English 11-1 Agenda Fall 2012

Welcome to Ms. Chaga’s 11-1 English Class!Daily Question (#1): Would you rather have a third arm or a

third leg? Why?Vocab (#2) Syllabus (#3)SSR Choices (#4)SSR Project Assignment Sheet (#5)4 Truths and a LieLetter of Introduction (#6)HOMEWORK: 1. Letter of Introduction due TOMORROW 2.

Syllabus Signature and Binder due FRIDAY 3. SSR choice and signature due FRIDAY 4. Things They Carried Summer Reading Quiz THURSDAY 5. Things They Carried Summer Reading Essay FRIDAY IN-CLASS (Bring your book!!)

4 September 2012

Daily Question: How do O’Brien’s diction and structural choices relate to his purpose in the following passage? “War is hell, but that's not the half of it, because war is also mystery and terror and adventure and courage and discovery and holiness and pity and despair and longing and love. War is nasty; war is fun. War is thrilling; war is drudgery. War makes you a man; war makes you dead.”

Vocabulary The Crucible Project Assignment Sheet (#7)American Studies Themes Practice (#8)Terms for Literary Analysis in Groups (#9)HOMEWORK: 1. Syllabus Signature and Binder due FRIDAY 2.

SSR choice and Signature due FRIDAY (Book WED) 3. TTTC Quiz TOMORROW (bring a pencil!) 4. TTTC In-Class Essay FRIDAY 5. Crucible Project due THURSDAY

5 September 2012

Daily Question: Keeping in mind the setting of The Things They Carried, what is the irony in the following passage? “…fresh watermelons and crates of ammunition and sunglasses and woolen sweaters– the resources were stunning– sparklers for the Fourth of July, colored eggs for Easter– it was the great American war chest…” (15).

Vocabulary Short Review/Questions TTTC Quiz American Literature Themes Practice (#8) Closing Question: Which course theme do you think best relates to

TTTC. How and why? HOMEWORK: 1. Syllabus and Binder due TOMORROW 2. IN-Class

Essay TOMORROW 3. SSR choice and signature TOMORROW (Book for WED) 4. Crucible project due THURS 9/13

6 September 2012

Question of the Day: Correctly integrate and cite the following quotation in a sentence (I suggest using a smaller portion rather than the whole sentence): “…they carried it on their backs and shoulders—and for all the ambiguities of Vietnam, all the mysteries and the unknowns, there was at least the single abiding certainty that they would never be at a loss for things to carry.” Page 16 (this is NOT the correct way to cite)

Vocab In-Class Essay Take your time, use your books, and follow the directions. Good

luck! You may listen to your IPod during the essay, but remember to keep your time constraints in mind and not distract others.

HOMEWORK: 1. SSR signature and book due WEDNESDAY 2. Remember to bring your TTTC book next week! 3. Crucible Project due THURSDAY! 4. Have a nice weekend!

7 September 2012

Daily Question: “Love” is the title of an entire chapter in TTTC. How might the concept of “Love” function as a theme within the book?

Vocabulary American Literature Themes Examples (#8

cont.)Themes“The Things They Carried” Questions (#9)

and Theme Development (#10) in groupsHOMEWORK: 1. SSR book and signature for

WED! 2. The Crucible project due THURSDAY

10 September 2012

Daily Question: What are some of the ways that Americans mark the anniversary of September 11, 2001? Do you think it is important to do so? Why or why not?

VocabularyGlossing Instructions (#11)9/11 Articles and S.O.A.P.S. (#12) (Subject, Occasion, Audience, Purpose, Speaker(s))9/11 DocumentaryClosing: Was this documentary different that other coverage

you’ve seen of 9/11? How might SOAPS play a role? Homework: 1. SSR books and signature due TOMORROW 2.

Glossing of “On the Rainy River” (#13) for TOMORROW 3. Crucible Project due THURSDAY

11 September 2012

SSR – 30 minutes (11:30-12)Daily Question: How did you structure your

glossing of “On the Rainy River”? Vocab“On the Rainy River” Circle Discussion (#13)Closing: Why did Tim O’Brien eventually go

to war? HOMEWORK: 1. Projects due TOMORROW

(email to schaga@havsd.net if you are using power point) 2. SSR for FRIDAY

12 September 2012

Daily Question: Why do you think we try to look beyond simple plot summary when talking and thinking about literature?

VocabPresentations **Give me your rubric before presenting!Steps of Truth (#14)Closing: How do you feel you did on your presentation?

Why? (If you did not present today– how did they go overall?)

HOMEWORK: 1. Presentations continue tomorrow 2. SSR TOMORROW! 2. Finish your own “Steps of Truth” for TTTC or The Crucible on the back for TOMORROW!

13 September 2012

SSR – 30 minutes with Friday Reflection (#15)Daily Question: In The Crucible, Mr. Hale is a dynamic

character. Based on the transformation he undergoes, is Mr. Hale truly a good man? Why or why not?

Vocab (2 words)Continue/Finish PresentationsSteps of Truth (hopefully!) (#14)Closing: If happiness was the national currency, what

kind of work would make you rich?HOMEWORK: 1. Vocab quiz on the first 10 words on

TUESDAY 2. Enjoy your long weekend!

14 September 2012

5 MINUTES TO STUDYDaily Question: What do you think is the most

important WORD from either TTTC or The Crucible. Why?

Vocab Quiz #1Vocab **New sheetFinish presentationsSteps of Truth (#14)Closing: What is your “Test of Truth” for your example? HOMEWORK: 1. Write your own example of Steps of

Truth from TTTC, The Crucible, or your SSR book. 2. SSR TOMORROW!

18 September 2012

SSR – 30 minutesDaily Question: How do you prepare to write a

thesis? How do you know if your thesis is strong?VocabSteps of Truth (#14) Essays/Thesis StatementsWhat is a Thesis Statement? (#15)Closing: Revise your thesis statement using p.

#15.HOMEWORK: Read and answer the questions for

“Rethinking the American Dream” (#16)

19 September 2012

Daily Question: What is the American Dream? What is YOUR American Dream? Are they the same? Why or why not?

Vocab“Steps of Truth” (#14)“Rethinking the American Dream” (#16)Begin Modernism Notes (if time) (#17)Closing: Do you agree that the “concept of a

shared national ideal” is dying? Explain.HOMEWORK: 1. SSR TOMORROW 2. Finish

#16

20 September 2012

SSR– 30 minutes (Reflection Prompt: Which course theme do you think best fits your book thus far? Explain.)

Daily Question: What skills do critical readers use when beginning a new text and making inferences?

VocabModernism Notes (Loose-leaf #17)Gatsby books investigationGatsby Reading Notes (Loose-leaf #18) Closing: What do you make of the quotation on the title

page? Explain your reflection. HOMEWORK: 1. Gatsby Ch. 1 with notes for MONDAY!

21 September 2012

Daily Question: How did you choose your two quotations from chapter 1? Which one is “better” for analysis? Why? Explain.

Vocab Gatsby Anticipation Guide (#19)Inferencing for Character Analysis (#20)HOMEWORK: 1. Ch. 2 Gatsby for

TOMORROW 2. SSR TOMORROW (because of Wednesday’s holiday)

24 September 2012 (Ms. Chaga Absent)

SSR – 30 minutesDaily Question: Which of the questions on the

Anticipation Guide do you find most engaging? Why?Vocab (2 words)Collect Inferencing HW/ ReviewThe Hidden Rules of Class (#21)Marxism and Gatsby (#22)Closing Question: Try to make a comment about one of

your quotations (#18) using a Marxist lens. HOMEWORK: If you haven’t yet finished Ch. 2 or the

Inferencing page, do so for Thursday! Enjoy your day off or your holiday!

25 September 2012

DAILY QUESTION.: Using a Marxist/Social-Class lens, what is the significance of the following passage? “My dear, I’m going to give you this dress as soon as I’m through with it. I’ve got to get another one tomorrow. I’m going to make a list of all the things I’ve got to get. A massage and a wave, and a collar for the dog, and one of those cute little ash-trays where you touch a spring, and a wreath with a black silk bow for mother’s grave that’ll last all summer. I got to write down a list so I won’t forget all the things I’ve got to do"(36).

Vocabulary Character Inferencing Review Marxism and Gatsby (#22) Continued CLOSING: What do we gain from using different “lenses”

for literary analysis? (Example: Feminist, Marxist, Formalist, Historical…etc.)

HOMEWORK: 1. Ch. 3 and quotations due TOMORROW 2. Vocabulary quiz MONDAY

27 September 2012

SSR– 30 minutes + reflection (Use Marxist/Social-Class criticism to reflect on and analyze your SSR book thus far. 5-7 sentences) 11:30– 12:05

Daily Question: How does the scene in chapter 3 in the library (Owl Eyes and the books) convey the theme of the upper class’s lack of integrity?

VocabGatsby FilmClosing Question: List 3-5 words that describe you.

No explanation necessary. HOMEWORK: 1. Gatsby Ch. 4-5 with quotations

*2/each due MONDAY 2. Vocab quiz MONDAY

28 September 2012

Vocab Quiz #2 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.”

Denotation: the dictionary and literal meaning of a word.  Connotation: the emotional / contextual / cultural meaning attached

to a word; shades and degrees of meaning Diction: word choice Formalist Criticism (Connect Rhetorical Choices to Meaning) (#24) In pairs– complete “diction” for ONE of your quotations. If what you

have doesn’t work, find one that will! Closing: Think back to the words you used to describe yourself in

Friday’s closing question– what are the connotations of some of those choices? (example: if I said confident vs. courageous)

HOMEWORK: 1. Chapter 6-7 with 2 quotes each for THURSDAY

1 October 2012

Daily Question: List your two favorite names (male and female). Example: Anthony and Reagan

VocabConnotations (#25)Rhetorical Devices to Meaning Review/Continue (#24)Closing: Analyze Fitzgerald’s use of names

(particularly in the opening of Ch. 4). What commentary is he making on these people? What differences might you notice? How does he further the motif of geography through names?

HOMEWORK: 1. SSR tomorrow 2. Ch. 6-7 due THURSDAY with notes (2/chapter)

2 October 2012

The word “overpopulated” used to describe Gatsby’s lawn at a party conveys excess because Gatsby lives in excess. This is significant because “overpopulated” not only represents the high number of people at one of his parties but in his life to want more and have more. Examples of this reflection include Gatsby’s mansion, the amount of food per party, his cars all show his need for excess, probably to fill an empty void.

Example #1 : Diction

The phrase “great bursts of leaves growing on trees” used to describe East Egg conveys the fast growth of the community and America in general. Since the leaves are growing in “great bursts,” Fitzgerald is suggesting that East Egg is rapidly growing into a beautiful community where everyone has a chance to be something special. The “great bursts” are something beautiful and special just like the development of the country he’s in.

Example #2 : Diction

“Gaudy” used to describe the halls, saloons and verandas conveys the tasteless and bright colors, having no taste. Because Fitzgerald uses the word “gaudy” he is trying to say that they have no taste and almost ugly. This is significant because it shows that wealth doesn’t always come with style and class, you can’t judge a book by it’s cover like you can’t judge Gatsby by his mansion.

Example #3: Diction

The word “fool” used to describe/identify what Daisy wishes her daughter to be conveys that she doesn’t want her daughter to be too smart because she doesn’t want her daughter to know the bad things that are happening around her. This is significant because Daisy doesn’t want her daughter knowing bad things surrounding her like she knows about Tom’s affair.

Example #4: Diction

The phrase “swirls and eddies” used to describe the people at Gatsby’s mansion party conveys the constant change in the upper class because the “swirls and eddies” represent the constant shifting in social standing. Social Transitions within the upper class are always mixed. People in the upper class get so caught up in the swirling and constant shifts that no one actually gets to know one another. Though they are all part of the upper class, know one knows anyone on the inside because they only value the status of being wealthy.

Example #5: Diction

SSR– 30 minutesDaily Question: What effect is created by the

greenhouse hyperbole on p. 89? “…for at two o’clock a greenhouse arrived from Gatsby’s, with innumerable receptacles…”

VocabFormalism continued (Metaphor/simile)Gatsby FilmClosing: Analyze the passage: “No amount of fire or

freshness can challenge what a man will store up in his ghostly heart” (101)

HOMEWORK: 6-7 TOMORROW

3 October 2012

The image of “his blue gardens” where “men and girls came and went like moths among the whisperings and the champagne and the stars” conveys the infinite possibility of social interaction at Gatsby’s estate during one of his famous parties. (HOW?) The image is important to the novel as the reader later learns that Gatsby’s parties were his way to increase his chance of seeing Daisy Buchanan. It foreshadows and gives the reader the feeling and atmosphere of Gatsby’s parties.

SIMILE– “like moths” Why THIS comparison?

Imagery Example #1

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?

Imagery Example #2

The image of a “pink cloud” conveys a sense of Daisy’s state of mind at the moment (What moment?) because the reader realizes that Daisy was finally reunited with Gatsby, who was gone because of the war. The “pink cloud” and Daisy’s reunion with Gatsby seem to show her finally being able to be free from the tension of her house with Tom. This is significant because the readers should question Daisy and Gatsby’s previous relationship.

Why PINK? Why CLOUD? Focus on the imagery of that particular choice.

When specifically is this used?

Imagery Example #3

“The exhilarating ripple of her voice was a wild tonic in the rain” (90) “With his hands still in his coat pockets he stalked by me into the

hall, turned sharply as if he were on a wire, and disappeared into the living room” (91)

“While the rain continued it has seemed like the murmur of their voices, rising and swelling a little, now and then, with gusts of emotion” (94)

“It’s stopped raining” “Has it?” When he realized what I was talking about, that there were twinkle-bells of sunshine in the room, he smiled like a weather man, like an ecstatic patron of recurrent light, and repeated the news to Daisy” (94)

“Now, in the reaction, he was running down like an overwound clock” (97)

“It has seemed as close as a star to the moon” (98) “I think that voice held him most with its fluctuating, feverish

warmth because it couldn’t be over-dreamed—that voice was a deathless song” (101)

METAPHOR/SIMILE

Collect Metaphor/Simile HW and Quiz on Ch. 6 and 7Daily Question: List all the words you can think of to

describe a promiscuous woman; next, list all the words for men in this position. (Please try to handle this in a mature manner)

Vocab“Miss Representation” Trailer – Thoughts?Feminist Theory in Groups (#26)Closing: Which of the three criticisms we have used thus

far (Marxist, Formalist, Feminist) do you find most valid for analysis of Gatsby? Explain.

HOMEWORK: 1. Finish Gatsby with quotations (18 total) for MONDAY

4 October 2012

SSR– 30 minutes + reflection: “Complete either a feminist or gendered critique of your SSR text. Use your essential questions for a starting point.”

Daily Question: Critique the following quotation using a Feminist lens: “I wonder where in the devil he met Daisy. By God, I may be old-fashioned in my ideas, but women run around too much these days to suit me” (103)

VocabFeminist Criticism (#26) (continued)Gatsby FilmClosing: Would you rather survive a nuclear war only to

become a podiatrist to a race of mutants OR be born with a refrigerator on your back?

HOMEWORK: Finish Gatsby for MONDAY with 18 quotations

5 October 2012

8 October 2012

Daily Question: Do you believe Nick is an unreliable or reliable narrator? Explain.

VocabReview yesterday’s work #27An Honest Slant #28Creation of the Dream #29Closing: Why or how is it significant that the

only person to whom Nick grows close in the novel is Gatsby?

HOMEWORK: 1. Essay MONDAY 2. Test FRIDAY

9 October 2012

SSRDaily Question: What essay prompts can you recall from

your past experiences? Why do you think this prompt stands out? Explain.

VocabCreating essay prompts “look for possible relationships…”

– AP Lit promptsCheck QuotationsAn Honest Slant– (#28) Has your opinion of Nick

changed? How would the story be different if told through another perspective?

Closing: Why or how is it significant that the only person to whom Nick grows close is Gatsby?

HOMEWORK: 1. Test FRIDAY 2. Essay MONDAY 3. ** Vocab quiz TUESDAY

10 October 2012

Daily Question: Respond to the following quotation from an essay entitled “Gatsby: False Prophet of the American Dream”: “Gatsby’s ministry is ‘that huge incoherent failure of a house’ that he left

behind. And his epitaph on this monument is an obscene word, scribbled in chalk, by some neighborhood boy. As a prophet of the American dream, Gatsby fails—miserably—a victim of his own warped idealism and false set of values. The American dream is not to be a reality, in that it no longer exists, except in the minds of men like Gatsby, whom it destroys in their espousal and relentless pursuit of it. The American dream is, in reality, a nightmare.”

Vocab Essay Planning Keystone Questions/ Review/ Question Writing (#29) AP Rubric (#30) Closing: Summarize your understanding of the epilogue (the final page of

the novel). HOMEWORK: 1. Unit Exam TOMORROW 2. Vocab quiz MONDAY 3.

Essay IN CLASS TUESDAY** this is a change!

10/11/12 WHOA!

GATSBY EXAM!Daily Question: **Fun Friday!** If you could have permanent

possession of any single object in the world, what would you want it to be?

Vocab– GRIEVOUS- The scientist’s tests found enough indication that the substance could do grievous harm, not only to humans, but also to the entire ecosystem.

Adjective– causing great pain or suffering; atrocious.Closing: If one of your parents was to be a famous person from

any time in history, who would you want them to be?**BE SURE TO HAND IN YOUR QOD SHEETS BEFORE YOU

LEAVE! HOMEWORK: 1. VOCAB quiz on MONDAY! 2. Make-up SSR

MONDAY (bring your book!)

12 October 2012

SSR – 30 minutes Daily Question: What is the most defining characteristic of identity:

gender, sex, race, socio-economic status, culture, language, nationality or something else? Explain.

NO Vocab– we’ll catch up with words tomorrow Collect Gatsby/ Hand out TEWWG TEWWG Packet (#30)– write essential questions on inside cover! Jigsaw “Negro Art Hokum” and “Racial Mountain” (#31) Venn Diagram (#32) Closing: Which sentence from your reading stands out the most for

you? Why? Homework: 1. Chapter 1 for TOMORROW 2. Bring in photo of

yourself in a context that is significant for you. Be prepared to tell the story of the photo to a partner. For TOMORROW. 3. Chapters 2-4 due FRIDAY!

17 October 2012

What forces contribute to the complexity of Janie’s individual and cultural identity?

How does Hurston (stylistically) convey the effects of various internal and external forces on Janie’s identity formation? How do these effects change throughout the story?

TEWWG Essential Questions

Daily Question: Are certain languages privileged over others? Why or why not? Explain.

Vocabulary (make-up)Review Venn Diagram/ “Negro Art Hokum”/ “Racial

Mountain”Listen to selections from TEWWGDialect Ch. 1(#33)Closing: What effect does language have on identity? HOMEWORK: 1. Chapters 2-4 due TOMORROW 2.

Bring in photo of yourself in a context that is significant– be ready to share the story.

18 October 2012

SSR– 30 minutes (Prompt: Evaluate the writing style of the author. What are the sentences, word choice, descriptions like? Does the style help the story line? Could the style be improved? How?)

Daily Question: How are language and storytelling markers of culture? Identity? Explain.

VocabShare photograph/story– respond to each other by discussing

the elements of storytelling that give you insight about the teller.

Dialect #33Closing: If you were given one hour to spend in any store in

the world, which would you choose? HOMEWORK: 1. Finish #33 for MON. 2. Ch. 5-6 for MON.

19 October 2012

Daily Question: While Hurston achieved success in so-called “white publication” and received critical acclaim from white critics, her black contemporaries harshly criticized her and her work. What events in Janie’s life parallel this situation?

Vocab Review Gatsby Test Dialect Discussion #33 “Colored Me” #34 Closing: In what ways does Hurston relate power to

language/speech in the book so far (think Jody and Janie’s relationship, specifically)?

HOMEWORK: 1. Interview a person from a different generation than your own about a story that shaped his or her identity. At least 5 minutes of the interview must be included in the transcript– for FRIDAY 2. Ch. 6-9 due WED

22 October 2012

Daily Question: In chapter 5, Janie and Joe arrive in Eatonville to find that it is not the town they’d hoped. Joe, however, sensing a business opportunity, decides to open up a store. As a result, he is elected mayor of the town, and becomes a force to be reckoned with. In essence, he begins to demonstrate the full nature of his masculinity as his power and influence grow. Select one passage that you feel illustrates this particularly well and note in your answer with the page number.

Vocab “How it Feels to Be Colored Me” #34 “I Love My Hair” #35Closing: Janie was “irked...endlessly” (55) by the fact that “her hair

was NOT going to show in the store,” (55). What can we infer about her relationship with Joe, based on the mention of this important symbol?

HOMEWORK: 1. Ch. 1-9 due TOMORROW 2. SSR Tomorrow 3. Identity Interview FRIDAY

23 October 2012

SSR– 30 minutes (reminder: SSR Midterm Essay is FRIDAY, Nov. 2nd)

Daily Question: Which of the following has placed the most limits on Janie’s identity? What has defined her the most: race, class, sex, gender, or attitudes of others? Explain.

VocabularyCh. 1-9 QuizPacket– read/gloss indirect discourseClosing Question: Does Hurston glorify white people,

particularly her white patrons, by catering to their racist notions of how and what fiction about blacks should be written?

HOMEWORK: 1. Ch. 10-13 due FRIDAY 2. Interview due FRIDAY (2 pages double-spaced, minimum)

24 October 2012

1. Explain what Hurston means by saying that Nanny choked Janie with the horizon. Did Nanny intend to hurt Janie?

2. How does Hurston’s narrative voice differ from the dialogue of her characters?

3. In what sense does the novel begin at the end of Janie’s story? What is the literary term for this type of structure?

Extra Credit