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Post by hollis on Dec 30, 2011 11:19:34 GMT
Here we go guys - hope you're all having an amazing holidays, as you know, when we get back, we're straight to it.. Here's all the important dates you have coming up. Wednesday 11th - Crucible Proctor/Elizabeth essay plan - this will be a homework essay due Wednesday 18th Thursday 12th - Close Reading Imagery / Tone review Friday 13th - Crucible Key scene essay plan Monday 16th - DOUBLE CLOSE READING - A double period, timed conditions close reading. Wednesday 18th - Anniversary (new poem!) + Crucible essays due in Thursday 19th - Anniversary P2 + Essay plan for 'importance of time' Friday 20th - Catcher review + Anniversary essays returned Monday 23rd - THIS IS IT - Double timed essay. A range of questions, not all suitable for all texts. Also, this can count as evidence! Wednesday 25th - Double Close Reading review. Thursday 26th - Critical Essays returned + feedback Friday 27th - Incident review + Q&A Any questions? Have a great holiday and I'll see you in a bit  |
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Post by hollis on Jan 9, 2012 14:07:09 GMT
Hey folks, just to let you know that Thursday is actually a Monday timetable, so I'm going to switch round the lessons for the 12/13th so you don't have two periods of Close Reading in a row and then end up hating me and becoming bitter towards English.
Hurrah!
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Post by hollis on Jan 9, 2012 15:05:26 GMT
Please also don't forget to bring in your Close Reading homework for Thursday!
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Post by hollis on Jan 17, 2012 14:03:31 GMT
Okay - so revised schedule
Wednesday - Past paper examination. We will do a little 'carousel' task, and also look at how we 'group' quotations together.
Thursday - A task on Incident, and looking at similar types of questions, and how we would adapt them.
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Post by hollis on Jan 17, 2012 14:03:49 GMT
PS - Crucible essays still due in tomorrow!
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Post by karenproctor02 on Jan 21, 2012 15:36:59 GMT
In Catcher Key Scene essay what do you write about for him trying to fit in?
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Post by mcf on Jan 21, 2012 15:40:46 GMT
Hi Karen,
Do you mean by trying to conform to society's ideals by having sex. He believes it is the way to make the transition from the innocence of childhood to the adult world.
Hope this helps. ;D
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Post by karenproctor02 on Jan 22, 2012 12:03:32 GMT
ye so if you were to talk about that for a key scene essay what quotes would you use?
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Post by mcf on Jan 22, 2012 12:21:34 GMT
Hi Karen,
For a key scene essay I would look for you to mention how it is against his principles which suggests that he is trying to fit in. This is when he is speaking with Maurice and you also need to mention that he tries to appear older than he is by talking all suave and lying about his age and then you have the fact that she depresses him due to her age as she is still a child but her innocence has been corrupted by her entering the adult world. You can also mention how the smell of cigar smoke in the lobby is significant. Thee literal impurity of the air foreshadows the moral impurity he will soon encounter. Then you explain that he is unable to go through with it as he is still too young and not ready to make the transition into the adult world. He lies about his operation on his "clavichord" which is a musical instrument and his decision to talk highlights his desire for company however it is again like most of the relationships he tries to form in the novel, short term. He does not seek to talk to those that can help him most. This scene highlights his two worlds colliding as up until now he has been able to separate his fantasy world of purity and innocence from the harsh reality of the adult world. This is the turning point / key scene as it marks his last attempt to enter the adult world. It is also another example of him self-harming as there is no way this encounter will help his already fragile mental state and as a a result his mental decline speeds up from this moment onwards.
Hope this helps. ;D
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Post by karenproctor02 on Jan 22, 2012 12:28:59 GMT
aww I see!! Thank you so much that explains a lot puts it in a context that's fab thanks Mr Mcf!  |
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Post by mcf on Jan 22, 2012 12:34:27 GMT
Hi Karen,
I hope that is what you wanted.
Hope this helps. ;D
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Post by karenproctor02 on Jan 22, 2012 13:01:55 GMT
Ye that's great exactly what I wanted! WHat else would you include in a key scene essay like what else would you discuss
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Post by mcf on Jan 22, 2012 13:19:25 GMT
Hi Karen,
It depends on how the question is phrased. You will probably have to provide context to the scene. By that I mean what has brought him to this scene. Then you have to look at what happens as a result of this event. In chapter 14 he tries to cleanse himself of the sin he believes he nearly committed by trying to pray and speaking to Allie. How does this speed up his decline and build up to the scene at the carousel.
Hope this helps. ;D
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Post by karenproctor02 on Jan 22, 2012 13:24:45 GMT
okay thank you!!! |
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Post by EmmaLee N on Jan 23, 2012 12:28:47 GMT
Mr hollis,
will i be able to do the double timed essay on wednesday during 2nd and 3rd period as i was off today?
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