Please do the warm-up on your own sheet!
Objective: SWBAT identify ideals and tenets of existentialism
Warm-Up
Do you agree with, disagree with, or qualify the statement:
“Everyone is here for a purpose.”
Consider how general the statement is, and apply it to a
complex world.
Agenda:
1. Housekeeping
2. Article of the Week
3. QUIZ
4. Notes on Existentialism
Housekeeping
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Heading papers
Warm-Ups
Journals for JE’s
Class Site:
https://lceng12honors.wikispaces.com/
• Participation grades
– Dry-erase boards
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Vocabulary Quiz
1. Because he was so ___________ when it came to working
on cars, he decided to open his own car garage.
2. “One is obliged to wade through many pages of _________
material.”
3. She knew that his phone call breaking up with her was
_________. This was actually it, with no questions asked.
4. After receiving the phone call that something may be
wrong, he drove home with great______.
5. On our date, his ______ walking kept causing me to trip.
6. I hope I won’t be considered_____ if I interject with advice.
7. Because of her ______ efforts, she was able to construct
the building model correctly on the first try.
Celerity , Dexterous, Extraneous, Maladroit, Presumptuous,
Scrupulous , Unequivocal
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New Terms
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Allegory
Anagnorisis
Existentialism
Synecdoche
Metonymy
Monday: Definitions/Parts of Speech
Tuesday: Examples
Wednesday: Sentence related to
Metamorphosis.
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Unit Foci
The Metamorphosis
• Franz Kafka’s life and its portrayal in
the text
• Existentialism
– Alienation of the Modern Man
• Symbolism & Allegory
• Anagnorisis
• Addressing Questions and Answers
about Life
Essential Questions
• How does The Metamorphosis exude tenets of
the Existentialist Era?
• What symbolism occurs in The Metamorphosis
and how does it fit into to existentialism
framework?
• What aspects of the novella are left
unanswered? How can we make inferences
and draw conclusions to answer these
questions?
• How does language reflect an understanding of
the world?
Examining the Title
Quick Write
(3 minutes)
What does the title, “The
Metamorphosis” mean in relation to
people? In other words, how can/do
people go through a metamorphosis in
their lives? Is this a process that is
necessary? Provide specific examples.
Metamorphosis:
• a profound change in form from one stage to the next in the life history of an organism,
from the caterpillar to the pupa and from the pupa to the adult butterfly.
•a complete change of form, structure, or substance, as transformation by magic or
witchcraft.
•any complete change in appearance, character, circumstances, etc.
Please do the warm-up on your own sheet!
Objective: SWBAT identify ideals and tenets of existentialism
Warm-Up:
To what extent do you agree with the Existentialist beliefs? Why?
Which ones are you totally against? Why?
Agenda:
1. Group paragraph reading
2. Notes on Existentialism
Please do the warm-up on your own sheet!
Objective: SWBAT identify ideals and tenets of existentialism
Warm-Up:
Period 2: Based on the paragraph your group read yesterday, what do
you think the term existentialism means? Do you share some of the
same insight you read in your group’s paragraph?
Period 6: How “free” do you feel in your everyday life? How much free
will do you think you actually have in any given circumstance? Why?
Period 7: Since we were unable to answer yesterday, please respond
to the following: What does the title, “The Metamorphosis” mean in
relation to people? In other words, how can/do people go through a
metamorphosis in their lives? Is this a process that is necessary?
Provide specific examples.
Agenda:
1. Group paragraph reading
2. Notes on Existentialism
Article of the Week
• Link posted on website
• 2 questions
– Journal Entry
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Periods 6 & 7
One Minute Notes
Use of a philosophical approach to
understand human existence and
experience.
1. Receive information on Existentialism
2. Take 1 minute in your group to
record/highlight 1-2 KEY ideas.
3. When the minute is up, record your
information on the chart at the front of
the room
1. Write largely and legibly
Existentialism
What is an “authentic life”?
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Flourished primarily two decades after WWII
Life is absurd.
Use of a philosophical approach to understand human existence and
experience
– A philosophy concerned with finding self and the meaning of life
through free will, choice, and personal responsibility.
– People are not victims of circumstance; you choose who you are.
– We are defined based on how we handle interactions, the choices
we make, and our experiences.
– You are able to define you through subjective and passionate
examination.
– Life has no meaning. We are here for no other reason besides the
fact that our parents birthed us; no divine intervention.
– With or without any knowledge of the world, you are responsible
for your actions.
– Happiness in the present. Man lives in the moment with no real
connection to the relationship between actions and consequence.
– Society is unnatural and its traditional religious and secular rules
are arbitrary.
Existentialists do not believe:
• wealth, pleasure, or honor make the good
life
• social values and structure control the
individual
• accept what is and that is enough in life
• science can and will make everything
better
• people are basically good but ruined by
society or external forces
• “I want my way, now!” or “It is not my fault!”
mentality
Top Existentialist BeliefsExistence precedes essence: an existentialist would define
existence from the inside, out; and focus was shifted from
the world at large to the individual’s experience inside the
confines of that world.
The Look: This is central to Existentialist thought. This idea is
centered on the idea that something as simple as being conscious
of being observed by another creature, whether human or animal,
has a profound effect on the way the receiver of that look
perceives his or her environment.
Existential Angst: Describes the internal conflict experienced by
every conscious individual due to the fact that the world is not a
rational place and existence can be maintained only by constant
struggle.
The Irrational World: Central to the framework is the notion that at
any moment, everything could change. There are no givens in
life. There are no universal truths. There is no certainty.
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Quick Write (1 ½ minute)
• What is meant by the term
alienation?
• Modern man?
• What is the relationship between the
two?
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Alienation
the state of being withdrawn or isolated from
the objective world, as through indifference
or disaffection.
• What are some positive results of
alienation?
• Negative?
• Necessary?
• Realistic?
Alienation According to
Existentialism
• Must overcome alienation to reach
“self-recognition”
• Occurs when we do not accept
responsibility for our world and our
choices
• During this time, one is removed from
himself to examine his motives, aims,
and behaviors; this helps him
determine whether he is comfortable
and accepting or wishes to change his
ways to better exist.
In Your Groups
Determine how the quote (from the
text) you were given reflects an
Existentialist belief or ideal.
Write a few brief statements on one
sheet of paper for your group.
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Exit Ticket
In what ways does Existentialism
reflect your own ideas of life?
Explain.
Add any lingering questions you still
have about existentialism.
Put your name, date, and period on the
index card.
More on Existentialism
• Look at the charts from other classes.
Take a few minutes and jot down
something you didn’t know or didn’t
write from those charts.
• Ask any additional questions you
may have.
Lingering Questions from
Yesterday
Homework
Find an artifact that represents existentialist ideas.
This can be cartoons, photos, logos, etc. Write at
few sentences explaining how this image represents
or relates to existentialist ideas, and attach it to your
artifact. Be prepared to share tomorrow.
How does this image
represent or relate to an
existentialist idea?
Existentialists believe that there is no
divine intervention, and no need for
religion. They believe that people
should simply live as passionately and
sincerely as possible.
Objective: identify key beliefs of existentialism; conduct a close reading
of paragraphs 1-3 of The Metamorphosis to explain the evidence of
Existentialism.
Warm-Up
Defend or challenge one of the beliefs of
existentialism.
Agenda:
• Recap Existentialism
• Close Reading
Recap of Existentialism
• Humans are thrown into a world of reality where pain,
frustration, sickness, contempt, malaise and death dictate
their lives, but their choice to indulge (or not) is present.
• Existentialism stems from the belief that "existence
precedes essence" meaning human beings have no
essential self, they are no more than what they appear.
• No outside forces governing our lives, individuals must take
responsibility for their own actions.
• Human beings must define their own nature.
• All life ends with death; life has little purpose.
• Some themes of existentialism include, anxiety, a feeling of
nothingness, absurdity, and alienation (sometimes our
actions affect others).
Longer and more complex than short
stories but shorter and simpler than novels
The novella usually focuses on a limited
number of characters, a relatively short
period of time, and a single chain of events
Usually contains a surprising turning point
Novella
Compare the beginnings to
the endings:
What do these two lines have in
common?
• “When Gregor Samsa woke up one
morning from unsettling dreams, he found
himself changed into a monstrous vermin”
(Kafka, Metamorphosis 1).
• “It was a bright cold day in April and the
clocks were striking thirteen” (Orwell,
Nineteen Eighty-Four 1).
Both sentences make their points
through defamiliarization:
• They initially describe normal, everyday,
almost boring events, only to disrupt this
sense of normalcy at the very end.
• The disruption of readerly expectation is
sometimes called a defamiliarization effect
– in German, Verfremdungseffekt, which
translates as “alienation effect.”
QUICK WRITE: What is the effect of
beginning the text in this way?
Lost in Translation?
“Vermin”
Can either be defined as a parasite
feeding off the living (as is Gregor's
family feeding off him), or a
vulnerable entity that scurries away
upon another’s approach, as Gregor
does for most of the narrative after
his transformation.
QUICK WRITE: Significance?
Significance
• Writers often use fantastic events to
signify additional levels of meaning
beyond the literal.
• Thus, we need to ask ourselves what
Gregor’s metamorphosis signifies in
terms of larger issues.
The Metamorphosis
Chapter 1
Paragraphs 1-3
• Read the text.
• Annotate ANYTHING that stands out
to you as important or significant.
– Symbolism, characterization, setting,
diction, tone, etc.
Revisit the Text
• What is being said?
• How is it being said?
• Why is it being said that way?
Share Out
• Discuss with the students in your group
about the WHAT, HOW, and WHY. Require
Evidence! Use accountable talk!
• Bullet some of the responses on a dryerase board and be prepared to share. You
may want to transfer this info to your notes
for review later.
Continuing to Read Chapter 1
• As we read, take notes of examples
existentialism, symbolism, and any other literary
elements, figurative language, etc. that you may
find.
– Be prepared to share, discuss, and defend
your examples!
• Think About:
 What tenets of existentialism are present?
What role do they play in the development of
the text?
 What are some of the symbols presented by
Kafka? What do they mean? Why are they
significant?
Homework
• Finish reading Chapter 1.
• FOCUS QUESTION:
– What questions about life does Kafka
raise? Try to find 2-3 questions. Be
sure to record page/paragraph
number.
At first, Gregor refuses to accept
his changed state:
• He tries to get out of bed, get dressed,
plan his day, and so on, as though his
metamorphosis has not actually happened.
• The long, detailed description of the
difficulties of getting out of bed (960-62)
reminds us of how dependent we are on
our bodies. Gregor’s normal sense of
corporeality – of himself – is thus disrupted,
or defamiliarized.
Closure
Write a question you may have about
what you’ve learned so far. Or, you may
indicate that you need more assistance
with a particular detail. Please drop the
card in the bin.
Setting the Scene
• The protagonist of the story is Gregor Samsa,
who is the son of middle-class parents in Prague.
• Gregor’s father lost most of his money about five
years earlier, causing Gregor to take a job with
one of his father's creditors as a travelling
salesman.
• Gregor provides the sole support for his family
(father, mother, and sister), and also found them
their current lodgings in Prague.
• When the story begins, Gregor is spending a night
at home before embarking upon another business
trip. And then. . .
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Housekeeping
• Every Friday, the Article of the Week
response is due!
• Check the wiki site NIGHTLY!
http://lceng12honors.wikispaces.com/
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Objective: demonstrate understanding of Chapter 1 of The
Metamorphosis by completing a short answer quiz; work in groups
to develop responses to critical thinking questions about the text.
Warm-Up: Of all things for Kafka to allow Gregor to be
transformed into, he selects a BUG. What is interesting or
symbolic about his selection of a bug?
TAKE OUT VOCAB TO BE SIGNED!
Agenda:
1. Quiz on Chapter 1
2. Developing Questions
3. Group Response
HOMEWORK: Familiarize yourself with chapter 1 (in depth);
study vocabulary; Article of the Week.
Close Reading
What inferences did you
make about how the first
three paragraphs convey
a deeper meaning about
the text?
How effective is Kafka in
presenting the beginning
of the text to the
audience?
Since you know very
little about Kafka himself,
does that affect how you
view the text?
Who is Kafka’s intended
audience? How do you
know?
Did you read Chapter 1?
1. How does Gregor feel about his job? What
evidence in the story reveals his feelings?
2. What is Gregor’s role in his family? Why does he
have so much responsibility? How is this role
about to change?
3. What happens to Gregor when he leaves his room
to meet the office manager? What does this
episode reveal about Gregor’s father?
4. What circumstances in Gregor’s life might have
caused him to feel dehumanized (deprived of
human qualities and individuality) even before the
metamorphosis took place?
Discussing Our Reactions
• After reading Chapter 1, how do you
feel about what has happened to
Gregor AND those affected by his
transformation?
– Is this transformation his fault or his
family’s?
– Who is supposed to learn the most from
this- him or his family?
– How have the events in Chapter 1 fit
into the existentialist framework?
His Parents and the Clerk
• When Gregor finally escapes from his
room, his appearance horrifies all
onlookers (the chief clerk runs away,
and his mother screams and upsets a
pot of coffee) that his father beats
him back into the chamber, making
him bleed in the process.
So, Gregor goes full circle: he is imprisoned in his body, and he is once
again imprisoned in his room.
HOW DOES THIS FIT INTO THE EXISTENTIAL FRAMEWORK?
Objective: SWBAT (1) demonstrate mastery of
vocab terms by successfully completing a quiz; (2)
collaborate in groups of 4 to compose responses to
critical thinking questions about The Metamorphosis.
Warm-Up:
1. How have you been using vocabulary terms? In
conversation? Writing? What strategies will you
use to ensure that you do no “lose” the terms?
2. Take 3 minutes to review vocabulary terms
and/or quiz a neighbor.
Agenda:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Housekeeping
Vocab Review
Vocab Quiz
Group JE
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Houskeeping
1. Numbers on chart- closure
2. 4 week vocab test Monday, Oct. 7,
2013 (STUDY ALL WORDS)
3. Grades- reach out
4. Article of the Week
5. Work in folders or displayed
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Vocabulary Review
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Synecdoche – a term where a part of something refers to a whole
of something.
– “new wheels” for a new car
– “all hands on deck” for workers
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Metonymy – a term when a thing is referred to by a name closely
associated with it.
– Dish for an entire plate of food
– Crown for a royal person
– Suits for professional men
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Allegory—a text that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden
meaning.
Anagnorisis – moment when a character makes a critical
discovery—usually attempts to alter events thereafter
Existentialism-- A philosophy that emphasizes the uniqueness and
isolation of the individual experience in a hostile or indifferent
universe, regards human existence as unexplainable, and stresses
freedom of choice and responsibility for the consequences of one's
acts.
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Vocabulary Quiz
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Anagnorisis
Metonymy
Synecdoche
Existentialism
Allegory
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
“Do you have plastic (credit card)?”
b. Wizard of Oz-cowardice is in the lion,
thoughtless panic in the scarecrow, etc.
They represent hidden ideas!
Life is absurd and everyone must make
his/her own purpose.
“The White House supports the bill.”
example occurs in Sophocles’
play Oedipus Rex, in which a famous
Greek hero weds a queen and inherits a
kingdom after accidentally slaying its
king. The kingdom falls under a curse
because someone has committed an
unnatural act: killing his father and
marrying his mother. He realizes that he
has been the cause of this disaster, and
wants to somehow fix the situation as
best he can.
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New Terms
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Naif
Diffident
Grit
Deleterious
Enervate
Facetious
Fatuous
Monday- Definitions
& Parts of Speech
Tuesday- 2-3
synonyms and
antonyms for each
Wednesday- original
sentence.
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Critical Thinking
• Get into groups.
• You will be given a discussion
question based on chapter 1 of The
Metamorphosis.
• Work with your group to outline a
response, using textual evidence to
support any findings.
– This can be done in bullet format, or in
lists.
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Example
• What is significant about the
relationship Gregor has with his
family?
– He is being used.
– He yearns to be independent.
– The family’s primary concern becomes
his inability to work.
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Closure
On your post-it, respond to one of the
following:
1. Were today’s collaborative exercises
effective? In what ways? If not, how
could they have been better?
2. What is one thing you are confident
that you have learned since we
began The Metamorphosis?
3. How can I, as the teacher, better
help you succeed during this unit?
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Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Objective: Students will work in groups to develop
responses to critical thinking questions about the text.
Warm-Up:
Select one vocabulary word from the new list. Develop
an original sentence that relates to The
Metamorphosis. Write your sentence on the dry erase
board. On your W-up sheet, just put “board writing.”
Agenda:
1. Housekeeping
2. Group Responses (outlines)
3. Rough Draft
Read Chapter 2 by Friday!
Close Examination
• Work on outline. Share your
thoughts/ points/evidence with me.
• Begin your group’s rough draft.
– Everyone must be participating!
Homework & Closure
Vocabulary & Read to Chp. 2 by Friday
CLOSURE:
1. How has the group writing
assignment influenced your
thinking?
2. Do you feel more confident/pleased
with the course as a result of our
conversation?
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Objective: SWBAT (1) learn methods for integrating
quotes and effectively integrate them in writing;
(2) compose the final draft of the group journal
response.
Warm-Up: In what ways can Gregor be seen as naif
or diffident? How will his moment of anagnorisis
likely alter him?
Agenda:
Period 2: PAPERS!
1. Monday’s Closure
2. Review outline
3. Incorporating Quotes
4. Group Journal Entry
5. Closure
Periods 6 & 7
1. Rough draft review
2. Incorporating Quotes
3. Group Journal Entry
4. Closure
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Housekeeping- Period 2
1.Monday’s comments
2.Article of the Week
3.Reassessment
4.Due Dates/Deadlines
5.Vocabulary
6.Tone/Diction (need a list?)
Directions: Read the following sentence. Indicate whether or not
the writer does a good or bad job incorporating the quote. Offer
1-2 suggestions for improvement.
Franz Kafka’s book The Metamorphosis is
about a man who turns into a bug. Some of
his experiences are really bad, and some are
really good. “No matter how hard he threw
himself onto his right side, he always rocked
onto his back again” (Kafka 1). This shows a
bad experience with him being a bug.
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Directions: Read the following sentence. Indicate whether or not the
writer does a good or bad job incorporating the quote. Offer 1-2
suggestions for improvement
The things that happen to Gregor, physically
and mentally are bad. It says, “No matter
how hard he threw himself onto his right
side, he always rocked onto his back again”
(Kafka 1). This shows that no matter no how
determined Gregor was, he couldn’t get up.
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Directions: Read the following sentence. Indicate whether or not the
writer does a good or bad job incorporating the quote. Offer 1-2
suggestions for improvement
Gregor’s transformation into a bug symbolizes his
lack of individuality and meaning in life. As he lay in
bed in his bug-like state, he attempted several times
to get up. However, “No matter how hard he threw
himself onto his right side, he always rocked onto his
back again” (Kafka 1). Although this is a physical
metamorphosis, the events relate to existentialism,
showing that individuals are responsible for their
choices. Yet, the choices Gregor has made have
caused his life to be routine—just like his inability to
get out of bed. He has to become aware of his
choices in order to be able to get up or be his own
person.
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Homework & Closure
PERIOD 2
Vocabulary & Read to Chp. 2 by Friday
CLOSURE:
1. How has the group writing
assignment influenced your
thinking?
2. Do you feel more confident/pleased
with the course as a result of our
conversation?
Thursday, September 26, 2013
Objective: SWBAT (1) effectively integrate quotations in writing;
(2) compose the group journal response.
Warm-Up: Match the synonym to the vocabulary term.
1. Diffident
a. neophyte; novice
2. Naif
b. destructive
3. Deleterious
c. weaken
4. Enervate
d. humorous
5. Facetious
e. modest
Agenda:
1. Integrating Quote practice
2. Compose group response
Period 6: Please submit scholarship letters by Oct. 3 via e-mail!
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What are some ways you incorporate
quotes?
• Tag add the signal phrase after the
quotation
• Introduce add the signal phrase
before the quotation
• Embed embed only a portion of the
quotation in your own sentence.
• Split  add the signal phrase in
between natural divisions in the
quotation
Embedded Quote
Original quote: “He therefore tried to get the upper part of his
body out of bed first and warily turned his head toward the edge
of the bed.”
Spend 2 minutes writing a sentence in which you split this quote.
Be reminded to pick a context for the quote.
Kafka paints Gregor’s situation as gloomy
when Gregor can’t “get the upper part of
his body” to function well enough for him
to get up. Faced with this defeat, Gregor
“warily turned his hard” in an attempt to
not wallow in his pain.
Split
Original Quote:
“He therefore tried to get the upper part of his body
out of bed first and warily turned his head toward the
edge of the bed.”
Spend 2 minutes writing a sentence in which you
split this quote. Be reminded to pick a context for the
quote.
“He therefore tried to get the upper part
of his body out bed first,” but because
of his depressed state, when he
realized he could not, he “warily turned
his head toward the edge of the bed.”
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What is a signal phrase?
• A phrase, clause, or sentence that introduces
a quotation, paraphrase, or summary.
•
Acknowledges, Believes, Declares, Observes, Claims,
Illustrates, Offers, Responds, Comments, Implies, Suggests,
Addresses Compares, Disputes, Insists, Confirms,
Emphasizes, Refutes, Asserts, Endorses, Notes, Rejects, Writes
Why are all of these words written in present tense?
• What are some signal phrases that can be used to
introduce quotes for The Metamorphosis?
“Kafka acknowledges…”
“Kafka illustrates…”
“Gregor declares…”
“Grete suggests…”
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Which Method of Incorporating Quotes is This?
1. For Charles Dickens the end of the
eighteenth century was both “the best of
times” and “the worst of times.”
2. “Where is my God? Where is He?” Weisel
asks while suffering in Auschwitz (61).
3. “…once I’ve gotten the money together to
pay off my parent’s debt to him,” confirms
Gregor, “I’m going to make the big break.”
4. Gregor complains that his life is tough
because of “getting up early.” Being tired,
he feels,“makes anyone a complete idiot.”
Before We Transition
Homework
• Read Chapter 2!
• Study Vocab
• Complete the BACK side of the quote
handout!
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Work in Groups
Compose your group’s paragraph on
paper!
TIPS:
• Include title and author
• Integrate quotes correctly
• Avoid 1st and 2nd person
• Think beyond the surface!
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Juxtaposing
Gregor’s Human Self
Vs.
Gregor’s Physical Self
How does one of his “selves” & a trait fit into the
existential framework?
Example: “lying on his back, as hard as armor plate”
What can this be a metaphor for?
What can it be symbolic of?
How does it relate to an existential belief?
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Summarizer
1. What are the 4 ways of incorporating
quotes?
2. What is a signal phrase?
3. Does it seem easier to now vary your
use of quotes?
4. Will these appear in your group
journal response?
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Closure
How effectively did your group work?
– Did one person do the work? Was
everyone collaborative?
– Would you prefer a pre-selected group
next time? Why or why not?
Share Out!
Take out your Accountable Talk Sheet
• Present your group’s question to the class.
• Then, read your response.
– After you finish, your classmates will spend 1
minute writing feedback.
– Your classmates will share feedback/question
your statements.
• Use accountable talk (academic language)
Summarizer
• How did the process of offering
feedback help you reflect on your
own writing?
• What could/should your classmates
do in the future to ensure that
feedback process is more valuable?
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Using Strong Verbs
• Instead of “says”
– Advises
– Asserts
– Added
– Comments
– Dictates
– Exclaims
– Notes
– Urges
Always use present tense to
discuss text; the authors age,
not the text.
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Friday, September 27, 2013
Objective: SWBAT: (1) offer useful feedback to peers
using constructive language (2) discuss TIES, and
examine the methods in sample sentences.
Warm-Up: Immediately get into groups to finish your
paragraphs! You have 10 minutes!
Agenda:
1. Finish paragraphs (5 minutes)
2. Score another paragraph (10 minutes)
3. Quote Review (today and Monday)
Homework:
1. The Metamorphosis MUST be finished by Wed. Oct 2
2. Vocab quiz Monday
3. GO TO THE WEBSITE! There will be directions for responding
to the blog question there!
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Offering Feedback
• Use constructive language!
– “An area of improvement can be ____.” NOT “This is
awful.”
• Be specific!
– “Refrain from using 1st person.” NOT “Use different
words.”
• When you’re done, return the poster
to the original group!
– Look over your feedback and score.
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On Your Post-It
1. Did everyone in your group
participate? How would you like to
see groups done differently in the
future?
2. Was the feedback you received
beneficial?
– If yes, how will you use this info to help
with future writing assignments?
– If not, how well do you think your group
did on the paragraph?
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POST-It Closure
• What parts of working together today
did you enjoy? Why or why not?
• Was the group journal entry
beneficial to your understanding of
the text? Why or why not?
• Was providing and receiving
feedback beneficial? Why or why
not?
Homework
• Read Chapter 2. Annotate the text for:
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Questions Kafka raises about life
Elements of Existentialism
Symbolism, allegory, characterization, etc.
Vocabulary
Questions
Significant phrases
• Visit the blog site. Respond to the post
“Mental or Physical Metamorphosis” and to
a peer (not necessarily your classmate).
Monday, September 30, 2013
Objective: SWBAT (1) demonstrate comprehension of Chapter 2 by
completing a short answer assessment; (2) develop critical thinking
questions for shared inquiry.
Academic Language: critical thinking; shared inquiry
Warm-Up: Retrieve your group’s paragraphs and comments. Read the
comments! Then, write 1-2 statements relating to the following:
1. How useful was the feedback?
2. Did your group work well together to formulate a journal response?
YOU HAVE 10 MINUTES TO COMPLETE ALL OF THIS!
Agenda:
1. Chapter 2 & Vocab Quiz
2. Quote sharing (2 people)
3. Developing Questions
Homework: Read Chapter 3 (by Wednesday); New vocab!!!
Housekeeping: *pass back folders and papers
*FYI-Cover Letters, Academic Resume, and College Essay will be
introduced this week!
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Test Time!!!
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10.
11.
12.
What does Gregor's father reveal about the family's financial status? What is
Gregor's reaction when he learns the truth about their finances?
What is Gregor's response when Grete decides to remove the furniture from
his room? What does this response tell you about him?
Where did Gregor plan on sending his sister before his metamorphosis?
Why doesn’t Gregor now want to drink the milk with bread specks that his
sister left for him?
At the end of the chapter, what do we learn about how Grete, the mother, and
the father now feel about Gregor?
Use NAIF (as an ADJECTIVE) in a sentence.
Write a synonym for DIFFIDENT.
A person shows true___________ when he/she demonstrates integrity,
ethics, and honesty.
People always refer to her as ______ because she is never serious about
anything she says.
If you deem the class as ________ you will likely not give your best effort.
Monday through Friday causes me to feel so _______(d) that I cannot wait for
the weekend.
His _____actions landed him right in jail!
(For numbers 8-12 Facetious, Grit, Enervate, Fatuous, Deleterious)
Vocabulary
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6.
7.
Didactic
Banal
Copious
Pellucid
Capricious
Deplore
Alacrity
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Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013
Objective: SWBAT demonstrate mastery of skills taught
by completing the Unit 1 Formative.
WARM-UP: Write FORMATIVE
REMINDER:
Vocab Test on Week 1-4 words Monday, Oct. 7
Finish the book The Metamorphosis by tomorrow!
Significance
What are some of the most significant
or ironic parts of Chapter 3?
The apple is still lodged in
his back (38)
Family conversations are
now grim and short (39)
Jewelry sold and tenants
move in (40)
The family cannot move;
they feel confined (40)
Hired a housecleaner to
care for Gregor and clean
his room (42)
Old used items thrown into
his room (43)
Exits the room to hear his
sister play the violin (47)
“We have to get rid of it”
(49)
Sister slams and bolts the
door as soon as Gregor
enters his room (51)
Relieved at his death (52)
Text ends with the daughter’s
transformation and parents
excitement ( 55)
Part II: Gregor’s Family
• In Part II, we learn much more about
Gregor’s parents and sister, and their
responses to the transformed situation in their
household.
• We experience all of this from Gregor’s
perspective, as he listens to his family through
the door of his room.
• Our access to his family, then, is, like
Gregor’s, limited, and filtered through his
perspective.
What happens to Gregor during this
sequence?
Part II: Gregor’s Family
• At the beginning of Part II, an attempt
is made to feed Gregor, but the
human food that has been placed in
his room by his sister (bread and
milk) is wholly unappealing.
• Disappointed, Gregor spends the
remainder of the long evening trying
to hear his family in the living room.
Part II: Gregor’s Family
• He cannot hear much, however, and notes
“‛What a quiet life the family has been
leading,’ [. . .] and while he stared rigidly
in front of him into the darkness, he felt
very proud that he had been able to
provide such a life in so nice an apartment
for his parents and his sister. But what now
if all peace, the comforts, the contentment
were to come to a horrible end? (21).
What “horrible end” is Gregor
referring to?
Part II: Gregor’s Family
“In order not to get involved in such
thoughts, Gregor decided to keep moving,
and he crawled up and down the room”
• neither Gregor nor his family seem
particularly horrified by his transformation.
• The “horrible end” that Gregor suggests
appears to be poverty – the loss of the
respectability and comfort that his job
provided.
Part II: Gregor’s Family
Gregor’s concern is for his family, and
not for himself. Are they equally
concerned with him? Why or why not?
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Part II: Gregor’s Family
• “In between slight attacks of suffocation he
watched with bulging eyes as his
unsuspecting sister took a broom and
swept up, not only his leavings, but even
the foods which Gregor had left completely
untouched—as if they too were no longer
usable– and dumping everything hastily
into a pail, which she covered which she
covered with a wooden lid, she carried
everything out” (24).
What is the significance of this passage?
Part II: Gregor’s Family
1. “Now his father was still healthy, certainly, but he
was an old man who had not worked for the past
five years…could not be expected to undertake
too much…gained a lot of weight…become fairly
sluggish” (27). What is significant here?
2. What are his mother’s issues?
3. His sisters?
4. What’s the irony here?
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Affect of Family
1. Sister is uncomfortable seeing Gregor so
he hides himself under a sheet, even
though he is also uncomfortable
2. Sister wants to remove furniture; mother
does not. Gregor was torn, but now wants
furniture to stay
3. Furniture is removed; Gregor wants
picture; mother faints; Gregor runs out.
What’s happening in the family?
Who’s struggling the most? Is it
fair?
Part II: Not Just One
Metamorphosis
How has Gregor’s father changed? Why is
this significant?
What does his father do to him?
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Part II: Gregor’s Family
At this point, how does each
member of Gregor’s family feel
about him?
Sister
Mother
Father
openly hostile
towards the brother
she once loved.
appears to have some
love for him, but she is
very much struggling to
adjust to his present form,
and this struggle is taking
its toll on her health.
has become strong
(after five years of
being completely
supported by Gregor),
and is not afraid to
use his new power
against his son
Symbolism and Allegory
• Symbol: A thing that represents or
stands for something else, esp. a
material object representing something
abstract
– Contextual Symbolism vs. Universal
Symbolism
• An allegory is extension of
a metaphor through an entire narrative
so that objects, persons, and actions in
the text are equated with meanings
that lie outside the text.
Examining Paragraphs
Do NOT write on them.
Read each one individually. Score it in your notes, highlighting the
strengths and weakness. Use the rubric!
Share out with your group. On the dry erase board, write the
average score of your group. Write down some of the most important
strengths and weaknesses on the dry erase board, also.
Be prepared to share.
YOUR TURN
Journal Entry
1. Explain how Kafka’s use of symbolism
presents a theme within his work.
2. Explain how Kafka’s use of allegory
presents a theme within his work.
Steps:
1. Find an example of symbolism or elements of allegory. Determine
what it means.
2. Think about how that symbol represents a greater message Kafka is
attempting to convey.
3. Write! Use examples!
Homework
• Finish reading the text.
– Again, indicate unanswered questions
raised by the text.
• Respond to the blog post
“Anagnorisis.” Respond to a peer
also.
Closure
Does scoring other students’
papers help you focus on your own
writing? How? In what areas? Is
this a process you would want to
continue?
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Warm-Up
How does Gregor’s transformation
symbolize something you or your
family has experienced? Were you
able to make sense of the
metamorphosis you experienced?
Homework Review
What questions about life
does Kafka raise?
1. Share your question.
2. Share your reasoning and evidence.
3. Engage in group discussion (agree,
disagree, qualify) with evidence.
4. Write down 2-3 of the BEST
questions shared in your group.
Journal Entry
20 minutes
• Decide on one of the questions Kafka
raises about life that interests you.
• Explore the text to examine how
Kafka attempts to answer this
question.
• Analyze how the author uses the text
to explore possible answers to the
question.
Exploring Symbolism
Explore the symbolism handouts you’ve
been provided (do not write on them. Then,
select a color, season, element of nature, and
animal that best describes the character you
were assigned.
Example:
Character –Grete- her character is symbolized
through the color PINK. How?
How it relates: Grete represents innocence. She hasn’t fully been
exposed to the world because she has had to cater to her brother,
and aim to keep her family in tact. She represents femininity
because she takes on the role of caretaker as a matriarchal figure.
What is an
archetype?
•the original pattern or model from which all things of the same kind are
copied or on which they are based; a model or first form; prototype.
"archetype." Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 23 Aug. 2008. <Dictionary.com
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/archetype.
Examples?
Matriarch
Hero
Character Analysis Project
Homework
• Respond to the blog post “Point of
View.” Be certain to respond to a
peer.
Warm-Up
If we view Mr. and Mrs. Samsa
as parasitical, how does
Chapter 3 show just how they
represent this term?
Lingering Questions
Character Analysis Project
The Inward Passage:
The Real Metamorphosis
• Samsa learns about who he really is through an
overwhelming psychological experience that turns him
inward.
• His first step in this journey is disobedience:
– Refuses to go to work
– Refuses to follow the rules of etiquette
• In his new condition, Gregor begins his soul searching:
– Accepts that he has conformed to his family’s and employer’s
demands
– Realizes the in-authenticity and meaninglessness of his life
• Once he sheds his previous self, Gregor begins to delve
into his own unconscious and confront the truth of his
life.
• Gregor evolves from psychological immaturity to the
courage of self responsibility.
• For the very first time in his life, Gregor becomes blissful
and becomes a mature person.
• Gregor dies with this realization, a transformed human
being
Developing a Question
Develop a critical thinking question
based on the text. This can be
something you want explained,
something you find significant,
confusing, etc.
Remember our lesson on developing
questions from the first week.
Eponym
• Eponym-word derived from the names of real
people or fictional characters.
• Eponyms are created by adding “esque” “tic” “ic”
“ian” or “ean” to a name.
• When one knows about the character/person it
helps them to understand the situation currently
under discussion. For example, Draco was an
Athenian in the 7th century who wrote a code of
law in which the death penalty was prescribed for
a seemingly minor offense. So “Draconian” is the
eponym used when punishments are extremely
harsh or severe.
Examples
– Leotard:(from Jules Leotard, 1830-1870)- famous
aerialist who led us to the term for the gymnast,
acrobat, and dancer attire
– Mausoleum: (from Mausolus, ruler of the ancient
Asian country of Caria, 377–353 BC) Over 100 feet
high, the tomb of King Mausolus was considered one
of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Since
then, the word mausoleum has come to be used for
any large, above-ground tomb.
(http://grammar.about.com/od/grammarfaq/f/FAQeponym.htm)
– Sadistic: Frenchman Marquis de Sade (1740-1814)enjoyed torturing his friends and mistresses. The term
is for one who gains pleasure out of inflicting pain on
others.
Rubenesque
After seeing a painting by Peter Paul Rubens, what do you think the
eponym “Rubenesque” means? Write your responses on your dry
erase board.
Rubenesque- big beautiful woman
(BBW)
Kafkaesque
• Based on what you know about
Kafka, what do you think the term
kafkaesque means?
• What words are associated with
this term?
Kafkaesque-describes situations involving alienation, anxiety,
isolation, and distortion (since that is how Kafka wrote and felt).
Directions: Use your Kafkaesque terms notes and fill in
the chart with examples from Metamorphosis. An
example has been done for you. You must find five
additional examples of Kafkaesque (alienation, anxiety,
isolation, and distortion) from the text.
Scene/Image/Event
(Textual Quote)
Page
Number
“As Gregor Samsa awoke one
morning from uneasy dreams he
found himself transformed in his
bed into a gigantic insect.”
“We have to get rid of it”
Reason why image is
Kafkaesque (Explain using
Kafkaesque terms and how the
scene/image/event fits the
term/s you choose.)
The image of a huge bug in a bed is
surreal because it cannot really
happen and seems dream-like. It also
reveals a distorted view of humanity
in that human beings are so abnormal
internally that they have completely
lost their outer human appearance.
(49)
Closure
Why do you think so many
characteristics and details of Kafka’s
life are present in The
Metamorphosis? How does this help
him develop his purpose?
Homework
Respond to the blog post “Unanswered
Questions.”
• Find an interesting eponym. Be
prepared to share it with the class
tomorrow.
– Website
– Who/what it derived from
– It’s meaning
– Why you chose it
Warm-Up
Existentialists believe that one “must
overcome alienation to reach “selfrecognition.”
Select a character. To what extent
does the above statement apply?
Explain and support with textual
evidence.
Part III: Decline and Death
• The family decides to “spend this day
resting and going for a walk; they not
only deserved a break from, but
absolutely needed it” (54).
Should we read this passage in
straightforward terms, or as tinged
with irony?
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In Groups
• Read “Letters for Felice”, which was
written while Kafka was working on
The Metamorphosis.
– Highlight specific phrases that indicate
how he felt when discussing Gregor.
Write the actual mood word above the
phrase.
– Your group will be given a question. You
will work to formulate an answer, and
transfer it to chart paper in bullets or as
a short answer.
Gallery Walk
• With your group, visit your assigned
chart. You will have 2 minutes at
each chart to discuss the answers
there, and add on to the answers.
• Challenge the groups that come
before you. Disagree, provide more
detail, or develop a related question.
Group 1
• What is the overall mood of his
letters? Explain with textual
examples.
Group 2
• Why do you suppose Kafka made
Gregor die “peaceably enough and
reconciled with everything”? Support
with textual evidence.
Group 3
• Give two examples in Metamorphosis
that show how Kafka has “in many
passages of the story clearly
inscribed his states of exhaustion and
other interruptions and extraneous
worries.”
Group 4
• What part of Metamorphosis
connects to Kafka’s real life as
evidenced in the December 3rd
entry? Support with textual evidence.
Group 5
• What does Kafka say about the
ending of his story according to the
December 6-7 entry? Why do you
think he feels that way? Do you
agree with his own critique of the
ending? Explain.
Closure
What details does “Letters to Felice”
reveal about Kafka’s mindset when
he was writing “The Metamorphosis”?
TOMORROW is GRAMMAR/USAGE DAY!
On an index card, write something you
want to focus on:
(pronouns, modifiers, sentence types,
comma usage, etc.)