CALENDAR: Literary Analysis Argument Essay Using a Lens Goal for this unit: Write a literary analysis argument paper using a critical lens. You will write in response to one of the three texts we study. o Edgar Allen Poe’s short story “The Tell Tale Heart” o Susan Glaspell’s short play “Trifles” o Jonathan Safran Foer’s short story “A Primer for the Punctuation of Heart Disease” Or, an advanced option is to use one lens to write a comparison of two different stories. Possible lenses: New Historicism, Feminism, Psychoanalysis, Deconstruction (or with permission only, Formalism) Details: 3-5 pages, MLA format (including a Works Cited entry at the end of your essay), 3 rd person point of view. For more details, consult the attached rubric. Monday 2/24 DUE (optional) final version of your research paper & works cited. Room 20 “Lessmore” Timed Write HW: If you did not turn in your Research Paper today, your Research Paper is due Tuesday. Tuesday 2/25 Due: Final Research Paper Text #1 Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Tell Tale Heart” Whole class & small group: analysis of the main character’s sanity. Mini-lesson: Introduction to Psychoanalytical Lens Wednesday 2/26 LATE START Thursday 2/27 Sign up: “Lessmore” conference. Lens: Psychoanalytical Criticism & analysis of “The Tell Tale Heart.” Poe group work. Practicing: Analysis and complexity of evidence. Advanced - Sane or Insane in regards to psychoanalytical theory. Your group’s work is due at the end of class. HW: Using your Reading Guide, read the short play “Trifles” and answer the reading guide questions. Again, you can write all over this text. Make sure you read carefully, because you have a quiz on Monday. The quiz is open note and open story, but you will only have 12 minutes. Friday 2/28 DUE: If you conferenced the Research Paper Monday or Tuesday, your RP is due TODAY! 1) Prepare for your “Lessmore” conference. 2) Work Time: Reading “Trifles” Tuesday 3/4 Wednesday 3/5 Thursday 3/6 HW: Using your Reading Guide, read the short play “Trifles” and answer the reading guide questions. Again, you can write all over this text. Make sure you read carefully, because you have a quiz on Monday. The quiz is open note and open story, but you will only have 12 minutes. Friday 3/7 “Trifles” “Trifles” “Trifles” TBD Monday 3/10 Tuesday 3/11 Wednesday 3/12 LATE START Thursday 3/13 Friday 3/14 “Primer” “Primer” “Primer” Begin Pre-writing No School End of Q3 One more to go!! Monday 3/24 Tuesday 3/25 SPRING BREAK Wednesday 3/26 Thursday 3/27 Friday 3/28 Writing Writing Writing Writing TBD Read: Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Tell Tale Heart” and answer the discussion questions on p.1 of the handout. YOU CAN ALSO, AND I WOULD SUGGEST THAT YOU DO, WRITE ALL OVER THE TEXT as you read. Monday 3/3 HW: Complete the notes on id, ego, superego for “The Tell Tale Heart” HW: Re-read “The TellTale Heart” one more time. 12 minute quiz on “Trifles” “Trifles” Monday 3/31 Your Paper is Due for conference. Notice: This calendar only has a detailed overview of this week. I will give you an updated weekly calendar each week. If you are absent for some reason, you can find the updated calendar on my website. ABSENCES: It has come to my attention that there will be a lot of absences in the near future. As a reminder, you are responsible for what you miss when you are absent. I would highly suggest that you have a friend whom you trust that you can have take notes and update you when you are gone. IF something is due when you are missing, I will accept that work the day you return. I will assign credit to students who have their absences excused.