Sunday, October 19, 2014

Weekly Agenda 10.20-10.24

The School for Scandal

MONDAY and TUESDAY
Review Auden poem, graphic organizer, 
-multiple choice answers
Review Glossary
Reading Quiz
Review Act 2: Journal #9: modernize scene
Modernize the story
1. In small groups, look at Act 2, Scene 2, lines 1 – 76
(where Lady Teazle is entertaining the scandal school
to tea and cards).
2. Discuss what is happening in this scene.
3. What conflicts arise in this scene?
4. Discuss the characters’ personalities.
5. During the scene; what does each of them want and
how do they try to get what they want?
6. Now devise your own modern version of this scene

which incorporates all of the elements above of the original story.

PRESENT modern version with explanations as to why you chose to depict certain characters or certain language in a particular way.
HW READ ACT IV for WEDNESDAY; 
AND, plan on sharing out an excerpt from Independent Reading

WEDNESDAY
GET Pygmalion
Connect back to poem "Pathedy of Manners"
Review ACT III
3.1-the accusations between the Teazles
3.2-reviewing the effect of the aside on an audience
3.3-Sir Toby's song; the function/effect of disguise in theater-analyze nature of irony.
    -the extended metaphor: "room full of ancestors"
    -Charles' real fault/foibles
Review Vocabulary-to-Know

THURSDAY
Watch PLAY
ACT IV Collect and Connect

FRIDAY
Share out excerpts from Independent Reading Book
Devices from ACT IV; Sir Oliver's Role; Lady T and Sir J, explain his argument to her, what does he want her to do?  Why?
The Screen Scene-Dramatic Reading :4.3. 186-404
-is Sir J a "villain"
-sketch out a story board comic strip with essential language-present on MONDAY
HW Story Board Sketch; AND, more poetry; AND, Read ACT V and epilogue

NEXT 
POETRY
Analytical statement/thesis on the function of Scandal in society; connect to role of marriage; and, analyze Sheridan's message in the end.
Pygmalion
Role of Gossip: NY TIMES article

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