Writing in AP LitDay One: Introductions & Prompt Analysis

Opening Task: Take

out your composition

notebook and set up a

new page of notes

titled AP LIT Writing

Guide

Elements of Superior Introductions

0The following elements are 1-2 sentences each…0HOOK the reader - Open with something compelling BUT it

must be directly related to prompt/piece of lit/passage– not fluffy

0 Imagery related to the prompt0 Universal association0 Meaningful quotation

0CONTEXT - Blend prompted task with author’s name, title, and relevant characters/plot

0THESIS - See Thesis Statement Notes

0WE WILL PRACTICE ALL ELEMENTS TODAY…

AP Essays… when fluff isn’t a good thing…

Head Paper: The Metamorphosis AP Writing Practice

0STEP ONE: PROMPT ANALYSIS0On a new page (skip back of last page) glue the prompt:

0 The Metamorphosis: A critic has said that one important measure of a superior work of literature is its ability to produce in the reader a healthy confusion of pleasure and disquietude. The Metamorphosis produces this "healthy confusion." Write an essay in which you explain the sources of the "pleasure and disquietude" experienced by the readers of the work.

0Task – (Write these Qs down)0 Question: What is the prompt ASKING me to do? UNDERLINE0 Question: What do I need to define or understand? CIRCLE

Reflection & Discussion

0After you have marked your prompt take a moment and jot down a reflection on your initial thoughts regarding the writing task.

0 A critic has said that one important measure of a superior work of literature is its ability to produce in the reader a healthy confusion of pleasure and disquietude. The Metamorphosis produces this "healthy confusion." Write an essay in which you explain the sources of the "pleasure and disquietude" experienced by the readers of the work.

0Share Out0Discuss Prompt & Different Approaches

The Metamorphosis: My Healthy Confusion

Pleasure Disquietude

Introduction Practice

1. The THESIS (do this first…)0 Share Out

2. The HOOK0 Share Out

3. The CONTEXT0 Share Out