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UNIT ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
UNIT ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
How do works of literature reflect their context of production?
How does literature broaden our understanding of the complexities of human relationships?
How do playwrights create meaning in their works?
COURSE COMPONENT ADDRESSED IN THIS UNIT:
COURSE COMPONENT ADDRESSED IN THIS UNIT:
Concepts: Culture + Identity
AOE: Readers, writers, and texts, Time and Space
ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW
ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW
Short answer and discussion questions
Seminar discussions
Practice comparative essay (paper 2 practice)
This is not the translation we use in class but will do if you forget your play or need an online copy.
Term 3 week 10
Term 3 week 10
L/O: To gain a general understanding of the context of production and Lorca's life
L/O: To begin to understand the different characters and hierarchy in the play
Monday, March 18
LOOM VIDEO OF INSTRUCTIONS FOR THIS WEEK. PLEASE WATCH BEFORE STARTING TODAY'S LESSON
Complete the background jamboard on Lorca and his work
-Andalusia - culture, geography,arts etc. and its influence on Lorca's work. Focus on 1900-1940s as a general time frame. The play takes place in 1936. (Tomasz, Marina, Tish)
- Lorca's life and death - birth, family, upbringing, death (Roman, Xian, Skyler, Isa)
- Lorca's time at Residencia de Estudiantes in Madrid. (Parks, Béa, Evan, Lita)
- Lorca's plays - names, style - other plays in the "rural trilogy" (Oliver, Isla, Vlad,)
Use lesson 1 to work on the jamboard
Lesson 2 you can present to the class
Find a pair for the Character profile and hierarchy project
Tuesday, March 19
LOOM VIDEO OF INSTRUCTIONS FOR THIS WEEK. PLEASE WATCH BEFORE STARTING TODAY'S LESSON
Working on your Character profile and hierarchy project
Thursday, March 21
Finishing up your Character profile and hierarchy project
LOOM INSTRUCTIONS FOR YOUR BREAK HW (CHARACTER SEMINAR NOTES -BELOW) Sorry this video is a bit rambling and construction in background makes it a bit hard to hear at times but I'm not going to record it again!
Character Harkness seminar discussion preparation- first lesson back after break.
Students who have been assigned the same character must make INDIVIDUAL note sheets.
"Little Ashes" is a dramatized biography about Lorca's time at Residence de Etudients and his relationship with Salvador Dali and Luis Bunuel. It takes quite extreme artistic liberties with Dali and Lorca's relationship but is still an interesting film about these three important figures.
Semester 2 - Term 4 - Week 1
Semester 2 - Term 4 - Week 1
L/O: To clarify any questions we have about the plot and other aspects of the play from your initial reading and independent work
L/O: To unpack and share our understanding of the various characters in the play
L/O:To consider symbolic role of spaces and setting within the play
Monday, April 1
Character harkness
Debrief character projects
Tuesday, April 2
HW: Watch the clip of Macalaster College's production of The House of Bernarda Alba and answer these questions. Be ready to discuss in class on Thursday.
Thursday, April 4
Discuss HW questions
Remaining character hierarchy presentations
Themes in The House of Bernarda Alba - links to our other plays
Additional reading about the symbolic function of space and its connection to gender in the play:
Final week
Final week
L/O: To connect themes between all our Paper 2 plays
Monday, April 8
Connecting themes in all Paper 2 plays
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