Flat vs. Round

Junior is a flat character.




Ishmael is a round character.


Using that knowledge, make an INFERENCE- what is a round character, and what is a flat character?

Chapters 10 & 11

Quiz on chapters 10 & 11.

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Theme of music

How do you see the theme of "music saves lives" developing in chapter 9?  How does music continue to save Ishmael?

character traits

What character traits do you notice in the interview that I will show you at the beginning of class?

differences

List two differences that you see between the characters in the novel and teenagers today.

List one similarity. 

memoir

Do you believe that a memoir or an autobiography is more powerful and why??

Sierra Leone Web

Take about 5-7 minutes, and read through this website.  List 3 facts about Sierra Leone.

http://www.sierra-leone.org/facts.html

Open Ended Response if needed

A.     What is childhood?  Use your own experiences to explain what childhood was like for you.  What does it mean to be a child, and when do you believe that someone becomes more of an adult than a child?  How do you believe that the meaning of childhood differs from one country to another (think about the information read today)?

B.       Good versus evil:  do you think that people are born a certain way?  Are we all born with the ability to be both, or are circumstance involved?  Do humans have the choice on whether they can be good or evil, or do outside factors play into this?  What makes someone go from good to evil or vice versa?  Give an example of a television or book character who has changed in that way.  What made them change?

Theme versus motif

 Please answer both questions.  You do not need to restate the questions....number them in your response.

Vocabulary review:

11. What is the difference between a theme and a motif?  

22.  When we read a work of literature, we identify the theme.  How does a theme reflect issues that may be going on during the time period that the literature was written?

African Literature

When you think of African literature, what do you think of?

 http://www.phrasemix.com/collections/the-50-most-important-english-proverbs

Choose

Find verbal irony in Oedipus Rex.  Plays are up front if needed.

Creon

Describe Creon's character throughout this entire play using at least one specific example.

prom

When you think of Prom...what is the most exciting thing?

recap

Where did we leave off in this play so far?

Oedipus Rex

Where do you see dramatic irony in this play so far?  Explain in detail.

This kid

What do you think this kid will be like when he grows up?  WHY?

Observe

*WARNING


YOU WILL BE SHOWN AN EXTREMELY AWKWARD VIDEO.


VERY AWKWARD.

During this video, your job is to respond to this journal:

watch this man's body language.  Notice as much as you can....write down exactly what movements or actions this man is taking.