AP Language Lesson Plans – Dec. 2-6

Monday, Dec. 2

vocabulary and literary terms

Discuss "SLANT" and Cornell note-taking strategies (I am pulling out everything I can from the teacher's bag of tricks to create a more "engaged" class.  SMH

Due:  Ch. 1 of Ethan Frome; discuss

Rhetorical Analysis of Visual Texts:  Analyze (p. 21, 23, 25, 29)

Read article “IF the Japanese Can’t Build a Safe Reactor, Who Can?” and apply “SOAPS” strategy.  Write a thesis statement about the passage.

Read student’s analysis on p. 28.  How does yours compare?

HW:  Read ch. 2

Tuesday, Dec. 3

vocabulary and literary terms review

Quiz on Ethan Frome, ch. 1-2

In four different learning centers; 10 minutes per center:  Ccmplete the “Culminating Activity” on page 30 – Read the four selections about the 1969 Apollo mission.  Discuss the purpose of each text and how the interaction among speaker, audience, and subject affects the text.  How does each text appeal to ethos, pathos, and logos?  How effective is each text in achieving its purpose?

Whole group comes back together to discuss findings.

HW:  Read ch. 3 of Ethan Frome

Wednesday, Dec. 4

Review literary terms and vocabulary words for the week

AP Language multiple choice exam

Reading guide for Ethan Frome

HW: Ch. 4

Thursday, Dec. 5

vocabulary and literary terms review

Begin ch. 2 “Close Reading:  The Art and Craft of Analysis”

Read Queen Elizabeth’s speech and watch speech online (from Elizabeth I); analyze text – diction and syntax

What rhetorical strategies does Queen Elizabeth make that help convey her message?  What persona does she create for herself, and how does that achieve her purpose?

Then read “Blood, Toil, Tears, and Sweat,” and describe the tone of the speech by using two adjectives or an adjective and an adverb.

See pages 46-47 about how to “talk with” text and what questions to ask when analyzing diction and syntax.

As you read Ethan Frome, apply these strategies.

HW:  Study vocabulary; read ch. 5

Friday, Dec. 6

vocabulary quiz

Annotating a text, p. 48; read sample “The Santa Ana Winds” and then annotate a passage from Ch. 5 of Ethan Frome; use sticking notes to mark key words and ideas.

Finish novel by Monday