Western Literature
April 21, 2015
• Answer these three question completely and
thoughtfully in your journal:
1. Should Pip have stolen from his sister (Mrs. Joe
Gargery) to save his own life and the convict
from starvation? Why?
2. Personally, what would you have done in this
situation?
3. Why is this a complicated moral decision?
CHAPTERS 7 & 8
Western Literature
April 22, 2015
On a separate sheet of paper, answer the following questions:
1. How is Pip raised?
2. How did the soldiers catch the convicts? Be specific.
3. Why doesn’t Pip get in trouble for stealing the Pie from
Mrs. Joe?
4. Can Joe read?
5. Who sets up the play date for Pip at Miss Havisham’s?
6. What is the purpose of the play date at Miss Havisham’s?
7. Who is the proud (yet pretty) girl that Pip meets?
8. What is odd about the clocks in Miss Havisham’s house?
9. What does Miss Havisham have the kids play?
10.Why does Pip cry?
• Read over this passage that describes Pip’s experience
at Miss Havisham’s:
• “I set off on the four-mile walk to our forge; pondering, as I
went along, on all I had seen, and deeply revolving that I was a
common labouring-boy; that my hands were coarse; that my
boots were thick; that I had fallen into a despicable habit of
calling knaves Jacks; that I was much more ignorant than I had
considered myself last night, and generally that I was in a lowlived bad way” (Dickens 62).
• In your journal, respond to the following questions:
• When was the first time you felt insecure? What caused you to
feel this way?
• Do you think that insecurities are natural? Should all children feel
insecure at some point in their development? Why or why not?
Where is Pip in Eric Erickson’s Theory of Psychosocial
Development? It seems through our reading last night that he is
progressing through different stages.
• Create a timeline to represent Pip as a baby to Pip as
an older gentleman. Today, make two entries.
• For each entry on your timeline, include a trait that he
exhibits and a quote to represent that trait.
• For example:
• Pip feels guilty as he explains, “Conscience is a
dreadful thing when it accuses man or boy; but
when, in the case of a boy, that secret burden
co-operates with another secret burden down
the leg of his trousers, it is (as I can testify) a
great punishment” (Dickens 12-13).
Also, add notes to your character chart.
• The purpose of this activity is to identify and
analyze important moments in the novel.
Dickens is famous for creating such colorful
characters and memorable scenes through his
use of imagery.
• Select three of the most poignant and powerful
moments in Chapter 8 of Great Expectations.
• Draw what you “see” from the text in the box with a
quote from the novel that supports your vision on the
lines provided.
• Read and annotate chapters 9-11 of Charles Dickens’
Great Expectations.
• Write a sentence summary and one PRACQ
annotation (either a prediction, reaction, analysis,
connection, or question).
• HONORS: Your analysis assignment is due on
Tuesday.
Western Literature
April 28, 2015
• Take out your book and sticky notes. You will be
assigned a chapter of the novel. On a sticky
note, you will write a summary of that chapter
(including any characters that we meet). It must
fit on one sticky note.
• You have five minutes to complete this task.
• You will be presenting your summary in order to
the class as we build a timeline together.
• As your classmates present their timelines to the
class, record a timeline of important events in
your notebook.
• Clarifying confusing moments in the story and
reviewing events will help us build reading
comprehension as you will be independently
reading a good chunk of the novel before we
see each other to discuss it again.
• Move the desks into a circle.
• Our Honors students have selected passages that seem
important to share with the rest of the class today.
• HONORS: Read your passage and then explain why you
picked it and what you discovered in your literary analysis.
• ANYBODY: Chime in to comment or question about the
passage being discussed.
• Typically, this Socratic circle will be a longer class
discussion, however, today, our Honors students are
only reporting out because we lose our block period
this week due to PARCC testing.
• Move the desks into a circle for a reading
circle. Together, we will popcorn read chapter
12.
• If you do not know how to pronounce a word, sound
it out and do not stop reading.
• This activity is only as fun or as boring as you make
it. Try out your best British accents and naïve
childlike voice to sound like Pip.
• Mark any significant quotes as we go!
• Due Wednesday
• Read chapters 12-15 of Charles Dickens’ Great
Expectations.
• Due Friday
• Read chapters 16-18 of Charles Dickens’ Great
Expectations.
REGARDLESS IF I SEE YOU ON WEDNESDAY OR NOT, IF
YOU ARE EVER ABSENT OR NOT, YOU MUST ABIDE BY THE
READING SCHEDULE AND HAVE READ THROUGH THE
ASSIGNED CHAPTERS ON THE LISTED DUE DATE.
Western Literature
May 1, 2015
• Take out your chart for Pip’s Development to add
two more entries.
• For each entry on your timeline, include a trait that he
exhibits and a quote to represent that trait.
• For example:
• Pip feels guilty as he explains, “Conscience is a
dreadful thing when it accuses man or boy; but
when, in the case of a boy, that secret burden cooperates with another secret burden down the leg
of his trousers, it is (as I can testify) a great
punishment” (Dickens 12-13).
• Denver Center of the Performing Arts Workshop
• Do you remember the Opera Colorado production of Romeo and
Juliet that was cancelled due to the blizzard? Great News! We
have scheduled a workshop on May 5th about Great Expectations.
• Two Endings
• Charles Dickens’ novel has two different endings. At the end of the
novel, you pick which ending you prefer.
• Honors Analysis
• A passage analysis is due on Monday! This time, write a question
you have about the passage to facilitate discussion for our Socratic
circle on Monday.
• In groups, you will be assigned two chapters.
Look over your chapter summaries and prepare
a skit to act out the significant events from those
chapters.
• Group #1: Chapters 12, 13, & 14
• Group #2: Chapters 15 & 16
• Group #3: Chapter 17 & 18
• You have 10 minutes to prepare your skits.
• Read chapters 19-21 and complete a
PRACQ annotation/sentence summary per
chapter for Monday.
•Honors: Complete a Passage Analysis!