Week of: December 11-15 Teacher: DeGroodt Team: AP Lit

Monday / Objective: To understand a work’s complexity, to absorb richness of meaning, and to analyze how meaning is embodied in literary form.
Objective: To understand the way writers use language to provide meaning and pleasure.
Objective: To write, focusing on critical analysis of literature including expository, analytical, and argumentative essays as well as creative writing to sharpen understanding of writers’ accomplishments and deepen appreciation of literary artistry.
Do Now: Intro to Existentialism and Absurdity
Activities: “Myth of Sisyphus”—read, annotate, analyze
Allusions, Existentialism, and Absurd Essay Assignment
Upcoming Major Assessments: Allusions, Existentialism, and Absurd Essay due Dec 15 [MAJOR]
Materials: Pen/pencil, novel, course handouts
Follow Up/HW: Envelope Group work for Acts 3-5 due Fri on Hub; finish reading Act 3 for tomorrow
Tuesday / Objective: To understand a work’s complexity, to absorb richness of meaning, and to analyze how meaning is embodied in literary form.
Objective: To understand the way writers use language to provide meaning and pleasure.
Objective: To write, focusing on critical analysis of literature including expository, analytical, and argumentative essays as well as creative writing to sharpen understanding of writers’ accomplishments and deepen appreciation of literary artistry.
Do Now: Allusions, Existentialism, and Absurd Essay Assignment—review, select myths
Activities: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
Upcoming Major Assessments: Allusions, Existentialism, and Absurd Essay due Dec 15 [MAJOR]
Materials: Pen/pencil, novel, course handouts
Follow Up/HW: Envelope Group work for Acts 3-5 due Fri on Hub; finish reading Act 4 for tomorrow
Wed/Thurs / Objective: To understand a work’s complexity, to absorb richness of meaning, and to analyze how meaning is embodied in literary form.
Objective: To understand the way writers use language to provide meaning and pleasure.
Objective: To write, focusing on critical analysis of literature including expository, analytical, and argumentative essays as well as creative writing to sharpen understanding of writers’ accomplishments and deepen appreciation of literary artistry.
Do Now: Allusions, Existentialism, and Absurd Essay Assignment—review, select myths
Activities: 45 min – essay work time – write, get questions answered, peer edit/review
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
Upcoming Major Assessments: Allusions, Existentialism, and Absurd Essay due Dec 15 [MAJOR]
Materials: Pen/pencil, novel, course handouts
Follow Up/HW: Envelope Group work for Acts 3-5 due Fri on Hub
Friday / Objective: To understand a work’s complexity, to absorb richness of meaning, and to analyze how meaning is embodied in literary form.
Objective: To understand the way writers use language to provide meaning and pleasure.
Objective: To write, focusing on critical analysis of literature including expository, analytical, and argumentative essays as well as creative writing to sharpen understanding of writers’ accomplishments and deepen appreciation of literary artistry.
Do Now: Submit/turn in Allusions, Existentialism, and the Absurd essays
Activities: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
Upcoming Major Assessments: Absurdity response – either R&G Are Dead O-E or The Stranger Prose Analysis
Materials: Pen/pencil, novel, course handouts
Follow Up/HW: None