1. Agenda (for me) *Voice Lesson #2 – Van Gogh vs. Chagall
*Vocab Quiz Unit 6 (after quiz, reflection questions related to U1EA1)
*Activity – synthesizing (Painting, Legal Alien, & By Any Other Name)
Synthesis of Text, p. 42 – add in By Any Other Name
HW: Read “Where Worlds Collide” and respond to questions 1-4 for tomorrow

2. Welcome Back!! Reminders (1/22/18)
HOMEWORK: Read “Where Worlds Collide” and respond to questions #1-4 for tomorrow
Reminders
Have you signed up for the REMIND texts? Some of you haven’t yet…
Pre-Course Reading: Things Fall Apart
COMPLETED BY Monday, 1/29): You will need your pre-course reading book (In class) as well as your completed work. You should have the book finished – that is a given.
Need a copy of The Tragedy of Othello (No Fear copy is OK) by Monday, 2/5

3. Voice Lesson #2

4. Vincent Van Gogh
You will examine a self-portrait by Vincent Van Gogh, a famous painter. Think about how Van Gogh expresses his voice—his style or personality. Look carefully at the details of Van Gogh’s self-portrait.

5. Write About It
What is Van Gogh saying about himself? Complete two sentences as if you were the Van Gogh of this portrait.
I am…
I feel…
Base your statements on the picture, not your own feelings.
How do you know what VG is saying about himself? What evidence can you find in the picture that supports your statements? Write down the details that support your thoughts.

6. Van Gogh’s Self-Portrait

7. Marc Chagall
Examine a self-portrait by Marc Chagall, another famous painter.
Think about how he expresses his voice-
his creativity or personality.
Look carefully at the details of Chagall’s self-portrait

8. Marc Chagall’s Self-Portrait
What is Chagall saying about himself? Complete these two statements as if YOU were the Chagall of this portrait.
I am…
I feel…
How do you know what Chagall is saying about himself? What evidence can you find? How does he do that? How does Chagall control voice in his painting? Write down the details that support your thoughts.

9. Marc Chagall’s Self-Portrait

10. Compare/Contrast Van Gogh’s and Chagall’s self-portraits
Explain how they are similar and different. Be certain to focus on the choices the artists made.
Van Gogh
BOTH
Chagall

11. Van Gogh Marc Chagall

12. Vocabulary Quiz Unit 6
After quiz, respond to the following questions on a clean sheet of notebook paper:
Which aspects of your cultural identity were you already aware of before you began this unit, and which did you discover through your study?
What are some of the different cultural heritages represented in your class that you became aware of through peer revisions or shared writing?
What was most challenging about this assignment?
Staple these reflection questions to the back of your Cultural Identity writing and turn them both in to the black basket.

13. Synthesis of texts (Chart Paper Tri-Venn Diagram/Share)
Create a diagram (a tri venn diagram) to synthesize information about the art and the poem as you answer these questions:
What is emphasized in the art, Self-Portrait on the Borderline Between Mexico and the United States?
What is emphasized in the poem, Legal Alien?
What is emphasized in the memoir, By Any Other Name?
What ideas and images are present in the poem but absent from the art and memoir?
What ideas and images are present in the art but absent from the poem and memoir?
What ideas and images are present in the art but absent from the art and memoir?

14. Frida
Legal Alien
Name

15. Self-Portrait on the Borderline Between Mexico and the United States (Frida Kahlo)
OPTIC analysis
How did the information about the artist’s life help you to understand the artwork?
What is the conflict presented in the artwork?
How does Frida Kahlo’s painting represent her cultural identity?

16. Response – if time
Identify 3 examples of cultural identity (one from each of the 3 texts discussed today)
Identify 2 examples of juxtaposition. Explain what is emphasized/highlighted in each example. (2 different texts must be used)