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Introduction:
https://locallove.ca/issues/what-are-land-acknowledgements-and-why-do-they-matter/#.W6EY6yT27cu
https://locallove.ca/issues/what-are-land-acknowledgements-and-why-do-they-matter/#.W6EY6yT27cu
Begin Short Stories
1. The Truth About Stories
http://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/the-2003-cbc-massey-lectures-the-truth-about-stories-a-native-narrative-1.2946870
Group Mind map (use the visual to show students expectations; put them in groups; see note at the end on finding Themes):
http://twinkleshappyplace.blogspot.ca/2011/05/thomas-king-truth-about-stories-mid.html
2. The Yellow Wallpaper
Begin with pairing students together and do a T-P-S on the question: How have governments dealt with issues of poverty, particularly childhood poverty, in the past? Have these methods always been humane?
https://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/literatureofprescription/education/c2HighSchoolEnglish.html
For context and to find audio: https://www.scribblingwomen.org/
Morgan Freeman explains "the zone": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpprLmXHVxY
"Every kind of creature is developed by the exercise of its functions. If denied the exercise of its functions, it can not develop in the fullest degree." - Charlotte Perkins Gilman, at the Hearing of the National American Woman Suffrage Assoc. 1896.
The psychology of the colour yellow:
http://illnesstraumalit.weebly.com/the-yellow-wallpaper.html#sthash.HUN9kJ8Z.dpbs
Page 201: Write a letter to John after discussing his silencing tactics. How does John establish his authority, power, and agency while destroying hers? Trace his "endearments," such as 'silly little goose": what purpose do they serve?
Paternalism: pa·ter·nal·ism
pəˈtərnlˌizəm/
noun
- the policy or practice on the part of people in positions of authority of restricting the freedom and responsibilities of those subordinate to them in the subordinates' supposed best interest.
"the arrogance and paternalism that underlies cradle-to-grave employment contracts"
Postpartum depression (PPD), also called postnatal depression, is a type of mood disorder associated with childbirth, which can affect both sexes. Symptoms may include extreme sadness, low energy, anxiety, crying episodes, irritability, and changes in sleeping or eating patterns.
Page 201: Write a letter to John after discussing his silencing tactics. How does John establish his authority, power, and agency while destroying hers? Trace his "endearments," such as 'silly little goose": what purpose do they serve?
3. The Most Handsome Drownded Man in the World
by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZtdhLndVYg
4. The Destructors
Choose one option from the following:
1. Answer the questions at the back of the story in complete sentences.
2. You are the child psychologist assigned to assess the group of "juvenile delinquents." What is your professional opinion? Include definitions and labels; for example, "oppositional defiance disorder,"etc. Also, use evidence from the text by referencing specific characters and their behaviour. Decide upon a prognosis (or how they are to move forward in life in terms of consequences).
3. You are a member of the criminal justice system (police officer, judge, probation officer, lawyer, etc.) Using the same criteria as option #2, write a report in your professional opinion.
For options 2 and 3, make sure to use appropriate tone and language for your purpose and audience. 250 words.
5. A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yeBWvYBqQc
Historical Context in A Modest ProposalBy the time “A Modest Proposal” was published in 1729, Ireland had been under English rule for over 500 years. In the early 1600s, the English crown tasked a small Protestant aristocracy with governing a largely Catholic population. Extant poverty was exacerbated by trade restrictions imposed by England. Ireland was a desperately poor and dangerously overpopulated country, kept poor and weak by English rule. Swift was a member of the Anglo-Irish ruling class and therefore had allegiances to both England and Ireland. In the 1720s, Swift became politically involved in Irish causes, specifically England’s exploitation of Ireland and religious suppression. “A Modest Proposal” was written in response to worsening economic conditions in Ireland and Swift’s perception of the passivity of the Irish people. Swift made multiple appeals and proposals to Irish Parliament to tax landlords, fund Irish industry, and adopt modern agricultural techniques, but he was consistently ignored. His “Modest Proposal” was a frustrated parody of these serious proposals to chastise the ineffectual Irish government, apathetic Irish people, and exploitative English rule. (Owleyes.org)
Colbert as our modern Swift?
www.cracked.com/blog/5-satirists-attacked-by-people-who-totally-missed-point/
Audiobook: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrCQmsksDOE
Week Five: Expository Essay Writing
Peruse the following site. Ensure you have the essay package distributed in class. From the High School Level Writing Prompts (not the Secondary level), choose from the prompts numbered 2-7. Write a 500 word essay. Due Oct 14. Must be typed, font 12, with a title page and works cited page in proper MLA format (see package).
https://blog.udemy.com/expository-writing-prompts/