Dr. Minerva Honors English I

 “Do you think she wants us to take notes?”  “Probably.”  “Should I ask her for paper and pen?”  “Probably not.”  “What should I call these notes?”  “Write GREAT EXPECTATIONS PPT centered on the top line; to the right, write the date. Label and date all lecture notes so you can ID them.”

 “What if she talks too fast?”  “She probably will. Raise your hand and remind her to slow down.”  “But how do I get it all written down? All the important stuff?”  “When you take notes make sure to abbreviate. Don’t write every word. You can find the PPT on Fusion.”

 “Why do we even take notes if they’re on Fusion?”  “If you write it, you’re more likely to remember it.”  “Is she taking these up for a grade every time?”  “She’ll collect notes now and then to see if we’re keeping up. You’ll want them later for writing or the final.”

 Label all notes  Class notes (i.e. PPT, lecture)  Character List  Chapter Summaries  Put notes in the LITERATURE NOTES section of your binder  Take Cornell notes on the section that you are assigned; turn these in when your group presents  Today, begin separate sheets for 1) PPT notes; 2) Character List; 3) Chapter Summary

Character List Chapter Summaries Chapter 1 Pip—protagonist Convict— Chapter 2 Mrs. Joe-- Joe Gargery-- Chapter 1 Pip encounters a stranger while he’s at his parents’ gravesite and…

 If you own your own book, mark it up. For example:  Box or circle names on first reference  Jot a sentence fragment at the top of each chapter to remind yourself of major events  In the margins, react to the text through short comments and a simple code. This is what I use—  ! = That’s shocking/startling/amazing!  ? = What did that mean? (if vocab or a short phrase, I also circle the word or phrase)  * = A theme or something I want to come back to  Underlining or brackets = quotable quote or a description of a key character or event

More options--  Use post-its or colored tabs to mark where chapters begin  Use post-its or colored tabs to mark the entrance of key characters

 In class  Aloud/whole class  Aloud/in groups  Silently  At home  Read your own copy (purchased or checked out from library)  Arrange to share a copy with a friend  Go to LINKS on Fusion or Google “Great Expectations full text” to find free, complete copies

1. Cornell notes on your assigned section 25 points 2. Group presentation of your assigned section 50 points word essay on the final day of the unit 25 points

“I just looked at the reading schedule. On what planet do I read five chapters of a novel like this in one class period?” “You won’t. She’ll summarize chapters or passages then give us passages for close reading. We’ll put it all together as a class.” Minerva

 Queen Victoria’s reign: 1837 – 1901  Victorian culture  Shift from agrarian life to industry and trade; family and education valued by the rising middle class yet children of poverty employed in factories; inhumane prison conditions; growing sense of distinct class differences  Victorian literature  Serialized in magazines; focused on the masses, morality, and social concerns rather than the idealized Romantic poetry about love and nature; the rise of realism

 1812: Born in Portsmouth, second of eight children  1824: Sent to work at Warren’s Blacking Factory (boot blacking); his father went to debtors’ prison with the rest of the family while Charles continued to work  Dickens’ mother wanted him to work rather than go to school so that he could help the family; we will see that he resented this kind of child labor in GE  1827: Became a clerk in a law office  1829: Became a reporter; later, transcribed speeches by members of Parliament on topics such as factory conditions, penal reform, educational reform  1833: First romance ended; first story published

 1836: Married Catherine Hogarth  1842: Traveled with Catherine to America for the first time; wrote a critique about the experience  Over the years, had ten children, began his own weekly publications, wrote novels, moved his family around England and to Italy, ran and performed in a private theater, fell in love with a young actress  1858: Dickens and his wife separated  1861: Great Expectations serialization began  1867: Second trip to America; health declining  1870: Died  Tombstone: He was a sympathiser to the poor, the suffering and the oppressed; and by his death, one of England’s greatest writers is lost to the world.

 Theme  a universal truth that may be understood from reading a work of literature  Satire  An attack on or criticism of any stupidity or vice in the form of scathing humor, or a critique of what the author sees as dangerous religious, political, moral, or social standards.  Foreshadowing  An occurrence, feeling, or object that forewarns of an event and which is only fully understood in hindsight