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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/event/article-2730204/Margaret-Atwood-called-offensive-man-hating.html
Tuesday, October 11th - Intro to The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Attwood
Learning Goal: I will begin to examine THT while contemplating the ideas of power, gender, and existentialism
Minds On: Warm-up videos
Action: Defining Existentialism and intro to THT - Note(s)
Consolidation: Existentialism and Batman - Read and discuss. Does this help contribute to your understanding of existentialism?
http://moviepilot.com/p/analyzing-the-philosophy-of-batman-existentialism/4115332
Tuesday, October 11th - Intro to The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Attwood
Learning Goal: I will begin to examine THT while contemplating the ideas of power, gender, and existentialism
Minds On: Warm-up videos
Action: Defining Existentialism and intro to THT - Note(s)
Consolidation: Existentialism and Batman - Read and discuss. Does this help contribute to your understanding of existentialism?
http://moviepilot.com/p/analyzing-the-philosophy-of-batman-existentialism/4115332
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ThemeWednesday, 12th
Passage analysis work period Thursday, 13th Do you need until Monday for your passages? Learning Goal: I will continue to examine the intro of THT Minds On: Article and discussion (We will look at Batman as the ultimate existentialist here!) Action: "Preview" and pre-reading discussion Agree or disagree - Women are not safe in modern society. - Men objectify women and that makes them responsible for the oppression of women. - Women are responsible for their own oppression. (you may get some time to read today...) https://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/jan/20/handmaids-tale-margaret-atwood Conclusion: Discuss the following image. Examine the change in human behavior from the scope of an existentialist. Friday, 14th Learning Goal: I will continue to examine the introduction of THT Minds On: Epigraph discussion Action: Significance of the first line? Why do you think the narrator is so vague with her description? What have we learned about the hierarchy of gender? How do the women rebel? Monday, 17th Catch-up reading day! Tuesday, 18th - 5-10 Learning Goal: I will continue to examine THT Minds On: Writing reflection and discussion Action: Note and some time to read maybe Consolidation: predictions Wednesday, 19th - I will be away today Learning Goal: I will continue to examine existentialism by examining Batman and THT Minds On: Review and Batman article. Do you agree with this article? What other fictional characters could align with this way of thinking? Action: In partners or small groups, begin to plot out Offred's thoughts and actions. Record and explain passages that support her as an existentialist. Consolidation: Find at least one passage that suggests she is not and explain. Thursday, 20th Learning Goal: I will continue to examine THT Minds On: Question discussion Action: Note/lesson summary and analysis Consolidation: Thoughts on the major societal issues and flaws we have touched on? Friday, 21st Learning Goal: I will continue to examine the complexities of THT Minds On: Questions Action: Note and analysis Consolidation: Discussion and image analysis Monday, 24th Work period/catch up...You lucky ducks get a handout today! Tuesday, 25th Learning Goal: I will examine Atwood's "modest proposal"... Minds On: Awkward level meter...how bad was it? Can you see the irony it this description? Horrifying yet hilarious? Action: Revisit the elements of a satire. Read a portion of Swift's "A Modest Proposal" and discuss Atwood's attempt at a "modest proposal" of her own. Consolidation: What would your "modest proposal" be for society? Wednesday, 26th Learning Goal: I will continue to examine THT Minds On: Reflection - Writing prompt ~ Hypocrisy in Gilead Action: Summary Themes jigsaw - up to 20-26 Consolidation: Present and record! Thursday, 27th Learning Goal: I will continue to examine THT Minds On Friday, 27th - mini debate prep Learning Goal: Let's have a more active discussion on Monday... informal debate anyone? Minds On: Topics and teams Action: Prepare Consolidation: Monday, October 31st - HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Debate Learning Goal: I will continue to examine THT and determine whether or not the narrator is reliable Minds On: Meet with your team! Action: Let's hear it! Consolidation: Writing reflection...What have you decided? Tuesday, November 01st - Up to ch 30 - Scrabble anyone? Learning Goal: I will begin to examine the second part of THT Minds On: Themes...From Wednesday Action: Beginning the second part of the novel. Cracks and holes in the system Consolidation: Predictions. How does this change what you think about the Commander? Wednesday, 02nd Learning Goal: I will continue to examine THT and determine whether or not the narrator is reliable Minds On: Writing reflection - despite the fact that we may be somewhat divided in whether or not Offred is a reliable character, reflect on the type of narrator she is in relation to her character. Action:Themes from Wednesday, a city divided - examine the contrast btwn Offred and Luke's reaction to the take-over of the Gileadean regime. Consolidation: Why do you think Atwood needed to show us this memory? |
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Thursday, 03rd
Learning Goal: I will continue to examine the changing events in Offred's life Minds On: What's in a name... Action: The changing relation with the Commander note. Colour task Consolidation: Discuss your findings. Friday, 04th Learning Goal: I will continue to examine the changing relations in THT Minds On: Vogue Action: Discussion - Janine and Serena Joy Consolidation: Read Monday, 07th Learning Goal: I will continue to examine THT and compare the different roles of women in this novel. Minds On: Historical reference to Jezebel - "painted faces" and prostitutes. (the real Jezebel was accused of worshiping false prophets, thrown out a window, and eaten by stray dogs...) Action: Note and quote analysis - Jezebel's - Wrap up of ending and revisit expectations for seminars. Consolidation: "Are there any questions?" Task 1 This unit covers the section entitled Jezebel’s in the novel. Jezebel’s is a state-run brothel in which the privileged men who frequent it are indulging the same male sexual fantasies as in the time before Gilead. Work in small groups and discuss what you think is meant by each of the following comments and how you react to them. Appoint a group leader, whose task is to give everyone a fair chance to be heard. Aim to collect a range of views, but avoid a general free for all. Focus on the novel: - p.128: Sometimes the movie she (Aunt Lydia) showed would be an old porno film, from the seventies and eighties… ‘Consider the alternatives,’ said Aunt Lydia. ‘You see what things used to be like? That was what they thought of women, then.’ p.130: ‘I don’t want a man around, what use are they except for ten seconds’ worth of half babies… They aren’t a patch on a woman except they’re better at fixing cars and playing football.’ p. 221: ‘The main problem was with the men. There was nothing for them any more… There was nothing to work for, nothing to fight for.’ p. 232: ‘Those years (of equality) were just an anomaly, historically speaking,’ the Commander said. ‘Just a fluke. All we’ve done is return things to Nature’s norm.’ p. 245: He (Commander) slips around my wrist a tag, purple, on an elastic band, like tags for airport luggage. ‘If anyone asks you, say you’re an evening rental.’ p. 248: …and as he talks his spine straightens imperceptibly, his chest expands, his voice assumes more and more the sprightliness and jocularity of youth. It occurs to me he is showing off. p. 249: ‘It means you can’t cheat Nature,’ he says. ‘Nature demands variety for men. It stands to reason, it’s part of the procreational strategy. It’s Nature’s plan…Women know that instinctively. Why did they buy so many different clothes in the old days? To trick men into thinking they were several different women. A new one for each day.’ p. 255: They like to see you painted up. Just another crummy power trip. Finally, decide in your groups what messages Atwood is trying to put across here about relationships between men and women. How relevant are these messages for today’s society? Task 2: Focus on p. 261-262. Why is Offred so desperate to create a heroic ending for Moira? What does it reveal about both women? Why is Moira’s character so important in The Handmaid’s Tale? |
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