Week 37

Advanced English IV

May 6-10

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Objective: Students will identify motifs (repeated images) used within the text. Students will analyze the symbolism and theme present through the use of repeated images of heaven and hell in the text. Students will participate in a group discussion of their assigned chapters. 

Bell Work: Is Mrs. Dean an unreliable narrator in Wuthering Heights? 

Assignment: Chap 10-12 Notes: Motifs, Symbolism and Theme &  Imagery/ Read 13-15

Objective: Students will note the definition and features of an allegory. Through an understanding of the allegory, Phaedrus by Plato, students will analyze Catherine’s descent into self-destruction.  Students will participate in a group discussion of their assigned chapters. 

Bell Work: Why does Heathcliff think Isabella is a dishonor to the Linton name in Chapter 14 of Wuthering Heights, and what does Heathcliff's view of Isabella reveal about his character? 

Assignment: Chap 13-15 Notes: Allegory/ Read 16-18

Objective: Students will note the characteristics of Gothic Literature and identify them in the text. Students will characterize and illustrate Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange as actual characters in the book.  Students will participate in a group discussion of their assigned chapters. 

Bell Work: In Chapter 16 of Wuthering Heights why does Heathcliff want Cathy to haunt him after she dies? 

Assignment: Chapter 16-18 Notes: Elements of Gothic Literature and Setting/ Read 19-21

Objective: Students will analyze the use of dual narration in the text. Students will evaluate the reliability of the two narrators.  Students will participate in a group discussion of their assigned chapters. 

Bell Work: Friday Questions 

Assignment: Chapter 19-21 Notes: Dual Narration and Unreliable Narrator/ Read Chapters 22-28

Objective: Students will analyze the motivations and actions of Heathcliff as a anti-hero. Students will evaluate the moral ambiguity of Heathcliff’s actions throughout the text.  Students will participate in a group discussion of their assigned chapters. 

Bell Work: What is the significance of the contrasting imagery between Linton's and Catherine's versions of a perfect way to spend a day in Chapter 24 of Wuthering Heights? 

Assignment: Chapter 22-28 Notes: Anti-Hero and Moral Ambiguity/ Read 29-31