AP Lit: Room Design & Tracy K. Smith

Room Re-Design, Tracy K. Smith's "I Don't Miss It" and Literary 3x3

Room ReDesign.

We collaborated with the other classes sharing Room F-215 by looking at the discovery, empathy, and experiment work done so far.  This revealed concerns about color, organization, seating, space for creating and a few other needs as well.  (Class pet is way high on the list.  I'm okay with a fish.  A. Fish.)   We took the next steps by applying some of the common design features from the drawn and LEGO'd mock ups  by creating a comfortable corner in which to work, moving some of the cabinets and book shelves, and establishing seating clusters.

"I Don't Miss It" and Literary 3x3.

We read Tracy K. Smith's "I Don't Miss It" and did some close reading and annotating by using David Theriault's SCOUT method.  

Then we QUICKLY introduced Literary 3x3.

Literary 3x3.  You can read more detail about it by reading Rebecca Daniel's explanation of William Melvin Kelley's technique in the AP Lit guide available here.

Screenshot here.

From the AP Lit Writing Guide

The idea here is that by distilling our thinking about a text down to a 3x3, we can hone our thinking and then use it as a catalyst for further development into . . . oh . . . say . . . a piece of analytical writing.  I'd argue that developing a 3x3 is completely worth your time as a pre-writing exercise during the on-demand portion of the test.

We ran out of time before we could create a Literary 3x3 for Smith's poem.  So you'll do that for Friday along with the following.

Out of Class Work

Read & Annotate.  How to Read Lit Like a Professor Introduction.

Create.  Literary 3x3.

"I Don't Miss It"

Write.  One paragraph analysis of "I Don't Miss It."

AP Lit 4B: Literary 3x3s

We committed our Friday to becoming comfortable with Literary 3x3, exploring the power of distillation and remix.

Our work centered on Tracy K. Smith's "I Don't Miss It."

Showing the Learning.

Read. True Grit (1 to 44).

Due. Tuesday. 9.15.

Create.  Literary 3x3s.

Summer books.

True Grit

How to Read Lit Like a Professor Intro.

Set Up. Blog.

AP 3G: "I Don't Miss It" and Literary 3x3

Today we marked up our first poem as a class, conducting our first collaborative close reading.  We then had our first reading discussion as a class.  

Just a point to make about summer reading; while we have not delved deep into our summer reading books just yet, we will be coming back to them again and again over the space of year.  They will inform our work and there will be opportunities to discuss them in context.

"I Don't Miss It" and Literary 3x3.

We read Tracy K. Smith's "I Don't Miss It" and did some close reading and annotating.

Then we introduced Literary 3x3.

Literary 3x3.  You can read more detail about it by reading Rebecca Daniel's explanation of William Melvin Kelley's technique in the AP Lit guide available here.

Screenshot here.

From the AP Lit Writing Guide

The idea here is that by distilling our thinking about a text down to a 3x3, we can hone our thinking and then use it as a catalyst for further development into . . . oh . . . say . . . a piece of analytical writing.  I'd argue that developing a 3x3 is completely worth your time as a pre-writing exercise during the on-demand portion of the test.

You each created a 3x3 for "I Don't Miss It."  Hold on to those.  We'll need them next class.

Out of Class Work

Read & Annotate.  True Grit Chapters 1 & 2.

Create.  Literary 3x3s.

Intro of How to Read Lit

Both Summer Books

True Grit - First 2 Chapters 

AP Lit 4B: Guidelines & Expectations, Smith's "I Don't Miss It" and Literary 3x3

Guidelines and Expectations.

After relocating to the library to escape the miserable heat of the classroom, we talked about the Guidelines & Expectations for this year.  With our small class size, many of these are irrelevant and we'll be able to customize our work even further.  I think it serves as a good base.

"I Don't Miss It" and Literary 3x3.

We read Tracy K. Smith's "I Don't Miss It" and did some close reading and annotating.
Then we introduced Literary 3x3.

Literary 3x3.  You can read more detail about it by reading Rebecca Daniel's explanation of William Melvin Kelley's technique in the AP Lit guide available here.

Screenshot here.

From the AP Lit Writing Guide

The idea here is that by distilling our thinking about a text down to a 3x3, we can hone our thinking and then use it as a catalyst for further development into . . . oh . . . say . . . a piece of analytical writing.  I'd argue that developing a 3x3 is completely worth your time as a pre-writing exercise during the on-demand portion of the test.

We ran out of time before we could create a Literary 3x3 for Smith's poem.  So you'll do that for Friday along with the following.

Out of Class Work

Read & Annotate.  How to Read Lit Like a Professor Introduction.

Create.  Literary 3x3s.

Intro of How to Read Lit

"I Don't Miss It"

Both Summer Books