Course+Overview

=__** AP Literature and Composition **__ =

=Unit Title: Close reading of literary texts =

Unit description -
This FOUR WEEK unit will provide you an introduction in the careful reading and critical analysis of poems and fictional prose. Through the close reading of selected texts, you will deepen your understanding of the ways writers use language to provide both meaning and engagement for readers. You will hone your ability to read deliberately and thoroughly, taking time to understand a work's stylistic and thematic complexity.

Objectives
Upon completion of the unit you will:

1.) understand various ways to engage in the close reading of a literary text 2.) apply the principles of effective annotation to various texts 3.) analyze how various literary strategies / components contribute to an understanding of a literary text 4.) evaluate how a poet / author establishes tone and thematic purpose

Course Outline -
I.) Week One A.) What is "close reading"? B.) Annotating Poetry II.) Week Two A.) Tone as fundamental tool of close reading 1.) How tone is created 2.) Diction, Imagery, Details, Speaker B.) Intro to interpretation III.) Week Three A.) Understanding theme as the speaker's "point" IV.) Week Four A.) Group Project

Assignments
Week One - "Self" definitions of basic close reading tools (25 points) - Annotation of poem via Google Docs (25 points)

Week Two - Tone and Keats' love poems (20 points) - Yodio (podcast) to captures a speaker's tone (30 points)

Week Three - Group discussion (Death of a Ball Turret Gunner) (30 points) - Critique of poetry analysis (Group discussion) (50 points)

Week Four - Group Project via Prezi (100 points)

=Grading= 252 - 280 - A 224 - 251 - B 196 - 250 - C 168 - 195 - D < 168 - F

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