Lesson Plan for Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Tuesday, April 8, 2014
1.  Hand in:
          "A White Heron" Character Essay (worth 20 points)
2.  Discussion on "A White Heron"
         Note: since we will be discussing the question for which you wrote the essay, those who have not written their essay will need to go out into the hallway for the first part of the discussion.
          Also discuss whether the story should be considered an environmentalist story, a bildungsroman, or a feminist story.  How? Why?
           What is the significance of Sylvia's name? What does it mean?
           Let's reread the ending of the story and note the point of view and the author's use of "apostrophe" (having nothing to do with the punctuation mark).
3.  Today's poem:
            "Apostrophe to Man" by Edna St. Vincent Millay
             Draw the comparison between the use of apostrophe in the story and Ms. Millay's use of apostrophe.  How is "apostrophe" a type of personification?
4.  Assignment:
            "My Utopia"
            Follow my outline (actually W.H. Auden's outline) to create your own Utopia.
            This assignment is in preparation for reading Lord of the Flies, which we will begin soon.
             We will start the assigment today and continue it tomorrow.
             It will be due on Thursday.