Sunday, January 22, 2012
Friday, June 3, 2011
Class Minutes: Fri. June 4th
1. Poetry quiz #3= 61%
2. Introduce Wilfred Owen and the war poets
3. Explicate The Parable of the Old Men and the Young
4. Read ch 12 and the ending together- discuss the irony of the ending
5. Read Dulce et Decorum Est and discuss its irony
6. Explicate independently
7. Started to go over together- will finish next day and will be writing a paragraph analysis
8. HW: Thesis statement on the ironic ending: What is Remarque suggesting about war through the irony of his ending?
2. Introduce Wilfred Owen and the war poets
3. Explicate The Parable of the Old Men and the Young
4. Read ch 12 and the ending together- discuss the irony of the ending
5. Read Dulce et Decorum Est and discuss its irony
6. Explicate independently
7. Started to go over together- will finish next day and will be writing a paragraph analysis
8. HW: Thesis statement on the ironic ending: What is Remarque suggesting about war through the irony of his ending?
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Class Minutes: Wed. June 1st
1. Poetry quiz #2
2. Reviewed symbolism of butterfly and poplars
3. Listened to David Sedaris' "Jesus Shaves"
4. Discussed the Lost Generation
5. Completed the Lost Generation questions and poetry explication (finish at home)
6. Went over the exam outline
2. Reviewed symbolism of butterfly and poplars
3. Listened to David Sedaris' "Jesus Shaves"
4. Discussed the Lost Generation
5. Completed the Lost Generation questions and poetry explication (finish at home)
6. Went over the exam outline
Monday, May 30, 2011
Class Minutes: Monday, May 30th
1. We started with a prayer, which was a youtube video about the tragedy of war, markedly the delusion of the enemy as "other" than us, the lost generation, and the disappointment of authority figures who are supposed to protect. You can watch it again on the post above.
2. Wrote our first poetry terms quiz: class average was 61%; we need 80%
3. Collected the dramatic irony Macbeth multi
4. Went over the us vs. them discussion questions
5. Read Thomas Hardy's, "The Man He Killed," and wrote a C&C thesis with All Quiet
6. Discussed the episode with the French girls. It's important because:
a. it reveals the carpe diem attitude the boys adopted in the face of death
b. it reminds readers that these soldiers are just young, inexperienced, goofy kids who have yet to experience life
c. the inability to communicate with the girls is paralleled in their inability to communicate the horrors of the war to their families and loved ones. They become a lost generation...lost from others, lost from their previous lives. We'll talk more about this next class, after you've read the home visit excerpt.
7. We discussed the symbolism of the poplars and butterfly. They represent beauty. Paul knows beauty exists in the world, but feels it's not meant for him, which adds to his growing sense of hopelessness. See Moodle notes.
8. Read the home visit excerpt and study your poetry terms for next class.
2. Wrote our first poetry terms quiz: class average was 61%; we need 80%
3. Collected the dramatic irony Macbeth multi
4. Went over the us vs. them discussion questions
5. Read Thomas Hardy's, "The Man He Killed," and wrote a C&C thesis with All Quiet
6. Discussed the episode with the French girls. It's important because:
a. it reveals the carpe diem attitude the boys adopted in the face of death
b. it reminds readers that these soldiers are just young, inexperienced, goofy kids who have yet to experience life
c. the inability to communicate with the girls is paralleled in their inability to communicate the horrors of the war to their families and loved ones. They become a lost generation...lost from others, lost from their previous lives. We'll talk more about this next class, after you've read the home visit excerpt.
7. We discussed the symbolism of the poplars and butterfly. They represent beauty. Paul knows beauty exists in the world, but feels it's not meant for him, which adds to his growing sense of hopelessness. See Moodle notes.
8. Read the home visit excerpt and study your poetry terms for next class.
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