Blog Archives - Literature with Leonetti

December 20, 2019

12/20/2019

Objective: I can discuss my reaction to my choice of Jane Eyre, Frankenstein, or Pride and Prejudice and consider its Coming-of-Age elements (SL11-12.1).
Agenda:

Entry Task: Meet with your Book Club group
Review the 2013 Open Choice prompt, discuss, and complete Coming-of-Age chart for your book
- Discuss Book Questions (Frankenstein, Jane Eyre, or Pride and Prejudice) and answer on your own; thorough/thoughtful answers with textual reference including page numbers.
Add to My Essential Literature--you can use Coming-of-Age, Gothic, or Romanticism for your lens questions if you would like, or you can use Brief Overview of Lenses.

Exit Task: What chapters do you need to read over break to finish book by Jan. 22nd? Make a plan with your group for what chapters to read for our next four meetings.

December 19, 2019

12/19/2019

Objective: I can describe the coming-of-age elements in my novel and pop culture with my mixed-book group to show how this type of literature helps youth find their place in the world.
Agenda:

Entry Task: Look at the book groups list and create a mixed book group--try to have one from each book (groups of 3-5).
Review 2013 Open Choice prompt and think of which book you would have used to write about
Consider characteristics of Coming-of-Age from pop-culture examples-brainstorm other books or films
With your group, you are in charge of the component you are closest to.
- 15- 20 min. Create a mini-poster that includes an example from Frankenstein, Jane Eyre, OR Pride and Prejudice and a pop culture example
- Hang your poster next to its characteristic

Exit Task: Go around the room and complete as many of the rows as you can for the books you are NOT reading. You will do your own book tomorrow with your Book Club.

December 18, 2019

12/18/2019

Objective: I know who Jane Austen was and can see her impact in the novels we are studying (RL11-12.⅚).
Agenda:

Entry Task: If you have been reading Pride and Prejudice, share your ideas on the reading with your neighbors. 2 people need to be prepared to share with the class before we begin.
Take notes on Jane Austen from Romanticism Prezi (slides 28-33)
- For those of you reading Pride and Prejudice you can use this information for your Background and Author sections of your My Essential Lit.
Answer: Are you a lover or hater of Austen?
- Get together with your Book Club group.
- [See example magazines. As a group, determine what 5 expectations you think there were for the magazines.
- Share what you think were the expectations]
- See magazine requirements and article rubric

Exit Task: In your Book Club, complete mad-lib author "test"

December 17, 2019

12/17/2019

Objective: I know who the Brontes were and can see their impact in the novels and poetry we are studying (RL11-12.⅚). .
Agenda:

Entry Task: If you are reading Jane Eyre, share your thoughts on the author with your neighbors. Two readers need to share their thoughts with the class before we begin.
Take notes on Brontes from Romanticism Prezi (slides 23-27)
- For those of you reading Jane Eyre you can use this information for your Background and Author sections of your My Essential Lit.
Read from the Emilys and prepare to complete the comparison practice
- TP-CASTT as necessary

Exit Task: Complete comparison template

December 16, 2019

12/16/2019

Objective: I know who the Shelley's were and can see their impact in the novels and poetry we are studying (RL11-12.⅚).
Agenda:

Entry Task: Get out annotated Multiple Choice and answer the next question. Be prepared to be called on and give your reasoning for your answer. Turn in your packet! If you are reading Frankenstein, share with a neighbor what the book is about thus far. Two readers need to be prepared to share their thoughts to the whole class before we begin.
Take notes on Shelley's from Romanticism Prezi (slides 16-22)
- For those of you reading Frankenstein you can use this information for your Background and Author sections of your My Essential Lit.
Read "Prometheus," "Ozymandias," and "Seven Ages of Man"
- TP-CASTT as necessary

Exit Task: Complete triple venn diagram comparing the three poems.

December 13, 2019

12/13/2019

Objective: I can discuss my reaction to my choice of Jane Eyre, Frankenstein, or Pride and Prejudice and consider its Romantic elements (SL11-12.1).
Agenda:

Entry Task: Look at the class list of readers for each book and create groups of 3-5 members with whom you feel comfortable and positive about discussing the book
As a group, with (4 school) weeks to finish, how many chapters will you read per week by (1/22)?
- Review expectations for Book Questions (Frankenstein, Jane Eyre, or Pride and Prejudice) and My Essential Lit.
  - Answer the questions/quotations in your notebook; Select one question or quote to discuss today and answer in your notebook--this is a tool you can use when you write your essay!
- Review “Is It Romantic" and complete the second column for your book. It should be completed so that someone who has not read your book would be able to understand your evidence—include descriptive scenes or quotes.

Exit Task: Write your reading plan on the inside of your group folder and turn in your “Is It Romantic” handout. Put folder in file cabinet.

December 12, 2019

12/12/2019

Objective: I can compare Romantic poets to Victorian poets and understand the distinction between the movement and the time period despite their existing within the time frame in order to analyze three poems with the characteristics (RL11-12.⅚).
Agenda:

Entry Task: Get out annotated Multiple Choice and answer the next question. Be prepared to be called on and give your reasoning for your answer. Explain to your neighbor how what you believe to be romantic was influenced by Romanticism.
Continue Romanticism Prezi (slides 9-13) to be introduced to Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Read and compare "How Do I Love Thee?", "Porphyria's Lover", and "My Last Duchess" touching on the Romantic and Gothic elements present
- Utilize TP-CASTT as necessary to make meaning showing CAST in annotations

Exit Task: Answer on a scrap paper with a group of 3-4: Review “Is It Romantic?” How does it apply to the poems from today? In comparison, how do these poems represent the Victorian ideals? What do you think Gothic Literature entails?

December 11, 2019

12/11/2019

Objective: I can compare what I think is romantic with Romanticism to understand how the literary movement impacted our ideals today as well as see the characteristics in my reading (RL11-12.1).
Agenda:

Entry Task: Get out annotated Multiple Choice and answer the next question. Be prepared to be called on and give your reasoning for your answer. Talk with a partner about what you think is romantic.
- Begin Romanticism Prezi (slides 1-8)
- Compare your idea of what is romantic with the Romanticism statements (“An Exploration”); share out a few of your ideas with the class.
Watch “History of Ideas: Romanticism” (9:43 min.) and jot down 3 interesting concepts; share out a few of our ideas as a class.
Brief introduction to Wordsworth and his connection to Romanticism
- Read Wordsworth's "The World Is Too Much"
  - Complete TP-CASTT as necessary
  - Complete Is It Romantic? By starting with the poem. Add details from your reading if you have time. You will work with this when you come to class having read ½ of your book in two class days!

Exit Task: Review your ideals about what is romantic and explain how Romanticism has or has not impacted what we believe to be romantic today.

December 10, 2019

12/10/2019

Objective: I can utilize class time to work on my deepening assignment in order to deepen my select area of the course.
Agenda:

Entry Task: Get out your Chromebook or book.
Those who are finished with their college essay may work on one of the following:
- Selected Extra Credit Deepening Assignment
- Reading Frankenstein, Jane Eyre, or Pride and Prejudice
  - Read 1/2 by Friday! Add to your My Essential Lit. as you go.
Please remember to use this time for AP Literature. If it is used wisely, you will have other opportunities like this.
Exit Task: Deepening Assignments are due January 28th and will not be accepted late!

December 9, 2019

12/9/2019

Objective: I can select a poem prompt of interest and write an essay that explores the meaning of the poem in regards to the prompt.
Agenda:

Entry Task: Get out your notebook and writing folder
- Review the three prompts completed during the last week; select 1
- Use the class period to write an essay on the prompt you select
- You may use any of your resources in your notebook or folder
Exit Task: Turn in your essay in your folder by the end of the period.
- If you have extra time, use it for reading--you need to have read 1/2 of Jane Eyre, Frankenstein, or Pride and Prejudice for class three days from now.