28 January 2014 Welcome to Ms Chagas 111 English Class Daily Question 1 If you had to lose one of your senses which would you choose Why Vocab 2 Syllabus 3 SSR Choices ID: 760345
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English 11-1 Agenda
Spring 2014
Slide228 January 2014
Welcome to Ms.
Chaga’s
11-1 English Class!
Daily Question
(#1):
If you had to lose one of your senses, which would you choose? Why?
Vocab (#2)
Syllabus (#3)
SSR Choices
(
www.mschaga.pbwiki.com
)
SSR Project Assignment Sheet (#4)
Letter of Introduction (#5)
Summer Reading Reflection (#6)
Quizzo
HOMEWORK:
1.
Letter of intro due TOMORROW 2. Syllabus, binder, SSR choice due FRIDAY 3. Summer Reading Reflection due on Google Drive MONDAY **invite coming
Slide329 January 2014
Daily Question:
List your top 2 or 3 choices for SSR and explain what interests you about those books in particular.
Vocab
Business items: Seats, Letters, Summer Reading Reflection Questions?
Themes Practice and Discussion (#7)– Pulse app or
www.Pulse.me
HOMEWORK:
1. Syllabus, Binder, SSR choice/signature due FRIDAY 2. Summer Reading Reflection due by 3 pm MONDAY
Slide4OFF THE LIST
Go Ask Alice
Philadelphia Fire
Perks of Being a Wallflower
To Kill a Mockingbird
Slide530 January 2014
Daily Question:
What literary techniques might/do authors use to convey theme in a text? Any examples? (This is a tougher question; just try
)
Vocab
”On The Spot”
Themes Practice and Discussion (cont.) (#7)
Literary Elements and Techniques (#8)
Plus (+) for know well, (*) for maybe know, (-) never heard
Glossing (#9)
“Story of an Hour” (#10)
HOMEWORK:
1. Read/gloss “Story of an Hour” for MONDAY 2. Summer Reading Reflection for TUES 2. SSR texts for WED 3. “On The Spot” for MONDAY (I will tell you tomorrow) 4. Binder/Syllabus/SSR choice technically due tomorrow
Slide6“On the Spot”
1 person each day (we’ll start with 2 to get the hang of it)
Each person should be prepared with a question or problem for the class to discuss
Questions should be text-centered, but not plot-based
Should be based on what we are reading or have read
Should stimulate debate, interpretation, discussion, analysis…etc.
Examples:
Ambiguous, specific, and/or troubling imagery, diction, literary technique
“I’m not sure how this
metapor
works…”
Is the author/speaker suggesting _________ when she writes _______?”
“The image of ________seems contradictory and I want to know what people think.”
Character analysis
“I’d like to discuss why __________did ________. What was his motivation?”
“_________contradicts herself when she ___________.”
Irony and Tone
“I’d like to ask what people thought of the tone of this passage…”
Is the speaker being critical of the character when he says…”
Socio-political readings/reading through a “lens”
“Why are the women/men in this text portrayed as _______________?
“I think the speaker wants to make a political point when he says _________.”
Slide7“On the Spot” Continued
Keep it simple.
I noticed…
I was surprised by…
I thought it was strange that…
I’m wondering why the author would…
20 points
20: Amazing questions; stimulated thought and discussion
16: Good questions. We talk about them.
12: A question.
0: Not prepared
(credit to Mr. Mullen for concept)
Slide831 January 2014
Reminders!
I will collect/check the following things on MONDAY:
Syllabus signature
Binder
SSR choice signature sheet
QOD sheet from this week (mark today with “Wing Bowl”)
“Story of an Hour” Glossing
HOMEWORK:
1. See above. 2. Summer Reading summary and reflection due TUESDAY 3. SSR texts for WEDNESDAY 4. Read “YGB” for MONDAY
Slide94 February 2014
Daily Question:
Nathanial Hawthorne descended from John
Hathorne
, one of the Salem Witch Trial judges. Many historians speculate that Hawthorne added the “w” to his name as a means of distancing himself from his great-grandfather’s legacy.
How does this revelation impact your reading of “YGB”?
Vocab
BUSINESS ITEMS: 1. Check binder/ collect syllabus 2. Collect SSR signature sheet 3. HOLD ON TO YOUR QOD 4. Collect Summer Reading Summary **I will check Google Drive at 7.
Review terms (#8)
+ (KNOW), * (maybe know), - (DON’T KNOW)
“Young Goodman Brown” (#11) Gloss with focus
“YGB” Group Study Questions
HOMEWORK:
1. SSR TOMORROW 2. Literary Elements Common Quiz (80%) on FRI
Slide10“Young Goodman Brown”
GLOSS with focus on…
AUTHOR’S PURPOSE
SYMBOLISM
THEME
ALLUSION
Slide116 February 2014
SSR– 30 minutes (LOG– date, pages read, summary, reaction= take note of mood, tone, characters, conflict, point-of-view etc.)
Daily Question:
What is the author’s purpose in YGB? What point does it seem to argue? Explain.
Vocab
YGB quiz (#12) and discussion
“A Good Man is Hard to Find” (#13)
Gloss with a focus on tone, author’s purpose, characterization, mood change, point-of-view and symbolism.
HOMEWORK:
1. Read/gloss “AGMIHTF” for TOMORROW 2. On the Spot = Michael and Katie 3. OSCAR Lit Elements Quiz (80%) *changed* to MONDAY
Slide127 February 2014
SSR– 30
mins
(LOG)
Daily Question
:
What is the comment about human nature that the author is making in “A Good Man is Hard to Find”?
Explain.
Vocab
On the Spot
“A Good Man Is Hard to Find” Quiz (#14)
HOMEWORK:
1. Literary Elements Quiz (80%) MONDAY!
Slide1311 September 2013
No Daily Question/Vocab
102 Minutes
Response
: Choose a medium to react to the documentary. It may take any form that you wish (poem, journal entry, photo, drawing, short story…etc.).
HOMEWORK: 1. “A Good Man Is Hard To Find” Writing Activity TOMORROW (bring your glossed text) 2. On the Spot = Michael and Emily 3. SSR Tomorrow 3. Literary Terms Short Story Quiz on
FRIDAY
Explain
The Misfit’s statement, “She would have been a good woman…if it had been somebody there to shoot her every minute of her life.”
Slide1412 September 2013
SSR– 30 minutes
Daily Question
: Identify 2 examples in pages 1-2 of AGMIHTF of direct characterization of the grandmother and explain why the author includes this description.
Vocab
Review Lit Terms for Quiz with AGMIHTF questions
“A Good Man is Hard to Find” Writing Activity (#14)
HOMEWORK: 1. Lit Terms Quiz TOMORROW (bring a pencil)
Slide15Terms to Understand
Characterization
Climax
Connotation
Diction
Inference
Irony
Mood
Point of View
Symbol/symbolism
Theme
Tone
Slide1613 September 2013
Literary Terms Common Quiz (#2 pencil, you MAY write on/gloss the story and the quiz)
Daily Question :
What adjectives (try to come up with at least 2) best describe the tone of the note? Use evidence to support your choices.
Vocab
Analyzing rubrics (multiple pages) (#15) and rubrics (#16-21)
Peer Review/
Rationation
(#22)
HOMEWORK: 1. Gatsby Chapter 1 due TOMORROW 2. On the Spot –
Slide17Gentlemen: I received your letter today by post, in regard to the ransom you ask for the return of my son. I think you are a little high in your demands, and I hereby make you a counter proposition, which I am inclined to believe you will accept. You bring Johnny home and pay me two hundred and fifty dollars in cash, I agree to take him off your hands. You had better come at night, for the neighbors believe he is lost, and I
couldn
’
t be responsible for what they would do to anyone they saw bringing him back.
Very respectfully,
EBENEZER DORSET
Slide18Rubric Analysis
1. Keystone Persuasive Rubric
2. AP English Lit Rubric
3. PA Writing Rubric
4. ACT Writing Rubric
5. SAT Writing Rubric
6. Common Core Standards Rubric
Slide19Combined Groups (Block 3)
GROUP 1
Taylor, Scott, Claire, Kevin, Liam, Nate
GROUP 2
Cristin
, Jackie, Shannon, Joe,
Zech
, Brianna, and Sam
GROUP 3 Emilie, Sarah, Owen, Gillian, Michael, Zach, and Pat
Slide20Combined Groups (Block 4)
GROUP 1
Lara, Austin, Rebecca, Shannon, Joey, and
Jamila
GROUP 2 Sean K, Sarah, Kris,
Noa
, Regan, Pat, and
Gianna
GROUP 3 Sean M, Mary, Jessica,
Ainsley
, Julia
, and Kerri
Slide2110 February 2014
Daily Question
:
What skills do critical readers use when beginning a new text and making inferences?
Vocab
Literary Elements Common Quiz *use “Story of an Hour”
Gatsby Ch. 1 Anticipation Guide
(#15)
Gatsby Background Lecture (#16)
Begin Ch. 1– gloss for connection to Background Lecture ** You DO NOT need to read the
last page.
HOMEWORK
: 1. Finish Ch. 1 for TOMORROW 2. On the Spot =
Kassidy
and Curtis
Slide2211 February 2014
Daily Question:
Synthesize your knowledge of the background of this text (
#16)
and the specifics of
chapter
1
and
write one arguable statement
.
Vocab
Inferences
Evaluation Chapter 1
“On the Spot” –
Kassidy
and Curtis
Hidden Rules of Class (#17)
HOMEWORK: 1. Chapter 2 and 3 due FRIDAY (Shannon and Luke– 2, Ethan
and Sara– 3)
Slide2312 February 2014
SSR–
30 minutes + log
Daily Question:
Interpret the oxymoron: “two friends whom I scarcely knew at all.” (Nick referring to Tom and Daisy)
Vocab
“People Like Us: Social Class in America”
Day 1 (#18)
HOMEWORK: 1.
Gatsby Chapters 2-3 due FRIDAY (On the spot– 2: Shannon/Luck, 3: Ethan/Sara)
Slide2418 February 2014
Daily Question:
What do you think Fitzgerald wishes to convey about Gatsby’s parties through the incident with the drunks and the car and the husbands and wives arguing?
Vocab
*collect “People Like Us” Day One Reactions
On The Spot (Review)–
Chapter 2: Shannon/Luke
Chapter 3: Ethan/Sara
HOMEWORK:
1. Chapter 4 due THURSDAY (quiz on 2-4) 2. Chapter 5 due FRIDAY
Slide2519 February 2014
SSR– 30 minutes (+ log – summary/literary term analysis)
Daily Question:
Nick
comments that the people at the party conduct “themselves according to the
rules of
behavior associated with an amusement
park” (41).
Analyze what is being conveyed by
the comparison
.
*No vocab– quiz MONDAY
“On the Spot” Ch. 3 (Ethan/Sara)
“People Like Us” Day Two (also #18)
HOMEWORK:
1. Chapter 4 due TOMORROW (quiz on Ch. 2-4) 2. Day Two Reflections due TOMORROW 3. Chapter 5 and 6 due MONDAY
Slide2620 February 2014
Ms. Chaga @ Model UN
Gatsby Chapters 2-4 Quiz
Daily Question:
Analyze the techniques used to develop the character of
Wolfsheim
. Cite specific evidence to support your claims.
Marxist Theory (#19)
HOMEWORK:
1. Vocab Quiz MONDAY 2. Chapters 5-6 due MONDAY
Slide2721 February 2014
Ms. Chaga @ Model UN
SSR– 30 minutes
Daily Question:
Why do you believe it is important to Gatsby that Daisy see his house? Explain.
“Gatsby and Marxism” (#20)
“Marxism Continued” (#21)
HOMEWORK:
1. Vocab Quiz MONDAY 2. Chapters 5-6 due MONDAY
Slide2824 February 2014
Vocab Quiz
Daily Question:
Who IS Jay Gatsby? Analyze your newfound knowledge of his past through a Marxist perspective.
Finish Marxist Criticism paragraphs (Marxism Continued = #21)
HOMEWORK:
1. Chapter 5 “On the Spot” = Ruben and Alan , Chapter 6 “On the Spot” = Janelle and Brandon 2. Chapter 7 due WEDNESDAY (“On the Spot” = Joe and Ciara)
Slide2926 February 2014
SSR– 30 minutes (+log)
Daily Question:
Interpret the following metaphor from chapter 7 and explain the context in which it takes place: “Her voice is full of money” (120).
SO many “On the Spot” people
Ruben/Allen (5), Janelle/Brandon (6), “People Like Us” Day 3 (still #18)
HOMEWORK:
1. “People Like Us” Day 3 Reactions for TOMORROW 2. Relax with the Gatsby reading…make sure you’re caught up through Chapter 7. (Joe/Ciara – hold onto your “on the spot”)
Slide3027 February 2014
Daily Question
: Interpret the following quotation in relation to the documentary and
The Great Gatsby
:
“What a
man
is depends on his character; but what he does, and what we think of what he does, depends on his circumstances. The characteristics that ruin a man in one class made him eminent in another.” – George
Bernard Shaw
Finish “People Like Us” (#18)
“People Like Us” Discussion/Gallery Walk
Chapter 7 will be discussed on MONDAY (8-9 due TUESDAY)
HOMEWORK:
1. See above regarding the reading. 2. SSR Tomorrow
Slide3128 February 2014
SSR– 30 minutes (log)
Daily Question:
Is there a way to reconcile the push to “be all you can be” with the pull to “stay true to your roots”? Explain.
HOMEWORK:
1. Chapter 7 discussion MONDAY 2. Chapters 8-9 due TUESDAY (
if snow day, all due TUESDAY)
Slide324 March 2014
Daily Question:
Step one:
List 4 words that describe you.
Step two:
Think of synonyms for these words (you may use phone thesaurus). Why did you not choose the synonym instead? What made your word “better”?
Vocab
“Shades of Meaning” Connotation Contest– (#22)
On the spot Chapter 7– Joe and Ciara
Connect Rhetorical Choices to Meaning (#23)
In pairs, complete Diction example
HOMEWORK:
1. For TOMORROW “On the Spot” Ch. 8 = Emily and Sean and Ch. 9 = Christina and Erin 2. Complete an example of Imagery tonight! 3. Gatsby exam will be TUESDAY
Slide33Friendly vs. Cordial
Intelligent vs. Level-headed
Silly vs. Airheaded
Open-minded vs. Tolerant
Optimistic vs. Quixotic
Slide34Diction Example #1
The word “overpopulated” used to describe Gatsby’s lawn at a party conveys extravagance because Gatsby lives in excess. This is significant because “overpopulated” not only represents the high number of people at one of his parties but also Gatsby’s all-consuming goal in life to want more and have more. Examples of this reflection include the gaudiness of Gatsby’s mansion, the overabundance of food, and the overall lack of real friendship; Gatsby attempts to fill an empty void with empty excess.
Slide35Diction Example #2
The word “moths” used to describe those who attend Gatsby’s parties conveys impersonality because moths are insignificant, bland-looking, and flock dumbly to light. This is significant because the guests who go to Gatsby’s parties do not know him personally and instead use him for his parties. They are characterized as similar-looking and behaving, and they migrate to Gatsby’s parties like moths to a light.
Slide36Diction Example #3
The word “throbbing” used to describe New York traffic conveys heightened excitement since the lanes of the city street are overcrowded during rush hour. This is significant because Fitzgerald is able to illustrate the chaotic sense of city life; it tells the reader about New York’s atmosphere in the 1920s.
Focus on the WORD– what is throbbing like? How could that be significant?
Slide37Diction Example
The word “roaring” is used to describe how drunk Nick wants to get at Gatsby’s party in order to have a good time. This conveys Nick’s and other peoples’ attitude during the roaring twenties. It’s significant because Fitzgerald consistently references the roaring twenties time period and this word connects to the roaring twenties motif.
Focus on the WORD– what is the connotation of roaring? Why this particular word?
Slide38Diction Example block 3 #2
The word “powdered” was used to describe Catherine, Myrtle’s sister’s complexion. How it is
cakey
in reality, but she thinks it looks high class and elegant. In truth she puts on this façade of a high class woman when she’s willing to “put herself out there” and sell herself. This is a display of someone who is acting and believes they are higher socially than they are.
FORMAT? Why is this significant to the story?
Slide39Diction Example block 3 #3
The phrase, “like Kant at his church steeple…” (Fitzgerald 93) is used to describe how Nick’s gaze at Gatsby’s home was almost philosophical in that Gatsby’s home was a symbol of Gatsby’s own godliness. This contrast’s with Nick’s simple lifestyle. This is significant because Gatsby’s home is better than other mansions because it gives a sense of philosophical knowledge while showing Gatsby’s reputation in society as an individual superior to the rich.
OK…cool idea! I loved the beginning, but I lost you near the end.
Slide405 March 2014
Daily Question:
What is the significance of the connotation of the word “Great” in the title,
The Great Gatsby
? Think how it might change if it were instead, “Gigantic,” or “Fantastic” or “Wonderful”?
Vocab
End of Book Discussion Questions – (#24)
“On the Spot” Chapter 8/9 (Emily/Sean, Christina/Erin)
Formalism Notes (loose leaf #25)
Formalist Chapter Project Rubric– (#26)
Group Work Time
HOMEWORK:
1. Project Presentations MONDAY 2. SSR FRIDAY 3. Gatsby Exam TUESDAY
Slide41Gatsby Formalist Powerpoint Groups Block 4
Chapter 1: Erin and Katie and Sara
Chapter 2: Janelle and Tyler
Chapter 3: Alan, Jake, and Sean
Chapter 4: Emily, Luke, and Gwen
Chapter 5: Ely,
Demetri
and Shannon
Chapter 6: Adam, Michael and Christina
Chapter 7: Curtis, Brandon, and Ciara
Chapter 8:
Misha
, Ethan, and
Kassidy
Chapter 9: Joe and Ruben
Slide426 March 2014
Daily Question:
Is Gatsby or Nick the protagonist of the novel? Explain your choice.
Vocab
Group work for Formalism PowerPoint Project
HOMEWORK
:
1. PowerPoint Presentations MONDAY 2. Gatsby Exam TUESDAY
Slide43Example Theme
Although the upper class can hide imperfections with a façade of money, loneliness and alienation from each other are even more pervasive when excessive wealth and power are involved.
Slide44Example: Plot
A. Suspense: Tom’s affair with Myrtle/does Daisy know?
B. Foreshadowing: Daisy saying “What Gatsby?”(3)
C. Symbol: Daisy’s white clothing symbolize purity and desirability.
HOW DOES THE PLOT INFLUENCE THE THEME?
INCLUDE ONE DIRECT QUOTE.
CAN BE MORE THAN ONE SLIDE FOR EACH.
Slide45Diction Block 4 Example #1
The word “slunk” used to describe how Nick moved when he went to the direction of the cocktail
tableconveys
awkwardness and how he feels out of place because he is
aomong
many people in the upper class and he’s more lower class. This is significant because it shows the difference between the classes and how they feel around each other.
OK start. Why does slunk convey awkwardness? What about its connotation says that?
Slide46Diction Example Block 4 #2
The word “vacuous” used to describe personality conveys the people having a good time at the party. Because in that scene people were care free and full of reckless decision making. This is significant because it shows Gatsby doesn’t care about his home or belongings because as long as people keep showing up he will find Daisy.
Good choice of word-- >Vacuous = EMPTY, mindless, hollow like a vacuum.
So why specifically vacuous?
Slide47Diction Example Block 4 #3
The phrase “picking his words with care” used to describe Gatsby’s speech conveys secrecy and carefulness because he makes sure to say very little about himself and only says what be believes people want to hear. This is significant because it sets up the book in that it shows why Gatsby speaks the way he does. People don’t really know him, they know what he tells them, which is based off of what he thinks they want to hear. It makes the reader see that they can’t really trust what he says.
Slide48Imagery Example #1
The image of Dr.
Eckleberg’s
eyes on the billboard represent sight or insight (and therefore blindness). The characters have very little self-knowledge or knowledge of one another. For example, Daisy does not really know how to identify herself and how to react to her husband’s affair. Even the “Great” Gatsby is blind. He is blinded by dreams of seeing Daisy again and the possibility of rekindling a relationship. The only character who appears to see what is happening around him is Nick; the eyes might also be God-like because they see everything.
Slide49Imagery Example #2
The image of
Gatby’s
Rolls-Royce becoming an “omnibus” conveys a picture of a low class man because the reader realizes that even though Gatsby outwardly appears to be a man of high class, it is apparent that he is new money through his use of expensive cars to transport people. This is significant because the reader sees what’s underneath Gatsby’s extravagant experience.
OMNI = every
Discussion of the bus imagery itself?
Slide507 March 2014
Daily Question:
The sentence, “So we drove on towards death through the cooling twilight” (143 (yellow) or 136) is
A. a metaphor.
B. an example of weather reflecting life.
C. used to build suspense and foreshadow upcoming trouble.
D. used to contrast the coolness of the evening to the heat of the day.
EXPLAIN
Vocab
Formalism Project Continued
HOMEWORK
: 1. Project Presentations MONDAY (e-mail me your group’s Power Point by MONDAY at 8 AM) 2. Gatsby Exam TUESDAY
Slide5110 March 2014
Daily Question:
Analyze Nick’s actions and remarks in the following quotation:
“You’re worth the whole damn bunch put together. I’ve always been glad I said that. It was the only compliment I ever gave him, because I disapproved of him from beginning to end” (162).
Vocab
Formalism Chapter Presentations
HOMEWORK:
1. Gatsby Exam TOMORROW!
Slide52Example Theme
Although the upper class can hide imperfections with a façade of money, loneliness and alienation from each other are even more pervasive when excessive wealth and power are involved.
Slide53Example: Plot
A. Suspense: Tom’s affair with Myrtle/does Daisy know?
B. Foreshadowing: Daisy saying “What Gatsby?”
C. Flashback: N/A
D. Atmosphere…etc.
HOW DOES THE PLOT INFLUENCE THE THEME?
INCLUDE ONE DIRECT QUOTE.
CAN BE MORE THAN ONE SLIDE FOR EACH.
Slide5411 March 2014
Daily Question:
Test your group’s theme for “truth.” Meaning, list and explain a time (in film, literature, history, art…etc.) where it was also shown to be true.
(Example: In
Great Expectations
, Miss
Havisham
lives “up town” and is greatly privileged; however, her privilege comes with isolation behind great iron gates.)
Vocab
Gatsby Exam
HOMEWORK: 1. None! Enjoy
2. Chapter 2 , the last half of 8, and 9 will present TOMORROW
Slide5512 March 2014
SSR– 30 minutes
Daily Question:
You’re in charge of casting the next incarnation of
The Great Gatsby
in film. Who would you choose for the main characters (Gatsby, Nick, Daisy, Tom, Myrtle)? Why?
Vocab
Presentations
Gatsby Film
HOMEWORK: 1. Another night of a break!
Slide5613 March 2014
Daily Question:
How is the final scene of Gatsby different when you read it? What emotion does that conjure up and how does that change when you’re seeing it simultaneously represented on the screen and narrated?
**write down for AFTER the film
Vocab
Finish
Gatby
Film
HOMEWORK
: 1. Permission slip for TOMORROW if you plan on attending the 2
nd
block assembly on TUESDAY.
Slide5714 March 2014
SSR--30 minutes
Daily Question:
What is the most defining characteristic of identity: gender, race, socio-economic status, culture, language, nationality or something else? Explain.
Vocab
Minority Literature Circle Options (#27)
Minority Lit Circles Calendar (#28)
Novel Questions (AFTER discussion, you will turn in 3) (#29)
Gatsby Film (if time)
HOMEWORK:
1. Bring in a photo of yourself in a context that is significant for you. Be prepared to tell the story of the photo to a partner. 2. First lit circle MONDAY!
Slide58Breath, Eyes, Memory
Joe
Emily
Brandon
Ely
Christina
Slide59Flight Behavior
Katie
Gwen
Alan
Kassidy
Ciara
Slide60Their Eyes Were Watching God
Adam
Sara
Janelle
Erin
Demetri
Slide61The Roundhouse
Mike
Ruben
Tyler
Ethan
Shannon
Slide6217 March 2014
Ms. Chaga Out Sick
Daily Question:
Consider Friday’s daily question. Other than the broader “culture,” what specific element has has the most significant impact on your own developing identity? Explain.
(Race, language, culture, gender, family, ethnicity, sexuality, religion, language…etc.)
Minority Lit Circle Groups
HOMEWORK: 1.
Bring the photograph that has a story that is meaningful to you FRIDAY 2. Minority Lit Circle Questions (choose 3) TYPED for FRIDAY
Slide6318 March 2014
Daily Question:
We will be focusing on four “mini-lessons” about aspects of identity during this unit. They will include socio-economic class, gender, race, and language. Each will include a reading and a video component
. What do you think we should use as our fifth focus within the components of identity? Why? What information should we investigate for this? Explain
.
“Bossy Pants” Article– (#30)
Minority Lit Circles
HOMEWORK
:
1.
Minority Lit Circles Questions (3) due FRIDAY (TYPED) 2. Lit Circle #3 will be TOMORROW 3. Bring the photo that is meaningful to you on FRIDAY
Slide6419 March 2014
SSR– 30 minutes
Daily Question
:
How does socio-economic class play a role in your lit circle text? Explain.
Vocab
Minority Lit Circles Calendar (#28) and check-in /questions?
Finish Gatsby Film
HOMEWORK:
1. Lit Circle #3 for TOMORROW 2. 3 questions TYPED from your text’s section 1 questions for FRIDAY 3. Bring in your photo that was meaningful/has a story for TOMORROW
Slide6520 March 2014
Daily Question:
How much does culture shape an individual identity? How much of an individual’s life is based on culture and how much is based on individual choice?
Vocab
Minority American Literature Circles (Memory as Cultural Identity Rubric on back) (#31)
Memory as Cultural Identity Creative Writing (#32)
Literature Circle #3
HOMEWORK:
1. 3 (TYPED) questions due TOMORROW *Please write the corresponding number 2. Literature Circle #4 TUESDAY 3. Memory as Cultural Identity Assignment due Wednesday, April 2
nd
.
Slide6621 March 2014
Daily Question:
How does the story you wrote yesterday tell something about your identity? Will you use it for your Memory and Cultural Identity writing? Why or why not?
No Vocab– quiz TUESDAY
Collect typed questions. Hand in pink sheet if no questions.
Option A
we collect $20 and go to the b-ball game)
Option B
SSR and time to read your homework.
HOMEWORK:
1. Read and annotate (gloss) #33 (“Being White in Philly”) and the response #34 (“Whites Must Criticize…”)
2. Write a
(
typed) one-paragraph response to a passage from either article. Cite the passage and then write your response.
3. Lit Circle #4 MONDAY
4. Memory as Cultural Identity Assignment due Wednesday, April 2
nd
.
Slide6724 March 2014
Daily Question:
Is the promotion of “colorblindness”(the idea that ignoring or overlooking racial or ethnic differences promotes racial harmony) a positive or a negative idea for our society?
No vocab– quiz TOMORROW
Lit Circle #4 (This section’s questions due MONDAY)
“Colorblindness”/ “Walk on By”
#35
WWYD Race/ Race is an Illusion
HOMEWORK:
1. Read “Sitting Together in the Cafeteria” and Race response due WEDNESDAY by 8 AM 2. Lit Circle TOMORROW 3. Vocab Quiz TOMORROW 4. Identity Assignment due NEXT WED (April 2) (Google Drive – 3-5 pages– 1 ½ pages for memories, 1 ½ for analysis)
Slide6825 March 2014
Vocab Quiz
Daily Question:
What does it mean to “act like a man”? What does it mean to “act like a lady”? What do we call people that do not fit inside these “boxes”?
(Please be candid here– we can be respectful while actually talking about the issue)
Vocab
Lit Circle– 10 minutes
“Why Boys Don’t Play With Dolls” (#36) and questions
“Video clips– “What Would You Do?” and “Target Women” and “As Gender Roles Change are Men Out of Step?”
HOMEWORK:
1. Lit Circle FRI.
2
. Respond to RACE and IDENTITY prompt for TOMORROW (e-mail by 8AM) 3. Read “The Future of the Gender Bend” and respond to GENDER and IDENTITY prompt for THURSDAY (email by 8AM) 4
. Identity Assignment due NEXT WED (April 2) (Google Drive – 3-5 pages– 1 ½ pages for memories, 1 ½ for analysis)
Slide6926 March 2014
Daily Question:
Without any additional background knowledge, write a thesis statement for the following prompt: “Take a position that defends, challenges, or qualifies the claim that television has had a positive impact on presidential elections.”
SSR – 30 minutes
TV Synthesis Prompt
(#37)
HOMEWORK:
1. Gender response on Google Drive for TOMORROW
2
. TV Prompt Outline due TOMORROW 3. 3 Questions for 2
nd
half of Lit Circle text due MONDAY (Typed!) 4. Cultural Identity and Memory Assignment due WED.
Slide7027 March 2014
BEFORE your DQ, write the thesis of your TV Prompt from yesterday on the notecard.
Daily Question:
What are some ways that people synthesize beside writing? How are each of you a “synthesis”?
Vocab (new list)
Synthesis Essay Notes
(loose leaf #38)
Sample Scoring Guidelines (#39) *what makes the difference?
Sample Essays from the AP (#40)
Count off by 7
Read OUT LOUD with your group
Assign a grade based on the rubric and be ready to explain your choice
Scoring Commentary (#41)
HOMEWORK:
1. Lit Circle #6 TOMORROW 2. 3 Questions from 2
nd
half of Lit Circle text due MONDAY (typed!) 3. Identity and Memory Assignment due WEDNESDAY 4. Group Synthesis Essay will be in class on FRIDAY (April 4
th
) 5. Midterm Essay/Notebook check 4/8 6. Midterm Exam 4/9
Slide7128 March 2014
SSR– 30 minutes
Daily Question:
Are certain languages privileged over others?
Explain your reasoning.
Vocab
10 minute meeting with your Lit Circle
Language articles
(
#
42
)
Gloss, summarize, and be prepared to
discuss/share your reactions
Language
Clips
HOMEWORK
:
1.
Read Amy Tan’s “Mother Tongue” and complete Language
prompt for
TUESDAY 2
.
Memory
and Identity Assignment due
WEDNESDAY
(share with me on Google Drive) 4.
Last Lit
Circle
MONDAY + 3 questions (typed)
Slide7231 March 2014
SSR– 30 minutes (we will NOT have SSR on Friday because of the in-class Group Synthesis Essay, hence will we have it today).
Daily Question:
Would you want to be able to remember every moment of your life? Why or why not? How would such an ability affect your identity? Explain
Vocab
LAST Literature Circle Group– complete AP Card (one per group) on a separate piece of paper. This will be a quiz grade (25
pts
) **you will find the format on page 5 of your green “Reference Pages” packet (#23)
HOMEWORK
:
1
.Language response due TOMORROW e-mailed by 8AM 2. Memory
and Identity Paper (3-5 pages) due
WEDNESDAY
(share directly with
schaga@haverfordsd.net
on Google Drive)
3. Group Synthesis Essay FRIDAY (in class) 4. Midterm Essay TUESDAY 4/8 (and notebook check – 50
pts
) 5. Midterm Exam 4/9
Slide731 April 2014
Daily Question: Read, “Hand - Me - Down Memories? Not Here.” (#63) List what mementos from your childhood you still hold on to, and why. What do you think of Ms. Slatalla’s realization that “When you hold on to the past too hard, and for no better reason than simply because it happened to you, it can start to take up so much space that you don’t have room to try something new”? VocabWrap-Up Race/Language/Gender with Gallery Walk**Question, argue, agree with, challenge, or connect to something else! Group work with last practice synthesis prompt-- #64HOMEWORK: 1. Memory and Identity paper SHARED with me by the start of class tomorrow! 2. Tomorrow we will begin the final synthesis project. Bring your brain and your lit circle book! 3. Midterm Essay FRI 3. LAST SSR– tomorrow. 4. Lit circle packets due WEDNESDAY
Slide742 April 2014
SSR– last one! 30 minutes
Daily Question:
Evaluate your own work on the Memory and Identity Assignment. What do you feel you did well? What aspect would you change or improve if you could? Explain.
Vocab
Lit Circle—work to plan/read for TOMORROW (#64)
HOMEWORK: 1.
We will be completing the synthesis IN CLASS TOMORROW! 2. Lit circle packets due TOMORROW 3. Midterm Essay FRIDAY in class! 4. Midterm on MONDAY!
Slide753 April 2014
Slide764 April 2014
Daily Question:
What are some ways that people synthesize beside writing? How are each of you a “synthesis”?
Vocab
Synthesis Essay
create document in Google Drive folder.
HINTS:
1. You should not be using a single source per
paragraph
. That
is
not a synthesis!
2. However, just because you’re using two sources in a paragraph doesn’t automatically make it synthesis.
3. You don’t want too much of a good thing! Be sure to include your own analysis/argument.
HOMEWORK:
1. Midterm Essay FRIDAY – make sure you have your SSR book in order to be able to use direct citations. 2. Midterm MONDAY!
Slide777 April 2014
Slide788 April 2014
Midterm Essay– you need a writing utensil and loose leaf paper.1. Write your name on the prompt.2. Read the prompt carefully.3. Please don’t forget to SKIP LINES!!!!4. Staple your prompt to the top of your essay and hand in to Ms. ChagaYou will NOT have extra time. HOMEWORK: Midterm Exam MONDAY. You need a #2 pencil. Check Google Drive for the Keystone Sample Questions for studying purposes.
Slide796 November 2013
Daily Question
:
Write a theme you see being presented in
Forrest Gump
. Support with two examples.
Vocab
Introduce 2
nd
quarter SSR (drama)
Forrest Gump
HOMEWORK: 1. NONE! We will begin The Road!
Slide80Block 3 SSR Drama Choices
Harvey
: Zach S., Kevin, Scott, and Owen
Arsenic and Old Lace
:
Cristin
, Sarah, Claire, and
Bri
Steel Magnolias
: Emilie, Gillian, Jackie, and Shannon
American Buffalo
: Liam, Sam, Pat, and Joe
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest: Zack, Nate, Michael, and Taylor
Slide81Block 4 Drama SSR Choices
The Crucible
: Shannon,
Jamila
, Regan, Mary
American Buffalo
: Sean^2 Austin, Pat
Arsenic and Old Lace
:
Ainsley
, Joey,
Becca
, Jess
Harvey
: Lara, Sarah, Kris,
Kaytie
Rumors
:
Gianna
, Kerri,
Noa
, Julia
Slide827 November 2013
Daily Question:
You are hanging out a basement with two of your friends when some sort of “event” occurs leading to global devastation (apocalypse). Somehow, the three of you survive intact. As leader of your group, what are the first three things you would do and why?
Vocab
SSR Drama Options/Groups (list your three choices– need books by next THURSDAY)
SSR Drama #65
Dystopian Literature Notes #66
Finish
Forrest Gump
HOMEWORK: 1. SSR book by THURSDAY (one week from today) 2. Read
The Road
pages 3-25 for TOMORROW!
Slide838 November 2013
Daily Question:
What do you think society gains from imagining a post-apocalyptic/dystopian future? How can you explain the recent surge in popularity of texts such as
The Hunger Games
and
The
Uglies
, movies like
I Am Legend
and TV shows like
The Walking Dead
and
Revolution
?
Vocab
Dystopian Literature Notes (loose leaf) #66
Oprah and Cormac McCarthy Clip
Take
note of what
you notice about Cormac McCarthy.
What does he say?
How does he act?
How does he speak?
What seems important to him?
What do his mannerisms say about him?
Section I Assignment (#67)
The Road
Anticipation Guide (#68)
HOMEWORK: 1. Complete Double-Entry Notes from 3-37 (#69) 2. Read through p. 37 in The Road 3. SSR drama books due THURSDAY
Slide8411 November 2013 (Veteran’s Day)
Daily Question:
Are equality and fairness the same thing? Explain.
Vocab
Collect
The Road
Double-Entry Homework (#69)
Wrap up discussion of Anticipation Guide (#68)
Excerpt from
Utopia
by Sir Thomas More (#70)
Creating a Dystopia (Utopia
Dystopia OR Post-Apocalyptic Dystopia) (#71)
HOMEWORK:
1.
The Road
37-50 for TOMORROW with handout questions (#72) 2. SSR drama books due THURS!
Slide85Utopia Question
Briefly sum up how Utopia is introduced at the beginning of
Book II (and
then
explain
how occupations
are
divided among the Utopians and how idleness is
prevented.
What
do you think of this
system—
do
you especially like any parts of it or see
any problems
with it?
Slide8612 November 2013
Daily Question:
Would you be willing to sacrifice the happiness of someone else to be perfectly happy yourself for the rest of your life? Why or why not?
Vocab
Present Utopia/Post-Apocalypse
Dystopia
“The Ones Who Walk Away from
Omelas
” (#72)
Questions for “TOWWAFO” (#73)
HOMEWORK: 1.
The Road
51-75 with questions (#74) for THURS 2. SSR drama book for THURS
Slide87Terms “TOWWAFO”
Restive
(adj.)
: unable to keep still or silent and becoming increasingly difficult to control, esp. because of impatience, dissatisfaction, or boredom
.
Dulcet
(adj.): Having a soothing or agreeable quality.
Banality
(n.): Something that is trite, obvious, or predictable; commonplace.
Puritanical
(adj.): Very strict in moral or religious matters, often excessively so; rigidly austere.
Magnanimous
(adj.): Generous in forgiving insult or injury; free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness.
Amiably
(adv.): having or showing pleasant, good-natured qualities.
Imbecile
(n. or adj.): (usually offensive) showing mental feebleness or incapacity.
Uncouth
(adj.): strange and ungraceful in appearance or form.
Vapid
(adj.): without liveliness or spirit; dull or tedious
Slide8813 November 2013– Use appropriate strategies to interpret and analyze the universal significance of literary fiction.
Daily Question:
Do we consider only pain and evil intellectual and worth talking about? Is that why the news is filled with bad things? Do we think being happy is childish and uninteresting? Or do we thrive on the drama? Explain.
Vocab
Wrap-Up “TOWWAFO” Discussion (#73)
Dystopian Literature Articles
(#75)
How, if at all, do the current dystopian and post-apocalyptic themes differ from other “dark” or weighty themes in young adult books, like death, divorce, illness, poverty, teenage pregnancy and so on
?
Dystopian or Post-Apocalyptic Fiction Annotated Bib (#76)
HOMEWORK:
1.
The Road
51-75 with questions for TOMORROW (#74) 2. SSR drama books for TOMORROW
Slide89Strongly Agree, Agree Somewhat, Disagree Somewhat, and Strongly Disagree
[
Y]
oung
adults crave stories of broken futures because they themselves are uneasily aware that their world is falling apart.
Slide90[T]
eenagers
who are loving the dystopian themes are generally the ones who don’t have to face it. […] Would we be so enamored with dystopian fiction if we lived in a culture where violent death was a major concern? It wouldn’t be escapism.
Slide91Schools are places where teens are subject to dress codes, have few free speech rights, and are constantly under surveillance, where they rise and sit at the sound of a bell. Is it any wonder that dystopian novels speak to them?
Slide92[T]he current popularity of dystopian tales also owes a lot to Internet-age marketing.
Slide93We want to hold on to our individuality, our humanity, our ability to love and connect to others, […] but in today’s global communications network we can’t avoid facing overwhelming obstacles. The more we understand how small and powerless we really are against the immense forces that control our existence, the more we yearn to feel meaningful. And so we read again and again about the child of dystopia who makes us feel hope for humankind.
Slide94Individual Articles: Questions
Why
are young adults interested in
post apocalyptic
or dystopian stories, according to this writer
?
2. What
, if anything, does he or she think makes the
themes
in today’s young adult stories different from those in the past
?
3. After
reading this writer’s thoughts on dystopian themes in young adult literature, do you agree or disagree? Why?
Slide9514 November 2013-Analyze connections between texts (Road, Dystopian Genre, and “Darkness”
SSR– 30 minutes (Without your play? Read
The Road
or another choice text for today!)
Daily Question:
How, if at all, do the current dystopian and post-apocalyptic themes differ from other “dark” or weighty themes in young adult books, like death, divorce, illness, poverty, teenage pregnancy and so on?
Vocab
Film Permission Slip for TOMORROW (or no film)
The Road
Section 4 (76-100) Questions (#77)
Continue
Dystopian or Post-Apocalyptic Fiction Annotated Bib (#76
)
“Darkness” (#78)
HOMEWORK: 1. The Road (76-100) for MONDAY 2. Permission slips for TOMORROW!
Slide9615 November 2013 –Analyze the author’s (director’s) intended purpose of a “text.”
Daily Question:
What do you make of the title (Children of Men) of the film? How does it set up or inform your viewing and what questions does it leave you with?
Vocab
Children of Men
Film Analysis Sheet (#79)
HOMEWORK:
1.
The Road
(76-100) with questions for MONDAY! 2. Google Doc response to
Children of Men
for TUESDAY!
Slide9716 November 2013– analyze the author’s (director’s) intended purpose for a text.
Daily Question:
What do you see as the largest connection between the dystopia of
Children of Men
and that of
The Road
? What
are
the major differences?
Vocab
Finish
Children of Men
(#79)
“Darkness”
(#78)
HOMEWORK:
1.
Children of Men
handout due TOMORROW 2. Google Drive response due TOMORROW 3. The Road (101-126) with questions (#80) due THURS. 4. Quiz FRIDAY on
The Road
up through 126.
Slide98‘At the end I cannot dictate a sense of hope for anybody because a sense of hope is something that’s very internal. We wanted the end to be a glimpse of a possibility of hope, for the audience to invest their own sense of hope into that ending. So if you’re a hopeful person you’ll see a lot of hope, and if you’re a bleak person you’ll see a complete hopelessness at the end.
’ –
Children of Men
Director, Alfonso
Cuaron
Slide9919 November 2013
SSR– 30 minutes
Daily Question: When the man and boy say they are “carrying the fire” they are referring to humanity and being the “good guys.” If society is destroyed and our way of live no longer exists, what purpose does humanity serve?
Vocab
The Road (101-126) (#80)
“Bedtime Story” (#81)
HOMEWORK: 1. The Road 101-126 due THURS 2. Quiz THURS 3. Vocab quiz TUES
Slide10020 November 2013
Daily Question: Do a close reading of the following quotation. “He’d had this feeling before, beyond the numbness and the dull despair. The world shrinking down about a raw core of
parsible
entities…” (88-89).
Vocab
“The Murderer” (#82)
HOMEWORK: 1. Quiz TOMORROW 2. The Road 101-126 TOMORROW 3. Vocab Quiz TUES
Slide10121 November 2013
SSR– 30 minutes (calendar-- #82)
Daily Question:
Throughout
the novel, the characters seem to draw conclusions about what constitutes a “good guy” versus a “bad guy.” What distinction, if any, does the father seem to draw between the two categories of people? What distinction does the son draw
?
“Darkness” (#78)
Quiz– connect
The Road
with “Darkness” (#83)
HOMEWORK: 1.
The Road (
127-150) (#84) due TOMORROW 2. Vocab quiz TUES
Slide10222 November 2013
Daily Question:
*Fun Friday* see next slide
Vocab– 2 words
The Road
Group Discussion
Surviving the Apocalypse Game (#86)
The Road
Game Project (#87)
HOMEWORK:
1.
The Road
151-175 (#85) with questions due MON (127-150 also due) 2. Vocab Quiz TUES
Slide103Slide10425 November 2013
Daily Question:
The sardonic blind man named Ely
tells
the
man
that,
“
There is no God and we are his prophets
”
(170). What does
he
mean by this? Why does the father say about his son, later in the same conversation,
“
What if I said that he
’
s a god?
”
(172). Are we meant to see the son as a savior? Provide example(s) from the book to support your stance
.
No vocab this week! (Quiz TOMORROW)
Questions about
Road
Project? (#87)– 40
mins
!
(You will have ½ block on the 5
th
and a full block on the 6
th
)
The Road
Section 8/9 due WED– time to read! 30
mins
! (#88, #89)
HOMEWORK:
1. Vocab Quiz TOMORROW 2. 8/9 due WED 3. Section 10 due MON 12/2 4. Road Projects December 10
th
, 11
th
, 12
th
!
Slide10526 November 2013
SSR– 30 minutes
Daily Question:
Which conflict (man vs. man, man vs. self, man vs. nature, man vs. society) is the central conflict of this story? Why?
No Vocab
Vocab Quiz
Continue work on 8/9
HOMEWORK: 1. 8/9 due TOMORROW 2. 10 due MONDAY 3. Road projects Dec. 10-13
Slide10627 November 2013
Daily Question
:
On page 188, analyze the symbolism of the
serpents.
No vocab
Baucis
and Philemon (#91)
@ 11:30 The Road
Film in 126
HOMEWORK
: 1. Section 10 (#90) due MONDAY 2. Enjoy your Thanksgiving!
Slide1072 December 2013
Daily Question:
Clearly the characters in the story are all survivors of something that has happened, so
why do you think the old man, called Ely, makes the statement,
“If something had happened and we were survivors and we met on the road then we’d have something to talk about. But we’re not. So we don’t”?
Why would Ely not consider at least himself to be a survivor? What does this say about survival? Is survival merely staying alive, or does survival have a deeper connotative meaning here
?
Vocab
“After the Apocalypse” by Michael
Chabon
(#92)– read/gloss
Section 11 (#93) due TOMORROW
The Road Film
HOMEWORK
:
1. Section 11 due TOMORROW 2. Section 12 (end) due WED 3. Road project work time ½ THURS, FRI. 4. Road Test MONDAY 5. Road projects 12/10-13
Slide108Ambivalence: (n) co-
existance
of negative and positive feelings
Preponderance: (n) superiority in weight, power, number
Mitigating: (v) lessen in intensity
Appurtenances: (n) rights, privileges
Stalwarts: (n) steadfast, uncompromising partisans
Pasquinade: (n) satire or lampoon
Ineluctable: (
adj
) incapable of being evaded
Asymptotically: (
adv
) approaching a value as approaching infinity
Congenial: (
adj
) pleasing in nature
Intuit: (v) to know or receive by intuition
Messianic: (
adj
) characteristic of an expected deliverer
Depredations: (n) act of plundering or robbing
Abnegate: (v) to refuse or deny oneself; reject
Fulcrum: (n) point of rest on which a lever turns
Punctilio: (n) strictness or exactness
Charnel: (
adj
) fit for a repository for dead bodies
Tropes: (n) any rhetorical device that exists in other than literal sense
Prognosticatory: (v) to forecast or predict
Fidelity: (n) strict observance of loyalty
Audacity: (n) boldness or daring
Abyss: (n) deep unfathomable or infinite
Slide109Do you agree with his genre choice?
“But it’s not the goal of the journey, the movement toward healing, however illusory, that marks
The Road
as epic adventure: rather it’s the passage of its heroes through Hell” (4)
“
The Road
is not a record of fatherly fidelity, it is a testament to the abyss of a parent’s greatest fears” (5).
Slide1103 December 2013
SSR– 30 minutes (meet with your group, begin discussing parts/possible section for performance…etc.)
Daily Question:
How is the symbolic meaning/metaphorical understanding of “fire” in
The Road
paradoxical?
Vocab
Veteran Assignment (#95) (due January 8
th
)
Cards for Troops
HOMEWORK:
1. Section 12 due TOMORROW 2. Write two (2) open-ended discussion questions that will inspire discussion for tomorrow’s Socratic Seminar. EXTRA CREDIT– bring in a scholarly article to include in your discussion 3.
The Road
Test MONDAY 3. Projects 12/10-13
Slide111Letters for Troops
WHAT TO WRITE ABOUT
Keep your message upbeat and
positive. Be
thankful– share a little bit of
yourself. Ask
questions; however, do not discuss death or killing Avoid politics completely and religious in excess It
is
all about appreciation and respect Ask yourself: Will this letter bring a smile to
someone’s
face
?
MORE HELPFUL INFORMATION
-Sample salutations: Dear
Service Member, Dear Hero
-sign your first name only (you can write Ms.
Chaga’s
class or Haverford High School, Havertown, PA)
-
EXAMPLE
: Dear Service Member, Even though you are a world away, you are in our hearts and minds. We hope that your work will be complete soon so that you might return to be with those you love. Thank you for your effort and dedication to our nation. You are missed and honored at home.
Thankfully yours,
Sarah
Slide1124 December 2013
Daily
Question:
Although the novel
may end on
a hopeful note, much of the book is pretty gruesome. Is the violence and horror excessive? Does McCarthy cross the line with his descriptions? Is
The Road
too violent
? Explain.
Vocab
Finish Film
Socratic Seminar
What’s the difference between discussion and debate?
HOMEWORK:
1. Project work time ½ block tomorrow and Friday. 2.
The Road
exam MONDAY
Slide113Socratic Seminar: to facilitate a deeper understanding of the ideas and values in the text through shared discussion.
Don’t raise hands.
Listen carefully
Base any opinions on the text.
Address comments to the group (no side conversations)
Use sensitivity to take turns and not interrupt others (monitor ‘air time’)
Slide114Question #1
Why did the author end the novel with the line, “In the deep glens where they lived all things were older than man and they hummed of mystery” (287)?
Slide1155 December 2013
SSR– 30 minutes
Daily Question:
Throughout the story the boy is always wanting to help other people. Do you see this as a positive trait or as something that he does because he is childish? Is the boy actually a good person or is he only so compassionate because he is not old enough to know better?
Vocab
The Road Project work time
HOMEWORK:
1. Tomorrow is the LAST day to work on the projects (due TUES) 2. Road Exam MONDAY
Slide1166 December 2013
Daily Question:
Consider the following quotation from the late Nelson Mandela in relation to our readings this year. Do you agree? (Support your answer with evidence.)
“Man’s
goodness is a flame that can be hidden but never extinguished
.”
(
From Long Walk to Freedom
, 1995
)
Vocab
Road Game Projects
HOMEWORK:
1.
The Road
Exam MONDAY (author’s purpose, setting, tone, mood, imagery, figurative language, vocab in context, juxtaposition, point-of-view, symbolism, conflict AND the ending) 2.
Road
Projects TUES-THURS 3. Veteran’s Interview Project January 8th
Slide1179 December 2013
Daily Question:
What’s wrong with the following quotation integration? Fix it.
Some of the cannibals in
The Road
store other humans in their basement to eat, “In the night he heard hideous shrieks coming from the house” (115).
Vocab
The Road
Exam
HOMEWORK:
1. Projects due TOMORROW
TUES– SSR/ 1. Julia, Kerri,
Gianna
,
Noa
2.
Kaytie
WED– 1. Pat, Sean, Sean, Austin 2. Kris, Lara 3. Sarah
THURS—SSR/ 1.
Ainsley
,
Becca
, Jess, Joey 2. Mary, Shannon, Regan
Slide11811 December 2013
Daily Question:
Which of the higher order thinking skills does your game use? Explain. (Synthesis, Evaluation, Analysis) **If it doesn’t, why not?
Vocab (2 words)
Group 1–
Gianna
, Kerri, Julia,
Noa
Group 2–
Kaytie
Group 3– Pat, Sean, Sean, Austin
Group 4– Kris , Lara
HOMEWORK:
1. Projects finished TOMORROW
2. Veteran’s Interview Project due 1/8
Slide11911 December 2013
Daily Question:
Which of the higher order thinking skills does your game use? Explain. (Synthesis, Evaluation, Analysis) **If it doesn’t, why not?
Vocab (2 words)
Group 1–
Gianna
, Julia, Kerri, Kerri
Group 2
–
Group
3– Nate, Emilie, Joe, and Gillian
HOMEWORK:
1. Projects finished TOMORROW
2. Veteran’s Interview Project due 1/8
Slide12012 December 2013 (Block 3)
Daily
Question:
What are the rules of writing about war, and who should shape the story? Those who serve? Those who observe? Can a novelist ever tell us things a forward-deployed officer cannot?
Vocab
The Road Games (finish!)
Group 1: Gillian, Emily, Joe, and Nate
Group 2: Shannon, Jackie, Taylor, and Michael
Group 3: Zack, Liam, Pat and Sam
Slide12112 December 2013 (Block 4)
Daily
Question:
What are the rules of writing about war, and who should shape the story? Those who serve? Those who observe? Can a novelist ever tell us things a forward-deployed officer cannot?
Vocab
The Road Games (finish!)
Group 1:
Pat, Sean, Sean, and Austin
Group 2:
Kris/Lara
Group
3:
Sarah
Group 4:
Ainsley
,
Becca
, Jess, and Joey
Group 5: Mary, Shannon
, Regan
Slide122Tally
PLSZ (cell phone): 18 SCBC (trophy): 18 SOKZ (white house down): -3 JENGa (guitar): 12
Slide123Road to the Road
RMSK: 4 “Bee” nice.Winnnnnnneeerrrs! SJJB: 1 LK: 2 NKJ: 2
I love owls.
Oink
Slide12413 December 2013
Daily Question:
Write a working thesis for the
following prompt:
“You can leave home all you want but home will never leave you.” --
Sonsyrea
Tate
Sonsyrea
Tate’s statement suggests that “home” may be conceived of as a dwelling, a place, or a state of mind. It may have positive or negative associations, but in either case, it may have a considerable influence on an individual. Choose a novel or play in which a central character leaves home, yet finds that home remains significant.
Write a well-developed essay in which you analyze the importance of “home” to this character and the reasons for its continuing influence. Explain how the character’s idea of home illuminates the larger meaning of the work.
Do not merely summarize the plot
.
Vocab
Finish games
War Unit Choices– (#96)
HOMEWORK:
1. Veteran Interview 1/8 2. Tuesday and Thursday of next week will be FULL SSR project prep days.
Slide12516 December 2013
Daily Question
:
For centuries, prominent thinkers have pondered the relationship between ownership and the development of self
(
identity), ultimately asking the question, “What does it mean to own something?”
Plato
argues that owning objects is detrimental to a person’s
character
. Aristotle claims that ownership of
tangible goods helps
to develop moral character. Twentieth-
century philosopher
Jean-Paul Sartre proposes that ownership
extends beyond
objects to include intangible things as well. In
Sartre’s view
, becoming proficient in some skill and
knowing something
thoroughly means that we “own” it.
Think
about the differing views of ownership. Then write an essay in which you explain your position on the
relationship
between ownership and sense of self. Use appropriate evidence from your reading, experience, or
observations
to support your argument.
Write your thesis.
Slide126Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell This is the story of the only survivor of Operation Redwing, SEAL fire team leader Marcus Luttrell, and the extraordinary firefight that led to the largest loss of life in American Navy SEAL history. His squadmates fought valiantly beside him until he was the only one left alive, blasted by an RPG into a place where his pursuers could not find him. A born and raised Texan, Marcus Luttrell takes us from the rigors of SEAL training, where he and his fellow SEALs discovered what it took to join the most elite of the American special forces, to a fight in the desolate hills of Afghanistan for which they never could have been prepared. His account of his squadmates' heroism and mutual support renders an experience that is both heartrending and life-affirming. In this rich chronicle of courage and sacrifice, honor and patriotism, Marcus Luttrell delivers a powerful narrative of modern war.
I Love My Rifle More Than You by Kayla Williams Kayla Williams is one of the 15 percent of the U.S. Army that is female, and she is a great storyteller. With a voice that is “funny, frank and full of gritty details” (New York Daily News), she tells of enlisting under Clinton; of learning Arabic; of the sense of duty that fractured her relationships; of being surrounded by bravery and bigotry, sexism and fear; of seeing 9/11 on Al-Jazeera; and of knowing she would be going to war.With a passion that makes her memoir “nearly impossible to put down” (Buffalo News) Williams shares the powerful gamut of her experiences in Iraq, from caring for a wounded civilian to aiming a rifle at a child. Angry at the bureaucracy and the conflicting messages of today’s military, Williams offers us “a raw, unadulterated look at war” (San Antonio Express News) and at the U.S. Army. And she gives us a woman’s story of empowerment and self-discovery.
Sparta by Roxana RobinsonConrad Farrell has no family military heritage, but as a classics major at Williams College, he has encountered the powerful appeal of the Marine Corps ethic. “Semper Fidelis” comes straight from the ancient world, from Sparta, where every citizen doubled as a full-time soldier. When Conrad graduates, he joins the Marines to continue a long tradition of honor, courage, and commitment. Suspenseful, compassionate, and perceptive, Sparta captures the nuances of the unique estrangement that modern soldiers face as they attempt to rejoin the society they’ve fought for. Billy Collins writes that Roxana Robinson is “a master at . . . the work of excavating the truths about ourselves”; The Washington Post’s Jonathan Yardley calls her “one of our best writers.”
The Unforgiving Minute by Craig Mullaney In this surprise bestseller, West Point grad, Rhodes scholar, Airborne Ranger, and U. S. Army Captain Craig Mullaney recounts his unparalleled education and the hard lessons that only war can teach. While stationed in Afghanistan, a deadly firefight with al-Qaeda leads to the loss of one of his soldiers. Years later, after that excruciating experience, he returns to the United States to teach future officers at the Naval Academy. Written with unflinching honesty, this is an unforgettable portrait of a young soldier grappling with the weight of war while coming to terms with what it means to be a man.
No True Glory by Bing West
Slide12716 December 2013
Daily Question:
Develop your own rhetorical taxonomy (classification system). How might you divide the world of argument? In other words, how do you classify the different purposes or types
of argument?
Vocab
Glossary of Rhetorical Terms
(#97)
Everything’s an Argument Ch. 1 (#98)
#1 and #4 (Loose leaf) and commercial responses (#99)
War Novel Reading Time (Rhetoric Essay due January 15
th
)
HOMEWORK:
1. Read through the glossary of terms and connect with your war reading (for WED) 2.
Link a commercial to Google Drive and analyze the argument according to Aristotle’s Appeals (for TOMORROW
) 3. Tomorrow is your first SSR Drama practice day! Come prepared.
Slide128Add to #4 List
Sleeping Beauty’s castle on the Disney logo
Oprah Winfrey
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Ground Zero
A dollar bill
Commercials:
1. What is the video’s argument?
2. Who is the intended audience?
3. Give one specific example of how the video uses rhetorical appeals (either emotional, ethical, or logical) to persuade the audience.
Slide12917 December 2012
Daily Question:
Write a character sketch/background for the character you will play in your group’s scene (if you don’t know yet, pick one). What does this person look like? What does his voice sound like? What was his first toy? Are her parents alive? How does she move (what kind of body language does he use)? What does he do for money? What are her likes? Dislikes? Flesh out the character.
Vocab
SSR Drama Time! USE it WISELY
HOMEWORK:
1. Come in tomorrow prepared to share how you see a connection to one of the terms on the Rhetorical Terms handout (#97) and a specific aspect of your War Unit book. 2. Veteran’s Interview Project due 1/8
Slide13018 December 2013
Daily Question:
Connect one of the terms from the AP Rhetorical Terms Glossary to your War Unit text. Explain why the author employs this technique.
No Vocab
Chapter 2: Arguments from the Heart
(#99)
Improv
Games– Alphabet conversation, Assassin, Rumors, What are you doing?, Occupations, Location/Career/Death
It’s a Wonderful Life (Pathos analysis)
HOMEWORK:
1. Veteran’s Interview Project due 1/8 2. Tomorrow is SSR Practice Time!
Slide13119 December 2013
Daily Question:
Analyze the following Facebook posts for the author’s purpose and rhetorical strategies. (Choose 3)
No Vocab
Drama Project (Wolverine Time)
“Blocking” = the process of planning where, when, and how actors will move about the stage during a performance.
Make sure you plan this and write it into your script!
HOMEWORK:
1. Veteran’s Interview Project due 1/8! Remember: you can contact the local American Legion to ask for possible people to interview (610) 446-9986 or the Media VFW (610) 566-9980 or
mediavfw@mediavfw.com
Slide132Purpose/Rhetorical Analysis FB Posts
1
2
3
4
5
6
Slide1336 January 2014
Guess what? No QOD or vocab for the rest of the course!
(You’re welcome
)
War Lit Reading Time– 30 minutes (1:05-1:35)
Rhetoric Essay Assignment (#100)
“How to Write: AP Rhetorical Analysis” (#101)
Time to start!
HOMEWORK:
1. Veteran Interview Presentations for WED! 2. Tomorrow is the last FULL day of practice for drama groups! 1/15 3. Rhetoric Essay due (either printed or on Google Drive) 1/17
Slide1347 January 2014
Drama practice Time
Last day to practice! Memorize! Costumes? Blocking!
HOMEWORK:
1. Veteran Interview Presentations TOMORROW–
P
owerpoint
should be on Google Drive 2. Drama Project 1/15 3. Rhetorical Analysis Essay due 1/17
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Block 3– 11:20-12:46
Block 4– 1:26-2:22
Veteran Presentations
HOMEWORK:
1. Drama productions on WED 1/15! 2. Bring in a working draft (at least an introduction) of your rhetorical analysis essay for Monday 1/13. 3. Rhetorical Analysis essay due Friday 1/17
Slide1369 January 2014
Block 3– 11:20-12:46
Block 4– 1:26-2:22
Veteran
Presentations (cont.)
DRAMA
PRACTice
HOMEWORK:
1. Drama productions
WED! 2
. Bring in a working draft (at least an introduction) of your rhetorical analysis essay
MON.
3. Rhetorical Analysis essay due
FRI (1/17)
*We will take a common quiz tomorrow as practice for the final. Additionally, please bring your War Unit text.
Slide13710 January 2014
War Unit Reading– 20 minutes
Quiz #2 and discussion (final exam 1/23)
Rhetoric Passage (#102)
Rhetoric Essay Examples (#103)
HOMEWORK:
1. Drama Projects 1/15 2. Rhetorical Analysis Essay 1/17 3. For MONDAY– bring in *at least* the introduction for your rhetorical analysis essay. Use format on #101 for help.
Slide13813 January 2014 (Ms. Chaga sick)
Keystone Exam Schedule
Block 3– Work on essay
Block 4—Work on essay
Slide13914 January 2014
Block 3– 11:20-12:46
Block 4– 1:26-2:
22
2
0
minutes SSR (War Unit text)
Conferencing with Ms. Chaga (Rhetorical Analysis Essay Intro)
LAST day of practice for Drama groups
HOMEWORK:
1. Drama Presentations TOMORROW 2. Rhetorical Analysis Essay due FRIDAY
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Keystone Exam Schedule
Block 3: Performances
Block 4: Performances
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Keystone Exam Schedule
Block 3: Watch Ms. Hartman’s class performances
Block 4: Performances continued
Slide14217 January 2014
Write a short response the identifies and analyzes a course theme in your group’s play.
Requirements:
Create a strong thesis statement.
UNDERLINE
in your response.
Support your argument with at least 1 direct quotation from your play this is INTEGRATED.
Use correct MLA format for citation.
Properly punctuate the title of your play.
Include an introductory sentence and at least 2-3 concluding sentences.
Helpful Hint—
Change in Values Over Time
Conformity vs. Resistance
Identity Formation
Perception of Truth
Role of Religion and Morality
EXAMPLE:
Throughout Arthur Miller’s play,
Death of a Salesman
, the conflict between Willy and Biff
Loman
as well as Willy’s absent father illustrate that the hopes, dreams, and expectations of a father have a consequential impact on the identity formation of his son.
** WHEN FINISHED, BEGIN READING/GLOSSING the Final Essay Packet
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Final Exam Essay
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