How do works of literature reflect their context of production?
Are our ethical and moral codes situational?
How do playwrights create meaning in their works?
Conceptual Understandings: Perspective &
Representation
Areas of Exploration: Readers, writers and texts, Time and space
The aim of our exploration of this text is to provide you with a level of understanding that allows for various possible lines of inquiry for an HL essay based on this text (if you so choose).
This unit be structured as a seminar aimed at providing a broad overview of the text. This will require a fair amount of independent research and work at home.
If needed we may revist aspects of the text at the beginning of year 13 as a review
Monday, Aug. 8
Brain dump - what we know/remember about D&TM
HW: Please review / reread Act 2 of D&TM, revisit your assigned question so you can discuss tomorrow.
HW: Learner Portfolios due: Friday, Aug.12 (shared or in hardcopy)
Tuesday, Aug. 9 (double lesson)
Dramatic technique matching
Brain dump debrief cont'd
Continuing our discussion of the D&TM questions - Act 2
Act 3 questions
HW: Complete your assigned Act 3 question for next lesson
Thursday, Aug. 11
Seminar - discussing Act 3 questions
Monday, Aug. 15
Finish up Act 3 seminar questions (and finally talk about that mirror!!)
Is Dr. Miranda the right guy??
Tuesday, Aug. 16
HW: Theme projects due for presentation and discussion on Thursday, Aug. 18
Thursday, Aug. 18
Presentations and discussion of themes in D&TM.
Unit wrap up.
HW: Have Kitchen read in full and ready for discussion on Monday.
The link below is to the film version of "Death and the Maiden" be aware that it is quite different from the play. Be sure that if you watch it, you do not get the play and the film confused in any of your assessments.