Monday, April 17th

Happy Monday! 26 more days of school left! Let's make them positive and productive!

1. Remember that your characterization projects for Brave New World are due by 7:34 AM on Tuesday, April 18th to Google Classroom. You were given an extra day, so make sure they are uploaded on time!

2. We are going to start working on THEME today.

Theme: The underlying, critical meaning that an author is trying to convey in a text. This meaning is usually universal and can transcend time periods, cultures, genres. 

To determine THEME in a text, follow these steps:

1. Consider a broad, universal issue such as family, journey, deception, etc. (SEE LIST BELOW)
2. Ask yourself, what do you think that the author is trying to say about this issue? 
3. Ask yourself, can I see this message in other literary works (testing universality) 
4. Write in a complete sentence expanding this idea into a message about life. 

Example from Animal Farm:

1. Vulnerability 
2. George Orwell demonstrates that patriotism leads to personal vulnerability.
3. Yes, this idea has been seen in American Literature 
4. Patriotism leaves individuals in a society vulnerable to the societies' needs because the society can take advantage of them in the name of Country or State. 

For Tuesday:

Go through the THEME process with Brave New World 4 times. Have in your notes for class on Tuesday.

Schedule for the weeks of April 17th-21st (daily) and April 24th-28th
* Reading assignments are due on date posted.
April 17th: Theme in BNW
April 18th: Evidence of theme in BNW.
April 19th: Meet in LMC Bullpen. EOC practice.
April 20th: Tragedy Introduction. Oedipus Rex.  Read pages 256-261
April 21st: EOC Writing Practice. Read pages 262-272 Oedipus Rex. 
April 24th: EOC Practice. Read pages 272-283.
April 25th: EOC TEST. Read pages 285-300
April 26th/27th: EOC TEST. Read pages 301-314
April 28th: Read pages 315-327 (Finish Oedipus Rex)