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Bell Ringer 10/23. Please get out your character map and background article for Death of a Salesman . Did you remember to add Howard to your character map? Howard: Willy’s much younger boss, inherited his business from his father (Willy’s old boss) Periods 2, 3, 7, & 9. Bell Ringer 10/23.
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Bell Ringer 10/23 • Please get out your character map and background article for Death of a Salesman. • Did you remember to add Howard to your character map? • Howard: Willy’s much younger boss, inherited his business from his father (Willy’s old boss) • Periods 2, 3, 7, & 9
Bell Ringer 10/23 • Please get out your Arthur Miller Obituary and discussion questions. • In groups of 3: • Read through the discussion questions together. • Take turns reading Miller’s Obituary. • Answer the discussion questions AS YOU READ. • Be detailed and support your answers. • Period 4
English III • EQ: How did Arthur Miller’s point of view and purpose shape the content and style of Death of a Salesman? • Agenda • Bell Ringer: Goals GO HW Check • EQ/Agenda • Historical Discussion/Character Intro • Discussion Questions • Arthur Miller’s Obituary • Discussion Questions • Irony (definitions and examples)
Historical Context/Character Intro • With a partner, please read the handout on the historical context of Death of a Salesman. • How did economics and politics affect the lives of regular American, middle class people? • Read the character descriptions: • Where do our characters fit into the economic situation of the late 1940’s? • Answer these questions with your partner, in full sentences, on one paper for each pairing.
Arthur Miller’s Obituary • In groups of 3: • Read through the discussion questions together. • Take turns reading Miller’s Obituary. • Answer the discussion questions AS YOU READ. • Be detailed and support your answers.
Irony • Situational: an event occurs that contradicts the expectations of the characters, of the reader, or of the audience. • Dramatic: there is a contradiction between what a character thinks and what the reader or audience knows. • Verbal: a word or a phrase is used to suggest the opposite of its usual meaning.
Irony Activity • With a partner, come up with an example for each type of irony: • Dramatic, Verbal, Situational • Use these characters and situation in your examples: • Sarah – 16 year old girl • Allen – 16 year old boy • Sarah and Allen are taking a road trip in a beat up old car.
Bell Ringer 10/23 • Please get out your “Black Snow” discussion questions so that we can begin going over your answers. • Period 6
Creative Writing • EQ: How can we engage and orient the reader when writing a short story? • Agenda • Bell Ringer: Discussing Black Snow • Agenda/EQ • What if?
What If? • A bride is on her way to the church. So what if. . . • She changes her mind at the last moment? • The chauffeur is taking her to the wrong church? • She’s forgotten her bouquet or her shoes? • She’s just found out that her bridesmaid was once married to the groom? (Ouch!) • This is her second wedding day to the same man? She panicked and called it off the first time. • The automatic locking device on the limousine doors jams? How will she get out?
What If? • A store detective is on duty. So what if. . . • She was once a shoplifter herself? • She sees a shopper putting things back on the shelves? Why? That’s unusual. • A suspicious looking character turns out to be the new manager? • She’s the worst store detective in history, makes absolute chaos in a day? • She’s in love with the window dresser? Whis affects her work. • Another store detective arrests her for acting suspiciously?