SAT Question of the Day

Agenda

Warm Up –Theme Review/EOCT Practice Journal Entry Realism Characteristics Literature Circles Summarizer – Text Connections

Due Today: Chapters 10-18HW – Reader’s Notebook Part II Due Friday!

ELAALRL3 b. Relates a literary work to the

characteristics of the literary time period that it represents.

j. Realism

Realism

Detailed Reality

Class is important

Complex ethical choices

The Hunger Games

Today’s Standards

ELAALR1: Demonstrate comprehension: Identify and analyze theme.

Identify

Theme

Analyze

Journal Entry (reader’s notebook) Before the Games start, Peeta tells Katniss,

“…I want to die as myself…I don’t want them to change me in there. Turn me into some kind of monster that I’m not.” Who is the “them” that Peeta is referring to in this quotation? What does this statement tell you about Peeta? What does he fear more than death? Can you think of a deeper theme that is being reflected in Peeta’s thoughts, here? Answer these questions and discuss this “deeper theme” in relation to the book, as a whole. 

Realism http://www.learner.org/vod/vod_win

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Realism Characteristics: (from Richard Chase, The American Novel and Its Tradition) Renders reality closely and in comprehensive

detail. Selective presentation of reality with an emphasis on verisimilitude (truth), even at the expense of a well-made plot

Realism Characteristics Character is more important than action

and plot; complex ethical choices are often the subject.

Characters appear in their real complexity of temperament and motive; they are in explicable relation to nature, to each other, to their social class, to their own past.

Class is important; the novel has traditionally served the interests and aspirations of an insurgent middle class. (See Ian Watt, The Rise of the Novel)

Events will usually be plausible. Realistic novels avoid the sensational, dramatic elements of naturalistic novels and romances.

Realism Characteristics

Realism Characteristics Diction is natural vernacular, not

heightened or poetic; tone may be comic, satiric, or matter-of-fact.

Objectivity in presentation becomes increasingly important: overt authorial comments or intrusions diminish as the century progresses.

Compare/Contrast Match the following four pictures with

each of the literary periods/styles (see below)

List 2 characteristic for each of the literary periods/styles

Literary Periods/Styles --- Puritan, Rational, Romanticism, Realism

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Literature Circles Summarizer Questioner/Director Connector Illustrator Travel Tracer Word Wizard Literary Luminary Researcher

Literature Circle Assignment Review – 2B Group 1 – Dolapo, David, Tammesha,

Orane, Nataly, Tia, Edgar, Tatyana, Group 2 – Mikeriya, Tymir, Jose,

Rashad, Rosalia, Terrence, Jackie, Kristyl, Group 3 - Branton, Janiecia, Jesus,

Huberth, Kourtney, Jordan, Justus, Nate Group 4 – Baillo, Jaquavious, Sadara,

Cam, Jericah, Remy, AJ, Yasmine

Literature Circle Assignment Review – 3B Group 1 –Ayleah, Garrett, Ronald, Noel,

Josh, Erica, Decordia, Destiny, Jalon Group 2 –Alyah, Brittney, Micheal,

Emerson, Ruiz, Erykiah, Jalen W, Jalen B, London

Group 3 – Myeshia, Bobbi, Boyzo, Juan, Raesheil, Zach, Honey, Sherod

Literature Circle Assignment Review – 4B Group 1 – Ricardo, Matt, Pablo, Angela,

Aspacia, Kristen, DeJhi, Eniola Group 2 – Deshaun, Jakii, Stephanie,

Darryl, Mumba, Clinton, Tynetta, DJ Group 3 – Solomon, D’Vonte, Veronica,

Kevin, Manasse, Pam, KeKe, Rodney Group 4 – Will, Nick, Trey, Bianca, Eddie, Destiny, TeTe, Tyrall

Literature Circle Assignment Review – 3W Group 1- Justice, Jonathan, Zaccoria,

Arrington, Abraham, Imani, Edwin, Eric Group 2 – Gift, Chalis, Kelton, Juan C,

David, Cristal, Tim, Juan, DeAnna, Junior, Khareem, Teisha, Tiauna, Tavarius, Pilly, Chris

Group 3 – Tez, Jose, Chantel, Group 4 – Efrain, Vincent, Keondra,CoCo,

Tim, Resa, Labria,

Summarizer – 3 Connections Text to World Connection Text to Text Connection Text to Self Connection

What connections can you make to The Hunger Games? How does the novel relate to the world? To another text? To yourself?