March 31st

1. ACT Practice Test- Pacing work.

2. Chronicle IOA#2 readings are posted under Chronicle Links. Please read/annotate and develop questions to ready for Wednesday's IOA.

3. Don't forget about the Chronicle interactive journals! They are due at the end of next week.

Schedule: March 27th-April 26th

March 27th: Receive Interactive Notebook assignment.
March 28-30th: Work on Interactive Notebooks.
March 31st: ACT Practice.
                   Chronicle IOA reading due for IOA #2 (Tehya and Gilbert) 
April 3rd: ACT Practice.
April 4th: Interactive Notebook finishing touches and IOA reading time.
April 5th: Chronicle IOA #2 and Reflective Writing
April 7th: Interactive Notebook- Chronicle due.
                - Chronicle Supervised Writing.
                -  Receive Doll's House
April 10th: Intro to Drama notes
April 11th: Ibsen notes
April 12th: Acts 1-2 read- Doll's House
April 14th: No School
April 17th and 18th: ACT Prep
April 19th: JUNIORS ACT TEST
April 21st: Doll's House IOA #1 Readings Due (Hunter, Cecilia, Lily)
April 24th: Finish Doll's House- Quiz
April 26th: Doll's House IOA #1 and Reflective Writing

And for a little language humor... 

March 27th

Today we are going to start a new project that I am excited about..
Interactive literary analysis notebooks! This  project is designed to help you interact with the text in a closer manner... We can identify the effect.. .now to spend more time of the causes of the effect.

You will have a section for each of the following literary devices:
1. Style
2. Historical Context
3. Symbolism
4. Time
5. Characterization (2 characters)
6. Theme
7. One of the following: Paradox, Irony, Juxtaposition

On the left-hand side of the pages you will have the following information:
1. Definition of term **
2. Findings/theories about the device usage by the author. **
3. Questions you have about the device and its usage in the text. **
4. Comparisons to other texts.. read in class.. out of class.
5. Visualizations.
6. Reflections... reflective writing.
7.  Images.. drawings.
7.  Literary claim. **
(I have ** required inclusions)



On the right-hand side of the pages is where you will have passages.. quotes.. that have been annotated showing evidence of the specific device in the writing.

 Overall requirements:
1. Number your pages.
2. Place a table of contents at the beginning.
3. Be creative.
4. Annotated text must accompany each left-handed page..
5. Utilize this process to help develop ideas for World Literature paper.

March 14th

Here are the readings for tomorrow's Interactive Oral Activity:

Gender Roles in Latin America

What is Latin American Culture?

Please print off, and annotate thoroughly. You will need to also take notes of the cultural influences that are explored in these articles and how the ideas interact with Chronicle. 

Please prepare questions that are raised in the readings and the contextualizing with Chronicle. 

This IOA is going to be "unplugged". Please have hard copies of all materials, questions, etc.

March 10th

1.  Remember: Chronicle needs to be finished by Monday, March 13th. We will have a quiz. 

2. Literary Discussion- Book Club 

• In what ways does the narrator’s profession influence the way in which the novel is told? Why do you think García Márquez chose to make his narrator a journalist
• How would this text be different if it was told from another point of view? (3rd omniscient?) 
• How does the journalistic point of view complement the subject matter of what is being reported upon? 
• How is gender addressed by the narrator? The society?
• How do you think POV impacts the aspect of Magical Realism in Chronicle? 

Freud on Dreams: 
Freud (1900) considered dreams to be the royal road to the unconscious as it is in dreams that the ego's defenses are lowered so that some of the repressed material comes through to awareness, albeit in distorted form. Dreams perform important functions for the unconscious mind and serve as valuable clues to how the unconscious mind operates.

• How does the discussion of dreams in Chronicle enhance the style of Magical Realism? 
• How does the book address time?
• What is the effect of the literary style of Marquez on the reader? 

March 8th

1. Please read through Honor Killings Prezi found under Chronicle Links. This Prezi will give a good introductory background to set up context of Marquez's work. Take good notes.

2. We will watch "Breaking Silence", a documentary by Paula Rodriguez Sickert that presents three examples of Femicide in Latin America.

3. Have Chronicle read by Monday, March 13th. We will have a quiz on Monday.

March 6th

For today, you should have a minimum of the first 24 pages of Chronicle read. Secondly, you should have reviewed notes from Magical Realism (Thursday) and have read the links on MR.

1. Today, we will be conducting small group discussions concerning Magical Realism characteristics in "Most Handsomest Drowned Man".

Goal: How are the basic elements (fiction devices) of Magical Realism seen and utilized in "Handsomest Drowned Man"

Discussion questions:

• Compare and contrast the ways in which the children, women, and men react to the drowned man. How do you account for the differences in their reactions?
• What does the drowned man come to symbolize in the village?
• How does the spirit of the village change as a result of their experience with Esteban? 
• It is argued by some philosophers that the key of unlocking human potential is through expansion of the imagination. How does this story support this notion?
• What is Marquez saying about the power of myth in this short story?
• What are the basic everyday occurrences in this story? 
• What are the magical occurrences in this story? Dreamlike qualities?  
• How is time treated in this story?
• What cultural/political message is projected in "Most Handsomest Drowned Man"? 
• How are some of these similar findings seen (tentatively in Chronicle)

2. Last 10 minutes of class, respond on Google Classroom to the following prompt: Through your small group discussion, what have you come to understand about Magical Realism and Marquez's use of it in his literary styling? 

Homework: Up to page 71 in Chronicle for Wednesday. Quiz.

FIRST CHRONICLE IOA will be MARCH 15- 
Group members- Janette F., Ryanne M., Brock W.
Please get secondary material to me by March 10th!

Topic Possibilities: 
1. Catholicism
2. Colombian Wars of Independence
3. Gender roles Latin America
4. Latin American culture (general)
5. Honor Killings

March 2nd

Magical Realism: Real world setting + Fantastical Elements

Everything is normal... except for one or two fantastical elements.  Magical realism often works to explain the inexplicable.  It works to provide hope in the reader that magic exists around us.

Basic Elements of Magical Realism:
1. Setting. The feeling of the setting provides magical mood.
2. Characters. Usually regular individuals experiencing the extraordinary.
3.   Fantastical elements. Unique, magical occurrences intermixed with the ordinary.
4. Plot. Depict every day events
5. Time. It is more fluid and bending. The time spent is important.. but the time on the clock is unimportant.
6. Tone. Mysterious and often understated.

Characteristics of Magical Realism: Magical Realism in Literature

For Monday, Practice identifying the conventions of Magical Realism:
1. Read and annotate Marquez's The Most Handsome Drowned Man in the World- PDF
for elements of Magical Realism. Bring in your annotated copy to class on Monday.