The scarlet letter 2.1 GREEN

Scarlet Letter 2.1

Do now: Do you remember YGB from 9th grade?  Has your reading of it changed?

Objective:

• analyze Hawthorne’s use of symbols to present meaning

Agenda:

1. do now
2. in groups of 3: complete the symbol activity for YGB
3. Class: discuss findings
4. in groups: draft thesis statements
5. Review annotation expectations
6. summarizer

HW: Finish thesis statements

Scarlet Letter 2.1- PURPLE

Scarlet Letter 2.1

Do now: Do you remember YGB from 9th grade?  Has your reading of it changed?

Objective:

• analyze Hawthorne’s use of symbols to present meaning

Agenda:

1. do now
2. in groups of 3: complete the symbol activity for YGB
3. Class: discuss findings
4. in groups: draft thesis statements
5. In groups of 3: research both sides of the graphic organizer
6. Review annotation expectations
7. summarizer

HW: Read and annotate chapters 1 and 2

Scarlet Letter 1.4

Do now:  What do you know about the Puritans?  List characteristics/facts

Objectives:

• understand the foundation of the Puritan belief system

Agenda:

1. Do now
2. Finish Dead Poets Society
3. In Socrative: DPS reflection prompts
4. Begin reading/re-reading "Young Goodman Brown" (you do NOT need to annotate)
5. Watch: American Passages: “Utopian Promise” http://www.learner.org/amerpass/unit03/usingvideo.html
6. summarizer

HW: Finish reading “Young Goodman Brown” and work on Transcendentalism assignment (Green: due WEDNESDAY; Purple due MONDAY). Watch "Utopian Promise" (link above)

Transcendentalism 3.1 GREEN WEDNESDAY

Transcendentalism 3.1 GREEN WEDNESDAY

Do now: Download and read over the DPS discussion prompts

Objectives:

• effectively participate in a socratic seminar
• respect differing opinions

Agenda:

1. do now
2. DPS socratic seminar
3. summarizer

HW: Transcendentalism assignment (download from handouts-transcendentalism- transcendentalism and pop culture- copy of transcendentalism and pop culture assignment)

Dead Poets Society- GREEN

Prepare talking points for the Socratic seminar found HERE

Transcendentalism 3.1 TUESDAY

Transcendentalism 3.1 TUESDAY

Do now: Turn to a partner and share your media findings.

Objectives:

• examine examples of transcendental thought in popular culture. In particular, comic strips and songs.
• analyze Emerson and Thoreau’s influence on popular culture

Agenda:

1. Do now
2. Activity: In the same groups as the comic strip exercise, read the lyrics while we listen to the selected songs
3. Complete one transcendentalist chart for the songs
4. In your groups, discuss the following questions:

• Which category has the most songs?
• What did you expect to see on the charts? Do they match your expectations?
• What surprises do you see about the lists?
• Are there kinds of songs that aren't well-represented?
• What would happen if songs were divided further, into sub-genres (e.g., heavy metal, alternative rock)?
• Are there artists whom you think of as following transcendental ideas? Do their songs represent those ideas?
• How do the songs that are listed represent your individualism?

5. Share findings as class
6. DPS
7. Summarizer

HW: Transcendentalism assignment (download from handouts-transcendentalism- transcendentalism and pop culture- copy of transcendentalism and pop culture assignment)

Transcendentalism 3.1 PURPLE MONDAY

Do Now: Have you ever read comics?  Comic books? Graphic novels?  If so, which ones?  If not, what is your opinion of them?

Objectives:

• examine examples of transcendental thought in popular culture. In particular, comic strips and songs.
• analyze Emerson and Thoreau’s influence on popular culture

Agenda:

1. do now
2. Divide into 6 groups.  Each group will get a Calvin and Hobbes book.
3. Read the strips.  Examine the text and the drawings with the goal of identifying the literary elements of transcendentalism
4. If needed, review your text annotations and/or thought charts
5. Identify two comics that that have strong literary connections to the ideas of Emerson and Thoreau. (Bring them to me and I will xerox the strips)
6. Glue/tape the strips to a blank piece of paper.  Write one “golden quote” from Emerson or Thoreau that mirrors the strip.  Write one sentence explaining the connection.
7. Summarizer
   
   

HW: Try to find examples of Transcendentalism in any media (e.g., sitcoms, television dramas, commercials).