Macbeth Work (and catch-up) Day

1) Read: Final Soliloquy ---> Why did he get this small? How are you going to make sure that you do not become small?
2) Watch: Macbeth Rap
3) Presents! Glossary of Terms...
4) Time to work! Go!

Friday - Act One Done!

1) Silent Reading - last chance with Independent Novel Study next week (Tuesday).

2) Evil! Is it in all of us? 
How much? Percentage?

3) Read the last scene...

4) Watch the movie!

Macbeth Terms...

Aside
Atmosphere
Audience
Blank Verse
Cacophony
Characterization
Character Foil
Cliche
Comic Relief
Conflict
Contrast
Couplet
Dialect
Dialogue
Direct Presentation
Dissonance
Dramatic Irony
Epiphany
Euphemism
Flat Character
Foreshadowing
Formal Language
Hero
Iambic Pentameter
Idiom
Imagery
Indirect Presentation
Juxtaposition
Metaphor
Paradox
Personification
Pun
Soliloquy
Symbol
Theme
Tragedy
Understatement

Independent Novel Study

1) Long Silent Reading Today - 25 minutes

2) Library - sign on the elevens


3) Someone start a discussion entitled, "What Aren't We Talking About Yet?

Every student must contribute 8 - 12 sentences worth of commentary - what topics/ides/scenes do you really think you have not included in your previous write ups??

Poems/Themes to Pair

Terrance this is Stupid Stuff - life sucks but poetry/art helps you
As I Walked out One Evening - nothing lasts
My Papa's Waltz - fathers/love is complex
Those Winter Sundays - looking back with remorse - fathers and sons
To a Sad Daughter - a father who wants the world to be gentle
In the Waiting Room - an existential realization/identity awakening
Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night - Fight against death
Meditation xvii - we all matter
I am a Rock - I'd rather be alone/he has been hurt
They Shut Me Up in Prose - a girl who does not want to be limited
Barbie Doll - plastic visions of beauty hurt women
Ordinary Life - the ordinary can be beautiful
Tintern Abbey - a beautiful place can change us forever
Windhover - God is in all things, beauty is in all things
How do I Love Thee? - romance, idealized love
Anthem for Doomed Youth - war

Poetry and Song Pairing Assignment

Let's make a list of all the poems we have read.
Each one has a focus, themes, motifs...
Pick one poem and find a song lyric that you actually like, and listen to, that connects the ideas in that poem.


Your task: to write a 500 word (minimum) comparison/contrast of the two. How are they similar? How are they different?

How do you analyse two pieces and synthesize your ideas to write quickly?

1) Find out what the focus of your writing topic is first! Then, as you read both pieces you will know what kind of examples to look for.

2) Read each piece with a pencil in your hand. Underline important passages that will help you to explain the meaning you are making.

3) Plan before you write.Create a quick T-chart, using the titles of the pieces as headings.

“Title of Poem”	“Title of Song”
Quote or note 1            Quote or note 2            Quote or note 3            Etc…	Quote or note 1          Quote or note 2           Quote or note 3            Etc…

4) Think, think, think... until it hurts... and then, write the Thesis Statement that summarizes your main ideas.

Ex. Ruminating on mortality may not be an uplifting experience, but it can bring a heightened sense of appreciation for the life that we live; in the poem, "Meditation xvii" and in City and Colour's song, "Body in a Box" we are called on to live life fully and without judgement.

5) Decide on an approach. Will you use the Block Method or the Point by Point? (Explained in class)

6) Begin to write...

• Remember to focus on seamless "integration of quotes." 
• Moreover, use transitional words and phrases to help your ideas to flow.
• Play with your vocabulary - choose the most evocative words.
• Keep you thinking at the centre of your writing.

Online Novel Study

Here is a summary of our progress in the Online Novel Study.

All work is completed inside of the elevens at: http://elevens.ning.com/

Week One - Character:
Who is the central character(s)? What is the character like? What do you know about their personality, character traits, outside appearance, how others respond to him/her, etc...? What proof do you have?

Week Two - Conflict:What is the primary struggle at the heart of the novel? Is it internal or external or both? What are the secondary conflicts ( a great piece of literature always has more than one)? Use quotes to show what you know.

Week Three - Theme (and metaphor and symbol):
What are the general ideas about life, and how it is, that you can garner from your reading of the novel? A story is always about all of us and the themes, the big ideas are what we take away from our reading.
Debate the themes...
And, tap into the symbols and metaphors that are present in the novel. Ex. What does Holden's red cap make us think of? What is the beast in The Lord of the Flies really all about?

Be specific and detailed.
Use direct quotes.
Reply to other people's ideas.
See the rubric for details about the quality of posts and replies.

The end game is an essay - so stay tuned...