Ms. Oing English 3 Unit 5: Disillusion, Defiance, & Discontent Agenda: 2/25/13 • DOL Warmup • Thematic Focus: Timeline Reminders Mon Tues *Timeline *Pickup Books Wed *Early Release Collab Thurs *Story of Our Times Fri *AoW #20 *Reading Circles Important Announcements • Effective Friday, 3/1/13 1. Late work will no longer be accepted • Work is considered “late” after I grade and enter it – (If it doesn’t show up on SL, it’s not late yet) 2. Students are welcome to make up any missed quizzes/tests until they have been passed back 3. Electronics use is welcome for students who maintain a passing grade • Exceptions made if use is instructed by teacher Unit 5: Disillusion, Defiance, Discontent • disillusion: a freeing from or deprivation of belief or conviction • defiance: a daring or bold resistance to authority or to any opposing force • discontent: a restless desire or craving for something one does not have a lack of satisfaction Thematic Focus: Timeline • Working in your table groups, answer 5 questions for the Timeline on p634-635 of your textbook • Staple half-sheet of questions to top of paper and turn in • No reframed sentences = no points Ms. Oing English 3 Unit 5: Disillusion, Defiance, & Discontent Agenda: 2/26/13 • DOL Warmup • Pickup Books • Reading Circles Contract Reminders Mon Tues *Timeline *Pickup Books Wed *Early Release Collab Thurs *Story of Our Times Fri *AoW #20 *Reading Circles Important Announcements • Effective Friday, 3/1/13 1. Late work will no longer be accepted • Work is considered “late” after I grade and enter it – (If it doesn’t show up on SL, it’s not late yet) 2. Students are welcome to make up any missed quizzes/tests until they have been passed back 3. Electronics use is welcome for students who maintain a passing grade • Exceptions made if use is instructed by teacher First Meeting Business • Reading Schedule What pages/chapters should be read by each day? • 9 20-minute meetings (Tuesdays & Fridays) Suggestion: Start slowly with smaller assignments for next week, then build up Can adjust/change assignments if necessary later First Meeting Business • Group Policies How will your group ensure good book discussion, comprehension, and participation from everyone? Expectations • Work done on time • Reading completed • Good social/conversational skills (eye contact, wait your turn, etc) • Ask follow up questions First Meeting Business • Consequences What is the consequence if someone comes unprepared? • Has to leave group till caught up on reading? • Sits and listens but cannot participate in discussion? • Sits in and can participate in discussion? • Loss of points? Ms. Oing English 3 Unit 5: Disillusion, Defiance, & Discontent Agenda: 2/27/13 • DOL Warmup • Thematic Focus: Story of the Times Reminders Mon Tues *Timeline *Pickup Books Wed *Early Release Collab Thurs *Story of Our Times Fri *AoW #20 *Reading Circles Important Announcements • Effective Friday, 3/1/13 1. Late work will no longer be accepted • Work is considered “late” after I grade and enter it – (If it doesn’t show up on SL, it’s not late yet) 2. Students are welcome to make up any missed quizzes/tests until they have been passed back 3. Electronics use is welcome for students who maintain a passing grade • Exceptions made if use is instructed by teacher Thematic Focus: Context • Working with a partner at your table, answer 5 questions for “The Story of Our Times” on p636-641 of your textbook • Staple half-sheet of questions to top of paper and turn in • One piece of paper per pair • No reframed sentences = no points Ms. Oing English 3 Unit 5: Disillusion, Defiance, & Discontent Agenda: 2/28/13 • DOL Warmup • Review Thematic Focus • T.S. Eliot Reminders Mon Tues *Timeline *Pickup Books Wed *Early Release Collab Thurs *Story of Our Times Fri *AoW #20 *Reading Circles Important Announcements • Effective Friday, 3/1/13 1. Late work will no longer be accepted • Work is considered “late” after I grade and enter it – (If it doesn’t show up on SL, it’s not late yet) 2. Students are welcome to make up any missed quizzes/tests until they have been passed back 3. Electronics use is welcome for students who maintain a passing grade • Exceptions made if use is instructed by teacher Review Thematic Focus • Modernism experimentation capture essence of modern life in both form & content • often fragmented • implied, rather than directly stated, themes • Imagism hard, clear expression concrete images everyday speech T.S. Eliot • I have invited [insert your favorite celebrity’s name here] to visit the class. Record your feelings about such a visit in a journal entry on binder paper, including How would you express your admiration? What apprehensions might you have about the visitor’s reactions? How might your feelings for the visitor affect their ability to communicate during the visit? T.S. Eliot • Open TB to p647 and follow along with audio, jotting down on binder paper 3+ examples of stream-of-consciousness writing stream-of-consciousness: an attempt to reproduce the natural tendency of the human mind to jump from association to association • Jot down a brief list, then discuss with your table group: In what way does Prufrock represent many modern people? Ms. Oing English 3 Unit 5: Disillusion, Defiance, & Discontent Agenda: 3/1/13 • DOL Warmup • Turn ‘n’ Talk • Reading Circles Reminders Mon Tues *Timeline *Pickup Books Wed *Early Release Collab Thurs *Story of Our Times Fri *AoW #20 *Reading Circles Turn ‘n’ Talk • Get out your AoW • Turn to someone at your table who also did it If no one at your table did it, find someone who has Odd man out? Find a pair and make a 3some • Write down on the back of your reflection the name of your TnT partner • Share (you talk, they write) 3. Three things you found interesting 2. Two questions you have after reading 1. One new thing you learned Reading Circle Meetings • Use at least 20 minutes for book discussion You are welcome to start completing Self & Group Assessments at 10:15 (3rd); 2:00 (6th) • Use role sheets only if needed If you can generate book-related discussion without using them, go for it • Turn in role sheets in back pocket of folder • Take out blank role sheets from front pocket for next meeting (new roles) Role Sheets & Assessments should be as full and detailed as possible for full credit Ms. Oing English 3 Unit 5: Disillusion, Defiance, & Discontent Agenda: 3/4/13 • DOL Warmup • Imagist & Modernist Poets Reminders Mon Tues *Reading Circles Wed Thurs *Early Release Collab *Vocabulary Definitions 5-1 *DOL & Reflection Fri *AoW #21 *Reading Circles No late work accepted Tests made up before passed back Electronics use reserved for students with passing grade Imagist Poetry • Think of an image that you find striking—a skyscraper, a shiny new car, sunset, a pizza hot from the oven. List sensory details that vividly convey this image. What emotions do you associate with the image? • Copy: Imagist poems focus on evoking emotion and sparking imagination through vivid presentation of a limited number of images. Modernist poems focus on breaking old traditions and writing in new styles while reflecting Modern lives and themes, such as uncertainty, pessimism and identity. http://department.monm.edu/english/mew/modernist_poetry.htm Imagist Poetry • TB p657 • Popcorn Read 658-659 Poet Jigsaw Posters • In your table groups, create a poster for your assigned Imagist or Modernist poet • Use textbook and internet to research relevant information Posters due Wednesday, along with group presentations to class In color With relevant illustrations Choose a Role • Research: Biographer Who was s/he, where did s/he come from? What (if any) significant events or influences in his/her life affected his/her work? • Research: Analyst How does his/her work reflect either Imagist or Modernist ideals (or both)? How does his/her work differ from the other poets? How is it the same? • Research: Illuminator* Choose 3-5 lines or passages to snapshot as representative of the poet’s work • Production: Scribe & Presenter* Write down information neatly and in color and present to class Wednesday Ms. Oing English 3 Unit 5: Disillusion, Defiance, & Discontent Agenda: 3/5/13 • DOL Warmup • Vocabulary Definitions 5-1 • Reading Circles Reminders Mon Tues *Reading Circles Wed Thurs *Early Release Collab *Vocabulary Definitions 5-1 *DOL & Reflection Fri *AoW #21 *Reading Circles *Poet Presentation No late work accepted Tests made up before passed back Electronics use reserved for students with passing grade Vocabulary Definitions 1. Teacher reads word 2. Class repeats word 3. Teacher reads sentence 4. Students individually guess word’s meaning 5. Repeat 1-4 to end 6. Students get definitions from linked website for HW Do NOT use word as part of definition Definitions must be 3 words or more long Definition must match both part of speech and way word is used in sample sentence Reading Circle Meetings • Take folders from crate & sit in assigned groups • Use at least 20 minutes for book discussion You are welcome to start completing Self & Group Assessments at 10:15 (3rd); 2:00 (6th) Tally up the totals yourself! • Use role sheets only if needed • Turn in completed role sheets in back pocket • Take out blank role sheets from front pocket for next meeting (new roles) Role Sheets & Assessments should be as full and detailed as possible for full credit Ms. Oing English 3 Unit 5: Disillusion, Defiance, & Discontent Agenda: 3/6/13 • DOL Warmup • Finish Posters Reminders Mon Tues *Reading Circles Wed Thurs *Early Release Collab *Vocabulary Definitions 5-1 *DOL & Reflection Fri *AoW #21 *Reading Circles *Poet Presentation No late work accepted Tests made up before passed back Electronics use reserved for students with passing grade Roles • Research: Biographer Included origins? Significant influences? • Research: Analyst Imagist/Modernist Ideals? Compared/Contrasted to works by other poets • Ezra Pound, William Carlos Williams, H.D. (Hilda Doolittle), e.e. cummings, Wallace Stevens, Archibald MacLeish, Marianne Moore, Carl Sandburg • Research: Illuminator* Do lines REALLY showcase that individual poet’s style? • Production: Scribe & Presenter* Ms. Oing English 3 Unit 5: Disillusion, Defiance, & Discontent Agenda: 3/7/13 • DOL Warmup • Vocabulary Connections 5-1 • Robert Frost Reminders Mon Tues *Reading Circles Wed Thurs *Early Release Collab *Vocabulary Definitions 5-1 *DOL & Reflection *Poet Posters Fri *AoW #21 *Reading Circles No late work accepted Tests made up before passed back Electronics use reserved for students with passing grade Vocabulary Connections 5-1 • For each vocabulary word: a. b. c. d. Alternate forms (tenses, parts of speech) Synonyms (5+ or as many can be found) Antonyms (3+ or as many can be found) How does/could that work connect to your life? • Feel free to work collaboratively with a partner on separate sheets of paper Ex. atrocity a. b. c. d. atrocities (n), atrocious (adj) abomination, cruelty, depravity, evil, vulgarity kindness, pleasantry, praise The worst atrocity I could commit is killing someone. Robert Frost • used New England landscape to reflect characteristic personalities of the people • wrote in both rhymed and unrhymed pattern • relied heavily on blank verse unrhymed metered • # of syllables per line • pattern of stresses • Why write poetry in blank verse? Reading Robert Frost • Open TB to p812 Lines Sentences Meaning 1 The land was ours before we were the land’s. 2-3 She was our land more than a hundred years before we were her people. 3-7 She was ours in Massachusetts, in Virginia, but we were England’s, still colonials, possessing what we still were unpossessed by, possessed by what we now no more possessed. “America” is ours, even when it wasn’t a land yet. It was given to us, earned through the wars we fought for it. 8-11 Something we were withholding made us weak until we found out that it was ourselves we were withholding from our land of living, and forthwith found salvation in surrender. 12-16 Such as we were we gave ourselves outright (The deed of gift was many deeds of war) to the land vaguely realizing westward, but still unstoried, artless, unenhanced, such as she was, such as she would become. Reading Robert Frost • For your table group’s assigned poem(s), on one piece of paper with all contributing members’ names: complete a similar chart create 3 or more “fat” Level 3 questions about the poem Roles: A. Write down lines in column 1* B. Write down sentences in column 2* C. Write down meaning for individual lines or whole poem (making sure to include all relevant information) D. Write down questions Ms. Oing English 3 Unit 5: Disillusion, Defiance, & Discontent Agenda: 3/8/13 • DOL Warmup • AoW Turn ‘n’ Talk • Reading Circles Reminders Mon Tues *Reading Circles Wed Thurs *Early Release Collab *Vocabulary Definitions 5-1 *DOL & Reflection *Poet Posters Fri *AoW #21 *Reading Circles No late work accepted Tests made up before passed back Electronics use reserved for students with passing grade Turn ‘n’ Talk • Get out your AoW • Turn to someone at your table who also did it If no one at your table did it, find someone who has Odd man out? Find a pair and make a 3some • Write down on the back of your reflection the name of your TnT partner • Share (you talk, they write) 3. Three things you found interesting 2. Two questions you have after reading 1. One new thing you learned Reading Circle Meetings • Take folders from crate & sit in assigned groups • Use at least 20 minutes for book discussion You are welcome to start completing Self & Group Assessments at 10:15 (3rd); 2:00 (6th) • Use role sheets only if needed Role Sheets & Assessments should be as full and detailed as possible for full credit Before Turning in Folder • Double Check: Is your role sheet completed? Name Today’s Date Summary/Reflection @bottom Are BOTH assessments completed? Tally up the totals yourself! • Turn in completed role sheets in back pocket • Take out blank role sheets from front pocket for next meeting (new roles) Ms. Oing English 3 Unit 5: Disillusion, Defiance, & Discontent Agenda: 3/11/13 • DOL Warmup • F. Scott Fitzgerald Reminders Mon Tues *Vocabulary Connections 51 *Reading Circles Wed *DOL & Reflection Thurs *Multicultural Assembly *Vocabulary Review & Quiz 5-1 Fri *AoW #22 *Reading Circles F. Scott Fitzgerald • TB p668 • Popcorn Read Author Bio Background for Understanding “Winter Dreams” p670 Reader: Reads story aloud to rest of group in private voice Summarizer: Writes brief summary of key points read Connector • Connects events/characters to – – – – Other events/characters in real life Other events/characters in other stories Personal life Major themes of period Character Analyst • Writes down details about main characters learned in section (directly or indirectly) • If only 3 in group, Reader is also Connector Ms. Oing English 3 Unit 5: Disillusion, Defiance, & Discontent Agenda: 3/12/13 • DOL Warmup • Vocabulary Review 5-1 • Reading Circles Reminders Mon Tues *Vocabulary Connections 51 *Reading Circles Wed *DOL & Reflection Thurs *Multicultural Assembly *Vocabulary Review & Quiz 5-1 Fri *AoW #22 *Reading Circles Vocabulary Review: Unit 5-1 • Column 1: Fill in the words & parts of speech apparition (n) derivative (adj) fortuitous (adj) insatiable (adj) palpable (adj) poignant (adj) pugilistic (adj) sinuous (adj) somnolent (adj) voluminous (adj) • Column 2: Your best recollection of the definition • Column 3: Rate your knowledge/comfort with the word now • Column 4: The actual definition, from your chart, the textbook, or Quizlet (for HW) Reading Circle Meetings • Take folders from crate & sit in assigned groups • Use most of meeting for book discussion You are welcome to start completing Self & Group Assessments at 10:15 (3rd); 2:00 (6th) • Use role sheets only if needed Role Sheets & Assessments should be as full and detailed as possible for full credit Before Turning in Folder • Double Check: Is your role sheet completed? Name Today’s Date Summary/Reflection @bottom Are BOTH assessments completed? Tally up the totals yourself! • Turn in completed role sheets in back pocket • Take out blank role sheets from front pocket for next meeting (new roles) Ms. Oing English 3 Unit 5: Disillusion, Defiance, & Discontent Agenda: 3/13/13 • DOL Warmup • F. Scott Fitzgerald Reminders Mon Tues *Vocabulary Connections 51 *Reading Circles Wed *DOL & Reflection Thurs *Multicultural Assembly *Vocabulary Review & Quiz 5-1 Fri *AoW #22 *Reading Circles “Winter Dreams” • Choose different roles Reader: Reads story aloud to rest of group in private voice Summarizer: Writes brief summary of key points read Connector • Connects events/characters to – – – – Other events/characters in real life Other events/characters in other stories Personal life Major themes of period Character Analyst • Writes down details about main characters learned in section (directly or indirectly) • If only 3 in group, Reader is also Connector Ms. Oing English 3 Unit 5: Disillusion, Defiance, & Discontent Agenda: 3/14/13 • DOL Warmup • Quiz: Vocabulary 5-1 • F. Scott Fitzgerald Reminders Mon Tues *Vocabulary Connections 51 *Reading Circles Wed *DOL & Reflection Thurs *Multicultural Assembly *Vocabulary Review & Quiz 5-1 Fri *AoW #22 *Reading Circles Vocabulary Quiz • I will distribute tests when it is quiet • Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the word bank Points will be deducted if word is misspelled • Turn test over on desk when finished Non-disruptive electronics use is welcome once test is completed • Remain quiet until everyone is finished or time is up Vocabulary Quiz Reflection • Complete the following sentences on the back of your quiz 1. On this quiz I scored a _____. 2. I expected to score a _____. 3. The reason(s) why I did/not meet my expectation is/are ___________________. *You WILL still be doing a Word Wall this grading period, just on a separate sheet of paper “Winter Dreams” • Choose different roles Reader: Reads story aloud to rest of group in private voice Summarizer: Writes brief summary of key points read Connector • Connects events/characters to – – – – Other events/characters in real life Other events/characters in other stories Personal life Major themes of period Character Analyst • Writes down details about main characters learned in section (directly or indirectly) • If only 3 in group, Reader is also Connector Ms. Oing English 3 Unit 5: Disillusion, Defiance, & Discontent Agenda: 3/15/13 • DOL Warmup • AoW Turn ‘n’ Talk • Reading Circles Reminders Mon Tues *Vocabulary Connections 51 *Reading Circles Wed *DOL & Reflection Thurs *Multicultural Assembly *Vocabulary Review & Quiz 5-1 Fri *AoW #22 *Reading Circles Turn ‘n’ Talk • Get out your AoW • Turn to someone at your table who also did it If no one at your table did it, find someone who has Odd man out? Find a pair and make a 3some • Write down on the back of your reflection the name of your TnT partner • Share (you talk, they write) 3. Three things you found interesting 2. Two questions you have after reading 1. One new thing you learned Reading Circle Meetings • Take folders from crate & sit in assigned groups • Use most of meeting for book discussion You are welcome to start completing Self & Group Assessments at 10:15 (3rd); 2:00 (6th) • Use role sheets only if needed Role Sheets & Assessments should be as full and detailed as possible for full credit Before Turning in Folder • Double Check: Is your role sheet completed? Name Today’s Date Summary/Reflection @bottom Are BOTH assessments completed? Tally up the totals yourself! New policy: I write down what I see (no tally, no points) Group totals should match (or you will get the lowest of the group) • Turn in completed role sheets in back pocket • Take out blank role sheets from front pocket for next meeting (new roles) Ms. Oing English 3 Unit 5: Disillusion, Defiance, & Discontent Agenda: 3/18/13 • EAP Test Reminders Mon Tues *Reading Circles Wed *Collab-Late *DOL & Reflection Thurs *Vocabulary Definitions 5-2 *”A Rose for Emily” Annotations Fri *AoW #23 *Reading Circles EAP Essay Test • determines readiness for college-level English • can earn exemption from CSU/CCC placement tests • If the following conditions are not met, your test will be taken away and any response invalid. No electronics at all No talking Eyes on own paper Ms. Oing English 3 Unit 5: Disillusion, Defiance, & Discontent Agenda: 3/19/13 • DOL WarmUp • Vocabulary Definitions 5-2 • Reading Circles Reminders Mon Tues *Reading Circles Wed *Collab-Late *DOL & Reflection Thurs *Vocabulary Definitions 5-2 *”A Rose for Emily” Annotations Fri *AoW #23 *Reading Circles Vocabulary Definitions 1. Teacher reads word 2. Class repeats word 3. Teacher reads sentence 4. Students individually guess word’s meaning 5. Repeat 1-4 to end 6. Students get definitions from linked website for HW Do NOT use word as part of definition Definitions must be 3 words or more long Definition must match both part of speech and way word is used in sample sentence Reading Circle Meetings • Take folders from crate & sit in assigned groups • Use most of meeting for book discussion You are welcome to start completing Self & Group Assessments at 10:15 (3rd); 2:00 (6th) • Use role sheets only if needed Role Sheets & Assessments should be as full and detailed as possible for full credit Before Turning in Folder • Double Check: Is your role sheet completed? Name Today’s Date Summary/Reflection @bottom Are BOTH assessments completed? Tally up the totals yourself! New policy: I write down what I see (no tally, no points) Group totals should match (or you will get the lowest of the group) • Turn in completed role sheets in back pocket • Take out blank role sheets from front pocket for next meeting (new roles) Ms. Oing English 3 Unit 5: Disillusion, Defiance, & Discontent Agenda: 3/20/13 • DOL WarmUp • William Faulkner “A Rose for Emily” Reminders Mon Tues *Reading Circles Wed *Collab-Late *DOL & Reflection Thurs *Vocabulary Definitions 5-2 *”A Rose for Emily” Annotations Fri *AoW #23 *Reading Circles William Faulkner • decay of traditional values as small communities became swept up in the changes of the modern age • wanted to show “the human heart in conflict with itself” jumbled time sequences stream-of-consciousness narration dialect • considered today the most innovative writer of his time William Faulkner • godfather of Southern literature • Southern Gothic uniquely American literary genre deeply flawed, disturbing, disorienting characters decayed or derelict settings grotesque settings events resulting from poverty, alienation, racism, crime, & violence explores social issues & reveals cultural character of American South “A Rose for Emily” • Read & annotate short story for homework Listen to audio on SchoolLoop (if you want) • Left margin: personal annotations • Right margin: academic annotations Character analysis of Emily Grierson, Emily’s father, & Homer Barron Ms. Oing English 3 Unit 5: Disillusion, Defiance, & Discontent Agenda: 3/21/13 • DOL WarmUp • William Faulkner “A Rose for Emily” Reminders Mon Tues *Reading Circles Wed *Collab-Late *DOL & Reflection Thurs *Vocabulary Definitions 5-2 *”A Rose for Emily” Annotations Fri *AoW #23 *Reading Circles “A Rose for Emily” • What kind of person is: Mr. Grierson? Homer Barron? Miss Emily Grierson? “A Rose for Emily” • “There is no such thing as was—only is.” – William Faulker • events recalled as memory might link them, not in sequence “A Rose for Emily” • Work in table groups to complete sequencing activity If you didn’t finish your reading last night Find a quiet place away from your group to read. You are welcome to rejoin your group and participate in the activity after you finish your reading & annotations Turn in timeline @ end of class, with names of all participating group members, and annotated packets clipped behind Ms. Oing English 3 Unit 5: Disillusion, Defiance, & Discontent Agenda: 3/22/13 • DOL WarmUp • Article of the Week TnT • Reading Circles Reminders Mon Tues *Reading Circles Wed *Collab-Late *DOL & Reflection Thurs *Vocabulary Definitions 5-2 *”A Rose for Emily” Annotations Fri *AoW #23 *Reading Circles Turn ‘n’ Talk • Get out your AoW • Turn to someone at your table who also did it If no one at your table did it, find someone who has Odd man out? Find a pair and make a 3some • Write down on the back of your reflection the name of your TnT partner • Share (you talk, they write) 3. Three things you found interesting 2. Two questions you have after reading 1. One new thing you learned Reading Circle Meetings • Take folders from crate & sit in assigned groups • Use most of meeting for book discussion You are welcome to start completing Self & Group Assessments at 10:15 (3rd); 2:00 (6th) • Use role sheets only if needed Role Sheets & Assessments should be as full and detailed as possible for full credit Before Turning in Folder • Double Check: Is your role sheet completed? Name Today’s Date Summary/Reflection @bottom Are BOTH assessments completed? Tally up the totals yourself! New policy: I write down what I see (no tally, no points) Group totals should match (or you will get the lowest of the group) • Turn in completed role sheets in back pocket • Take out blank role sheets from front pocket for next meeting (new roles) Ms. Oing English 3 Unit 5: Disillusion, Defiance, & Discontent Agenda: 3/25/13 • DOL Warmup • from Dust Tracks on a Road Reminders Mon Tues *Reading Circles Wed *DOL & Reflection Thurs *Vocabulary Review + Quiz 5-2 *AoW #24 Fri HOLIDAY from Dust Tracks on a Road p830 • As you listen, write down quotes that tell you more about the author in a chart like the one below: This quote… tells me that the author is … because … 1. “Often the white travelers would hail me, but more often I hailed them, and asked, ‘Don’t you want me to go a piece of the way with you?’ “ clever and assertive who knew how to get what she wanted— it’s much harder to say no to a question phrased in such a way • How many? 1 = D, 2 = C, 3 = B, 5 = A • HW if not finished in class (text posted online) Ms. Oing English 3 Unit 5: Disillusion, Defiance, & Discontent Agenda: 3/26/13 • DOL Warmup • Vocabulary Review 5-2 • Reading Circles Reminders Mon Tues Wed *Reading Circles *DOL & Reflection *”Dust Tracks” HW *Artistic Expressions Thurs *Vocabulary Review + Quiz 5-2 *AoW #24 Fri HOLIDAY HW: Artistic Expressions • Select a song, mural or photograph (from the links posted on SchoolLoop) to view and write about. There are four options: one mural, one photograph and two songs. Pick at least one. • Then, in one paragraph, 1. describe what you think the song/picture depicts, and 2. how you feel when listening to/viewing it. • Assignments will not be accepted after tomorrow • *The only wrong answer is the one you don’t do or that doesn’t address the subject ;) Vocabulary Review: Unit 5-2 • Column 1: Fill in the words & parts of speech aspiration (n) brazenness (n) increment (n) countenance (n) lulled (v) protruded (v) cosmopolitan (adj) dusky (adj) exalted (adj) intuitively (adv) • Column 2: Your best recollection of the definition • Column 3: Rate your knowledge/comfort with the word now • Column 4: The actual definition, from your chart, the textbook, or Quizlet (for HW) Reading Circle Meetings • Take folders from crate & sit in assigned groups • Use most of meeting for book discussion You are welcome to start completing Self & Group Assessments at 10:15 (3rd); 2:00 (6th) • Use role sheets only if needed Role Sheets & Assessments should be as full and detailed as possible for full credit Before Turning in Folder • Double Check: Is your role sheet completed? Name Today’s Date Summary/Reflection @bottom Are BOTH assessments completed? Tally up the totals yourself! New policy: I write down what I see (no tally, no points) Group totals should match (or you will get the lowest of the group) • Turn in completed role sheets in back pocket • Take out blank role sheets from front pocket for next meeting (new roles) Ms. Oing English 3 Unit 5: Disillusion, Defiance, & Discontent Agenda: 3/27/13 • Harlem Renaissance Reminders Mon Tues Wed *Reading Circles *DOL & Reflection *”Dust Tracks” HW *Artistic Expressions Thurs *Vocabulary Review + Quiz 5-2 *AoW #24 Fri HOLIDAY HW Review: Turn ‘n’ Talk • Find someone in class who wrote about a different example of artistic expression than you did. • Each person will share. You may read your paragraph to your partner, or you may simply describe what you wrote about. • On the bottom (or back) of your paragraph, write your partner's name the name of the song, mural or photograph your partner wrote about two things you learned from your partner. The Harlem What? • In your table groups, brainstorm and create a list of things you already know (or think you know) about the terms “Harlem” or "renaissance." I will assign your table group one of the two terms. Select your top three. I will assign one person from each of your groups to write down your top three on the whiteboard. • You will turn in one sheet per group. Don't forget to write all your names at the top of the sheet. Langston Hughes's "The Weary Blues" • Each table group will receive a few lines of the poem • Using posters, illustrate the lines you are given. Make sure to also include the lines of the poem on your posters. • When you are finished, place your posters in order (#1-8). We will then perform a "gallery walk," where we will view the poem visually from the first poster to the last poster. Ms. Oing English 3 Unit 5: Disillusion, Defiance, & Discontent Agenda: 3/28/13 • DOL Warmup • Quiz: Vocabulary 5-2 • Harlem Renaissance, continued Reminders Mon Tues Wed *Reading Circles *DOL & Reflection *”Dust Tracks” HW *Artistic Expressions Thurs *Vocabulary Review + Quiz 5-2 *AoW #24 Fri HOLIDAY Entrance Ticket Vocabulary Quiz • I will distribute tests when it is quiet • Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the word bank Points will be deducted if word is misspelled • Turn test over on desk when finished Non-disruptive electronics use is welcome once test is completed • Remain quiet until everyone is finished or time is up Vocabulary Quiz Reflection • Complete the following sentences on the back of your quiz 1. On this quiz I scored a _____. 2. I expected to score a _____. 3. The reason(s) why I did/not meet my expectation is/are ___________________. *You WILL still be doing a Word Wall this grading period, just on a separate sheet of paper Gallery Walk • Using posters, illustrate the lines you are given. Make sure to also include the lines of the poem on your posters. • When you are finished, place your posters in order (#1-8). We will then perform a "gallery walk," where we will view the poem visually from the first poster to the last poster. Harlem Renaissance • “The Harlem Renaissance helped make the general public aware of African American life. By eloquently chronicling the heritage of African Americans and expressing their pride and determination, Harlem Renaissance writers provided African Americans with a link to their cultural roots and a promise for a better future.” Homework • Visit the website http://www.poemhunter.com/ • Choose 3-5 poems by your assigned poet 1. Illustrate one of the poems (drawing or collage/cut out) 2. Identify 2 phrases or quotes that touch you emotionally (cite the poem) and explain why 3. Explain, using specific details, how your poet’s works “[chronicle] the heritage of African Americans” or “[provide] African Americans with a link to their cultural roots ” • Minimum ½ pg each for drawing & writing (more is fine) Ms. Oing English 3 Unit 5: Disillusion, Defiance, & Discontent Agenda: 4/8/13 • Harlem Renaissance Poets • Stream of Consciousness Review Reminders Mon *Harlem Renaissance Poets Tues *Reading Circles Wed *Late Start Collab *DOL & Reflection *Stream of Consciousness Thurs *Unit Test Fri Harlem Renaissance Poets • Take your HW and sit at a table with people who were assigned other poets • Teach the rest of the group about your poet Rest of group, pay attention! Poet might show up on unit test Thursday ;) Stream of Consciousness • On the back of your worksheet, freewrite (for 3 minutes) all your thoughts and associations with the following word. Write them as they occur: no editing, no revising. Granny • TB p775: Stream of Consciousness Underneath “Granny” freewrite, write down what you think are the most important key words or phrases from the paragraph Stream of Consciousness • Read “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall” (silently, or taking turns in private voices @table) • Complete worksheet part A as you read • Complete part B for homework • PDF of story will be posted on SchoolLoop: worksheet due Wednesday Ms. Oing English 3 Unit 5: Disillusion, Defiance, & Discontent Agenda: 4/9/13 • Stream of Consciousness Review • Reading Circles Reminders Mon *Harlem Renaissance Poets Tues *Reading Circles Wed *Late Start Collab *DOL & Reflection *Stream of Consciousness Thurs *Unit Test Fri Stream of Consciousness • Read “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall” (silently, or taking turns in private voices @table) • Complete worksheet part A as you read • Complete part B for homework • PDF of story posted on SchoolLoop: worksheet due Wednesday Reading Circle Meetings • Take folders from crate & sit in assigned groups • Use most of meeting for book discussion You are welcome to start completing Self & Group Assessments at 10:15 (3rd); 2:00 (6th) • Use role sheets only if needed Role Sheets & Assessments should be as full and detailed as possible for full credit Before Turning in Folder • Double Check: Is your role sheet completed? Name Today’s Date Summary/Reflection @bottom Are BOTH assessments completed? Tally up the totals yourself! New policy: I write down what I see (no tally, no points) Group totals should match (or you will get the lowest of the group) • Turn in completed role sheets in back pocket Ms. Oing English 3 Unit 5: Disillusion, Defiance, & Discontent Agenda: 4/10/13 • Unit Test Review Reminders Mon *Harlem Renaissance Poets Tues *Reading Circles Wed *Late Start Collab *DOL & Reflection *Stream of Consciousness Thurs *Unit Test Fri Unit Test Review • 50 Multiple Choice Questions • 1 Short Essay 1/4p=B 1/2p=A Unit Test Review Part 1: Literature (30 questions) Literature • Modernism T.S. Eliot F. Scott Fitzgerald Faulkner Stream of Consciousness • Harlem Renaissance Langston Hughes Countee Cullen Jean Toomer Claude McKay Imagist/Modernist • Poets Ezra Pound William Carlos Williams Hilda Doolittle e.e. cummings Wallace Stevens Archibald MacLeish Marianne Moore Carl Sandburg Unit Test Review • Part 3: DOL Review (20 questions) Ex: James wanted to go to the park, however; his Mom says he was too sick and needed to rest. What is the best way to correct the underlined section? a. b. c. d. park, however, his Mom says park; however, his Mom said park; however, his mom says park; however, his mom said Just Because… • You are welcome to use 1 3”x5” notecard on the multiple choice portion of the test Ms. Oing English 3 Unit 6: Prosperity & Protest Agenda: 4/12/13 • Thematic Focus: 1946-Present Reminders Mon *Harlem Renaissance Poets Tues *Reading Circles Wed *Late Start Collab *DOL & Reflection *Stream of Consciousness Thurs *Unit Test Fri Thematic Focus: Timeline • Working in your table groups, answer 5 questions for the Timeline on p866-867 of your textbook • Staple half-sheet of questions to top of paper and turn in • No reframed sentences = no points • Check SchoolLoop for link to video for HW Ms. Oing English 3 END Book Pass • Choose one of the books at your table Look at the front cover Look at the back cover Read the first few pages • When the timer goes off after 2 minutes, write down Title & Author Brief 1-sentence summary Your opinion • When I say “Book Pass”, pass clockwise (left) When first set of books have visited all @table, choose from center Book Pass • WITHOUT DISCUSSING WITH YOUR FRIENDS • List book choice, ranked in order of preference, 1=highest priority, 9=lowest priority • Include at least one reason why you ranked this book here, including reasons why it’s not higher (be honest ;) ) This will help me determine which book for you if your first choice is not available Book Pass 1. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison I liked Beloved and this is by the same author 2. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald The movie is coming out soon and I want to read the book first 3. Rain of Gold by Victor Villasenor My friend said this was a good book, so I’m willing to try it 4. Native Son by Richard Wright This is last because it has too many pages and I can’t really connect with the story Unit Test • Mark answers on bubble sheet only Ignore “Form”; there is no Form Letter • Turn in Multiple Choice part of test before beginning essay, then pick up textbooks Write essay on back of answer sheet • Non-disruptive use of electronics is welcome after test is completed and turned in • Book Reviews will start when all tests have been turned in, or halfway through the period (whichever comes first)