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Advanced Placement English Literature

Goal 4: The learner will explore and provide critical perspectives through deliberate and thorough analysis, interpretation and evaluation of text.

Objective 4.02. Provide organized, structured critical analyses by:

  • creating an awareness and appreciation of thematic connections among works.
  • conveying an understanding of historical background and social values based on different cultural perspectives.

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Renaissance humanism in Hamlet and The Birth of Venus
Students evaluate the characteristics of Humanism during the Renaissance Period by analyzing William Shakespeare's, Hamlet and Botticelli's painting, The Birth of Venus. At the conclusion... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 12 English Language Arts)
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Reading literature in translation: "Beowulf" as a case study
By comparing a number of translations of Beowulf with each other and with the basic poetic elements of Old English alliterative verse, this lesson asks students to reflect upon the nature of translation not as an act of accurate... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts)
Provided by: ReadWriteThink