8: chapter 9-10 discussion

analysis notes

I gave this to 11s, but 10s and 12s might find it useful as well.

10: The Glass Menagerie essay

Here is the assignment information for the essay.

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11: hero's journey

We talked about the journey as an archetype of literature we could use to understand aspects of Catcher. On the site where I got the handout, he goes through The Matrix as a hero's journey. Skim down a little to find it.

11: Hero's journey

8: 'Nothing Gold Can Stay'

Here's our notes on the poem. Sorry the right side got cut off.

8: The Outsiders movie

Someone has put the entire 1983 movie of The Outsiders on YouTube. I can't vouch for its quality or age appropriateness -- it was rated PG-13 in the USA, and K-16 in Finland.

8: important stuff from chapters 2-3

11: intro. to The Catcher in the Rye

12: No Fear Shakespeare: Hamlet

Here is the side-by-side text of Hamlet I showed off in class Monday.

12: Hamlet introduction

10: expressionism

Here's an article about expressionism in visual arts.

And one about abstract expressionism.

10: drama with a narrator

The Glass Menagerie starts with a character acting as the narrator, speaking directly to the audience. A well-known example is Ferris Beuller's Day Off, from 1987. Here's a clip, but be warned that there is some mild swearing about halfway through.

10: images of The Glass Menagerie set

Click on the images to see their sources.



Here you can see the fire escape, the living room in front and the dining room in the back.

8: groups of friends

Here's our notes from today:

8: what to think about when creating a text

Here are the principles of writing we talked about in class today after writing about apples.

9: 100 word short stories

Write a short story with 100 words or fewer. It should have as many features of an interesting story as possible, and it must be written in standard, readable English.

When you are done, format it so it fills a landscape A4 page and print. Mr. Kilmer will show an example.

If you don't have time to format it, post as a comment to this entry.

Royal National Theatre live broadcast at Finnkino

Phédre (by Jean Racine in a version by Ted Hughes) starring Helen Mirren broadcast live from the Royal National Theatre in London. Shown at the Maxim theatre in Helsinki Monday 25 May at 20:30.

More information: from Finnkino and from National Theatre.

11: World Literature assignment template

Download the MS Word document here.