AP Lit and Comp Analysis Paragraph Assignments

I use this unit in second quarter to explicitly teach students how to write strong body paragraphs. The lesson includes:

• Definitions of the elements of a paragraph
• Types of elaboration
• Analysis Paragraph on Edgar Allen Poe's "Annabel Lee"
• Key to Analysis Paragraph on Edgar Allen Poe's "Annabel Lee"
• Analysis Paragraph on Mary Shelley's excerpt from Frankenstein
• Key to Analysis Paragraph on Mary Shelley's excerpt from Frankenstein
• Analysis Paragraph on Edgar Allen Poe's "The Pit and the Pendulum"
• Key to Analysis Paragraph on Edgar Allen Poe's "The Pit and the Pendulum"
• Analysis Paragraph on Tone on “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant
• Key to Analysis Paragraph on Tone on “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant
• Analysis Paragraph on Tone on An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce
• Key to Analysis Paragraph on Tone on An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce
• Analysis Paragraph on Tone on “When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer” by Walt Whitman as Assessment
• Key to Analysis Paragraph on Tone on“When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer” by Walt Whitman as Assessment

This unit essentially helps my students explicitly understand what makes a strong paragraph for the essays they are expected to write for the AP Lit exam.

I have quarterly pacing guides on TpT with the assignments and materials I use in my AP Lit and Comp class if interested.

Quarter 1 pacing guide:

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/AP-Lit-and-Comp-Quarter-1-pacing-calendar-4589883

Quarter 2 pacing guide:

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/AP-Lit-and-Comp-Quarter-2-pacing-calendar-4600345

Quarter 3 pacing guide:

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/AP-Lit-and-Comp-Quarter-3-pacing-calendar-4611610

Quarter 4 pacing guide:

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/AP-Lit-and-Comp-Quarter-4-pacing-calendar-4615413