Yay!

Please work on your IOPs and World Lits over break.

If you have not yet submitted your world lit to turnitin.com please do so ASAP (or you will receive a 0/10 for the rough draft score).

Also, your use of text must follow MLA exactly. You also need a works cited page for the world lit. Use the following link to guide you:

http://libguides.pstcc.edu/content.php?pid=24540&sid=1751573

Email me if you have questions.

HAVE A GREAT BREAK!

12/20

Today in class we worked on world lits.

Homework:
1. Bring a copy of your COMPLETE rough draft to class tomorrow, including your typed reflection.
2. UPLOAD YOUR WORLD LIT TO turnitin.com by tomorrow afternoon.

12/19

Today in class your worked on outlines for the world lit.
PLEASE SHOW THE SUB A COMPLETE OUTLINE BY THE END OF CLASS. The outline must include: your thesis, topic sentences, ALL quotations, some analysis and conclusion. Your outline MUST be organized by paragraph.
Make sure you are using perfect MLA formatting. Scroll down on the blog and look on the right for a link for how to use MLA formatting for plays. 
Homework:
1. Revise your outline/begin rough draft.
2. Complete rough drafts due at the END of class on Thursday.

12/18/12

Today in class we did the following:
1. World lit requirements
2. Thesis work



Homework:
1. Get quotations
2. Organize paragraphs

MAKE SURE YOU ARE PROVING EVERY PART OF YOUR THESIS. If you're talking about juxtaposition, first PROVE that juxtaposition exists in the text.

12/17

Today in class we did the following:
1. Discussed the end of Lorca :(
2. Supervised writing on Lorca
(we also turned in IOP outline draft 2).

Homework:
1. Complete the responding to prompts steps on the text of your choice. You MUST turn in the answer to each question on the hand out, following the model.
2. Then, write a rough draft thesis statement for your text. This statement should have a what-how-effect format. Remember: you can have two effets: a book effect and a theme statement.
3. Bring your world lit text to class tomorrow.

WORLD LIT ROUGH DRAFTS ARE DUE FRIDAY.

12/14

Yo. Sorry I wasn't there today. While I was home sick I was watching too much coverage of the awful shootings in Connecticut. I'm glad you were all safe at our school today.

Homework:
1. Finish Lorca
2. IOP Outlines Re-writes (these will be the score for outline on the IOP. Please make sure you have made noticeable changes to your draft).

Thursday 12/13

Yo yo yo.

Today in class we did the following:
1. Cultural presentations.
2. Began reading Act 3, scene i.

Homework:
1. Read Act 3, scene i.
2. Journal: How does Lorca juxtapose poetry and prose in this scene? Does he create a contradiction? What is the effect of this juxtaposition? Please make sure your effect pushes to a theme. Please use at least 3 quotations from the text in your analysis.
3. Revised IOP outlines are due on Monday.

12/12/12

Today in class we did the following:
1. Discuss Act 2
2. Prompt Practice (hand out)

Homework:
Cultural Connections tomorrow.
IOP Outlines due Monday.

12/11

Today in class we answered the Act 1 Questions in the computer lab.

Homework:
1. Read Act 2
2. Lorca Journal 3: There are a variety of young men/girls in the second act (do not include major characters, like the Bride). Why? How does Lorca use the youth to affect the themes of the play?

12/10/12 Monday! YIPS!

Today in class we did the following:
1. Began reading Lorca Act 1/Discussing patterns and style.
2. Worked on Lorca Cultural Connections

Homework:
1. Read Act 1, continue tabbing one of the following: (1) a set of contradictions/oppositions in the play, (2) elements of geography, OR (3) ancient vs. modern ideals/elements of culture
2. Journal: Choose ONE of the following prompts:

1A:  In 1939, Lorca remarked, “theater is poetry that rises from the book and becomes human enough to talk and shout, weep and despair”. Where do we see evidence of this statement in Act 1? What is the effect of his comparison of poetry and theater? What is the effect of poetry in the play?

2B: Our introduction states, “For Lorca, tragedy entails certain formal elements (the chorus, for example), but above all it involves creating an illusion of fate or destiny, of ‘necessariness’: the suggestion that men and women are at the mercy of elemental forces which shape their lives in ways they barely comprehend”. Where do we see aspects of Lorca’s understanding of tragedy in Act 1? What techniques does Lorca employ to demonstrate, from the outset, that this play is a tragedy? 

3. Cultural Connections presentations will be Thursday. 
4. Revised IOP outlines due MONDAY.

12/7/12

Today in class we did the following:
1. Discussed Act 5
2. Ibsen Supervised Writing
3. Checked out Lorca :D :D


Homework:
1. Quick-Read Lorca
2. Fill out QR Hand-Out (Lorca Journal 1)
3. Work on your IOP outlines.

12/6/12

Yay yay yay! Happy Thursday!


Today in class we did the following:
1. Reflective Statement In-Class Writing. Yippy skippy.
2. Ibsen debates. Word.

Homework:
1. Finish the play.
2. Journal: Analyze the debate between Gregers and Relling. What is each man's position on idealism? How does each man further his argument (consider use of rhetoric or techniques)? What do you think Ibsen's central point is? Which argument do you agree with? Please use at least 4 examples from the text in your journal entry.

12/5/12

Today in class we did the following:
1. Act 2 and 3 Discussion
2. Baby Commie

Homework:
1. Read Act 4
2. Choose two cultural connections you discussed on Tuesday. For each, compose a paragraph in which you discuss the relationship between the connection and the text (meaning you will write TWO paragraphs). Both paragraphs should have a topic sentence (with a what, how and effect) and at least 2 quotations from the text.

12/4/12

Today in class we did the following:
1. Cultural connections presentations
2. Act 2 Questions
(during: IOP meetings)

Homework:
1. Read Act 3
2. Journal: Choose one of the questions from the Act 2 handout and turn it in to a journal using at least quotations from the novel. Remember to push to effect.

12/3 (Monday)

Today in class we did the following:

1. Discussed Act 1

2. Coded Page 1, Act 1

3. Read beginning of Act 2

Homework:

1. Read Act 2

2. Journal: How does Ibsen treat etiquette? Which characters follow rules of etiquette? Which characters break rules of etiquette? Which characters condemn etiquette? Give specific examples. Then, come to a conclusion about Ibsen’s argument regarding etiquette; be sure your examples justify this argument.
3. Please bring a new copy of your IOP outline to class tomorrow.