Suza+Sharp,+literary+criticism

=Put a Short Activity/Lesson/Project Title Here=

Please identify opportunities for differentiation. ||
 * **Title**: ||< Literary Criticism ||
 * **Subject**: ||< Language Arts ||
 * **Grade**: ||< 12th ||
 * **Time Frame**: ||< 2 weeks (11/5-11/19/13) ||
 * **Summary:** ||< Students will research a literary criticism article of one of the AP works they've read recently, such as Macbeth, Great Expectations, Crime and Punishment, or Jane Eyre, and then write a critique of the article by agreeing/disagreeing with different points the article's author makes and bring in more text evidence for support. ||
 * **Tasks**: ||< 1) Describe the main steps of the activity/lesson/project here
 * Students research reputable sources for an article that is at least two pages long.
 * They should tag the article on Diigo to share with other students and provide a short review of the article so that others can decide whether or not to read the article.
 * Students will choose an article and summarize and critique it in an essay of their own, bringing in evidence from the AP work to support their own agreement/disagreement of the article.
 * Students should use MLA formatting for parenthetically citing the article and create a works cited list, too. ||
 * Objectives: ||< * What TEKS or other objectives does this activity/lesson project meet? ||
 * Assessment: ||< How will you assess the students learning?
 * Resources: ||< * What resources will be needed? ||
 * **Teacher**
 * Reflections:** || Please share what went well, what was challenging and what you might tweak or modify for your next round.... ||
 * **Examples**: ||< * Links to teacher or student work examples. ||

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