Monday 10/19
2. Business
b. Assign: Read etexts
for Thursday:
A Hunger Artist,
Before the Law,
An Imperial Message
3. Reader Workshop
a. Draw Gregor and journal on the back as to why you drew him
the way you did.
b. Some interesting background
1) It would have turned out much
better if I had not been interrupted at the time by a business trip. -Franz
Kafka on writing The Metamorphosis
2) Setting: probably an apartment in
Prague
3) 94% speak Czech ,95% Christian
4) Kafka’s family were German
speaking Jews. How might this have shaped his perspective?
c.
Kafka's letter to his father - pass around, read passages, and comment:
1) What does this tell you about
Kafka?
2) How might it explain the content
of his novella?
4. HW:
Tuesday 10/20
1. Journal/Bell-Ringer:
none
2. Business: Reminder:
3. Reader Workshop:
a. How does The Metamorphosis fit with various literary
perspectives?
*Modernism? Expressionism?
Surrealism? Freudism? Existentialism?
b. Break out into small groups by "ISM"
c. Report out to whole class what you came up with?
d. Can we say it's more one than the others?
4. Reader Workshop 2: Tone
a. Kafka vs. Jane Smiley.
*Read Smiley and Kafka one after
another.
b. Identify tones and JUSTIFY!
5. HW: Read
Kafka etexts by Thursday.
Wednesday 10/21
2. Business:
3. Writer Workshop:
Symbol Writing
a. Form groups (pairs).
b. Commence with the assignment.
4. HW:
Thursday 10/22
2. Business: Symbol Writing and SOAPS due tomorrow so finish them up.
3. Reader's Workshop:
Kafka SOAPS
a. Focus: What
can you say about Kafka’s themes and stylistic techniques?
b. Complete
SOAPS on your reading: Combine all pieces and write at least three sentences per
aspect.
4. HW: Finish up any SOAP and Symbol Writing as needed.
Friday 10/23 - End 1st Quarter
2. Business: Reset Symbol Writing & SOAPS due date -
next Tuesday.
3. Writer Workshop: Prepping for
Monday's Timed Writing
Thesis, themes, and creating focus for your literary
papers.
4. HW: Symbol Writing & SOAPS work as needed.