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3/2/15
Absent Friday?Go to JMHS and find my
page
Look for Friday’s lesson:
Print out the documents by following directions – you need
them for tomorrow
Row Work- Due FridayRow 2
Give an overview of what was
happening in the United
States during the 1930s-
10 bulleted facts
Row 3
Give an overview of what was
happening in the United
States during 1960s-
10 bulleted facts
March 2-6Monday: Row work assigned//Work with a small group partner on symbolism within your novel to see how symbolism adds to your understanding of the novel
Tues.-Thurs.: Work on proving your novel is a bildungsroman in the library lab [ paper ]- due Friday
Friday: Row work assigned due// Paper due// Introduction to & checking out To Kill a Mockingbird
MONDAY, MARCH 2
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As you work today,
use this last
opportunity to talk with
your partner and
group about ideas
for WHY your novel
is a “Coming of Age” story
Activity Five – 45 minutes
SYMBOLISM
Choose and sit with a partner who is a member of your lit group – OR work aloneNO GROUPS OF MORE THAN TWO. Period.
Supplies you EACH need:
Paper, 1 sheet each
Pencil
Your book
Supplies you can share:
Markers, colored pencils
Rulers
Cell phones are allowed for websites which will help you analyze the symbols.
Shmoop.com or Sparknotes.com or Google Search
Follow directions: 1. Put your name, hour and 3/2/15 in the upper left corner. 2. Divide your blank sheet of paper in the following manner: First, FOLD IT into thirds…
3. …then draw in the middle lines:
Follow directions:
Write the TITLE of the novel at the TOP of Box #1
Symbol #1
15 minute
s
DIRECTIONS Select a prominent symbol in your story from my choices on the next slide :
A. Neatly sketch it out and color it.
B. In a sentence, explain where it appears in the story.
C. In a sentence, explain why it’s an important symbol in the story.
D. In a sentence, explain how the symbol helps the reader better understand the story Be prepared to chat with me about your symbolism work.
Symbolism
Tom Sawyer: white picket fence,
Indians & robbers/ Robin Hood/
pirates & soldiers, and TREASURE
13 Reasons: blue nail polish, Hannah’s scar, the dollar “find your soul mate,” cassette tapes
Part-Time Indian: Oscar, KFC, geometry book
Soldier: the minuet, Martin Luther’s protest, “shuttlecocks,” the pen, diary, Israeli flag, her military #
Catcher: red cap, museum, carousel, ducks
A. Sketch it out
B. In a sentence, explain where it appears in the story.
C. In a sentence, explain why it’s an important symbol in the story
D. In a sentence, explain how the symbol helps the reader better understand the story
Choose a new symbol:
Write the AUTHOR’S name at the TOP of Box #2
Symbol #2
15 minute
s
Tom Sawyer: white picket fence,
Indians & robbers/ Robin Hood/
pirates & soldiers, and TREASURE
13 Reasons: blue nail polish, Hannah’s scar, the dollar “find your soul mate,” cassette tapes
Part-Time Indian: Oscar, KFC, geometry book
Soldier: the minuet, Martin Luther’s protest, “shuttlecocks,” the pen, diary, Israeli flag, her military #
Catcher: red cap, museum, carousel, ducks
A. Sketch it out
B. In a sentence, explain where it appears in the story.
C. In a sentence, explain why it’s an important symbol in the story
D. In a sentence, explain how the symbol helps the reader better understand the story
Choose a new symbol:
Write the main character’s name at the top of Box #3
Symbol #3
15 minute
s
Tom Sawyer: white picket fence,
Indians & robbers/ Robin Hood/
pirates & soldiers, and TREASURE
13 Reasons: blue nail polish, Hannah’s scar, the dollar “find your soul mate,” cassette tapes
Part-Time Indian: Oscar, KFC, geometry book
Soldier: the minuet, Martin Luther’s protest, “shuttlecocks,” the pen, diary, Israeli flag, her military #
Catcher: red cap, museum, carousel, ducks
A. Sketch it out
B. In a sentence, explain where it appears in the story.
C. In a sentence, explain why it’s an important symbol in the story
D. In a sentence, explain how the symbol helps the reader better understand the story
Meet me in the
LIBRARY LAB
the next 3 days
3/3/15
LIBRARY COMPUTER
LAB
TUESDAY, MARCH 3
3/4/15
LIBRARYCOMPUTER
LAB
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4
3/5/15
LIBRARY COMPUTE
R LAB
THURSDAY, MARCH 5
DUE FRIDAY, MARCH 6TH
You must have
someone edit your paper before you turn it in Friday.
3/6/15
FRIDAY, MARCH 6
Reminder: Your
bildungsroman paper is due by
3:05 today.
SHIFTING GEARS: BILDUNGSROMAN #2
ALL-CLASS NOVEL
Harper Lee & To Kill a Mockingbird
… an American literary classic
Again: What is a bildungsroman?
…a coming of age story….
In this story, that’s “Scout.”
She grows up, losing childlike innocence as the story progresses.
Please take notes in your notebook:
The quotes over the next few
days are from various
characters in the novel or the author: think
about them and what Harper
Lee’s message is:
Harper Lee: Author of To Kill a Mockingbird
Wins the Pulitzer Prize in
literature in 1961, one year
after publication of her novel
and…
…receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Pres. G.W. Bush in 2007.
Quick Facts:• Published by Harper Lee in 1960• Has some basis in her real life• Deals with morals and values, social injustice & racial inequality in the US • “Southern Gothic” novel AND a bildungsroman• Was originally entitled Atticus• Took 2.5 years to write
“Gothic” refers to lit in the 1700-1800s
which may include…• the supernatural • unusual phenomena • horror and romance • strong art/architectural references
• strong emotions.
“Southern Gothic” Novel:
“Southern Gothic” means
the novel is reminiscent of a gothic novel,
but has “flavors” of the
South in its setting,
characters, attitudes and
beliefs.
Theme: the overall
guiding idea, subject of a
work of literature
Imagery: words and phrases of
the author which create “images” in the reader’s
mind
Symbol/Symbolism: In literature, something which
stands for something else. Ex.: dove = peace
raven = death
Decades in the United States1930s- story
setting
1960s - novel
written• Stock Market crash of 1929
causes decade-long financial crisis• 1930-’36: Dust Bowl• FDR becomes president in 1932-
1945• Inventions: the RCA record
player, frozen foods, Scotch Tape, the chocolate chip cookie, radar, and Kodachrome
• Mail is flown over the Atlantic Ocean, Hindenburg explodes
• Major films: Snow White and the Seven Dwarves & The Wizard of Oz
• Nazis invade Poland in Sept. of 1939 to start WWII
• Separate racial
• JFK elected president= ‘60• JFK and the Cuban Missile
Crisis= ’61 • MLK’s “I Have a Dream”
speech= ‘63• Assassination of JFK = ’63• Pres. Johnson signs the Civil
Rights Act of 1964• Voting Rights Act of 1965• Assassination of MLK= ’68• Vietnam conflict & antiwar
demonstrations = 1959-’75• Several earthquakes [global],
Hurricane Camille, and many airplane crashes
• Counter culture/soc. Revolt• Women’s rights
Please head down to the text book room and check out
* To Kill a
Mockingbird
Assignment: In class next Week:
- Begin reading chapters 1-2-3- Work on the study guides - Row work this week
Thursday:
- Small group work and discussions on TKM- Study guides for chapters 1-3 due
Due Friday:
- Chapters 1-3 read- Quiz on chapters 1-3
Brainstorm:
What are some things
that children
must do or accept, cope
with in order to
mature and move
toward adulthood?
Author: Harper Lee