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Theme:“ Recitatif :”English

Theme:“ Recitatif :”English. Focus Lessons 10.10-10.14. Monday: Warm-Up!: 10/19. What is the TONE or feeling of this photograph? What is the SUBJECT or who/what of this photograph? What do you think the MAIN IDEA of this photograph is?. Draw with me….

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Theme:“ Recitatif :”English

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  1. Theme:“Recitatif:”English Focus Lessons 10.10-10.14

  2. Monday: Warm-Up!: 10/19 What is the TONE or feeling of this photograph? What is the SUBJECT or who/what of this photograph? What do you think the MAIN IDEA of this photograph is?

  3. Draw with me… This is your text. A text is whatever you are reading.

  4. Plot • The sequence of events

  5. You Remember!

  6. PLOT

  7. Tone • The mood or attitude in a text • The feeling a reader should have when reading

  8. PLOT TONE

  9. Subject • What the text is about • The GIST of it: Who, What, When, Where, Why

  10. PLOT SUBJECT TONE

  11. Theme • The big idea about life and human nature that the writer is trying to get across • Most themes are not told directly in the text

  12. THEME PLOT SUBJECT TONE

  13. But how do we find the theme if the author doesn’t say it directly? • The author wants you to think about it! • Here are some big clues… • Think about the title • Look for important statements made about big ideas • Think about the ways characters change throughout the story and lessons they learn

  14. Let’s Practice! • http://www.pixar.com/shorts/bdn/tale.html • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwcfZC7wJJY

  15. “Recitatif:” Act I: 203-211

  16. Written by Toni Morrison Born 1931 Famous for writing African-American Literature Known for writing using epic themes Has won the Nobel Prize and Pulitzer Prize for literature Has won almost every award for book-writing possible

  17. Overview “Recitatif” tells the story of two young girls who share a room in an orphanage for a few months in the 1950s. As they grow up, move to neighboring towns, marry, and have children, the girls (now women) meet unexpectedly several times. Near the end of the story, they take opposing sides in a protest about busing students to distant schools to promote racial integration. Although Toni Morrison tells us that one girl is white and the other is black, she is not clear about which is which.

  18. Overview • “Recitatif” • A musical term for “in-between” talking and singing during an opera • Written in five acts over the course of the girls’ lives • From the Latin root, recite • To repeat from memory

  19. Overview of 1960’s • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSlvw-vEsEI&feature=related

  20. Tuesday: Warm-Up! 10/11 Subject? Tone? Theme?

  21. Get out your notes! Let’s define the terms together…

  22. Let’s Practice! • http://www.youtube.com/user/TheodorSeussGeisel?blend=21&ob=5#p/a/u/2/dZmZzGxGpSs

  23. “Recitatif:” Clarifying 203-211 • Who is the Bozo? • Who is Maggie? • What do we know about Maggie? • Why are Roberta and Twyla in St. Bonny’s orphanage? • What are their mothers like?

  24. Initial Predictions Roberta Twyla Race? Why? Race? Why?

  25. Jimi Hendrix Musician Gained fame shortly before his death in 1970 Remembered as one of the most influential musicians of his era http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2h2ywNdG45I

  26. Read“Recitatif:” Acts II and III211-219 • Be sure to begin identifying • Plot elements; setting, rising action • Tone • Subject (Gist)

  27. Wednesday: Warm-Up: 10/12 • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xg3vE8Ie_E&ob=av2e • Watch this music video to determine… • Plot? • Tone? • Subject? • Theme?

  28. “Papa Who Wakes up Tired in the Dark” by Sandra Cisneros • Use our the visual on the back to identify the theme • Justify your answer by underlining the parts of text that supports the theme

  29. Use these clues to guide you as you search for the theme • Think about the title • Look for important statements made about big ideas • Think about the ways characters change throughout the story and lessons they learn

  30. “Recitatif:” Clarifying Acts II & III • What is Twyla’s life like in Act III? • Where does she live? • What is her family like? • How would you describe her financial status? • Roberta’s? • What does Roberta remind Twyla about from the orphanage?

  31. Continuing Predictions Roberta Twyla Race? Why? Race? Why?

  32. Desegregation

  33. “Recitatif:” Read Act IV: 219-225 • Be sure to finish identifying • Plot elements; setting, rising action • Tone • Subject (GIST)

  34. Thursday: Warm-Up: 10/13

  35. “A Smart Cookie” by Sandra Cisneros • Identify the theme in this vignette • Justify your answer by citing an example from the text and explaining it

  36. Use these clues to guide you as you search for the theme… • Think about the title • Look for important statements made about big ideas • Think about the ways characters change throughout the story and lessons they learn

  37. “Recitatif:” Clarifying Act IV • How do Twyla and Roberta run into each other again? • What does Roberta tell Twyla about Maggie? • Why did Twyla make a picketing sign?

  38. Continuing Predictions Roberta Twyla Race? Why? Race? Why?

  39. “Recitatif:” Read Act V: 225-227

  40. Friday:Warm-Up: 10/14

  41. Recitatif • A musical term for “in-between” talking and singing during an opera • From the Latin root, recite • To repeat from memory

  42. Think about the title • Look for important statements made about big ideas • Think about the ways characters change throughout the story and lessons they learn

  43. Concluding Thoughts Roberta Twyla Race? Why? Race? Why?

  44. Group Discussion • Take a vote! What do you think? • Why do you think Morrison never tells us which girl is white and which is black?

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