KBowen at Pope: Week 2: January 12-16

Monday 1/12:

The stage production and style of Lawrence and Lee's play: the spare set design, importance of lighting cues and stage directions, the flashbacks, and the sections of the stage
Reading stage directions -- "time and space are awash here" -- to think about how the transcendentalism view time as the connection of events. This influences Lawrence and Lee to juxtapose moments of Henry's past with moments of Waldo's past to make a point.
Read pages 1-14 of the play, noting the relationship between flashbacks

Tuesday 1/13

To help you decide on one of the book choices for February, look at book trailer for Half Broke Horses
Note Lawrence and Lee's characterization of Henry through both direct and indirect characterization. Begin to make inferences about his personality, morality, priorities, etc. based on his appearance, actions and speech
Begin to record evidence and inference on characterization chart in packet
Continue reading

Wednesday 1/14

To help you decide on one of the book choices for February, look at book trailer for Boys in the Boat
Continue to look at Lawrence and Lee's characterization of Henry through both direct and indirect characterization. Begin to make inferences about his personality, morality, priorities, etc. based on his appearance, actions and speech. Begin to record evidence and inference on characterization chart in packet
Consider the key metaphors that help us understand Henry's view of education (huckleberrying) and of God (the watch parts)
Note Henry's conflict with Nehemiah Ball -- what is the source of his conflict with other people? How do these conflicts impact him?
Continue reading

Thursday 1/15

To help you decide on one of the book choices for February, look at book trailer for Breaking Night
Continue to look at Lawrence and Lee's characterization of Henry through both direct and indirect characterization. Begin to make inferences about his personality, morality, priorities, etc. based on his appearance, actions and speech. Begin to record evidence and inference on characterization chart in packet
Look at Henry's conflict with Ellen and consider why they cannot see eye-to-eye. How does Henry feel about Ellen? What is Henry unable to give her?
Work on characterization and conflict charts
Characterization chart due on Friday

Friday 1/16

To help you decide on one of the book choices for February, look at book trailer for The Pact
Finish Act I -- Henry's reaction to John's _____, and Henry's disagreement with Emerson about Jail (last two lines of the act)
Finish and turn in characterization page in packet, including the stick figure man
Prepare for quiz on Tuesday

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