Bell Work
2015-2016
IB English IV
Bell work for
Friday, August 7
Write
down anything that you
already know about any or all of
these authors:
Sylvia Plath
Ted Hughes
Annie Dillard
Henry David Thoreau
William Shakespeare
Bell work for
Monday, August 18
Check out Ariel and Birthday Letters.
Poetry Toolbox
List as many literary devices as you can.
Define each one and give an example of
its use.
For Friday – prepare “Fulbright Scholars”
(TH) and “The Applicant” (SP)
The Tempest, Act I
• Video about The Tempest
-- Introduction
-- Characters
-- Themes
• Poster activity in 4 groups:
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Act
Act
Act
Act
I, scene i (shipwreck)
II, scene ii, lines 1- 186 (Miranda)
II, scene ii, lines 187- 321 (Ariel)
II, scene ii, lines 322-end (Caliban)
1. The Tempest (1611) was written at a time of
exploration, discovery and intense interest in the native
peoples of the “New World.”
Identify and explain elements in The Tempest that make it
an allegory on European Colonialism.
2. “Greed is the most powerful motive in the play.”
Do you agree or disagree with this view of The
Tempest ?
Explain your reasons why or why not. Use quotations
from the play to support your argument.
3. In the epilogue, what power does Prospero grant the audience?
Explain his comments in terms of the relationship between art and
life.
4. Analyze the character of Prospero in The Tempest:
(a) Why is Prospero willing to part with his magic? What has it allowed him to
accomplish?
(b) How might Prospero's famous line "we are such stuff as dreams are made
on" apply to his own magical powers?
(c) Why do you suppose some critics have said that Prospero's words are
Shakespeare's own "farewell" to his audience?
Class work
Wednesday, August 21
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“Lady Lazarus” by Sylvia Plath
(in Ariel on page 14)
Audio by SP
Class work
Wednesday, August 21
Discuss and analyze “Lady Lazarus”
working in groups of 4.
 In making your poetry analysis, think
about:
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the title & first line(s)
literal description / context
symbolism / abstract ideas
figures of speech and their effect
an overall interpretation / POV
Bellwork
Friday, August 22
Oral commentaries begin today!
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Video summary of The Tempest
(link)
Journal check
“The Applicant” (Audio by SP)
“Fulbright Scholars”
The Tempest, Act II, scene ii (link)
Bell work for
Tuesday, August 25

Write a response to this question:
“Everyone in The Tempest is a slave or a
captive.”
Explain how this statement applies not only
to Ariel and Caliban but also to the
shipwrecked noblemen, as well as to
Prospero and Miranda.
Bell work for
Tuesday, September 1
Write brief responses to these
questions:
1. What is your definition of “poetry?”
2. What is the role of the poet in
society?