Thursday, 10/6 - Revision of Literary Analysis II due to Turnitin.com before class time. (No paper copy required)
No Membean practice required! (Earn extra credit if you choose to do practice this week; you can earn 10 pts each for completing 45 minutes of practice by Sun., Sept. 25 and 45 minutes of practice by Sun., Oct. 2.).
Continue to work on your Joy Luck Club Scholar's Journal due 10/7.
Monday, October 3
LG: Understand author’s rhetorical strategies in literary works, focusing on word choices and how they create meaning/tone. ELAGSE9-10RL7: Analyze the representation of a subject or a key scene in two different artistic mediums (e.g., Auden’s poem “Musée de Beaux Arts” with Brueghel’s painting Landscape with the Fall of Icarus, including what is emphasized or absent in each treatment).
- IAN: PSAT skills review: what have we learned so far? How can we apply it to PSAT multiple choice questions? Complete sample critical reading passage.
- With your Chinese family, discuss the following question: The Garden of Marriage—Tan uses garden and weed imagery to show the condition of Ted and Rose’s marriage in “Without Wood.” Even Mr. Chou is incorporated into the image pattern. Trace the images through Rose’s story and decide what each images represents and how it fits into the pattern. Consider what the former condition of the garden shows about Ted; what the present condition reveals about Rose; what the imagery suggests about the future of their marriage. Explain how hulihuda connects to the imagery. What is the significance of Rose’s final dream? Her name?
- Using butcher paper, create a group response that answers the questions about “Without Wood”, provide text evidence to justify your group’s thinking. You may also add symbolic illustrations to enhance your response.
- Closer—How does the text structure employ parallel elements? What impact does this grammatical and stylistic feature have on the reader?
*Homework: Bring a copy of your literary analysis Part II responses for peer editing.
Tuesday, October 4
LG: Understand author’s rhetorical strategies in literary works, focusing on word choices and how they develop character and create meaning/theme. ELAGSE9-10RL2: Determine a theme and/or central idea of text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text. ELAGSE9-10RL3: Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop theme.
- IAN: PSAT skills review—parallelism
- In your groups, read over the rubric for the responses. Decide what elements must be included in a top response. Peer review the responses among your Chinese family, making suggestions for content and style improvements. Consider such aspects as parallelism, sentence boundaries, coordination of complex ideas, etc.
- Meet with the teacher for writing conferences individually for specific concerns.
*Homework: Even in short responses, writers need to employ strong verbs, vivid text details with appropriate lead-ins, citations, and rich, stylistically strong commentary. Use this as a chance to improve your final response without a late penalty. Final responses will be due via TurnItIn.com by Thursday at the start of class (10:42 AM). (If you choose not to revise, I will grade your first submission.)
Wednesday, October 5
LG: Research to deepen understanding of a topic depicted in a literary work, gathering evidence to use in scholarly discussions. ELAGSE9-10W7: Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation. ELAGSE9-10W8:Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the usefulness of each source in answering the research question; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation. ELAGSE9-10W9: Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
- Opener: Theme statements and character analysis for JLC Literary Analysis II
- Complete researching an article to complement your scholars’ journal; annotate and prepare questions/comments to use in the Socratic discussion next week. In your article, find and label a modifier we’ve covered or a membean word and note its impact on meaning.
- Complete bibliography entries for Works Cited page (must contain both primary and any secondary sources)
- Revise Literary Analysis II, due tomorrow morning before class (10:42 AM) via TurnItIn.com
*Homework: Submit revised Literary Analysis II via TurnItIn.com before class on Thursday, October 6. Continue Practicing Membean.
Thursday, October 6
LG: Understand author’s rhetorical strategies in literary works, focusing on word choices and how they develop character and create meaning/theme. ELAGSE9-10RL2: Determine a theme and/or central idea of text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text. ELAGSE9-10RL3: Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop theme.
- Opener: An-mei’s mother tells her about the turtle that eats tears and knows a person’s misery. The tears produce magpies, birds of joy. She says, “Your tears do not wash away your sorrows. They feed someone else’s joy. And that is why you must learn to swallow your own tears.” Pick from one of the following women in the novel to explain how they “swallow their tears”: Suyuan, Taitai, An-mei, Lindo, Ying-ying, Lena, Rose, or Waverly.
- PSAT Practice - Writing passage
- Pick your two favorite chapters of JLC and construct questions for the Socratic seminar discussion. 2 openers, 5 interpretive, and 3 evaluative level questions per chapter.
Friday, October 7
Understand author’s rhetorical strategies in literary works, focusing on word choices and how they create meaning/tone.
Mrs. van Bohemen is out today. If you are not quiet and productive today, I have asked Ms. Lynch to give you an additional assignment.
- Opener: An-mei’s mother tells her about the turtle that eats tears and knows a person’s misery. The tears produce magpies, birds of joy. She says, “Your tears do not wash away your sorrows. They feed someone else’s joy. And that is why you must learn to swallow your own tears” (217). Pick from one of the following women in the novel to explain how they “swallow their tears”: Suyuan, Taitai, An-mei, Lindo, Ying-ying, Lena, Rose, or Waverly. WRITE THIS PARAGRAPH ON A PIECE OF PAPER and submit to the tray. You need to use lead-ins and text evidence to support your claim.
- Continue annotating your Socratic seminar articles.
- Create discussion questions on JLC. Use the "Preparing Seminar Questions" section of the "Socratic Seminar: Seek First to Understand" handout. (The second handout can help you if you need some additional examples, but you're following the instructions on the "Seminar: Seek First" handout.)
Write AT LEAST the following number and level of questions:
- 2 Factual/OPENING Questions
- 5 Interpretive/CORE Questions
- 3 Evaluative/CLOSING Questions
4. Complete all "Pre-Seminar Assignments" (on front page of "Seminar:Seek First" handout)
SOCRATIC SEMINAR WILL BE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY OF NEXT WEEK!!! (Pushed back from Monday.)