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6 Rough drafts returned today. We will discuss common errors, hours we will be available to help with rough draft problems and when your final copy is due (1 week from today). |
7 Returned Rough drafts—they are due by next Tuesday! Talking about Puritan Literature and the Puritan lifestyle. What kind of people were the Puritans? Why were they here in the first place? (3 G’s) How do they feel about religion? Read aloud, “Sinners in the Hands of An Angry God” |
8 Finish reading, “Sinners in the Hands of An Angry God” Quiz, quiz, quiz! (yay!) Group work today: Get with a partner and summarize the main points of this speech. What does this tell us about the Puritan lifestyle? About Puritan Literature? Discuss with your partner and get ready to present your summary! I’ll give stickers if you try and deliver it like Jonathon Edwards did! |
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13 Finish with Ann Bradstreet’s “Upon the Burning of Our House”. How do we see the Puritan ethic reflected in today’s society? Define literature of social protest (this is an important term – be sure to know it for the test over The Crucible as well as the final!!) Hmmm… what on earth could the Puritans have to complain about |
14 Final copies due for most people today (since Easter was this weekend, I’ll give you an extra day to turn in the paper!) Reflecting on revision. Today we will talk about what changes you made and why you made those changes. In-class writing prompt—like a journal, just a little longer. This is to help us understand why we revise and how we do it. McCarthy and the Red Scare of the 1940s and 50s. Who is protesting and what are they protesting. You need to be able to answer this question. |
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McCarthyism.—Who is protesting and what are they protesting? Discuss the concept of “hero” in literature. What do hero archetypes look like (we should probably define archetype, too. That’s another word that you’ll need for tests and finals and frankly for understanding many concepts in our culture. Plus, you’ll be ready for Jeopardy and impressing people at parties!) What do we look for in heroes in literature? Movies? Real life? |
16 Begin movie—“Good Night and Good Luck” Pay close attention during the film, there WILL be quizzes over the movie as well as valuable information that will help you to better understand the McCarthy era and what was going on during that time. |
17 Movie—“Good Night and Good Luck” Journal on wiki space due by tonight! Question: How are the Salem witch trials of the 1600s and the McCarthy era similar? Why do you think people turn others against one another in society? How is this done? (Think about what we discussed in class, the idea of, “I’m not the only one talking”) |
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20 Finish up Good Night and Good Luck” Discussion of film What more does this tell us about MCarthyism? How can we relate it to the Salem witch trials? |
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27 Assign parts for the play. It is my expectation that each of you will be reading at some point. You are to preview your part PRIOR to reading in class. This should NOT sound to me like the first time you have seen the words! You will be able to earn a participation grade of up to 20 points on this play. Participation will include your reading performance, discussion and response in lecture. Additionally, you can expect quizzes each day. |
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Justice In Literature - April |
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Each presentation requires the following: Five bib cards Fifteen note cards (not the notes for your speech, the notes upon which you will base your speech) A speech with a minimum of five citations (you must turn in a manuscript of your speech) A works cited page must be attached to your manuscript A three minute speech with a visual aide which presents the Catholic perspective of your topic. |
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6 Please make sure that you have a copy of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley with you today (remember, we talked about this before break!!!!) Just in case you need a spare copy, click here – read it yourself!! (WARNING: Reading it yourself may actually be more interesting than listening to the boring computer lady) Free audio copy click here (I hope this works!) (WARNING: This is a computer generated voice and a little dull to listen to. I would not download the whole book, rather listen chapter by chapter) |
7 15 min. reading time Breaking down the beginning of Frankenstein (it can be somewhat confusing). What is up with those letters? Who is writing them? Who are the guys on ice? Homework: Read chapters 2 and 3 tonight. Also, be prepared for a quiz tomorrow on those chapters. |
8 15 min reading time Quiz over chapters 2 and 3. These are two very important chapters and we are able to see Victor’s desire build up in these two chapters. Can you believe how long he is away from home?! Study guides will be passed out tomorrow! |
9 Reading day today! Today is a day in which you can work on the study guide and get caught up on your reading. Over Easter weekend finish up Volume I—don’t go crazy yet—it’s really not that long. So, by Monday you need to have read through chapter 7. Also, make sure you have your study guides finished, they will be checked on Monday. (Be prepared for a quiz also) |
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13 Bring your study guides today—they will be checked! Quiz over the chapters you read over the weekend. Discuss Vol. I –What are some significant events that take place in these 7 chapters. Let us take a look at some of those things that most likely will be popping up later (the broken tree stump, Victor’s ill physical state,) How does the power Victor feels affect him? How does it work out for him in the end? |
14 15 min. reading time Clarifications—the tree stump was a significant “image”, however the significant “event” that impacted Victor was the death of his mother. Quiz over chapters read. Homework: Read chapters 3 and 4 of Vol. II (might be different chapters in your books) |
15 15 min. reading time Quiz over chapters 3 and 4 (Vol. II) How does the story of the creature affect the novel? What has he learned to do in such a short amount of time How does he learn to do these things? Homework: Read chapters 5 and 6 of Vol. II |
16 15 min. reading time Quiz over chapters 5 and 6 (Vol. II) Study guides for Vol. II Homework: Read chapters 7 and 8 (Vol. II) |
17 Reading day in class—take this time to work on your study guides for Vol. II Introduce speech requirements for the “Man should not be like God” assignment. You have all taken speech so it is important to apply those techniques you have learned there even though it is not speech class. By Monday you should have read through chapter 1 of Vol. III (like I said, it might be a different chapter for some of you) |
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20 Researching for speeches There will be a cart available to us in the room so it will be to your advantage to use this time wisely. Ask questions of Mrs. Pike or me and get a head start on your speech. Remember those requirements! |
21 Researching for speeches Remember those requirements: Each presentation requires the following: Five bib cards Fifteen note cards (not the notes for your speech, the notes upon which you will base your speech) A speech with a minimum of five citations (you must turn in a manuscript of your speech) A works cited page must be attached to your manuscript A three minute speech with a visual aide which presents the Catholic perspective of your topic. |
22 Researching for speeches |
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27 Speeches start today! Hooray! |
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30 Finish speeches First half of test. |
In class essay on Frankenstein (second half of test). Bring Divine Comedy on Monday! |
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Honors U.S. Literature |
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6 Poetry. Don’t ask me any more right now – I just know poetry – all week long!! Oh yeah, and final copies returned as well. P.S. All of the poetry will be from the African American literature books, so no need to lug the heavy US Lit book here. |
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13 Ok, back to the poetry. Please keep in mind that you will need to be responsible for ALL of the terms hanging from the ceiling! Review the Langston Hughes poems we started on Wednesday. Hey, I need somebody to make an extra credit sign for “imagism”. Any takers? Email me. |
14 The Harlem Renaissance. Begin with Claude McKay, an author well versed (that’s a little poetry joke!) in the classic forms of poetry. By the end of today, we should be able to distinguish the Petrarchan (Italian)sonnet from the Shakespearean (English or Elizabethan) sonnet. Know the functions of the quatrains, couplets, sestets and octaves. Ok, this might take two days. |
15 More Claude McKay and sonnets. James Weldon Johnson helps us to” Lift Every Voice and Sing!!” |
16 More poetry – Countee Cullen and Jean Toomer (again, this may take two days! |
17 First poetry term quiz Please read Death of A Salesman over the next week. I will let you know in class how to structure your study guide (it’s a little bit different this time). By the way – this play should scream AMERICAN DREAM at you! |
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20 Modernism poetry. Do not make fun of the imagists!! |
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27 Tragedy and the Common Man – Arthur Miller Lots of notes today as we cover Aristotle and his poetics. Yup, it will all be on the final! (Isn’t it exciting to think about the final???) |
28 Continue with discussion. DON”T LOSE THE HANDOUT!!!! You will need it for your paper. |
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30 Ok, finally today we will have the second poetry quiz. (Promise!) |
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of a Salesman You have read the play and now you will be watching it. You will, eventually, be writing about whether or not Willy is a tragic hero, so make sure that you keep that in mind as we go and you note quotes that you will need for your paper. This link should help you as well! |
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