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The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnAbsent? Here is what you missed.USEFUL LINKS AND RESOURCES1- Reading calendar- makeup work basket2- Class website- fosteringenglish.3- Librivox- audiobook recording of Huck Finn4- Sparknotes No Fear Huck Finn- modernized language version of story.Day 1- January 26 & 27 Fill out reading interest survey in the makeup work basket day 1Pick up a copy of the syllabus. Return it with a parent’s signature and with your signature. Sign up for a book club in your classDay 2- January 28 & 29Day 1 DGP Huck Finn is a mix of several things: satire, irony, local color, & realism. Today we’re going to discuss satire and local colorSarcasm- cut and wound. The person wants to hurt the target and doesn’t believe in their ability to changeParody- a humorous exaggeration of something. No change is intended. Satire- a work that attacks something and is intended to improve society. You have to believe that your intended target can improve. Satire has three audiences1. Those that are already on your side.2. The group that the author or artist is ridiculing.3. The group the author thinks they can change though their work. THIS IS THE AUDIENCE THAT MATTERSIndustrialism-Literary movement that responded to industrialism. Machines are making things instead of people. People are moving away from their homes in the country to work in factories in the city. Local color: Response to fear that local traditions will be lost because of industrialism. Reflects the author’s home environment. Setting:?focus on nature; frequently remote and inaccessible. Setting is sometimes a character. Characters: marked by their adherence to the old ways, by dialect, and by particular personality traits central to the region. Themes:?hatred or fear of change, nostalgia for the past, tension between urban ways and old-fashioned rural values is often symbolized by the intrusion of an outsider or interloper who seeks something from the community.Day 3- January 30 & February 2Day 2 DGP RealismAfter the civil war (late 1800’s). Depicts life as it really was. Ordinary and local can be good literature. Characters are complex and true to life. They are not all good or all bad. Readers enjoy because they see their own struggles.Qualities of Realism Character is keyComplex moral choicesHumans control their own fateNatural language and dialectBildungsroman- coming of age story. Dialect- language specific to a certain region or group of people. Day 4- February 3 & 4DGP Day 3 & 4Write your own coming of age story (bildungsroman)Should be 3 paragraphsParagraph 1- what you were like before the decision or event that made you more mature.Paragraph 2- the decision or event that made you more matureParagraph 3- What you were like after this decision or event.Here are some ideas to get you thinking about what to write about. Find out the truth about Santa, the tooth fairy, the Easter bunny, etc.Discovering that your parents/ teacher/ coach is a real person.Consciously choosing a religion, political stance, or other life viewMaturation through a breakup, first relationship, or lack of theseLeaving behind unhealthy friendships Standing up for something you believe in, or missing the opportunity to do so.Death of a pet or loved oneResponsibility for a pet or sibling Mark Twain Bio- RESEARCH 10 FACTS ABOUT MARK TWAIN AND TURN IN FOR POINTS. Born Nov 30, 1835 in Florida, MOSamuel Langhome Clemens,Moved to Hannibal at age 4Father died of pneumonia at age 12 – was a judge – at 13 became a printer’s apprentice 17 became a river pilot’s apprenticeMark twain means it is safe to navigate- two fathoms or 12 ft deep- leadsman’s cry it was safe for a steamboatNewspaper reporter in 1861 when civil war halts river trafficFirst major story- the celebrated jumping frog of calavaras county 1865Huck finn 1885William Faulkner called Twain “The father of American literature” Master of colloquial speech- word or phrase used in informal languageTom sawyer based on twain Hf based on Twain’s boyhood friend Tom BlakenshawHas been called the 1st great American novelCheck out Huckleberry Finn from the library. Day 5- February 5 & 6DGP Day 5Pick up a copy of the reading assignment calendarPick up a copy of the reading journal assignmentTwain background“Lincoln’s Proclamation…not only set the black slaves free, but set the white man free also.” Mark TwainTwain paid for at least one black man to go to Yale Law and one to attend a Southern university to become a minister. Was also an advocate for Chinese Immigrants, Native Americans, and Women’s Rights.Homework- Read chapters 1-5 tonight Day 6- February 9 & 10DGP Day 1Reading Quiz #1 (chapters 1-5) Pick up a copy of the escape planning activity Read chapters 6-7 (don’t forget to do your reading journal) Day 7- February 11& 12DGP Day 2Writing Prompt (6-8 sentences)-Write about an imaginary friend you had or a make believe game you played as a kid. How does this compare to Tom Sawyer’s make believe games? Turn in when completed. Notes: Verbal irony- you say the opposite of what you mean.Situational irony- The opposite of what you expect happensDramatic irony- the audience or reader knows something one or more characters do not. Pick up a copy of the irony worksheet. Turn in when completed. Read Chapters 8-11. Continue to fill in reading journals. Day 8- February 13 & 17DGP Day 3Reading Quiz #2 (chapters 6-11) Read chapters 12-14 for homework. Day 9- February 18 & 19DGP Day 4Reading Quiz #3 (chapters 12-14) We did book club today. Because you missed it you will need to do a small report to turn in for points. Answer the following questions using complete sentences:What have you been reading lately?Write one thing that you have learned or found interesting in your reading. Write one thing that you didn’t like about the book that you are reading. What would you like to read next? (book or type of books) Writing Prompt: Have you ever played a trick on someone or lied to someone and later regretted it? What changed your mind? Do you still play tricks like this today? Read chapters 15-17Day 10- Feb 20 & 23DGP Day 5/ turn in Notes:Stereotypes- widely held belief that is fixed and oversimplified. Go to the Harvard implicit bias test online Take at least 2 of these quizzes. At least one of them should deal with race (there are multiple tests associated with multiple races). The other is your choice. Write a 2 paragraph (6-8 sentences each) response to taking these tests. Did the results surprise you? Were they what you expected? Do you think that anyone is totally unbiased? Is it always bad to be biased? Why or why not? Read Chapter 18Day 11- February 24 & 25DGP Day 1Reading Quiz #4 (chapters 15-18) Registration packets for next yearWriting Prompt: Respond to this quote from chapter 18, “We said there warn’t no home like a raft, after all. Other places do seem so cramped up and smothery, but a raft don’t. you feel mighty free and easy and comfortable on a raft.”(6-8 sentences) Where is your “raft”/ special place? Why is this your place? How do you feel when you are there? How does it make you feel when someone or something intrudes on your place? Read chapters 19 & 20Day 12- February 26 & 27DGP Day 2 Read chapters 21-22Start “We Wear the Mask” assignment Day 13- March 2 & 3DGP Day 3We went to the library to register with the councilors. Meet with them to see how to make this up. Continue to work on mask project (finish this class) Read chapters 24-26Day 14- March 4 & 5DGP Day 4Quiz #5 (Ch. 24-26) Writing response to “We Wear the Mask” project.-Take about 5 min to walk around the room at look at the masks. Write down 10 things that you thought were interesting or unusual to include on masks that you sawWrite a 6-8 sentence writing response: What are some things that you thought were interesting or unusual that people included on their masks? Which masks were your favorite? Why do we make assumptions about people based on surface level judgments? Read chapters 27-29Pick up a copy of the new March reading calendar in the makeup work basket. Day 15- March 6 & 9DGP Day 5/ Turn in Read chapters 30-34 (pages 205-238) Pick up a copy of the open book quiz for chapters 30-34 (Quiz #6) in the makeup work basket Day 16- March 10 & 11Day 1 DGP Pick up a copy of “Unchained Memories” and the worksheet that goes with it. On the back of the paper, write 6-8 sentences on these questions: What was interesting or upsetting in this section? How does this emphasize the serious nature of Jim’s situation? Read Ch.35-37 (pages 238-258) Day 17- March 12 & 13Day 2 DGP Look up facts on conditions in slavery (especially on the journey to America from Africa). Writing Prompt (6-8 sentences): What was slavery like? Why is it important to study slavery? What are some similar situations in history or in current events? Read chapters 38-40 (pages 258-277) Day 18- March 16 & 17Day 3 DGP Read chapters 41- End (pages 277-300) Pick up a copy of the map assignment and see me to find out what group you are in. Meet with your group to see what you can do to catch up on the work. Day 19- March 18 & 19Day 4 DGP Reading quiz #7 (chapters 38-41) Pick up a copy of the fishbowl questions. Fill out and use in discussion on day 20. Work on maps in groups.Day 20 March 20 & 30Day 5 DGP Pick up a copy of the fishbowl questions. Fill out and turn in for credit. Work on maps in groups. DUE AT THE BEGINNING OF NEXT CLASS.Finish reading journals. DUE NEXT CLASS!Return Huck Finn books to library. Prep for book club next class. Day 21- March 31 & April 1DGP Quiz- can use all packets, notes, and previous DGP sentences. Turn in Huck Finn reading journals and group maps. Fill out a copy of peer review. Book club- pick up a copy of the makeup work in the basket. 5 levels of comedy notes Write definitions for each type of comedy Scatological- Jokes about bodily functions/ dirty jokes Slapstick- physical comedy, people falling and hurting themselvesPlot device- misunderstandings, cross purposes, mistaken identitiesVerbal wit- one liners, puns, use words to create humor Satire – humor intended to change audience. Note: Shakespeare used all levels of comedy because his audience consisted of many levels of education and social class.NOTE: LAST DAY FOR MAKEUP WORK FROM HUCKLEBERRY FINN UNIT IS WEDNESDAY APRIL 8TH! ................
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