English 11-1 Agenda Fall 2012

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)4 Truths and a LieLetter of Introduction (#5)Crucible Project (#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 MONDAY IN CLASS (Bring your book!!) 6. Crucible Project due TUESDAY

28 January 2013

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 (#6) Questions? American Studies Themes Practice (#7) TTTC Review (#8) Terms for Literary Analysis in Groups (#9) Closing Question: Which course theme do you find most interesting?

Why? HOMEWORK: 1. Syllabus Signature and Binder due FRIDAY 2. SSR

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

29 January 2013

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).

VocabularyTTTC Review (#8)Terms for Literary Analysis (#9)Closing Question: Which term do you struggle with most? Why?HOMEWORK: 1. Syllabus and Binder due FRIDAY 2. TTTC Quiz

TOMORROW3. SSR choice and signature FRIDAY (Book for WED) 4. Crucible project due TUESDAY 5. In-Class Essay MONDAY

30 January 2013

Daily Question: The last line of the chapter “Ambush” is “I’ll watch him walk toward me, his shoulders slightly stooped, his head cocked to the side, and he’ll pass within a few yards of me and suddenly smile at some secret thought and then continue up the trail to where it bends back into the fog” (134). What is the significance of this line and how might it relate to O’Brien’s purpose in writing TTTC?

Vocab Review Terms for Literary Analysis (#9) TTTC OSCAR quiz Essay prep– what makes a good thesis statement? Conformity vs. Resistance or Morality/Religion Closing Question: What do you think the most important WORD

in the text of TTTC? (If you use an article like “the” or “a” you better have a FANTASTIC explanation)

HOMEWORK: 1. Syllabus and Binder due TOMORROW 2. SSR choice and signature TOMORROW (Book for WED) 4. Crucible project due TUESDAY 5. In-Class Essay MONDAY

31 January 2013

Daily Question: If happiness was the national currency, what kind of work would make you rich?

VocabThe Crucible FilmClosing 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?

HOMEWORK: 1. TTTC In-Class Essay due 2. Crucible project due TUESDAY (be prepared for short presentations) 3. SSR begins WEDNESDAY

1 February 2013

In-Class Essay (Ms. Chaga Absent)

4 February 2013

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)

VocabCrucible project gallery walk“Rethinking the American Dream” – (#10)

HOMEWORK: 1. SSR book TOMORROW

5 February 2013

SSR – 30 minutes! Daily Question: What is the American Dream? What is

YOUR American Dream? Are they the same? Why or why not?

Vocab (2 words to make up for Monday)Review “Rethinking American Dream” (#10)American Dream Article Review (loose-leaf #11)

Sentence that best represents main idea Interesting/thought-provoking quotationAgree/disagree with opinion?Be able to summarize for jigsaw group #2

Closing: Do you agree that the “concept of a shared national ideal” is dying? Explain.

HOMEWORK: NONE! Be prepared to begin Gatsby TOMORROW

6 February 2013

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

Vocab– 2 words“Steps of Truth” (#12)Gatsby Anticipation Guide (#13)Hidden Rules of Class (#14)Closing: What do you make of the quotation on the

title page? Explain your reflection.HOMEWORK: 1. Gatsby Ch. 1 due TOMORROW 2.

Find quotations showing character development for Nick, Daisy, Tom, and Jordan

7 February 2013

SSR– 30 minutes (Reflection Prompt: Complete the steps of truth for a plot element in your SSR novel– plot, interpretation, analysis, and a test for truth/evaluation.)

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

Vocab Review (Quiz Monday) Discuss Gatsby Anticipation Guide (#13) Ch. 1 Quiz Background Lecture Notes (#15)

Gloss for connection to chapter 1 Closing:. The green light that Gatsby is staring at is mentioned

several more times and assumes symbolic significance. Where do you think the green light might be? What can it mean?

HOMEWORK: 1. Gatsby Ch. 2 for MONDAY! 2. Vocab Quiz MONDAY!

8 February 2013

Vocab QuizDaily Question: On a literal level, what is the

valley of the ashes? What might it represent on a symbolic level?

Vocab Discuss Background Notes (#15) and Ch. 1, 2Gatsby Objectives (#16)Marxism and Gatsby (#17)Closing Question: Comment on Gatsby using a

Marxist lens. HOMEWORK: 1. Ch. 3 due WEDNESDAY

11 February 2013

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 (#18) Marxism and Gatsby (#17) Continued CLOSING: What do we gain from using different “lenses”

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

HOMEWORK: 1. Ch. 3 due TOMORROW

12 FEBRUARY 2013

SSR – 30 minutesDaily Question: Interpret the following passage from chapter

3 using a Marxist lens: “A wafer of the moon was shining over Gatsby’s house, making the night fine as before and surviving the laughter and the sound of his still glowing garden. A sudden emptiness seemed to flow now from the windows and the great doors, endowing with complete isolation the figure of the host who stood on the porch, his hand up in a formal gesture of farewell” (60).

VocabChapter 3 QuizMarxism and Gatsby discussion (#17)Closing: Choose a color to describe each of the main

characters thus far. Include Nick, Daisy, Tom, Myrtle, Jordan, and Gatsby. (no written explanation for your choices needed, but we will discuss this tomorrow)

HOMEWORK: 1. Chapter 4 for FRIDAY

13 February 2012

Daily Question: Brainstorm a list of words for the color RED. Write at least 4. (These may be shades) Which has the most positive connotation? Which as the most negative? Explain.

VocabFormalist Criticism (#19)Color Associations Gatsby Color Journals (#20)Closing Question: List 5 words that describe you.

No explanation needed, but chose your words carefully.

HOMEWORK: 1. CH. 4 due TOMORROW

14 February 2013

Orange: David and JustinYellow: Brian and MaggieGreen: Kim and CarlaBrown: Christina and ShannonPurple: Reilly, Corey, and TomBlack: So and AlexWhite: Ryan and AndrewGray: Ben and BradBlue: Keenan and SamRed: Annie and Emily

Color Groups

On a piece of loose-leaf paper record the following:Shades (our red example)Connotations/AssociationsSymbolismPhrasesLOVE SONG that goes with the color!

TASK:

SSR– 30 minutes + reflection (Use Marxist/Social-Class criticism OR Formalism to reflect on your SSR book thus far)

Daily Question: Re-read the first 3 pages of chapter 4. Analyze Fitzgerald’s use of names and their relation to the motif of Geography (East Egg, West Egg…etc.). What commentary is he making on these people?

VocabReview Colors/Formalist ReadingHow to Connect Rhetorical Choices to Meaning (#21)Gatsby Film? Closing Question: Think back to the words you used to describe

yourself in yesterday’s closing question– what are the connotations of some of those choices? (example: if I said confident vs. courageous or kind vs. affectionate)

HOMEWORK: 1. Chapter 5 due MONDAY 2. Complete the “Diction” example on a separate piece of paper using a quotation from any of the first 5 chapters.

15 February 2013

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 Vocab Chapter 5 Quiz Connotation (#22) Formalist Criticism (Connect Rhetorical Choices to Meaning) (#21) In pairs– complete “imagery.” Closing: Is Gatsby or Nick the protagonist? Explain your choice. HOMEWORK: 1. Chapter 6 TOMORROW with imagery example 2.

Chapter 7 THURSDAY

19 February 2013

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.

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, no one knows anyone on the inside because they only value the status of being wealthy.

Example #5: Diction

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.

Example #1: Diction

The phrase “shadow of a garage” used to describe the place where Myrtle and Mr. Wilson live conveys emptiness and lack in a place that should be grander because “shadow” implies that something is a mere fragment of what it could be. This is significant because it symbolizes how Myrtle feels that her life is a shadow of what it could be, and it shows why she is so eager to have an affair with Tom.

Example #4: Diction

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?

Example #3: Diction

The word “bloomed” used to describe the room conveys an image of light embellishing the room, opening and lighting up. This is significant because the room is conveyed as “crimson,” which can be dark and creepy, and having it “bloom with light” makes it almost breathe with life and cheer.

Why would Fitzgerald want to make the room appear to “bloom” as opposed to light up? Who is he describing?

Example #5: Diction

SSR– 30 minutesDaily Question: What purpose does the biblical

allusion, “He was a son of God…and he must be about His Father’s business”(104) serve?

VocabWho IS Jay Gatsby?Formalism continued (Metaphor/simile)Closing: Explain Gatsby’s expectations of Daisy.

Are they realistic? Why or why not? HOMEWORK: 1. Gatsby Ch. 7 due TOMORROW 2.

Complete DETAIL on a separate piece of paper for TOMORROW

20 February 2013

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.

Imagery Example #1

The image Nick describes while at Gatsby’s party in which he claims “…sometimes a shadow moved…gave way to another shadow, an indefinite procession of shadows who rouged and powdered in the invisible glass,” conveys a sense of mystery and infinite obscurity and indistinctness of the people attending…The attending guests being described as “shadows” conveys a negative sense that they are all the same and come and go. The depiction that the shadows are “rouged and powdered” signifies that the guests attending are masked, or fake, and hiding their true identity, just as Gatsby keeps and hides secrets about himself and his own identity. This also represents upper class society in the masking of true identities in order to yield to a social “standard.”

Imagery 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?

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

“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)

“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)

“They were a satisfactory hint of the unreality of reality, a promise that the rock of the world was founded securely on a fairy’s wing” (105)

“At his lips’ touch she blossomed for him like a flower and the incarnation was complete” (117)

METAPHOR/SIMILE

Chapter 7 QuizDaily Question: Do you believe Nick is a reliable or

unreliable narrator? Explain using specific evidence from the text.

VocabNick or Gatsby as protagonist? Whose Truth is True? (#23)Closing: Write a good higher-order thinking

question for Gatsby thus far. (NOT yes/no, one right answer questions)

HOMEWORK: 1. Chapter 8 for TOMORROW (Finish book for MONDAY) 2. Vocab quiz MONDAY

21 February 2013

SSR– 30 minutes+ reflection: Choose one of the characters from your SSR novel to describe. Then, explain why you do or do not like the character.

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).

VocabReview “Whose Truth is True?” (#23)Gatsby FilmClosing: Would you rather be able to lie without getting

caught or always be able to tell when someone else is lying? Explain.

HOMEWORK: 1. Finish Gatsby for MONDAY 2. Vocab Quiz MONDAY

22 February 2013

Vocab QuizDaily Question: Summarize your understanding of the

epilogue (the last page of the novel)VocabEnd of Book Discussion Questions (#24)Gatsby Essay Prompt Choices (#25)Finish Gatsby filmClosing: Discuss the irony of the title, The Great

Gatsby. What might be a better title? Explain.HOMEWORK: 1. Gatsby Exam WEDNESDAY 2. Gatsby

In-Class Essay THURSDAY 3. Choose a prompt and write a working thesis for TOMORROW

25 February 2013

Daily Question: Explain the process you went through when writing your thesis statement from last night’s homework.

VocabFinish Gatsby filmGatsby Unit Exam Review Sheet (#26)Conferencing for thesis statementsGloss all of the following for questions/comments:Basics: Writing a Timed Essay (#27)How to Write a Literary Analysis Essay (#28)Forbidden Words and Phrases in Analytical Writing (#29)AP Scoring Models (#30)Closing: Write something you’ve learned from either #27 or

#28HOMEWORK: 1. Gatsby Exam TOMORROW 2. Gatsby In-

Class Essay THURSDAY (you may bring a 3 by 5 card with thesis and outline AND you will need your book)

26 February 2013

No Daily Question or Vocab (2 words tomorrow)

Gatsby Review SheetExam Part I LUNCHExam Part IISSR/Essay planning when finished!HOMEWORK: 1. Gatsby In-Class Essay

TOMORROW (3-by-5 card with thesis/outline and your book!)

27 February 2012

No Daily Question or VocabWhat you need:

Gatsby Book3-by-5 card with thesis/outlinePages 27-30 (if you want them)

DON’T FORGET TO SKIP LINES! Good luck Staple your rubric on top when handing in! If you finish early, re-read and revise before

handing in! SSRHOMEWORK: 1. NONE! SSR Tomorrow!

28 February 2013

SSR– 30 minutes (no reflection)Daily Question: **Fun Friday!** If you could

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

3 vocab wordsClosing: 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. NONE! Enjoy your weekend!

1 March 2013

Daily Question: What is the most defining characteristic of identity: gender, sex, race, socio-economic status, culture, language, nationality or something else? Explain.

VocabCollect Gatsby/ Hand out TEWWGSoul of a People: Writing America’s StoryClosing: Write 5 interesting facts, observations, or

thoughts about the documentary. 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 WEDNESDAY 3. Chapters 2-3 due THURSDAY!

4 March 2013

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.

VocabTEWWG Objectives (#31)Lecture Notes (#32)The Racial Mountain vs. Negro Art Hokum (#33)Listen to selections from TEWWGDialect Ch. 1(#34)Closing: What effect does language have on identity? HOMEWORK: 1. Bring in photo of yourself in a context

that is significant– be ready to share the story for THURSDAY 2. Chapter 2-3 due THURSDAY 3. Finish Ch. 1 Dialect for TOMORROW

5 March 2013

SSR– 20 minutesDaily Question: If you were given an hour

shopping spree in any store in the world, which would you choose and why?

Vocab“Chaga Cup” Quizzo TournamentClosing Question: NONEHOMEWORK: 1. Bring your picture in

tomorrow and be prepared to tell the story behind it 2. Chapters 2-3 due TOMORROW

6 March 2013

TEWWG Chapter 1-3 quizDaily Question: How are language and storytelling markers

of culture? Identity? Explain. VocabWrite/Share photograph/story– respond to each other by

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

Dialect #34Closing: List and explain an idiomatic phrase that either

you, one of your friends, or one of your family members uses. Explain its meaning and why it might be helpful to show characterization of that person.

HOMEWORK: 1. Finish #34 for TOMOROW. 2. Ch. 4 for TOMORROW 3. Ch. 5-6 for MONDAY

7 March 2013

SSR– 30 minutes (Prompt: Evaluate the STYLE of your SSR book. Include mention/judgment of diction, tone, sentence structures. Does the style help the story line? Could it be improved? How?)

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. Why do you think that was the case? Do you agree with them?

Vocab Dialect Discussion #34 “How it Feels to be Colored Me” #36

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 a typed transcript– for WEDNESDAY 2. 5-6 for MONDAY 3. Vocab quiz MONDAY

8 March 2013

Vocab QuizDaily 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” #36 “I Love My Hair” #37

Closing: 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. 7 due TOMORROW 2. Ch. 8-9 for WEDNESDAY 3. Identity Interview WEDNESDAY.

11 March 2013

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.

VocabularyWhy Boys Don’t Play with Dolls – (#38)Closing 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)

12 March 2013

SSR – 30 minutesDaily Question: What is the purpose of choosing to use

direct quotations rather than paraphrasing? Is one or the other always the “right” choice when writing a literary analysis? Explain.

VocabularyIntegrating Quotations (#39) NotesSentence Variations with Essay #40Essay Revisions– Integrate quotations on separate

paper, staple with #40 and your essay and hand in. Closing: What is your area of strength? What area needs

the most improvement? What is your plan for improvement? Explain.

HOMEWORK: 1. 10-13 due FRIDAY

13 March 2013

TENSE– Literary essays are written in present tense. The work lives on every time we read it. Ex: “Gatsby waits for Daisy” rather than “Gatsby waited.”

Why do we omit “I” and “you”? Analysis goes beyond the obvious. So what??If you’re talking about setting, you need to

actually analyze the setting…Quotations should be blended seamlessly with

your own words. It is as if YOU are speaking using the author’s words.

Essay Issues

Daily Question: What’s the best story you’ve ever heard? Explain what makes it the “best.”

VocabTEWWG Assessment #41“Where I’m From” #42“Where I’m From” Template/Draft #43TEWWG FilmClosing: What does it mean to be “from” a place? Is a “place”

always a physical location or could it be something else? Explain.

HOMEWORK: 1. Ch. 10-13 due TOMORROW 2. 14-17 due MONDAY 3. 18-20 (end) WEDNESDAY 4. Exam THURSDAY 5. Projects due TUESDAY after break (4/2) 6. Midterm THURSDAY (4/4) 7. Midterm Essay (SSR book) FRIDAY (4/5)

14 March 2013

SSR—30 minutes Fun Friday Daily Question: Would you rather be

able to hear any conversation or be able to take back anything you say? Why?

VocabTEWWG 10-13 QuizTEWWG FilmClosing: How does the film compare to what

you have imagined while reading the book? Explain.

HOMEWORK: 1. 14-17 due MONDAY

15 March 2013

Daily Question: Compare and contrast Tea Cake’s leadership in the Everglades (“the muck”) with Joe Starks’ leadership in Eatonville.

VocabAn Illustration of Janie’s World (#44)Film (Video Viewing Guide) (#45)Closing: Describe a character from your story

(TEWWG Creative Assessment) in detail. Try to include both indirect and direct characterization.

HOMEWORK: 1. Read Ch. 18 to the end for WEDNESDAY 2. EXAM THURSDAY 3. SSR books need to be finished over break.

18 March 2013

Daily Question: Do you agree or disagree with the following quotation? Explain. “For I am part of all that I have met.” –From Tennyson’s “Ulysses”

Vocab Characterization and Identity (#46) Clustering (#47) Individual time to work Vignette: brief but vivid and complete scenario of a certain time

and place. Short and simple but with a deeper meaning. Closing: You made it big! You are going to be a big celebrity, but

your agent has explained that you don’t have quite the superstar name. So, what name will you choose? Can you be true to yourself and choose a name that is more like the “real” you, or would you resist having to choose another name?

HOMEWORK: 1. TEWWG Ch. 18-end due TOMORROW 2. TEWWG Unit Exam THURSDAY 3. TEWWG Creative Assignment due TUESDAY 4/2!! 4. Midterm and Vocab Midterm 4/4 5. SSR Midterm Essay 4/5

19 March 2013

SSR – 30 minutesDaily Question: Hurston enhances her frame narrative

with the expert use of imagery. Relate the imagery with which Hurston begins the novel with the imagery with which she closes the novel.

VocabTEWWG End of Book Questions (#48)TEWWG Review for Exam (#49)Closing: Which of your questions do you think is the

“best”? Why? HOMEWORK: 1. TEWWG Exam TOMORROW 2.

TEWWG Creative Assessment/Presentations TUESDAY April 2nd!

20 March 2013

No Daily Question or VocabPractice QuestionsTEWWG Unit Exam (multiple-choice before

lunch, quotations after)Closing: Begin with one of the following

words and write at least 3 sentences with the word as your prompt– Fairness, Love, Understanding, Forgiveness, Humility, Honesty, Faith, Respect, Thinking, Learning

HOMEWORK: 1. TEWWG Creative Assessment and Presentations begin TUESDAY April, 2

21 March 2013

[Mrs. Turner] felt honored by Janie’s acquaintance and she quickly forgave and forgot snubs in order to keep it. Anyone who looked more white folkish than herself was better than she was in her criteria, therefore it was right that they should be cruel to her at times, just as she was cruel to those more negroid than herself in direct ration to their negroness. Like the pecking-order in a chicken yard. Insensate cruelty to those you can whip, and groveling submission to those you can’t. Once having set up her idols and built altars to them it was inevitable that she would worship there. It was inevitable that she should accept any inconsistency and cruelty from her deity as all good worshippers do from theirs. All gods who receive homage are cruel. All gods dispense suffering without reason. Otherwise they would not be worshipped. Through indiscriminate suffering men know fear is the most divine emotion. It is the stones for altars and the beginning of wisdom. Half gods are worshipped with wine and flowers. Real gods require blood.

Mrs. Turner like all other believers had built an altar to the unattainable—Caucasian characteristics for all. Her god would smite her, would hurl her from pinnacles and lose her in deserts, but she would not forsake his altars…

Passage #1

L.F.1.3.1 What is explained in this passage?A. Gods are sarcastic. B. Gods are sadistic.C. Gods are seraphim.D. Gods are sincere.L.F.2.3.5 How does the use of metaphor in the passage help to communicate an idea? A. It provides specific details about race.B. It refers to gods at the central metaphor.C. It emphasizes Mrs. Turner’s racial fanaticism.D. It shows Janie’s animosity toward Mrs. Turner.

Passage #1

“Tea Cake, put down dat gun and go back tuh bed!” Janie yelled at him as the gun wavered weakly in his hand.

He steadied himself against the jamb of the door and Janie thought to run into him and grab his arm, but she saw the quick motion of taking aim and heard the click. Saw the ferocious look in his eyes and went mad with fear as she had done in the water that time. She threw up the barrel of the rifle in frenzied hope and fear. Hope that he’d see it and run, desperate fear for her life. But if Tea Cake could have counted costs he would not have been there with the pistol in his hands. No knowledge of fear nor rifles nor anything else was there. He paid no more attention to the pointing gun than if it were Janie’s dog finger. She saw him stiffen himself all over as he leveled and took aim. The fiend in him must kill and Janie was the only living thing he saw…

It was the meanest moment of eternity. A minute before she was just a scared human being fighting for its life. Now she was her sacrificing self with Tea Cake’s head in her lap. She had wanted him to live so much and he was dead. No hour is ever eternity, but it has its right to weep. Janie held his head tightly in her breast and wept and thanked him wordlessly for giving her the change for loving service….

Passage #2

L.F.2.14. Read the sentence from the passage: “It was the meanest moment of eternity.” What feeling is being suggested by the use of the word meanest? A. SelfishnessB. LongevityC. EagernessD. AgonyL.F.1.1.1 What is the author’s purpose for using the word ferocious to describe the look in Tea Cake’s eyes? E. To illustrate the imagery of the momentF. To contrast Janie’s calm with Tea Cake’s angerG. To juxtapose Tea Cake with the rabid dogH. To portray human beings as savage in nature

Passage #2

SSR– 30 minutesDaily Question: Would you rather lose all your old

memories or never be able to make new ones? Explain.Vocab (2 words) **Remember– all vocab on the vocab

portion of the midterm examTEWWG FilmClosing Question: List a moment from the novel that

was left out of the film version. Explain the impact that this subtraction has for the overall story.

HOMEWORK: 1. Projects Presentations will begin on TUESDAY when we return! Don’t forget a 2-page (minimum) double-spaced written version as well as your creative aspect.

22 March 2013

Daily Question: What do you think best represents your story, the written, oral, or creative portion? Why? Explain.

Vocab practice– The addition of descriptive details to the basic information serves to improve the _________ of the book by producing a fuller account. A. Aspersion B. Cogency C. Alacrity D. Calumny

PresentationsClosing Question: Write a sentence about the presentations

using at least one vocab word from the midterm list. HOMEWORK: 1. Presentations continue tomorrow 2.

Midterm and Vocab THURSDAY 3. Midterm essay FRIDAY

2 April 2013

Daily Question: Read the common app essay prompts below. Would your story from this project work for any? Which? Would you use it? Why or why not?

Vocab practice– He may think of himself as having __________, but all of his decisions today have been wrong. A. credulityB. acumenC. blandishmentD. cupidity

PresentationsTEWWG Film (if time)Closing Question: Would you rather be able to visit 100

years in the past or 100 years in the future? Why? HOMEWORK: 1. Midterm and Midterm Vocab

TOMORROW 2. In-Class Midterm Essay (BRING YOUR SSR BOOK!) FRIDAY

3 April 2013

1. Share a background or story that is so central to your identity that your application would be incomplete without it.2. Recount an incident or time when you experienced failure. How did it affect you, and what lessons did you learn?3. Reflect on a time when you challenged a belief or idea. What prompted you to act? Would you make the same decision again?4. Discuss an accomplishment or event, formal or informal, that marked your transition from childhood to adulthood within your culture, community, or family.

Daily Question: Describe the most recent conflict you had with your parent(s) or guardian(s). What does the conflict reveal about your underlying desires versus your parents’ desires?

Vocab (2 words)Finish presentations (Brandice, Kyra, Deanna M., Pete,

Gail, Matt, Katie L., anyone else?)TEWWG film conclusionClosing: Make a prediction about the play Death of a

Salesman (other than that a salesman will die) based on the title, author (Arthur Miller), and date of publication (1948)

HOMEWORK: 1. Bring in a picture of the adult you feel closest to for WEDNESDAY 2. SSR book due FRIDAY

8 April 2013

Daily Question: How do the dreams and aspirations of your parents, grandparents, and ancestors impact family relationships from generation to generation?

Vocab (2 words)Finish PresentationsDOAS Intro Reading (#50)DOAS Speed Dating (#51)Begin read-aloud DOAS HOMEWORK: 1. Act I due FRIDAY 2. Picture of the

closest adult in your life TOMORROW 3. SSR Book for FRIDAY

9 April 2013

Daily Question: What is Miller’s thesis in “Tragedy and the Common Man”? (See page 5 of #50) Do you agree or disagree with his points overall? Explain.

Vocab Block 3–- DOAS Intro Reading (#50) and Speed Dating

(#51) if time, Expectations (#52) DOAS Poem Packet (#53)

Block 4– Expectations (#52) DOAS Poem Packet (#53)Begin Act I ReadingClosing Question: Which question from Speed Dating did

you find the most thought-provoking? Why? HOMEWORK: 1. Act I due MONDAY 2. SSR book for

FRIDAY

10 April 2013

Daily Question: “Be liked and you will never want” (Miller 33). Do you agree or disagree? Explain.

VocabFree Write Expectations Questions #52

Side near door = ASide near windows = B

DOAS Poem Packet #53Act IClosing Question: With which character do you most

identify? Why? HOMEWORK: 1. Act I for TUESDAY (Quiz) 2. SSR book

for TOMORROW (speak to me if you haven’t already if you’re using a book NOT on the list)

11 April 2013

SSR (30 minutes)Daily Question: What tone is set by the description

in the opening of the play? How is this tone established?

VocabDOAS Quote Assignments (#54)Continue reading/work on quotationsClosing Question: If you were given a yacht, what

would you name it? Why? (Mine= Galene; goddess of calm seas)

HOMEWORK: 1. Act I TUESDAY (quiz) 2. Quotations due FRIDAY 4/19

12 April 2013

Daily Question: Must a character rebel against authority to be considered an American hero? Explain.

VocabCapitalism and Competition (#55) (“Shift Happens” 2012)DOAS Project (#56) Continue reading Act I/Time to work on quotations (#54)Closing Question: Find a quotation that shows Willy’s

support for Capitalism or competition. Cite with page number and explain the significance.

HOMEWORK: 1. Act I quiz TOMORROW 2. Act II due FRIDAY 3. Essay (details tomorrow) due WEDNESDAY 4/2¢4. Project due 4/24 (classwork days on 4/22, 4/23) So kim

15 April 2013

Daily Question: Is there any pressure on you to succeed? If yes, where does it come from? Family? Friends? The media? Yourself? Something else? Explain.

Vocab (2 words)Discuss “Capitalism and Pressure”Act IIClosing Question: If you had to choose the

best advertising campaign ever created, which one would it be? Explain.

HOMEWORK: 1. Quotations due WEDNESDAY

16 November 2012

Daily Question: This painting is Called “The Old Salesman.” How doesthe composition connect to themes/issues in your reading of DOAS? VocabDOAS Act II (continued)Work on DOAS quotationsClosing Question: (Recycled) Recordand cite a passage showing Willy’s support for Capitalism or competition. HOMEWORK: 1. DOAS quotes dueWEDNESDAY 2. SSR WEDNESDAY!

19 November 2012

SSR – 20 minutes NO Daily Question2 Vocab WordsAct IIMotifs/Symbols work in groupsDOAS quotations workHOMEWORK: 1. Quotations due TOMORROW

or MONDAY 2. DOAS Creative Project due FRIDAY 11/30 3. DOAS In-class Essay TUESDAY 11/27

20 November 2012

Daily Question: Who or what is to blame for Willy’s destruction?

VocabDOAS Film Act IIMotif Work PROMPT: Through the use of motifs, what basic truth

about identity formation does Arthur Miller establish in Death of a Salesman?

Miller uses the motif of ____________ to do/show/explain WHAT?

Closing Question: How does the film compare to your understanding of the play from our reading in class?

HOMEWORK: 1. In-Class Essay TOMORROW 2. DOAS Creative Project due FRIDAY 3. Vocab Quiz WEDNESDAY

26 November 2012

Miller uses the motif of advertising to emphasize how the capitalistic corruption of the American Dream forces society to compromise individual integrity.

Willy tells Ben that his boys are fearless and that they will go steal plywood from a local construction site in order to build a new porch. Charley tells Willy that the jails are full of “fearless characters” in order to point out that what they’re doing is not a positive, it is against the law. This is significant because it shows that Willy always promoted the idea of doing whatever it took, however illegal or unethical, to try to get ahead. Willy even cheated on his wife in the hopes that it would get him into the buyers. This points out a huge difference in Charley and Willy’s identity and their role as fathers.

Sample Quote

SSR– 20 minutesVocabulary QuizDaily Question: Is your life ruled by fate or free

will? Explain. How do you know the answer to this question?

Vonnegut BackgroundHistorical Background to Slaughterhouse Five**for both, gloss and find (closing question): 3

facts, 2 questions, and 1 connectionHOMEWORK: 1. DOAS creative project due

TOMORROW 2. We will begin SH5 tomorrow

29 November 2012

SSR– 15 minutes (+5 with group)Daily Question: If you had to write a semi-true novel about

something in your life, what would you write and why? VocabBooks/Beginning Investigation

How does the title page differ from a conventional book? What is suggested by the subtitle of the book: “The Children’s

Crusade: A Duty-Dance with Death” ?Chapter 1 (What are allusions? What might be the pros and

cons of making allusions?) – take note of allusions, function for story

Closing: If you could discover one item that belonged to someone in history, whose would it be, and what would it be?

HOMEWORK: Ch. 1 and 2 due MONDAY

30 November 2012

Daily Question: The last thing Vonnegut reads in his motel is the Gideon Bible, specifically the story of Lot. Why do you suppose the author includes this text in his developing “scrapbook” of allusions?

VocabSH5 and LOST comparison

(compare/contrast)Closing Question: How does Vonnegut

describe the Tralfamadorians? How is this description satiric?

HOMEWORK: 1. Chapters 3-4 due WEDNESDAY

3 December 2012

Daily Question: Slaughterhouse-Five presents a satiric view of organized religion. Where in the second chapter does that view begin to emerge? What can you say about this view at this point in the novel?

VocabCh. 2 Open-Book QuizTime to work on Ch. 3-4 and RepetitionClosing: Why does Vonnegut make use of

repetition throughout his novel? HOMEWORK: Chapters 3-4 and repetition sheet

due TOMORROW

4 December 2012

SSR – 30 minutesDaily Question: Read the following quotation, said by the

late author Kurt Vonnegut: ‘Hello, babies. Welcome to Earth. It’s hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It’s round and wet and crowded. At the outside, babies, you’ve got about a hundred years here. There’s only one rule that I know of, babies — ‘God damn it, you’ve got to be kind.’ What does this quotation mean to you? If you could rewrite the last sentence, what would it be? What rule would you give to future generations?

VocabKurt Vonnegut Obituary ArticleOne-Pager Closing: Why do you think Mr. Vonnegut set his novels in

alternate universes? What purpose did using these fictitious settings serve?

HOMEWORK: 1. Chapter 5 due FRIDAY (continue repetition page)

5 December 2012

Your one pager must include:A visual representation of something in the

textA quotation from the article related to the

visual representationTwo questions you’d like to ask someone

mentioned in the article– whether the reporter, the subject, someone quoted…etc.

On the back– how does the article influence your reading of Slaughterhouse Five.

One-Pager Instructions

Daily Question: On p. 74, Billy, while “slightly unstuck in time,” watches a television movie about a WWII bombing raid, only he views the movie in reverse. Explain the meaning of this passage in the context of your developing understanding of the book.

Vocab10 minutes to work/finish “one-pager” and contestSATIRE– definition, examples, SH5Closing Question: Why do you think Vonnegut chose to

use satire to get his message across to readers rather than other methods? Explain

HOMEWORK: 1. Finish satire if unfinished 2. Ch. 5 due TOMORROW 3. Continue work on repetition sheet

6 December 2012

The use of irony, humor, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s stupidity or vices; satire is used in the interest of improving mankind.

SATIRE

SSR– 30 minutesDaily Question: How is the satiric treatment of

religion, specifically Christianity further developed in chapter 5? (hint: “Before you kill somebody, make absolutely sure he isn’t well connected” (108))

Vocab– 2 wordsSatire (continued) homework2012 or Timeline (maybe)Closing Question: If you could have witnessed one

event from your family’s history, what would you want to see? Why?

HOMEWORK: 1. Chapter 5 (for real) due MONDAY, Chapters 6 TUESDAY, 7-8 due THURDAY, 9-10 due FRIDAY 2. Satire in SH5 continued (have at least 3 examples for MONDAY) 3. Repetition page continued 4. Satirical Doodle due WEDNESDAY

7 December 2012 (Pearl Harbor Day)

SSR– 30 minutesDaily Question: How is the satiric treatment of

religion, specifically Christianity further developed in chapter 5? (hint: “Before you kill somebody, make absolutely sure he isn’t well connected” (108))

Vocab– 2 wordsSatire (continued) homework2012 or Timeline (maybe)Closing Question: If you could have witnessed one

event from your family’s history, what would you want to see? Why?

HOMEWORK: 1. Chapter 5 (for real) due MONDAY, Chapters 6 TUESDAY, 7-8 due THURDAY, 9-10 due FRIDAY 2. Satire in SH5 continued (have at least 3 examples for MONDAY) 3. Repetition page continued 4. Satirical Doodle due WEDNESDAY

7 December 2012 (Pearl Harbor Day)

Daily Question: What is your opinion of the passage by Howard W. Cambell (p 128-131)? Find evidence

in modern society to support or refute Campbell.VocabDiscuss Satire2012– NOTES – keep track of man vs. self, man vs.

nature, and selfishness vs. altruismClosing Question: Could SH5 be considered a

dystopia or a Utopia? Why or why not? HOMEWORK: 1. Ch. 6 due TOMORROW 2.

Repetition page continued 3. Satirical Doodle due WEDNESDAY!

10 December 2012

Daily Question: In satire, the reader can’t take characters and events at face value, but must reach his or her own conclusions about deeper meanings. Often, the writer intends the reader to judge harshly. The unusual wrinkle in THIS novel is that Vonnegut himself appears in the book and expresses a similar outlook to that of the characters. Should we take Vonnegut at face value? How should we judge, for instance, his “So it goes,” indifference to death and war?

Vocab 2012– man vs. self, man vs. nature, selfishness vs. altruism “Brief, Urgent Messages” (Loose Leaf) in groups Closing Question: Is the end of 2012 hopeful? Why or why

not? Do you share the director/producer/writers’ ideas on mankind?

HOMEWORK: 1. Ch. 7-8 due THURSDAY (quiz on 6, 7, 8) 2. Satirical Doodle due TOMORROW 3. FRIDAY– OSCAR “skills” common quiz

11 December 2012

SSR– 30 minutesFinish 2012Daily Question: Is the end of 2012 hopeful? Why or why

not? Do you share the director/producer/writers’ ideas on mankind?

Satirical Doodle Presentations (briefly explain)“Brief, Urgent Messages” in Groups (loose leaf)Closing Question: In light of your growing

understandings of the book, what is the significance of the title, Slaughterhouse Five?

HOMEWORK: 1. Quiz on 6-8 TOMORROW 2. 9-10 due FRIDAY 3. OSCAR quiz FRIDAY

12-12-12 (Last one until 1-1-3001)

Daily Question: Using your repetition sheet, analyze one of Vonnegut’s repeated motifs/symbols.

VocabSlaughterhouse Five Quiz (Ch. 6-8)Finish Satirical Doodle sharing“Brief, Urgent Messages” in groups (loose leaf)Closing: List and cite an interesting or thought-

provoking quotation from SH5 thus far. Either respond to it or write a question relating to it.

HOMEWORK: 1. Finish the book for TOMORROW 2. OSCAR quiz TOMORROW 3. SH5 exam MONDAY

13 December 2012

SSR– 30 minutesDaily Question: Does Slaughterhouse Five

end on a happy note? Why or why not? Explain.

VocabOSCAR quiz“Brief, Urgent Message” Groups + shareClosing Question: What is your take home

message from this novel? (Not that it’s stupid; that’s a pretty lame, infantile response to any literature)

HOMEWORK: 1. Slaughterhouse Five exam MONDAY (repetition page may be used)

14 December 2012

SSR – 30 minutes (3 left) 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 (last 10 words will be on quiz on final day) Literature Circle prep for The Road Revolution? Closing 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 Revolution?

HOMEWORK: Prepare for lit circles and roles– 5 sessions; test on FRIDAY 1/11

2 January 2013

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 life no longer exists, what purpose does humanity serve?

VocabAnticipation GuideLiterature CircleIn-Class Reading TimeClosing Question: Choose one of the Anticipation Guide

conversation starters and elaborate your answer. HOMEWORK: 1. Lit Circle #3 TOMORROW 2. SSR

Project Presentations begin 1/15 3. Test FRIDAY

7 January 2013

Daily Question: McCarthy's work often dramatizes the opposition between good and evil, with evil sometimes emerging triumphantly. What does The Road ultimately suggest about good and evil? Which force seems to have greater power in the novel? Provide examples from the book.

VocabLiterature CircleIn-Class Reading Time The Road DVDClosing Question: Does the movie do justice to

Cormac McCarthy’s words? Why or why not? HOMEWORK: 1. Lit Circle #4 TOMORROW 2. The

Road Test FRIDAY

8 January 2013

Daily Question: The man and the boy think of themselves as the "good guys." In what ways are they like and unlike the "bad guys" they encounter? What do you think Cormac is suggesting in the scenes in which the boy begs his father to be merciful to the strangers they encounter on the road?

VocabLiterature Circles Individual Reading SSR Project Group Work Closing Question: Choose one of the course themes and

explain its relevance to The Road. HOMEWORK: 1. LAST Lit Circle for The Road TOMORROW

2. The Road Test FRIDAY 3. SSR Project Presentations begin TUESDAY

9 January 2013

Daily Question (to discuss): Do you think McCarthy ended the story with a hint of hope or, do you think he meant to suggest that there was no hope left in the world?

VocabLast Lit CircleSSR Group Project Work Closing Question: What do you still need to

accomplish in order to complete your SSR project? What is your plan of action for completing this for Tuesday’s project presentations?

HOMEWORK: 1. The Road Test TOMORROW 2. SSR Presentations

10 January 2012