Garaux’s 9 CPWeek 7 10/8-11Fall ‘12
Objectives/Goals: Students will be able to…- Analyze interactions between characters in literary text and how the interactions affect plot.
- Identify and analyze how an author uses figurative language, sound, devices and literary techniques to shape plot, set meaning and develop tone.
- Write responses to literature that extend beyond the summary and support references to the text, other works, other authors or to personal knowledge
- Use documented textual evidence to justify interpretations of literature
Major assignments due: Work in short fiction packet
Monday, 10/8
- Suspense: the tension and excitement that we feel, which is (ironically) created by slowing down the movement.
- Show edited clip from the exposition of Inglorious B******* as another example. This shows how we get an answer to our suspense, and then another question, and so on.
- Show clip from Cliffhanger as an example and begin working on the suspense page in packet.
- Pre-reading for “The Cask of Amontillado”
-Introduce the two characters: Fortunato and Montressor as well as the settings
- Read the story and complete the suspense handout for this story (not in packet). Okay to discuss the situational irony at the end (Mont. didn’t get the kind of revenge he hoped for)
Tuesday, 10/9
- Introduce the concept of irony through clips from The Princess Bride
- Watch film of “The Cask of Amontillado” while students look for irony
- After modeling an example of each type of irony with the students they will find 2 more examples of each type of irony with a partner on the irony page in packet
Wedensday, 10/10
- Go over homework: using the flyswatter game, students share their examples of irony and peers have to guess what type of irony it is.
- Alternative: Students write an example of irony from a movie on a scrap sheet of paper and then play the fly swatter game.
- Go over examples of irony from “The Cask of Amontillado”
- Pass back papers
- Montressor is a character who is feeling guilty for something he did in the past, the entire story is a flashback.
- Notes on flashback: Stops the forward movement of a story to describe a conversation, specific event or whole episode in the characters past.
-We learn something about the character in these flashbacks.
-Flashbacks can also be foreshadowing, thereby illuminating the future: For example, when George tells Slim about what
happened in Weed we learn about George’s dark memory, we learn more about the memories tries to
burry, but they keep unearthing themselves. This episode in his past also fortells, sheds light on his future.
- Read either “The Utterly Perfect Murder” or “Marine Corps Issue” and complete the flashback page in packet
Thursday, 10/11
- Pass out cookies to students: watch for how student’s reacted. How you react says a lot about your personality.
- Notes on characterization (STEAL- Montressor is a compelling character. How do authors create characters?
- Watch the opening clip of Cars and fill in two details for each method of characterization on graphic organizer and go over these answers (while watching clips, students who need time on their outlines can work on that)
- Go over these answers.
- Watch the closing clip of Cars and fill in two details for each method of characterization on graphic organizer
- Go over these answers
- Notes on dynamic and static character- use this information and the symbols from the movie to determine its theme.
Friday, 10/12
NO SCHOOL
Monday, 10/15
- Review characterization
- Pre-reading for “The Scarlet Ibis”: Show pictures of the setting( one that the author is very familiar with) and the bird of the story; discuss the burden of a handicapped brother/sister;
- Listen to “The Scarlet Ibis” and make predictions
- Complete the symbolism page (every row except the last two)
- Notes on symbolism: What are common symbols in literature?
- Finish the symbolism page in packet.