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Exploring Existentialism in Kafka's Metamorphosis: Homework and Close Reading Activities

In this packet, you'll find homework assignments and activities focused on Franz Kafka's "The Metamorphosis," emphasizing existential themes such as abandonment, alienation, and societal rejection. Students are tasked with creating claim statements that connect to their thesis statements while analyzing the novella. The agenda includes announcement reviews, rubric analysis, close reading exercises, and an exit ticket for articulating claims based on textual evidence from Chapter 2 of "The Metamorphosis." All materials are designed to deepen understanding of existentialism in literature.

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Exploring Existentialism in Kafka's Metamorphosis: Homework and Close Reading Activities

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  1. SET-UP TM Packet Metamorphosis Text HOMEWORK:QUIZ WEDNESDAY EXISTENTIALISM PACKET [EP] DUE Read 15-21 Metamorphosis

  2. AGENDA • Announcements • Rubric Analysis Notes • Close Reading Activity • Exit Ticket: Claim Statement

  3. HOMEWORK • CHAPTER 2 of THE METAMORPHOSIS • CHAPTER 2 of TM PACKET • Page 3 of PROJECT OVERVIEW PACKET

  4. DEADLINE TRACKER HOMEWORK

  5. Due LAST Class Period

  6. Due THIS Class Period

  7. PG 3: PROJECT OVERVIEW PACKET Due Next Class Period

  8. WARM UP – Pg 11[Complete in margin] • During the warm-up I will be checking for your first deadline • Please take out the following items: • Deadline tracker • Your RESOURCE 3. Evaluating Sources Checklist

  9. Standard Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation

  10. Objective IWBAT: Create a claim statement that • States main idea of the paragraph • Relates back to the thesis • Explains why/how

  11. The overall argument of your essay (THESIS) • Takes a position • Summarizes the main points • Answers whole prompt Exi or not exi? Characteristics Definition and exi or not? In this novella, existentialism is portrayed in three ways: abandonment, alienation, and rejection from society and family.

  12. The position you are taking in your writing [CLAIM or TOPIC SENTENCE]

  13. States main idea of paragraph Relates back to the thesis Explains why/how

  14. Which characteristic/theme of exi? Pick one topic from thesis Explains how the characteristic/theme reveals itself

  15. EXAMPLES FOR OUR PAPER • The feeling of disconnect from the world is very apparent in the novella’s main character, GregorSamsa. • The Metamorphosis should be considered a part of the existentialist movement because of its feelings of hopelessness throughout the novella. • A second piece of evidence to prove that The Metamorphosis should be a part of the Existentialist movement is the unrealistic reaction to the odd situation Gregor and his family faces.

  16. CLOSE READING ACTIVITY • Select 1 Paragraph from what you have read thus far • You are required to make an inference for every line of text (EVERY LINE) TASK OVERVIEW: • Reread the passage • Answer the questions • Close-Read

  17. EXAMPLE: • The Metamorphosis should be considered Existential because it discusses the consequences for those who are inauthentic. CLAIM = ARGUMENT + WHY/HOW

  18. Creating Your Claim • Look back at your evidence • What do you think? Existential or not? Sentence Frame: “The Metamorphosis should/should not be considered an existential text because…

  19. EXIT TICKET TASK CREATE A CLAIM FOR THE TEXT THAT YOU HAVE DONE A CLOSE READING FOR SENTENCE FRAME “The Metamorphosis should/should not be considered an existential text because… EXAMPLE The Metamorphosis should be considered Existential because it discusses the consequences for those who are inauthentic.

  20. HOMEWORK • CHAPTER 2 of THE METAMORPHOSIS • CHAPTER 2 of TM PACKET • Page 3 of PROJECT OVERVIEW PACKET

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