March 6, 2017 - March 10, 2017 Weekly Agenda

 
Monday, March 6th:

2nd Period:
Go to library to turn in Frankenstein  and check out The Awakening
Read the first twenty pages tonight.
Write a brief summary
Identify the figurative language used and how and why it is used
What is revealed by the use of the figurative language?  
Finish the Combining Sentences exercise
Pass back the essay on John Keats’ “Bright Star” and the notes.


Tuesday, March 7th:

AP Multiple Choice Questions – Excerpt from The Awakening
Went over the first seven questions; finish tomorrow.

General Comprehension Questions:
These questions ask for general overall information about the text.
Examples of the general comprehension questions:
“The question is primarily concerned with…”
“Which one of the following choices best describes the tone of the passage?”
“Which one of the following choices best describes the narrator’s relationship to her mother?”

Detail Questions:
These questions ask the student to delve back into the text and look for specific things:
            Here are some examples of detail questions:
“What significant change occurs in the speaker’s attitude toward her mother in lines 5 – 9?”
“How do the final words of the third paragraph, “but then I should have known better than to trust him,” alter the remainder of the passage?


Factual Knowledge Questions:
These questions  ask about the English language, grammar, and the basic terminology of literary criticism and poetry.
            Here are some examples of factual knowledge questions:
            “How does the author’s use of irony contributes to the effect of the poem?”
“How does the author’s use of symbolism contribute to the mystical tone of the passage?”

Assign Unit 5 #1 – 10; this will be due on Monday, March 13th.
Assign Perrine’s, “Hunters in the Snow”  by Tobias Wolf; pages 187 – 202; sentences
1 – 8

Wednesday, March 8th:  
Discussion of schedule for the rest of the semester.

Finish the multiple choice excerpt from The Awakening

Go over any figurative language, symbols, themes, characterizations, etc.

What are the differences in the parenting style of Mr. Pontellier and Edna?

What are his expectations regarding Edna’s role as the mother?

How does Edna feel about Mrs. Ratignolle?

How does Edna feel about parenting?

What is the thing Edna derives particular pleasure from?

What is Robert’s relationship with the women?

What does the sea represent?
Why does Edna begin to cry?

Finish the sentence combining with adjective clauses – do tomorrow, Thursday, March 10th.
 
Thursday, March 9th:


Finish up the Adjective Clause Handout
The Awakening
Social and historical background
·      19th century attitude towards women and children
·      Difference between the creoles and the Protestants

Compare and contrast the three women in The Awakening

Compare and contrast Edna Pontellier and Madame Ratignolle in their roles as wives and mothers.

Trace the arc of Edna’s “awakening”

Discuss the effect of the figurative language, symbolism, and imagery in the meaning of the book.

Analyze the roles of various men in Edna’s life: the Colonel, Leonce Pontellier, Dr. Mandelet, Robert Lebrun, Alcee Arobin

Analyze the ambiguity of the end of the novel and the possible interpretations of Edna’s final act.

Read up to page 210, summarize, make note of figurative language, symbolism, characterization, relationships.



Friday, March 10th:
Practice Free Response Question #1:
Write a one to two paragraph essay in which you explain the subtle interchange between Robert and Mrs. Pontellier suggests the beginning of their love. Do not summarize.

The Awakening, Free Response Practice Question #1

You have twenty minutes to write.

Multiple Choice-questions

For the weekend, please read up to Chapter 25 – XXV; page 285
As you read, please be aware of the following motifs and symbols in The Awakening:
Art – as a symbol of freedom and failure
Birds – as symbols for freedom, confinement, communication,
Food –
Swimming – as symbols for freedom and independence
Water – as symbols of  freedom and escape
Sleep and Awakening –

As you read, analyze the three women in the novel – Edna, Madame Ratignolle, and Madame Reisz – and the archetypes they represent.



 

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