June 5- Alliteration and Gather ye rosebuds

We worked on the following poetry technique: Alliteration. Follow the directions and then turn in to Schachter

Alliteration:  The repetition of the same or similar consonant sounds in words that are close together.

Examples:

We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain-

We passed the Setting Sun

(Dickinson)

While I nodded, nearly napping

(Poe)

Behemoth, biggest born of earth, upheaved his vastness

(Milton)

Peter Piper picked peppers

But Run rocked rhymes

(Run DMC)

A normal life is boring, but superstardom's close to post mortem
It only grows harder, homey grows hotter

(Eminem)

Identify the alliteration:

Snakes slither slowly on the sidewalk

1.    Jumping Jennifer jammed Johnny’s jaw full of jellybeans.

2.   Silly Susan swims under the summer sun.

3.   Pretty Paula pounced on Penelope’s purple pancake.

Finish these sentences using alliteration.

1.    Terrific Tony __________________________________

2.   Lame Lunches __ _______________________________

3.   Black bears and brown bugs ______________________

Tongue twisters are built on Alliteration.

·       Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

·       Black bug’s blood.

·       Mrs. Smith’s Fish Sauce Shop.

·       Shy Shelly says she shall sew sheets.

·       Three free throws.

·       Knapsack straps.

·       Which wristwatches are Swiss wristwatches?

Create three of your own tongue twisters using alliteration.

Alliteration can get kind of crazy.  See how long of a sentence you can create using alliteration.  The meaning of the sentences should make sense.

Example: The powers of prunes are prudent to provide potent palliative prophylaxis of potential pooper problems, priming you for purging.

Now pick an item around your house and write an 8-10 line poem about it using alliteration 

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We also read the following poem out loud in class:

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,

Old Time is still a-flying;

And this same flower that smiles today

Tomorrow will be dying.

The glorious lamp of heaven, the sun,

The higher he’s a-getting,

The sooner will his race be run,

And nearer he’s to setting.

That age is best which is the first,

When youth and blood are warmer;

But being spent, the worse, and worst

Times still succeed the former.

Then be not coy, but use your time,

And while ye may, go marry;

For having lost but once your prime,

You may forever tarry.

1. read the poem
2. Highlight Key words
3. Write on the poem's message alone (5 minutes)
4. Get with a partner to:

A. Write when this advice might be usefull

B. Write when this advice might not be usefull

June 4 - personification

We watched the following video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZENZnjk7Vfw

And then wrote our own poem using personification.

June 3rd internal rhyme

We worked on writing poetry with embedded rhyming. Students should write a poem of 8-12 lines, that rhyme at the end and also include 10-20 internal rhymes.

June 2nd- Young Goodman Brown story and questions

We read the short story "Young Goodman Brown" and then answered questions about it.:

Here's an online copy of the story:

http://www.eldritchpress.org/nh/ygb.html

And here is the worksheet for it:

Study guide questions for “Young Goodman Brown”

Pre-reading questions

This is a story about a man’s walk into the woods late one night. But it is really an analogy for something else. Remember this from The Crucible?

…the Salem folk believed that the virgin forest was the Devil’s last preserve, his home base and the citadel of his final stand. To the best of their knowledge the American forest was the last place on earth that was not paying homage to God. (P.5)

With this in mind, what might this man’s walk into the woods represent?

Another thing to know. The author, Nathaniel Hawthorne, was the grandson of Judge Hathorne-the spiteful judge from the Salem witch trials. But Nathaniel hated the puritans and everything they stood for so much that he changed his name to Hawthorne when he started writing books.

With this knowledge, what do you think he is going to say about the Puritan religion?

Reading questions

1.)  Which of the following best describes Goodman Brown’s conversation with his wife at the beginning of the story?

            A)  His wife wants to come with him into the forest, but Goodman Brown refuses.

            B)  His wife begs him to sleep in his own bed and not pursue his “errand.”

            C)  His wife tells him he’ll meet him in the woods later.

            D)  Young Goodman Brown wants his wife to accompany him, but she refuses.

2.)  Write three ways that the man in black is described (behavior or physical).

3.)  The man Goodman Brown meets is most likely…

            A) his father

            B) the ghost of his father

            C) a witch assuming the shape of the town minister

            D) the devil

4.)  What important news does the man have for Goodman Brown regarding the other members of the town (What does he have to say about the townsfolk)?

5.)  What reason does Goodman Brown give for not wanting the old woman to see him (91)?

6.)  What startling fact does Goodman Brown learn about this woman?

            A)  She hates the devil

            B)  She is a witch

            C)  Gives moral and spiritual guidance to youth.

           

7.)  Who does Goodman Brown think passes him by on horseback?

8.)  Explain the double meaning of Goodman Brown’s statement, “My Faith is gone!”

9.)  Does Goodman Brown recognize the people in the clearing?  Who are they?

10.)  Why doesn’t Goodman Brown kiss his wife?  What does he realize when he looks into her face?

11.)  What is the best way of interpreting the reality of what Goodman Brown experienced?

            A)  It clearly happened because of all he felt and saw

            B)  It was clearly a dream because of all the strange, unexplainable things            witnessed.

            C). It is unclear whether it was a dream or reality-Goodman Brown doesn’t even know.

12.)  How does the experience in the forest affect Brown’s relationship with other people?

            A)  He vows to be loyal to his wife forever more.

            B)  He retreats away from people, appalled at their hypocrisy.

            C)  He becomes older and wiser and more understanding of people’s faults.

            D)  He realizes he is no better than his fellow townsfolk.

Complete the following statement as best you can:

“Young Goodman Brown is a story about a man who…”

“…and comes to discover…”

Essay on The Crucible and “Young Goodman Brown”

Abigail tells John, “I never knew what pretense Salem was, I never knew the lying lessons I was taught by all these Christian women and their covenanted men!” (p.24). It’s safe to say that Goodman Brown has similar feelings. How have each of these people changed after discovering the hypocrisy of the members of their community?

Give specific examples from the each text to support your argument by imbedding quotes into your essay.

June 1- fourth character Diary and imbed quotes

We've done four of the character diaries so far:

The Crucible - Character Diary Project

Assignment:

Before you begin, it is important for you to realize that writing - other than religious poems and praises - was not allowed by the Puritans. It was considered a sin, and punishable as an offense. What if one of the characters in The Crucible kept a "forbidden diary," detailing their thoughts and insights on the events happening around them? Most importantly, this diary would reveal much about this person's inner feelings, motives, and reactions. 

This project will allow you to "become" one of these people, and demonstrate to me your expert understanding of his or her character.

Now that we have completed reading Act I, II, and III we have been introduced to most of the major characters in The Crucible.  Here is your task for this project:

1.      Pick one character that intrigues you

2.      Create a personal diary or journal for that character, which depicts the major events happening in the story - both "seen" and "unseen" in the play itself. You are writing as if you are that character, from their viewpoint and perspective, in the first person narrative form.  

Here are the types of entries:

A descriptive entry, using strong visual and sensory images to create a 

lasting impression on your reader.  Anything can be vividly described - a room, a place, an object, a person, or an event which was significant to your character.

A narrative entry, detailing a short story of a significant event including setting, characters, time sequence, brief plot, and dialogue.

A persuasive entry - this entry will reflect your character's wishes for something (an action or person), and how they might write to obtain their wish. For example, what might Abigail write to John Proctor to convince him that she is his one an only true love? What might Reverend Hale (or any number of people) write to an authority figure, to convince them to stop the trials?

A reflective entry - describing in detail what a significant event has 

meant to your character personally, how it has changed him or her personally, what important lesson did he or she learn from it, how will they apply it later in life?

·    You must write 6 entries-one each of: descriptive, narrative, persuasive, reflective-plus two other entries of any combination of those types

·    Each entry should be 200 words or longer

We also worked on embedding quotes:

Multi-part assignment

Choose two quotes

1. Explain what they mean (1-3 sentences)
2. Explain whether you agree or disagree (1-3 sentences)
3. Make a statement about life, imbedding one of Franklin’s quote into your statement.

EXAMPLE

Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.

1. This quote is explaining how to live a healthy, wealthy and wise life.  All you need to do is go to bed early and wake up early.
2. Yeah, I don’t really agree.  I think that some people are morning people and some are night people.  I do think that he might be talking a bit about partiers.  If you go to sleep early, you aren’t tempted to go out at night-something which makes being healthy, wealthy, and wise a bit more difficult.
3. While some people may think that the only way to enjoy life is to party all night, I’ve always felt that, “early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.”

Be civil to all; sociable to many; familiar with few; friend to one; enemy to none.

Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing.

Glass, china, and reputation are easily cracked, and never well mended.

He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.

He that is of the opinion money will do everything may well be suspected of doing everything for money.

If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write something worth reading or do things worth the writing.

Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today.

Old boys have their playthings as well as young ones; the difference is only in the price.

Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.

Fish and visitors smell in three days.

First Quote:

1.  ______________________________________________________________

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2.  ______________________________________________________________

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3.  ______________________________________________________________

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Second Quote:

1.  ______________________________________________________________

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2.  ______________________________________________________________

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3.  ______________________________________________________________

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May 29- embeding quotes

We did another character diary and worked on embedding quotes:

Multi-part assignment

Choose two quotes

1. Explain what they mean (1-3 sentences)
2. Explain whether you agree or disagree (1-3 sentences)
3. Make a statement about life, imbedding one of Franklin’s quote into your statement.

EXAMPLE

Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.

1. This quote is explaining how to live a healthy, wealthy and wise life.  All you need to do is go to bed early and wake up early.
2. Yeah, I don’t really agree.  I think that some people are morning people and some are night people.  I do think that he might be talking a bit about partiers.  If you go to sleep early, you aren’t tempted to go out at night-something which makes being healthy, wealthy, and wise a bit more difficult.
3. While some people may think that the only way to enjoy life is to party all night, I’ve always felt that, “early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.”

Be civil to all; sociable to many; familiar with few; friend to one; enemy to none.

Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing.

Glass, china, and reputation are easily cracked, and never well mended.

He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.

He that is of the opinion money will do everything may well be suspected of doing everything for money.

If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write something worth reading or do things worth the writing.

Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today.

Old boys have their playthings as well as young ones; the difference is only in the price.

Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.

Fish and visitors smell in three days.

First Quote:

1.  ______________________________________________________________

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2.  ______________________________________________________________

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3.  ______________________________________________________________

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Second Quote:

1.  ______________________________________________________________

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2.  ______________________________________________________________

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3.  ______________________________________________________________

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May 27- 114-123

We did another character diary and also worked on the following worksheet for the Crucible:

Act 4 worksheet

Read pages 114 (“good morning, Excellency)-123 (Parris goes out) with or four or five others.

Large parts: Danforth, Parris, Hale, Narrator

Small parts: Herrick, Cheever, Hathorne, Elizabeth

Proctor, Goody Proctor and Goody Nurse are all soon to be hung.  Does that mean they have or haven’t confessed to witchcraft?

Hathorne says that Parris, “has a mad look these days.”  What is Parris doing that makes Hathorne say this?

Why might he be acting this way?

What did Abigail do?  How does this affect the Salem Witch trials?

P. 117 they discuss news from Andover.  What is the important news from Andover and how does it affect Salem?

Why does Parris say that it is so important that they get Proctor, Goody Proctor or Goody Nurse to confess to witchcraft?

Why won’t Danforth postpone the executions?

Although not directly stated in the play, there is a simple explanation for cattle wandering the streets, orphans wandering from house to house and rotting crops everywhere.  What is it?

Again we have a character (this time it is Hale) using vivid imagery to get his point across.  P. 121 “I come to do the Devil’s work.  I come to counsel Christians they should belie themselves (they should lie).  There is blood on my head!  Can you not see the blood on my head!!”

What does Hale mean when he says that he is counseling Christians to lie? 

What does he mean when he says “There is blood on my head!”?

Explain how Hale’s belief has changed over the course of this trial.

What do Hale and the others want Elizabeth to do?

May 26- Character Journal

Today we began our character journal. We will be working on them for the next six days. Here's the outline for it:

The Crucible - Character Diary Project

Assignment:

Before you begin, it is important for you to realize that writing - other than religious poems and praises - was not allowed by the Puritans. It was considered a sin, and punishable as an offense. What if one of the characters in The Crucible kept a "forbidden diary," detailing their thoughts and insights on the events happening around them? Most importantly, this diary would reveal much about this person's inner feelings, motives, and reactions. 

This project will allow you to "become" one of these people, and demonstrate to me your expert understanding of his or her character.

Now that we have completed reading Act I, II, and III we have been introduced to most of the major characters in The Crucible.  Here is your task for this project:

1.      Pick one character that intrigues you

2.      Create a personal diary or journal for that character, which depicts the major events happening in the story - both "seen" and "unseen" in the play itself. You are writing as if you are that character, from their viewpoint and perspective, in the first person narrative form.  

Here are the types of entries:

A descriptive entry, using strong visual and sensory images to create a 

lasting impression on your reader.  Anything can be vividly described - a room, a place, an object, a person, or an event which was significant to your character.

A narrative entry, detailing a short story of a significant event including setting, characters, time sequence, brief plot, and dialogue.

A persuasive entry - this entry will reflect your character's wishes for something (an action or person), and how they might write to obtain their wish. For example, what might Abigail write to John Proctor to convince him that she is his one an only true love? What might Reverend Hale (or any number of people) write to an authority figure, to convince them to stop the trials?

A reflective entry - describing in detail what a significant event has 

meant to your character personally, how it has changed him or her personally, what important lesson did he or she learn from it, how will they apply it later in life?

·    You must write 6 entries-one each of: descriptive, narrative, persuasive, reflective-plus two other entries of any combination of those types

·    Each entry should be 200 words or longer

May 21- page 80 worksheet

Today in class we got into groups, read the play and filled out the following worksheet

Name:  ________________________________

Ÿ  Begin reading on page 80 (when Giles is pushed out)

Ÿ  In this next part, Giles Corey, Francis Nurse, and Proctor will bring forth evidence to try and help their wives’ cases.

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Parts to be read in this section: 

Danforth (longest part) ______________ Francis ________________ 

Narrator (long part) ________________Hale_______________ Hathorne_____________ Parris______________ Giles______________

Proctor (long part)_____________ Herrick_________________

Mary Warren______________ Cheever___________ Putnam __________

BEFORE GROUP BEGINS READING, ANSWER NUMBER 1

1.  We were already told at the end of Act Two what Proctor wants Mary Warren to tell the court.  What is it?

2. What damning evidence does Cheever tell the court about Proctor (p. 83)?

3.  Danforth tells Proctor some interesting information about Elizabeth Proctor.  What is it (p.85)?

Does this change anything?

Ÿ  A deposition is a legal document one signs.  Think of it as a written testimony for the court.

P. 86 The first piece of evidence is a deposition presented by Proctor.

4.  Explain what the deposition is stating and who has signed it.

5.  What does Parris want to happen to these people?

6.  Why is Francis upset at Danforth’s decision?

P. 88 The second piece of evidence is Giles’ deposition.

7.  What does Giles’ deposition state?

8.  Why won’t Giles give out the name of the man who is mentioned in the deposition?

9.  Why do you think that no one wants to come and be a witness in court?

10.  What has Hale done that has made him so agitated?

Stop reading on page 94 (when the girls enter)

11.  Brainstorm as a group what you think will happen at the end of this scene.

May 19- Act project

We finished reading Act Two and now are doing a project for the end of it. Here are the options for the project:

You are going to pick one section of Act Two to focus on.

Choose one of the following to complete for your section:

1.     Act it out-You will be graded primarily on your emotion and blocking.  

2.     Act it out using puppet theater. You will have to videotape this. I’ve got a printout of pilgrims that you can cut out and decorate.

3.     Create a multi-paneled comic strip of the section.  Make sure ALL characters are included as well as ALL major topics.  This doesn’t have to be word-for-word.  Choose this option only if you are a good artist and will spend time on it.

4.     Re-write the scene. Give it a different outcome. Then write an essay explaining how this outcome affects the ending of the play. I will grade this on creativity of the rewritten scene as well as a thoughtful description of how the play ends.

Here are the sections. 

53 (when Mary Warren enters) –57 (Mary Warren exits) Elizabeth, Proctor, Mary Warren 57(Mary Warren exits)-59 (When Mr. Hale enters) Elizabeth, Proctor  59(When Mr. Hale enters)-61 (When Hale says, “Woman, it is possible”) Hale, Proctor You also will need an Elizabeth for a short part 61 (When Hale says, “’Woman, it is possible”)-62 (I’ll not conceal it) Hale, Proctor  62 (I’ll not conceal it)-64 (when Proctor says, “I think it be a small fault”) Hale, Proctor You also will need an Elizabeth for a short part

64(when Proctor says, “I think it be a small fault”)-67 (When Giles Corey appears) Hale, Proctor, Elizabeth  67(When Giles Corey appears)-71 (Enter Elizabeth) Hale, Proctor, Giles, Cheever You also will need an Elizabeth, Francis and Herrick for short parts 71(Enter Elizabeth)-76 (end) Proctor, Mary Warren, Hale, Elizabeth You also will need a Cheever, Giles, Herrick and Francis for short parts

May 13- pages 47-53

We started watching The Crucible and then read/filled out the following worksheet:

Worksheet for 47-53

Choose parts:

John Proctor read by: __________________________________

Elizabeth Proctor read by: ___________________________________

First, read the entire Act Two narration on page 47.

Where does this scene take place?

What does John do to the stew?

Now, Read to page 53

As we are introduced to this couple, we are giving a hint about their relationship because of a “lie” that Proctor tells his wife about the stew. 

1.  How does Proctor mislead her about the stew?

2.  What does it tell us about their relationship?

The Proctors are a couple not entirely at ease with each other.  List 3 things that they do or say during the first 3 pages that show they are “tiptoeing” around each other and trying to spare each other’s feelings.

1.

2.

3.

How has Mary Warren changed?

What has caused this change?

On page 50, Proctor’s stage directions are, “scoffing, but without conviction.”  Write the stage directions in your own words (you may need to figure out what those words mean).

What are the reasons Proctor has for not telling the court about what Abigail told him?  List one he says and one he doesn’t say.

1.

1.

Stop reading on page 53 when Mary Warren enters

Now let’s modernize this scene.

Let’s say John and Elizabeth are dating in high school. What would a conversation of theirs be like today?

You could write this as:

·       An interaction/argument they have in the halls

·       A group of texts back and forth

·       A phone call one makes to the other

·       Emails or Facebook posts back and forth

·       Add a third or fourth person into the argument

(if you want extra credit, present this to the class)

May 11th 26-38

We did the following worksheet:

Worksheet for pages 25-30 and 34-38

Read pages 25-30

How do you catch a child’s spirit according to Rebecca Nurse?

Rebecca says, “This will set us all to arguing’ again in the society and we thought to have peace this year.”  What can we infer from this statement?

What is Rebecca’s and Proctor’s problem with Parris’ preaching?

Pages 25-30 focus on arguments between some of the central characters in the play; Samuel Parris, John Proctor, Thomas Putnam and Giles Corey.  On the back of this paper, write down four disagreements and who they are between.

Read the first paragraph of the exposition starting on page 30.

Does Reverend Hale enjoy his work?

What helped convince Hale that witchcraft exists?

Extra Credit:  Read the exposition from 31-34 and write an outline of what is being discussed.  Depending on the thoroughness of the outline, this can be worth 10-20 points

Read 34-38

Who is the “Old Boy” that Hale mentions?

What does Proctor say just before he exits?  What does he mean by it?

What is Giles’ question for Hale?

Read the exposition starting on page 38

What adjectives are used to describe Giles?  List at least four.

1.                                                                     3.

2.                                                                     4.