Existentialism & The Stranger Unit
Essential Questions: (look for quotes in the text & annotate as you read to defend your answers)
1. Is Meursault a psychopath or sociopath? (Characterize M.)
2. Is Meursault a static or dynamic character? (Does he change? How? When? Why?)
3. What is the nature of choice? What is your personal philosophy on autonomy? (using examples from the texts we have looked at, and your own life, how much of life is individual choice?)
IN-CLASS ESSAY TOPIC: How is The Stranger existentialist?
1. Is Meursault a psychopath or sociopath? (Characterize M.)
2. Is Meursault a static or dynamic character? (Does he change? How? When? Why?)
3. What is the nature of choice? What is your personal philosophy on autonomy? (using examples from the texts we have looked at, and your own life, how much of life is individual choice?)
IN-CLASS ESSAY TOPIC: How is The Stranger existentialist?
Wednesday, September 23rd
1. vocab: preordained, predestination, existentialism, absurd, paradox, oxymoron
2. journal: What is the meaning of life? Is it all preordained or is it random coincidence?
What is my purpose?
Ask yourself the following questions and respond:
• Why am I here?
• What is the meaning of life?
• What is the meaning of my existence?
• Where do I fit in the world?
• What is important to me in life? Freedom? Knowledge? Belongings?
• What characteristics of self are important to me?
• How do I view myself in relation to the rest of the world?
• Am I really the same person that people view me to be?
3. go over homework: Existential Research
4. HAND IN FINAL DRAFTS OF NARRATIVES
5. Existentialism Group Projects
Homework: Reread "The Myth of Sisyphus" and Annotate the whole article (highlight & write notes in the margin, circle vocab words, write questions, summaries, examples as you read)
Friday, September 25th
1. vocab: dichotomy, polarity, allegory, ego, creed
2. journal: Ego: Who am I? What makes me who I am? Where do my ideas of who I am come from?
3. videos: Plato's Allegory of the Cave & Matrix & Allegory & Discussion
4. Existentialism Poster Project in Groups
Homework: Albert Camus Websearch
Monday, September 28th
1. vocab: dogma, paradigm, archetype
2. Project: Existentialism Poster Project in Groups
Homework: Stranger Vocab Set 1_
Wednesday, September 30th
1. Vocab: Stranger Set 1
2. Present Existentialism Poster Project in Groups
3. Begin Reading The Stranger
Homework: 1. Read The Stranger Ch. 1-3 & write a page about Mersault's character. What kind of a person is he? 2. Study Vocab Set 1 for a quiz
Monday, October 5th
1. Guest Speaker: EAP
2. Vocab Quiz: Stranger Set 1
3. Discuss: The Stranger Ch 1-3
4. Song Parallel: Sunrise, Sunset by Bright Eyes
5. Read: The Stranger: Ch 4-5
Homework: Read The Stranger Ch. 4-5 & Annotate with post-it notes:
- Look for repeating motifs: Heat, Light, Sleep, Coffee
- Record behaviors that show if he is a sociopath or psychopath...
- Record behaviors that show if he is dynamic or static/flat or round...
Wednesday, October 7th
1. vocab: complacent, incoherent, zeal, zealous, zealot, meticulous, vaudeville, furtive, parallelism
2. journal: Relationships: Discuss relationships in your life and why humans are drawn to relationships
3. Discuss: The Stranger Ch. 4-5
4. Poetry Explication: Parallel Themes of The Stranger
Nature by Emily Dickinson
The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Homework: 1. Read to the end of chapter 6 &
2. Complete Reading Guide Ch. 5-6
3. Bring in an outside text for Socratic Seminar & wrote about how it relates to the themes of The Stranger
Friday, October 9th
1. watch: "Killing an Arab" by The Cure
2. Socratic Seminar: Part 1 of The Stranger
Homework: Complete Socratic Seminar Worksheet
Read and annotate Part 2: Ch. 1-2
Monday, October 12th
1. vocab: quizlet: Vocab List 2
2. journal: A Day in the Life of Prison: What would it like to be in prison? How would you spend your time? How would it change your view of freedom? What role does it play for Meursault?
3. quiz: Stranger Part 2, Ch. 1-3
4. Go over Part 2: Ch. 1-2
5. Read: Part 2: Ch 3-4
Homework: Read: Part 2: Ch 3-4 & annotate
2. Study Vocab Set 2 for a Quiz
Wednesday, October 14th
1. vocab QUIZ: Vocab Set 2
2. NEW Vocab: Vocab Set 3: Part 2: Ch. 4-6
2. journal: Conscience: What is it? Where does it come from? Meursault's morality?
3. discuss: Conscience & Stranger - Preconventional, Conventional, & Postconventional Morality
4. Read & Discuss: Stranger Part 2 Ch. 3-4
Homework: Read Stranger Part 2: Ch. 4-6, annotate &
Complete Vocabulary Set 3 Sentences
Monday, October 19th
1. vocab: consummated, autonomy, autonomous, motif, parallelism
2. Vocab Quiz Set 3 & Reading Quiz --> END of The Stranger
3. journal: Final Self-Assessment of Quarter 1:
Step 1: Add as many post-its as you can to each motif poster:
4. Review: End of The Stranger
Homework: 1. Prepare for Exam: The Stranger & Existentialism:
Wednesday, October 21st
vocab: discourse
Socratic Seminar: The Stranger (worth 100 points)
Homework: 1. Socratic Seminar Reflection sheet due Monday
2. Prepare for Stranger TEST Monday
3. Work on The Stranger Essay due: Wednesday
1. vocab: preordained, predestination, existentialism, absurd, paradox, oxymoron
2. journal: What is the meaning of life? Is it all preordained or is it random coincidence?
What is my purpose?
Ask yourself the following questions and respond:
• Why am I here?
• What is the meaning of life?
• What is the meaning of my existence?
• Where do I fit in the world?
• What is important to me in life? Freedom? Knowledge? Belongings?
• What characteristics of self are important to me?
• How do I view myself in relation to the rest of the world?
• Am I really the same person that people view me to be?
3. go over homework: Existential Research
4. HAND IN FINAL DRAFTS OF NARRATIVES
5. Existentialism Group Projects
Homework: Reread "The Myth of Sisyphus" and Annotate the whole article (highlight & write notes in the margin, circle vocab words, write questions, summaries, examples as you read)
Friday, September 25th
1. vocab: dichotomy, polarity, allegory, ego, creed
2. journal: Ego: Who am I? What makes me who I am? Where do my ideas of who I am come from?
3. videos: Plato's Allegory of the Cave & Matrix & Allegory & Discussion
4. Existentialism Poster Project in Groups
Homework: Albert Camus Websearch
Monday, September 28th
1. vocab: dogma, paradigm, archetype
2. Project: Existentialism Poster Project in Groups
Homework: Stranger Vocab Set 1_
Wednesday, September 30th
1. Vocab: Stranger Set 1
2. Present Existentialism Poster Project in Groups
3. Begin Reading The Stranger
Homework: 1. Read The Stranger Ch. 1-3 & write a page about Mersault's character. What kind of a person is he? 2. Study Vocab Set 1 for a quiz
Monday, October 5th
1. Guest Speaker: EAP
2. Vocab Quiz: Stranger Set 1
3. Discuss: The Stranger Ch 1-3
4. Song Parallel: Sunrise, Sunset by Bright Eyes
5. Read: The Stranger: Ch 4-5
Homework: Read The Stranger Ch. 4-5 & Annotate with post-it notes:
- Look for repeating motifs: Heat, Light, Sleep, Coffee
- Record behaviors that show if he is a sociopath or psychopath...
- Record behaviors that show if he is dynamic or static/flat or round...
Wednesday, October 7th
1. vocab: complacent, incoherent, zeal, zealous, zealot, meticulous, vaudeville, furtive, parallelism
2. journal: Relationships: Discuss relationships in your life and why humans are drawn to relationships
3. Discuss: The Stranger Ch. 4-5
4. Poetry Explication: Parallel Themes of The Stranger
Nature by Emily Dickinson
The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Homework: 1. Read to the end of chapter 6 &
2. Complete Reading Guide Ch. 5-6
3. Bring in an outside text for Socratic Seminar & wrote about how it relates to the themes of The Stranger
Friday, October 9th
1. watch: "Killing an Arab" by The Cure
2. Socratic Seminar: Part 1 of The Stranger
Homework: Complete Socratic Seminar Worksheet
Read and annotate Part 2: Ch. 1-2
Monday, October 12th
1. vocab: quizlet: Vocab List 2
2. journal: A Day in the Life of Prison: What would it like to be in prison? How would you spend your time? How would it change your view of freedom? What role does it play for Meursault?
3. quiz: Stranger Part 2, Ch. 1-3
4. Go over Part 2: Ch. 1-2
5. Read: Part 2: Ch 3-4
Homework: Read: Part 2: Ch 3-4 & annotate
2. Study Vocab Set 2 for a Quiz
Wednesday, October 14th
1. vocab QUIZ: Vocab Set 2
2. NEW Vocab: Vocab Set 3: Part 2: Ch. 4-6
2. journal: Conscience: What is it? Where does it come from? Meursault's morality?
- What is evil? What causes people to act in evil ways?
- Are people evil or their behaviors evil?
- preconventional vs. Conventional vs conventional morality
3. discuss: Conscience & Stranger - Preconventional, Conventional, & Postconventional Morality
4. Read & Discuss: Stranger Part 2 Ch. 3-4
Homework: Read Stranger Part 2: Ch. 4-6, annotate &
Complete Vocabulary Set 3 Sentences
Monday, October 19th
1. vocab: consummated, autonomy, autonomous, motif, parallelism
2. Vocab Quiz Set 3 & Reading Quiz --> END of The Stranger
3. journal: Final Self-Assessment of Quarter 1:
- What grade do I deserve for effort this Quarter and Why?
- What grade do I deserve for success this Quarter and Why?
- How do these grades correlate?
- Successes? What is working well for you?
- Challenges? How can you overcome these?
- Discuss: Attendance, Timeliness, Homework, Classwork, Discussion, Written Work, Reading, Independent Book Report
- Goals for next quarter
Step 1: Add as many post-its as you can to each motif poster:
- Sleep
- Light
- Heat
- Sociopath/Psychopath
- Dynamic vs Static
- Nature of Autonomy
- Existentialism
4. Review: End of The Stranger
Homework: 1. Prepare for Exam: The Stranger & Existentialism:
- Bring in an outside text that parallels with themes of The Stranger:
- Read & Annotate: "Camus Notion of the Absurd" Article
Wednesday, October 21st
vocab: discourse
Socratic Seminar: The Stranger (worth 100 points)
Homework: 1. Socratic Seminar Reflection sheet due Monday
2. Prepare for Stranger TEST Monday
3. Work on The Stranger Essay due: Wednesday
Monday, October 26th
Final Exam on The Stranger & Existentialism:
Final Exam on The Stranger & Existentialism:
- Daily Vocab Words: Quarter 1
- Vocab Set 1
- Vocab Set 2
- Vocab Set 3
- Literary Terms in The Stranger
- The Stranger by Albert Camus: concepts, themes, plot, characterization
- Open-Note-In-class Essay: How does The Stranger illustrate concepts of existentialism?
The Stranger Essay
Essential Questions: (look for quotes in the text & annotate as you read to defend your answers)
1. Is Meursault a psychopath or sociopath? (Characterize M.)
2. Is Meursault a static or dynamic character? (Does he change? How? When? Why?)
3. What is the nature of choice? What is your personal philosophy on autonomy? (using examples from the texts we have looked at, and your own life, how much of life is individual choice?)
**Choose an essay question & Write a 5-paragraph essay, typed, 12 pt font, double spaced
- Introduction:
A) introduce text (title and author)
B) paraphrase context, plot, and themes (main ideas) of text
C) State Thesis (answer essential question)
- Body Paragraph 1: IDEA/POINT 1
A) Topic sentence: Present an argument that supports your thesis, incorporating an idea that Camus presented in The Stranger
B) CDs (Concrete Details: quotes or paraphrasing examples from text - note page number in parenthesis) followed by CMs (Commentaries: explain how it relates to your thesis)
C) Juxtapose with examples/facts from modern day culture/history/your life (poems, songs, anecdotes, articles, daily life situations…)
D) Concluding Sentence: Therefore, restate Topic Sentence in new words with added analysis
-Body Paragraph 2: IDEA/POINT 2
A) Topic sentence: Present another argument that supports your thesis, incorporating an idea that Camus presented in The Stranger
B) CDs (Concrete Details: quotes or paraphrasing examples from text - note page number in parenthesis) followed by CMs (Commentaries: explain how it relates to your thesis)
C) Juxtapose with examples/facts from modern day culture/history/your life (poems, songs, anecdotes, articles, daily life situations…)
D) Concluding Sentence: Therefore, restate Topic Sentence in new words with added analysis
-Body Paragraph 3: IDEA/POINT 3
A) Topic sentence: Present another argument that supports your thesis, incorporating an idea that Camus presented in The Stranger
B) CDs (Concrete Details: quotes or paraphrasing examples from text - note page number in parenthesis) followed by CMs (Commentaries: explain how it relates to your thesis)
C) Juxtapose with examples/facts from modern day culture/history/your life (poems, songs, anecdotes, articles, daily life situations…)
D) Concluding Sentence: Therefore, restate Topic Sentence in new words with added analysis
-Conclusion:
A) Restate thesis in new words, with added information
B) Summarize all arguments
C) Leave the reader with a BANG (something to think about) - technology in 1951 vs. today
Essential Questions: (look for quotes in the text & annotate as you read to defend your answers)
1. Is Meursault a psychopath or sociopath? (Characterize M.)
2. Is Meursault a static or dynamic character? (Does he change? How? When? Why?)
3. What is the nature of choice? What is your personal philosophy on autonomy? (using examples from the texts we have looked at, and your own life, how much of life is individual choice?)
**Choose an essay question & Write a 5-paragraph essay, typed, 12 pt font, double spaced
- your thesis will answer the essential question with 3 main ideas to support argument
- Make connections between the text, existentialism, allusions to other texts, & your life
- Introduction:
A) introduce text (title and author)
B) paraphrase context, plot, and themes (main ideas) of text
C) State Thesis (answer essential question)
- Body Paragraph 1: IDEA/POINT 1
A) Topic sentence: Present an argument that supports your thesis, incorporating an idea that Camus presented in The Stranger
B) CDs (Concrete Details: quotes or paraphrasing examples from text - note page number in parenthesis) followed by CMs (Commentaries: explain how it relates to your thesis)
C) Juxtapose with examples/facts from modern day culture/history/your life (poems, songs, anecdotes, articles, daily life situations…)
D) Concluding Sentence: Therefore, restate Topic Sentence in new words with added analysis
-Body Paragraph 2: IDEA/POINT 2
A) Topic sentence: Present another argument that supports your thesis, incorporating an idea that Camus presented in The Stranger
B) CDs (Concrete Details: quotes or paraphrasing examples from text - note page number in parenthesis) followed by CMs (Commentaries: explain how it relates to your thesis)
C) Juxtapose with examples/facts from modern day culture/history/your life (poems, songs, anecdotes, articles, daily life situations…)
D) Concluding Sentence: Therefore, restate Topic Sentence in new words with added analysis
-Body Paragraph 3: IDEA/POINT 3
A) Topic sentence: Present another argument that supports your thesis, incorporating an idea that Camus presented in The Stranger
B) CDs (Concrete Details: quotes or paraphrasing examples from text - note page number in parenthesis) followed by CMs (Commentaries: explain how it relates to your thesis)
C) Juxtapose with examples/facts from modern day culture/history/your life (poems, songs, anecdotes, articles, daily life situations…)
D) Concluding Sentence: Therefore, restate Topic Sentence in new words with added analysis
-Conclusion:
A) Restate thesis in new words, with added information
B) Summarize all arguments
C) Leave the reader with a BANG (something to think about) - technology in 1951 vs. today
Wednesday, October 26th
1. First Draft of Stranger Essay DUE
2. Film: I Heart Huckabees
Homework: 1. 2nd Draft of Stranger Essay due Friday
2. Independent Project #2 (DUE DECEMBER 14th)
1. First Draft of Stranger Essay DUE
2. Film: I Heart Huckabees
Homework: 1. 2nd Draft of Stranger Essay due Friday
2. Independent Project #2 (DUE DECEMBER 14th)
Friday, October 28th
Film: I Heart Huckabees
Homework: 1. Independent Project #2 (DUE DECEMBER 14th)
2. Final Draft of Stranger Essay DUE MONDAY
Film: I Heart Huckabees
Homework: 1. Independent Project #2 (DUE DECEMBER 14th)
2. Final Draft of Stranger Essay DUE MONDAY
Monday, November 2nd
1. vocab: tenets, paradox, oxymoron, irony
2. Finish Film: I Heart Huckabees (3rd period)
3. In-class Essay: How is The Stranger existentialist?
2. Death Penalty Research. Make a T-chart of Pros/Cons of the Death Penalty. Record at least 3 sources!
1. vocab: tenets, paradox, oxymoron, irony
2. Finish Film: I Heart Huckabees (3rd period)
3. In-class Essay: How is The Stranger existentialist?
- Define the tenets of existentialism and discuss how the themes, characters, setting, plots points, symbols, motifs, and tone, and voice of The Stranger could be characterized as an existentialist novel.
- Discuss what you know about Albert Camus and his background context, and how that may have played into his writing, including "The Myth of Sisyphus" and "Camus' Notion of the Absurd."
- Then, compare the ideas set forth in I Heart Huckabees and make comparisons to The Stranger and it's existentialist nature.
- Finally, connect existentialism to the universal human experience.
2. Death Penalty Research. Make a T-chart of Pros/Cons of the Death Penalty. Record at least 3 sources!
Wednesday, November 3rd
1. Finish In-Class Essay Test
2. Existentialist Plays in groups
Homework: Google slideshow for Existential Play
2. Memorize & Rehearse lines for Scene
Be prepared to perform Friday, the 13th!!
1. Finish In-Class Essay Test
2. Existentialist Plays in groups
Homework: Google slideshow for Existential Play
2. Memorize & Rehearse lines for Scene
Be prepared to perform Friday, the 13th!!
Monday, November 9th
1. Finish Group Slideshow
2. Practice: Existentialist Plays in Groups
Homework: Memorize lines for Group Scene to perform on Friday
2. Independent Project #2 - Due Dec 14th
1. Finish Group Slideshow
2. Practice: Existentialist Plays in Groups
Homework: Memorize lines for Group Scene to perform on Friday
2. Independent Project #2 - Due Dec 14th
Wednesday, November 11th
No School - Veteran's Day
Homework: Memorize lines for Group Scene to perform on Friday
Homework: Independent Project #2
No School - Veteran's Day
Homework: Memorize lines for Group Scene to perform on Friday
Homework: Independent Project #2
Friday, November 13th
Perform Existentialist Scenes
Homework: Independent Project #2 - Due Dec 14th
2. Find an article about a death row case, execution, or a conflict involving the death penalty - print out the article & annotate it, or write a 1-page synopsis of the article, & what position it seems to be supporting on the death penalty & with what evidence it bases its case
Perform Existentialist Scenes
Homework: Independent Project #2 - Due Dec 14th
2. Find an article about a death row case, execution, or a conflict involving the death penalty - print out the article & annotate it, or write a 1-page synopsis of the article, & what position it seems to be supporting on the death penalty & with what evidence it bases its case
Monday, November 16th -
1. vocab: reinstate, exonerate, nullification, clemency, commutation, redemption
restitution, repent, rehabilitation, penance, contrition, retribution
2. Finish presenting Existential Theater
3. journal: My Thoughts on the Death Penalty
4. mini-debate on The Death Penalty
Activity: Spectrum of Opinion on Death Penalty Topics
• The death penalty is morally wrong.
• The use of the death penalty deters murders.
• The risk of executing the innocent precludes the use of the death penalty.
• The death penalty is a human rights violation.
• The death penalty is applied unfairly and should not be used.
• Juvenile offenders are less responsible & developed and should not be subjected to the death penalty.
• States with higher numbers of people on death row have lower crime rates.
• You are more likely to get the death penalty if you are a man.
• You are more likely to get the death penalty if you murder a white person.
• Persons with mental disabilities should be eligible for the death penalty.
• Life without parole is an acceptable alternative to a death sentence.
• Execution is the only way to bring closure to victims’ families and loved ones
• I have faith in our legal system to send only those who are guilty to death row.
• I believe that if we do not execute those who have committed especially terrible crimes, then
we are saying that we as a society do not respect the right to live
- People change, and therefore should be given the right to redeem themselves in jail
Homework:
Option 1: Research a State & Create a Page of Research to Present to the class:
http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/state_by_state
3. Independent Project - Due Dec 14th
1. vocab: reinstate, exonerate, nullification, clemency, commutation, redemption
restitution, repent, rehabilitation, penance, contrition, retribution
2. Finish presenting Existential Theater
3. journal: My Thoughts on the Death Penalty
4. mini-debate on The Death Penalty
Activity: Spectrum of Opinion on Death Penalty Topics
• The death penalty is morally wrong.
• The use of the death penalty deters murders.
• The risk of executing the innocent precludes the use of the death penalty.
• The death penalty is a human rights violation.
• The death penalty is applied unfairly and should not be used.
• Juvenile offenders are less responsible & developed and should not be subjected to the death penalty.
• States with higher numbers of people on death row have lower crime rates.
• You are more likely to get the death penalty if you are a man.
• You are more likely to get the death penalty if you murder a white person.
• Persons with mental disabilities should be eligible for the death penalty.
• Life without parole is an acceptable alternative to a death sentence.
• Execution is the only way to bring closure to victims’ families and loved ones
• I have faith in our legal system to send only those who are guilty to death row.
• I believe that if we do not execute those who have committed especially terrible crimes, then
we are saying that we as a society do not respect the right to live
- People change, and therefore should be given the right to redeem themselves in jail
Homework:
Option 1: Research a State & Create a Page of Research to Present to the class:
http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/state_by_state
- When was the death penalty reinstated?
- How many people are on death row?
- How many men are on death row?
- How many women are on death row?
- How many executions have occurred in the state during the past ten years?
- What is the total number of executions that have occurred in the state since the death penalty was reinstated?
- What is the racial breakdown for those currently on the state's death row?
- What is the racial breakdown for those who have been executed?
- What is(are) the state's method(s) of execution?
- Does your state have the sentencing option of "life without parole"?
- What is the population of your assigned state?
- What was the state's murder rate in each year from 1995 - 2003?
- Has the state exonerated any individuals from death row?
3. Independent Project - Due Dec 14th
Wednesday, November 18th
1. vocab: moratorium, retribution, recidivism, restitution
2. journal: Things I'm Thankful For...
3. mini-debate on The Death Penalty: 4 corners Activity
Activity: Spectrum of Opinion on Death Penalty Topics
• The death penalty is morally wrong.
• The use of the death penalty deters murders.
• The risk of executing the innocent should abolish the use of the death penalty.
• The death penalty is a human rights violation.
• The death penalty is applied unfairly and should not be used.
• Juvenile offenders are less responsible & developed and should not be subjected to the death penalty.
• States with higher numbers of people on death row have lower crime rates.
• You are more likely to get the death penalty if you are a man.
• You are more likely to get the death penalty if you murder a white person.
• Persons with mental disabilities should be eligible for the death penalty.
• Life without parole is an acceptable alternative to a death sentence.
• Execution is the only way to bring closure to victims’ families and loved ones
• I have faith in our legal system to send only those who are guilty to death row.
• I believe that if we do not execute those who have committed especially terrible crimes, then
we are saying that we as a society do not respect the right to live
- People change, and therefore should be given the right to redeem themselves in jail
4. Groupwork: Death Penalty Cases
WORK ON INDEPENDENT PROJECT (10 hours total required): Due December 9th
1. vocab: moratorium, retribution, recidivism, restitution
2. journal: Things I'm Thankful For...
3. mini-debate on The Death Penalty: 4 corners Activity
Activity: Spectrum of Opinion on Death Penalty Topics
• The death penalty is morally wrong.
• The use of the death penalty deters murders.
• The risk of executing the innocent should abolish the use of the death penalty.
• The death penalty is a human rights violation.
• The death penalty is applied unfairly and should not be used.
• Juvenile offenders are less responsible & developed and should not be subjected to the death penalty.
• States with higher numbers of people on death row have lower crime rates.
• You are more likely to get the death penalty if you are a man.
• You are more likely to get the death penalty if you murder a white person.
• Persons with mental disabilities should be eligible for the death penalty.
• Life without parole is an acceptable alternative to a death sentence.
• Execution is the only way to bring closure to victims’ families and loved ones
• I have faith in our legal system to send only those who are guilty to death row.
• I believe that if we do not execute those who have committed especially terrible crimes, then
we are saying that we as a society do not respect the right to live
- People change, and therefore should be given the right to redeem themselves in jail
4. Groupwork: Death Penalty Cases
- Share out homework articles
- You be the jury: "Hear" a death row case and determine if your would sentence the defendant to death Link: http://deathpenaltycurriculum.org/node/85
- Arguments For and Against the Death Penalty: http://deathpenaltycurriculum.org/node/5
WORK ON INDEPENDENT PROJECT (10 hours total required): Due December 9th
Monday, November 30th
1. vocab: metamorphosis, transmutation, vermin, ravenous, meticulous, occupational, omission, grueling, rile, fretsaw, obstinant , indisposition, premonition, foyer, preliminary, marred, deliverance, marred
(QUIZLET LINK)
2. journal: A Day in the Life of a Vermin
3. Kafka's Life & Context of "The Metamorphosis"
4. Essential Questions: "The Metamorphosis"
Homework: Read Ch 1 (to p. 20) in "The Metamorphosis" & annotate for the Essential Questions
1. vocab: metamorphosis, transmutation, vermin, ravenous, meticulous, occupational, omission, grueling, rile, fretsaw, obstinant , indisposition, premonition, foyer, preliminary, marred, deliverance, marred
(QUIZLET LINK)
2. journal: A Day in the Life of a Vermin
3. Kafka's Life & Context of "The Metamorphosis"
4. Essential Questions: "The Metamorphosis"
- 1. How could "The Metamorphosis" be considered an existential text?
- 2. Characterize Gregor or Grete & analyze his/her METAMORPHOSIS (Discuss character type, characterize, and discuss development of character and how this contributes to the overall themes and impact of the story, as well as bigger symbolic elements)
- 3. Analyze the literary elements of the story (theme, tone, mood, figurative language, irony, symbolism, character development, diction, connotations, allusions, cultural context)
- 4. Is this story a metaphor or a literal version of the character's life?
- 5. How does the space around us affect our mentalities?
- 6. How does the choice of wording in a translation change the way it can be read and interpreted?
- 7. How are names & anonymous characters symbolic in the story?
Homework: Read Ch 1 (to p. 20) in "The Metamorphosis" & annotate for the Essential Questions
Wednesday, December 2nd
1. vocab: allegory, pallid, congealed, ardor, emphatically, allusion, conservatory
2. Discuss: Ch. 1 of "The Metamorphosis"
3. Groupwork: Kafka's Other works
4. Read: "The Metamorphosis" Ch. 2 (to page 38)
Homework: Finish Reading Ch. 2 of "The Metamorphosis" & annotate
1. vocab: allegory, pallid, congealed, ardor, emphatically, allusion, conservatory
2. Discuss: Ch. 1 of "The Metamorphosis"
3. Groupwork: Kafka's Other works
4. Read: "The Metamorphosis" Ch. 2 (to page 38)
Homework: Finish Reading Ch. 2 of "The Metamorphosis" & annotate
Friday, December 4th
1. vocab: blandishment, stinted, provincial, pique, salable, debacle, admonish, superflous
2. journal: Do you think Gregor is actually a bug or is there something else going on? Justify your answer with specific language from the text? FIND 3 CDs (quotes) from the text
3. Present Groupwork: Kafka's Other works
4. Discuss Ch 2 of "The Metamorphosis"
5. Read Ch. 3 of "The Metamorphosis"
Homework: Finish Reading Ch. 3 of "The Metamorphosis" & annotate
1. vocab: blandishment, stinted, provincial, pique, salable, debacle, admonish, superflous
2. journal: Do you think Gregor is actually a bug or is there something else going on? Justify your answer with specific language from the text? FIND 3 CDs (quotes) from the text
3. Present Groupwork: Kafka's Other works
4. Discuss Ch 2 of "The Metamorphosis"
5. Read Ch. 3 of "The Metamorphosis"
Homework: Finish Reading Ch. 3 of "The Metamorphosis" & annotate
Monday, December 7th
1. journal: Final Self-Assessment
2. 4 corners debate: "Metamorphosis" Concepts & Themes
3. Present Groupwork: Kafka
4. Review: "The Metamorphosis"
Homework: Prepare for Socratic Seminar - Discussion Questions & an Outside text
1. journal: Final Self-Assessment
2. 4 corners debate: "Metamorphosis" Concepts & Themes
3. Present Groupwork: Kafka
4. Review: "The Metamorphosis"
Homework: Prepare for Socratic Seminar - Discussion Questions & an Outside text
Wednesday, December 9th
1. INDEPENDENT PROJECT DUE - Share in groups
Socratic Seminar: The Metamorphosis
**HAND IN JOURNAL
Homework: Prepare for final Exam
1. INDEPENDENT PROJECT DUE - Share in groups
Socratic Seminar: The Metamorphosis
**HAND IN JOURNAL
Homework: Prepare for final Exam
- Study Vocab
- Prepare an Outline for an In-class Essay
Wednesday, December 16th
Final Exam on "The Metamorphosis" & Daily Vocabulary
Essential Questions:
**Choose one topic from the list and prepare an outline with 6-10 quotes from story
1. How could "The Metamorphosis" be considered an existential/absurd text?
2. Characterize Gregor or Grete & analyze his/her METAMORPHOSIS (Discuss character type, characterize, and discuss development of character and how this contributes to the overall themes and impact of the story, as well as bigger symbolic elements)
3. Analyze the literary elements of the story (theme, tone, mood, figurative language, irony, symbolism, character development, diction, connotations, allusions, cultural context)
4. Is this story a metaphor or a literal version of the character's life?
5. How does the space around us affect our mentalities?
6. How does the choice of wording in a translation change the way it can be read and interpreted?
7. How are names & anonymous characters symbolic in the story?
FINAL EXAM:
PART 1: DAILY VOCABULARY WORDS & LIT TERMS
**MUST USE 6-10 Concrete Details in your essay (facts, examples, quotes, evidence)
Final Exam on "The Metamorphosis" & Daily Vocabulary
- Vocab Test:
- In-class Essay on ONE of the following topics (you may use your notes and the book)
Essential Questions:
**Choose one topic from the list and prepare an outline with 6-10 quotes from story
1. How could "The Metamorphosis" be considered an existential/absurd text?
2. Characterize Gregor or Grete & analyze his/her METAMORPHOSIS (Discuss character type, characterize, and discuss development of character and how this contributes to the overall themes and impact of the story, as well as bigger symbolic elements)
3. Analyze the literary elements of the story (theme, tone, mood, figurative language, irony, symbolism, character development, diction, connotations, allusions, cultural context)
4. Is this story a metaphor or a literal version of the character's life?
5. How does the space around us affect our mentalities?
6. How does the choice of wording in a translation change the way it can be read and interpreted?
7. How are names & anonymous characters symbolic in the story?
FINAL EXAM:
PART 1: DAILY VOCABULARY WORDS & LIT TERMS
- Daily words Quarter 1 (includes all lit terms)
- Daily words Quarter 2
- The Stranger Quizlet Link: All Terms
- Metamorphosis Quizlet Link
**MUST USE 6-10 Concrete Details in your essay (facts, examples, quotes, evidence)
Outline for Essay Topic:
- Intro:
A> Thesis: Answers Essential Question
B> Background Info
- Body Paragraphs -
A> topic sentence that presents a piece of your argument
B> facts, examples, cases
C> your explanation/analysis of facts, connecting evidence to your thesis
- Conclusion
A> Restate Thesis
B> Universal analysis, leave audience with a BANG
- Intro:
A> Thesis: Answers Essential Question
B> Background Info
- Body Paragraphs -
A> topic sentence that presents a piece of your argument
B> facts, examples, cases
C> your explanation/analysis of facts, connecting evidence to your thesis
- Conclusion
A> Restate Thesis
B> Universal analysis, leave audience with a BANG