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AP English 12. Mrs. Knoche. Essential Questions. What does literature teach us about the human condition? What is right behavior, and what is wrong behavior? What drives the choices we make? What gives meaning and dignity to our lives?. Daily Warm-up.
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AP English 12 Mrs. Knoche
Essential Questions • What does literature teach us about the human condition? • What is right behavior, and what is wrong behavior? • What drives the choices we make? • What gives meaning and dignity to our lives?
Daily Warm-up • Review the following words: cryptic, reticent, penchant, modicum • Major Works Chart (due 5/1) (Use them in a conversation with one another.)
As I Lay Dying • Logs: Continue to add insightful commentary for each quotation. • Open-ended essay reminders: • Two-sentence opener • Details • Focus on prompt and theme, not plot summary
Open-Ended Essay • In some works of literature, multiple viewpoints of the same event or character are presented. Choose one character from AILD, and in a well-organized essay, discuss how the viewpoints of the various narrators combine to create an overall impression of that character.
Exit Ticket • Final questions about AILD?
Homework • Literary Device Quiz – 4/29 • Major Works Chart – 5/1