AP Language: Lessons & Homework
AP Language Essential Questions:
How does the author's diction augment the meaning of a text?
How do authors use ethos, logos, and pathos to convey their points?
How does the author's diction augment the meaning of a text?
How do authors use ethos, logos, and pathos to convey their points?
Huck Finn Essential Questions:
1. How does Mark Twain satirize the society in which he lives? (pre-Civil-war America)
2. Through his voice in Huck Finn, do you think Mark Twain is Racist?
1. How does Mark Twain satirize the society in which he lives? (pre-Civil-war America)
2. Through his voice in Huck Finn, do you think Mark Twain is Racist?
Tuesday, August 22nd
1. vocab words: diction, discourse, syntax, connotation vs. denotation
2. Introduce: Journals and folders, daily procedures, Syllabus
3. Journal: Goals/Objectives:
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
Synonym, Homonym, Antonym
Lit Terms
Rhetorical Terms
5. Name Game, Ice Breaker
Homework: 1. Bring in Collage materials for next class (magazines, art, photos, poetry...)
2. Read Syllabus online with a parent & have parents send me an email that says they have read and understood the syllabus & communicate any concerns prior to the start of the class.
Thursday, August 24th
1. vocab words: discourse, synthesis, rhetorical, objective, subjective, annotate
3. Huck Finn Quote Discussion:
Homework: 1. Find and bring in an independent reading book of your choice for your first independent reading project. It should be something that you will enjoy reading. Read at least a few pages of book to make sure you like it.
2. Read 3 Critical Analyses of Huck Finn and annotate (note terms/vocab/questions/comments/reflections/connections)
*look for both sides of the debate & older vs more modern reviews...
Links to Huck Finn reviews: (or find your own)
Tuesday, August 29th
1. vocab: unreliable narrator, conscience vs. conscious; homonym/synonym/antonym
--> Character Types ( & examples from Huck Finn)
3. Pairs:
- Finish Quotes on Racism
- Kohlberg's Levels of Morality: Huck Finn
- Character Types in Huck Finn
- Create a list of theme statements for Huck Finn
- Look for quotes to support theme statements
Homework: Read the two excerpts about Morality in Huck Finn & Write a one-page response to how the excerpts reveal Twain's social commentary
Thursday, August 31st
1. Lesson: Critical Reviews
-> Discuss Homework Articles
-> What is a critical review?
2. Journal: Write your own Critical Review for Huck Finn
3. Discuss: Racism & Morality Quotes
4. Satire Worksheet -> determine what Twain is satirizing about society with each example/quote
5. Independent Book Project Semester 1: (One free-choice book and 3 current events & final synthesis essay)
Homework:
1.) Find and begin reading an Independent Reading Book for Semester 1 (any book you want to read)
2.) Prepare for Socratic Seminar on Huck Finn
-> Racism Quotes
-> Morality Quotes
-> Satires of Society
-> Character Types
1. vocab words: pejorative, auspicious, etymology, hyperbole
2. journal: Summer Break
4. Discourse: Huck Finn
Critical Review Example: Timeline of Being Banned
Controversy Over Huck Finn
Why Twain Still Matters: Relevancy of Huck Finn today
Homework: 1. Read 3 more critical reviews: Huck Finn (look for new analyses from different time periods, both positive and negative)
2. Write your own critical review of Huck Finn (1-2 pages)
Thursday, September 3rd
1. vocab: conscience vs. conscious; homonym/synonym/antonym
2. Character Types ( & examples from Huck Finn)
4. Huck Finn theme statements (in pairs)
Homework: Prepare for Socratic Seminar on Huck Finn
Friday, September 4th
Socratic Seminar: Huck Finn
Homework: Outline for Huck Finn Essay
Essential Questions:
1. How does Mark Twain satirize the society in which he lives? (pre-Civil-war America)
2. Through his voice in Huck Finn, do you think Mark Twain is Racist?
Outline:
- Intro:
- 3-4 body paragraphs:
- Conclusion:
Tuesday, September 8th
1. vocab: fallible, assertion, contention, implication, expository
* Indirect Characterization: Speech, Appearance, Thoughts, Actions, Others' Reactions
* Character Types
* Expository Writing: Weaving CDs & CMs
2. journal: List of themes/satires in Huck Finn (*pairs: choose one to share out)
3. Quotes in Huck Finn that show racism
4. Satires in Huck Finn
Homework: Work on Huck Finn Essay
Thursday, September 10th
1. vocab:
2. journal: They say... I say...
3. Discuss Racism Quotes & Theme Statements
4. Write Huck Finn Essay
Homework: Huck Finn Essay due Tuesday (3-4 pages double spaced - 12 pt font)
Tuesday, September 15th
1. vocab: metonomy, synechdote, parallelism, parenthesis, apostrophe, antithesis, epithet, euphemism
2. Go over Lit Terms PreQuiz
3. AP Language Exam Structure
4. AP Practice Exam: Multiple Choice
Homework: Read Ch 1-2 of Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil and annotate with post-it marks...
Thursday, September 17th
1. vocab: eccentricity, ameliorate, placate, assuage
2. Finish Lit Term Prequiz (backside)
3. Complete AP pretest: Multiple Choice Section
4. Go over Multi-choice
5. Discuss: Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil ch 1-2
6. Read: Ch. 3-4
Homework: Read to the end of Ch. 4
Friday, September 18th
1. vocab: link to quizlet
2. Slideshow of Savannah
2. GO over Lit Terms Self-Test
3. Discuss: Ch 1-4 Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil
4. Read Ch 5-6
Homework: Read to end of Ch 6 in Midnight
Tuesday, September 22nd
1. vocab: link to quizlet
2. journal: Characterization of a Character in Midnight
3. Go over Lit Terms Self Test
4. Discuss: Ch. 5-6
4. Read: Ch. 7-8
Homework: Read to the end of Ch. 8
Thursday, September 24th
1. vocab: link to quizlet
2. journal: Gender & Sexuality: How much is dependent on biology and how much is socially prescribed?
3. Discuss: Ch. 7-8
4. Read: Ch.9-11
Homework: Read to the end of Ch. 11 - finish part 1
2. Find a song that fits the mood of a character or a scene from Part 1
3. Observe a person for a character sketch
Tuesday, September 29th
1. vocab: Quizlet Link
2. journal: Reflection on Part 1 of Midnight
3. Discuss: Ch. 9-11
4. Share songs & discuss
5. Read: Ch. 12-13
Homework: Read to the end of Ch. 13
Thursday, October 1st
1. vocab: Quizlet Link
2. journal: Appearances/Facades
3. Discuss: Ch. 12-13
4. Read: Ch. 14-15
Homework: Read to the end of Ch. 15
Friday, October 2nd
1. vocab: Quizlet Link
2. Video Clips: Gentrification
John Oliver, Southpark, PBS
3. Discuss: Ch. 14-15
4. Read: 16-18
Homework: Read to the end of Ch. 18
Tuesday, October 6th
1. vocab: Quizlet Link_
2. Reading Quiz: Ch 16-18
3. journal: Trial Chapter Analysis
4. Read: Ch. 19-20
Homework: Read to the end of Ch. 20
Thursday, October 8th
1. vocab: Quizlet Link
2. Reading Quiz: Ch. 19-20
3. Go over ethos, logos, pathos of the Trial Chapter and Loaded Language
5. journal:
Tuesday, October 13th
1. vocab: Quizlet CH 21-23
2. Discuss: Midnight Ch. 21-23
3. Vice Report: American Prison System (45 minutes)
4. Read: Ch. 24-25
Homework: Read to the end of Ch. 25 & Annotate
Study Vocab Sets for TEST next week
Thursday, October 15th
1. vocab: Quizlet Ch. 24-END
2. journal: Final Self-Assessment of Quarter 1
3. Discuss: Ch. 24-25
4. Go over Ethos, Logos, Pathos, Logical Fallacy Activity
5. Go over Loaded Language T-chart
Homework: 1. Finish Reading the book
2. Bring in an outside source comparing themes of the book to an outside text
(legal document, photos, article, research on real characters, song, poem, youtube video)
3. Study Vocab Words for a Test on Tuesday
Friday, October 16th
**NO SCHOOL**
Tuesday, October 20th
1. Socratic Seminar: Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil
Homework: 1. Complete Socratic Seminar Reflection Sheet
2. Prepare for FINAL TEST on Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil
3. Study Vocab Quizlets for VOCAB TEST FRIDAY
4. Character Sketch due Tuesday
5. Independent Book - 1 page in ethos, logos, pathos of your book - due Tuesday
Thursday, October 22nd - LAST DAY OF QUARTER!!!
In Class Essay Test - LINK
Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil
40 minute essay - Quote Response - Topic: Equity of justice system
40 minute essay - Synthesis (7 thematically-linked texts) - Topic: Dichotomies in America
Homework:
1. Character Sketch DUE Tuesday:
(2-3 pages, 12 pt font, double-spaced) Illustrate the imagery of your real-life character: Appearance, thoughts, speech, actions, other's reactions. Include figurative language & make character come to life.
2. 1 Page on Ethos, Logos, Pathos in your Independent Book due Tuesday
3. Study for VOCAB QUIZ: QUIZLET LINKS:
link to quizlet Ch. 3
link to quizlet CH. 4-6
link to quizlet Ch. 7-8
Quizlet Link Ch. 9-11
Quizlet Link Ch. 12-13
Quizlet Link Ch. 14-15
Quizlet Link_ Ch. 16-18
Quizlet Link Ch. 19-20
Quizlet CH 21-23
Quizlet Ch. 24-END
QUIZLET WITH ALL WORDS TOGETHER
Friday, October 23rd
1. Vocab TEST: Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil words
2. Work on Character Sketch & Ethos/Logos/Pathos for Independent Book: Due Tuesday
Homework:
1. Character Sketch DUE Tuesday:
(2-3 pages, 12 pt font, double-spaced) Illustrate the imagery of your real-life character: Appearance, thoughts, speech, actions, other's reactions. Include figurative language & make character come to life.
2. 1 Page on Ethos, Logos, Pathos in your Independent Book due Tuesday
1. vocab words: diction, discourse, syntax, connotation vs. denotation
2. Introduce: Journals and folders, daily procedures, Syllabus
3. Journal: Goals/Objectives:
- 2 goals for reading
- 2 goals for writing
- 2 goals for public speaking
- 2 goals for academic year
- 2 goals for life
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
Synonym, Homonym, Antonym
Lit Terms
Rhetorical Terms
5. Name Game, Ice Breaker
Homework: 1. Bring in Collage materials for next class (magazines, art, photos, poetry...)
2. Read Syllabus online with a parent & have parents send me an email that says they have read and understood the syllabus & communicate any concerns prior to the start of the class.
Thursday, August 24th
1. vocab words: discourse, synthesis, rhetorical, objective, subjective, annotate
- objective vs. subjective T-chart
3. Huck Finn Quote Discussion:
- Is Mark Twain Racist?
Homework: 1. Find and bring in an independent reading book of your choice for your first independent reading project. It should be something that you will enjoy reading. Read at least a few pages of book to make sure you like it.
2. Read 3 Critical Analyses of Huck Finn and annotate (note terms/vocab/questions/comments/reflections/connections)
*look for both sides of the debate & older vs more modern reviews...
Links to Huck Finn reviews: (or find your own)
- Link to Several Older Reviews (1884-1910)
- Huck & the Concord Library (1884: Library bans the novel - to pique interest or abolish "Trash?")
- Rethinking Huck
- Finding Jim Behind the Mask: The Revelation of African American Humanity in Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
- Racism and Huckleberry Finn: Censorship, Dialogue, and Change
- CBS: Huck Finn & the N-word Debate (Interview with a reporter about repercussions of the use of the n-wo
Tuesday, August 29th
1. vocab: unreliable narrator, conscience vs. conscious; homonym/synonym/antonym
--> Character Types ( & examples from Huck Finn)
- - flat vs. round
- - static vs. dynamic
- - stock & stereotype
- - foil
3. Pairs:
- Finish Quotes on Racism
- Kohlberg's Levels of Morality: Huck Finn
- Character Types in Huck Finn
- Create a list of theme statements for Huck Finn
- Look for quotes to support theme statements
Homework: Read the two excerpts about Morality in Huck Finn & Write a one-page response to how the excerpts reveal Twain's social commentary
Thursday, August 31st
1. Lesson: Critical Reviews
-> Discuss Homework Articles
-> What is a critical review?
2. Journal: Write your own Critical Review for Huck Finn
3. Discuss: Racism & Morality Quotes
4. Satire Worksheet -> determine what Twain is satirizing about society with each example/quote
5. Independent Book Project Semester 1: (One free-choice book and 3 current events & final synthesis essay)
Homework:
1.) Find and begin reading an Independent Reading Book for Semester 1 (any book you want to read)
2.) Prepare for Socratic Seminar on Huck Finn
- -> 3-5 Discussion Questions
- -> 1 outside text (connects to themes of Huck Finn)
- -> annotated book
-> Racism Quotes
-> Morality Quotes
-> Satires of Society
-> Character Types
1. vocab words: pejorative, auspicious, etymology, hyperbole
2. journal: Summer Break
- revise for diction (10 words) and syntax (3 sentences)
4. Discourse: Huck Finn
- Satire of Society
- Racism
Critical Review Example: Timeline of Being Banned
Controversy Over Huck Finn
Why Twain Still Matters: Relevancy of Huck Finn today
Homework: 1. Read 3 more critical reviews: Huck Finn (look for new analyses from different time periods, both positive and negative)
2. Write your own critical review of Huck Finn (1-2 pages)
Thursday, September 3rd
1. vocab: conscience vs. conscious; homonym/synonym/antonym
2. Character Types ( & examples from Huck Finn)
- flat vs. round
- static vs. dynamic
- stock & stereotype
- foil
4. Huck Finn theme statements (in pairs)
Homework: Prepare for Socratic Seminar on Huck Finn
- 3 Discussion Questions
- 1 outside text (connects to themes of Huck Finn)
Friday, September 4th
Socratic Seminar: Huck Finn
Homework: Outline for Huck Finn Essay
Essential Questions:
1. How does Mark Twain satirize the society in which he lives? (pre-Civil-war America)
2. Through his voice in Huck Finn, do you think Mark Twain is Racist?
Outline:
- Intro:
- Introduce Title & Author
- Background - summarize enough of the plot and characters to set you up for the rest of your essay
- thesis statement (answers essential question)
- 3-4 body paragraphs:
- Topic sentence
- weave CDs & CMs (use at least 3-4 quotes)
- concluding statement
- Conclusion:
- restate thesis
- summarize 3-4 main points
- overarching analysis & connection to today (allusions)
- BANG - leave audience with something to think about
Tuesday, September 8th
1. vocab: fallible, assertion, contention, implication, expository
* Indirect Characterization: Speech, Appearance, Thoughts, Actions, Others' Reactions
* Character Types
* Expository Writing: Weaving CDs & CMs
2. journal: List of themes/satires in Huck Finn (*pairs: choose one to share out)
3. Quotes in Huck Finn that show racism
4. Satires in Huck Finn
Homework: Work on Huck Finn Essay
Thursday, September 10th
1. vocab:
- ideological: system of values, beliefs, cultural ties
- parody, lampoon: satire; ridicule of a social/political idea
- colloquial/colloquialism – The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing. Not generally acceptable for formal writing, colloquialisms give a work a conversational, familiar tone. Colloquial expressions in writing include local or regional dialects.
- Dialectic: a : discussion and reasoning by dialogue as a method of intellectual investigation; specifically : the Socratic techniques of exposing false beliefs and eliciting truth
2. journal: They say... I say...
3. Discuss Racism Quotes & Theme Statements
4. Write Huck Finn Essay
Homework: Huck Finn Essay due Tuesday (3-4 pages double spaced - 12 pt font)
Tuesday, September 15th
1. vocab: metonomy, synechdote, parallelism, parenthesis, apostrophe, antithesis, epithet, euphemism
2. Go over Lit Terms PreQuiz
3. AP Language Exam Structure
4. AP Practice Exam: Multiple Choice
Homework: Read Ch 1-2 of Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil and annotate with post-it marks...
Thursday, September 17th
1. vocab: eccentricity, ameliorate, placate, assuage
2. Finish Lit Term Prequiz (backside)
3. Complete AP pretest: Multiple Choice Section
4. Go over Multi-choice
5. Discuss: Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil ch 1-2
6. Read: Ch. 3-4
Homework: Read to the end of Ch. 4
Friday, September 18th
1. vocab: link to quizlet
2. Slideshow of Savannah
2. GO over Lit Terms Self-Test
3. Discuss: Ch 1-4 Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil
4. Read Ch 5-6
Homework: Read to end of Ch 6 in Midnight
Tuesday, September 22nd
1. vocab: link to quizlet
2. journal: Characterization of a Character in Midnight
3. Go over Lit Terms Self Test
4. Discuss: Ch. 5-6
4. Read: Ch. 7-8
Homework: Read to the end of Ch. 8
Thursday, September 24th
1. vocab: link to quizlet
2. journal: Gender & Sexuality: How much is dependent on biology and how much is socially prescribed?
3. Discuss: Ch. 7-8
4. Read: Ch.9-11
Homework: Read to the end of Ch. 11 - finish part 1
2. Find a song that fits the mood of a character or a scene from Part 1
3. Observe a person for a character sketch
Tuesday, September 29th
1. vocab: Quizlet Link
2. journal: Reflection on Part 1 of Midnight
3. Discuss: Ch. 9-11
4. Share songs & discuss
5. Read: Ch. 12-13
Homework: Read to the end of Ch. 13
Thursday, October 1st
1. vocab: Quizlet Link
2. journal: Appearances/Facades
3. Discuss: Ch. 12-13
4. Read: Ch. 14-15
Homework: Read to the end of Ch. 15
Friday, October 2nd
1. vocab: Quizlet Link
2. Video Clips: Gentrification
John Oliver, Southpark, PBS
3. Discuss: Ch. 14-15
4. Read: 16-18
Homework: Read to the end of Ch. 18
Tuesday, October 6th
1. vocab: Quizlet Link_
2. Reading Quiz: Ch 16-18
3. journal: Trial Chapter Analysis
- Identify the ethos, logos, pathos in both the prosecution and defense strategies
- Identify loaded words that illustrate both sides of Jim's character
4. Read: Ch. 19-20
Homework: Read to the end of Ch. 20
Thursday, October 8th
1. vocab: Quizlet Link
2. Reading Quiz: Ch. 19-20
3. Go over ethos, logos, pathos of the Trial Chapter and Loaded Language
- Ad Hominem & other Logical Fallacies present?
5. journal:
- Economics: The Gap between the Rich and the Poor
- Evil: What is it? Are people evil or their acts? Examples?
Tuesday, October 13th
1. vocab: Quizlet CH 21-23
2. Discuss: Midnight Ch. 21-23
3. Vice Report: American Prison System (45 minutes)
4. Read: Ch. 24-25
Homework: Read to the end of Ch. 25 & Annotate
Study Vocab Sets for TEST next week
Thursday, October 15th
1. vocab: Quizlet Ch. 24-END
2. journal: Final Self-Assessment of Quarter 1
3. Discuss: Ch. 24-25
4. Go over Ethos, Logos, Pathos, Logical Fallacy Activity
5. Go over Loaded Language T-chart
Homework: 1. Finish Reading the book
2. Bring in an outside source comparing themes of the book to an outside text
(legal document, photos, article, research on real characters, song, poem, youtube video)
3. Study Vocab Words for a Test on Tuesday
Friday, October 16th
**NO SCHOOL**
Tuesday, October 20th
1. Socratic Seminar: Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil
Homework: 1. Complete Socratic Seminar Reflection Sheet
2. Prepare for FINAL TEST on Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil
3. Study Vocab Quizlets for VOCAB TEST FRIDAY
4. Character Sketch due Tuesday
5. Independent Book - 1 page in ethos, logos, pathos of your book - due Tuesday
Thursday, October 22nd - LAST DAY OF QUARTER!!!
In Class Essay Test - LINK
Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil
40 minute essay - Quote Response - Topic: Equity of justice system
40 minute essay - Synthesis (7 thematically-linked texts) - Topic: Dichotomies in America
Homework:
1. Character Sketch DUE Tuesday:
(2-3 pages, 12 pt font, double-spaced) Illustrate the imagery of your real-life character: Appearance, thoughts, speech, actions, other's reactions. Include figurative language & make character come to life.
2. 1 Page on Ethos, Logos, Pathos in your Independent Book due Tuesday
3. Study for VOCAB QUIZ: QUIZLET LINKS:
link to quizlet Ch. 3
link to quizlet CH. 4-6
link to quizlet Ch. 7-8
Quizlet Link Ch. 9-11
Quizlet Link Ch. 12-13
Quizlet Link Ch. 14-15
Quizlet Link_ Ch. 16-18
Quizlet Link Ch. 19-20
Quizlet CH 21-23
Quizlet Ch. 24-END
QUIZLET WITH ALL WORDS TOGETHER
Friday, October 23rd
1. Vocab TEST: Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil words
2. Work on Character Sketch & Ethos/Logos/Pathos for Independent Book: Due Tuesday
Homework:
1. Character Sketch DUE Tuesday:
(2-3 pages, 12 pt font, double-spaced) Illustrate the imagery of your real-life character: Appearance, thoughts, speech, actions, other's reactions. Include figurative language & make character come to life.
2. 1 Page on Ethos, Logos, Pathos in your Independent Book due Tuesday
Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil Essential Questions:
- How does isolation play a role in the novel?
- In what ways do humans create facades to fit social expectations & why?
- How do status and money control things in American society?
- How do status and money play a role in our judicial system?
- What are the issues of gentrification and how are cities affected?
- How have gender, sexuality, and race issues changed since the book was published in 1994? How have they remained the same?
- Ethos, Logos, Pathos in the book
- Compare Savannah, Georgia to Santa Cruz, California.
- Create a Character Sketch of a real person in your life & Make them come alive on the page, using figurative language, imagery, and illustrating: thoughts, appearance, speech, actions, others' reactions.
Tuesday, Oct. 27th
1. vocab: quizlet
2. journal: Critical Review Of Midnight in the Garden of Good/Evil
B) Parallel Themes List (Huck Finn, other works)
3. Present Character Sketch & Independent Books
4. film: Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil
Homework:
Final Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil Essay: How do Ethos, Logos & Pathos play a role in the book?
- In the reality of what is presented in the book/ how the town and characters are portrayed?
- In the outcome of all 4 trials?
- John Berendt?
DUE: TUESDAY (3-4 pages, double spaced, 12 point font)
1. vocab: quizlet
2. journal: Critical Review Of Midnight in the Garden of Good/Evil
B) Parallel Themes List (Huck Finn, other works)
3. Present Character Sketch & Independent Books
4. film: Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil
Homework:
Final Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil Essay: How do Ethos, Logos & Pathos play a role in the book?
- In the reality of what is presented in the book/ how the town and characters are portrayed?
- In the outcome of all 4 trials?
- John Berendt?
DUE: TUESDAY (3-4 pages, double spaced, 12 point font)
Thursday, Oct 29th
1. vocab: etymology
2. journal: Book vs. Film T-chart
3. Present Character Sketch & Independent Books
4. film: Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil
Homework:
Final Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil Essay: How do Ethos, Logos & Pathos play a role in the book?
- In the reality of what is presented in the book/ how the town and characters are portrayed?
- In the outcome of all 4 trials?
- John Berendt?
DUE: TUESDAY (3-4 pages, double spaced, 12 point font)
1. vocab: etymology
2. journal: Book vs. Film T-chart
3. Present Character Sketch & Independent Books
4. film: Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil
Homework:
Final Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil Essay: How do Ethos, Logos & Pathos play a role in the book?
- In the reality of what is presented in the book/ how the town and characters are portrayed?
- In the outcome of all 4 trials?
- John Berendt?
DUE: TUESDAY (3-4 pages, double spaced, 12 point font)
Tuesday, November 3rd
1. vocab: restitution, retribution, recidivism
2. Guest Speakers:
Santa Cruz Police Department
3. film: Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil
Homework: Independent Book # 2: Due Dec. 15th (ethos, logos, pathos page)
Thursday, November 5th
1. journal: Reflection on the Guest Speakers Tuesday
& journal: Venn diagram comparing film & book
Homework: 1 Page written compare contrast - Book vs film.
Friday, November 6th
1. vocab: Logical Fallacies, fallacious
2. Logical Fallacies in advertisementsHomework: 1. Logical Fallacy Worksheets (#1 & 2)
2. Independent Book #2
Tuesday, November 10th
1. Vocab: (write definitions & sentences)
3. Create a google slideshow with 10 slides - examples of logical fallacies to share with class
Homework: 1. Complete Logical Fallacy Slideshow & Worksheet #3 (handed out last week)
2. Independent Book #2 & ethos, logos, pathos page
Thursday, November 12th
Essential Questions: How has the American ideology shifted in the past 65 years, from the advent of
mass media until today? How do both media and culture influence and juxtapose each other?
1. vocab: ideology, abberation, anomaly, paradigm, depiction, advent
2. Present Fallacy Powerpoints
3. journal: Loaded Words that Sell
4. Ethos, Logos, Pathos in America from the 1950s to today...How are each of these persuasive methods
used to convince people to "buy into" a lifestyle? What are logical fallacies used to persuade?
--> Task: Compare magazine ads from old Life magazines & juxtapose ideologies from various eras
Tuesday, November 17th
1. vocab: incite, cajole, blandish, inveigle, proliferate, prolific, pervasive, disseminate
2. journal: Appreciation: Things I am Thankful For
3. Present Posters & Vote on Lifestyle Choice
4. Present Logical Fallacy Slideshows
5. Ethos, Logos, Pathos from the 1950s to today...How are each of these persuasive methods used to convince people to "buy into" a lifestyle? What are logical fallacies used to persuade?
Midnight Comparison Page: Book vs Film: Compare and contrast the two methods of presenting the same information - which was more effective and why?
Thursday, November 19th
1.Present: Logical Fallacy Slideshows
Homework: Get caught up!
Read your independent book
Friday, November 20th
1. Present: Logical Fallacy Slideshows
2. journal: My Beliefs/Spirituality
3. Buddhism & the Life of Siddhartha
4. Read: Siddhartha p. 1-20
Homework: Read Siddhartha p. 1-20 & annotate
THANKSGIVING BREAK!!!
1. Read Siddhartha: PART 1: p. 1- 23
2. Independent Book # 2: Due Dec. 11th (& Write ethos, logos, pathos page)
Tuesday, December 1st
1. vocab: asceticism, caste, oratorical, propriety, nirvana, doctrine, ablution, Atman, Brahman, avaricious, venerable, invocation, penitent, sojourn, aberration, semana, itinerant, germinate, mendicant, assiduous, castigation, revilement, insufflation, supplication, repose, inscrutable, equanimity, deliverance, ascertain, despondency (QUIZLET LINK)
2. Present: Logical Fallacy Slideshows
3. journal: My Beliefs/Spirituality
4. Discuss: Part 1 of Siddhartha
Homework: Read to p. 40 (in brown book) or 75 (in purple book) & annotate
Thursday, December 3rd
1. vocab: Quizlet LINK
2. journal: How do we assign meaning/value to things/people/ideas?
3. Go over Logical Fallacy worksheets
4. Discuss: Siddhartha p. 25-40 & annotate
5. Read: Siddhartha
Tuesday, December 8th
Rhetorical Methods Essay
Homework: Read to p. 81/END (in brown book) or 152 (in purple book) & annotate
2. Prepare for Socratic Seminar:
Thursday, December 10th
1. vocab
2. journal: Final Self-Assessment of Semester
3. Discuss: Siddhartha
4. Themes & Motifs of Siddhartha
Homework: Independent Book: Ethos, Logos, Pathos Page DUE: Tues, Dec 15th
Friday, December 11th
1. Socratic Seminar: Siddhartha....you will need...
Final Exam: Tuesday, December 15th
1. Vocab Test: Siddhartha Words
2. Logical Fallacy TEST
3. In-Class Essay Test: Siddhartha themes & connections - 2 Essays:
1. vocab: restitution, retribution, recidivism
2. Guest Speakers:
- Lesley Miller
Santa Cruz Police Department
- Barbara Rizzieri
3. film: Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil
Homework: Independent Book # 2: Due Dec. 15th (ethos, logos, pathos page)
Thursday, November 5th
1. journal: Reflection on the Guest Speakers Tuesday
- What did you learn?
- What connections did you make?
- What questions did it bring up for further inquiry?
& journal: Venn diagram comparing film & book
Homework: 1 Page written compare contrast - Book vs film.
- How were they the same/different? Which was more believable? effective?
- Visual language vs. textual language to create the same effects? different effects?
Friday, November 6th
1. vocab: Logical Fallacies, fallacious
2. Logical Fallacies in advertisementsHomework: 1. Logical Fallacy Worksheets (#1 & 2)
2. Independent Book #2
Tuesday, November 10th
1. Vocab: (write definitions & sentences)
- misconstrual (N): a kind of misinterpretation resulting from putting a wrong construction on words or actions (often deliberately)
- equivocation (N): the use of ambiguous language to conceal the truth or to avoid committing oneself;
- prevarication (N): a false or deliberate misstatement; lie:
- specious (ADJ): apparently good or right though lacking real merit; superficially pleasing or plausible; pleasing to the eye but deceptive.
3. Create a google slideshow with 10 slides - examples of logical fallacies to share with class
- Each slide should identify at least one Logical Fallacy in a video and/or image
- Be prepared to present next class
Homework: 1. Complete Logical Fallacy Slideshow & Worksheet #3 (handed out last week)
2. Independent Book #2 & ethos, logos, pathos page
Thursday, November 12th
Essential Questions: How has the American ideology shifted in the past 65 years, from the advent of
mass media until today? How do both media and culture influence and juxtapose each other?
1. vocab: ideology, abberation, anomaly, paradigm, depiction, advent
2. Present Fallacy Powerpoints
3. journal: Loaded Words that Sell
4. Ethos, Logos, Pathos in America from the 1950s to today...How are each of these persuasive methods
used to convince people to "buy into" a lifestyle? What are logical fallacies used to persuade?
--> Task: Compare magazine ads from old Life magazines & juxtapose ideologies from various eras
- collect 3-5 ads from each of two differing time periods to juxtapose
- For each era, identify:
- the ideology: What lifestyle is being sold?
- Ethos: What makes this lifestyle credible?
- Pathos: What makes us want this lifestyle for emotional reasons?
- Logos: What facts/evidence makes us want to live this way?
- Objective: Persuade your classmates that this is the ideal choice
Tuesday, November 17th
1. vocab: incite, cajole, blandish, inveigle, proliferate, prolific, pervasive, disseminate
2. journal: Appreciation: Things I am Thankful For
3. Present Posters & Vote on Lifestyle Choice
4. Present Logical Fallacy Slideshows
5. Ethos, Logos, Pathos from the 1950s to today...How are each of these persuasive methods used to convince people to "buy into" a lifestyle? What are logical fallacies used to persuade?
- compare the American ideology as seen in advertisements from 1950s - today...
Midnight Comparison Page: Book vs Film: Compare and contrast the two methods of presenting the same information - which was more effective and why?
Thursday, November 19th
1.Present: Logical Fallacy Slideshows
Homework: Get caught up!
Read your independent book
Friday, November 20th
1. Present: Logical Fallacy Slideshows
2. journal: My Beliefs/Spirituality
3. Buddhism & the Life of Siddhartha
4. Read: Siddhartha p. 1-20
Homework: Read Siddhartha p. 1-20 & annotate
THANKSGIVING BREAK!!!
1. Read Siddhartha: PART 1: p. 1- 23
2. Independent Book # 2: Due Dec. 11th (& Write ethos, logos, pathos page)
Tuesday, December 1st
1. vocab: asceticism, caste, oratorical, propriety, nirvana, doctrine, ablution, Atman, Brahman, avaricious, venerable, invocation, penitent, sojourn, aberration, semana, itinerant, germinate, mendicant, assiduous, castigation, revilement, insufflation, supplication, repose, inscrutable, equanimity, deliverance, ascertain, despondency (QUIZLET LINK)
2. Present: Logical Fallacy Slideshows
3. journal: My Beliefs/Spirituality
4. Discuss: Part 1 of Siddhartha
- Timeline of Lessons Learned
- Siddhartha vs Outside Influences
- Siddhartha vs himself
Homework: Read to p. 40 (in brown book) or 75 (in purple book) & annotate
Thursday, December 3rd
1. vocab: Quizlet LINK
2. journal: How do we assign meaning/value to things/people/ideas?
3. Go over Logical Fallacy worksheets
4. Discuss: Siddhartha p. 25-40 & annotate
5. Read: Siddhartha
- Introduction
- p. 40-63
Tuesday, December 8th
Rhetorical Methods Essay
Homework: Read to p. 81/END (in brown book) or 152 (in purple book) & annotate
2. Prepare for Socratic Seminar:
- Opening Questions
- Bring in an outside source connecting to themes of the text
Thursday, December 10th
1. vocab
2. journal: Final Self-Assessment of Semester
3. Discuss: Siddhartha
4. Themes & Motifs of Siddhartha
Homework: Independent Book: Ethos, Logos, Pathos Page DUE: Tues, Dec 15th
Friday, December 11th
1. Socratic Seminar: Siddhartha....you will need...
- Annotated Text
- Opening Questions
- Bring in an outside source connecting to themes of the text
Final Exam: Tuesday, December 15th
1. Vocab Test: Siddhartha Words
2. Logical Fallacy TEST
3. In-Class Essay Test: Siddhartha themes & connections - 2 Essays:
- 1. Choose one essential question OR write your own question about Siddhartha
- 2. Synthesis Essay: How individuals find meaning in the world
Siddhartha Essential Questions:
- Where is the line between fact and fiction?
- What is the difference between learning in school and learning in life?
- Learning from others vs. discovering from the self...
- How does an individual form one’s identity?
- What constitutes one’s belief/creed?
- How does doctrine help individuals to find meaning in life?
- Explain the symbol of the river and why it is important to the novel.
- Discuss the ways Siddhartha attempts to attain spiritual enlightenment & their successes & failures
- What is the relationship between environment/external factors and Siddhartha’s ability to achieve his spiritual quest?
- How does Siddhartha’s self-image affect his ability to achieve his goals?
- Why do we want to belong (attach our meaning to others)?
Siddhartha Chapter Questions
The Brahmin’s Son
1. Hesse does not describe the setting in detail—why not?
2. Describe the life of Siddhartha and his family at the outset of the novel.
3. How is an “average” Brahmin described?
4. Why is Siddhartha dissatisfied?
5. Look at the reasons for Siddhartha’s discontentment (5-6). How do other
religions answer these questions?
6. Discuss this quote: “One must find the source within one’s own Self, one must
possess it. Everything else was seeking—a detour, error.” (7)
7. Discuss this quote: “[T]his was his thirst, his sorrow.” (8)
8. Why is asceticism attractive to Siddhartha?
9. Discuss this quote: “[Samanas were] lean jackals in the world of men. Around
them hovered an atmosphere of still passion, of devastating service, of unpitying
self-denial.” (9)
10. Discuss Govinda’s role as a foil to Siddhartha.
11. Why does Siddhartha remain respectful to his father?
12. To understand this chapter, is it necessary to have any background knowledge
about Buddhism? What assumptions does Hesse make about his readers?
13. What is the tone of this chapter and how is the tone relevant to the theme?
14. Discuss point-of-view—how much do we know about the characters’ thoughts?
15. According to the text, what were the religious practices at this time?
16. Discuss gender roles in this chapter (note: no women are present).
With the Samanas
1. In the second full paragraph on p.13, what diction suggests that the Samana way
is not a good one?
2. Debate the arguments of Govinda and Siddhartha in this chapter. What are
Govinda’s arguments and thesis? What is Siddhartha’s?
3. Discuss this quote: “What I have learned so far from the Samanas, I could have
learned more quickly and easily at every inn in a prostitute’s quarter, amongst the
carriers and dice players.” (16)
4. What is “the way”? (18)
5. Why does Gotama, the Buddha, appeal to Siddhartha?
6. When the oldest Samana yells at Siddhartha (23), what comment does Hesse make?
7. Discuss this quote: “I have no desire to walk on water. Let the old Samanas satisfy
themselves with such arts.” (24)
8. At the end of both Chapters 1 and 2, Siddhartha takes a leave—compare these two
situations. How does Siddhartha manipulate the situation to achieve his goals?
Does the listener truly capitulate?
9. Why is severe asceticism not an answer for Siddhartha?
10. Why was this experience necessary for Siddhartha? What does he learn?
Gotama
1. What is the significance of saying that Gotama’s features are “perfect”? (28)
2. Sometimes the Buddha looks at Siddhartha and sometimes he lowers his eyes (34-
35). What is the significance of this gesture?
3. Are Siddhartha’s arguments to Gotama fair? Why aren’t they persuasive?
4. How does the Buddha dismiss Siddhartha? How is the end of Chapter 3 different
from the previous chapters?
5. Discuss this quote: “[Gotama] has robbed me, yet he has given me something of
greater value.” (36)
6. How much knowledge does Hesse assume the reader has about Buddhism? Why
doesn’t he provide more information about Buddhism?
7. In the end, why doesn’t Siddhartha follow the Buddha? Does this fact suggest
that the Buddha’s teachings are wrong?
8. Why does Govinda? Does this fact suggest Govinda is wrong/limited?
9. To this point, is Siddhartha a static character or a dynamic character? Is
Govinda?
10. What is the relationship between knowledge and spirituality?
Awakening
1. Define the “Self” as used on page 38.
2. Explain Siddhartha’s decision in the second paragraph on page 39. What are the
practical consequences of this decision?
3. Why, in Siddhartha’s realization about the world, does Hesse not use any
imagery? (39)
4. Discuss this quote: “Meaning and reality were not hidden somewhere behind
things, they were in them, in all of them.” (40)
5. Why does Siddhartha need to be “alone”? (41)
6. What is the “awakening” or realization in this chapter?
7. How does Siddhartha relate to the world differently in this chapter?
8. Predict where Siddhartha is going at the end of this chapter.
9. Why is Hesse intentionally vague about doctrine/dogma?
10. Is the tone consistent to this point of the text or does Hesse seek to make the
reader feel something different in this chapter?
Kamala
1. How has Siddhartha’ relationship to nature changed? (45)
2. What is the connection between the Buddha’s ideas and Siddhartha’s ideas?
3. Explain how everyone are “children” (49)
4. What is the “inner voice” (50) Why doesn’t Siddhartha yield to temptation?
5. Contrast the grove (52) to nature at the beginning of this chapter.
6. Again in this chapter, Hesse uses the motif of lowered eyes. What is the
connection between this practice and the theme?
7. Is the relationship between the necessity for “material” wealth as an entrée to
Kamala’s knowledge similar or different from the requirement to become a
Samana? Why does Siddhartha agree to become rich first?
8. What does the diction on 58-59 show about Siddhartha?
9. Discuss the different meanings of “value” (59) to Siddhartha, Govinda, Buddha
and others in the text.
10. What is the significance of reading and writing? What implications does
Siddhartha’s use of literacy have for Hesse’s theme?
11. What is magic?
12. Is Siddhartha naïve? What are the flaws in Siddhartha’s assumptions?
13. What is the relationship between thought and sensory experiences?
Amongst the People
1. Discuss Siddhartha’s arguments on 64—would you have hired him?
2. Is Siddhartha’s love for Kamala idealized or do situations like this happen?
3. What would Siddhartha do with a different partner who is more selfish?
4. Is Siddhartha a good businessman? Can his approach be copied today?
5. Examine the list on 70 of the petty problems of daily life. Would you make the
same list? What is common to all of the items on the list?
6. Discuss this quote: “He did not treat the rich foreign merchant differently from
the servant who shaved him and the peddlers, from he bought bananas and let
himself be robbed of small coins.” (70)
7. Discuss this quote: “He was sometimes afraid of these thoughts and wished he
could also share their childish daily affairs with intensity, truly to take part in them,
to enjoy and live their lives instead of only being there as an onlooker.” (71)
8. Define “play” as used in this chapter.
9. What is love according to Siddhartha? According to Kamala? Is Hesse arguing
that love is unnecessary?
10. How do thinking, waiting and fasting continue to dominate Siddhartha’s life?
Samsara
1. Is Siddhartha’s superiority (77) out of character? What does it suggest about him?
2. What views does Siddhartha associate with the world? (78-79)
3. Why is gambling appealing to Siddhartha? (79)
4. Why does Siddhartha become “old and sick” (80) but Kamala does not?
5. How are ego and superiority motifs for Siddhartha’s life? (83)
6. What is Samsara?
7. Why does Siddhartha leave without saying goodbye to anyone? How is this
leaving consistent with his character and goals? Why, in earlier chapters, did he
first seek approval before he left, but now he does not?
By the River
1. What does “Om” symbolize? (89-90)
2. Why is the imagery on 90 significant?
3. Analyze the meeting of Siddhartha and Govinda. How has their relationship
changed? What is Govinda’s view of Siddhartha?
4. Who has accomplished more since they parted: Siddhartha or Govinda?
5. What is “knowledge”? (99)
6. Siddhartha realizes on 99 that his problem has been arrogance/conceit. What
actions in Siddhartha’s past were not selfish? Is this a fair criticism? How is
Siddhartha’s definition of arrogance different than the denotative meaning?
7. Explain the cycles of life? How is death a “renewal”?
The Ferryman
1. What does the river symbolize?
2. Why does Hesse personify the river?
3. How is the ferryman’s speech on 105-06 a key theme?
4. What is the relationship between learning and wisdom?
5. What does “listening” mean?
6. On 113, is Siddhartha now a “Buddha”?
7. Does Kamala find peace? Are her acts similar to a Christian repentance?
8. Explain the situational irony on 114.
9. Explain the significance of the end of the chapter: Why does Kamala die in the
same bed as the ferryman’s wife? Why does the son sleep while the funeral pyre
is built? How can Siddhartha suffer without sadness?
10. Is the tone of this chapter consistent with the rest of the text?
The Son
1. Why would Siddhartha prefer “sorrow and trouble” with his son instead of
happiness? (113)
2. Discuss this quote: “Is it not perhaps a mistake on your part not to be strict with
him, not to punish him? Do you not chain hi with your love? Do you not shame
him daily with your goodness and patience and make it still more difficult for
him?” (120)
3. On 119-20, why is punishment consistent with Siddhartha’s beliefs? What are the
limits of punishment?
4. Is Siddhartha a good father? How should Siddhartha raise his son in order to
teach him morality?
5. Why doesn’t Vasudeva tell Siddhartha to not look for his son? (125)
6. Discuss this quote: “Nevertheless, he went on steadily, no longer to save him, but
with a desire perhaps to see him again.” (125)
7. What are the positive and negative aspects of “love”?
8. On 127, does “Om” heal Siddhartha’s sadness?
Om
1. In this chapter, how does Siddhartha finally lose his arrogance and form a
connection with men?
2. What is the nature of suffering as part of life? (134-35)
3. Discuss this quote: “It was the goal of all of them, yearning, desiring, suffering;
and the river’s voice was full of longing, full of smarting woe, full of insatiable
desire. The river flowed on towards its goal.” (134-35) What is the river’s goal?
4. How does Siddhartha finally acquire the knowledge he has sought? (136)
5. Why does Vasudeva go away?
6. Why does Vasudeva go into the woods? What do the woods symbolize?
7. Why does Siddhartha stay?
Govinda
1. What does “seeking” mean? (140)
2. What is the wisdom that Siddhartha imparts about how to live life?
3. What does being a “ferryman” symbolize?
4. Discuss this quote: “In every truth, the opposite is equally true.” (143)
5. How is the potential Buddha present in every sinner?
6. What is the Buddha’s view on time?
7. Explain Siddhartha’s point about the stone. (145)
8. What is the problem with words? (146)
9. Is Nirvana a word only, or also a thought?
10. The illusion of Maya is what? (147)
11. Do Siddhartha and the Buddha disagree?
12. Why does Hesse reveal Govinda’s doubts about Siddhartha? (148)
13. Why does the kiss teach Govinda? (150)
14. Why does Siddhartha smile “mockingly”? (151)
15. Why does Hesse end the book as he does? Is the ending satisfying? Is the ending
consistent with the theme?
The Brahmin’s Son
1. Hesse does not describe the setting in detail—why not?
2. Describe the life of Siddhartha and his family at the outset of the novel.
3. How is an “average” Brahmin described?
4. Why is Siddhartha dissatisfied?
5. Look at the reasons for Siddhartha’s discontentment (5-6). How do other
religions answer these questions?
6. Discuss this quote: “One must find the source within one’s own Self, one must
possess it. Everything else was seeking—a detour, error.” (7)
7. Discuss this quote: “[T]his was his thirst, his sorrow.” (8)
8. Why is asceticism attractive to Siddhartha?
9. Discuss this quote: “[Samanas were] lean jackals in the world of men. Around
them hovered an atmosphere of still passion, of devastating service, of unpitying
self-denial.” (9)
10. Discuss Govinda’s role as a foil to Siddhartha.
11. Why does Siddhartha remain respectful to his father?
12. To understand this chapter, is it necessary to have any background knowledge
about Buddhism? What assumptions does Hesse make about his readers?
13. What is the tone of this chapter and how is the tone relevant to the theme?
14. Discuss point-of-view—how much do we know about the characters’ thoughts?
15. According to the text, what were the religious practices at this time?
16. Discuss gender roles in this chapter (note: no women are present).
With the Samanas
1. In the second full paragraph on p.13, what diction suggests that the Samana way
is not a good one?
2. Debate the arguments of Govinda and Siddhartha in this chapter. What are
Govinda’s arguments and thesis? What is Siddhartha’s?
3. Discuss this quote: “What I have learned so far from the Samanas, I could have
learned more quickly and easily at every inn in a prostitute’s quarter, amongst the
carriers and dice players.” (16)
4. What is “the way”? (18)
5. Why does Gotama, the Buddha, appeal to Siddhartha?
6. When the oldest Samana yells at Siddhartha (23), what comment does Hesse make?
7. Discuss this quote: “I have no desire to walk on water. Let the old Samanas satisfy
themselves with such arts.” (24)
8. At the end of both Chapters 1 and 2, Siddhartha takes a leave—compare these two
situations. How does Siddhartha manipulate the situation to achieve his goals?
Does the listener truly capitulate?
9. Why is severe asceticism not an answer for Siddhartha?
10. Why was this experience necessary for Siddhartha? What does he learn?
Gotama
1. What is the significance of saying that Gotama’s features are “perfect”? (28)
2. Sometimes the Buddha looks at Siddhartha and sometimes he lowers his eyes (34-
35). What is the significance of this gesture?
3. Are Siddhartha’s arguments to Gotama fair? Why aren’t they persuasive?
4. How does the Buddha dismiss Siddhartha? How is the end of Chapter 3 different
from the previous chapters?
5. Discuss this quote: “[Gotama] has robbed me, yet he has given me something of
greater value.” (36)
6. How much knowledge does Hesse assume the reader has about Buddhism? Why
doesn’t he provide more information about Buddhism?
7. In the end, why doesn’t Siddhartha follow the Buddha? Does this fact suggest
that the Buddha’s teachings are wrong?
8. Why does Govinda? Does this fact suggest Govinda is wrong/limited?
9. To this point, is Siddhartha a static character or a dynamic character? Is
Govinda?
10. What is the relationship between knowledge and spirituality?
Awakening
1. Define the “Self” as used on page 38.
2. Explain Siddhartha’s decision in the second paragraph on page 39. What are the
practical consequences of this decision?
3. Why, in Siddhartha’s realization about the world, does Hesse not use any
imagery? (39)
4. Discuss this quote: “Meaning and reality were not hidden somewhere behind
things, they were in them, in all of them.” (40)
5. Why does Siddhartha need to be “alone”? (41)
6. What is the “awakening” or realization in this chapter?
7. How does Siddhartha relate to the world differently in this chapter?
8. Predict where Siddhartha is going at the end of this chapter.
9. Why is Hesse intentionally vague about doctrine/dogma?
10. Is the tone consistent to this point of the text or does Hesse seek to make the
reader feel something different in this chapter?
Kamala
1. How has Siddhartha’ relationship to nature changed? (45)
2. What is the connection between the Buddha’s ideas and Siddhartha’s ideas?
3. Explain how everyone are “children” (49)
4. What is the “inner voice” (50) Why doesn’t Siddhartha yield to temptation?
5. Contrast the grove (52) to nature at the beginning of this chapter.
6. Again in this chapter, Hesse uses the motif of lowered eyes. What is the
connection between this practice and the theme?
7. Is the relationship between the necessity for “material” wealth as an entrée to
Kamala’s knowledge similar or different from the requirement to become a
Samana? Why does Siddhartha agree to become rich first?
8. What does the diction on 58-59 show about Siddhartha?
9. Discuss the different meanings of “value” (59) to Siddhartha, Govinda, Buddha
and others in the text.
10. What is the significance of reading and writing? What implications does
Siddhartha’s use of literacy have for Hesse’s theme?
11. What is magic?
12. Is Siddhartha naïve? What are the flaws in Siddhartha’s assumptions?
13. What is the relationship between thought and sensory experiences?
Amongst the People
1. Discuss Siddhartha’s arguments on 64—would you have hired him?
2. Is Siddhartha’s love for Kamala idealized or do situations like this happen?
3. What would Siddhartha do with a different partner who is more selfish?
4. Is Siddhartha a good businessman? Can his approach be copied today?
5. Examine the list on 70 of the petty problems of daily life. Would you make the
same list? What is common to all of the items on the list?
6. Discuss this quote: “He did not treat the rich foreign merchant differently from
the servant who shaved him and the peddlers, from he bought bananas and let
himself be robbed of small coins.” (70)
7. Discuss this quote: “He was sometimes afraid of these thoughts and wished he
could also share their childish daily affairs with intensity, truly to take part in them,
to enjoy and live their lives instead of only being there as an onlooker.” (71)
8. Define “play” as used in this chapter.
9. What is love according to Siddhartha? According to Kamala? Is Hesse arguing
that love is unnecessary?
10. How do thinking, waiting and fasting continue to dominate Siddhartha’s life?
Samsara
1. Is Siddhartha’s superiority (77) out of character? What does it suggest about him?
2. What views does Siddhartha associate with the world? (78-79)
3. Why is gambling appealing to Siddhartha? (79)
4. Why does Siddhartha become “old and sick” (80) but Kamala does not?
5. How are ego and superiority motifs for Siddhartha’s life? (83)
6. What is Samsara?
7. Why does Siddhartha leave without saying goodbye to anyone? How is this
leaving consistent with his character and goals? Why, in earlier chapters, did he
first seek approval before he left, but now he does not?
By the River
1. What does “Om” symbolize? (89-90)
2. Why is the imagery on 90 significant?
3. Analyze the meeting of Siddhartha and Govinda. How has their relationship
changed? What is Govinda’s view of Siddhartha?
4. Who has accomplished more since they parted: Siddhartha or Govinda?
5. What is “knowledge”? (99)
6. Siddhartha realizes on 99 that his problem has been arrogance/conceit. What
actions in Siddhartha’s past were not selfish? Is this a fair criticism? How is
Siddhartha’s definition of arrogance different than the denotative meaning?
7. Explain the cycles of life? How is death a “renewal”?
The Ferryman
1. What does the river symbolize?
2. Why does Hesse personify the river?
3. How is the ferryman’s speech on 105-06 a key theme?
4. What is the relationship between learning and wisdom?
5. What does “listening” mean?
6. On 113, is Siddhartha now a “Buddha”?
7. Does Kamala find peace? Are her acts similar to a Christian repentance?
8. Explain the situational irony on 114.
9. Explain the significance of the end of the chapter: Why does Kamala die in the
same bed as the ferryman’s wife? Why does the son sleep while the funeral pyre
is built? How can Siddhartha suffer without sadness?
10. Is the tone of this chapter consistent with the rest of the text?
The Son
1. Why would Siddhartha prefer “sorrow and trouble” with his son instead of
happiness? (113)
2. Discuss this quote: “Is it not perhaps a mistake on your part not to be strict with
him, not to punish him? Do you not chain hi with your love? Do you not shame
him daily with your goodness and patience and make it still more difficult for
him?” (120)
3. On 119-20, why is punishment consistent with Siddhartha’s beliefs? What are the
limits of punishment?
4. Is Siddhartha a good father? How should Siddhartha raise his son in order to
teach him morality?
5. Why doesn’t Vasudeva tell Siddhartha to not look for his son? (125)
6. Discuss this quote: “Nevertheless, he went on steadily, no longer to save him, but
with a desire perhaps to see him again.” (125)
7. What are the positive and negative aspects of “love”?
8. On 127, does “Om” heal Siddhartha’s sadness?
Om
1. In this chapter, how does Siddhartha finally lose his arrogance and form a
connection with men?
2. What is the nature of suffering as part of life? (134-35)
3. Discuss this quote: “It was the goal of all of them, yearning, desiring, suffering;
and the river’s voice was full of longing, full of smarting woe, full of insatiable
desire. The river flowed on towards its goal.” (134-35) What is the river’s goal?
4. How does Siddhartha finally acquire the knowledge he has sought? (136)
5. Why does Vasudeva go away?
6. Why does Vasudeva go into the woods? What do the woods symbolize?
7. Why does Siddhartha stay?
Govinda
1. What does “seeking” mean? (140)
2. What is the wisdom that Siddhartha imparts about how to live life?
3. What does being a “ferryman” symbolize?
4. Discuss this quote: “In every truth, the opposite is equally true.” (143)
5. How is the potential Buddha present in every sinner?
6. What is the Buddha’s view on time?
7. Explain Siddhartha’s point about the stone. (145)
8. What is the problem with words? (146)
9. Is Nirvana a word only, or also a thought?
10. The illusion of Maya is what? (147)
11. Do Siddhartha and the Buddha disagree?
12. Why does Hesse reveal Govinda’s doubts about Siddhartha? (148)
13. Why does the kiss teach Govinda? (150)
14. Why does Siddhartha smile “mockingly”? (151)
15. Why does Hesse end the book as he does? Is the ending satisfying? Is the ending
consistent with the theme?