Learning Targets:

I can use my questioning and critical thinking skills to reflect on literature and the world.


I can write a focused thesis which states a claim which is supported by focused body paragrpahs with clear topic sentences.


Bellringer: 

• What are the characteristics of a bad small group discussion?

• Small group discussion about It's A Woman's World?

Weak interpretive question:  What does Walker mean by "moved and changed/ her name/and sounded precise/when she spoke    And frowned away/ our sloppishness. ” ?

Good version of that interpretive question: In lines 65-70 say “and moved and moved and changed/ her name/and sounded precise/when she spoke    And frowned away/ our sloppishness. ” Is Molly just growing up or is she becoming distant? Did she lose hope? Was she embarrassed of her family or more worried for them? 

Is the line “to appetize our gossip” meant to berate women for their historic role as homemakers or praise them for it?

In what ways does “flame burn more greedily” in a modern woman’s life, as compared to a woman of the past?  How is this change manifested? 

What does the author mean by milestone and oversights in the 3^rd stanza?  Is she saying that women place too much significance on insignificant things? 

The author uses the term fire-eater twice in the poem.  Since this word is not that common, is there and added significance beyond its original content? 

Larger group discussion about the poem

How do you think the average woman in Afghanistan or Africa would relate to this poem?  Would it differ or be essentially similiar to a 17 year-old American's reaction?

Last night you did the following: Read the excerpt from Frank McCourt’s Angela’s Ashes (page 13 of yellow book).  Then read the lesson Improving Your Focus: Creating Continuity Between Your Thesis Statement and Body Paragraphs following the guidance and examples in that lesson. Then, tonight, type a basic outline which includes your thesis statement, and clear topic sentences for each of your body paragraphs.  The number of body paragraphs is up to you.  Leave several spaces between each of your sentences so that you can do some self-editing tomorrow.

Outline:

Thesis:

Topic Sentence 1:

Topic Sentence 2:

Topic Sentence 3:

Topic Sentence 4 (etc):

• Today, you will work on your drafts while I circulate around to see how your works is going.  I will meet briefly with you.

Homework: 

Do a little research on the causes of the French Revolution. 

Read page 12 in the gold AP Writing Sourcebook. Note how you can cite embedded quotes into sentences and put the page # at the end of the senence.

Bring a typed draft tomorrow (10 points); you will do a self-assessment of your paper and I will conference with people.  We will also do some follow-up work with It's A Woman's World.


First Draft due Friday, November 7.

Almost Final draft due Tuesday, November 11

Final Paper Due November 12