AP Lit and Comp Analysis Paragraph Assignments
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Description
I use this unit in second quarter to explicitly teach students how to write strong body paragraphs. The lesson includes:
- Definitions of the elements of a paragraph
- Types of elaboration
- Analysis Paragraph on Edgar Allen Poe's "Annabel Lee"
- Key to Analysis Paragraph on Edgar Allen Poe's "Annabel Lee"
- Analysis Paragraph on Mary Shelley's excerpt from Frankenstein
- Key to Analysis Paragraph on Mary Shelley's excerpt from Frankenstein
- Analysis Paragraph on Edgar Allen Poe's "The Pit and the Pendulum"
- Key to Analysis Paragraph on Edgar Allen Poe's "The Pit and the Pendulum"
- Analysis Paragraph on Tone on “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant
- Key to Analysis Paragraph on Tone on “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant
- Analysis Paragraph on Tone on An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce
- Key to Analysis Paragraph on Tone on An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce
- Analysis Paragraph on Tone on “When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer” by Walt Whitman as Assessment
- Key to Analysis Paragraph on Tone on“When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer” by Walt Whitman as Assessment
This unit essentially helps my students explicitly understand what makes a strong paragraph for the essays they are expected to write for the AP Lit exam.
I have quarterly pacing guides on TpT with the assignments and materials I use in my AP Lit and Comp class if interested.
Quarter 1 pacing guide:
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/AP-Lit-and-Comp-Quarter-1-pacing-calendar-4589883
Quarter 2 pacing guide:
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/AP-Lit-and-Comp-Quarter-2-pacing-calendar-4600345
Quarter 3 pacing guide:
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/AP-Lit-and-Comp-Quarter-3-pacing-calendar-4611610
Quarter 4 pacing guide:
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/AP-Lit-and-Comp-Quarter-4-pacing-calendar-4615413