AP Literature March 7-11
WEEK 9
Monday, March 7 (Substitute)
- Warm-up: FRQ Wednesday on Monday “The Other Paris”
- Read/analyze Othello Act III; analyze the politics of casting of Othello (Lesson 18: “The Moor Is Far More Fair than Black”) and the gender issues (Lesson 19 “There’s Magic in the Web”).
*Homework: Group meeting Fri.; Green-eyed monsters due Thurs.
Learning goal(s): Draw conclusions about symbols and themes by analyzing textual evidence.
Tuesday, March 8
1. Warm-up: Creative Writing Tuesday
2. Read & analyze 3.4 (Lesson 18: “Ocular Proof”).
3. Review Act III; evaluate the director’s choices in the Fishburne adaptation.
4. Read Act IV, Scene 1; discuss “The Slap” & Othello’s fall Lesson 20 “Is This the Noble Moor?”
5. Select two volunteers to read Act IV, Scene 3
*Homework: Group meeting Fri.; Green-eyed monsters due Thurs.
Learning goal(s): Draw conclusions about symbols and themes by analyzing textual evidence.
Wednesday, March 9
1. Warm-up: MCM #7
2. On Your Feet reading of Act IV, Scene 2; performance of Willow Scene (Act IV, Scene 3) Lesson 21 “O These Men, These Men!”; write a short poem, using one of Shakespeare’s lines from Act IV, Scene 2 or 3
3. Assign final casting call for Act V.Lesson 22 “Murder’s Out of Time”
4. Final conclusions Lesson 25 “Here Is My Journey’s End”
5. Review Othello Acts IV-V
*Homework: Group meeting Fri.; Green-eyed monsters due Thurs.
Learning goal(s): Analyze a range of writing, noting strategies to apply to improve your own.
Thursday, March 10
1. Warm-up: Theme Thursday—share green-eyed monsters
2. Review word search and Iago’s bestiary for Othello test; create infographic to illustrate your findings.
3. Differentiate between literary analysis and research papers; formulate thesis statements.
*Homework: Othello test Wed.; Group meeting Fri.
Learning goal(s): Draw conclusions about symbols and themes by analyzing textual evidence.
Friday, March 11
1. Warm-up: Brain teaser Friday logic problems.
2. Collaborate with research groups to clarify reading and plan museums.
3. Research secondary sources to support thesis statements.
*Homework: Othello test Wed.; group meeting Fri.
Learning goal(s): Develop collaboration with peers to deepen analysis and extension of a text.