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BR 3: vocabulary r eview 1/9/14. Identify the following vocabulary words by filling in the spaces. Copy the definitions 1. H_ _ _ hty: arrogantly superior 2. In _ _ _ _ _ _: wanting to avoid activity 3. Sc_ _ _i _ ize: examine or inspect closely. 4. A_ _a _ _ e: friendly, good-natured.
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BR 3: vocabulary review 1/9/14 • Identify the following vocabulary words by filling in the spaces. Copy the definitions • 1. H_ _ _ hty: arrogantly superior • 2. In _ _ _ _ _ _: wanting to avoid activity • 3. Sc_ _ _i _ ize: examine or inspect closely. • 4. A_ _a _ _ e: friendly, good-natured. • 5. C _ nj _ _ _ _ _ _: an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incorrect information. • Identify and define the remaining vocabulary words to the best of your knowledge!.
Announcements & Agenda 1/9/14 • Announcements: • Bring your textbook tomorrow! There will be a textbook check • Remember to always check Teacher web for: announcements, due dates, upcoming quizzes, power points and assignments. Agenda: • Open notes quiz = class expectations • I-station mid-year testing (this is mandatory)
Bell-ringer 4: vocabulary review 1/10/14 Draw a large circle into your notebook and ‘slice’ it into fifths. Copy the following synonyms and match them to your vocabulary words in each slice. • examine - investigate - inspect – scan. • lazy - idle - sluggish - slothful - slack. • guess - presumption – assumption. • arrogant - proud - supercilious –uppish. • amiable - kind - polite - friendly- courteous
Announcements & Agenda 1/10/14 • 1. vocabulary quiz = 1/16/14 • 2. Homework: complete author study activity for Monday (this requires taking your textbook home) • 3. Satire/Parody Unit test = 1/24/14 • 4. BRING TEXTBOOK EVERYDAY! EXPECT TEXTBOOK CHECKS! Agenda: • Note-taking on Satire and Parody • Analysis of satirical cartoons and video clip • Group activity: author study
Satire and Parody Analysis of Don Quixote English 10 Honors 1/10/14: this power point contains bell-ringers, announcements and class activities/comprehension questions for the days of 1/10/14-1/21/14
What is satire? • Satire is a type of humorous writing that ridicules the shortcomings of people/institutions. • It is an attempt to bring about a change. • Satire ranges from gentle mockery to harsh condemnation. What is satirical about this cartoon?
The characteristics and examples of Satire • Ingredients in Satire • 1. Humor • 2. Criticism • 3. A moral voice (there must be some sort of moral to the satire) • 4. Irony/Sarcasm • Examples of Satire • 1. Parody • 2. Caricature • 3.Hyperbole/understatement • 4.Utopia(nism) • 5.Dystopia(nism)
Parody = a work of literature that mimics another work of literature, usually as a way of criticizing it. • Monty Python and the Holy Grail • Austin Powers • Scary Movie/Epic Movie • Gulliver’s Travels • Don Quixote • Wicked
Independent Activity • Draw the following chart into your notebooks:
Cartoon Three: what is the satirical point made in this cartoon?
Movie Clip • http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/spartan-cheerleaders-at-a-chess-tournament/n10803/
Turn to page 828 in your textbook. • Copy the following spider-web chart into your notebooks and title it author study: Miguel de Cervantes. • In groups of two, identify 6 facts from each sub-section on pages 828-829.
1/10/14 Homework and reminders • Complete author study on Miguel de Cervantes: this will be checked tomorrow! • Bring textbook everyday!
Bell-ringer 5: vocabulary review 1/13/14 Copy the following sentences and complete them using the vocabulary bank. • HaughtyB. Incongruous C. Infatuation D. Indolent E. interminable F. Ingenuity 1. There was a __________sight of water next to a vast desert. 2. Lauren could be a real ' prima donna ' and very ___________at times but she was very much loved. 3. I was looking for an interior designer of great __________to decorate my new house.
Announcements & Agenda: 1/13/14 Announcements 1. Author study activity due today 2. Homework: Don Quixote Chapter One Comprehension Questions due tomorrow 1/14/14 3. Bring your textbook! 4. Vocabulary Quiz 1/16/14 Agenda 1. Review of Parody 2. Reading and Analysis of Don Quixote Chapter One
Activity OneActivating Prior Knowledge • Copy the following questions and answer them independently. 5 min • Identify and describe the difference between a satire and a parody • What is utopia(nism)? How is it different from dystopia(nism)? 3. Describe some of Cervantes personal challenges. Where did he come up with the idea of Don Quixote?
Activity Two: Reading and Analysis of Don Quixote Chapter One by Cervantes • Where is Don Quixote from? What is his real name? Describe his life, financial situation, and social class. 2. What has Don Quixote been reading? What effect do the things he reads have on him?
Reading and Analysis of Don Quixote continued… 3. What does Don Quixote decide to do? How does he prepare himself? Who or what is Rocinante? 4. Who is Dulcinea del Toboso? Why does Don Quixote need to choose her? What is her real name?
Concluding Chapter One of Don Quixote 5. At this point in the story, do you like the character Don Quixote? Why or why not?
1/13/14 Homework and reminders • 1. Complete your comprehension questions if not finished in class; this includes the further questions for discussion. • 2. Don’t forget to bring your textbook!
Bell-ringer 6: vocabulary review 1/14/14 or 1/15/14 (6th) Copy the following sentences and complete them using the vocabulary bank. • A. scrutinize B. indolent • C. Affable D. conjecture • Betty was such an _________ person that everyone went to her for advice. • During an inspection, a car is ____________ for any possible mechanical issues. • His _______________ about the cause of the accident was inaccurate and unfounded. • His __________ attitude towards getting the assignment done left him with a mountain of homework over the weekend.
Announcements & Agenda: 1/14/14 (5th) • 1. Don Quixote Chapter One Comprehension Questions due. • 2. Vocabulary quiz Thursday 1/16/14 • 3. Test on satire and parody 1/24/14 Agenda: • Review of exposition and characterization (chapter one Don Quixote) • Continue reading Don Quixote chap 7 & 8 • Complete questions based on reading
Activity one: review of plot and characterization • Answer the questions by participating in class discussion. Copy the notes as we discuss! • Exposition: • Setting: 2. Characters: 3. Initial conflict/problem: • Characterization: how can we characterize Don Quixote?
Copy the following questions: Don Quixote Chapter 7 & 8 1. Why do the residents burn Quixote’s books? 2. What reason does the housekeepers give to Quixote when he questions the whereabouts of his library? 3. Why does Sancho Panza agree to become Don Quixote’s squire? 4. How is Quixote’s madness evident in Chapter 8? 5. How is Don Quixote an example of a satire? (think about what is being criticized)
Don Quixote • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkWy163k9eA
Bell-ringer 7: final review of vocab. 1/16 • Copy and match the vocabulary words for today’s quiz to the sentences/definitions: 1. to be out of place is to be ____________ 2. to have an arrogant, supercilious attitude is to be _____________ 3. To be clearly stated is to be ____________ 4. An endless meeting can be described as ______________ 5. Albert Einstein, Leonardo Da’Vinci, and Mark Zuckerberg can all be described as having __________. 6. To be lazy is to be ____________ 7. To examine thoroughly is to _____________. 8. An assumption is also a ________________ 9. A friendly person can be described as ___________ 10. To have an obsession and passion for something or someone is to have an ______________ with them.
Announcements & Agenda 1/16/14 Announcements: • No textbook tomorrow. • Comprehension & Analytical Questions for “A Modest Proposal” due on 21st (5th) 22nd (6th) • Test on satire & parody = 1/24/14
During and after the Quiz • During the quiz: • Talking = zero • You may write on the quiz • When you have completed the quiz, place it in the tray and complete the following… Write a short, one paragraph story in the shoes of Don Quixote: imagine that you stumbled upon a football game or a car wash. What would you think? What would you do? (remember to include humor)
Swift’s Literary Position and Works one of the greatest masters of English prose. • a master satirist. • Even today, he is still regarded as a national hero in Ireland. • Gulliver’s Travels (1726), his greatest satiric work
Biography • 1667-1745 • Born in Ireland • Family had important connections, but little wealth. • Educated • Worked as a secretary.
Swift’s Concerns in his Works • Moral attributes • Swift was a man of great moral integrity and social charm. He had a deep hatred for all the rich oppressors and a deep sympathy for all the poor and oppressed. • Human nature • His understanding of human nature is profound. In his opinion, human nature is seriously and permanently flawed. To better human life, enlightenment is needed, but to redress it is very hard. He intends not to condemn but to reform and improve man nature and human institutions, there is often an under or overtone of helplessness and indignation.
Bell-ringer 8: Understanding Parallelism 1/17/14 Activate your prior knowledge! Copy each sentence and (to the best of your ability) identify any errors in parallel structure. • I am allergic to the dog’s hair and how it smells. • The class valued respect, honesty and being on time in a teacher. • James enjoys reading more than to write.
Bell-ringer continued: revising parallel structure Part One: Understanding parallel structure Equality in sentence structure leads to clarity of writing. 3 rules to remember! • Parallelism should be used when elements are joined by coordinating conjunctions. • Parallelism should be used when writing in elements in the form of a list. • Parallelism should be used when comparing and contrasting elements. Let’s practice!
Announcements & Agenda 1/17/14 1. Comprehension & Analytical Questions for “A Modest Proposal” due on 21st (5th) 22nd (6th) 2. Test on satire & parody = 1/24/14 Agenda: • Continue satire by reading Jonathan Swift’s “A Modest Proposal” • Reading and analysis of a modern day satire
Swift’s Concerns in his Works • Moral attributes • Swift was a man of great moral integrity and social charm. He had a deep hatred for all the rich oppressors and a deep sympathy for all the poor and oppressed. • Human nature • His understanding of human nature is profound. In his opinion, human nature is seriously and permanently flawed. To better human life, enlightenment is needed, but to redress it is very hard. He intends not to condemn but to reform and improve man nature and human institutions, there is often an under or overtone of helplessness and indignation.
Activity one: silent reading of “A Modest Proposal” • Silently read Jonathan Swift’s “A Modest Proposal” • With a highlighter, highlight sentences that cause you to question the speaker.
Reading and Analysis of “A Modest Proposal” by Jonathan Swift Pause and check for comprehension by answering these questions as we read the satirical essay: 1. What is this essay about? 2. What is the difference between the speaker and the author? 3. How does the speaker feel about the poor and the children of the poor? 4. What does the author do for a living?
Analyzing tone… 5. What is tone? List words to describe the tone. How does his tone change from the first paragraph to paragraph 6?
Reading Comprehension Questions for discussion 6. “A Modest Proposal” is an ironic essay: the author deliberately writes what he does not mean. What is the real thesis? Is there more than one? (what is a thesis? **)
Analysis of “A Modest Proposal” continued… 7. Look closely at paragraphs 4, 6, and 7, and study how the appeals to logic are put in mathematical and economic terms. Underline those words and phrases. 8. Irony: when does the essay become ironic?
Questions for further discussion of “A Modest Proposal” continued… 9. A clear difference exists between Swift and the persona who makes this proposal. Characterize the proposer. 10. Would it be possible to read this essay as a serious proposal? Why or why not?
The big picture The main idea: how is Jonathan Swift’s “A Modest Proposal” an example of satire?
Reading and analysis of a modern satire. • “Prison overcrowding Solution Creates Controversy in Alabama” • Read the article and copy/answer the following questions: • 1. State the problem in the article: • 2. State the solution: how is this solution impractical and ludicrous? • 3. Who is the author satirizing? How do you know this?
BR 9: Applying Understanding of Parallelism 1/21/14 • Copy the following sentences and correct the errors in parallelism. • Sally enjoys hiking, swimming and to ride a bicycle. • The production manager was asked to write his report quickly, accurately, and in a detailed manner. • For an athlete, playing fairly should be as important as to win.
Announcements & Agenda 1/21/14 Announcements: • 1. test on satire and parody on Friday 1/24/14: this test will cover Don Quixote, “A Modest Proposal” power point notes on satire and parody as well as the modern satirical piece. • 2. Satirical essay will be due on 2/6/14 • 3. parody skits will begin 1/27/14: presentations will be on 2/4/14 Agenda: • Writing review: persuasive structure • Thesis statement, persuasive evidence and counter argument.
Activity One: “That’s Me!” • For each statement that is read aloud by the teacher, say “That’s me!” to indicate that you KNOW that information! Activating Prior Knowledge…
Activity One: “That’s Me!” 1. I could identify the styles of a persuasive essay. 2. I know what an argument is… 3. I have made a ‘claim’ in an argument… 4. I have ‘supported’ my claim in an argument… 5. I know what a ‘counterargument’ is…