CP Brit Lit, April 15-19, 2019

File names in parentheses are NOT links. These are the names of the documents that may be found on the Google drive (in the Class Materials drop-down menu).
 
Monday
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL6
Activities:

1. Introduce idea of rigid social divisions (Marxist social structure) that are pronounced in Victorian society and continue into the Modern period.
2. Introduce idea of English being able to tell origin and social class of individuals based on accent alone.
3. Begin watching My Fair Lady.
4. Vocab 12 Syn/Ant.

 
Tuesday
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL6, RL7, RL10, SL1, L3, L4, L6
Activities:

1. Intro to 17th/18th Century (take notes on text pages 464-474; Intro to 17th 18th Pearson Text pp464-474.pdf; Restoration and 18th Century.pptx): non-fiction, intellectual and scientific writing.
2. Milton (475, 516-521; Milton.ppt; Fall of Satan Bible Verses.docx).
3. Read/discuss from Paradise Lost (pp. 524-534; Milton Fall of Satan Pearson Text.pdf) (Paradise Lost NotesREV.doc).
4. Vocab 12 CTS.

 
Wednesday
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL6, RL7, RL10, SL1, L3, L4, L6
Activities:

1. Carpe Diem poetry: Marvell, 506, To His Coy Mistress (Marvell Coy Mistress Pearson Text.pdf) and Herrick, 510; To the Virgins (Herrick To the Virgins Pearson Text.pdf).
2. Read aloud, answer MC Qs; then, discuss poetry.
3. Satire Celebrity Revised.ppt.
4. Intro to Parody vs. Satire (Satire and Parody.pptx; Satire Polluter Harmony Ad_ Peter & Janet's Story.mp4, Satire Loudness Equals Power - Onion Talks - Ep. 2.mp4, Satire RMR Budget 2010.mp4, Satire Airport Security rmr.mp4, Smell Like a Monster.mp4, Old Spice _ The Man Your Man Could Smell Like.mp4).
5. If it looks familiar, it’s probably parody. Is there a serious message? If yes, it’s satire.
6. Read & discuss sample article (Onion - Tips For Fixing The Nation.docx).
7. Vocab 12 CTS.

 
Thursday
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL6, RL7, RL10, SL1, L3, L4, L6
Activities:

1. Take up argument synthesis essays.
2. A Modest Proposal – Lesson.pptx, slide 1 (Onion - Industrial Revolution Provides Millions Of Out.docx).
3.  “The Rape of the Lock” skit and reading (Rape of the Lock Script.doc).
4. “The Rape of the Lock” MC Qs and discuss.
5. Read "A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift (pp. 617-625).
6. Answer the questions on the worksheet over the text (A Modest Proposal Wkst.docx).
7. Group Work: analyze sections of Swift's satire - present this work to the class: A Modest Proposal Chunking Analysis.docx.

HW: College Prep: Finalize Vocab Journal #4 (units 10-12).
 
Friday
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, RL6, RL7, RL10, SL1, L3, L4, L6
Activities:

1. College Prep: Hand in vocab journal #4 and begin vocab journal #5 (units 13-15), due May 8.
2. Go over vocab.
3. Present group analysis.
4. Discuss warrant, audience, structure, ethos, pathos, and logos in “A Modest Proposal.”
5. Assign satire essay and begin working: Due Apr. 25 (Modest Proposal Assignment Honors.docx; Modest Proposal Rubric Honors.docx).

Vocab 13 CTRW.