The CrucibleJanuary 26-30

American Literature

Announcements0Before 10 p.m. tonight, all grades should be

updated. 0Please be aware that grades take roughly 48

hours to show up on Synergy. 0I am currently working on your class playlist. 0I am going to give you guys feedback and I

hope that you return the favor for me. Two things I think you can improve on, two things you do well (you will also come up with two things that I can improve on, and two things you think I do well).

McCarthyism

0Joseph McCarthy was a senator from Wisconsin. 0Was obsessed with revealing

communists in the USA. 0An extremely vocal and active member

of anticommunist crusades.

Handout [You have until 3:10 for Questions](write your answers on the back of the last page)

0Read the handout, then annotate the handout (a minimum of 2 annotations per page), then answer the following questions:

1. Who is Joseph McCarthy? What helped McCarthy win his election in Senate? What does that tell you about his character?

2. The anticommunist crusade were those in the “fight” against communists in the United States. Who was a part of the crusade? What were their roles (list at least 3)?

3. What was the “reasoning” behind the anticommunist crusade? Do you agree with what members of the crusade did? Why or why not?

Turn In

0Annotated Reading 0The Reading Questions

0You may finish the annotations at home, but the answers to the questions MUST BE turned in TODAY.

Taking Your Own Notes0On the back of your Daily Notes “The Crucible

Cont.” I would like for you to take down some of your own notes.

0Consider words you do not know, questions you might have, and the similarities/differences between the McCarthyism Era and the Salem Witch Trials.

0When you are done taking your own notes, read pages 1116-1121. Answer questions 1 & 2 (all parts).

February 2, 2014

0 I am passing back some papers.0 If you made below an 80 on

something, you may revise and resubmit. However, you can only submit one thing at a time.0 This is your only chance to

revise/resubmit your work.

Daily Notes “Characterization”Essential Questions:

1. What is the importance of using textual evidence in my writing?

2. How may I incorporate my textual evidence into my character/literary analysis?

What does “analyze” mean?

0Analyze: to break down something into its smallest parts and examine how the pieces come together; to examine carefully and in detail so as to identify causes, key factors, possible results, etc.

What is a literary analysis?

0Literary Analysis: the practice of looking closely at small parts to see how they affect the whole. Literary analysis focuses on how plot/structure, character, setting, and many other techniques are used by the author to create meaning.

Characterization

0a literary device that is used step by step in literature to highlight and explain the details about a character in a story.

0Focus in characterization:1. Character behavior2. Thought process of the character3. Character’s opinions/ideas4. Interactions with other characters5. Character’s personality

Types of Characterization0When the narrator directly tells us some useful

trait about a character, it is called direct characterization. (“Jane was a total slob; Mom needed a bulldozer just to clear a path to her bed and closet.”)

0When the narrator indirectly shows us character traits and we must evaluate and decide for ourselves the character, it is called indirect characterization. (“Bryan was too busy for homework, since football practice took every afternoon, summer baseball playoffs took weekends, and his girlfriend Rosie took whatever was left.”)

2 Types of Characters

0Flat, static – a stock or stereotyped character, easily predicted, often seen as the motivation for the protagonist’s actions.

0Round, dynamic – characters that change or develop throughout the course of the story; they exhibit a broad range of personality traits by the end of the tale.

What we are going to do today…

0Take characterization notes.0Interpret our notes.0Creating a rationale for the

interpretations.0Creating an interpretative statement by

combining our notes, interpretation, and rationale.

S.A.T.D.O.

0S- what the characters SAYS0A- the character’s APPEARANCE0T- the character’s THOUGHTS0D- what the character DOES00- what OTHERS say about the

character / how the character interacts with others.

How to do S.A.T.D.O.1. Choose a character to analyze.2. Choose a quote pertaining to that

character that fits into each S.A.T.D.O. category. Be sure to cite which pg. you took the quote from.

3. Take a few notes as to why you picked that quote or what you think that quote shows about that character.

What does it mean to interpret?

0To give or providing meaning of.0To understand in a particular

way.0To bring out meaning through

performance or execution.0To translate.

What can influence our interpretations?

0Culture0Social groups 0Emotions0Background knowledge0History (ourselves, the world, and

the author)

Rationale

0a set of reasons or a logical basis for a course of action or a particular belief.0WHY you believed/thought

something. 0HOW you came to these

beliefs/thoughts about something.

What are Interpretive Statements?

0Interpretive statements are literary analysis. You are analyzing the impact of the author’s choices regarding how the characters are introduced and developed.

Putting it all together; Interpretive Statements

0Choose one of the quotations from your SATDO chart.

0Interpret the quote in one or more complete sentences.

0Embed the quote being sure to properly cite the quote.

0The quote and your interpretation should flow smoothly together.

0Reread, edit, revise.

Your Job

0Choose a character for your SATDO chart. 0Fill out your SATDO chart for your

character, just as we did together for Mrs. Putnam. 0You CANNOT use Mrs. Putnam as

your character!

Right Now0Write down six things you noticed that

were different about the portrayal of your chosen character in the movie and in the play or the differences between the play and the movie overall. 0You may write them in bullet form or in

paragraph form, but either way they need to be in complete sentences.0You will turn this in at the tray before

leaving.