Nov. 16-20_Drama

Unit Focus: Archetypes in Historical Fiction

Week Focus: Unit Review/Satire

Resources: Syllabus Link, How to Create a Works Cited Page, SSSLOP: Types of Media Bias, Logical Fallacies, Debate Vocabulary, Persuasive Appeals (K.E.L.P), Novel: 1984, The Alchemist Text, World Lit Teaching Project, EOC Practice Test

Monday: (LAB DAY)
I.) Take notes on realism and answer questions below:

• Realism came after _____________________ movement as a reaction against the supernatural and fantastical.
• Characteristics of Realism are pragmatism, ___________________________(8 characteristics)
• Major authors: ____________________________________________________________
• Major poets:______________________________________________________________
• The Woman Suffrage Association is established in 18___.
• The state of ___________ is first to grant women right to vote.
• List one example from fashion:_______, music:_______, and inventions:______ from this period.

II.)  Read "The Story of an Hour"

III.) Complete reading questions for short story:

• 1. What is the nature of Mrs. Mallard's "heart trouble," and why would the author mention it in the first paragraph? Is there any way in which this might be considered symbolic or ironic?
• 2. The setting of the story is very limited; it is confined largely to a room, a staircase, and a front door. How does this limitation help to express the themes of the story?
• 3. In what ways is this passage significant? "She could see in the open square before her house the tops of trees that were all aquiver with the new spring life. The delicious breath of rain was in the air. In the street below a peddler was crying his wares. The notes of a distant song which some one was singing reached her faintly, and countless sparrows were twittering in the eaves." What kinds of sensory images does this passage contain, and what senses does it address? What does the vision through the open window mean to her? Where else does she taste, smell, or touch something intangible in the story?
• 4. What kind of relationships do the Mallards have? Is Brently Mallard unkind to Louise Mallard, or is there some other reason for her saying "free, free, free!" when she hears of his death? How does she feel about him?
• 5. Mrs. Mallard closes the door to her room so that her sister Josephine cannot get in, yet she leaves the window open. Why does Chopin make a point of telling the reader this? How might this relate to the idea of being "free" and to the implicit idea that she is somehow imprisoned? Do other words in the story relate to this idea?
• 6. What does Josephine represent in the story? What does Richards represent?
• 7. Mrs. Mallard is described as descending the stairs "like a goddess of Victory." In what ways does she feel herself victorious?
• 8. The last line of the story is this: "When the doctors came they said she had died of heart disease-of joy that kills." In what ways is this an ironic statement? What is gained by having the doctors make such a statement rather than putting it in the mouths of Josephine or Richards?
• 9. What view of marriage does the story present? The story was published in 1894; does it only represent attitudes toward marriage in the nineteenth century, or could it equally apply to attitudes about marriage today?
• 10. If this is, in some sense, a story about a symbolic journey, where does Mrs. Mallard "travel"?

IV.) Choose one country outside of US and research their gender roles (expectations for women vs. men). Write a summary explaining some of the different roles women have in this country compared to in the US.

Tuesday

1. Read act one of A Doll's House 
2. Notes: Henrik Ibsen/Modern Realism
3. Complete BCR: Can a woman truly be financially independent if she does not have her own source of income?

Wednesday-Thursday

1. Finish reading act one of A Doll's House 
2. Watch film version of play and complete discussion questions (Act 1)
3. Compare and contrast Ms. Linde from Norma

Friday
HW DUE AFTER BREAK ON NOVEMBER 30TH:

1. Study for Act 1 Quiz: A Doll's House due Nov. 30th
2. Extra Credit will replace two missing grades: a.) EOC Practice Test, b.) NewsELA (do quiz and write a paragraph for article)

IMPORTANT DATES

Nov. 21-29.....Turkey Break

Nov. 30-Dec.4....Act 2
Nov. 30......S.L.O Study Guide Due for Extra Credit

Dec. 7-11....EOC TEST WEEK

Dec. 14-18...Last Week of 1st Semester