AGENDA:
Continue to work on Study Guide II
Work on Prologue story
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjuGptlhR-Q
https://www.litcharts.com/lit/montana-1948/summary
http://cltl.umassd.edu/resourcesinstruct3kk.cfm
https://montana1948tahliareid.weebly.com/character-profiles.html
Wednesday, April 24, 2019
Monday, April 22, 2019
Montana Short Story assignment
Montana Short Story
Montana Short Story assignment
USE MLA HEADING, TIMES NEW ROMAN font 12 pt. only, and double space!
2. Literary Word of the Day: Bildungsroman
n literary criticism, a Bildungsroman (German pronunciation:[ˈbɪldʊŋs.ʁoˌmaːn]; German: "novel of formation/education/culture"),[1]novel of formation, novel of education,[2] or coming-of-age story is a literary genre that focuses on the psychological and moral growth of the protagonist from youth to adulthood (coming of age),[3]and in which, therefore, character change is extremely important.[4]
MONTANA 1948 Part II/Story
AGENDA:
If you have not finished reading Part II, READ!!! There will be a quiz on Wednesday on your reading and a class discussion about the book.
WRITING: Use time today to work productively on your Montana short story
If you have not finished reading Part II, READ!!! There will be a quiz on Wednesday on your reading and a class discussion about the book.
WRITING: Use time today to work productively on your Montana short story
Tuesday, April 9, 2019
Montana 1948
AGENDA:
1. On Google Docs---Do Montana Prologue Exercise
2. Discussion of Montana readings
3. Turn in Grammar--Sentence Combining--
4. Work on study guide
5. HMWK: Read Part II--pg 102 for Thursday/ Finish book over break
1. Before you even begin reading, the novel story announces in its title the importance of its setting. What expectations are established with this title? What do you know about Montana, about 1948, about Montana in 1948? What do you know about novels and stories set in the West?
2. In the prologue, the narrator, David Hayden, explains a few things: how old he was when the story took place, how old he is now, and what has happened since. List this information, and then speculate: why, perhaps, is he telling the story now? What expectations does this establish for the story to come?
3. Also in the prologue, David offers a list of images. What do these images suggest? And what do you make of his insistence, on the following page, that these images, and others like them, be viewed simultaneously, not chronologically?
4. Lastly, David describes himself at the bottom of page 12 as "a witness." What does this word mean? List all its possible meanings.
5. On page 15, David introduces the setting promised in the title. What are the important facts, figures and details of this description? What kind of place is Mercer County?
6. On page 16, he describes that time in his life as "a new, blessedly peaceful era." How so? And how is this related to David's own age? (Why is 12 more peaceful than, say 10, or 15?)
7. On the same subject, what do we already know about Mercer County that tells us to be suspicious of this idyllic description?
8. The following pages are devoted to a description of David's father, in particular his job. In what ways does he defeat our expectations of the typical Western lawman?
9. Along the same lines, a great deal of time is devoted to a description his gun and holster. How does this encapsulate his failure to conform to our image--and David's image-- of a "typical" Western sheriff? How does Dave seem to feel about this?
10. The badge, too, gets some attention, and here David comments on something he later learned about it (page 19). What is the significance of his new, adult understanding of the reason his father never wore a badge?
11. On pages 19-21, we learn that the Hayden family is something of a dynasty in law enforcement. Later, on page 21, David describes his father as a man "who tried to turn two ways at once." Describe this conflict, including in your answer some thoughts on David's reference, in the same paragraph, to his "grandfather's domain."
12. A patriarch is a father figure, one who heads a family. A patriarchy is a society that is ruled by men. If the world of Mercer County is a patriarchy, what values are its principle values? What is the LAW?
13. On page 22, David lays out a second conflict. What is it?
14. Why is it significant that David and his family live "in the middle of town"? (page 23) What does this positioning suggest?
15. Comment intelligently on David's other life--his country life--at his grandfather's ranch. Is he, like his father, a man pulled two ways?
16. What do you make of the story of the toothless Indian woman on page 25? What does it show about Bentrock, and the general attitude of whites toward Indians? And how does this foreshadow the accusations later made against David's uncle?
17. On the following pages, 25 to 29, David descibes Marie Little Soldier and his feelings for her. Comment on two details: the incident, mentioned on 29, in which he accidentally sees her naked (what else in the story does David see that is naked?); and his remark on page 25 that "her body could be ready, at a moment's notice, for sex or work."
18. Why do you think David mentions his own encounter with chicken pox on page 28? Hint: he's speaking of a childhood disease, suffered as an adult.
1. On Google Docs---Do Montana Prologue Exercise
2. Discussion of Montana readings
3. Turn in Grammar--Sentence Combining--
4. Work on study guide
5. HMWK: Read Part II--pg 102 for Thursday/ Finish book over break
1. Before you even begin reading, the novel story announces in its title the importance of its setting. What expectations are established with this title? What do you know about Montana, about 1948, about Montana in 1948? What do you know about novels and stories set in the West?
2. In the prologue, the narrator, David Hayden, explains a few things: how old he was when the story took place, how old he is now, and what has happened since. List this information, and then speculate: why, perhaps, is he telling the story now? What expectations does this establish for the story to come?
3. Also in the prologue, David offers a list of images. What do these images suggest? And what do you make of his insistence, on the following page, that these images, and others like them, be viewed simultaneously, not chronologically?
4. Lastly, David describes himself at the bottom of page 12 as "a witness." What does this word mean? List all its possible meanings.
5. On page 15, David introduces the setting promised in the title. What are the important facts, figures and details of this description? What kind of place is Mercer County?
6. On page 16, he describes that time in his life as "a new, blessedly peaceful era." How so? And how is this related to David's own age? (Why is 12 more peaceful than, say 10, or 15?)
7. On the same subject, what do we already know about Mercer County that tells us to be suspicious of this idyllic description?
8. The following pages are devoted to a description of David's father, in particular his job. In what ways does he defeat our expectations of the typical Western lawman?
9. Along the same lines, a great deal of time is devoted to a description his gun and holster. How does this encapsulate his failure to conform to our image--and David's image-- of a "typical" Western sheriff? How does Dave seem to feel about this?
10. The badge, too, gets some attention, and here David comments on something he later learned about it (page 19). What is the significance of his new, adult understanding of the reason his father never wore a badge?
11. On pages 19-21, we learn that the Hayden family is something of a dynasty in law enforcement. Later, on page 21, David describes his father as a man "who tried to turn two ways at once." Describe this conflict, including in your answer some thoughts on David's reference, in the same paragraph, to his "grandfather's domain."
12. A patriarch is a father figure, one who heads a family. A patriarchy is a society that is ruled by men. If the world of Mercer County is a patriarchy, what values are its principle values? What is the LAW?
13. On page 22, David lays out a second conflict. What is it?
14. Why is it significant that David and his family live "in the middle of town"? (page 23) What does this positioning suggest?
15. Comment intelligently on David's other life--his country life--at his grandfather's ranch. Is he, like his father, a man pulled two ways?
16. What do you make of the story of the toothless Indian woman on page 25? What does it show about Bentrock, and the general attitude of whites toward Indians? And how does this foreshadow the accusations later made against David's uncle?
17. On the following pages, 25 to 29, David descibes Marie Little Soldier and his feelings for her. Comment on two details: the incident, mentioned on 29, in which he accidentally sees her naked (what else in the story does David see that is naked?); and his remark on page 25 that "her body could be ready, at a moment's notice, for sex or work."
18. Why do you think David mentions his own encounter with chicken pox on page 28? Hint: he's speaking of a childhood disease, suffered as an adult.
Friday, April 5, 2019
Montana 1948 prologue Exercise/Study guide
AGENDA:
Work on all missing assignments and turn in for the end of the marking period.
Go to library. Get Montana1948 if you do not have the book
Go to library. Get Montana1948 if you do not have the book
Period 3: WRITING: Montana Prologue exercise (HANDOUT)/Turn in
Period 4:
Check out:
mcdn1.teacherspayteachers.com/thumbitem/Montana-1948-Larry-Watson-Family-Tree-with-Key-1061932/original-1061932-1.jpg
GRAMMAR: Turn in Sentence Combining homework
HMWK: Read Montana part 1/ Work on study guide for Montana part 1
Period 4:
Check out:
mcdn1.teacherspayteachers.com/thumbitem/Montana-1948-Larry-Watson-Family-Tree-with-Key-1061932/original-1061932-1.jpg
GRAMMAR: Turn in Sentence Combining homework
HMWK: Read Montana part 1/ Work on study guide for Montana part 1
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
Sentence Combining/Finish American War stories
AGENDA:
Sentence combining:
https://guidetogrammar.org/grammar/combining_skills.htm
Do exercise 1:
http://styleacademy.byu.edu/exercises/sentence-combining/
https://grammar.yourdictionary.com/worksheets/sentence-combining-worksheets.html#
https://www.interventioncentral.org/academic-interventions/writing/sentence-combining-teaching-rules-sentence-structure-doing
Sentence combining:
https://guidetogrammar.org/grammar/combining_skills.htm
Do exercise 1:
http://styleacademy.byu.edu/exercises/sentence-combining/
https://grammar.yourdictionary.com/worksheets/sentence-combining-worksheets.html#
https://www.interventioncentral.org/academic-interventions/writing/sentence-combining-teaching-rules-sentence-structure-doing
Monday, April 1, 2019
American War Story Due
AGENDA:
Work on completing your American War stories.
GRAMMAR:
http://www.grammaruntied.com/blog/?p=357
http://www.grammaruntied.com/blog/?p=1839
Work on completing your American War stories.
GRAMMAR:
http://www.grammaruntied.com/blog/?p=357
http://www.grammaruntied.com/blog/?p=1839
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