Wednesday, Dec. 21 Agenda

*Bell Ringer: 15 Minutes to talk with your Gothic Story reviewer about your story

*American Dream (with BwF partner)

*Go back to the American Dream Definition and take the best ideas from the definitions (take a look at what I added), and what you gathered from the article, to create a revised definition –post that defn

*Begin Of Mice and Men: Basic Intro then Topic/Big idea sheet

*Of Mice and Men Section 1 (1-17)

*Journal Entry from the perspective of George or Lennie on events from Section 1

*HOMEWORK:

*OMM section 2 –read to page 31 (after “…so you won’t forget it”, be prepared for quiz and to discuss after break)

*Journal Entry on section 2 (17-31), can be from same perspective or switch, half page long (summary and character’s reactions to events, first person pov)

*Final Draft Gothic Fiction due after break (Thursday)

Have a great break!!

Monday, Dec. 19 Agenda

*Bell Ringer: Books with Friends Reminders (need paragraphs, a cover that connects to what is said in the journal, due after break, but can turn it in on Wed)

*Begin “American Dream…American Conflict”

*What is the American Dream? Answers to questions in your WN when done work on your story/preview

*Jazz Age, Harlem Renaissance, Great Depression (notes review)

Packet of poems shared on google drive, first comment are the suggested ideas for notes

*Langston Hughes – “Harlem,” “The Negro Speaks of Rivers,” and “I, too, sing America” pg. 880-3/packet

*Paul Laurence Dunbar “We Wear the Mask” pg 621/packet

***There are suggested note questions to have answers to, but also annotate the poem on your own, with your own thoughts

*Gothic Story Writer’s Workshop time (when done with the Harlem Ren. Poetry)

   Gothic rubric handout

Friday, Dec. 16 Agenda

*Bell Ringer: On sheet of notes: Why would what happened happen (what was revealed in the end of the story)?

*What textual evidence from the story supports your idea/answer?

*Chronological Order of “Rose for Emily” on same sheet with WN entry –turn in to stool (read BwF book if done before others)

*work time on Gothic Story/Preview

Thursday, Dec. 15 Agenda

*Bell Ringer: Work time on “Pit and Pendulum” or Gothic Story/Preview

*On your Gothic story: the story map should be done by the start of class tomorrow at the latest

*The first draft will be due on Tuesday, final draft will be due after break

*Discuss “Pit and Pendulum”

*Sensory Details

*Southern Gothic: “A Rose for Emily”

*Order in which events revealed vs. order in which events occur

*After completing the sequencing, why do you think Faulkner chose to manipulate the sequence this way? What would the story lose if it was told traditionally?

*How does this story show the southern region and the era it was written in (an era different from today)?

*Why is “A Rose for Emily” considered ‘Gothic’? (specific examples (textual evidence))

*Answer questions on a separate piece of paper to turn in. Due tomorrow

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Wednesday, Dec. 14 Agenda

*Bell Ringer: Large Group Discussion “Anabelle Lee” and “The Raven”

*Gothic Story

*“Pit and the Pendulum” pg 230/packet –due end of work time tomorrow

*Read. While reading, identify 6 most important scenes (or combine main ideas into 6 scenes), and annotate textual evidence of sensory images *due at the end of work time tomorrow (40ish minutes)*

*“Pit and Pendulum” comic- six cells (illustrated or explained in EXTREME detail), cover whole story (especially how they attempted to kill him/he escaped death each time), and list one detail (textual evidence) from the story for each of the five senses (on back of sheet)

Tuesday, Dec. 13 Agenda

*Bell Ringer: Poem Collection

*Emulation poem: on rubric, write down what 3-4 devices are you emulating that should be evaluated (if you didn’t already)

*Am Voice Poem: on rubric, write what devices you used that I am looking for to evaluate if you want (this helps me see what you were aiming to accomplish, thus being able to grade it better)

*Poe notes discussion

*“Anabelle Lee”: explicate the poem (meanings (fig and lit), poetic devices, author’s life in poem, Gothic Characteristics,  etc)

*Discuss

*“The Raven”, pg 244 or 436, rhyme structure, alliteration, plot, characteristics of Gothic Lit.

*Discuss “The Raven”, how is his life reflected in his writing? (with partner)

*“Raven” (while listening, check rhymes and alliteration notes)

*Gothic characteristics

*Meanings

*“plot” of poem (specifically the questions the narrator asks and why he gets angry at the Raven’s answer)

Work with small group to discuss "Anabel Lee" and "The Raven" post points on Schoology

Analyzing "Anabelle Lee" and annotating "The Raven"

"Anabelle Lee"

Read through one time

*Figure meanings of unknown words, write down questions on the sheet, write all ideas as you discuss them

*Read again

*Is there a rhyme scheme? What is it? Repetition? Figurative language? What poetic devices?

*How can we see influence of Poe’s life in the poem? Is the author the same as the speaker?

*Read a third time

*What are some possible meanings? What happens in it? What parts of the poem make you think what you do about it?

*How do you see Gothic characteristics?

"The Raven"

—Three Internal rhymes

—Pattern (rhyme scheme) of end rhymes in the stanzas

—3 examples of alliteration

—Gothic Characteristics

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—Make sure you know what happens (literally and figuratively) in the poem

Monday, Dec. 12 Agenda

*Bell Ringer: “Law of Life”

*Discuss with your small group –record your notes on 1-4 as an assignment submission in Schoology, then evidence for characteristics

*1- Conflict: Man Vs. Nature

*2- Conflict: Man Vs. Self

*3- Personification in general and specifically personification of Death: how?

*4- Symbolism in general, and what does the old moose symbolize? Specific connections

*Characteristics of Era (Realism and Naturalism) –you need one specific piece of evidence for Realism and one for Naturalism

*Poem Work Time

*If you are going to perform your poem at the coffeehouse, we need to talk and work on an intro to your poem

*Make sure you have identified what elements should be graded on the rubric

*You should have another person read through and help you make your poem better

*Printed out copies of both poems due tomorrow

*American Gothic- Notes on Gothic Literature: Looks at humanity’s attempt to supersede nature, spiritual and emotional disconnect from nature: “men have become the tools of their tools” and “things are in the saddle and ride mankind”

*Poe

*Background Info p410, take notes, discuss (tomorrow)

*BwF Work Time or work on poems more

*Journals can be collected before Christmas, but are due the week we get back

Friday, Dec. 9 Agenda

*Bell Ringer: Presentations: Teddy, Jase, Chris, Emily, Alaina

*Realism Review

*“The Law of Life” pg 771

*While reading, make sure you understand the story as a whole (plot, characters, etc) but pay close attention to the topics and take notes on your specific number

*1- Conflict: Man Vs. Nature

*2- Conflict: Man Vs. Self

*3- Personification of Death: how?  

*4- What does the old moose symbolize? Specific connections

*ALL: How does the story “The Law of Life” show Realism and the Naturalistic movement’s ideas? 

*The story is due on Monday, so choose what to work on first (poems, short story, or BwF novel)

*Discussion Monday

*Writer’s Workshop on poems

*Finish conferring, work on revising and polishing, read for BwF or read “Law of Life” if poem is complete

*Final, polished pieces due Tuesday

*Two separate pages, typed, follow points on sheet from yesterday (back side), need both rubrics with them to be worth full credit

Wednesday, Dec. 7 Agenda

*Bell Ringer: More Presentations: Tyler, Sven, Cole, Rachel, Jami, Brittanie, Trevor, Katelyn, Ella, Cassidy

*Poem writing or BwF reading work time

*Poem first drafts due tomorrow!

Tuesday, Dec. 6 Agenda

*Bell Ringer: Presentations (as many as we can get through): Joseph, Thorne, Dani, Sven, Blake, Cole, Tyler, Rachel, Alaina, Jami, Brittanie, Trevor, Katelyn, Ella, Chris, Spencer, Cassidy, Belle, Kalvin, Brandon, Theodore, Jase, Emily, Chris

*Poetry work time

*Who is your poet? –write it on the door if not already

*What are some of the structural choices, ideological choices, stylistic choices, theme choices, etc. that you are thinking of emulating

*Use the rubric as you work on your draft to know what needs to be in each poem

*First draft of both poems due Thursday

*Extra Credit- let me/Mr. Gilhoi know of interest in performing by Friday (you can confirm on Monday based on your revisions of the poem)

Monday, Dec. 5 Agenda

*Bell Ringer: Explication check and Presentation work time

*Make sure you have consulted the rubric and have labeled everything for me to understand

*Presentation Order

*Joseph, Thorne, Dani, Sven, Blake, Cole, Tyler, Rachel, Alaina, Jami, Brittanie, Trevor, Katelyn, Ella, Spencer, Cassidy, Belle, Kalvin, Brandon, Theodore, Jase, Emily, Chris

*All three poems (explicated and organized in a way to assist my assessment of them) and presentation should be done by tomorrow

*Introduce American Poetic Voice assessment

*Work Time on poems

*By end of tomorrow at the ABSOLUTE latest, I need to know what potential devices, structural ideas, ideological choices, and theme choices you are going to be emulating.

*You need to have a first draft of both poems by Thursday for peer review

*Extra Credit: Perform one of your poems at the Coffeehouse!!!

*Let me know if you are interested in this in the next few days…

Friday, Dec. 2 Agenda

*Bell Ringer: American Voices Answers

*Explication Presentation

*Multimodal presentation (more than just the words), digital presentation

-Presentations start on Tuesday

*Multi-Modal Presentation Examples

*Work Time for Explication of Poems

*BwF half way check is TODAY: give me what you have (should be 3 initiateds and 3 responses)

3 Explicated Poems due MONDAY!!!!!

Thursday, Dec. 1 Agenda

*Bell Ringer: American Voices groups:

*Dickinson and Bradstreet (Alaina’s), Whitman (Dani’s), Thoreau and Emerson (Joe’s and Jami’s), William Carlos Williams and other modern poets (Brittanie’s and Kalvin’s)

*Overall Question: How does their writing exemplify the (or an) American voice?

*How does their writing show America at their point in time?

*What does their writing say about people and society?

*Thinking of all, what aspect(s) of America are not reflected with the voices so far?

*Write up on Schoology (also write on sheet of paper for self)

*Current Poets Research: Nikki Giovanni, Maya Angelou, Gwendolyn Brooks, Marilyn Hacker, Dana Gioia, Jack Kerouac, Pedro Pietri, Marc Smith, Taylor Mali, Robert Pinsky, Li Young, AND LOTS MORE TO CHOOSE FROM

*Research and Work Time

*Rubric

*Discussion of Rubric

*Reminder of what is needed for each poem, what you will be presenting.

*Explications due Monday

*Presentations: Tuesday?

Explication Examples