Notebook list
7th and 8th period
1. Questions over “Landcrab” (Could have been included as #10 on the previous list)
- Turn to page 874 in Perrine’s Literature textbook and read “Landcrab”.
- Answer questions 1 and 2 on page 875.
Using the Atwood poetry packet as a basis for your understanding of Margaret Atwood’s themes, style, and voice, identify 2-3 poems that relate thematically and/or stylistically to “Landcrab” and answer the following questions:
- What sensory details (imagery) do you notice throughout your selected poems (including “Landcrab”)?
- Compare and contrast Atwood’s use of tone within the poems. For each poem, cite evidence that supports your response.
- Find examples of paradox, contrast, or irony. What role do these examples have in relation to theme?
- Choose a theme that’s addressed in all of the poems. What commentary is being made about this specific theme?
- Based on these poems, how would you describe Atwood’s style of poetry? Use examples from the poems to support your response. ½ page
2. Watch “La Jetee” and answer questions
3. List devices and techniques in “Valediction.” Discuss effect of 3. Write a paragraph, focusing on 1 device and what it accomplishes.
4. What do you know about Shakespeare and Hamlet?
5. John Donne Group Essay - Planning and Presentation
A. Read the remaining poems in the packet that you’re still unfamiliar with. Identify 2-3 poems that touch upon a central theme in your assigned poem. Discuss these new poems in your group and work toward a central concept or theme that appears in all three (or four). Consider whether Donne’s approach in previously covered work adds to or alters your thesis.
B. Complete 13 steps over your “anchor poem” and use any other system (SMILE, TPCASTT, 13 STEPS, 10 STEPS) for the other 2-3 poems. Record half of this in your notebook. Be sure to pay particular attention to METAPHOR/CONCEIT, IMAGERY, TONE, STRUCTURE, SOUND, AND METER.
C. Once you have a working thesis that touches upon at least 3 poems, begin identifying literary features employed by Donne in exploration and establishment of your theme and consider their EFFECT and/or PURPOSE. Jot down or mark quotes you could use to build your argument.
D. Pretend you were about to embark on writing a 2000-word paper (DON’T WORRY, YOU AREN’T) on John Donne’s treatment of this subject. Create an outline which contains a fully developed thesis paragraph which frames your argument and introduces the literary features you will explore. Then create topic sentences for 3 body paragraphs, and under each TS copy down quotes to serve as evidence to support these assertions, addressing their effect or purpose as it relates to theme.
E. Be prepared to present your findings with the class.
6. Notes over two Donne presentations
7. Hamlet Act 1 questions. Answer one question for each scene from the Norton questions (on my website)
8. Soliloquy analysis questions
9. Hamlet questions Acts II and III. See #8
10. Identify a meaningful theme addressed in a scene from the film. Using specific evidence from the play, discuss the degree to which the film adaptation addresses this idea in an effective manner. Connect your selection thematically to another part of the play.