Day One: Introductions & Prompt Analysis Writing in AP Lit Opening Task: Take out your composition notebook and set up a new page of notes titled AP LIT Writing Guide Day One: Introductions & Prompt Analysis

Elements of Superior Introductions The following elements are 1-2 sentences each… HOOK the reader - Open with something compelling BUT it must be directly related to prompt/piece of lit/passage– not fluffy Imagery related to the prompt Universal association Meaningful quotation CONTEXT - Blend prompted task with author’s name, title, and relevant characters/plot THESIS - See Thesis Statement Notes WE WILL PRACTICE ALL ELEMENTS TODAY…

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

Head Paper: The Metamorphosis AP Writing Practice STEP ONE: PROMPT ANALYSIS On a new page (skip back of last page) glue the prompt: 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. Task – (Write these Qs down) Question: What is the prompt ASKING me to do? UNDERLINE Question: What do I need to define or understand? CIRCLE

Reflection & Discussion After you have marked your prompt take a moment and jot down a reflection on your initial thoughts regarding the writing task. 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. Share Out Discuss Prompt & Different Approaches

The Metamorphosis: My Healthy Confusion Pleasure Disquietude

Introduction Practice The THESIS (do this first…) Share Out The HOOK The CONTEXT