January 7, 2014

January 7, 2014 Objective: SWBAT hold a discussion using the Questions for Discussion from the text as a jumping off point.

EU: Communication determines meaning. How? Why? When?

Agenda:DGPDiscussion (use discussion questions from LoC page 447 in the 1st edition, page 608 in the new edition)Socratic SeminarExit

HW: Complete the Questions on Rhetoric and Style on pages 447-448 in the 1st edition of LoC, pages 608-609 in the 2nd edition. Answers only.

Daily Grammar PracticeWeek 15

it is a far far better thing

that i do than i have ever

done it is a far far better

rest that i go to than i have

ever known





Discussion

1. How does Gay Talese create a picture of DiMaggio at loose ends that nevertheless suggests his heroism?

2. What does Talese tell us about the position of sports in American popular culture?





Discussion

3. Talese describes DiMaggio as “a kind of male Garbo,” referring to the legendary, reclusive film star Greta Garbo (para. 85). The comparison suggests that DiMaggio’s detachment was a masculine ideal. Does this ideal still resonate? How does it square with the image of today’s superstar athletes? Does our media-crazy era demand more engagement from our heroes? Are we still capable of being “moved by the mystique” para. 85)?





Discussion

4. Talese has said that his work is a highly personal response to the world as an Italian American Outsider. How does the authorial voice of an outsider add nuance to the profile of Joe DiMaggio?

5. Why is spring the silent season? Consider the title from the perspective of fishing and baseball.





Socratic Seminar

Students should discuss the text freely. They should refer to their Cornell notes from last night.

Students should not raise their hands, but rather hold civil discourse in which they respond to each other.





Exit

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January 7, 2014