |Study for Terms Quiz | |

| | |Presentation Chapter 19| | |

| |By the end of this Unit, the student |and 20. |Review Introductory Notes on | |

| |will be able to: | |HoD | |

| |1. analyze the characters of Marlowe,|Intro to Style Analysis| | |

| |Kurtz and the Intended and how each |& Joseph Conrad’s Heart|Respond to Online Prompt and | |

| |relates to one |of Darkness |Read through p. 43 in Conrad | |

| |another and to the themes of the | |Collection | |

| |book. | | | |

| |2. explain how minor characters | | | |

| |reinforce the central themes of the | | | |

| |story or act as foils for the major | | | |

| |characters. | | | |

| |3. illustrate, with examples from the| | | |

| |book, the causes, effects and moral | | | |

| |implications of European colonialism | | | |

| |in the late nineteenth century. | | | |

| |4. explain the impact of narrative | | | |

| |distance and the multiple levels of | | | |

| |narrative employed. | | | |

| |5. identify and explain Conrad’s | | | |

| |social themes as expressed in the | | | |

| |book. | | | |

| |6. discuss the use of imagery to | | | |

| |reinforce the themes of the book. | | | |

| |7. analyze the importance of literary| | | |

| |elements, including irony and | | | |

| |foreshadowing, on the | | | |

| |development of the plot. | | | |

| |8. interpret characters and | | | |

| |characterization from a variety of | | | |

| |viewpoints. | | | |

| |9. discuss Conrad’s use of mystery, | | | |

| |uncertainty, and ambiguity as they | | | |

| |are used to reinforce the themes of | | | |

| |the story. | | | |

| |10. give a close reading of the text | | | |

| |using specific examples from the text| | | |

| |to support all assertions. | | | |

| |11. answer multiple choice questions | | | |

| |similar to those that appear on the | | | |

| |Advanced in | | | |

| |Placement English Literature and | | | |

| |Composition exam. | | | |

| |12. respond in writing to topics | | | |

| |similar to those that appear on the | | | |

| |Advanced Placement in | | | |

| |English Literature and Composition | | | |

| |Exam. | | | |

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|24 | |Warm-up/ HtRLLaP | | |

| | |Presentation Chapter 19| | |

| | |and 20. | | |

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| | |Vocabulary Quiz | | |

|26 | |Warm-up/ HtRLLaP |Complete Part I | |

| | |Presentation Chapter 25| | |

| | |and 26. | | |

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| | |Class reading and | | |

| | |Response to opening | | |

| | |chapters of HoD | | |

|28 | |Close Reading and Style|Complete Part II | |

| | |Analysis, Reading Quiz | | |

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|2 October | |Close Reading and Style|Complete Part III | |

| | |Analysis, Discussion | | |

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|4 | |Close Reading and Style| | |

| | |Analysis, Discussion | | |

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|8 | |Close Reading and Style| | |

| | |Analysis, Discussion | | |

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|10 | |Close Reading and Style| | |

| | |Analysis, Discussion | | |

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|12 | |AP Style Unit Test – | | |

| | |Heart of Darkness | | |

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|16 | |HtRLLaP-Chapter 6 |Read and Respond to Achebe’s | |

| | | |Commentary | |

| | |Test Review and | | |

| | |Reflection | | |

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| | |Writing Lab | | |

|18 | |Writing Lab | | |

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| | |Final HoD Essay DUE | | |

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| | | |Build background on Invisible| |

|END OF FIRST | | |Man from class website- |Happy FALL BREAK!!!|

|QUARTER | | |respond to prompt in DF | |

|29 October | |HtRLLaP-Chapters 3 & 11|Read Prologue-Chapter 1 | |

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| | |First Impressions, | | |

| | |Ralph Ellison’s | | |

| | |Invisible Man | | |

|31 | |HtRLLaP-Chapters 8,9,10|Read Chapters | |

| | | |2-3 | |

| | |Reading Check-Close | | |

| | |Reading and Style | | |

| | |Analysis, Discussion | | |

|2 November | |HtRLLaP-Chapter 15 |Read Chapters |MEP |

| | | |4-6 | |

| | |Reading Check -Close | | |

| | |Reading and Style | | |

| | |Analysis, Discussion | | |

|6 | |HtRLLaP-Chapters 21 & |Read Chapters | |

| | |22 |7-9 | |

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| | |Reading Check -Close | | |

| | |Reading and Style | | |

| | |Analysis, Discussion | | |

|8 | |HtRLLaP-Chapters 23 & |Read Chapters | |

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| | |Reading Check -Close | | |

| | |Reading and Style | | |

| | |Analysis, Discussion | | |

|12 | |Reading Check -Close |Read Chapters | |

| | |Reading and Style |12-15 | |

| | |Analysis, Discussion | | |

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|14 | |Reading Check -Close |Read Chapters | |

| | |Reading and Style |16-19 | |

| | |Analysis, Discussion | | |

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|16 | |Reading Check- | | |

| | |Close Reading and Style|Read Chapters | |

| | |Analysis, Discussion |20-23 | |

|20 ED | |Reading Check -Close |Read Chapters | |

| | |Reading and Style |24-Epilogue | |

| | |Analysis, Discussion | | |

|22 ED | |Reading Check -Close | | |

| | |Reading and Style | | |

| | |Analysis, Discussion | | |

|26 | |Continue IM Study-Begin| | |

| | |Essay | | |

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|28 | |Continue IM | | |

| | |Study-Continue Essay | | |

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|30 | |IM AP Style Unit Test |Preview Camus The Stranger | |

| | |with Timed Writing | | |

| | | |Submit IM Essay to | |

| | | | before 4 Dec | |

| | | |class meeting | |

|4 December | |Test Review and |Read all of Part I | |

| | |Reflection | | |

| | |PreReading | | |

| | |Review-(Re)Introducing | | |

| | |Existentialism | | |

|6 | |Reading |Read all of Part II | |

| | |Check-Discussion and | | |

| | |Activity | | |

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|10 | |Reading | | |

| | |Check-Discussion and | | |

| | |Activity | | |

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| | |Comprehensive Objective| | |

| | |Test – The Stranger | | |

|20 | |HtRLLaP- Chapter 4 | | |

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| | |Poetry Activity | | |

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| | | | |Happy Holidays! |

|8 | |AP Test Taking |Final Exam Prep | |

| | |Strategies Review | | |

| | |/Semester Review | | |

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|10 | |AP Test Taking | | |

| | |Strategies Review | | |

| | |/Semester Review | | |

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|FINAL EXAM WEEK |Full AP Exam using |questions from |our works read |this semester. |

• Please note this overview is subject to change. 31/8/2012

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