1. The AP paragraph
AP English 12

2. Bellringer Take a copy of “Auto Wreck” on podium Read the poem.
In the “bellringer” section of your notebook, write your first impression of the poem. What images or phrases stand out? Why?

3. Agenda Notes Read and annotate “Auto Wreck” Paragraph brainstorming
Paragraph writing
HW: Read “A Raisin in the Sun”
Essay prompt: HW: Essay on “Raisin” Due next Friday
Some novels and plays seem to advocate changes in social or political attitudes or in traditions. After reading “A Raisin in the Sun,” briefly note the particular attitudes or traditions that the author apparently wishes to modify. Then analyze how the author uses tone to change the reader's or audience's views. Avoid plot summary.
Essay parameters: 3 pages, typed, MLA format
HW: Read

4. Format of the Paragraph
PTS
Evidence 1
Interpretation 1
Transition
Evidence 2
Interpretation 2
Evidence 3
Interpretation 3
Clincher
CLUSTER 1
CLUSTER 2
CLUSTER 3

5. Brainstorming (pre-reading)
Number of groups of characters:
How do you know:
Words that convey the characters’ attitude:
Devices that the author uses to convey attitude:
Possible PTS’s:

6. The Prompt
“Auto Wreck” portrays distinct groups of characters. How many groups are there? What does their behavior say about them and the situation at hand?

7. Brainstorming (post-reading)
Author’s purpose: Illustrate how impersonal emergency personnel can be at the scene of a tragedy.
Words that convey the author’s purpose:
“Stretchers are laid out” = passive voice is cold, faceless
“Cargo”= impersonal, not human
“Afterthought” = careless, like sweeping dust
Ways the author conveys purpose:
Characters
Imagery
Metaphor
Irony
Attitude
Possible PTS’s:
The ambulance workers metaphorically mirror the carelessness with which we live and die.
Shapiro uses the passive voice to create a tone of detachment.