Literature Circles

AGENDA:

Work in your Literature Circles.Begin discussing your presentation to the class.

Turn in a report about your discussion today.  Report sheets are on my desk in 238.

Feminist Criticism

AGENDA:

We will be beginning our discussion of feminist criticism. While we are going through the basics of feminist criticism, please be taking notes so that you have them for when you write your essay for the Women Writers unit!
          http://prezi.com/lxdkcbmu2rwh/feminist-literary-criticism/


. You will each be given a copy of "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin. Read it silently to yourself and annotate the story. Focus your annotations on:

• Which aspects of feminist criticism you can see in the story. If you were writing a feminist critique of Chopin's story, which approach would you take and what evidence from the text supports your analysis.
• Pay close attention to the end of the story. What do you believe happens at the end of the story? What is your interpretation? What evidence from the text supports your interpretation?

4. After you read the story and annotate it, turn to the person next to you and take 5 minutes to discuss your final interpretations of the story.

5. After 5 minutes, we will pull together for a class discussion about how you were able to view Chopin' story through a feminist lens.

Homework: Make sure you are reading your novel and have your Literature Circle begin to prepare for your presentation to the class.

HOW TO WRITE FEMINIST CRITICISM: CHEAT SHEET

AP Test Prep and Review

http://www.shmoop.com/ap-english-language/topics.html

Day 2 Literarature Circles

AGENDA:

Continue to work in your Literature Circles.  DAY 2.

Go over answers to 19th century packets and tests

Literature Circles--Women Writers

AGENDA:

For Monday and Tuesday, April 11 and 12:

First, finish the essay portion of Huckleberry Finn quiz if you have not already (15 minutes). If you have, begin reading your novel to get a head start on tomorrow's reading assignment.

Form your literature circles.  Go over the handout and group roles.  Create a reading schedule for this week and assign roles. Everybody should try to do each role, so rotate the roles for each day.

Plan for at least 25-30 pages per day for discussion (or use chapters if that works better).

Tomorrow begin Day 1 of Literature Circles and turn in one progress report for each group on a daily basis.  At the end of this project, each of you should be able to turn in a completed packet showing that you prepared and performed the different roles.
 

Quiz on Huckleberry Finn

Quiz on Huckleberry Finn

Select one essay to write

Poet Presentations

AGENDA:

This week we have been finishing poet presentations.

ASSIGNMENTS: 19th century packet multiple choice DUE FRIDAY 4/8

Quiz on Huckleberry Finn 4/8

Study websites like Spark, Bookrags, Gradesavers, Shmoop, etc.

Literary Circles Women Writers (19th and early modern):

Choose books:  Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Their  Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, or The Awakening by Kate Chopin