AP Lit & Comp 1/8 16 1. Practice M/C 2. Share out ideas on ATOTC from last class 3. Universal themes review 4. Small group discussions 5. Emily Dickinson 6. The Windhover
Take 5-10 minutes to finish this up Get out one piece of paper. Add both your names. Do the following: 1. List the major players of Book the Second, such as: Jarvis Lorry, Charles Darnay, Lucie Manette, Dr. Manette, Sydney Carton, Madame/Monsieur Defarge and any others you feel are worth mentioning. 2. Jot down a brief but specific update for each character s stance at the end of Book the Second (bullet points are fine). How have they changed, what dilemmas are they facing, how is Dickens accomplishing his characterization? What foreshadowing has been set in place? Irony? 3. What motifs have you seen in the work to this point? List and give examples. 4. Finally, what themes seem to be presenting themselves for the work as a whole at this point? Identify at least three, and then explain how Dickens is developing them (specific examples of where you see the theme).
Motifs you re noticing Recalled to life (the idea of new life, new beginnings, second chance) Golden thread (Lucie) and knitting Repetitive actions (knitting and Dr. Manette s cobbling Violence and bloodshed Mythological allusions more of a literary device Fountain in the village Sacrifice People as flies (blue-flies buzzing around Darnay and in the wine shop) Duality or doubles (Carton/Darnay) Shadows and darkness
Themes you re noticing Suffering is part of the natural human experience (suffering is necessary to reach something better.) Bad things (suffering) can make good people become evil (peasants in revolution) Suffering is a part of sacrifice You cannot escape your past (Dr. Manette, Darnay, Carton) The ties and bonds humans share are deep and can compel one to do great things. Some people seem deemed to be the eye of a storm. (Lorry, Lucie) meaning that things happen around them versus to them. Loyalty or duty to the point of serious inconvenience / danger? (is this a good thing?) Peoples determination can determine their fate (or fate in general) Everyone (all humans) has a chance to be recalled to life Dr. Manette, Carton, Darnay, even France itself through the revolution.
Turn those responses in Now, get into three small groups. Open up the slideshow on Classroom and look for your group # s guiding questions. Discuss! Type your responses into the slides as directed. We ll share out in a few minutes.
I Gave Myself to Him by Emily Dickinson I gave myself to Him And took Himself, for Pay, The solemn contract of a Life Was ratified, this way The Wealth might disappoint Myself a poorer prove Than this great Purchaser suspect, The Daily Own of Love Depreciate the Vision But till the Merchant buy Still Fable in the Isles of Spice The subtle Cargoes lie At least 'tis Mutual Risk Some found it Mutual Gain Sweet Debt of Life Each Night to owe Insolvent every Noon We did not get this far today. I passed out the poem. Read through it and bring to class Tuesday. Read The Windhover and annotate for class on Tuesday.
Work through the poem. As you re working through this poem, remember the importance of enjambment, end stop, and the important role of punctuation in poetry. Go through the poem in pairs and annotate for literal (FIRST) and then figurative (SECOND) meaning. As a reminder, the steps for doing this are: Circle and define unfamiliar words Bracket and paraphrase each stanza Identify poetic devices and figurative language and decide how their use leads to overall meaning Then read the poem a fourth time and put all the pieces together. Come up with a sentence or two that discusses the poem s overall meaning. How can this poem be thematically compared to A Tale of Two Cities? Let s discuss the poem together, stanza-by-stanza, looking at possible different interpretations.