AP English Literature Students
The AP students will conclude this unit with an argumentative essay. After reading three biographical texts,
Roger Fry A Biography
and Virginia Woolf's
Orlando
, Hermione Lee's
Virginia Woolf
, and two short stories,
Kew Gardens
, and
Monday or Tuesday
, they have to use these texts in support of an argument of their choice. This argument has to relate to the discussions and analysis we have completed in the course of the unit. In writing their argument, they can also discuss a counterargument which will have to be supported by two or more scholarly sources.
College Students
My College students will write their personal statement/college essay. They can use Virginia Woolf's biography as a model, or the excerpts from her novel,
Orlando
. We will start in class working around possible themes that they will briefly draft before selecting the one they want to completely develop. Each drafting will be followed by peer revision and discussion.
Before drafting the final essay, I will ask my seniors students who have already been accepted in college to revise and discuss the drafts before finishing the essay. (The detailed instructions for writing this essay are in the Lesson Plans Section).
