11/30/12

Today in class we did the following:
1. Discussed patterns in Ibsen and turned in forms
2. QR Quiz
3. Cultural Connections, yo.

Homework:
1. Read Act 1 of Ibsen, tab and underline examples of characters displaying or breaking etiquette.
2. Finish cultural connections hand-outs (make sure you have a works cited).

11/29/12

Today in class we did the following:
1. Antigone Quick-Write


Homework:
1. Quick read Ibsen (http://www.sparknotes.com/drama/wildduck/)
2. Fill out first read form (this will be recorded as the first Ibsen journal)
THERE WILL BE AN IBSEN QUIZ TOMORROW.

November 28th

Today in class we did the following:
1. Discussed the end of Antigone (with a handy hand-out!)
2. Worked on IOP outlines
***BRING YOUR IDs TOMORROW!

Homework:
A COMPLETE draft of your IOP outline is due tomorrow!!!!!
Please do your outline or I might cryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

In case you forgot the paper about the outline, here it is:

IOP Outlines

You may structure your outline however you’d like but you must include the following:

o   Introduction should include:

§  Engaging start –remember this is a presentation

§  A brief statement of what you are going to discuss: author(s), titles(s), focus. THIS SHOULD BE A THESIS STATEMENT. IT SHOULD INCLUDE A WHAT, HOW, AND EFFECT.

§  A brief explanation of your format

o   Main body should:

§  Reveal insights into the work(s). THIS MEANS YOU WILL PROVE YOUR THESIS STATEMENT. YOU NEED TO DISCUSS THE QUOTATIONS YOU’LL BE USING.

§  Carefully organized for a coherent argument by using topic sentences, transitions and supporting evidence.

§  This should be a minute by minute break down of WHAT you’re doing in your IOP; make the connection between your format and the novel clear.

o   Conclusion should include

§  A culminating idea/ point; A so what?

***REMEMBER, YOU WANT TO FIND A WAY TO ENGAGE THE AUDIENCE AT SOME POINT IN YOUR PRESENTATION.

***FAILURE TO TURN IN A COMPLETE OUTLINE ROUGH DRAFT ON THURSDAY WILL RESULT IN A CALL HOME AND AN AFTER SCHOOL DETENTION.

***A COMPLETE OUTLINE WILL BE LONG. LONG. LONG.

11.27.12

Today in class we did the following:
1. Cultural Connections Presentations Part 2
2. Reflections!

Homework:
1. Finish the play.
2. Journal: Choose two themes and discuss how each theme is similar or different to a theme in Oedipus.
3. BRING THE TEXT YOU'RE DOING YOUR IOP ON TO CLASS TOMORROW. 

11.26.12

Today in class we did the following:
1. First cultural presentations
2. Discussed pp. 33-44 of Antigone
Homework:
1. Read 44-50
2. Journal 3 *due tomorrow*: Choose 2 characters from the play and compare and contrast *how they are characterized by Anouilh. Consider: the way the character speaks (does he/she use figurative language? what is his/her diction like?), how the character moves, what motivates the character, the level of control the character has, etc. Does Anouilh use direct or indirect characterization? Finally, explain the EFFECTS of your comparison. How do the similarities and differences effect our understanding of the play? Please use at least 4 quotations from the text.
3. Remember IOP outlines are due Thursday.

11/16/12

1. QUIZ :D
2. Antigone discussion time.
3. Cultural connections. Precious.

Homework:
1. Read 33-44. Journal: Choose one set of 15 lines, identify two important techniques in the lines and write a baby (2 paragraph) commentary on the passage. You will need: A: a thesis (explain what, how, effect) and then one paragraph for each technique (giving an example and explaining the effect).
2. CULTURAL CONNECTIONS PRESENTATIONS DUE MONDAY.
REMEMBER: IOP OUTLINES ARE DUE ON THURSDAY 11/29. This will be a FULL outline that includes: your thesis, quotations from the text, your analysis and the order/manner this will be included in your presentations.

Thursday

Read 19-33 tonight. There is no journal so you need to start researching your cultural connections assignment.

11/14

1. Sign up for cultural connections.
2. Introduce dramatic terms.
3. Code page 1: Anouilh
4. Discuss Anouilh's style.
5. Read: Anouilh

Homework:
1. Read pp. 3-19. Tab a pattern of your choice.
2. Antigone Journal 1:

In Greek tragedies, the parados explains the back story of the play.  How does Anouilh explain the previous days events?  How does Anouilh’s structure effect the reader’s interpretation of characters, motivations or events?  (you might need to create a timeline of the events to help you with the subtleties). Make sure you quote at least three parts of the text.

11/13

Today in class we did the following:
1. What is tragedy?
2. Oedipus quiz
3. Oedipus questions
4.

Homework:
Quick Read: Antigone, complete hand-out

http://www.sparknotes.com/drama/antigone/section1.rhtml

Thursday 11/8

Today in class we presented our museum projects.

PEACE OUT, QUARTER 1 OF IB JUNIOR ENGLISH!!

Homework:
1. IOP Proposals due Tuesday (example follows)
2. Quick Read: Sophocles' "Oedipus the King" for Tuesday. There will be a surprise not-surprise quizzy! <3 **EXTRA CREDIT FOR ANNOTATING FIRST 20 PAGES!!
Hint: use http://www.sparknotes.com/drama/oedipus/ (be sure to scroll to "Oedipus").

IOP Topic Proposal 10 pts

1.  Work (s) and author

 

Medea Euripides

2.  What do I find interesting about the work (stylistically, author, time period…)?

Medea is a strong, logical female character, especially in comparison to the princess who appears petty.  I’m interested in what roles were available to women while Euripides was writing.  I know that women were not allowed to watch the Greek plays, so I’m curious how Medea would have been accepted during the time period.

3.  What will I reveal about the work(s) through the presentation?

I will research the political, intellectual, and social options women had available to them.  Along with this, I will research any women of the time period who offered similar traits to Medea.  With understanding of the context, I will present how it isn’t Jason’s abandonment that causes the emotional break in Medea, but the limited options available to her that make her take such extreme actions.

4.  How will I structure the presentation?

I will hold a women’s crisis workshop.  I will create a panel of women who represent different roles women should uphold in the Greek society.  I will have Medea in the audience –using language from the play- to draw attention to the many constraints females faced.  The other characters will use the language of Creon and the King to establish the male dominated social pressure women were confined.  Most of the presentation will discuss the options women had; however, I will also look at the larger problem of what happens when a society limits part of its community.

11/6/12

DYSTOPIAN WORK DAY

Translations

Lorca: Dewell, Zapata
Anouilh: Galantiere
Ibsen: Fjelde

11/5

Today in class we did the following:
1. Shared baby commentaries.
2. Final group discussions.

HOMEWORK:
1. Last journal due tonight by 11:59.
2. Any late work, including journals, due BY CLASS tomorrow.
3. Museum projects due Thursday.
4. IOP proposals due 11/13
 

11/2

Today in class we...
had a work day for museum projects.


YOUR BOOKS NEED TO BE FINISHED FOR MONDAY!

November 1

Today in class we did the following:
1. Returned re-writes
2. Baby commentaries <3
3. FINISHED HUNGER GAMES. DON'T KILL ME KELSI.
4. Group work time

REMINDERS:
1. Tomorrow is a group work day. Be productive, por favor.
2. YOUR JOURNAL 2 IS DUE BY 11:59 P.M.