English Literature

Schedule

• Monday, Day 1
  • AP = Anything's Possible
    • Welcome and Introductions
    • Nuts and Bolts
      • The Course: approach, plan, AP* expectations, binder contents
      • The Exam: structure and components
      • Discuss and Demystify the Reading
      • Year at-a-glance
      • Review Study Guide
      • Reading Response RR guide
      • Peer Sharing/Editing
      • Literary Terminology
      • The Audit
      • Common Concerns
      • Q & A
    • Poetry:
      • How to find your way: poems, strategies, multiple-choice, essays (AP = Always Poetry)
      • Question #1 - Poetry
      • 2012 Prompt
      • Rubric
      • Holistic Scoring
      • Sample Essays
      • Teaching Strategies

• Tuesday, Day 2
  • AP = Address Prompt
    • More Poetry (A poem a day keeps the blues away and close reading skills sharp)
    • Thesis Thoughts (mini-unit)
    • Catalog of exam questions and texts
    • Discussion Topics:
      • Equity
      • Diversity
      • The Paper Load
      • Commenting on students' papers
    • Prose: How to find your way
      • Prose passages
      • Strategies
      • Multiple-choice
      • Essays
      • Question #2 - Prose
      • 2012 Prompt
      • Rubric
      • Sample Essays
      • Teaching Strategies

• Wednesday, Day 3
  • AP = Analysis, Please
    • Share your favorite poetry lesson (brief presentation)
    • Skills and Concerns for the 21st Century - Colleges, Careers and Citizenship (Head, Heart and Hand)
    • Drama: activities
    • Shakespeare: sonnets, speeches, Hamlet - Model Teaching Strategies

• Thursday, Day 4
  • AP = Absolute Paradise
    • Literary Guides - approaches, suggestions, and strategies
    • Question #3 Open: 2012 Prompt, Rubric, Sample Essays, Teaching Strategies
    • The College Essay
    • Evaluations and Certificates
    • Jam Session: Why, How, What We Teach - Q & A - Recommendations: Novels and plays ("The Readiness is all)"