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
EOI Pre-Test Benchmark (test grade)
Read DDD, F, NNN, O
HW: highlight your Lincoln essay, finish highlighting student essays, discuss on TII Lincoln discussion board; read ch 1-3 Great Gatsby
Monday, Nov 9
HW: highlight and score your essay
Great Gatsby Quiz Chapters 1-3
Discuss Student Essays (finish discussion board by Wednesday)
Tuesday, Nov 10
Discuss Student Essays
HW: highlight/score own essay
Wednesday, Nov 11
read The Onion prompt
HW: write The Onion precis on TII discussion board (due Sunday night)
Thursday, Nov 12
DUE: Hard copy of Into ____ Project (3 test grades) and digital text to TII (REFLECT on events, don't just list them)
HW: highlight and score your essay; submit score with rationale to discussion board
Friday, Nov 13
Present ITW projects
HW: Onion precis discussion board; Lincoln discussion board
Feel free to comment on the ITW project on that respective discussion board
I have thoroughly revelled in you sharing your soul with each other and with me. You all are such brilliant lights...shine on! You are a miraculous marvel...
Monday, Nov 16
DUE: Great Gatsby Chapters 4-6, My Lincoln, The Onion
HW: Patrick Henry appeals highlighting/annotating
Tuesday, Nov 17
DUE: Henry highlighting
Great Gatsby Chapters 4-6 Quiz
Patrick Henry syntax contest (bonus)
HW: Henry precis to discussion board/comment on others
Wednesday, Nov 18
DUE: Henry syntax assignment; bodyhuman discussion boards
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 19
Its/It's
Highlight appeals to logos, pathos, & ethos in "Speech in the Virginia Convention"
Friday, Nov 20
There/They're/Their
Appeals to Logos, Pathos, & Ethos in "Speech in the Virginia Convention"
Pair work due
Monday, Nov 23
To/Too/Two; Your/You're
Pass/Fail in class (after this it will be out of class)
EOI Game
Tuesday, Nov 24
EOI Mini for November
2nd hour: Go to Mrs. Brown's room to make cards
BONUS: list of syntax terms, list of rhetorical strategies (due Wednesday night, 11:59 p.m.)
Monday, Nov 30
Great Gatsby Quiz 7-end
DUE: Body Human No 2 (to TII by 7:59 a.m.); Gatsby section of Reading Lolita in Tehran
Discuss Body Humans
HO/HW: Kennedy piece (ANNOTATE) Below I underlined terms you might not know, but all are the terms/tones you will see on the APMC tomorrow
Terms: Allusion, Analogy, Anaphora, Antithesis, Aphorism, Argument, Chiasmus, Compromise, Concession, Conditions, Examples, Hyperbole, Maxim, Metaphor, Paradox, Parallelism, Plea, Proofs, Proposal, Reasons, Symbolism, Thesis, Understatement (note that many of these are argument terms)
Tones: Cautionary, Cynicism, Formality, Hostile, Inspirational, Nostalgic, Pedantic, Pessimism, Realism, Sincerity
Tuesday, Dec 1
DUE: Kennedy annotations
Kennedy APMC (Type Kennedy precis in class)
HW: discussion board: ask 3 level 2 and 3 level 3 questions about The Great Gatsby.
Wednesday, Dec 2
Reading Lolita in Tehran Reading Quiz Gatsby section (ANNOTATE)
Great Gatsby graded discussion
discussion board: The Great Gatsby (5th don't forget your RLiT section)
Thursday, Dec 3
Great Gatsby graded discussion
HO/HW: Audubon/Dillard compare/contrast prompt: annotate piece & type precis on TII (5th hour)
BONUS: Write the Audubon/Dillard essay and submit to TII
Friday, Dec 4
BONUS: Triple Play at the Tracks (take a picture of yourself there with some of the artwork)
HO: compare/contrast organization; Assistance with Satire
HO/HW: Audubon/Dillard compare/contrast prompt: annotate piece & type precis on TII (2nd hour)
HW: Find a piece of satire to bring to class (OPEN GENRE: novel, short story, screen play, essay, poem, song, etc.) If it is a longer work, please have a specific section to discuss (2-5 pages...if more is necessary, let me know). SUBMIT TO THE DISCUSSION BOARD an MLA citation of your work. If it is available on the internet, a URL will earn you bonus. :)
Monday, Dec 7
Highlight/Score/Discuss Audubon/Dillard student essays (one highlighted copy due per group, all fill out worksheet)
DUE: satire piece MLA citation to TII discussion board TONIGHT
HW: Finish highlighting/scoring student essays, bring hard copy of satire pieces to class tomorrow, work on GG/RLiT discussion (see handouts & TII-due Friday)
HO: MLA Citation Guide, Audubon/Dillard Student essays
Wordsworth BONUS: print a poem, annotate it a bit, and respond to it (at least 5 sentences).
Tuesday, Dec 8
Discuss scores regarding Audubon/Dillard essays
Satire pieces in groups
DUE: Dillard/Audubon scores; highlighted essay
Wednesday, Dec 9
Satire pieces in groups/Work on satirical video project
Thursday, Dec 10
Friday, Dec 11
Satire pieces in groups
HO/HW: APMC (take it, then check it)
DUE: Great Gatsby/RLiT discussion on TII assignment; db: satire analysis (by Saturday); author's values db
Monday, Dec 14
DUE: APMC (Discuss Swift) Turn in
Tuesday, Dec 15
HO: Irony (READ IT!)
Discuss Body Humans
The nine weeks test will consist of an EOI mini benchmark (MANDATORY for all), an APMC section, Gatsby, RLiT, The Crucible, basic ideas regarding rhetoric/rhetorical analysis, SPARSE, ACTRAPS (rhetorical precis), etc. It is comprehensive. EOI Terms to know for Poe:
Style: unusual figurative language, complex sentence structure, informal prose, realistic dialogue
Devices/strategies/elements: imagery, internal conflict
mood (how author makes us feel/the created feeling), tone (how author feels)
serenity, foreboding, exuberant, gloominess, disapproving, menacing, admiring
Vocabulary: subdue, fancy (noun), gilded, filigreed, reverie
Wednesday, Dec 16
Irony Quiz
Irony discussion
APMC Test
Satire pieces in groups/Work on satirical video project
HW: Find 5 examples of irony (due to TII by Wednesday night)
Take care of Poe EOI before break! :) Bring goodies on test day! ;)
Thursday, Dec 17
1st- 7:41-9:06
3rd- 9:13-10:38
Lunch- 10:38-11:50
5th- 11:50-1:00
7th- 1:07-2:32
Busses run @ 2:32pm
Friday, Dec 18
2nd- 7:41-9:06
4th- 9:13-10:38
Lunch- 10:38-11:50
6th- 11:50-1:00
Busses run @ 1pm
**Make ups for missed tests- 1:07-2:32.
PARENTS WOULD NEED TO PICK-UP THEIR STUDENTS- No busses will run after 1pm. Lunch times were lengthened to accommodate the A.M. CV Tech Students.
Saturday, Jan 2
DUE: Body Human No 3 (to TII by 7:59 a.m.)
Monday, Jan 4
Buy
Lost Horizon by Friday
Discuss rhetorical strategy word pics (DUE Wednesday)
DUE: GROUP VIDEO PROJECT
Wednesday, Jan 6
DUE: rhetorical strategy word pics to TII and hard copy in class
HO: Plato's "Allegory of the Cave" (read, annotate, and bring props for acting)
Thursday, Jan 7
Act Plato's Allegory
Friday, Jan 8
Discuss Plato's Allegory
Monday, Jan 11
APMC Full length test