BEGINNING OF THE YEAR BRITISH LITERATURE 2013-2014

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28TH, 2013

Today’s Goals:

• Familiarize ourselves with Ms. Gelso’s English 131 syllabus and expectations.

• Complete a student survey.

DO NOW:

• Begin to read the syllabus that has been handed to you.

INTRODUCTIONS

COURSE OBJECTIVES• To gain an appreciation of British literature and an understanding of the link between British

literature and culture.

• To explore how British literature, including its themes, characters, conflicts, allegories, and language, relates to works of literature in other times and other parts of the world.

• To examine how recurring themes, characters, and conflicts in British literature relate to students’ own lives and experiences.

• To strengthen students’ understanding of the structure and correct usage of language in addition to accuracy in the mechanics of writing.

• To increase students’ understanding of the use of technology in literary study.

• To improve clarity and confidence in oral presentation skills.

• To grow students’ reading abilities, particularly in terms of close-reading.

• To further develop composition skills; specifically, the ability to organize ideas effectively and write essays and commentaries with clarity, unity, and logical development.

• To build students’ research skills.

• To help students expand their use of vocabulary.

• To reinforce sound study skills.

MAJOR RESOURCES THIS YEAR

Pymalion: George Bernard Shaw. Free version via iBooks.

The Picture of Dorian Gray: Oscar Wilde. Barnes and Noble Classics, 2004, via iBooks.

Taming of the Shrew: William Shakespeare.

1984: George Orwell. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, via iBooks.

Macbeth: William Shakespeare. “The Shakesperience,” Sourcebooks, Inc, via iBooks.

St. John’s British Literature: Use the link on Homework Central to download this text.

CLASS EXPECTATIONS

1. Show respect for people, spaces, and ideas.

2. Come to class on time and prepared with all required and requested materials.

3. Participate in class activities and discussions.

4. Hold yourself accountable for your learning, your assignments, your classroom responsibilities, and ultimately your grade.

IMPORTANT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

• Attendance

• Punctuality and Preparedness

• Deadlines

• Accommodations

• Homework Central

• Office

• Email

GRADE BREAKDOWN

Your grade will be calculated using your total points earned.

• Classwork and homework will range from 5 to 15 points.

• Major assignments will range from 10 to 150 points. Within this category, quizzes will range from 10 to 40 points; Tests will range from 50 to 100 points; Essays and commentaries will range from 50 to 100 points; Projects will range from 75 to 150 points.

Your grade for the year will be calculated in the standard St. John’s formula. Each quarter is worth 20%, and the semester and final exams are worth 10% each.

REQUIRED MATERIALSPlease make sure you also come prepared with:

• 1 notebook (spiral or composition) for class notes and reading responses

• Several Black/blue pens and/pencils

• iPad with required materials and the following apps (note that this list of apps will grow as the year continues):• Notability by Ginger Labs• iBooks by Apple (with aforementioned books and novels)• Keynote by Apple• Pages by Apple• Dropbox by Dropbox• Student Clicker - Socrative by Socrative• Literary Analysis Guide by Gatsby’s Light• British Literature Guide by Gatsby’s Light

I also recommend that you get a USB drive/key to store and save documents.

IPAD USE• iPads are a privilege!

• Misuse includes:• Playing games during class.• Surfing the internet during class.• Sending messages to classmates or using other social media during class.• Purchasing a version of class materials other than the versions required by the teacher.• Using the iPad to access online forums or sites such as SparkNotes, Shmoop, Wikipedia, Book

Rags, and so forth that may hinder your own analysis or conclusions.• Completing work for another course during class.• Copying information or text from the internet and claiming it as your own (plagiarism!).• Taking photographs, videos, or other recordings of people or another person’s property

without explicit permission.• Using the iPad or any of its applications to hurt or bully another person.• Using the iPad or any of its applications in a way that goes against St. John’s mission, vision,

or expectations.

If you engage in any of the above misuses, you will receive a consequence. Consequences include contacting your parent/guardian, referring you to the Administration, confiscating your iPad, and/or serving detention.

ACADEMIC DISHONESTY

Plagiarism is the ultimate academic offense!

All typed work, whether a small homework assignment or extensive research paper, must be turned in on time through www.turnitin.com to receive credit.

Any work that has been plagiarized in any way will automatically receive a zero without the option to redo the assignment.

http://www.turnitin.com/


CLASS ACTIVITY

Please complete the student survey before class is over.

DONE EARLY? Raise your hand to turn in your survey. Complete the letter activity given to you.

If and when the bell rings, wait until the TEACHER dismisses you—NOT THE BELL!

SUMMER READING PROJECT: PERIOD 2

Turn in via www.turnitin.com:

Class name: ENGL 131 Pd 2

Class ID: 6870448

Enrollment password: Gelso131_2





Class ID: 6870462






Class ID: 6872738






Class ID: 6872899






Class ID: 6872934



CLOSINGThursday, August 29th

• IN CLASS: Summer reading activity, hand out essay assignment

• HOMEWORK DUE: Bring in summer reading novel, summer reading project

Friday, August 30th

• IN CLASS: Summer reading activity (outlining)

• HOMEWORK DUE: (all school) Make sure your acceptable use policy has been completed and turned in! Bring in summer reading novel

Tuesday, September 3rd

• IN CLASS: Go over class note-taking procedures

• HOMEWORK DUE: Turn in signed syllabus sheet

Wednesday, September 4th

• IN CLASS: Closed-book in-class essay on summer reading

• HOMEWORK DUE: outline for first paper

THURSDAY, AUGUST 29TH

Today’s Goals:

• Summer reading activity: close reading

• Assign summer reading essay

DO NOW:

• Complete student survey.

• Write the following information on the card that has been given to you:• Name• Favorite color• Favorite food• Most exotic place you’ve travelled• An interesting fact about yourself that you would feel comfortable sharing

with the class

WHAT IS CLOSE READING?

Close, analytic reading stresses engaging with a text of sufficient complexity

directly and examining meaning thoroughly and methodically, encouraging

students to read and reread deliberately. Directing student attention on the

text itself empowers students to understand the central ideas and key

supporting details. It also enables students to reflect on the meanings of

individual words and sentences; the order in which sentences unfold; and the

development of ideas over the course of the text, which ultimately leads

students to arrive at an understanding of the text as a whole.

PARCC model content frameworks: English language arts/literacy grades 3–11. Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers. 2011. Web. 20 Aug. 2013.

SUMMER READING ACTIVITY

While the attached extracts may be related, reading them side-by-side highlights how different the two authors are stylistically and how

language and structure can affect meaning.

• Read and annotate both texts, noting language and structural elements that strike you as important or interesting.

• In pairs, compare your annotations.

• Be ready to share with the rest of the class!

Consider the excerpt from Roddy Doyle’s 1993 novel Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha. How has the author used structure or style to affect

readers?

SOURCES FOR TODAY’S PRESENTATION

Dickens, Charles. Great Expectations. New York: Dodd, Mead, 1942. Print.

Doyle, Roddy. Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha. New York: Penguin Group, 1993. Print.

PARCC model content frameworks: English language arts/literacy grades 3–11. Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers. 2011. Web. 20 Aug. 2013.

CLOSINGFriday, August 30th

• IN CLASS: Summer reading activity (outlining)

• HOMEWORK DUE: (all school) Make sure your acceptable use policy has been completed and turned in! Bring in summer reading novel, review essay rubric posted on Homework Central

Tuesday, September 3rd

• IN CLASS: Go over class note-taking procedures

• HOMEWORK DUE: Turn in signed syllabus sheet, bring in summer reading novel




Thursday, September 5th

• IN CLASS: Learn how to use Socrative, summer reading activity

• HOMEWORK DUE: bring in summer reading novel

Friday, September 6th

• IN CLASS: Introduction to British literature

• HOMEWORK DUE: Summer reading essay should be turned in via www.turnitin.com


FRIDAY, AUGUST 30TH

Today’s Goals:

• Take a POP QUIZ based on yesterday’s activity!

• Review outlining for essays using the Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha essay prompts handed out yesterday.

DO NOW:

• Take out the close reading passages from yesterday’s class.

• Review the significance of what you believe to be the two or three most important lines of the Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha passage. You may discuss in pairs.

ASSESSMENT EXPECTATIONS

• Work silently.• “Bless you” and “thank you” are the only

exceptions to the rule!

• Work independently.

• Use blue/black pen or pencil for anything handwritten.

• Follow directions.

• Raise your hand if you have a question.

Not abiding by these expectations will result in a

0! Following directions is simply a part of life.

An assessment could be a quiz, test, essay, or commentary.

FOLLOW-UP TO YESTERDAY’S LESSON

How was the quiz?

Has engaging in close-reading helped in understanding some of the author’s choices any

better?

What questions have we still got?

TAKE-HOME ESSAY: PADDY CLARKE HA HA HA

Compose an essay analyzing Roddy Doyle’s 1993 novel Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha that responds to one of the following questions. Your essay is due on Friday, September 6th via www.turnitin.com. You are not expected to consult any secondary sources in the completion of this essay.

1. How does author Roddy Doyle celebrate Ireland and Irish culture throughout the novel?

2. To what extent does the structure of Doyle’s novel hinder or enhance a reader’s understanding of its main themes and messages?

3. To what extent could Doyle’s 1993 novel be considered a bildungsroman?

4. Why is Paddy's desire to be like St. Damien ironic?

5. This novel won The Booker Prize in 1993, essentially earning the title of best novel of the year. Does this surprise you? Does this novel deserve to be called one of the finest novels ever?

WHAT IS THE BASIS OF ANY HIGH-QUALITY ESSAY?

WORK TIME!

Begin writing your outline:

• Choose which question you would like to answer.

• Determine the demands of the question.

• Compose a thesis statement.

• Discuss your thesis statement with a friend or your teacher.

• Begin to write your outline using Pages on your iPad.

CLOSINGTuesday, September 3rd

• IN CLASS: Go over class note-taking procedures, review thesis statements and outlines in pairs

• HOMEWORK DUE: Turn in signed syllabus sheet, bring in summer reading novel











TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD

Today’s Goals:

• Review thesis statements and outlines in pairs.

• Learn how to use Notability for organized note-taking.• Take notes on writing great introductions!

DO NOW:

• Take out and pass up syllabus signature sheets.

• Take out your outlines for the essay due Friday.

• Share with a partner, commenting upon what looks good and what still needs improvement.

WHAT IS NOTABILITY?

• A note-taking application available on your iPad.

• Has the capability to make dividers and folders, like a virtual binder.

• Has the capability to embed pictures into your notes in addition to writing by hand or typing.

• Has color-coding capabilities.

• Has the capability to share notes (think.. Grading.. Absences.. Etc.)

• For English, create the SUBJECT “British Literature.” We will then create DIVIDERS for each unit, using a key word from that unit for a title. For today’s notes, create a divider called “Beginning of year.”• Your notes will automatically be dated and ordered chronologically, so you

just need to ensure you title and break your notes accordingly.

CLASS NOTES GRADING RUBRIC

DAYTCST!

CLOSINGWednesday, September 4th


• HOMEWORK DUE: outline for first paper (via turnitin). If you have completed more than the outline, you may choose to include part of your draft for feedback.








THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH

Today’s Goals:

• Review class expectations using the iPad Application Socrative.

• Review procedures for using our “traditional” notebooks.• Define reading.

• DO NOW• Take out iPads and open Socrative. You should have the “student”

app version!

CLASS EXPECTATIONS

1. Show respect for people, spaces, and ideas.

2. Come to class on time and prepared with all required and requested materials.

3. Participate in class activities and discussions.

4. Hold yourself accountable for your learning, your assignments, your classroom responsibilities, and ultimately your grade.

HOW IS CLASS PARTICIPATION GRADED?

WHO WAS SOCRATES?

“Strong minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events,

weak minds discuss people.” • Greek philosopher 469-399 BCE

• Most of our knowledge of him and his teachings comes from the dialogues of his most famous pupil, PLATO.

• Spent his time discussing “virtue, justice, and piety wherever his fellow citizens congregated, seeking wisdom about right conduct so that he might guide the moral and intellectual improvement of Athens.”

• In 399 B.C. Socrates was tried for corrupting the morals of youth in Athens and for religious heresies; He was convicted and willingly drank the cup of poison hemlock that was given to him. The trial and death of Socrates are described by Plato.

Heresy = An opinion contrary

to church dogma

Marvin, Chris. “Philosophers: Socrates.” Trinity College Philosophy

Department. 2000. Web. 1 Sept 2013.

WHAT IS SOCRATIVE?

• Quiz, forum, and way of virtually sharing ideas.

• Everyone contributes an individual answer, then we are able to see each other’s responses.

• What are some rules for using this app?• Any questions that we answer and share publically will be questions that will

not embarrass anyone!• Questions regarding an activity completed in class will be kept private.• Use your full name—this information does not go beyond the walls of this

app.• If you are really uncomfortable, discuss a possible pseudonym with me.

• Try it out! Open it; enter the room number; begin.• Room number: 912466

WHAT WILL USE OUR “TRADITIONAL” NOTEBOOKS FOR?

• Free-writes (we’ll do this today!)

• Reading responses (we’ll do this next week!)

• Quotation collection (we’ll do this next week!)

• Other creative activities.

• For each entry, you must include the date (either left-hand or right-hand side) and title of the activity.

FREE-WRITE: WHAT DO YOU THINK?

What is reading?

Why do we read?

What do we read?

TODAY’S PRAYER…

Lord, give me patience and tolerance with everyone. Lead me to be kind and generous to everyone, and keep me cheerful for the sake of

everyone.

DEFINE READING.

Has your definition changed?

Consider what reading is, how we read, what we read, why we read, who reads, if culture or familiarity with topic are important, and so forth.

Socrative Room number: 912466

CLOSING


• IN CLASS: Introduction to British literature, new week’s worth of assignments, go over quizzes from last week, assign new writing project.



FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH, 2013Today’s Goals: Introduction to British literature and culture, new week’s

worth of assignments, go over quizzes from last week, assign new writing project.

DO NOW:

• Turn & Talk with a partner: • What cultural references must you recognize in order to understand the

image? •To what extent do you believe that understanding culture is important in reading? •To what extent do you believe understanding your own background is important in reading?

HOW WERE THE QUIZZES GRADED?

9-10 points (A)

8 points (B) 7 points (C) 6 points (D)

<5 points (F)

• The response is thoughtful, critical, and perceptive, considering both effect and importance.

• The response examines the text closely, considering word choice, connotation, word order, figurative language, etc.

• The response shows some critical thought and consideration of effect and importance but could have been pushed further.

• The response examines the text but could have considered aspects of the text more closely.

• While the response attempts to show some critical thought, it is vague and is not specific to the text in the question or is confusing.

• The response may attempt to examine or discuss the text presented in the question but in the end simply repeats it.

• The response does not show critical thought regarding the text presented in the question.

• The response does not attempt to examine or discuss the text presented in the question.

• The response is incomplete, unfocused, or does not respond to the question.

EXEMPLARY RESPONSE

Why has author Roddy Doyle chosen to repeat “something” throughout the Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha passage? What is the effect on the reader?

Roddy Doyle has chosen to repeat “something” throughout the

passage for two reasons. The first reason he does this is because he wants to

remind the reader that the novel is narrated from a child’s point of view.

Therefore, the child might not be able to hear what was said or understand

certain gestures. The second reason the author does this is to put a sense of

insecurity and questionability into the reader. His desire is to make the reader

feel like the child. If he can successfully do this, the novel will be much more

realistic to the reader. “Something” can mean many things; however, in this

case it is impossible to truly describe at all.

EXEMPLARY RESPONSE

What is the effect of the narrator using “Da” in the Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha passage as opposed to “father,” as in the Great Expectations passage? Why might author Roddy Doyle want to affect his readers in this way?

Roddy Doyle might use the word “Da” instead of “father” in the story Paddy

Clarke to show or emphasize that Patrick’s father is not a complete Dad. He

uses the word “Da” as a reference to Patrick’s dad not fulfilling his full duties

as a father. The compare and contrast between Patrick’s father in Paddy

Clarke and Pip’s father in the novel Great Expectations is Patrick knows his

father and sees how his father is acting, resulting in Patrick calling him “Da,”

while in Great Expectations Pip’s father is dead, and all he really has to go by

is what his father is like on his tombstone.

EXEMPLARY RESPONSE

What is the significance of line 27 (Something had happened; something.”) in the Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha passage? For full credit consider word choice.

The significance of line 27 is that it makes the reader assume that

something bad has happened. The way the word “something” is repeated in

the beginning and the end of the line adds to the mystery of what has

happened. It shows how throughout the story Paddy knows “something” has

happened or is happening, but he is just not sure what. It is also significant to

how the narrator’s tone changes through the story. Paddy goes from messing

around with fire and lying to his mom to wanting to mature and save his

parents’ relationship. Him noticing that there’s “something” wrong changes

his opinion on childhood, his friends, and his family.

NEW WRITING PROJECT!Who Are You?

Understanding and Exploring Your Social Identity

In order to understand other people’s belief systems, values, and cultures, you must first understand your own. Carefully consider the following aspects of your identity: Gender Sexuality Race Class Ethnicity Political beliefs Religion

After carefully thinking about your identity and its various aspects, write a personal essay in which you discuss at least three of these elements. Your essay should be organized into paragraphs and should include an introduction and conclusion. While it is an essay, because it is personal you may use first person. Your essay should be between 400 and 600 words.

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE BRITISH?

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland:

Great Britain: England, Wales, Scotland (Britain is just England and Wales)

Northern Ireland (The Republic of Ireland is not a part of Great Britain)

Commonwealth of Nations: an intergovernmental organization of 54 members that were territories of the British empire

England: England

Great site for a little summary: Barrow, Mandy. “What is Great Britain.” Project Britain.2013. Wed. September 2013. http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/britain/britain.htm

http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/britain/britain.htm




What might “British

Literature” include? Can we define it?

YOUR ASSIGNMENTIn groups of 4, create a handout about British culture. Choose an image, then

create a short paragraph describing that image. Your image could be one of the following, but each person in the group must choose something different.• Political cartoon from the last ten years• Political cartoon from the 20th century• Photograph representing an element of popular culture • Photograph of a political nature from the last ten years• Photograph of a political nature from the 20th century• Photograph, drawing, cartoon, or painting representing WWI involvement• Photograph, drawing, cartoon, or painting representing WWII involvement• Painting from the 19th century• Painting from the 18th century or before

First, decide who will do what. Then, decide who to send all of the images and paragraphs to in order to create one handout.

Be sure that your handout has a creative title and list of sources (MLA!). Wikipedia is not allowed!

Helpful websites:http://projectbritain.comhttp://www.fotosearch.com/photos-images/british-culture.htmlhttp://www.kwintessential.co.uk/resources/global-etiquette/uk.htmlhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/0/ http://britishempire.co.uk

http://projectbritain.com/


http://www.fotosearch.com/photos-images/british-culture.html


http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/resources/global-etiquette/uk.html


http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/0/


http://britishempire.co.uk/


CLOSINGMonday, September 9th

• IN CLASS: Complete handouts, give out Pygmalion vocabulary

• HOMEWORK DUE: Who Are You? Essay prewriting (possibilities: notes, web, outline, free-write)

Tuesday, September 10th

• IN CLASS: Begin Pygmalion by reading the myth upon which the play is based.

• HOMEWORK DUE: Act I Vocabulary


• IN CLASS: Pygmalion vocabulary review of Acts I and II vocabulary, Begin reading the play

• HOMEWORK DUE: Act II Vocabulary


• IN CLASS: Pygmalion reading

• HOMEWORK DUE: Pygmalion reading



• HOMEWORK DUE: Who Are You? Essay via turnitin

Monday, September 16th

• IN CLASS: Acts ! And !! Vocabulary quiz! Begin reading Act III

• HOMEWORK DUE: Finish reading Acts I and II

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH

Today’s Goals:

• Complete handouts (due by the end of the period)

• Assign Pygmalion vocabulary

DO NOW:

• Get into groups to finish handouts.

2ND PERIOD: LANGUAGE IN IRELAND

Irish or Gaelic?

• Irish in Ireland

• Irish Gaelic outside of Ireland

• Gaelic refers to Scottish Gaelic, Manx Gaelic, and Irish Gaelic, so it also refers to three different cultures and peoples.

• Gaelic is a Celtic language; English is Germanic.

YOUR ASSIGNMENTIn groups of 4, create a handout about British culture. Choose an image, then

create a short paragraph describing that image. Your image could be one of the following, but each person in the group must choose something different.• Political cartoon from the last ten years• Political cartoon from the 20th century• Photograph representing an element of popular culture • Photograph of a political nature from the last ten years• Photograph of a political nature from the 20th century• Photograph, drawing, cartoon, or painting representing WWI involvement• Photograph, drawing, cartoon, or painting representing WWII involvement• Painting from the 19th century• Painting from the 18th century or before

First, decide who will do what. Then, decide who to send all of the images and paragraphs to in order to create one handout.

Be sure that your handout has a creative title and list of sources (MLA!). Wikipedia is not allowed!

Helpful websites:http://projectbritain.comhttp://www.fotosearch.com/photos-images/british-culture.htmlhttp://www.kwintessential.co.uk/resources/global-etiquette/uk.htmlhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/0/ http://britishempire.co.uk











DUE!!!

Send handouts via email to [email protected] by the end of the period.

mailto:[email protected]

PYGMALION VOCABULARY

For each of the following words, find the definition, part of speech, three antonyms, three synonyms, and the form the word takes as other parts of speech. Then, highlight the word as it occurs in the text and write a sentence of your own.

CLOSINGTuesday, September 10th

• IN CLASS: Begin Pygmalion by reading the myth upon which the play is based.

• HOMEWORK DUE: Act I Vocabulary (Only complete the first sentence of directions)


• IN CLASS: Pygmalion vocabulary review of Acts I and II vocabulary, Begin reading the play

• HOMEWORK DUE: Act II Vocabulary



• HOMEWORK DUE: Pygmalion reading



• HOMEWORK DUE: Who Are You? Essay via turnitin

Monday, September 16th

• IN CLASS: Acts ! And !! Vocabulary quiz! Begin reading Act III

• HOMEWORK DUE: Finish reading Acts I and II

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BEGINNING OF THE YEAR BRITISH LITERATURE 2013-2014