1. DO NOW – 2/3/16 TURN TO PAGE 191 IN “COLLECTIONS” ANSWER THIS QUESTION IN CN: 1)Q: Why did Breughel choose to deemphasize Icarus’s fall (think of the workers who are looking away from Icarus)? ANSWER THIS QUESTION IN CN: 1)Q: Why did Breughel choose to deemphasize Icarus’s fall (think of the workers who are looking away from Icarus)?

2. Topic / Objective & Essential Question Topic / Objective: 1) To explore perspectives on “The Fall of Icarus” by reading W.H. Auden’s poem. Essential Question(s): 1) Do you agree or disagree with Auden’s point about human responses to suffering? Topic / Objective: 1) To explore perspectives on “The Fall of Icarus” by reading W.H. Auden’s poem. Essential Question(s): 1) Do you agree or disagree with Auden’s point about human responses to suffering?

3. Announcements 1) Folders will be used to distribute and collect class documents. 2) Our focus for the Spring will be to get you ready for the Regents exam in ELA Common Core. 1) Folders will be used to distribute and collect class documents. 2) Our focus for the Spring will be to get you ready for the Regents exam in ELA Common Core.

4. GALLERY WALK (5-7 minutes) 1)Take a copy of the WS in your folder. 2)Group up: 2-3 people per group. Go to your assigned station (take your books with you). 3)Look at the piece of the painting on the wall – answer this question associated with each section: how does the image support an attitude about suffering or tragedy? 4)When I give the signal, rotate to a new image.

5. Return to your Desks 1)Open to page 190. 2)Read together “Musee des Beaux Arts” by W.H. Auden 3)Take 2-3 minutes to share out ideas that you observe from the poem.

6. Whole Class Discussion 1)What is Auden saying about how human’s respond to tragedy? A: Auden is stating that the “Old Masters” like Breughel knew about how people ignore tragedy and suffering when it occurs.

7. On your WS 1)Answer this question at the bottom of your WS: Q: Do you agree or disagree with Auden’s point about human responses to suffering? Explain your answer with EVIDENCE from personal experience, current events, or world history.