King Lear Reading

For those who missed class we have completed Act I and Act II Scene I.

World Literature Topics

I don't think that comments via blog/email will be as helpful as in person, so we will use most of Tuesday as a work day as well.  This means you can get your topic approved that day and those who have their topics approved can work on their outline/rd.  Don't let this stop you from working this weekend - even with an unapproved/undeveloped thesis you can still collect quotes and put them together in a meaningful way that will only aid writing a better thesis.

You still need your ID or a copy of King Lear

The Plan

Commentary:  Rough draft or fleshed out outline due tomorrow.  You may also choose to turn in a final draft tomorrow if you have been using your week wisely and are ready and want to shift your focus to your World Literature.  If you turn in a final draft tomorrow you will be excused from having to do a rough draft/outline.  Final draft for everyone else due on Tuesday.

World Literature Paper: Come to class tomorrow with a topic.  Leave class tomorrow with a thesis.  Outline or rough draft due on Wednesday the 30th.  Final draft due Friday the 1st.

King Lear: Check out book on the 29th.  Annotations due on the 8th.  Films due on the 13th and 14th.  

Commentary on final passage from Antigone due on Friday (all instructions are on the assignment sheet), along with all three annotated passages.

need colored pencils/highlighters tomorrow (4+) colors)

Week of May 14 - May 18

Monday: Read in SOPHOCLES the introduction to Antigone and the first part of the play (at least to page 69 and do not skip chorus) + Take notes on what you learned and what you thought about

Each night you should be tabbing quotations, patterns or anomalies that catch your attention

You should also start thinking about the cultural pieces that influence the writing. Pick one of the following and start doing some research on your topic (you do not have to print out articles but you should take notes of the things you are learning): 1. The theatre of the absurd, 2. Jean Anouilh, 3. Nazi occupation of France, 4. Vichy Regime, 5. Games in the 1940's, and 6. Jewish "Tribe".  Leave a comment by Wednesday letting me know what topic you are researching and come to class on Friday with a good solid page of notes on your topic (keep track of where your information comes from).  The groups do not have to be equally divided, pick what interests you.

Tuesday: Read Anouilh's Antigone pages 3-19 + Journal #10 (two parts - list of events + reflection): In order for you to consider character's motivations, I would like you to consider how Anouilh structures the play.  To accomplish this, outline the events in the 48 hours prior to Nurse catching Antigone sneaking in the house. After doing so, address how Anouilh explains the previous days events?  How does Anouilh's structure affect the reader's interpretation of characters, motivations, or events?

Wednesday: Read pages 20-29 + Journal #11: How has the role of the chorus changed?  What type of tone does the author use with the chorus and what words help to support your analysis?  How does the chorus comment on the tragic elements of the play?

Thursday: Read pages 30-44 + Journal #12: Anouilh bombards his audience with conflicting ideas, phrases, images..choose a set of concepts: yes vs no, ugly vs pretty, truth vs lies, illusions vs reality, dull vs color...discuss how and why Anouilh creates the tension between the contrasting ideas.

Friday: Enjoy your weekend

Friday, May 11

Character Essay Due Monday

Read Oedipus the King by Sophocles + take notes on what you learned vs what you thought about (two columns - at least one complete page)

You may skip the coral odes in your reading

Post topic sentence

1. Post your topic sentence on your blog.
2. Visit five of your classmates's blogs and give them a score on a scale of 1 to 6 (1 being "needs a lot of work" 6 being "perfect") on:

• Accuracy
• Insight
• Clarity

Blood Wedding Reading and Journals + Other Lorca Dates

Thursday:
Read 2.1
Journal #6: Pick one of the three prompts found below Friday's assignment

Friday:
Read 2.2
Journal #7: Pick one of the three prompt found below (excluding the one you used last night)

• Which characters appear to be miserable int he play and why?  When and how do the characters express their misery? What do the characters desire and what stops them from going after what each desires? 
• There are a variety of youth in the second act. Why? How does Lorca use the youth to affect the themes of the play?
• When and how does Lorca break the fourth wall (google the term)?  What is the affect of reminding the reader that the events on the stage are not real? 

Monday: 

Read 3.1

Journal #8: How does the set change between acts and what effect does the set have on the atmosphere? 

Tuesday: 

Read 3.2

Journal #9: Create a list of themes that Lorca creates in the play.

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On Tuesday: Performances
On Thursday: Supervised Writing
On Friday: Character Paper Due

Wednesday, May 2

Reflective Statement due tomorrow

Read Act one scenes two and three 

Journal #5 Examine how Lorca characterize the archetypes of the play.  Does Lorca embrace or reject the archetype?  What is the effect of the characterization? 

Optional: You may start to sign up for characters and scenes by commenting on this post.  You will start working with your acting company tomorrow. You will only be performing a portion of the scene but I will let you narrow down the portion in class tomorrow.  The character you sign up for will also be the character you write about.

1. (2 people) 1.1 Mother and Groom

2. (2 people) 1.1 Mother and Neighbor

3. (3 people) 1.2 Mother-in-law and Wife and Leonardo 

4. (4 people) 1.3 Bride and Bridegroom and Father and Mother

5. (2 people) 1.3 and 2.1 Maid and Bride

5. (3 people) 2.1 Maid and Leonardo and Bride

6. (3 people) 2.2 Maid and Mother and Father

7. (4 people) 3.1 Woodcutter and Moon and Beggar Woman and Bridegroom 

8. (2 people) 3.1 Leonardo and Bride

9. (3 people) 3.2 Mother and Neighbor and Bride

Tuesday, May 1

1. Revise and type your reflective statement (Due Thursday)
2. Read Act 1 Scene 1
3. Journal #4: Choose any two symbols that emerged in this scene and discuss their significance.  While you are certainly welcome to connect that significance to the entire text, I want you to focus on the details of how they are used in these first 12 pages.  Look at the stylistic choices surrounding their use and build up to a discussion on the role they play or will play in developing theme/character/setting/tension...
4. Comment on two of your peers' blog posts on symbols.  Don't just write "interesting" but instead evaluate the value of what they have observed, expand on their ideas, and/or contribute your own. If you are one of the first two people to post for the night (the blog list on my blog is organized by the order/time at which you post) you do not have to do this!