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Bellwork : “Love Song of Prufrock ”

Bellwork : “Love Song of Prufrock ”. What evidence can you find in the poem that J. Alfred is INSECURE? Choose 2 allusions in the poem, and discuss WHY Eliot (might have) included them  Time: 5 minutes CLASS CAPTAINS ! (You GET to be Ms HB today!) Period 1: Kate & Tim

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Bellwork : “Love Song of Prufrock ”

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  1. Bellwork: “Love Song of Prufrock” • What evidence can you find in the poem that J. Alfred is INSECURE? • Choose 2 allusions in the poem, and discuss WHY Eliot (might have) included them  • Time: 5 minutes • CLASS CAPTAINS ! • (You GET to be Ms HB today!) • Period 1: Kate & Tim • Period 2: Teairah & Gabe • Period 3: Tracie & Quentin

  2. Homework1 Minute to copy! • Prepare for Modernism In-Class Assessment • 12/6 (1, 2, 3, 4); 12/9 (7) • Vocabulary Unit O • Chantei, Austin, Ricky, (Ms HB,) Melisa • 12/6 (1, 2, 3, 4); 12/9 (7) • CHECK YOUR EMAIL… I send you a bunch of good links • Coached Project • December 13—all items DUE • December 19—Presentation Day  • Word Bank • Tempus Trackers • Book Reviews for MP2 NEW ONGOING

  3. Journal: “Putting Stevens in Perspective”Report-Out: 10 minutes (From Last Class) • Poem Order: • “Disillusionment of Ten O’Clock” • “Peter Quince at the Clavier” • “Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird” • What to take notes on/report out on: • Theme • Major Literary Devices • What the critical article had to say • Traits (characteristics) of Modernism

  4. Prufrock Cartoon 

  5. Journal: “Love Song Intepretations” • http://www.shmoop.com/love-song-alfred-prufrock/ • NOW answer with your groups: • Why is this poem called “The LOVE SONG of J. Alfred Prufrock”? CITE A DETAIL • Why is J. Alfred Prufrock’s major “problem”? CITE A DETAIL • TIME: 5 minutes

  6. Journal: “What You Should Know about Prufrock”(COPY THIS!) • Intro is from Dante’s Inferno (in Italian): it’s a man who is in the 8th circle of Hell (a BAAAD dude) talking to Dante about his experiences • It’s basically the story of an insecure man, J. Alfred Prufrock, who’s afraid to make a pass at any woman b/c he fears rejection • Major literary devices: allusions, personification, free verse, alliteration, assonance, internal rhyme, anaphora • Themes/Topics: alienation, paralysis (inability to do anything or make decisions), fragmentation, appearance (perceptions) versus reality

  7. Journal: “Stein & Symbols” • Choose your role: • Stein Impersonator • Reads the poems aloud • Discussion Leader • Makes sure everyone participates • Symbologist • In charge of determining the meaning of the symbols • Reporter • (reports!?) • Time: 10 minutes • As a table, choose one of the poem groupings: • GROUP 1: • “Tender Buttons [a Box] “ • Group 2: • “A Mounted Umbrella” • “A Frightful Release” • Group 3: • “Susie Asado” • “Red Faces” • Reread the poem(s) OUT LOUD • Discuss & take notes on what the objects might symbolize • Discuss & take notes on the SONIC (sound) devices that Stein utilized!

  8. Journal: “Modernism Assessment!” • What to Study/Do/Know: • Review the “Modernism Assessment Rubric” that I gave to you • “Notes on Modernism” • “Modernism” section of “American Literature Between the Wars” • Review ALL THE POEMS (except Prufrock and grasshopper) • Review the poetic terms on the MODERNISM STUDY GUIDE & the definition of Modernism on that page • CHECK OUT THE WIKI FOR ANY MISSING INFORMATION! • We’ll be IN THE ROOM instead of the computer lab (History Day has used up all the labs…) • If you will not be here, you need to come up with a VIABLE PLAN to complete this very important assignment

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