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Today’s Agenda and ObjectiveA: 1/23 B: 1/24
Finalizing OMAM ProjectsReview Unit IV Schedule (annotated
bibliography due dates and The Great Gatsby reading schedule)
Vocabulary: Greek Prefixes in ContextGrammar Review: Transition WordsIntroduction to Modernism and Fitzgerald’s The
Great GatsbyBy the end of class today, we will make
predictions related to motifs and an author’s rhetorical purpose in the narrative mode.
Please turn your documentary analysis into the tray!
OMAM ProjectsWhat is the difference between a thesis
statement for a rhetorical analysis and a thesis statement for an argument?
Author’s last name + 2-3 rhetorical strategies + universal purpose = rhetorical analysis thesis statement
Qualifier (optional), author’s argument + defend/challenge + 2-3 examples from the text as support = argument thesis statement
DATE IN CLASS . . . HOMEWORK . . .
Lesson 1: Jan. 17/18
Scheduling with the Counseling Office, Mock Exam debriefing, Of Mice and Men project presentations, begin documentary response
Lesson 2: Jan. 19/20
Of Mice and Men project presentations, conclude documentary response
Lesson 3: Jan. 23/24
Vocabulary, grammar, introduction to Modernism and Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby (return to rhetorical analysis)
Begin reading Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby (Chapters 1 and 2)
Lesson 4: Jan. 25/26
Scheduling with the Counseling Office, Vocabulary, grammar, introduction to the expository mode and expository rhetorical strategies, review of rhetorical strategies for all modes
Continue reading Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby (Chapters 3 and 4)
Lesson 5: Jan. 27/30
Vocabulary, grammar, expository mode: practice analyzing the organizational pattern: definition
Continue reading Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby (Chapters 5 and 6)
Lesson 6: Jan. 31/Feb.
1
Vocabulary, grammar, expository mode: practice analyzing the organizational pattern: compare and contrast
Continue reading Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby (Chapters 7 and 8)
Lesson 7: Feb. 2/3
Vocabulary, grammar, expository mode: practice analyzing the organizational pattern: causation, Annotated Bibliography due
Finish reading Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby (Chapter 9)
Lesson 8: Feb. 6/7
Unit IV (Part I) Exam—rhetorical analysis: multiple-choice and essay
Lesson 9: Feb. 8/9
Introduction to the Harlem Renaissance and review of rhetorical analysis
Vocabulary: Greek PrefixesRead the following excerpt to determine what the underlined word means:
Mark Twain, in his 1903 treatise “What is Men?” criticizes Wallace’s anthropocentric view by writing: “If the Eiffel Tower were now representing the world's age, the skin of paint on the pinnacle-knob at its summit would represent man’s share of that age; and anybody would perceive that that skin was what the tower was built for. I reckon they would. I dunno.”
Vocabulary: Greek PrefixesAnthropo – man
Example: anthropomorphicWhat does this word mean, especially if you know that the root word “morph” means “to take shape”?
What other words can you think of that begin with this prefix?
Does this prefix make a word positive or negative?
Grammar Review: TransitionsWhat words can you use to begin the first
body paragraph?
What words can you use to introduce a refutation paragraph?
What words can you use to transition to other body paragraphs?
What words can you use to begin the conclusion paragraph?
Historical Context Notes:
Modernism
Introduction to ModernismRevolutionary, or
reactionary, movementBegan in the 1890’s but
exploded after World War IThe war traumatized and devastated much of the world, both physically and psychologically
Many people in the West felt disillusioned
Ended after World War II
Ideas of ModernismModernist authors sought to
break away from traditions and conventions through experimentation with new literary forms, devices, and styles
Authors incorporated the new psychoanalytic theories of Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung into their works
Authors paid particular attention to language—both how people use it and how authors believed people could or should use it
Characteristics of Psychoanalytic Theory
Focus on character’s mental process and personalityConcerned with the nature of the unconscious mind
—subconscious powers motivate men and womenThe mind has three parts:
Id—subconscious, passionate, irrational, unknown, pleasure-seeking to the point of insatiability
Superego—internalized social beliefs, balances pressures, makes moral judgments, sacrificial sometimes to a fault
Ego—conscious, rational, logical, and orderly; mediates the Id and Superego
Ideas of Modernism, cont.
Modernist authors reflect:Pervasive sense of lossDisillusionmentDespairDetachment in a fragmented world
To a Modernist, art is:a potentially integrating , restorative forceand a remedy for the uncertainty of the
modern world
Techniques of Modernism
Although Modernists depict disorder in their works, they try to create order by establishing patterns throughAllusions (especially to mythology)SymbolsMotifsNarrative StructurePoint of view
Review of ModernismIdeas
Loss of selfDisillusionmentFragmentation
EventsWorld War IRoaring TwentiesThe Great
DepressionWorld War II
AuthorsF. Scott FitzgeraldT. S. Eliot
F. Scott Fitzgerald 1896 - 1940
Worked as a journalist—made money selling stories to periodicals
Fought in World War ITroubled alcoholic but only
wrote while soberPainstakingly revised all
his workEnjoyed celebrity life here
and abroad with his wife Zelda (often institutionalized)
Introduction to The Great Gatsby
Fitzgerald helped characterize the Roaring 1920’s, which he dubbed “the Jazz Age”
Published The Great Gatsby in 1925Novel narrated by Nick CarrawayDuring the 1920’s:
Economy soared following World War I1919 – 18th Amendment passed Prohibition (ban on
the sale and consumption of alcohol)Bootleggers became millionaires, the Mob gained
power Underground culture grew—sprawling private
parties managed to elude police and “speakeasies” thrived
Opulence and hedonism dominated the periodIdeas of femininity began to change with “flappers”
Introduction to The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby Assignment
As you read the novel, focus on the following motifs as reoccurring ideas throughout the narrative:
1)Social Class (or Classism)2)Masculinity vs. Femininity3)Morality vs. Corruption4)Nature in Conflict with Society5)The Passage of Time6)Appearance vs. Reality7)Violence vs. Tranquility8)The American Dream
Homework: Begin reading Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. Complete
Chapters 1 and 2 for next class.As you read, watch for Fitzgerald to introduce the motifs.For each motif, make a prediction about what
universal message Fitzgerald will convey by the end of the book. In other words, what narrative purpose will Fitzgerald achieve in relationship to this idea?For example, if we considered the motif of judgment:
Fitzgerald argues that Americans judge others primarily based on how much wealth a person can acquire.
List a quote, cited parenthetically, to support your prediction for each motif.For example: Daisy says, “I simply cannot stand a person
who doesn’t care about having nice things” (Fitzgerald 22).
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