WEEK 6
Bring your research novel to class every day.
S 2/5—Membean and post your research novel analysis to Schoology.
T 2/7—Post style passage and analysis paragraph for research novel to Schoology.
Th 2/9—Submit precis for three research articles to Turnitn.com.
F 2/10—Three annotated articles due in class; bring materials for group meeting (directors should provide an agenda; reading coaches should provide discussion questions)
S 2/12—Membean due; submit film director biography and filmography to Turnitin.com.
M 2/13—Film analysis handout due in class.
Monday, February 6
Learning Goal(s): Use textual evidence to support your analysis of the explicit and inferred meanings of a prose piece, including uncertainties; understand that texts may illustrate multiple themes with many implications.
Tuesday, February 7
Learning goal(s): Draw conclusions about symbols and themes by analyzing textual evidence.
Wednesday, February 8
Learning Goal(s): Use textual evidence to support your analysis of the explicit and inferred meanings of a play, including uncertainties; understand that texts may illustrate multiple themes with many implications; understand film as text.
Thursday, February 9
Learning Goal(s): Understand that similar themes emerge across different texts and time periods; texts may illustrate multiple themes with many implications; understand film as text.
Friday, February 10
Learning Goal(s): Understand that similar themes emerge across different texts and time periods; texts may illustrate multiple themes with many implications; understand film as text.
Bring your research novel to class every day.
S 2/5—Membean and post your research novel analysis to Schoology.
T 2/7—Post style passage and analysis paragraph for research novel to Schoology.
Th 2/9—Submit precis for three research articles to Turnitn.com.
F 2/10—Three annotated articles due in class; bring materials for group meeting (directors should provide an agenda; reading coaches should provide discussion questions)
S 2/12—Membean due; submit film director biography and filmography to Turnitin.com.
M 2/13—Film analysis handout due in class.
Monday, February 6
- Warm-up: Multiple Choice Monday
- Review “The Other Wife” and write 3 multiple choice questions
- Introduce research process and paper requirements.
- Introduce director’s project Part I: Biographical Analysis
Learning Goal(s): Use textual evidence to support your analysis of the explicit and inferred meanings of a prose piece, including uncertainties; understand that texts may illustrate multiple themes with many implications.
Tuesday, February 7
- Warm-up: Creative Writing Tuesday
- Media Center: Explore available literary criticism on your research/museum novel; formulate a topic and working thesis statement and identify three potential secondary sources for your paper.
- Research your director’s biography and body of work, selecting one film to view and analyze.
Learning goal(s): Draw conclusions about symbols and themes by analyzing textual evidence.
Wednesday, February 8
- FRQ Wednesday: Follow up for “The Other Wife”
- Annotate research articles, identifying 2 quotes and 1 paraphrase in each; compose precis for each article.
Learning Goal(s): Use textual evidence to support your analysis of the explicit and inferred meanings of a play, including uncertainties; understand that texts may illustrate multiple themes with many implications; understand film as text.
Thursday, February 9
- Theme Thursday: Analyze the depiction of the American Dream in multiple genres and contexts.
- Ponder Death of a Salesman pre-reading questions; group therapy.
Learning Goal(s): Understand that similar themes emerge across different texts and time periods; texts may illustrate multiple themes with many implications; understand film as text.
Friday, February 10
- Fun Friday: Alphabox for parent-child relationships.
- Collaborate with research groups to analyze literary elements and discuss research progress.
- Read/analyze Death of a Salesman Act I, focusing on symbolic images.
- Compare/contrast opening scene with the text.
Learning Goal(s): Understand that similar themes emerge across different texts and time periods; texts may illustrate multiple themes with many implications; understand film as text.