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10 th World Literature. Monday, March 12, 2012. Today’s Activities. Today’s Targets. Warm-up: Why do you think the book is called House of the Scorpion ? Why a scorpion ? Journal requirement reminder Small group discussion HOMEWORK: journal for pages 193-257 due Tuesday/Thursday
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10th World Literature Monday, March 12, 2012
Today’s Activities Today’s Targets • Warm-up: Why do you think the book is called House of the Scorpion? Why a scorpion? • Journal requirement reminder • Small group discussion • HOMEWORK: • journal for pages 193-257 due Tuesday/Thursday • Period 5-read to page 294 by Tuesday • Periods 4 and 6-read to page 316 • Finish book by Monday/Tuesday of next week • Comprehension of text • Literary analysis- • Understanding characters and themes
Journal requirement Reminder • Focus on key characters. • You don’t have to address all characters. • Focus on a key conflict. • Don’t just list an event or a relationship. • What is the conflict that caused the event or tension in the relationship? • Quotes • Blend quotes • explain how they prove your argument • 2 quotes for characters • 2 quotes for conflict • Cite with page number
Discussion questions • Page 201-202: Matt reflects: How has Matt changed from earlier in the book? How is this shown in this section? • Page 232-Why doesn’t El Patron ruin the brains of his clone? What do we learn about El Patron through this and about his clone? • Page 234-Eejits from North and South. What is the world of this story really like? What else does this show us about reality vs. appearance? • Page 246-What happens? How does this tie to the classic hero’s journey? • How does Matt’s path so far reflect the classic hero’s journey? What are some of his key challenges and trials? • Has he reached his “descent into darkness” (the facing of a physical or spiritual death)? How so or how not? • Has he gone through a transformation? If so, what is the transformation? If not, how is he not transformed?
Stages of the Hero’s Journey Departure • Matt’s call to adventure • Matt’s refusal of the call • Matt’s acceptance of the call Initiation • Challenges/trials • Descent in to darkness (facing physical or spiritual death) • Transformation
HOMEWORK • journal for pages 193-257 due Tuesday/Thursday • Period 5-read to page 294 by Tuesday • Periods 4 and 6-read to page 316 • Finish book by Monday/Tuesday of next week • Journal assignment change • Original requirement: journal for • Pages 258-323 • Pages 324-380 (end of book) • New requirement • Pages 258-380 (only one journal entry for the entire section)
Essay update • Some of you still need to turn in essays • Some of you need to add citations or Works Consulted and resubmit • Some of you turned everything in and are waiting patiently for me to get your essays done. • I apologize for being so slow. I’m way behind on essays and journals.