ENGLISH 4 LIVE LESSONS Spoon River Anthology and

ENGLISH 4 LIVE LESSONS! Spoon River Anthology and Collaboration Please sign in with FULL NAME and TEACHER NAME! Example: Sue Perkid – Mrs. A. Mazing

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Mic Set Up Mic Options Ø Internal Mic Ø External Mic Ø Telephone External Options Ø Headset Ø Earbuds To use your phone: 1. Select Tools then Telephony 2. Use Telephone for Audio 3. Call conference number: 571 -392 -7703 PIN: 398 -974 -602 -639 4. Mute phone Green Check = I have a mic! Red X = I need help To use a mic: Complete Audio Setup 1. Tools 2. Audio 3. Audio Setup

Using the Microphone Computer Smartphone/Tablet Practice using the microphone.

Session Expectations • Be respectful of yourself and others. • You must participate in all activities during the session. • Using a microphone is the preferred method of participation. – If you are using a mic, feel free to grab it at any time if it’s free. – If you are on the conference line, unmute to talk and then mute your phone again. • Make sure to stay until you are dismissed to receive information about how to submit your collaboration work and to receive collaboration credit. • Take notes • Today’s session will be about 1 hour.

Session Objectives • • Today you will be able to: Work with other students. Analyze the text to determine themes. Understand different perspective. Use compare and contrast strategies.

Why is this Live Lesson Important? • LACC. RI. 1112. 1 Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain. • LACC. SL. 1112. 1 a Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on- one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 11– 12 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.

Which of the following applies to you? A. I love social media and I post every day B. I use social media but I only post occasionally C. I have a social media account but I rarely post D. I could care less about social media

Social Media: Does it help or hurt relationships?

What do you think about relationships in the early 1900 s compared to today? B. A. Love was more genuine People were happier in their marriages C. Divorce was frowned upon D. People didn’t marry for love

What’s going on in the picture? How do you know?

Edgar Lee Masters, Playwright Published in 1915 A collection of narratives from individual poems written as epitaphs from residents of a small town in Illinois.

What’s an Epitaph? Pic up the mic and tell us what you know!

What’s an Epitaph? A phrase or statement written in memory of a person who has died, especially as an inscription on a tombstone.

Video Mr. and Mrs. Merritt and a (19 yr. old lover)

Video Recap What can we infer happened between Mr. and Mrs. Merritt and Elmer?

Video Mr. and Mrs. Purkapiles

Video Recap What do we learn about Mrs. Purkapile’s response to her husband’s lies regarding the sanctity of marriage?

Check In! Comprehension Check Which is true? A. Mr. Purkapile was captured by pirates B. Mrs. Merritt is responsible for her husband’s death C. Mr. Merritt wanted to kill Mrs. Merritt’s lover D. I am unsure and still have questions. Help! *Your answers are anonymous.

Ollie and Fletcher Mc. Gee -third and fourth poems of Spoon River Anthology

Have you seen walking through the village A man with downcast eyes and haggard face? That is my husband who, by secret cruelty Never to be told, robbed me of my youth and my beauty; Till at last, wrinkled and with yellow teeth, And with broken pride and shameful humility, I sank into the grave. But what think you gnaws at my husband’s heart? The face of what I was, the face of what he made me! These are driving him to the place where I lie. In death, therefore, I am avenged. Ollie

Have you seen walking through the village A man with downcast eyes and haggard face? That is my husband who, by secret cruelty Never to be told, robbed me of my youth and my beauty; Till at last, wrinkled and with yellow teeth, And with broken pride and shameful humility, I sank into the grave. But what think you gnaws at my husband’s heart? The face of what I was, the face of what he made me! These are driving him to the place where I lie. In death, therefore, I am avenged. Underline words/phrases that reveal Ollie’s thoughts regarding her relationship.

She took my strength by minutes, She took my life by hours, She drained me like a fevered moon That saps the spinning world. The days went by like shadows, The minutes wheeled like stars. She took the pity from my heart, And made it into smiles. She was a hunk of sculptor’s clay, My secret thoughts were fingers: They flew behind her pensive brow And lined it deep with pain. They set the lips, and sagged the cheeks, And drooped the eye with sorrow. My soul had entered in the clay, Fighting like seven devils. It was not mine, it was not hers; She held it, but its struggles Modeled a face she hated, And a face I feared to see. I beat the windows, shook the bolts. I hid me in a corner And then she died and haunted me, And hunted me for life. Fletcher

She took my strength by minutes, She took my life by hours, She drained me like a fevered moon That saps the spinning world. The days went by like shadows, The minutes wheeled like stars. She took the pity from my heart, And made it into smiles. She was a hunk of sculptor’s clay, My secret thoughts were fingers: They flew behind her pensive brow And lined it deep with pain. They set the lips, and sagged the cheeks, And drooped the eye with sorrow. My soul had entered in the clay, Fighting like seven devils. It was not mine, it was not hers; She held it, but its struggles Modeled a face she hated, And a face I feared to see. I beat the windows, shook the bolts. I hid me in a corner And then she died and haunted me, And hunted me for life. Underline words/phrases that reveal Fletcher’s thoughts regarding her relationship.

Check In! Comprehension Check Fletcher viewed his wife as a hunk of sculptor’s clay means: A. He had power over her. B. He made it his mission to make her miserable. C. Both A and B D. I am unsure and still have questions. Help! *Your answers are anonymous.

Compare/Contrast Do you see changes in dynamics regarding relationships/marriages today in the 21 st century, compared the couples in “Spoon River Anthology? ” Homer & Marge Simpson Timeless Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie 2015 John & Abigail Adams 1800’s John & Jackie Kennedy 1960

Compare/Contrast Both

Are the changes you see in relationships good or bad?

Theme What are some of themes Masters is portraying? Are these themes still relevant today? What do you think Masters would think about social media and relationships?

Check In! Comprehension Check A. Women’s opinions were not important. B. Men did not have much respect for women. C. Both A and B D. I am unsure and still have questions. Help! *Your answers are anonymous.

Collaboration Product Write a paragraph response (5 sentences per paragraph in length) about the literature we discussed today. Please answer the following question with specific details from the text. Submit the date and time of the session you attended. Paragraph • Although small town rural America was depicted as idyllic, we know that often what lies within the heart of a man/woman can be different than what is seen on the surface. “The human condition rarely exposes the entire truth. ” Provide a 5 sentence response, interpreting the idea of this statement in relation to the Mc. Gee couple.

Collaboration Reflection Write a paragraph response (5 sentences per paragraph in length) about our session today and working with other students. Be sure to answer all of the following questions. Submit the date and time of the session you attended. Paragraph • How did your learning in this live session compare with your experience in learning on your own in the course or in a traditional classroom? • Describe your comfort level in participating in the collaboration activity. • Would you describe yourself as being a contributor of information or a receiver of information during the session? Explain. • How did the use of technology affect your learning experience during the session? • In what way did the interaction with the instructor and other students impact your learning?

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Where to Submit Your Assignments Submit the date and time of the session you attended. Segment One Segment Two

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Congrats! In today’s session, you completed: Collaboration Product and Reflection What is a woman to do when, for the most part, her only option is to endure?