Monday: Socratic Chairs
Unit Goal: Discuss what makes a successful film adaptation of a literary text by comparing The Great Gatsby directed by Jack Clayton (1974) and The Great Gatsby directed by Baz Luhrmann (2013)
Objective: Consider two portrayals of the same literary text through film to examine what gives characters lasting power and why and how they evolve over time.
Agenda: 1. Discuss The Great Gatsby (1974) and The Great Gatsby (2013). Which is GREATEST?
Homework: Notebooks due Friday and Literary Analysis Essay Final Draft due in class Monday, May 8 (Essay Presentation)
Tuesday: Introduction to The Crucible by Arthur Miller
Unit Goal: Write an argumentative essay that makes the case for or against the causes of the central problem in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible.
Objective: Compare the historical context and setting of Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible.
Agenda: 1. Introduction to Arthur Miller Background Video 2. Compare and Contrast the Salem Witch Trials and McCarthyism by completing Tree Map.
Homework: Notebooks due Friday and Literary Analysis Essay Final Draft due in class Monday, May 8 (Essay Presentation)
Wednesday: The Crucible Act I by Arthur Miller
Unit Goal: Write an argumentative essay that makes the case for or against the causes of the central problem in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible.
Objective: Discuss purpose of stage directions in the exposition and analyze how dialogue in Act I reveals central conflict and relationships between characters.
Agenda: 1. Character Background 2. Readers’ Theater: Analyze Act I
Homework: Notebooks due Friday and Literary Analysis Essay Final Draft due in class Monday, May 8 (Essay Presentation)
Thursday: The Crucible Act II by Arthur Miller
Unit Goal: Write an argumentative essay that makes the case for or against the causes of the central problem in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible.
Objective: Discuss purpose of stage directions in the exposition and analyze how dialogue in Act II reveals Proctor’s character traits and internal conflict.
Agenda: 1. Character Background 2. Readers’ Theater: Analyze Act II
Homework: Notebooks due Friday and Literary Analysis Essay Final Draft due in class Monday, May 8 (Essay Presentation)
Friday: The Crucible Act III by Arthur Miller
Unit Goal: Write an argumentative essay that makes the case for or against the causes of the central problem in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible.
Objective: Discuss purpose of stage directions in the exposition and analyze how dialogue in Act II reveals Proctor’s character traits and internal conflict.
Agenda: 1. Character Background 2. Readers’ Theater: Analyze Act II
Homework: Notebooks due Friday and Literary Analysis Essay Final Draft due in class Monday, May 8 (Essay Presentation)