Monday: 1/24
IC: We will complete and discuss a review activity for Lesson Three Vocabulary. Next, we'll review John Dryden's definition of satire as "corrective raillery" and take a look at a few examples, including visual representations. You'll be responsible for identifying the behavior that each example wishes to correct.
HW: Your humorous but class appropriate column that makes a social criticism is due Wednesday, 1/26.
Handout: I will distribute a Lesson Three Vocabulary Review Activity.
Tuesday: 1/25
IC: We'll begin class with a reading quiz over chapters 23-29 of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. We'll discuss the reading selection, noting the continued character development, and the recurring themes of morality/immorality as they contribute to the satire within the text. We'll take a second look at the examples of satire that you analyzed for homework last night. With time, we'll also complete a brief vocabulary review.
HW: Your humorous but class appropriate column that makes a social criticism is due Wednesday, 1/26.
Wednesday: 1/26
IC: We will go over an introduction to Lesson Four Vocabulary. (You'll also turn in your extra credit Lesson Three Vocabulary Exercises.) Then, you'll share and workshop your humorous columns.
HW: Use peer feedback to revise and edit your column. Your polished, TYPED, column is due Friday, 1/28. **You must also turn in the copy that you circulated during workshop, and the workshop notes.
Thursday: 1/27
IC: We'll begin with a reading quiz over chapters 30-33 of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. We'll discuss the reading selection, focusing on the continued development of the satirical dilemma in which Huck finds himself concerning his friend, Jim. You'll begin reading a collection of articles about a satirical cover of The New Yorker by artist Barry Blitt.
HW: Use peer feedback to revise and edit your column. Your polished, TYPED, column is due Friday, 1/28. **You must also turn in the copy that you circulated during workshop, and the workshop notes.
Handout: I will distribute a collection of articles about Barry Blitt's cover of The New Yorker.
Friday: 1/28
IC: You will hand in your polished column with the original column and workshop notes stapled underneath. We will briefly discuss each of the articles you received yesterday about the controversial magazine cover by Barry Blitt. Finally, you will complete a poetic analysis over a protest poem by Siegfried Sassoon.
