We need to talk about/go over your Letters, your impersonations, and then read chapter 16.
BLAHHAHAHAHAHAHA.
Wednesday, October 31, 2018
Tuesday, October 30, 2018
Tuesday
Remember to wear your letters tomorrow.
Today - we need to read chapter 15.
Class Work:
Let's look the meaning of some the names:
LEARNING GOAL: RL9 - read and discuss classical literature of the 19th century. Determine a theme of a text by referring to specifics from a text.
Objective: record and analyze specifics from the text as you read. Make sure these specifics interest you and relate to some larger idea or connection.
Lets look at some symbols:
Today - we need to read chapter 15.
Class Work:
A)
Hester Prynne: Fit or Unfit mother. Argue your answer.
B)
Discuss Chillingworth’s outward action with his
true intentions. What real person
reminds you of Chillingworth. Be
prepared to do an impersonation.
C)
Choose a character and write a biography of
them.
D)
Choose a piece of music that would show Hester’s
state of mind in chapter 14. Be prepared
to play and explain it for the class.
E)
What letter should Dimmsdale wear? Why?
F)
Everyone in your group needs to choose a letter
to represent themselves, create it and wear it on Wednesday
Let's look the meaning of some the names:
LEARNING GOAL: RL9 - read and discuss classical literature of the 19th century. Determine a theme of a text by referring to specifics from a text.
Objective: record and analyze specifics from the text as you read. Make sure these specifics interest you and relate to some larger idea or connection.
Hester Prynne
Hester: Hestier in Greek mythology, Zeus’s sister, a woman
of beauty
hestier
(hasty)
Prynne: prurient
prune:
purify her sin
pry:
probe into the interior of one’s heart
Arthur Dimmesdale
Arthur: Adam, adultery
Dimmesdale: dim + dale:
dim interior (to hide one’s
sin)
Roger Chillingworth
Roger: rogue (revenge)
Chillingworth: chilly (cruel, inhumane)
+ worth (induce Arthur to speak out his own sin)
Pearl: good, pure and precious
Monday, October 29, 2018
The Scarlet Letter
Today, we need to read and discuss chapter 14 and then work on dialectical journals.
10/29 - Chap. 14
10/30 - Chap. 15
10/31 - Chap. 16 and wear your letter to class.
11/2 - TEST over chapters 1-16
11/5 - Chap. 17
11/6 - Chap. 18
11/7 - Chap. 19
11/8 - Chap. 20
11/9 - Chap. 21
11/12 - Finish Novel
11/13 - Review. Dialectical Journals Due
11/14 - TEST
11/15 - Work on Essay
11/16 - Work on Essay
Essay Due when we return from Thanksgiving Break
Unit Learning goal: Students will demonstrate knowledge of nineteenth century foundation works of American Literature by determining how a theme is developed over the course of text by analyzing structure, author’s choice of details, and character; and, by writing an essay on how these elements (or one of them) influences the meaning of the novel as a whole.
You should be drawing from your dialectical journals to develop these essays.
Also we need to discuss possible essays and thesis statements:
THEMES:
2010. Palestinian American literary theorist and cultural critic Edward Said has written that “Exile is strangely compelling to think about but terrible to experience. It is the unhealable rift forced between a human being and a native place, between the self and its true home: its essential sadness can never be surmounted.” Yet Said has also said that exile can become “a potent, even enriching” experience. Select a novel, play, or epic in which a character experiences such a rift and becomes cut off from “home,” whether that home is the character’s birthplace, family, homeland, or other special place. Then write an essay in which you analyze how the character’s experience with exile is both alienating and enriching, and how this experience illuminates the meaning of the work as a whole. Do not merely summarize the plot.
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Nature vs. Human Law
Nature of Evil
Sin vs. Forgiveness or Punishment vs. Forgiveness
Individual vs. Society
Exile
Public Guilt vs. Private Guilt
Civilization vs. Wilderness or Town vs. Woods
Good vs. Evil
Analysis Essay:
Students will need to analysis some aspect of The Scarlet Letter and connected it to a theme. Things that can be explored include symbolism, tone, diction, characters and events. I expect students to use their didactical journals for focus on examples. I also expect all students to choose something small to concentrate on. I would rather you spend three pages examining one paragraph in relation to a theme, than to try and examine something like Pearl’s role as Savior and Chillingworth’s role as the devil (unless you view these roles from looking at one paragraph or one page). This would be too large. You couldn’t examine it in enough detail in three pages. Remember I’m looking for precise thesis statements and evidence that is analyzed.
Remember - thesis statement.
Connect the symbol, character or literary element to a theme. Then present an order of development or list of things you will cover in your essay.
Thesis Statement
Your thesis statement directs all of the ideas, quote selection, and commentary in your essay. Therefore, a muddled or imprecise thesis statement will lead to an unclear or meaningless essay.
A thesis statement is NOT:
1. An abstract concept. For example, “Greed” is not a thesis statement.
2. A general “universal” truth. For example, the following sentence is not a thesis statement: “For thousands of years, man has been greedy.”
A thesis statement IS a statement that provides direction for the analysis of a theme or idea presented by a particular text. Therefore, in order to construct an effective thesis statement, you must first determine what a text is suggesting about an abstract concept (like greed, for example).
Your thesis statement will address an abstract concept PLUS the evaluation of that concept through a particular text.
A thesis statement for “The Pardoner’s Tale” might address the abstract concept of greed as it is handled in the story. The first two examples are NOT thesis statements. The third one is a complete thesis statement:
a. Greed is something that man has struggled with for centuries, as demonstrated in “The Pardoner’s Tale” by Chaucer. (Abstract Concept Only)
b. “The Pardoner’s Tale,” written by Chaucer, is a story about how three men kill one another while looking for Death. (Plot Summary)
c. “The Pardoner’s Tale,” written by Chaucer, suggests that the “deadly” sin of greed is stronger than any oath of friendship, and will ultimately lead those who give into its allure to their own destruction.
EXAMPLES OF POSSIBLE THESIS STATEMENTS:
10/29 - Chap. 14
10/30 - Chap. 15
10/31 - Chap. 16 and wear your letter to class.
11/2 - TEST over chapters 1-16
11/5 - Chap. 17
11/6 - Chap. 18
11/7 - Chap. 19
11/8 - Chap. 20
11/9 - Chap. 21
11/12 - Finish Novel
11/13 - Review. Dialectical Journals Due
11/14 - TEST
11/15 - Work on Essay
11/16 - Work on Essay
Essay Due when we return from Thanksgiving Break
Unit Learning goal: Students will demonstrate knowledge of nineteenth century foundation works of American Literature by determining how a theme is developed over the course of text by analyzing structure, author’s choice of details, and character; and, by writing an essay on how these elements (or one of them) influences the meaning of the novel as a whole.
You should be drawing from your dialectical journals to develop these essays.
Also we need to discuss possible essays and thesis statements:
THEMES:
2010. Palestinian American literary theorist and cultural critic Edward Said has written that “Exile is strangely compelling to think about but terrible to experience. It is the unhealable rift forced between a human being and a native place, between the self and its true home: its essential sadness can never be surmounted.” Yet Said has also said that exile can become “a potent, even enriching” experience. Select a novel, play, or epic in which a character experiences such a rift and becomes cut off from “home,” whether that home is the character’s birthplace, family, homeland, or other special place. Then write an essay in which you analyze how the character’s experience with exile is both alienating and enriching, and how this experience illuminates the meaning of the work as a whole. Do not merely summarize the plot.
Go here
Nature vs. Human Law
Nature of Evil
Sin vs. Forgiveness or Punishment vs. Forgiveness
Individual vs. Society
Exile
Public Guilt vs. Private Guilt
Civilization vs. Wilderness or Town vs. Woods
Good vs. Evil
Analysis Essay:
Students will need to analysis some aspect of The Scarlet Letter and connected it to a theme. Things that can be explored include symbolism, tone, diction, characters and events. I expect students to use their didactical journals for focus on examples. I also expect all students to choose something small to concentrate on. I would rather you spend three pages examining one paragraph in relation to a theme, than to try and examine something like Pearl’s role as Savior and Chillingworth’s role as the devil (unless you view these roles from looking at one paragraph or one page). This would be too large. You couldn’t examine it in enough detail in three pages. Remember I’m looking for precise thesis statements and evidence that is analyzed.
Remember - thesis statement.
Connect the symbol, character or literary element to a theme. Then present an order of development or list of things you will cover in your essay.
Thesis Statement
Your thesis statement directs all of the ideas, quote selection, and commentary in your essay. Therefore, a muddled or imprecise thesis statement will lead to an unclear or meaningless essay.
A thesis statement is NOT:
1. An abstract concept. For example, “Greed” is not a thesis statement.
2. A general “universal” truth. For example, the following sentence is not a thesis statement: “For thousands of years, man has been greedy.”
A thesis statement IS a statement that provides direction for the analysis of a theme or idea presented by a particular text. Therefore, in order to construct an effective thesis statement, you must first determine what a text is suggesting about an abstract concept (like greed, for example).
Your thesis statement will address an abstract concept PLUS the evaluation of that concept through a particular text.
A thesis statement for “The Pardoner’s Tale” might address the abstract concept of greed as it is handled in the story. The first two examples are NOT thesis statements. The third one is a complete thesis statement:
a. Greed is something that man has struggled with for centuries, as demonstrated in “The Pardoner’s Tale” by Chaucer. (Abstract Concept Only)
b. “The Pardoner’s Tale,” written by Chaucer, is a story about how three men kill one another while looking for Death. (Plot Summary)
c. “The Pardoner’s Tale,” written by Chaucer, suggests that the “deadly” sin of greed is stronger than any oath of friendship, and will ultimately lead those who give into its allure to their own destruction.
EXAMPLES OF POSSIBLE THESIS STATEMENTS:
In the Scarlet Letter, the theme of exile transforms the characters of Hester, Dimmesdale, and Chillingworth.
In the Scarlet Letter, the "A" on Hester's chest represents Hester, herself, and reflect her transformation - from Adulterer to Able to Absolution. The "A" is Hester's soul.
In the Scarlet Letter, Pearl represents the theme of forgiveness. She is the force sent - like a female Christ figure - to allow Hester and Dimmesdale to be saved from their sin.
In the Scarlet Letter, the "A" on Hester's chest represents Hester, herself, and reflect her transformation - from Adulterer to Able to Absolution. The "A" is Hester's soul.
In the Scarlet Letter, Pearl represents the theme of forgiveness. She is the force sent - like a female Christ figure - to allow Hester and Dimmesdale to be saved from their sin.
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
The Scarlet Letter
Today we are going to talk about chapter 11.
First I want you to look at the following video. When we are done, I want to discuss it. I will be asking you questions.
First I want you to look at the following video. When we are done, I want to discuss it. I will be asking you questions.
Tuesday, October 23, 2018
Tuesday - The Scarlet Letter
So today we are going to look at the revised reading schedule for the Scarlett Letter; reading chapter 10; and discuss the vocabulary quiz on Friday.
Revised Reading Schedule
10/23 - Chap. 10
10/24 - Chap. 11
10/25 - Chap. 12
10/26 - Chap. 13
10/29 - Chap. 14
10/30 - Chap. 15
10/31 - Chap. 16 and wear your letter to class.
11/2 - TEST over chapters 1-16
11/5 - Chap. 17
11/6 - Chap. 18
11/7 - Chap. 19
11/8 - Chap. 20
11/9 - Chap. 21
11/12 - Finish Novel
11/13 - Review. Dialectical Journals Due
11/14 - TEST
11/15 - Work on Essay
11/16 - Work on Essay
Essay Due when we return from Thanksgiving Break
Revised Reading Schedule
10/23 - Chap. 10
10/24 - Chap. 11
10/25 - Chap. 12
10/26 - Chap. 13
10/29 - Chap. 14
10/30 - Chap. 15
10/31 - Chap. 16 and wear your letter to class.
11/2 - TEST over chapters 1-16
11/5 - Chap. 17
11/6 - Chap. 18
11/7 - Chap. 19
11/8 - Chap. 20
11/9 - Chap. 21
11/12 - Finish Novel
11/13 - Review. Dialectical Journals Due
11/14 - TEST
11/15 - Work on Essay
11/16 - Work on Essay
Essay Due when we return from Thanksgiving Break
Friday, October 19, 2018
Friday
10/12 chapters 3-4
10/15 chapter 5
10/16 chapter 6
10/17 chapters 7-8
10/18 chapters 9-10
10/19 chapter 11
10/22 chapter 12
10/23 chapter 13
10/24 chapter 14
10/25 chapter 15
10/26 chapter 16-17
10/29 chapter 18-19
10/30 chapter 20
10/31 chapter 21-22
11/1 chapter 23-24
11/2 Finish Dialectical Journals
11/5 Review for Test
11/6 Test
11/7 - 11/9 Work on Scarlet Letter Essay
11/12 Essay Due
Thursday, October 18, 2018
Thursday
Class Work:
1) Outlining the plot up to chapter 8.
2) List all the characters in the book so far with a brief description/summary of each.
3) List at least five symbols with a discussion of why they are important.
4) List and explain how one theme works in the novel so far.
5) If create a movie version of this book who would you cast in the roles?
6) Create a poster for your movie.
(Poster will be due on Tuesday)
Remember that next Wednesday there will also be a vocabulary quiz.
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