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THEMATIC UNIT: Loneliness, isolation, stereotyping.
Essential Question: How does social status and income result in isolation, inequality and
loneliness?
Text: Bohemian Rhapsody, A famous painting, CNN Report and news video
Rubrics/scales will be provided for each product/assessment to compare expectations to performance.
1. Response to Quotation. Draw what the author wants you to see (handout)
2. Objectives and expectations. Discuss the ultimate and final "product" of this unit.
1. LOG INTO YOUR LAPTOP
2. Go to my website. Click on English 2/2H. Subpage is "January 12-16"
3. Download the presentation "ISOLATION"
GO TO SLIDE SHOW or FULL SCREEN
4. FOLLOW ALONG WITH ME AS I MOVE THROUGH SLIDES 1, 2 & 3 AS I EXPLAIN
THE OBJECTIVES AND GOALS OF THIS UNIT.
5. LOOK AT THE PHOTO ON THE NEXT SLIDE (slide 4).
Who do you think these people are?
Where do you think they are?
Who do you think they are talking to?
6. Remember the drawing you sketched? Here's some background information about the "writer" and
what he was really describing.
Edvard Munch, a painter near the end of the 19th century, has often been compared with Vincent Van
Gogh. Both painters use bright and exaggerated colors as well as simplistic figures and shapes. Both artists
struggled with insanity during their lifetimes, and both artists created some of the most reproduced and
famous pieces of art in the world today. MOVE TO SLIDE 5.
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The Quote: "I was walking down the road with two friends when the sun set; suddenly, the sky turned as red as
blood. I stopped and leaned against the fence, feeling unspeakably tired. Tongues of fire and blood stretched over
the bluish black fjord*. My friends went on walking, while I lagged behind, shivering with fear. Then I heard
the enormous infinite scream of nature.” -Edvard Munch explaining where he got the inspiration for
*A fjord is a long, narrow inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created by glacial erosion.
VIEW SLIDE #5, 6 & 7.
SLIDE 8. Two years after the original, Munch produced the black and white lithograph (slide 9).
Why do you think he did it in black and white? Does the difference in medium change the effect?
Use evidence from the paintings and Munch’s quote to support your ideas in complete, properly formatted
sentences. Include and underline a punctuation formula #3 sentence (LB, S).
7. How does Munch's drawing differ from the drawing you made yesterday?
8. Slide 10. WORD CHOICE. Fill in the blanks "The Scream" is one of the most recognizable works of art.
It depicts a man in a private moment of anguished _________ and __________, while the other
people in the painting, perhaps his friends, seem _____________ unaware of the man's situation.
9. Slide 11. Batman Screams????
TASK: Look up the word PARODY, SATIRE and TONE.
Use credible on-line resources including the hyperlinks on slide 11.
Fill in "PARODY" "TONE" & "SATIRE" on your ACADEMIC VOCABULARY hand-out (back pg).
Question: How is a parody the same or different from a satire?
PARODY
SAME
SATIRE
Question: Why is slide 11 a parody?
10. Go to slide 12. We see Homer Simpson and his family. Discuss with your classmate.
Question: WHAT IS THE TONE OF slide 12?
Circle those that apply. Look up any word that is unfamiliar. Jot a synonym beneath:
DROLL
BITTER
IRREVERENT
SATIRIC
VIBRANT
SARCASTIC
CAUSTIC
SAD
COMICAL
REVERENT
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11. Go to slide 13. The picture in slide 13 is titled ______________________________________
Look up the word "IRONY" and fill it in on your ACADEMIC VOCABULARY chart.
Why is the TITLE of the painting on slide 13 IRONIC?
12. Do you think a parody is always ironic? Cite details from the parody paintings and your own
background knowledge to support your ideas.
13. GO TO SLIDE 14 (links are embedded): PRACTICE SOME OF THESE TERMS ON-LINE. LEARN
SOME NEW ONESPlay with a partner if you like.
http://www.quia.com/hm/80390.html
http://quizlet.com/7528131/learn
NEW TERMS (from on-line play):
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2
3
4
5
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14. Read about "The Scream" with CNN. Go to SLIDE 15 and click on the link.
Do you think the painting's aesthetic value justifies the sale price? Explain why or why not.
Cite details from the painting and the quote to support your claim.
15. What is it about this painting? Is it the haunting expression of the androgynous figure?
wispy curves of the face and fjord? The blood-red sky?
Interesting details after "additional research" SLIDE 16
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16. SO WHAT DOES THIS HAVE TO DO WITH "QUEEN" AND "OF MICE AND MEN?"
Right now, anticipating the next part of the lesson, let's ROC-A for the FSA. You've done this before. I
have the model for "Jack and Jill" in case you forgot.
Read it.
(Read and highlight 3 important lines or phrases)
Own it.
(Summarize into your own words)
Claim it.
(State a claim)
Cite it.
(Cite specific references from the source)
line #
Read it.
1
Read and highlight 3 important words or phrases
Is this the real life?
2
Is this just fantasy?
3
Caught in a landslide
4
No escape from reality
5
Open your eyes
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Look up to the skies and see
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I'm just a poor boy
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I need no sympathy
9
Because I'm easy come, easy go
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Little high, little low
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Any way the wind blows doesn't really matter to me
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To me
Own it.
Summarize into
your own words
Claim it.
State a claim
Cite it.
Cite specific
references
To support your
claim
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Some terms you really need to know in order to really be able to get to the bottom of these lyrics.
Go to the webpage. Click on English 2/2H. Sub-page is "January 12-16"
Download the presentation "Bohemian Rhapsody - BG" Get a copy of the lyrics from the top of the cart.
Fill in details. Look up any additional words/concepts in the song that confuse you. I will play the music.
Word/Term
Bohemians
What it means/refers to
Clue
Bismillah
Scaramouche
Fandango
Galileo
Beelzebub
My Summary:
The narrator has committed murder. (Cite evidence, line #) __________________________
He might have done this out of malice, or self-defense, or anything in between; we don't know.
The fact is he killed someone, was caught and sentenced, and is now on Death Row.
The man is not an important person, so to speak. (Cite line #) _______________________
He is neither famous nor rich. He has no high-priced "dream team" lawyers and no "connections" to help
him in his plight. The narrator implies that, if he had higher social status, if he had money or fame, then he
would stand a good chance of escaping death.
But alas, he is merely a "poor boy" and has no such power.
His family and friends are attending the execution. They're distressed. (Cite line #) ________
Conversely, the family and friends of the dead ma want revenge. (Cite line #) ___________
The song takes place prior to the execution. The narrator is talking to __________________________
In the operatic portion of the song (towards the end) he appeals. It is rejected, and he fades away...
Question: Is there proof that he did this out of malice or self-defense? Provide evidence from text in your answer
WRITING TASK:
Write from the narrator's point of view. Due Wednesday, 1/21 (revised & submitted)
Write a letter to "Mama"
In it, flashback and explain to her what actually happened. Your "story" should be credible. Write using the
narrator's voice. Draft it on the back of this sheet. Grading based on credibility, conventions, style, voice and
utilizing evidence from the text.
When you finish drafting it out, revise it. I suggest you let a classmate peer edit. E-mail a draft to me if you want
some feedback. Draft, revise in google docs but do not share it with me until you have revised it.
Google doc and share: judith.hainsworth@google.com
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Now, what does all of this have to do with "Of Mice and Men"?
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ACADEMIC TERMS. Use your background knowledge, discussion, the “Academic Terms” power point on my
webpage (under power points page) as well as credible on-line sources to fill in the definitions. Evaluate how confident
you are about the word. By the end of unit, we will identify and evaluate examples of each.
In the last column evaluate the scale of difficulty of the term.
WORD
parody
tone
satire
irony
metaphor
allusion
cite
theme
genre
flashback
What it means
(in your own words)
1=easy 2=moderate 3=hard
Clue/Example
Scale