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Humanities. Meeting 3. Agenda. “Hunger Games” presentation Cultural Poems Presentation Will be a quiz on this next week Poetry analysis Song Analysis Assignment. Hunger Games Chpts 1-3. Summary Katniss wakes up at home. Meet the family! Sleep in same room: Mom, Prim, Buttercup

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  1. Humanities Meeting 3

  2. Agenda • “Hunger Games” presentation • Cultural Poems Presentation • Will be a quiz on this next week • Poetry analysis • Song Analysis Assignment

  3. Hunger Games Chpts 1-3 Summary • Katniss wakes up at home. Meet the family! • Sleep in same room: Mom, Prim, Buttercup • She lives in District 12, primarily mining (used to be Appalachia. • Gale and the Woods – hunts & gathers • They sell their goods in the Hob and to the mayor • The Reaping System is explained • Prim’s name is called in the Reaping • Katniss takes her place (volunteer tribute). Peeta called. • Katniss relives her starvation years & Peeta’s rescue • 1 hr to say goodbye to her family, then on the train

  4. Tone setting: Pg 1Find: Positive Connotation Words Negative Connotation Words Cold rough Bad dreams worn Beaten-down ugliest Mashed-in scrawny Rotten squash Hates distrusts Belly-swollen worms Fleas vermin cried • Warmth • Mother • Cocooned • Lovely • Primrose • Beautiful • Bright flower

  5. Analysis • Symbolism: Names • Everdeen – (ever green) forever green • Katniss – flowering plant w/ roots ~potato • Peeta - Peter means rock, Pita = food • Mellark – meadowlark, bird of hope • Gale – a very strong wind • Hawthorne – Nathaniel: wrote about puritans and the puritanical society. • Primrose – Flower, Purity

  6. Analysis: Symbolism • Reaping – • Cut or gather (a crop or harvest)- large numbers of men were employed to reap the harvest • Harvest the crop from (a piece of land) • Receive (a reward or benefit) as a consequence of one's own or other people's actions- the company is poised to reap the benefits of this investment

  7. Activity • Groups of 4 – assigned by me • Draw an assignment • Groups will achieve their given task (you may trade with another group)

  8. Cultural Poem Analysis • Take notes (each could be on quiz next week) • Evaluate – each peer evaluation/comment worth 5 pts • Turn in your Cultural Poems handout when you present to get a grade

  9. Examine how one represents:Human Relationships • “To His Coy Mistress” pg 831-832 • “My Mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun” pg 808-809 • “To My Dear…Loving Husband” pg 830-831 • “Living in Sin” pg 780-781 What do these poems say about women’s movement and feminism, gender roles, romance, and sexuality?

  10. Song Lyric Project • Find a song that illustrates relationships: love, family, gender roles, romance, sex, etc. • Lyrics need to be read (or sung) to the class • Fully analyzed for meaning. • symbols • Metaphors • Relevance of this piece in human relationships. • Due 08/11/2011 @ 6pm

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