Thursday, Oct 29
DUE: Quotes Act III/IV
HO: Lit Lenses
Discuss body humans that haven't been discussed yet (2nd hour)
Watch The Crucible Act IV
Friday, Oct 30
DUE: Anything Crucible that you haven't turned in (including bonus)
Discussion: The Crucible, Communism, Blacklisting, Life, Love, Truth
HW: The Crucible Literary Lenses Take-home Test; be working on your into the ___ part 2 project
Intro: A piece of literature serves as a microcosm, and we can explore various aspects of it in order to better grasp not only the intent/effect of the author, but the complexities of the macrocosm in which the author subsisted (or, if contemporary, subsists). Explore viewing the work through the lenses to enhance your perceptions. When you answer the following questions (and investigate others equally pertaining), you will gain insight into both worlds. The goal is diving deep in order to truly ascertain clarity.
Lenses:
Biographical: consider heritage, experiences, economic circumstances...key events/people in the author's life? social/economic circumstances? what shaped the author? what philosophies did the author subscribe to? is the author blatantly reflected in the story? how?
Historical: consider elements of history...what's going on in the country/world at the time? attitudes, trends, priorities that characterize the period? how are those events/attitudes (and the author's reaction to them)--reflected?
Cultural: elements of culture...beliefs, customs, practices, social behavior of the microcosm? how is the piece suggestive of place, class, and time? (don't just repeat historical lens/bio lens-isolate the culture)
Social/Political: author's purpose/effects of piece on society...did the author have any social/political purpose in producing this piece? explain. did it have any significant social/political impact at any point in time? explain. (this is generally a section identifying rhetorical purpose)
Literary Lens: author's style, literary elements...all that you've looked at about literature for the past 6 years of your life...think 'literary terms'--figurative language, imagery, irony, detail, diction, syntax, structure, plot, setting, character, theme, etc. what is unique about this author's style? how do literary elements assist in communication of the author's message/theme?
Psychological/Philosophical/Moral: motivations of character, ethical choices/behavior/actions...what motivations might influence the characters? are they ethical/honest? explore.
Directions: Explore answers to the questions for each "critical lens." It's like looking at something under a different microscope or with different glasses; often times, one is able to view an entirely new facet of an organism. Bullet-pointed information and complete thougthts (but incomplete sentences) are fine; diving deep and swimming far are highly encouraged. Don't repeat information; if you identify the overlapping of two "lenses," simply put "[see bio lens]" or something like that. DO THE BEST YOU CAN. YOU KNOW I'LL GIVE YOU CREDIT IF YOU'RE TRYING. Use any resource available: textbook, film, internet, family, etc. I don't mind if you work together, but I will expect to see DEEPER CONTENT if you do (meaning research and thought).
Since we are dealing with an allegory, address the lenses in the following format:
Biographical: Arthur Miller (1915-2005)
Historical: 1692
Cultural: Salem (American colonies), 1692
Social/Political: America, 1940s-1950s
Literary: play AND film (the latter implies you might look at 1996 a bit as well)
Psychological, Philosophical, Moral: play/film AND 'real' history
Monday, Nov 2
HO: Puritanism/theme packet/3 level 2-3 questions
Discuss body human projects, The Crucible lit lenses, etc.
DUE: 5th hour Lit Lenses
Tuesday, Nov 3
HW: discussion board: The Crucible
Graded discussion (3 level 2/3 questions)
DUE: 2nd hour lit lenses
Wednesday, Nov 4
HW: discussion board: The Crucible
Graded discussion (3 level 2/3 questions)
Thursday, Nov 5
HW: highlight DDD & F pink: purpose, blue: analysis, green: concrete detail, orange: faulty analysis
Look at Lincoln prompt, write precis and submit online, discuss strategies in 2nd Inaugural/relate to purpose on TII discussion board
DUE: precis & strategies on TII discussion board
Friday, Nov 6
HW: discussion board: comment on body human project; read ch 1-3 Great Gatsby
Read DDD, F, NNN, O
HW: highlight your Lincoln essay, finish highlighting student essays, discuss on TII Lincoln discussion board
Monday, Nov 9
HW: discussion board: comment on body human project
Great Gatsby Quiz Chapters 1-3
Pass/Fail test (don't worry...you can take this as many times as you'd like this nine weeks until you pass)
Thursday, Nov 12
DUE: Hard copy of Into ____ Project (3 test grades)