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.

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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).