1. 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

2. 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…

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

4. 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

5. 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

6. The Metamorphosis: My Healthy Confusion
Pleasure
Disquietude

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