H10 B - Week 8
May 20 - 24
Monday, May 20
- Vocab Warm-up
- MONO: one, single, alone
- POLY: many
- 13. monarchy, n. – rule by a single person
- 14. monochromatic, adj. – of one color
- 15. polychromatic, adj. – showing a variety of colors
- 16. monosyllabic, adj. – having one syllable
- PRINT ESSAYS WHEN DONE
- Salinger Notes:
- Video - Shy Guy (1947): Phil (Dick York), new in his high school, follows his father's suggestion and observes the most popular students to determine what makes them popular. By offering to help others he becomes popular himself and sheds his shyness.
- Are You Popular? (1947)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eqpe7Y_6rmQ
- Pair Work: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1E-dA7azC9lEF5mJwokiynGfm1bzSIMFpYbUjh-SNuYE/edit?usp=sharing
- In pairs, discuss and take notes on the following questions:
- How do you think society perceives teenagers today?
- What is the stereotype for a teen? Consider gender and socioeconomic status.
- What is difficult about being a teen?
- What are the advantages of being a teen?
- In pairs, discuss and take notes on the following questions:
- Class discussion - Share out.
- Tonight: Read Catcher - Chapters 1 - 2
Tuesday, May 21
- Vocab Warm-up: Copy the following sentences and fill in the blank with the vocab word (May 13 through yesterday). Use the correct words from the word bank below:
- WORD BANK: afoul, monarchy, cumbersome, , notwithstanding, otherwise, withdraw, aloof, martyrdom
- 1. Many adults say that teenagers are ______, disconnected, and withdrawn.
- 2. The journey to the castle was________, full of obstacles.
- 3. Rain in late May can put a damper on an ________ enjoyable time of year.
- Tone: Deadpan Magic Humor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxuhISNpZFk
- Tone and Catcher in the Rye:
- Guided Practice with Tone - as a whole class:
- Literary terms:
- Syntax: the way words are ordered into sentences; sentence structure
- Diction: word choice
- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Rb-O2_CtNf4FvhNcYZ5iE0Qdrg00ReHZIbkVuw7MsBA/edit?usp=sharing
- Page 1 tone analysis - together and independent.
- 1951 New York Times review of Catcher:
- https://docs.google.com/document/d/11dvSZCj6i6Btz6K_UoO6rgxjJ1C7x9NnpGnijjlvAjI/edit?usp=sharing
- Move to group configurations and select one person to read review aloud.
- Discuss review together;
- Circle important diction (words) that give the review its tone.
- Underline syntax (sentence structures) that give the review its tone.
- How does the reviewer try to use the same tone as Salinger?
- Is he successful? Why? Why not?
- Turn in all three handouts at the end of class.
- Tonight - Read Chapters 3-4
Wednesday, May 22
- vocab warm-up:
- choose 4 words that you can make go together in a picture
- draw a picture incorporating the ideas of those four words
- write a caption that uses all four words
- Vocab quiz Friday, May 24
- The Villanelle
- First read - "Mad Girl's Love Song" by Sylvia Plath
- What did you notice about this poem?
- Refrain?
- rhyme?
- Villanelle notes: https://www.slideshare.net/jilladrales/villanelle-poetry
- Individual practice:
- "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night" by Dylan Thomas
- "One Art" by Elizabeth Bishop
- How to write a Villanelle
- You will be writing your own Villanelle
- Time to work
- Time to read.
- Tonight - Read Chapters 5-6
- Be ready for reading quiz tomorrow (May 23)
Thursday, May 23
- vocab warm-up:
- Crossword Review for vocab quiz 5/24
- Reading quiz - Ch. 1 - 6
- Villanelles clarification/review
- NOT written tetrameter - though some are!
- often written in pentameter (5 stressed syllables)
- Syllabic Stress - What is it? How do you find it?
- There are no meter "rules" for Villanelles - just common practices.
- NOT written tetrameter - though some are!
- Holden's World Handout
- Character Notes
- Symbol Notes
- Literary Terms Notes
- Time to work - finish Villanelles
- reading time!
- Tonight - Read Chapters 7-9
Friday, May 24
- Vocab quiz
- 25 minutes - Page through what you have read so far and work on Holden's Handbook:
- Identify instances of lying, contradictions, exaggeration, etc.
- Reflect on themes
- Rest of class: Reading time - We will read quietly together as a class. I will stop at key points to highlight characterization, literary elements, etc.
- You may also work on missing assignments during this time - quietly.
- Read this weekend: Chapters 10-12