Eng. 9 - Jan. 31

Top Three Sentences for Character (58)

Questions for "The Father" #1-5 (53)

Eng. 12 - Jan. 31

Read "The Destructors"

Do your own questions and quote

Pick any of four text-book questions.

In-class essay Tuesday, Feb. 3

Eng. 9 - Jan. 30

Read "The Father" (42)

Eng. 11 - Jan. 29

Review your answers to "Hills Like White Elephants" - add to your answers

Stellar acting by Shane, Ethan and Manaelle (photo credits: Pedro)

Eng. 12 - Jan. 29

Answer the question: Is the purpose of "The Japanese Quince" to expose the repression of homosexuality in the early 20th Century, or is it something else?

Review your answers from yesterday and add to them.

Eng. 11 - Jan. 28

Read "Hills Like White Elephants"

Complete #1-7 in paragraph form.

Do not talk to anyone or consult the internet for your analysis.

Eng. 9 - Jan. 28

1.) Top Three Sentences for "The Short Story Experience"

2.) Read "Wish You Were Here" (13)

3.) Fully answer questions #1-5 (23) - full sentences (paragraphs when necessary)

Eng. 12 - Jan. 28

1. Read "The Japanese Quince" by John Galsworthy

2. Do one question and one quote - analyze and answer BEFORE you do text questions.

3. Choose 4 text questions (p. 82) - answer fully (paragraphs!)

Books!

I have a long list of people who need to return books:

Please return all books in the next two days, or you will be charged.

Thanks!

Exams

Eng. 9 - Tuesday 12:50

Eng. 11 - Wednesday 12:50


Go through your POETRY PACKAGE - try to analyze as many poems as you can - apply literary devices and try to find the theme

Go through your personal WRITING IMPROVEMENTS and CLASS FEEDBACK - also any grammar, punctuation or essay handouts

Make sure you know all literary devices - short story elements and poetry

What makes good writing?

be interesting
grammatically correct
strong vocabulary
EXAMPLES!

Do your best work!

Society's Expectations - Jan. 16

Using character(s) as a vehicle, how does Austen illuminate the theme of society's expectations?

Who has the most pressure?

Charlotte - is older
Bennet sisters - no brothers to inherit the family
Jane is the oldest - she needs to be married first (according to society's rules)
Anne de Bourgh - doesn't seem to have to be "accomplished" because of her status
Darcy - people with the most wealth can choose whomever they want
Lady Catherine: "you're content to ruin him" - Darcy does have expectations
Mr. Bingley - has less pressure - wealthy - put not the wealthiest
Men - less pressure of marriage - can choose whomever they like (to some extent)

How much does Lizzy defy society's expectations?

When Lady Catherine comes over - Lizzy stands up for herself: "I am not to be intimidated" [says near the end] - women are supposed to be agreeable [she also stands up to Lady Catherine the first time she visits Rosings]
- Walking everywhere
- Mrs. Bennet talks too much - Mr. Bennet stays in the library - they don't try to defy society's expectations - Lizzy does try to defy [wants to marry for love -doesn't marry the richest man when he proposes the first time]
- Lizzy is vocal about thinking Darcy's rude - compare to how others speak to him [Charlotte says he has a right to be proud]
- Charlotte marries Collins out of prudence - she fits into the expectations - she conforms to society completely
- When Lydia "elopes" - Lizzy is extremely upset - she conforms in this way - when she's ashamed of her family [Darcy's letter] - she conforms
- Being aware of how loudly Mrs. Bennet speaks - this is how Lizzy conforms
- Lizzy defies Lady Catherine by marrying Darcy - but conforming by marrying someone of status - which is expected - but she marries for love

Who most conforms to society's expectations?

-Charlotte: "Happiness in marriage is only a matter of chance" (21)
- Collins - letter about Lydia - (she's better off dead) - he expects Lizzy to reject his offer of marriage because that's just what's done
- Lady Catherine: "she prefers to have the distinction of rank preserved" Collins says when giving advice about what Lizzy should wear
- Lady Catherine has a lot of power - tries to instill society's rules - likes Lizzy to some extent because they both have strong characters - status but no class
- "Miss Bennet, do you know who I am? I have not been accustomed to such language"
- Lady Catherine can act however she likes since she has the most status
- [is our society like that with famous people?]

How much does money and society's expectations connect?

- Main expectations - to marry someone wit as much status as one can (men and women)
- In a way - the more status one has the more rules - the servant class could probably marry whomever they want - walk around with no comments
- Highest person in society has more freedom [think of how Atticus could risk his reputation and go against society because he has class, wealth, and education]
- "middle class" (lower gentry) doesn't want to risk going down
- Today - corporations have a lot of power (Koch brothers, Elon Musk)

-society pressure - Darcy has pressure to act a certain way - he has security to fall back on



Pride, gender roles

Eng. 11 - Jan,. 15

Complete all questions for the following poems for Thursday:

: 1 “th wundrfulness uv the mountees our secret police,” 2 “The Man Who Finds That His Son Has Become a Thief,” 3 “The Attitude,” 4 “Say Word,” 5 “My Father Knew” 6 “My Papa’s Waltz”

Eng. 9 - Jan. 14

Read all six of the following poems - take notes:

1. "Negro Mother"
a)Charlotte, b)Carson, c)Tally, d)Diego

2. "The Road Not Taken"
a)Chris, b)Madelyn, c)Cale, d)Lauren

3. "Funeral Blues"
a)Sakshi, b) Triana, c)Diana, d)Scarlett

4. "Killer"
a)Tania, b)Emelia,c) Lucas,d) Dylan

5. "Bored"

a)Skye, b)Sean, c)Khush, d)Noah

6. "Democracy"
a)Allie, b) Elliot, c) Ry


1. Question - answer it
2. Quote - significance
3. Identify literary devices
4. Paragraph on meaning
5. Paragraph on why you like it (or not)

Lit - Jan. 14

Questions, Quotes, Thesis Statements

How does Austen illuminate either __________________________ using character(s) as a vehicle?

Goal of literary essay: "Looking at the text as a work of art, demonstrating clear critical judgment and explaining to the reader of your essay how the enjoyment of the text is assisted by literary devices, linguistic effects and psychological insights; showing how the text relates to the time when it was written and how it relates to our world today.

UMBRELLA QUOTE - whether it is from a secondary source or the novel itself - what might unite your themes?

- How will you have a narrow thesis (one theme and one character?)

- What literary devices will help show your thesis (SATIRE, CHARACTER FOILS)


1. Society's Expectations
2. Pride
3. Gender Roles

Notes, Quotes, Thesis Statements, Questions


1 - Thursday
2,3 - Monday

Eng. 12 - Jan. 8

Topic: It's Important to Learn from the Past

bring all three essays for peer editing Thursday

Essay due: Friday, Jan. 10

Poem: "Digging"

Betrayal, Morality, Fate

Bring a sheet with quotes - include Act, scene, line #
Purpose of an essay: "Looking at the text as a work of art, demonstrating clear critical judgment and explaining to the reader of your essay how the enjoyment of the text is assisted by literary devices, linguistic effects and psychological insights; showing how the text relates to the time when it was written and how it relates to our world today."

Make sure you are discussing what The Scottish Play shows us about human nature and the topic of the essay.

Writing Improvements, class notes

Betrayal and Loyalty

-being too ambitious can make people betray others
- The Thane's loyalty for wife changes throughout the play [does hers?]
- First - "my dearest partner of greatness" - as the play goes on he does not share his plans - to kill Banquo, to kill Macduff's family - when she dies "she should have died hereafter" [although he then has a very poignant speech]
- Thane betrays Duncan [think of the 10 reasons he has not to kill him], wife, Banquo, country, [I vii = soliloquy about this]
- III vi - Thanes discuss that the country can't sleep and have nothing to eat
- First action - Macdonwald betrays Duncan, is hanged - Thane takes his place
- Duncan says (of Macdonwald) "he was a gentleman of whom I had an absolute trust" (I iv 12-15)
- "If you shall cleave to my consent" II i - The Thane promises Banquo that he will take care of him - then convinces murderers to murder him
- Once Thane kills Duncan - his soul is corrupt - there's no coming back - kills the person next to God (according to The Great Chain of Being)
- "I'm his host, his kinsman" - betrays his own values
- Overarching theme = ambition
- [is Macduff a traitor?]
- Lady Macduff is convinced Macduff is a traitor because she has no knowledge about why he's in England
- [is the Lady loyal to her husband?]
- Scottish army in V "move only in command, nothing in love"
- [how important is loyalty in our lives? To our friends? Family? Country? - Macduff chooses being loyal to his country over his family. The Thane acts out of self-interest]
- [The general of the king's army - priority of loyalty - should be - God, king, country before family even]
- ["The Prince of Cumberland! That's a step/ on which I must fall down, or else o'er-leap" (I iv 47-48)]
- Thane says he is a man III iv (banquet scene)
- Duncan is a good king
- Thane killing Macduff's family - Lady goes insane - realizes growing darkness - look at sleep walking scene V i - Lady doesn't know about the plan to murder Banquo or Macduff's family
- Lady convinces her husband to go against his morals [but does always support him - tries to comfort him at the end of III iv - starts off thinking of herself - ends up insane] - says she will murder Duncan then says "if he hadn't resembled my father as he slept, I'd have done it" (II ii) - is perfectly able to set up the guards)
- Banquo - supports the Thane and then is murdered

Moralty and Betrayal

- Would the Thane have still killed Duncan if his wife did not persuade him [see I iv when Malcolm becomes the Prince of Cumberland] "let not light see my deep and dark desires"
- Are the English resistance actually the "good guys" or are they power-hungry?
- The Thane is viewed as a "tyrant" and Scotland is called a "suffering country" - should a king make sure the country can "sleep" and have "meat for [their] tables" (III vi)
- Duncan is viewed as a good king and Malcolm has good intentions
- Killing people indiscriminately - killing a whole family - Macduff's whole family - Banquo (tries to kill Fleance) - the Thane kills because witches tell him he will be king
- Is it okay to kill people who threaten someone's power?
- Is it okay to kill people during a war?
- [What legitimizes killing (example - people are killed for the state - Canada doesn't have capital punishment - some countries do - America just killed leaders of Iran's military]
- Thane I vii - says he should "against his murderer shut the door" (15)
- III iv 167-171 - not thinking about his actions - becoming more insane
- [the Thane kills and then keeps killing - he thinks less and less about his actions - is it easier to commit bad deeds after doing it once?]
- Gandhi's quote "an eye for an eye makes the whole world go blind" - are Macduff doing the same thing as the Thane? [when Malcolm rewards the Thanes with earldoms - showing a fair rule at the end V viii]
- Honour, pride, loyalty - Thane betrays everything about himself - his morality is shattered - he has no moral compass
- [back to lottery tickets - he didn't do anything to become Thane - why does he need to "stir" in I iii "If chance would have me king, chance will crown me king without my stir" (143) - what's the big hurry? ]
- Why is the Lady calm after killing Duncan? - she doesn't kill him herself - "a little water clears us of this deed" (II ii)
- [Shakespeare uses the Old Man in II iv and Lord in III vi to comment on the state of Scotland - this is a shortcut to give audience an idea of how the country is reacting to events]
- Fate vs. freewill - do the witches control the future or predict the future? [Fleance does not become king in the end]
- Does Lady kill herself out of guilt [we're not even sure she kills herself - Malcolm says "it is thought by self and violent hands" (V viii 70)

Fate and Supernatural

- We never see Fleance crowned - what does this tell us? - either witches don't know what was going to happen - using the Thane's nature - there is no time frame - we don't know if Fleance will become king
- [free will - what is it?]
- "Birnham Wood" does "come to Dunsinane" IV i
- Does fate exist?
- ["the weird sisters" = "wyrd" = "fate"]
- Banquo will "get" kings - could be many generations later - we don't know
- If the Thane never met the witches - would the prophecy still come true?
- [we have our own agency - is the Thane ultimately responsible for his own actions?]
- Would the Thane have become king without killing? - if his fate is to become king, then wouldn't he just become king? "without his stir"?
- Becoming the Thane of Cawdor is a "spur" to his "ambition"
- Witches = supernatural, also dagger, also Banquo's ghost - the Lady calls upon the "spirits" in I v
- Witches play on the Thane's ambition
- Ghost and daggers = Thane's morality (could be a manifestation of his guilt)
- Does the Thane have a "fruitless crown"? - he starts to lament that he will not have a line of kings - compares himself to Banquo (III i) - almost immediately after killing Duncan, the Thane feels threatened by the thought of Banquo's descendants becoming king
- Do the witches have control over the Thane, or is it ambition [why do we give into temptation - can we truly blame others - aside from torture or death threats]
- Witches a catalyst for the Thane to kill Duncan
- If the Thane had stronger morals - he made a conscious choice to kill the person next to God (and to betray everything he says in I vii
- Symbols for fate? "seeds of time" - Banquo says this I iii
- Banquo doesn't try to force fate to come true
- The Thane tries to make the second set of prophecies not come true: "Beware Macduff," "no one of woman born shall harm thee" "Macbeth will never vanquished be until Birnham Wood come up to Dusinane"
- He believes the "equivocation of a fiend" (V viii) - realizes he's been tricked
- The witches disappear when the Thane says "Stay, you imperfect speakers" (I iii)

Eng. 12 - Jan. 7

Topic #2: Dreams Take Us on Journeys

Poem: "Channel Firing"

Studying for the Scottish Play Test

10 marks on character
15 marks on plot
5 marks recognizing literary devices
25 marks recognizing quotes - who said the quote, what were the circumstances, greater relevance in play
15 marks paragraphs

Suggestions: study by yourself - dramatic terms, questions, then pick out important quotes and test yourself - then test a friend *** great idea - pick out the most important 10 quotes - then ask your friend to as well - then test each other

Lit 12 - New Dates

Th. Jan. 16 - final discussion + fishbowl #1

Mon. Jan. 20 - fishbowl #2 & 3 - essay at 1: 40
Mon. Jan. 27 - Project
Fri. Jan. 31 - Vocab Fest #2

Studying for Exams (9, 11 & 12)

Go through your POETRY PACKAGE - try to analyze as many poems as you can - apply literary devices and try to find the theme

Go through your personal WRITING IMPROVEMENTS and CLASS FEEDBACK - also any grammar, punctuation or essay handouts

Make sure you know all literary devices - short story elements and poetry

What makes good writing?

be interesting
grammatically correct
strong vocabulary
EXAMPLES!

Do your best work!

Eng. 12 - Jan. 6

Complete "Because" Topic: "Simple Gifts are the Best"