1. November 21-27, 2017 Objectives:
Evaluate peer expository writing according to AP expectations.
Analyze literary fiction for allegory and symbolism.
Catalyst:
Reading check (5 mins.)
Homework & Reminders:
Poetry Response 2.2
Wuthering Heights reading and stuff
Wait for my Native Son individual notes. Submit final draft 11.30/12.1.

2. Symbol & Allegory
“The Rocking-Horse Winner”
Taking notes in your composition book, answer Perrine’s questions 1-6 and 9 in your discussion groups.

3. “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?”
Symbol & Allegory
“Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?”
Did this story confuse you? Why?
One of the most difficult devices to discuss in literature is allegory.
There’s the face-value story, and then there’s what’s REALLY going on.
How do you determine what that is? Ask yourself lots of questions.
How can you tell this story was published in the 1960s?
What motifs do we see pop up in this story?
Look at character names. Do they mean anything?
Why do certain characters act certain ways?
What clear symbols do we see?
What happens in the end? What events led to that finale?
Why does Oates do that?

4. “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?”
Symbol & Allegory
“Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?”
Composition:
How does Oates develop symbolic meaning in her story? What message does this support? OR
How does Oates employ allegory in her story? How do we see the underlying meaning develop?

5. “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?”
Symbol & Allegory
“Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?”
Peer-editing
Does the writer actually answer the question?
Is the argument broken up logistically?
Intro paragraph
Body paragraphs
Topic sentences that are claims
Does the writer incorporate sufficient evidence?
Does the writer include, essentially, a MOWAW?