Journals 11 20 Honors American Literature Journal 21

Journals 11 -20 Honors American Literature

Journal 21: Arthur Miller 1915 -2005 (he was 89 when he died) 1947 he wrote the play All My Sons while in college 1949 he won the Pulitzer prize for his play Death of a Salesman 1953 he wrote The Crucible Not well received because he compared the Salem Witch trials to the current political climate in the 50 s known as Mc. Carthyism was named after Senator Joseph Mc. Carthy whose obsessive quest to find communists that infiltrated American Institutions led to several unjust hearings of some very famous people. https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=RGsnolp. Hr 0 A

Journal 21: Arthur Miller continued Arthur Miller was investigated, himself, for possible connections to the communist party 1956 he was called to testify before the HUAC (House committee on Un-American Activities) He refused to turn in colleagues and was found guilty of contempt of Congress for his silence. 1956 he married Marilyn Monroe (they were married for five years) 1961 wrote The Misfits, which Marilyn Monroe starred in 1964 wrote After the Fall; 1968 he wrote The Price; 1993 wrote The Last Yankee

Journal #22 Answer/complete all of the following: 1. What is your topic for Research mini #2? 2. What 2 points are you making for your stance? 3. Write a 2 part claim using the following skeleton: The two reasons that ________is/ is not acceptable are ____________and ___________.

Journal #23 Block Quotations: COPY Everything below: Sometimes the author says it better than you can. If you have a quote that is more that 4 lines after it is typed, you need to create a block quote. Block quotes include: Sentence or said Lead in (whether said or sentence, ends with a colon) After the lead in, quote begins on its own line, not right after the lead in on the same line Every line of the quote is indented Block Quotes DO NOT have quotation marks around them The period comes before the parenthetical citation that is ALWAYS at the end of the quote, not after.

Example Block Quotation: Many people are treated poorly by the upper wealthy class because of their socioeconomic status. Nelly Dean from the novel Wuthering Heights, treats the character Heathcliff poorly and dehumanizes him throughout her narration: They entirely refused to have it in bed with them, or even in their room, and I had no more sense, so, I put it on the landing of the stairs, hoping it would be gone on the morrow. By chance, or else attracted by hearing his voice, it crept to Mr. Earnshaw's door, and there he found it on quitting his chamber. Inquiries were made as to how it got there; I was obliged to confess, and in recompense for my cowardice and inhumanity was sent out of the house. (Bronte 78) Here, Heathcliff is not even treated as part of the household, and is treated more like a slave or an animal that is required to sleep outside. He is even referred to as ‘it’ instead of a ‘he, ’ further dehumanizing him.

Journal #24: Transition words Using transition words and/or conjunctions in following paragraph to both combine sentences where you can, and transition between sentences where necessary. (COPY the ENTIRE paragraph down with combined sentences created and transition words inserted): I woke up. I went to the mall to meet Brad. I went to dinner with Brad was nice at dinner. I ordered steak. I ordered chocolate cake. Brad ordered chicken. Brad ordered banana pudding. We went to see the movie ‘Logan. ’ To me, ‘Logan’ was good. To Brad, ‘Logan’ was boring. Brad drove me home. I liked Brad was a jerk when he dropped me off. I went inside my house. Brad went home. I went to sleep. I dreamed of Ryan Gosling.

Choose one of the following topics: Topic 1: Write a scene where John Proctor tell his wife, Elizabeth, that he had an affair with Abigail Williams. Topic 2: Write a scene where Elizabeth Proctor fires Abigail Williams. Topic 3: Write the dinner scene where Abigail has a break down and a needle is pulled from her stomach. Include: Script format, stage directions that reveal characters movements, mood, motivations, elements of Puritan life/beliefs, facts we know from the play itself, 1 line directly pulled from Acts 1 or 2 and incorporated in your scene. 1 page in length AND SCHOOL APPROPRIATE! DUE TOMORROW!

Journal #25: 15 minutes to answer all three. Answer the following: 1. The theme for this unit is still Power and Corruption. How can that theme be applied to characters in Acts 1 and 2 of The Crucible? 2. In “Battle Royal” and in The Crucible, part of the corruption evident is the culture/society in which each story is set. Which culture/society (Puritan/Jim Crow) do you think had more power and control over its citizens? Provide a rationale for why you feel the way you do. 3. In both The Crucible and “A Good Man is Hard to Find, ” religious undertones are prevalent throughout. Discuss the role religion plays in each and how religion, as an institution, can also be corrupt.

Citations for Mini #2: THESE WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE IN COLLEGE!!!!! Copy them down, please: www. Easybib. com http: //www. citationmachine. net/ Works Cited Reminders: Centered Title (Works Cited) Times New Roman Double Spaced Hanging Indent Page number continued from essay in top right side of page NO EXTRA SPACING

Journal #26 Answer ALL of the following: 1. What makes Abigail Williams a reliable witness in Act 3? 2. What makes John Proctor an unreliable witness in Act 3? 3. What makes Mary Warren an unreliable witness in Act 3? 4. Why do you think Elizabeth lies in court? Was she right to do so (opinion)? 5. How does Mass Hysteria play a role in the court proceedings in Act 3?

Journal #27 Read and consider the following from Act 4 of The Crucible: Proctor, with a cry of his whole soul: Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang! How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name! Answer: 1. What rhetorical device(s) is evident in the passage (think repetition)? What effect does it produce? 2. What is John Proctor’s tone in this passage? What helps to establish that tone? Apply: The passage is primarily exclamatory sentences. Re-write it without the repetitious element, and with interrogative sentences (questions). How does the tone/effect change, or does it?

After completing the play… 1. Integrity is how you see/respect for yourself. Reputation is how others see/respect you. Explain how are both evident in the final scene of the play? 2. How have the events in the play affected the town/characters in Act 4? 3. Read Wynona Ryder’s assessment of Abigail Williams on page 1226. Do you agree with her assessment of Abigail Williams? Explain. 4. How do you feel about the fate of Abigail Williams? Was justice served? Explain. 5. Do you think the resolution of The Crucible is fitting? Why/why not? How would you have resolved the play if you were Arthur Miller?

Journal #28 Create 3 haiku poems on the following topics (5 -7 -5 syllables): 1. Power 2. Corruption 3. Morality

Staple in the following order: Top: Purple Rubric Middle: Your response Bottom: Prompt/Directions

Journal #29: Expectations of Men and Women Create 2 web maps! Label one Men and the other Women. Attached to each, write as many expectations, roles, traits of each gender. After, answer the following: 1. Have the roles/expectations/traits of men and women changed over the generations (in your opinion)? 2. Are there places where women have it harder than men in society? Explain. 3. Are there places where men have it harder than women in society? Explain. 4. There exist stereotypes related to how women are seen and how men are seen. Think about how men/women are portrayed in the media/TV/movies/books/magazines. Do those portrayals perpetuate stereotypes of gender roles or go against them? Explain.

Journal #30 Respond to each of the following quotes. Then, decide which one you agree with the most and explain why: “Women need real moments of solitude and self-reflection to balance out how much of ourselves we give away. ” -Barbara De Angelis “No one is in control of your happiness but you; therefore, you have the power to change anything about yourself or your life that you want to change. ” -Barbara De Angelis “A good marriage would be between a blind wife and a deaf husband. ” -Michel de Montaigne