Unit I: Starting Out - Beginning and Becoming
As we journey on the road of life, we learn about ourselves, others, and the natural and constructed worlds. Childhood and youth lay the foundation for life, for learning and experiencing, for developing personal volition, for shaping identity and sense of self, and for health and well-being. The paths of childhood and youth are not the same for all, however. For some children and youth, it is a time of wonder, imagination, inquiry, discovery, play, experimentation, and innocence; for others, it is a time of neglect, abandonment, abuse, disillusionment, pain, exploitation, and innocence destroyed. Through relationships with the social, natural, and spiritual worlds, children and youth establish their identities among family members, caregivers, friends, peers, and others. Every culture celebrates or recognizes significant developments or rites of passage in children and adolescents; these milestones may be acknowledged formally or informally. Although the roles of, and attitudes about, children and youth have developed over time and varied across cultures, by examining the complex nature of childhood and youth, we have the opportunity to understand how childhood and youth contribute to who we are and who we would like to be.
Poetry Study
Types of Rhyme
Prosody: Rhythm (Scansion - Foot & Meter), Poetry Forms (Closed & Open) and Poetic Syntax
Application: "Papa's Waltz" by Theodore Roethke
Mini-Lesson (Tentative): Tone Activity
Poetry Analysis - Think Aloud with Presentations
(Small Group Activity)
1. "Janet Walking" by John Crowe Ransom
2. "Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes
3. "Piano" by D.H. Lawerence
4. "Out, out - " by Robert Frost
5. "The Child Who Walks Backwards" by Lorna Crozier
Masculine and Feminine Rhyme (3:21)
Comparing and Contrasting Poetry: "Warren Pryor" by Alden Nowlan & "The Average" by W.H. Auden
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TP-CASTT
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Rhyme/Rhythm/Structure & Poetic Form
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Compare & Contrast Chart with Textual Supports
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Introduction & Thesis Statement for a Compare and Contrast Prompt (Alternating/Block Method)
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AP Literature and Composition 2007 (Question #1) & Exemplars
Literary Analysis #1 - Poetry (60) (Rubric)
Prose Study
I. The Five Essential Elements of Fiction Analysis (Notes) (PowerPoint)
Short Story: "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner
(Modernism & Southern Gothic)
- Study Guide: Part I-V
- Short Story Analysis
- Activity: Annotation & Discussion
- Questions for Deeper Thinking
Compare/Contrast - "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (Venn Diagram) (Video - Part I-VIII)
HW: Identifying Narrative Perspective (20)
II. Symbolism/Allegory & Irony (Notes) (Video)
Short Story: "Young Goodman Brown" by Nathaniel Hawthorne
(Romanticism)
- Comprehend/Respond Questions
III. Author Style & Tone (Notes) (Video)
Short Story: "Hills Like White Elephants" by Ernest Hemingway
(Modernism) (Iceberg Theory)
- Discussion Questions
- Activity: Exploring Author Style & Application
IV. Practice: 2010 Prose Passage – “Cherry Bomb" by Maxine Clair
Literary Analysis #2 – Prose (60)
Helpful Handout(s)
(Timeline)
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Literary Periods & Movements
(Chart)