Curriculum Map AP Literature and Composition Draft
		ESSENTIAL QUESTION (optional)	CONTENT	SKILLS	ASSESSMENT	RESOURCE
	Unit 1 2 weeks		Importance of Literature Importance of Writing Narration/Description Personal Essay Review grammar & mechanics	Developing sentences and paragraphs Writing effective personal essays Developing rhetorical strategies Controlling tone and voice Note taking Editing and revising	Reading log/journal Two personal essays Vocab, quizzes Grammar and mechanics quizzes Unit test (in-class essay) Editing group evaluations
	Unit 2 6 weeks		Readings: The Iliad, The Aeneid, The Inferno, Paradise Lost, Bible (selections) Topics: translation, tragedy, epic poetry, the critical essay	Developing close reading strategies Interpreting and analyzing stylistic, structural, historical and thematic differences in literature Understanding the elements of the critical essay Using evidence from the text (including specific detail) Editing group evaluations	Reading log/journal One formal essay (expository, analytical and argumentative elements) One evaluative paper Vocab. & reading quizzes Unit test (in-class essay) Editing group evaluations
	Unit 3 6 weeks		Readings: Poetics, Oedipus Rex, Hamlet, Macbeth, King Lear Topics: history of drama and literary criticism, dramatic structures, comparison of Sophocles and Shakespeare style and techniques, argumentative writing, thematic elements used by both playwrights	Using specific detail and when to generalize Appreciating and understanding Sophocles and Shakespeare Interpreting differences in style, values, and techniques between playwrights Developing sentences and paragraphs Editing and revising	Various interpretations (summaries and paraphrases) Comparison and contrast essay Literary analysis Vocab. & reading quizzes Unit test (in-class essay) Editing group evaluations
	Unit 4 6 weeks		Readings: Catch-22 or Slaughterhouse-Five and Tartuffle or Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolf? Topics: satire (history, targets, purpose, forms, humor, etc.), black comedy, irony, tone, style, themes	Understanding the nature and purpose of satire; analyzing examples and investigating artists’ satirical treatment of social and cultural values Understanding irony Comparing stylistic differences of satirists Writing an extended definition and a critique Editing an revising	Reading log/journal Extended definition (essay) Two extended analyses of individual works from class reading Vocab. & reading quizzes Unit test (in-class essay) Editing group evaluations
	Unit 5 4 weeks		Metaphysical to modern poetry Selections from a wide range of poets Intensive study of Dickinson, Frost and Shakespeare Topics; elements of poetry; examining diction, imagery, structure, syntax, and tone	Evaluating poetry for artistry and quality Understanding the elements of poetry Explicating poetry Understanding and using figurative language Editing and revising	Reading log/journal Extended definition (essay) Three formal explications (some expository; mostly analytical) Comparison ad contrast paper Timed responses Vocab. And reading quizzes Unit test (in- class essay)
	Unit 6 7 weeks		Readings: My Name is Asher Lev or Invisible Man and Jane Eyre or Wuthering Heights Topics: the short story, novella, and novel (history, elements, structure, etc.), genres, style, various themes	Understanding the elements of short stories, novellas, and novels Evaluating the techniques of writers Comparing the social and historical values of the works read; comparing the styles of the authors studied Editing and revising	Reading log/journal Two critical essays (one for each novel read) Reading quizzes Vocab. And reading quizzes Unit test (in- class essay)
	Unit 7 2 weeks		Preparation for the required AP exam (in May) Reviewing test components, scoring, time restrictions, multiple-choice questions, guessing strategies, and essay writing Reviewing and using reading log/journal Surveying various poetry, prose and open prompts	Understanding the requirements f or the AP exam Knowing and apply testing strategies Practicing multiple-choice tests Practicing writing timed essays Reading and evaluating model essays	Practice tests Real AP exam Student evaluation Student/teacher conference
	Unit 8 3 weeks		Modern Novels (students choice) Comedy in film (one of following) Rosencrantz and Guiilderstern are Dead, 12^th Night or Taming of the Shrew Students presentations (about artists and composers) Topics: modern novels, comedy, evaluating film, and presenting	Developing music and art appreciation Improving presentation skills Reviewing and evaluating film Investigating modern adaptations Of Shakespeare Evaluating and choosing new authors	Reading log/journal Two Proposals Two reviews Self-evaluation Course evaluation Book presentation