Honors World Literature

HONORS WORLD

LITERATUREWelcome!

OBJECTIVE-8/27 Through listening and speaking,

students will understand classroom expectations and get to know each other.

Agenda: -Welcome-General information-Planner Information-Syllabus Overview-Icebreaker

GETTING TO KNOW YOU… What should I know about you?

8/28 Objective: Through listening and discussion,

students will discuss and define culture through poetry, and analyze cultural values and beliefs presented in “This I Believe” essays.

Agenda: Journal entry (turn in syllabus)Discuss culture“My Mother Pieced Quilts”“Where I’m From Poem” Discuss cultural representationsListen to and discuss “This I Believe” essaysBegin writing your own “This I Believe” essay

JOURNAL ENTRY We hold cultural diversity near and dear

to our hearts here at South. What is culture? How would you define your culture? What are the values of your culture?

CULTURE: PERIOD 7 Culture is the components of a society including…

Identity Music Religion Food Clothing Language Dancing/Arts Traditions Customs Writing Beliefs What distinguishes one group from other

CULTURE: PERIOD 5 Different viewpoints on ideas Technology and religion Beliefs Food and clothing Traditions Language Environment Culture is collective thoughts and ideas,

including beliefs, upbringing, customs, arts, ideals.

LITERARY DEVICES: PERIOD 7 As we read, underline or highlight any

images that stand out for you in this poem.

What literary devices do you notice in this poem?

Metaphor/Extended metaphor Comparison not using like or as

Mom/River currentQuilts/weapons

Symbol Object that represents a larger idea

Star: sadnessQuilt: Love/mom’s caring for her children,

culture—family history Tone: Identify the tone

Grateful, appreciation, proud

LITERARY DEVICES: PERIOD 5 Metaphor: comparison Weapons/quilts Artillery/thimbles

Symbol: objects represents something Quilts: family bonds, relationships,

warmth and happiness Tone: reminiscent, nostalgic,

heartwarming,

CULTURES WE ARE A PART OF

CIRCLES OF INFLUENCE Look at page 21 in your Springboard

book. What subcultures do you belong to? What are symbols that might represent the culture you belong to?

Symbol:

THIS I BELIEVE… What are some things you strongly

believe in?

THIS I BELIEVE…AS YOU LISTEN What is the underlying belief or lesson

presented in the story? What images stand out to you as you

hear the story? What is the story line the author is

using? What is the feeling you get about the

author from this essay? If you were a college admissions officer,

what attributes would this author bring to your school?

YOUR OWN THIS I BELIEVE ESSAY Begin writing your own “This I

Believe…” essay.

8/30 Objective: Through discussion and writing,

students will continue to analyze their own beliefs and culture through listening and discussion of “This I Believe…” essay, and “Where I’m From poem.

Agenda: “This I Believe”…essay “Theme from English B” Discuss “Where I’m From” poem Write your own “Where I’m from poem Due Tuesday: This I Believe essay draft Due Wednesday: Cultural Representation

CULTURAL REPRESENTATION Questions as you were thinking about

your cultural representation?

Remember, it is due Wednesday, Sept. 4. If you do not have it that day, you will not be able to present and will lose those 30 points.

THIS I BELIEVE…AS YOU LISTEN What is the underlying belief or lesson

presented in the story? What images stand out to you as you hear

the story? What is the story line the author is using? What is the feeling you get about the

author from this essay? If you were a college admissions officer,

what attributes would this author bring to your school?

What cultural elements were evident in this essay?

THEME FROM ENGLISH B What do you know about the culture(s)

the speaker is a part of? What voices are present in the poem?

What is the difference between the voices?

What literary devices did you notice in the poems style?

What is the theme of the poem?

THEME FROM ENGLISH B If you were to create a “This I Believe…”

statement from this poem, what would it be?

WHERE I’M FROM Highlight images that you notice…think

about the various different senses. What can you say or infer about the

speaker’s culture?

CULTURE: PERIOD 7 Culture is the components of a society including…

Identity Music Religion Food Clothing Language Dancing/Arts Traditions Customs Writing Beliefs What distinguishes one group from other

CULTURE: PERIOD 5 Different viewpoints on ideas Technology and religion Beliefs Food and clothing Traditions Language Environment Culture is collective thoughts and ideas,

including beliefs, upbringing, customs, arts, ideals.

UPCOMING ASSIGNMENTS Due Tuesday, Sept. 3: This I Believe

essay draft

Due Wednesday, Sept. 4: Cultural representations

Due Friday, Sept. 6: Final This I Believe essay typed