New Quarter – New Novel!

1. New Quarter – New Novel! Friday, April 19th

2. Read Discuss Author Research Paper Fish Bowl Assessment Novels for Small Book Groups:4th Quarter

3. The Set-up: 4thHr: 5 groups 5thHr: 5 groups 8thHr: 4 groups • Groups of 6-7 people • Choose a book you all will read and discuss • Your group will be assessed by a graded “fish bowl” discussion the week before finals • Your author research paper is all on your own

4. Research Paper—More on this next week! • You will a be doing an individual research paper on your book’s author • Intro • 3 body paragraphs • Conclusion • in-paper citations • Work Cited page

5. John Steinbeck (2) Jack London Mark Twain (2) J.D. Salinger Five American Authors– Seven Books Ernest Hemingway

6. All of the books in this Ppt were banned at one time or another…some still today!

7. Okay, here’s your preview! • Jot down authors and titles that interest you as we go • When I’m done, you can narrow it down to your top three picks 

8. Who said: “I have a higher and grander standard of principle than George Washington. He could not lie; I can, but I won't.”

9. “Mark Twain” Samuel Clemens:

10. Mark Twain The Adventures of Tom Sawyer & The Adventures of Huck Finn

11. Fun Quotes by Twain 

12. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Published in 1876, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer was written by Mark Twain as a tale about three young boys coming of age in the antebellum South. Although critically acclaimed throughout history, its racial references have long been the subject of controversy that has led to its banning from libraries and schools, as well as its recent censorship in publication. Murder, faked funerals, treasure--- it’s high adventure!

13. The Adventures of Huck Finn Huck lives with the Widow Douglas, who wants to "sivilize" Huck, as he puts it. Although she drives him crazy, he prefers it to going back to living with his drunken father. The abuse Huck experiences at the hands of his father is so bad he must fake his own murder in order to escape alive. Follow Huck down-river with Jim, a black man, and see how he changes and grows into a young man. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn contains critiques of slavery, discrimination, and society in general; it is also important as the story of Huck's journey from boyhood to manhood.

14. Both of the titles available for reading are frequently on the “Banned Books” list.

15. Mark Twain Google Doodle! • http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/mark-twain-google-doodle-panoramic-tom-sawyer-logo-colorfully-celebrates-legendary-clemens/2011/11/30/gIQAfD1eBO_blog.html • Enjoy tales about kids and their adventures? • Like humor? • Mark Twain might be your author!

16. Parting Shot: Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society. Mark Twain

17. Mark Twain Interested in one of his books? Jot down the title for now. • Like humor? • Enjoy stories set in different times in America? • Interested in racial issues, conflict between teens and adults? • Like adventure, suspense and quests? • Twain might be your author The Adventures of Tom Sawyer & Huck Finn

18. Who said…. “Life is not always a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes, playing a poor hand well.”

19. Jack London!

20. Jack London The Call of the Wild

21. The Call of the Wild Buck is a large dog living the good life on a comfortable California estate in the late 1800s when he is kidnapped and transported to the Yukon to be a sled dog during a gold rush there. At first he tries to rebel, but he is soon beaten into submission. As he passes through a succession of owners, he finds that ancient instincts from his wolf ancestors are awakening within him, enabling him to survive and prosper in the brutal wilderness of the North. It is a tale that is brutal at times but ultimately an uplifting story about inner dignity and what it takes to be a leader.

23. Fun quotes by London: • “Show me a man with a tattoo and I'll show you a man with an interesting past.” • “It's better to stand by someone's side than by yourself”

24. Do you like animal stories? • Do you like wilderness stories? • Do you like “survival” type tales? • London’s style and topics might be for you!

25. Jack London Interested in this title? Jot it down for now…. The Call of the Wild

26. Who said… “About morals, I know only that what is moral is what you feel good after and what is immoral is what you feel bad after.”

27. “Papa” Hemingway!

28. The Old Man and the Sea

29. Ernest Hemingway The Old Man and the Sea 1953- Wins Pulitzer Prize for The Old Man…. 1954- Nobel Peace Prize for Literary Contributions

30. The Old Man and the Sea- novella • The Old Man and the Sea is one of Hemingway’s most enduring works. Told in language of great simplicity and power, it is the story of an old Cuban fisherman, down on his luck, and his supreme ordeal—a relentless, agonizing battle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream. Here Hemingway recasts, in contemporary style, the classic theme of courage in the face of defeat, of personal triumph won from loss. Written in 1952, this hugely successful novella confirmed his power and presence in the literary world and played a large part in his winning the 1954 Nobel Prize for Literature.

31. 4 wives 3 children Died at age 61 in 1961 • Uses simple, clear writing • Uses dialogue • Like Twain, believed that word choice was paramount to good writing • Ultimately commits suicide • Writes about “what makes a man a man” • Ernest Hemingway is one of America’s iconic authors • Served in WWI, lost the love of his life • Became an “expatriate” – lived in Spain, England, Cuba!

32. Animated short of the book! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5ih1IRIRxI&noredirect=1

33. Hemingway: “There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed”- Hemingway Yup! A tattoo for the novel! Took 3 years for the whole sleeve.

34. Like clean, clear, simple writing? • Like simple dialogue? • Like a very straightforward, “no nonsense” type story? • Like a slowly building story? • Hemingway is for you!

36. Who said…. ???????

37. J.D. Salinger

38. J.D. Salinger The Catcher in the Rye

40. The Catcher in the Rye Holden Caulfield, about to be kicked out of yet another boarding school for flunking most of his courses, decides not to wait until the end of term and takes off for his hometown, Manhattan, a few days early. He figures he'll hole up in a cheap hotel, look up a few friends, then arrive home on time. But Holden is deeply troubled by the death of his beloved younger brother from leukemia, as well as a classmate's suicide. Alone in an uncaring city, his already fragile psyche begins to unravel.

41. J.D. Salinger, 1951 A teenager in crisis – frustrated with feeling alienated and with the “phoniness” of the adult world

42. “Comin’ Through the Rye” by Robert Burns A Scottish Poem –turned- Song from 1796

43. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzq6AKi-UQo

45. Choose this book if you like … • …straight, hard writing • …characters who talk like real people in the real world—getting into a teen character’s head as they narrate the story • …teenage “angst” – things which stress teens about, things they worry about , think about • …edgy topics such a depression, suicide and aren’t bothered by strong language • Bildungsroman stories

47. Who said…. “If you're in trouble, or hurt or need - go to the poor people. They're the only ones that'll help - the only ones.”

48. John Steinbeck The Grapes of Wrath & Of Mice and Men

49. George and Lennie are two itinerant ranch hands who arrive in California's Salinas Valley during the Great Depression, after being run off from their last assignment up north. Lenniepossesses great physical strength but has the intellectual capacity of a child. George is the more calculating of the pair, but even he gets caught up in Lennie's dreams of owning a farm. As they find work and try to build a stake that will bring them closer to their dream, George and Lennie discover how easily Fate can upset their best-laid plans.

50. Frequently done as a play • These characters are much beloved within American literature • Examines our capacity for kindness and compassion as well as our inclination toward cruelty • Examines who you are, who you want to be • Importance of our dreams for ourselves –why they matter