Monday, August 26, 2019

Week #2 August 27

Class Work

1. Submit the peer editing notes and the reflection post it.
2. Let's go back to "The Story of an Hour." What did you say happened next?

A. Mallard (Look up information about mallard ducks. Think about how the life of mallard ducks is like the life of Mr. & Mrs. Mallard.
B. Josephine
C. Richards
D. Brently Mallard
E. Louise Mallard

Group discussion to follow. 


3. The color yellow - As a group, make a list of things that are yellow! You have two minutes to list as many items as you can.  (Class discussion to follow.) There may be a prize for the winning team!

4. What do you know about the color? Does yellow have any special powers? Is it linked to any symbols? What is the dictionary definition? Is yellow a popular color? What animals are yellow? What flowers are yellow? What gems are yellow? Etc.   (5 minute research .... Go!) What was the most interesting piece of information. Write that on the post-it. Post on the board.

Quick write:  What memory or memories do you have of the color yellow? Talk at your table to get ready to write.  If you have no experiences that lead to writing, explain why you would or why you would not paint a room yellow. (10 minutes to write -) Sharing to follow. (This is an in-class assignment. Quick-writes help writers to develop fluency. Yours will be typed in CANVAS.) 

5. 
A. Look at the art of the time. What are women doing? What are men doing? 
http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/features/slideshows/american-impressionists-of-the-late-1800s-and-early-1900s.html#slide_1
B. . A slice of life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugh7pRtzTAQ Again, what are the women doing? What about the men? 
C. Work with your assigned group and be ready to share what you see in your assigned painting. (Read the information under the picture, too!)

Homework:  

Assignment #1: Short Story - "The Yellow Wallpaper"  https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1952?msg=welcome_stranger
/ By Thursday, read the story and make a list of all things that are yellow in the story. (If you decide to print a copy, you just need to highlight the yellow things.) Bring your list or highlighted story to class on Thursday.  

If you like to listen, here is an audio link: 
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNmsauVB3bk


Assignment #2: A. Look up information about Charlotte Perkins Gilman, the author of "The Yellow Wallpaper." 
A. Make a list of 10 items or events  you found interesting about her life. 
B. For each, explain how it was or was not typical of the time, or explain what it might have had to do with Ms. Gilman writing "The Yellow Wallpaper." 
C. Consult three different sources. Keep track of your sources. For now, just keep track of the URLs) (Do not count Wikipedia) Post in CANVAS. This is due at the beginning of class on Thursday. 

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