We'll open with setting up our Google Drive IN folders. This is something we should have done months ago. Turn in your Frankliners.
From there, we look at Anne Bradstreet's "To My Dear and Loving Husband." We will SCOUT this poem, a technique we have not used for a while.
We'll use that work with Bradstreet as an in-roads to the three protagonists of The Hours and the key paragraph for each.
Show Your Thinking
Blog. Due Friday 11.20.15
Critical Creativity Challenge: Score the Lit. Choose any of our most recent readings and create an original score using either live instrumentation, Garage Band, Wolfram Tones, Beat Lab, or another online/digital music generator/creator.
Read. The Hours. Gold Day: Up to Page 121 for Friday .
Identify a Key Paragraph for Each Protagonist.
Ask yourself, "If Cunningham had only one paragraph per section, which would it be?"
We have a couple of housekeeping items & then we've got plenty of work to do. Revisions. As you complete revisions, remember to also complete a "Revision Submission Form." This helps me track your work as well as better ensure I take note of all the work you've done. This form is in the "AP Lit 2013 OUT" folder. (I might end up putting a link to it over in the right sidebar as well. We'll see. I don't want to clutter that space up. Though to emphasize revision. . . ) Blogging. This week's required post isn't creative. Instead it's analytical. (I'll make it up to you next week with a doozy.) "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" We'll start with Ellie Goulding. Naturally. And follow that with a little DJ Earworm.
Which takes us to a discussion of remix/mashup culture and the argument that T.S. Eliot, brilliant literary mind, has really crafted himself quite a magnificent remix/mashup of many styles, voices, points of view and created a thing quite worthy of its own accord -- but impossible to have crafted without its predecessors.
We'll take large print outs of the poem and slice that thing apart, taking trophies of poignant language and harvesting keepsakes of gorgeous thoughts. We want to find those elements of the poem that best signify its essence -- without them, the poem would cease to be -- as well as the recognizable moments, the access points, the hooks. (Anyone else remember Akon? All that dude did was sing the hook. We need to find Eliot's Akon moments. And file that under "Things never said by an AP Lit teacher -- ever.")
And then we will pause and return. This is but day one. We will come back to Eliot & J. Alfred next week with fresh readings and fresh perspective.
Dallowinian Party
The Party is upon us. We must make certain everyone knows his/her roles, relationships between each character, the schedule for that day, and familiarity with the stream of consciousness writing form being employed, as well as the character preparation form. You'll be handwriting to capture the primacy of the moment -- and then transcribing to your computer for documentation & discussion purposes.
We also need to come up with a list of interruptions that will add context & plot to the party.
Revise:
Synthesis & College Essays Revision Submission Form Due: Last day to submit revisions 10/25
Blogging:
3+ Posts Due: Friday, 10/18
Analytical Post: Since we have such a creative endeavor ahead of this week in class, the assigned blog post will be analytical in nature. However, one may want to use creative means of uncovering meaning between these two texts. (Taking pics can be a great way to share non-tech work on your blogs.)
Choose one of the several items of criticism at the link provided. Choose one that captures an interesting angle, reflects or refutes your thinking, opens your eyes or otherwise engages your thinking. These are not easy reads, some more challenging than others. Be unafraid to dig further, to research allusions. Document your process (this may be more than a single blogpost's worth of work) and then post your thoughts in relation to the critic's. Q: To what extent to you concur with the critic's assertions?
EQ: To what extent can amateurs demonstrate the quality of thought presented by experts?
We have a couple of housekeeping items & then we've got plenty of work to do. Revisions. As you complete revisions, remember to also complete a "Revision Submission Form." This helps me track your work as well as better ensure I take note of all the work you've done. This form is in the "AP Lit 2013 OUT" folder. (I might end up putting a link to it over in the right sidebar as well. We'll see. I don't want to clutter that space up. Though to emphasize revision. . . ) Blogging. This week's required post isn't creative. Instead it's analytical. (I'll make it up to you next week with a doozy.) "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" We'll start with Ellie Goulding. Naturally. And follow that with a little DJ Earworm.
Which takes us to a discussion of remix/mashup culture and the argument that T.S. Eliot, brilliant literary mind, has really crafted himself quite a magnificent remix/mashup of many styles, voices, points of view and created a thing quite worthy of its own accord -- but impossible to have crafted without its predecessors.
We'll take large print outs of the poem and slice that thing apart, taking trophies of poignant language and harvesting keepsakes of gorgeous thoughts. We want to find those elements of the poem that best signify its essence -- without them, the poem would cease to be -- as well as the recognizable moments, the access points, the hooks. (Anyone else remember Akon? All that dude did was sing the hook. We need to find Eliot's Akon moments. And file that under "Things never said by an AP Lit teacher -- ever.")
And then we will pause and return. This is but day one. We will come back to Eliot & J. Alfred next week with fresh readings and fresh perspective.
Dallowinian Party
The Party is upon us. We must make certain everyone knows his/her roles, relationships between each character, the schedule for that day, and familiarity with the stream of consciousness writing form being employed, as well as the character preparation form. You'll be handwriting to capture the primacy of the moment -- and then transcribing to your computer for documentation & discussion purposes.
We also need to come up with a list of interruptions that will add context & plot to the party.
Revise:
Synthesis & College Essays Revision Submission Form Due: Last day to submit revisions 10/25
Blogging:
3+ Posts Due: Friday, 10/18
Analytical Post: Since we have such a creative endeavor ahead of this week in class, the assigned blog post will be analytical in nature. However, one may want to use creative means of uncovering meaning between these two texts. (Taking pics can be a great way to share non-tech work on your blogs.)
Choose one of the several items of criticism at the link provided. Choose one that captures an interesting angle, reflects or refutes your thinking, opens your eyes or otherwise engages your thinking. These are not easy reads, some more challenging than others. Be unafraid to dig further, to research allusions. Document your process (this may be more than a single blogpost's worth of work) and then post your thoughts in relation to the critic's. Q: To what extent to you concur with the critic's assertions?
EQ: To what extent can amateurs demonstrate the quality of thought presented by experts?
Using design thinking strategies of brainstorming, researching, sorting, prioritizing, empathizing, recursive thinking, outcome-based, human-centered decision making to shape up our Dallowinian Party event next week.
To identify how Cunningham's techniques and style reflect(s) Woolf's
To establish our setting and archetypes for the Dallowinian Party
And laugh. It would be helpful today to laugh. We'll see if that happens though . . . We'll start with some photocopies -- shudder -- of passages from Mrs. Dalloway and The Hours, passages I think particularly well suited to finding connections between Woolf & Cunningham. We'll do some small group close readings w/ a particular focus on: * stream of consciousness * symbolism/motif * diction * imagery
(Yup. They are all from Wikipedia. Except for imagery -- which isn't particularly descriptive -- these are pretty solid entries. More examples for "motif" would be nice. Hoping to find other resources for us.) You'll be using your design kits and annotation skills to make these connections. From there, we have to get very serious about our Dallowinian party. We'll work together to choose a setting -- time period, physical location -- and then establish the archetypes we've seen emerge from these two texts. If possible we'll cast today. We'll go over the character preparation forms that need to be completed for next Tuesday. If we don't cast today, we'll cast on Thursday and that will inform what you need to include in your preparations. Homework Blogs: 3+ Posts for the Week Creative Blog Entry: Choose a supporting character from Mrs. Dalloway or The Hours, one who may not get much time or attention. Write a paragraph of story that Woof or Cunningham left out. It need only be a paragraph. Do your best to emulate the style of the writer. Then write a single paragraph of analysis explaining your approach. Read & Listen: Tracy K. Smith's "Duende" Annotate & consider how she employs repeated imagery, structure and diction to inform themes similar, or perhaps dissimilar, to Woolf & Cunningham. Dallowinian Party Gathering & Planning: Make use of Google+ and Drive to plan for the party. Keep me within your loops. Revisions: Start the process in earnest. You have until Oct 25th to submit revisions, get feedback, and resubmit again if you so choose.
