2023-24 American Literature

Today we will finish On the Road   5/1 - FINISH part4 5/2-5/3 Work on Essays 5/6 Allen Ginsberg 5/7 Gregory Corso  5/8 Diane di Prima    

4/26 Finish part 3 and work on writing an overview/summary of PART III. 4/29 Read part 4 4/30 - Read part 4 5/1 - FINISH part 1 5/2=5/3 Work on Essays 5/6 Allen Ginsberg 5/7 Gregory Corso  5/8 Diane di Prima

First, I would like to look at the first 10 minutes or so of this lecture on the book 4/17 chapters 9-10 4/18 chapters 11 4/19 Work on summarizing PART 2 4/22 Part III chapters 1-2 4/23 chapters 3-4 4/24 chapters 5-7 4/25 chapters 8-11 4/26 Part IV chapters 1-3 4/29 chapters 4-5 4/30 FINISH BOOK 5/1 - 5/3 Work on Essays 5/6 Allen Ginsberg 5/7 Gregory Corso  5/8 Diane di Prima 5/9 Amiri Baraka 5/10 Review 5/12 TEST

 We need to look at the next two chapters today in class and give you some time to write a quick overview/summary of what has happened so far in Part I. 4/8 chapters 8-9 4/9 chapters 10-11 4/10 chapters 12-13  411 chapter 14 and review 4/12 Quiz on Part 1 4/15 Part II chapters 1-3 4/16 chapters 4-6 4/17 chapters 7-8 4/18 chapters 9-11 4/19 QUIZ 4/22 Part III chapters 1-2 4/23 chapters 3-4 4/24 chapters 5-7 4/25 chapters 8-11 4/26 Part IV chapters 1-3 4/29 chapters 4-5 4/30 FINISH BOOK 5/1 - 5/3 Work on Essays 5/6 Allen Ginsberg 5/7 Gregory Corso  5/8 Diane di Prima 5/9 Amiri Baraka 5/10 Review 5/12 TEST

 Some elements of post-modern literature include: 1) Challenging authority; 2) character driven instead of plot driven stories; 2) Relativity - what is real, how do we know it is real?; 3) Individualism and individuality; unreliable narrators; metafiction; more. Unit Learning goal: Students will demonstrate knowledge of twentieth century foundation works of American Literature by writing a short 2-3 page essay analyzing the Kerouac’s choices concerning how to structure specific parts of On The Road and it’s impact on the text as a whole.      Scale/Rubric relating to learning goal: 4 – The student can write a strong 3-page essay discussing how specific parts of On The Road contribute to the meaning of the work as a whole. 3 – The student can write 2-3 essay discussing how specific parts of On The Road contribute to the meaning of the work as a whole. 2 – With some direction/help from the teacher the student can write 2-3 essay discussing how specific...

 Today we need to look at chapter 3. We also need to discuss chapter 2.

 For high school students, begin a discussion by asking: If you could travel anywhere in the United States by car, where would you want to go and why? Who would be the one person that you would most want to take with you on the trip and why? What difficulties would you expect to have on your trip?  THEN GO HERE J ack Kerouac Bio    Unit Learning goal: Students will demonstrate knowledge of twentieth century foundation works of American Literature by writing a short 2-3 page essay analyzing the Kerouac’s choices concerning how to structure specific parts of On The Road and it’s impact on the text as a whole.      Scale/Rubric relating to learning goal: 4 – The student can write a strong 3-page essay discussing how specific parts of On The Road contribute to the meaning of the work as a whole. 3 – The student can write 2-3 essay discussing how specific parts of On The Road contribute to the meaning of the work as a whole. 2 – With so...

 Today, I will give you a few minutes to finish study questions, if you need it and then we will get back into the movie of the play. Tomorrow we will be starting On the Road.  

 Today we are going to read Act III of A Raisin in the Sun.   Quotations — Identify the speaker. 1.       “Asagai, there is only one large circle that we march in, around and around, each of us with our own little picture--in front of us--our own little mirage that we think is the future.” (Act Three)     2.      “What you just said--about the circle. It isn't a circle--it is simply a long line--as in geometry, you know, one that reaches into infinity. And because we cannot see the end--we also cannot see how it changes. And it is very odd but those who see the changes are called "idealists"--and those who cannot, or refuse to think, they are the "realists." (Act Three)       3.      “He finally came into his manhood today, didn't he?” (Act Three)       Questions — Why does Mama put her plant back on the windowsill?  ...