Film & Literature

1. Film & Literature The Picture of Dorian Gray Pt 1

2. Learning Teams

3. The Daily Journal • Daily activity (bring your notebook!) • First ~5 min of class • Starts @ exactly 1:30 • If you’re late, please enter room quietly • I will supply the topic each day • Write as neatly as you can

4. Daily Journal Example

5. Today’s Journal Prompt (10 Sept) Reflect on oneof the following quotes by Oscar Wilde: • There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about. • It is only shallow people who do not judge by appearances. • The only things one never regrets are one’s mistakes.

6. Focus on the author: Oscar Wilde • Irish author & playwright (1854-1900) • The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Importance of Being Earnest, The Happy Prince • Wilde was openly gay at a time when homosexuality was considered a criminal offence in Britain. Wilde was tried and imprisoned, spending 2 years in jail. The trial bankrupted him, and he became sickly while in prison, and died in poverty soon after his release.

7. Literature Circle • Daily activity – journaling & reflective discussion • 5 roles/group: • Discussion Director • Summarizer • Word Master • Connector • Culture Collector

8. Literature Circle Roles • DISCUSSION DIRECTOR: • Create some discussion questions (3~4) for your group based on the reading. During your Lit Circle discussion, keep everyone focused on the task. Be sure everyone contributes according to their role and asks/answers some questions/gives opinions • SUMMARIZER: • Summarize to your group what you read for today. Consider the following: What has happened in this part of the story? Who are the characters (major & important minor char.)? Is there a clear protagonist/antagonist? • WORD MASTER: • In your reading, what words, expressions, idioms did you find interesting or important? • CONNECTOR: • What does the reading remind you of in another book/movie/your own life or the life of someone you know? • CULTURE COLLECTOR: • How is the story similar to or different from in important ways your own culture or life? What is strange or what is familiar about the story?

9. Literature Circle • In your reading circle, share the notes you took for the 1st part of The Picture of Dorian Gray • Listen to others’ contributions & feel free to add ideas of your own (e.g. “Summarizer” can also comment on vocabulary (“Word Master”) or culture (“Culture Collector”) • “Discussion Directors” should facilitate discussion to include everyone and share the discussion questions they prepared for today

10. Dorian Gray in film • The Picture of Dorian Grayhas been filmed numerous times, beginning in 1910 • We’ll see parts of the 1945 & 2009 versions in this unit • Clip 1 (opening sequence) • Dorian Gray says, under Lord Henry’s influence, “I know now that when one loses one’s youth, one loses everything.” What do you think? What’s lost when youth goes? What’s gained? • Clip 2 (Dorian’s portrait) • Why do you think Basil doesn’t want to display Dorian’s portrait in public? What do you think of the relationship between Basil and Dorian? Between Basil and Lord Henry?

11. HOMEWORK • Choose a Lit Circle role in your group • Discussion Director • Summarizer • Word Master • Connector • Culture Collector • Read Ch. 9-17 of The Picture of Dorian Grayand journal about your role • Check the class blog to review today’s PPT

12. Literature Circle Journal Entry Example