Class Work
Reflection: After submitting an essay, it is useful to reflect on the paper. What did you like about your essay? What was challenging? If you had more time, what, if anything, would you change? (Use the notecard provided. Attach it to your peer editing sheet and submit.)

Something new!
Technology-
Table assignment - one paper, please:
Make a list of all of the technology that is available to YOU in your home, car, place of work, an school. (3 minutes)

Discussion considerations:1. What technological advances have you seen in your lifetime? What exists now that did not exist when you were born? Would you want to go back to the way it was?
2. What is your favorite techno gizmo or gadget? Why? Could you live 24 hours without it? Would you want to?
3. How much money do we spend on technology each month? (Individial/table/whole class)_


Discover: Who are you on-line? Google or Yahoo or Bing yourself and find out. What can others find out about you? (7 minutes) We will follow with a discussion.
Discuss:

• Did you know that the information was available?
• Did anything surprise you?
• Did anything concern you?
• Did anything make you happy?
• Should you  be worried?

Article: "The Whole World Is Watching" by Thomas Friedman (Save for Thursday.)
 http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/27/opinion/27friedman.html?_r=0
Questions to answer:

• How does Friedman open the essay? How would you respond in that situation?
• What are the positives and negatives of our "whole world is watching" society?
• What "digital fingerprints" are you leaving? In what ways might that impact your future?
• Do you agree or disagree that blogs, forums, etc., enhance communication?

 Homework: Do you have any rights to privacy on-line? Read this article for homework. Respond to the following on CANVAS.

Illusion of Twitter Privacy

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/02/uncle-sam-and-the-illusion-of-privacy-online/385332/

A. What are three key points of the article? (15 points)

B. In a well developed paragraph or two, share your thoughts. Are people entitled to privacy on-line? Why or why not? (25 points)

 Homework challenge: Go 24 hours without your favorite techno item. Keep a journal of the experience - on paper, of course!  ( 25 points) You may use the weekend for this. The assignment is not due until next Tuesday.

6. One last homework assignment - we will do part of this in class today! "There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury.
http://www.gs.cidsnet.de/englisch-online/originals/soft_rains.htm


Audio recording: http://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/there-will-come-soft-rains
"There Will Come Soft Rains" by Sara Teasdale
http://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/there-will-come-soft-rains


Finish reading the story. List the "technology" that we have today that is like the technology in the story.
Bring a paper list to class on Tuesday.

September 15. 2016 - Thursday

Class Work

1. Participate in a peer editing activity.
2. Learn how to add in-text citations.
    - Highlight all "borrowed" information in your essay. (Marker provided if you don't have one-)
     - Guidelines: See handout
     - Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTaUHS1mnvw
     - Sample essay: http://www.ou.edu/cls/reference/pdf/Hacker-Daly-MLA.pdf
     - More tips: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/2/

Homework: Revise your draft and post the final in CANVAS by Tuesday. Be sure you use in-text citations correctly. (75 points) Also, using EasyBib (www.easybib.com)  or other source, include a correctly formatted Works Cited page. (15 points) Also, turn in the paper copy of your draft and the peer editing sheet.(10 points)  

Tuesdy, September 13, 2016

Class Work
Let's take a look at the "definition" charts and graphs. Pull yours up from CANVAS, your jump-drive, or from your computer. (E-mail attachments work, too!)

Share what you have researched so far. Ask each other questions.
Add the definitions of others at your table. Be sure to get the correct spelling of the names and note today's date. You will need that information for your Works Cited page.

There is another square that is probably empty on your chart. Let's learn to look at art. You will need to locate a work of art that is representative of your term. Let's do one together. If I had selected the term "love" as my term to define, I might have developed a claim like this.  

Claim: In "Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin, love, or the lack of love, caused Mrs. Mallard's death.

I would then look for a work of art that focused on "love".

Here is an example:
http://www.ba-bamail.com/content.aspx?emailid=15917 (I am using the picture Flaming June which features  the woman dressed in orange.)
Let's use these questions to study the work


Looking at Art -

• What is the title of the work? How does the title help you to understand the message? What is the message?
• What is the most obvious image in the work. To where is your eye drawn?
• Look at the colors. Are they symbolic? Would the message be different if the colors were different? Explain.
• Study the shading and shadowing. How do these elements impact the overall message?
• Who is the artist? When was the work created? Is the artist's message about a specific event in history? What was going on in the world when the work was created? Is the art universal - speaks to people of all times and in all places, or is it limited to the audience for whom it was created.
• How does the work relate to the story in the early 20th century and to us in 21st century America?

You should now have all of the boxes on your chart filled.

 

Sample essays and writing tips:

"What is a Yankee?" http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/definition.htm

"A Few of My Favorite Things"

http://college.cengage.com/english/vandermey/college_writer/2e/resources/writing/student_definition_zinser.pdf

 Get organized! Here are some options from your chart:

Determine how you want to present the information.

·       Dictionary definition

·       Your definition­­

·       Definition of a classmate

·       Question

·       Quotation

·       What it is

·       What it is not

·       Art

·       Literature

·       History

·       Media

·       News

·       Personal story

Decide the best order for the rest of the paper.

Save something great for the conclusion.

 

Homework:  Using your chart as a guide, write the draft of your definition essay. Bring the draft to class on Thursday. You will need to post in CANVAS and bring a paper copy. You may print in class if necessary.

September 8, 2016 - Thursday

Activity #1

1. Play the name game with the names of the characters from "Story of an Hour" and "The Yellow Wallpaper."
2. At your table, list all the names of the characters from each story.

• Divide the names - each searching for some, but not all. In other words, on person should not do all of the work. Place your initials by the name(s) you researched.
• Each table will create a list of names and meanings.
• Note any famous folks or events from history where the names appear. Think. Is there any relation to the characters or events from the story? Explain. (10 minutes)

http://www.behindthename.com/
http://nameberry.com/

Activity #2: Learn about mallard ducks . . . go to any search engine and search out information about the feathered friends. (15ish minutes)

• Each person at the table should search a separate site.
•  In what ways are Mr. and Mrs. Mallard like the ducks? In what ways do they differ?
• Create a comparison/contrast chart at your table. (One per table.)
•  In addition, create a Works Cited page for the table. Use MLA 8 style. Place all names of participants in the upper left of the paper. Submit one paper per group. www.easybib.com

Activity #3: Possible topics for an essay . . . After reading "The Yellow Wallpaper" and "Story of an Hour", it is time to find topics and start drafting!
A. Let's generate a list of possible words/terms/concepts that relate to the two stories.
Type of essay: Definition - You will need to select a word/concept to define. Let's try one together.
Here is a graphic organizer for your use. (Paper copy provided.)

Name: __________________________________________________________________

Quotations:                        Source:	The word in literature.                       Source:	What it is NOT: (Negative definition)                   Source:
The word in history:                          Source:	Word/Concept to be defined:       Personal Definition:           Dictionary Definition:	The word in poetry/art/media:                       Source:
Synonyms:                            Source:	The word in the news:                         Source:	How classmates define the word:                       Source:

Homework: Conduct research using the chart as your guide. Be sure to keep track of your sources! (Simply copy/paste the chart into a Word document or create a chart of your own. Post in CANVAS by Tuesday.

September 6, 2016 - Tuesday

I.  Just who was Charlotte Perkins Gillman? (7:30 am) Review (12:00 pm)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0VYTV_ee2E
http://www.biography.com/people/charlotte-perkins-gilman-9311669

II. . "Story of an Hour"  by Kate Chopin

http://www.vcu.edu/engweb/webtexts/hour/

1. You will be given a paper copy. Read it. What happened? Why?
2. Create a mind map for Mrs. Mallard - (Directions will be given.) (For those who are absent, answer the questions at the bottom of the story link.)
3. Play the name game with the names of the characters from "Story of an Hour" and "The Yellow Wallpaper."

• At your table, list all the names of the characters from each story.
• Divide the names - each searching for some, but not all. In other words, on person should not do all of the work. Place your initials by the name(s) you researched.
• Each table will create a list of names and meanings.
• Note any famous folks or events from history where the names appear. Think. Is there any relation to the characters or events from the story? Explain.

http://www.behindthename.com/
http://nameberry.com/

III. . Learn about mallard ducks . . . go to any search engine and search out information about the feathered friends.

• Each person at the table should search a separate site.
•  In what ways are Mr. and Mrs. Mallard like the ducks? In what ways do they differ? Create a comparison/contrast chart at your table. (One per table.)
•  Create a Works Cited page for the table. (Do you know how to use EasyBib?) Let's learn how: www.easybib.com

IV. Homework: Author biography - Read and note the aspects of the Kate Chopin's life that might have contributed to the plot and characters in "Story of an Hour."(Create a list of 7 to explain. Post in CANVAS by Thursday.)

http://www.vcu.edu/engweb/webtexts/hour/katebio.html

 

 

 

September 1, 2016 - Thursday

 Haunted or imagined? What do you think happened in "The Yellow Wallpaper?" Why? What evidence is there? Share at your tables.

1.  Return to your group for the color activity:

• Research: What does that color symbolize? Is it important in any way? What "things" are that color? 
• Explain how the story would change if the wallpaper were your assigned color. 
•  Your group has 15 minutes to work on this. We will then share. You may create some sort of visual/powerpoint/prezi if you wish. Coloring with markers on the white board is also fine.

All must speak. Break up the information so that all have an equal oppportunity.
A. Introduce yourselves and your color.
B. Answer why the color is or is not important. Share what items/things are that color. Share if and where the color is important around the world.
C. Does the color have any "mystical" or magical powers?
D. Most importantly, how would the story change if the wallpaper had been your color instead of yellow, or would the story change?

Take notes on the presentations of others. Submit for 30 points.

2. Just who was Charlotte Perkins Gillman?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0VYTV_ee2E
http://www.biography.com/people/charlotte-perkins-gilman-9311669


3. We will begin watching the movie in class. 

Please finish for homework. 
There are eight sections. For each section, write a sentence or two that explains how the movie is similar to or differs from the short story.
Conclude with a brief paragraph that explains if the movie did justice to the short story. Feel free to provide suggestions to the director and producer!

Post in CANVAS by Tuesday, September 6, 2016.

How do film makers view this story? Let's look.
PBS - movie:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAJm6gFJb4I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8Iy1fbw6sQ&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdk4cre_jT4&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YdQHSqpcI8&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVn2KJie8Xo&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPCYupOUcbo&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNdm4UyL5Wo&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWJ4ZtLlRvE&feature=related

August 30, 2016 - Tuesday

1.  What is "yellow" in "The Yellow Wallpaper?" Share specific lines from the story.

More YELLOW! Talk about the story.

• Characters
• Setting
• Tone
• Rising action
• Climax
• After thoughts? What happened?

 2. Why "yellow?" How would a color -change alter the story? (Discuss)

• You will be assigned to a group and given a color. 
• Research: What does that color symbolize? Is it important in any way? What "things" are that color? 
• Explain how the story would change if the wallpaper were your assigned color. 
•  Your group has 15 minutes to work on this. We will then share. You may create some sort of visual/powerpoint/prezi if you wish. Coloring with markers on the white board is also fine.

Homework is posted in GREEN!
 3.  Let's explore Gothic elements. 
To make it easy, what would you expect to find in a haunted house? At your table, create a list of items one would expect to see in a haunted house. (2 minutes - sharing)
Visit this site:  http://www.virtualsalt.com/gothic.htm 
Think about it - is "The Yellow Wallpaper" a Gothic horror story?  After visiting the Virtual Salt link, reread the story. Highlight anything you find that is Gothic. Use a different color from the one you used to highlight things that were yellow. .  Create a list of 10 items from the story  Think about it. Is the story a Gothic tale or a psychological thriller? Also, bring the newly highlighted story to class on Thursday and be prepared to defend your position.


 4.  What is Postpartum Depression? Do a quick search for the symptoms and current treatment of Postpartum Depression. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/postpartum-depression/DS00546/DSECTION=symptoms (Other sites have information as well.)In your own words but giving credit to the source(s), explain what postpartum depression is.  Is it possible that the narrator is suffering from this disorder? What evidence exists? Explain your position in a paragraph or two. Post on CANVAS by Thursday.

5. Think about these questions. Post the answers on CANVAS and be ready to share on Thursday.

•  .What treatment and procedures is the narrator undergoing? How do these compare to the treatment that is recommended today?
•  Let's look at the room where the narrator resides. Describe it. Of what does it remind you? Where would you expect to find rooms like this?
•  Is it  possible that there really is a woman in the wallpaper? (Discuss) What is the relationship between the narrator and John? What ultimately happens to John? Who is responsible for the conclusion of the story? - John, the narrator, or the woman in the wallpaper?