Day 7 NO EXIT

Do Now: If Garcin, Inez, and Estelle could leave the room in No Exit, what do you think they would do?


Today's Learning Target:
I will be able to explain how Sartre uses the characters Garcin, Inez, and Estelle to illustrate the stark consequences of leading a life that avoids responsibility and denies other existentialist principles (i.e., bad faith or existence precedes essence).
I will know that I have hit the learning target when...
-I can point to evidence in the play that suggests Garcin, Inez, or Estelle provides a cautionary tale of living without accepting responsibility for one's choices.

Agenda:

1. Where to?
2. Finishing the play
3. Looking at the evidence
4. No exit ticket: Of the three main characters in No Exit, who needs the most "help" to get out of hell? Explain why you've chosen this character and what sort of help he/she needs to improve.

HW:  Begin searching for more secondary sources. They needn't address just one of your primary sources. 

Day 6 NO EXIT

"You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave."

Do Now: Existentialism in popular song (Pink Floyd's "Time," Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone," Joni Mitchell's "Black Crow," The Eagles' "Hotel California," The The's "This is the Day," The Beatles' "Nowhere Man," etc.)

Using one of the suggested songs (or one that you select), consider a connection it has to existentialism or No Exit. 

Today's Learning Target:
I will be able to explore the setting and the symbols in the play and connect Sartre's choices to existentialist ideas (the absurd, existence precedes essence, choice, responsibility, etc.).
I will know that I have hit the learning target when...
-I can describe important features of the setting and the objects used as symbols.
-I can explain how at least one of the symbols or elements of the setting connects to an existentialist idea.

Agenda:

1. Existentialism in Popular Song
2. Setting and Symbolism in No Exit
3. Continuing the play
4. No exit ticket: Which existentialist concept is most clearly addressed in the play so far? How so?

HW:  Begin searching for more secondary sources. They needn't address just one of your primary sources. 

Day 5 NO EXIT

Do Now: How does Sartre's version of hell differ from more traditional representations?

Today's Learning Target:
I will be able to connect existentialist ideas to the beginning of No Exit.
I will know that I have hit the learning target when...
-I can explain how one key idea from existentialism relates to the characters in No Exit.
-I can discuss the premise of No Exit and its effectiveness in illustrating existentialist ideas.

Agenda:

1. Choices
2. Continuing No Exit
3. Exit Ticket: Do the characters' choices in life resemble those they make in hell? 

HW: Continue working on your PS2 journal entries (Due Thursday). 

Day 4 NO EXIT

Do Now: What are some contemporary works that borrow techniques from the Theatre of the Absurd?

Today's Learning Target:
I will be able to connect existentialist ideas to the beginning of No Exit.
I will know that I have hit the learning target when...
-I can explain how one key idea from existentialism relates to the characters in No Exit.
-I can discuss the premise of No Exit and its effectiveness in illustrating existentialist ideas.

Agenda:

1. Our existential questions
2. Beginning No Exit
3. Exit Ticket: My first impressions of the play are...

HW: Continue working on your PS2 journal entries. 

Day 3 NO EXIT

Just another fun day in room 105!

Do Now: Watch the opening scene of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and talk to your group about the underlying absurdity.

Today's Learning Target:
I will be able to connect existentialist ideas to the Theatre of the Absurd.
I will know that I have hit the learning target when...
-I can explain how one key idea from existentialism relates to the Theatre of the Absurd.
-I can make a prediction about the style or content of No Exit.

Agenda:

1. The Theatre of the Absurd
2. Our existential questions
3. Exit Ticket: A more contemporary work that might have drawn inspiration from the Theatre of the Absurd is...

HW: Begin working on your PS2 journal entries. 

Day 2 NO EXIT

Do Now: Please read the excerpt from Bertrand Russell's A History of Western Philosophy. Talk to your group about his view on the usefulness of philosophy.

Today's Learning Target:
I will be able to define existentialism and describe key ideas in existentialist philosophy.
I will know that I have hit the learning target when...
-I can explain how at least one key idea of existentialism relates to my life.
-I can apply ideas in existentialist philosophy to heroes from modern literature.

Agenda:

1. Philosophy 101
2. The Little Prince
3. Some Key Terms
4. Exit Ticket: The key term that most confuses/troubles me is...

HW: Work on your secondary source journal entry (due 10/22). If you're having trouble finding articles on your PS1 book, then let me know! 

Day 1 NO EXIT

Do Now: Choose one of the characters on the board that you’re familiar with and talk to your group about how s/he views the world or how s/he lives life.

Today's Learning Target:
I will be able to define existentialism and describe key ideas in existentialist philosophy.
I will know that I have hit the learning target when...
-I can explain how at least one key idea of existentialism relates to my life.
-I can apply ideas in existentialist philosophy to heroes from modern literature.

Agenda:

1. Existentialist Heroes
2. An excerpt from Sophie's World
3. Exit Ticket: What is one thing that makes sense about existentialism? What is one thing that confuses you?

HW: Complete your TP1 revised draft for Monday. You may submit a printed version or a Google document.

Day 8 Critical Theory

Christina Rossetti

Do Now: Take a moment to check in with your critical theory group and review the slide show you created. Decide who will present particular slides. 

Today's Learning Target:

I will be able to effectively communicate my critical approach on "Goblin Market" to my classmates
I will know that I have hit the learning target when...
-I can explain how my critical lens helped me understand "Goblin Market."
-I can describe the benefits and/or drawbacks of exclusively using my critical lens to read "Goblin Market."

Agenda:

1. "Goblin Market" Presentations
2. Introducing Secondary Source Entries
3. Revising TP1 and Wrapping Up Conferences
4. Exit Ticket: I would like to find a ___________ critique of my PS1.

HW: Revised TP1 draft due Monday.

Day 7 Critical Theory

Do Now: What will you focus on while revising your TP1 draft today?

Today's Learning Target:

I will be able to draft a thesis statement about "Goblin Market" that applies my assigned critical lens to the poem.
I will know that I have hit the learning target when...
-I can discuss the inferences my critical lens helped me make while thinking about "Goblin Market."
-I can include one of my inferences in a thesis statement about "Goblin Market."

Agenda:

1. Revising TP1
2. Conferences
3. "Goblin Market" Presentations (Thurs?)
4. Exit Ticket: I would like to find a ___________ critique of my PS1.

HW: Continue revising your TP1 rough draft. 

Coming up...

-SS1 (secondary source 1) DUE 10/20

-PS2 Journal DUE 10/27

-I've already started college essay meetings. Let me know if you'd like to schedule one! Here's a link to some "essays that worked."

Day 6 Critical Theory

Do Now: Please take out your annotations. Share one of your questions or observations with a group member.

Today's Learning Target:

I will be able to draft a thesis statement about "Goblin Market" that applies my assigned critical lens to the poem.
I will know that I have hit the learning target when...
-I can discuss the inferences my critical lens helped me make while thinking about "Goblin Market."
-I can include one of my inferences in a thesis statement about "Goblin Market."

Agenda:

1. Critical Theory Check-in
2. "Goblin Market" Group Work (Share your presentation with mreynolds@belmontschools.net)
3. Conferences
4. Exit Ticket: I would like to find a ___________ critique of my PS1.

HW: Begin making revisions to your TP1 rough draft. 

Coming up...

-SS1 (secondary source 1) DUE 10/20

-PS2 Journal DUE 10/27

Day 5 Critical Theory

Do Now: Look over your talking points and consider which one you'd most like to address.

Today's Learning Target:

I will be able to contribute to a student-led discussion that deepens my understanding of how to apply critical lenses to a familiar text.
I will know that I have hit the learning target when...
-I can explain one different perspective I gained about critical lenses and/or Snow White.
-I can describe one way that my peers helped me better understand at least one critical theory.

Agenda:

1. Socratic Seminar
2. Reflection
3. Exit Ticket: What is a compelling question/idea that you're still thinking about?

HW: Please read and annotate Christina Rossetti's "Goblin Market."

Coming up...
-college essay work (Please let me know if you would like to schedule a meeting to go over your work. We will set a class date for peer review based on survey responses.)

Day 4 Critical Theory

Do Now: Share one of your notes from Friday with a neighbor.

Today's Learning Target:

I will be able to apply a specific critical lens to a viewing of Snow White.
I will know that I have hit the learning target when...
-I can describe the questions a(n) __________ critic would use when drawing conclusions about a text.
-I can explain at least one conclusion a(n) ____________ critic could draw from viewing Snow White.

Agenda:

1. Viewing and Notes Concluded
2. Extending your thinking
3. Preparation for Socratic Seminar
4. Exit Ticket: The value of applying various critical lenses to media is...

HW: Prepare three talking points for a Socratic Seminar about the application of critical lenses to Snow White. I will collect these after the seminar.

Coming up...
-college essay work (Please let me know if you would like to schedule a meeting to go over your work. We will set a class date for peer review based on survey responses.)

Day 3 Critical Theory

Do Now: Look over your critical theory handouts. What question or focus that your lens applies have you not yet considered or been able to answer?

Today's Learning Target:

I will be able to apply a specific critical lens to a viewing of Snow White.
I will know that I have hit the learning target when...
-I can describe the questions a(n) __________ critic would use when drawing conclusions about a text.
-I can explain at least one conclusion a(n) ____________ critic could draw from viewing Snow White.

Agenda:

1. Critical Theory Questions
2. Viewing and Notes Continued
3. Exit Ticket: Share one example of how you applied your critical lens to Snow White with a neighbor.

HW: Bring in a copy of - or share on Drive with mreynolds@belmontschools.net - your TP1 rough draft.

Coming up...
-college essay work