Unit One: Who Am I?  The Search For Identity

Vocabulary Workshop
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Weeks  1-3: Becoming an Active Reader-
​Rhetorical Strategies and Tone
Unit Plan
How to Do a Close Read
SOAPSTONE Reading Strategy
Becoming an Active Reader Introductory Lessons
Annie Dillard, "Living Like Weasels"
Guiding Questions-Weasels
Weasels Assignments
Living Like Weasels Critical Analysis
Weasels Essay Prompt
Advice For Writing From an Exam Reader
Sample AP Exam Essay
MLA in Resources
Rhetorical Strategies Project
Tone Example: Anne Bradstreet, "The Author To Her Book"
Tone and Style
Writing About Tone and Style
First Confession-Frank O'Connor
Hemingway Bio
Hills Like White Elephants
Tone in "Hills"
AP Practice Exams-Read "Advice" and 1987, 1999
The Story of an Hour-Kate Chopin
Tone Poems
Tone in Love Poems
Student Essay-First Confession
Tone Essay Prompt



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Week 4
Metaphysical Poetry
Unit Plan
All Poems can be found at www.poets.org or www.poetryfoundation.org, and in the link "Metaphysical Poems"
Metaphysical Poetry Defined
The Metaphysical Poet
Metaphysical Poems
John Donne
"Song", "Valediction Forbidding Mourning", "Holy Sonnet 10-Death Be Not Proud"
George Herbert
"Easter Wings", "Virtue"
Andrew Marvell
"To His Coy Mistress"
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Paradise Lost-John Milton
Paradise Lost, Book 1
Paradise Lost Text Book1
Paradise Lost in Plain English
You Tube Video
Analysis-Spark Notes
Paradise Lost Book1 Summary
Paradise Lost Writing or Group Presentation
Paradise Lost Study Guide


-Weeks 5-6
Existentialism
Unit Plan
Short Story Activities

Everybody Reads:
Shades-Prus
Mold of the Earth-Prus
Choose One:
The Killers-Hemingway
A Clean, Well Lighted Place-Hemingway
The Grand Inquisitor-Dostoevsky
I Hope I Shall Arrive Soon-P.Dick
Exile and the Kingdom-Camus
The Thief-Dostoevsky
Youth-Conrad
 A Legend of Old Egypt-Prus
The Guest-Camus
The Adulterous Woman-Camus
The Wait-Borges

Week 6-The Metamorphosis-Franz Kafka
The Metamorphosis Text, Online, - Or find it in your iBooks library. View in iBooks or PDF notes so you have the ability to annotate while reading.
Study Guide-Complete these questions as you read.
Essays:
Point of View
Overview
Character Analysis of Gregor
Themes of Claustrophobia
The Existential Framework of The Metamorphosis
Metamorphosis PowerPoint
Metamorphosis Summary
Kafka and Existentialism
Metamorphosis Essay Prompt


Existentialism Resources
The Basics of Existential Philosophy
Existentialism Style
existentialism Wikipedia 
10 Themes of Existentialism
Basic Existential Themes
Existentialist values
The existentialist frame of mind
The Encyclopedia of Existentialism
Multiple Critical Perspectives in Metamorphosis
Major Works Data Sheet


Student Stories 2016-17
Weeks 7-9 :  Beloved-Toni Morrison