Monday, February 2nd:
1st Period:
8:00 - 8:15 Review the following pages for your
The Bluest Eye time line:
Page 158 - 163
Read
The Bluest Eye; pages 164 -
For homework tonight, do the time line (page number, brief summary and a quotation which sums up the events) for the pages we read today in class.
"Chasing the Motif": look for any motifs which you encounter today in your reading. Follow the format of the graphic organizer to write the motif, the context of the motif, the quotation and the analysis of the motif.
2nd Period:
Today you should be finished with your "Chasing the Motif" graphic organizer. A model can be found on last week's agenda for this class.
We will go over the format of the essay today, which will include:
The theme
The motifs
How the motifs reveal the theme
The structure of the essay:
The Introduction
The Body Paragraphs
The Conclusion
The essay topic is:
How does the motif reveal the theme of
The Great Gatsby
The choice of themes can be:
The Pursuit of the American Dream will end in despair.
The Weak will be Destroyed by the Careless
The essay will be due on Friday, February 6th.
Tuesday, February 3rd:
1st Period:
8:00 - 8:15
8:00 – 8:20
Review pages 164 – 176 in The Bluest Eye
Write a brief synopsis (Summary) of the events, and a
quotation which sums up the events in the scene.
Vocabulary:
Write a definition for each of the following words and which part of speech each word is. Then write a sentence using each of these words.
Antipathies
Misanthrope
Disdain
Fastidious
Dallied
Residue
Contemplate
Diffident
Sloven
Anglophilia
Figurative Language:
Metaphor:
Page 172: “…wrapped each in a shroud stitched with anger, yearning, pride,
vengeance….”
Explanation: the people who come to Soaphead Church are
covered, buried in their anger, their needs, their pride and their desire for
revenge.
Read The Bluest Eye
Pages 176 – 183
During your reading of The Bluest Eye, watch for appearances of your chosen motif. Be sure to use your graphic organizer to write the motif, the context (what is the scene, what is happening in the scene, who is in the scene, why is this scene important?), an important quotation regarding the motif, and your analysis of the motif. This will be the basis of your body paragraphs in your essay.
For homework tonight, do the time line (page number, brief summary and a quotation which sums up the events) for the pages we read today in class. This will be due tomorrow
Continue reading
The Bluest Eye
2nd Period:
Continue working on the essay for
The Great Gatsby
Wednesday, February 4th:
1st Period:
8:00 - 8:15
Review pages 176 – 183, the letter Soaphead Church wrote to
God.
Please answer the following questions:
1. What
is Soaphead Church’s argument with God?
2. What
is his justification for his actions?
3. Do
you agree with Soaphead ‘s arguments and his justification?
Why or why not? Please answer in complete
sentences.
4. What
figurative language (metaphors, simile, imagery, personification) does Soaphead
use in his letters?
Be specific. Write the quotation. Do these
metaphors convey the full idea or feelings Soaphead means to convey?
Read The
Bluest Eye; pages 187 – 204
Discussion: the third eye; anecdotal
evidence to support the power of belief: shaman places a death curse on
someone, the person will die. Schizophrenia.
For tomorrow: Finish reading
The Bluest Eye
Rubric for the Time-line for The Bluest Eye
Do the final time line fo
r The Bluest Eye, which should include the page numbers, a brief summary and a quotation which sums up the events of the pages.
As part of your grade, you will create a poster with your time line. The poster should have the following:
The poster should be poster sized, which you will be furnished.
The individual events which you have been recording.
Photos, drawing, or illustrations that are pertinent to the events of the story
Quotations from the book that are relevant to the themes of
The Bluest Eye
After we finish The Bluest Eye, you cannot turn in late time lines. You may still do the time line poster, but I will not correct the individual time lines you were to have turned in at the time they were due.
This will be due on Friday
2nd Period:
Mr. Fox taught the class today.
Went over theme: definition; types of
themes
Possible themes of The Great Gatsby
Divide into five groups of six and respond
to each of the six posters with questions relating to a theme and the
characters in The Great Gatsby. Your group’s response must deal
with a different character than the other groups so if a group before you has answered the theme question on
the poster using a character, then you must choose a different character to
discuss the theme.
Walk around: the posters are taped to the
wall and the groups walk around and read what other groups have written.
For tomorrow:
Today you will break into groups of seven people.
Each person will choose one of the following characters in
The Great Gatsby:
Nick Carraway, Jay Gatsby, Daisy Buchanan, Tom Buchanan, Myrtle Wilson, George Wilson
Each person will create five questions and five answers for her or his character.
Each person will turn in the five questions and five answers for her/his character at the end of the period.
Thursday, February 5th:
First Period:
Work on the poster for
The Bluest Eye
2nd Period:
Hot Seat
Friday, February 6th:
1st Period:
Work on the “Time-Line” poster for The Bluest Eye
Rubric for ˆThe Bluest
Eye:
1. Must
relate directly to The Bluest Eye
2. Must
be organized chronologically
(sequence of events)
3. Must
be neat!!!!!
4. Must
be colorful!
5. Must
have illustrations: either hand-drawn, or cut outs
6. Must
have grammatically correct sentences
7. Must
use correct spelling
8. The
events must be accurate and of importance
9. The
illustrations must relate to the events in The
Bluest Eye
10. The
time-time should have a brief description of the most important events
11. The
time-line should have a brief quotation for each of the most important events
This assignment is worth 200 points and must meet all the
above requirements to receive a passing grade. This assignment is due on Monday
– NO EXCEPTION!
On Monday, February 9th,
the following questions will act as a final test. You will answer these in
class and they will be due at the end of the period.
Final Questions for The Bluest Eye:
1.
How
does Morrison use bird imagery to describe Pecola? Cite specific sentences
Morrison uses to decribe Pecola.
2.
What
was the reaction of the people of Lorain to Pecola after her breakdown? Be
specific. Cite specific sentences as evidence to support your answers.
3.
A
scapegoat is someone that other people blame for the mistakes a community makes. It comes from the
Old Testament where the Israelites would send a goat, symbolically burdened
with the people’s collective sins from the previous year, from the village into
the desert – symbolically removing the villages’ sins. How is Pecola the
scapegoat for Lorain, Ohio? Write in grammatically correct answers. Thoroughly
answer the question and use evidence from the book to support your answers.
4.
How
did the people of Lorain use the defects, the flaws, the deficiencies of Pecola
to make them feel better about themselves?
5.
According
to Morrison, what kind of people did the community of Lorain become as a result
of their abuse of Pecola?
6.
Marigolds
represent grief and cruelty. Why does Morrison use the seeds of marigolds in
this story?
7.
What
does Morrison mean when she writes, “Love is no better than the lover.”
8.
Read
the next the last paragraph on page 206, starting with, “Oh, some of us loved
her.” What does Morrison mean when she writes, “The loved one is shorn,
neutralized, frozen in the glare of the lover’s inward eye.”
Period
2
Get
into groups to create five
questions and five answers for the hot seat.
Each
person should concentrate on a particular character and create five questions
and five answers for that particular character. The questions must be complex
and delve into theme, character and important issues such as socio-economic
status of the characters. The group may help the individual on her/his
character:
Group
#1:
Chris
Ake – Daisy, Lupo Benatti – Gatsby, Joseph K. – Nick, Ty Young – Tom
Group
#2:
Group
#3:
Group
#4:
Stephanie
Kraft – Tom, Tigran Minasyan – Gatsby, Christian Polanco – Daisy, Ivette Priego
– Nick, Maria Torres – Myrtle
Group
#5:
Maryrose Campos – Gatsby, Maci Greene – Daisy,
Pamela Lara – Myrtle, Rebeca Olguin – Nick, Ray Reyes – Tom
