1. Thursday, August 6 th Remember the procedure for the beginning of class. Come in, get your pencils sharpened, binders and journals out, and complete warm-up. You should be seated and working by the time the tardy bell rings. Warm-up: In your notebook, date your page and answer the following questions: What is realism? What are the major characteristics and how did it impact society and literature of the time?

2. VOCABULARY PLEASE REMEMBER THAT YOU WILL HAVE A VOCABULARY QUIZ THIS FRIDAY. IF YOU WERE ABSENT, PLEASE ASK A CLASSMATE FOR THE LIST OF WORDS AS WELL AS THE MANNER IN WHICH THE WORDS SHOULD BE DEFINED.

3. COMMON AND PROPER NOUNS COMMON AND PROPER

4. WORK TIME IN GROUPS, YOU WILL READ MY FIRST SORROW BY FRANK KAFKA. YOU WILL ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION: ESSENTIAL QUESTION: HOW DOES FRANZ KAFKA’S STORY “FIRST SORROW.” EXHIBIT THOUGHTS OF EXISTENTIALISM? CONTINUE TO WORK IN YOUR GROUPS TO FINISH KAFKA’S SHORT STORY. BE SURE ALL TALK IS ACCOUNTABLE TALK. EACH OF YOU HAVE A JOB TO COMPLETE AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE GROUP DISCUSSION. BE PREPARED TO SHARE WHAT YOU DISCOVERED AS A RESULT OF YOUR ROLE IN THE LITERATURE CIRCLE.

5. LITERATURE CIRCLES EACH OF YOU WILL PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN YOUR GROUP. COMPLETE YOUR ASSIGNMENT TO THE BEST OF YOUR ABILITY AS NO GROUP MEMBERS SHOULD HAVE TO PICK UP YOUR SLACK.

6. GROUPS GROUP #1:GROUP #2:GROUP #3GROUP #4: GROUP #5:GROUP #6GROUP #7GROUP #8:

7. TICKET OUT THE DOOR ANSWER THIS QUESTION: HOW DOES FRANZ KAFKA’S STORY “FIRST SORROW” EXHIBIT THOUGHTS OF EXISTENTIALISM?

8. AFTER “FIRST SORROW” ONE MEMBER OF YOUR GROUP WILL ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION: HOW DOES FRANZ KAFKA’S STORY “FIRST SORROW.” EXHIBIT THOUGHTS OF EXISTENTIALISM?

9. TRANSITION TIME YOU WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO DETERMINE NEW ROLES FOR YOUR LITERATURE CIRCLE. GO!

10. “WAR” ESSENTIAL QUESTION: HOW DOES PIRANDELLO USE DIALOGUE TO SHOW HOW HIS CHARACTERS COPE WITH THEIR SORROWS IN “WAR”? HOW ARE HIS REALISTIC DESCRIPTIONS HELPFUL IN UNDERSTANDING THE CHARACTER?

11. 2 ND LITERATURE CIRCLE READ “WAR “ BY LUIGI PIRANDELLO (1027). YOU WILL COMPLETE YOUR NEW ROLE IN YOUR GROUP AND DISCUSS WITH YOUR GROUP MEMBERS. EACH GROUP WILL SHARE THEIR FINDINGS WITH THE CLASS.

12. CLOSING ANSWER THIS QUESTION: HOW DOES PIRANDELLO USE DIALOGUE TO SHOW HOW HIS CHARACTERS COPE WITH THEIR SORROWS IN “WAR”? HOW ARE HIS REALISTIC DESCRIPTIONS HELPFUL IN UNDERSTANDING THE CHARACTER?