agenda M/T May 1/2: drawing on our reading

learning goal: what do the various physical locations look like?  where are which features in relation to each other?

draw one or more of the physical locations, with as much detail as you like–e.g., Stephen’s grandparents’ house in Tarumi, the village of Yamaguchi, the area around and including the grandparents’ house, or another physical location of your choice

enter some content (of your own choosing) on one of the squares inside the SG booklet with reading schedule

leave a thoughtful, original comment to one of the posts about The Samurai’s Garden, found at readingcolors

agenda Th/F Mar 16/17: conscience meter

learning goal: what is a conscience? in watching or listening to a person, what evidence shows, or suggests, a conscience?

distribution and drawing of the conscience meters: demo and follow-up (Act 1)

considering the notes sheet from the previous class (people were asked to complete the Act Two portion): how should we use the right-hand rectangles?

reading time

due Tue May17: completed journal

Be ready to hand in your completed journal during class on Tuesday May 17.

Those people who some class time to complete the project will have it.

During class, we will review the novel for the exam, while anyone who needs to is finishing  the journal.

agenda Fri May 13: time to read, write, draw, paint THE SAMURAI’S GARDEN

F / 8:30

H / 11:45

learning goal: how do the novel’s various settings support the theme of healing?  what forces contribute to the three main characters’ healing?

time to read, write, draw, paint

review schedule for next week:

Tue May 17: focus on the novel and poetry

Thur May 19: focus on the two plays, Antigone and Macbeth

 

agenda Wed May 11: journal work

F / 10:30

H / 1:50

learning goal: what main idea(s) is(are) surfacing in my journal entries? what image(s) on my journal cover capture this(these) idea(s)?

time to enjoy writing / drawing / painting / reading

n.b. be prepared to explain connection(s) between emerging journal idea(s) about your chosen character and the image(s) on the journal’s cover

 

Remember that published deadlines for The Samurai’s Garden assignments can be found here.

agenda Thu Mar 31: the voice within the Macbeths

H / 10:30

F / 1:50

learning goals: what is a conscience?  where is it born? In the opening section of the play, how do the consciences of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth compare?

favorite lines from other eight student poems  (next class)

homework check–for table from p.36, exercise #4

complete individual copies of the Conscience Meter (see image below)

with SIB read through Act 2 Scene 3  (2.3.139)

 

agenda Tues Oct 20: motifs in THE KITE RUNNER

F / 10:30

H / 1:50

learning goal: what are some motifs* in THE KITE RUNNER?

*According to the Glossary of Literary Terms from UNC Pembroke, a motif is a recurring object, structure or concept in a literary work.

point out visual motifs in the classroom carpet

identify literary motifs in THE KITE RUNNER

draw visual motifs that represent the literary motifs in the novel (one each: recurring object, structure, concept)

I used to think . . . , but now I think . . . . :  if time allows: a passage round-robin–i.e., a passage from recent reading that connects to your first impressions and follow-up  response written the index card

agenda Fri May 8: complete journals

learning goal: what does a polished journal look like?

complete cover and submit finished journal

OPTION A: hand in your bound journal by the end of today’s class

OPTION B: finish cover art in class, and bring bound journal to Monday’s class

agenda Wed/Thurs May 6/7: cover art

learning goal: what design most effectively captures the focus of my journal text?

whole class devoted to making cover art for the journal

if time allows, also bind the book

agenda Tues May 5: finish journal entries for novel, start cover design

learning goal: how has my thinking about the journal topic developed since the initial journal entry for the “Autumn” chapter?

A (9:05)

E (11:05)

F (1:30)

Compose journal entries for the final chapter, “Autumn.” (Be sure to (a) indicate journal focus (b) label season-chapters and (c) cite page numbers.)

begin sketching ideas for cover design (suggestion: choose a prominent, meaningful scene from the novel–e.g., one represented by a passage quoted in your journal)