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2 Wow, how about that game? (OK, really it’s not over yet, I just thought
I’d open with that! Note taking reminders for the research paper Use your research question to help you understand what you are looking
for: 1. Idenitfy your topic. Who/what are your researching? 2. What do you want to find out? 3. What do you need to understand about this person/place or thing? Modernism What causes the new ways of thinking in the young century (HINT: Once again, war has a lot to do with
it!) Read and outline the introduction to modernism. |
3 I have a feeling there will be a quiz today!! “In Another Country” by Ernest Hemingway. What elements of modernism do you see here? Ambiguity Unpredictability You should probably be able to define those words. Making a timeline for the second semester. |
4 First twenty-five note cards due today. Please be sure that these cards are turned in in the envelope with all of
your bib cards. Please keep in
mind that you MUST have a bib card for every note card you turn in, so if you
have found any new sources you need to add a bib card for those. Discussion over ambiguity and
unpredictability in class today.
When do these things happen in real life?? |
5 Stream of consciousness Flashback Nomenclature Katherine Anne Porter “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall” What’s important in life, anyways? |
6 Lots of literary terms this week.
We’ll start out with a quiz today. A little more work on our timelines. Kate Chopin “The Story of An Hour.”
Why am I pulling this into modernism? What makes it more modern than the other writers of
realism? What a great length this story is! |
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9 Finish up “The Story of An Hour”
How does this story lead us to the qualities of modernism that we have
been discussing. Review ambiguity – the ambiguity should lie with the reader, not with the
characters. The reader needs to
discover the answer for themselves. |
10 “A Worn Path” by Eudora Welty.
Here’s a great example of ambiguity. You need to decide the grandson’s fate. Is he dead or alive? Does it matter? |
11 Next twenty five note cards due today Oh my goodness!! I pushed them all the way to Wednesday? That’s great – I’m sure that all of
the cards will be perfect since you’ve had so much extra time to ask
questions and make changes! An easy “A” for sure. William Faulkner “Noble Prize Acceptance Speech” How does Faulkner explain all of the disillusionment and
ambiguity and unpredictability as it applies to his time? Do you agree or disagree? |
12 No school – Teacher Retreat Conferences – sure, I’ll give extra credit again for attending
conferences! |
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16 Presidents Day? I think so, but I’m not sure. |
17 Journal on the 1920s What types of things/people/evens come to mind when you think of the
Roaring 20s? Begin reading “Winter Dreams” by F. Scott Fitzgerald Do you think his own life influenced his works? Vocab terms: Fallowness Preposterous Characterization (indirect and direct) Fortuitous Sinuous Mundane Poignant somnolent |
18 Discussion beginning of “Winter Dreams” Journal: How is the culture of the 1920s reflected in the story—especially the idea
of acquiring wealth? How is the
idea of “status” portrayed? How would
you characterize Dexter? Quiz over reading Homework: Finish story |
19 Wrap up “Winter Dreams” discussion Journal: Begin discussion on outlines; going over the format Introduction Body Claim Quote Analysis All that good stuff! See me
for a hand-out |
20 Work day in class on outlines This is your time to ask questions of Mrs. Pike or me, if need be. Outlines due Tuesday (work on them over the weekend!) Vocab terms due today (there may or may not be a quiz, depending on how
class goes) |
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23 More work on outlines and developing a thesis statement What is a thesis statement? What does it do for our papers? Looking at examples of theses. Use this link to help you with your thesis statement: Hey, I just found
this website to help you write your thesis statements. Check it out!! Click! (See, I fixed it for you!!!) |
24 Alright, your outlines can be due tomorrow! This means that everyone should work even harder on
them today in class. More work on our thesis statements |
25 Outlines due today Reading in class, “The Turtle” by John Steinbeck. Journal: Define symbol (you
should all know this one!). What
kinds of symbols are there in the world today? What are symbols you have in your own life? What are symbols of Catholicism? What about the ashes that were placed
on your foreheads this morning—what are those a symbol for? Knowing the time period, what can we suspect this story is a symbol for
and why? |
26 Watching the video, “Bernice bobs her hair” This video will take the whole class time and we need to start it right at
the beginning of class so make sure that you are here on time. Also, make sure you are paying attention, there may be a watching quiz
tomorrow! |
27 Discussion on video, “Bernice Bobs Her Hair” |
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Justice In Literature - February |
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2 Finish parts of speech. Work
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3 Sentences – Simple, compound, complex, compound complex
– oh, soooo many ways to say it! (Whatever it may be!) |
4 Commas and their uses (no, it’s not every time you pause to think!) Please have Night by Elie Weisel with you today. Even if you have read it before, please reread it for this class and share
your insights with us. Chapters 1 and 2 |
5 Looking at the structure of Night (I’m talking about his sentences,
silly!) We will find examples of every kind of sentence in Mr. Weisel’s
writing. Why does he choose to
write the way he does? Chapters 3-4 |
6 Chapters 5-6 |
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9 What does a just person do in an unjust situation? What would our Catholic response
be? What was it then? Collecting diaries today.
Remember – these are to be in Elie’s voice; not your own. What has Elie decided to stop doing?
Why? Is he successful? Remember to volunteer for prayer! Chapter 7 |
10 Father Joe will be in today to discuss the persecution of the Jews. |
11 Reading day in class – finish the book for Monday. Letter home for Schindler’s List |
12 Conferences – sure, I’ll give extra credit again for attending
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17 Last four chapters of diary due today. Review what Father Joe taught us (some of it may be on the test!). Letter home for Schindler’s List |
18 Test over the book Night. Match characters to description, short
answer. |
19 Schindler’s List. What
does just person do in an unjust
situation? Be prepared for “watching quizzes” |
20 Begin movie. |
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23 Fifteen minutes of reading time. Quiz over chapters 1-3 of The Grapes of
Wrath (just five questions – no big deal). Symbolism in Grapes. What’s
that turtle all about? Read chapter four tonight. |
24 Fifteen minutes of reading time.
I’m hoping that this reading time will accomplish a number of things. 1)
You’ll actually try to read if you know the quiz is coming 2)
You’ll take time to review what you hopefully read last
night. 3)
You will take the time you try and assign meaning to the
words, not just rush through and look at them. A teacher can hope! What is the Joad family definition of justice? Do they have aright to be bitter? Read five tonight and please read the information at the following
link. Tomorrow’s quiz will
include some of this information on how people reacted to the novel. http://www.npr.org/programs/morning/features/patc/grapesofwrath/ |
25 Fifteen minute reading drill. First day to travel with your “family.” Keep the journal in character with your family Let’s think about what Lent might mean to people like the Joads. Can we make predictions about how
they would treat this day? Think
about Elie and how he felt about Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. |
26 Fifteen minutes of reading |
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Honors U.S. Literature |
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2 Ok, today will finally be the quiz! Walt Whitman – the father of free verse. We will begin in class with “Song of Myself” |
3 Did someone say that the second twenty five note cards were due today? Yes, I think I did!! Here, print this off and bring it in to class, please! (Just the poem – I don’t care about the adds!) Click here – “When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d” It’s one of my favorites – mostly because I like lilacs so much! |
4 Finish “Lilacs” Symbols, theme, did I mention symbols? |
5 Emily Dickinson. Yeah, she had issues, lots and lots of issues, but she sure could write poetry |
6 Writing a thesis statement. Don’t forget about that web site I showed you last month. Writing an outline. |
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9 Ok, a little behind in poetry. We will finish “Lilacs” today. Keep thinking about those symbols. Is the speaker’s voice (eventually) that much different in this poem than it was in “Song of Myself?” Bring notes tomorrow, we will begin working on the outline. |
10 Writing a thesis statement. Don’t forget about that web site I showed you last month. Writing an outline. (Don’t worry – there’s a handout!) Feel free to bring in laptops if you wish to use them to write your outlines in class. Of course, it’s NOT required – simply an option. |
11 Continue working on outline in class today. |
12 Conferences – sure, I’ll give extra credit again for attending conferences! |
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16 Ok, I promise, now we will begin Emily Dickinson |
17 Oops, my bad, Working on outlines in class one more day. |
18 NOW, I promise we begin Emily Dickinson today. “Because I Could Not Wait for Death” |
19 More Emily |
20 Sorry. Changed to Prufrock. Snap.. |
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23 Just about done with Prufrock. Snap. Read intro to new unit (modernism). Outline the information. |
24 Read in class about the imagists and read a couple of their poems. How do these works reflect what we read about modernism? Ambiguity Disillusionment Unpredictability Be able to define these terms from a literary viewpoint. |
25 “In Another Country” by Ernest Hemingway. Same question as yesterday, only longer answers since it’s a longer story!! (Not always the case, but this time…) Ambiguity belongs to the reader; not the characters. Unpredictability belongs to the characters. You figure out disillusionment. |
26 “A Worn Path” by Eudora Welty. I love this story. Tonight – Chapters 1-2 in The Great Gatsby. |
27 Reading day in class. Leave your book at school? Good news! Here it is! Click here! |
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