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SEPTEMBER 3 RD HONORS II ENGLISH

SEPTEMBER 3 RD HONORS II ENGLISH. Let’s hear our presentations! As we hear each presentation, you will be responsible for taking notes (at least five bullet points per group) of important points made. Call these “A Separate Peace Notes.”

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SEPTEMBER 3 RD HONORS II ENGLISH

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  1. SEPTEMBER 3RDHONORS II ENGLISH Let’s hear our presentations! As we hear each presentation, you will be responsible for taking notes (at least five bullet points per group) of important points made. Call these “A Separate Peace Notes.” • What do at least 2 of the following events reveal about Finny: BlitzBall, Winter Olympics, Finny’s swim record (3 & 9)? • Which Biblical allusions are present in the book and what is the author trying to reveal through these allusions? (4) • How is Gene’s internal conflict similar to the external conflict that is occurring in the setting outside of Devon? (4) • Explain the symbolism of the river & the seasons (6 & 7)? • What is the importance of Leper’s character in the story (7 & 10)? • How does Finny change after his accident? How does Gene change after Finny’s accident?

  2. REMINDERS • Turn in warm-ups after class on the stool. • WEDNESDAY= a test on A Separate Peace. • The first part will be to test if you read the whole book. • The other parts will be about what we’ve discussed in class, what each group did for their group work, and what we have done warm-ups on. Make sure you study notes and warm-ups! • Continue your “A Separate Peace Notes” Cornell style from here. • A note on notes: Always date them, title them, and save them where you can find them months from now. • Cornell Notes reminder…

  3. STANDARDS Listening and Speaking 1.1: Formulate judgments about the ideas under discussion and support those judgments with convincing evidence.

  4. GOD FIGURE Quick question: On Thursday, we were talking about Finny being God-like because of his association with water… • We stated that he not only broke the swimming record on his first try (with no training), loves to jump into the Devon (pure) River, but that he also is described as a River God. • What other associations does he have with water? (See the end of Chapter Three). • Why is water associated with gods/God? What does water have the ability to do?

  5. BILDUNGSROMAN Bildungsroman= a “coming of age” story in which the protagonist’s psychological and moral growth from youth to adulthood is at the center of the story. Here are some characteristics: • Protagonist is a sensitive person looking for answers and experience • In the beginning of the story, there is an emotional loss which makes the protagonist begin his journey • The goal is maturity, and the protagonist achieves it gradually and with difficulty

  6. MICROCOSM “Micro” means miniature/small and “cosm” refers to the cosmos or the universe. • Microcosm= small universe or SMALL WORLD. • It is used in literature to mean that a smaller part of the world is a representation of the bigger world. • Devon is a microcosm, meaning it is a smaller version of the world. • How is Devon a “microcosm”? (Candy is the bribery for answering this…)

  7. MOTIF Motif= an idea, object or statement that is repetitive in a work of literature. • Motif v. Theme: • A theme is the main idea of a text • A motif is a something that reoccurs which symbolizes that idea. The motif can also be the central idea behind the theme, such as courage or loyalty.

  8. MOTIF: DUALISM Dualism= the belief that two opposite things cannot exist without each other. • Example: light vs. dark; hot vs. cold; black vs. white • Moral dualism= the belief that evil exists because it must for us to know what constitutes good. • Most religious systems rely on the idea of moral dualism to explain why evil exists in a good world. • How does this play out in this novel? *The yin and yang symbolizes the dualism in nature and in all things in the Taoist religion.

  9. MOTIF: DUALISM The motif of dualism is • 2 rivers • Devon River • Naguamsett • 2 seasons • Summer • Winter • Youth/Adulthood • Age 16 • Age 17 seen in the following: • Foil characters • Finny/Leper • Gene/Brinker • War/Peace • Good/evil

  10. MOTIF: DUALISM Warm-up: Place each word below in the appropriate place in the column next to it: • Age 16 • Age 17 • Summer • Winter • Devon River • Naguamsett River • Gene • Finny • War • Peace • Playing • Competing • Picking apples • Shoveling snow

  11. SYMBOLISM • In literature, we more often talk about symbolism than dualism. • Symbolism = an object, time of year, place or action that can represent something other than what it literally is. • Ex.: What does Candy’s dog in Of Mice and Men symbolize? The following are symbols • Summer • Winter • Devon River • Naguamsett River • Finny’s fall from the tree

  12. FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE • In well-written novels, figurative language is not just something amusing, impressive or done to show off– it says something important about characters, themes, settings, etc. • Metaphor= comparing two unalike things . • Simile = comparing two unalike things using “like” or “as.” • Personification = giving a non-human object human-like characteristics. • The following is an example: • “It was like… golden machine gun fire.” (Knowles ___)

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