Lockdown Literature 3.1

Hello again,

 
I hope you had a good Easter. 
 
Thanks for all the emails with photos of your work. I thought that last task might have been a bit tricky, but you seem to have got it! A few of you need to go back and check that you've done the work from last time.

Here’s this week’s work (for Friday):

1) Do this recap quiz on Chapters 37 & 38.

2) Use some of the links below to revise the Gothic genre. 
Focus on the resources in bold. The others are optional extras:

• Gothic terms and concepts (Quizlet)
• Gothic motifs (video andarticle)  
• The Gothic in Great Expectations (video)
• The Gothic in Great Expectations (article)

3) Write a single paragraph about Dickens’s use of gothic language and imagery in Chapter 38. 

You should use at least three quotations. I have given you instructions and a topic sentence to start with on the doc below. This task should only take 15 minutes or so: five minutes to find your quotes and ten minutes to write. You can work on this Google doc, the Word doc below or in your book. 

4) Read Chapter 39 of Great Expectations by Friday.

It’s a very important one! I’ll send notes on this chapter later today – or possibly tomorrow.

I hope this all makes sense. I think I’ve given you about an hour’s work here (5 minutes for task 1; 10-15 minutes for task 2, 15 minutes for task 3, 20-25 minutes for the reading.)

Let me know if you need anything.

Mr M

Lockdown Literature 2.2

Hi folks,

This is the final set of tasks before your Easter break. I advise you to do this work today or on Monday 20th April so that you have a full two weeks off. (Maybe the smartest move would be to do steps 1-4 now, and do the reading on the Monday.)

At this rate, we'll finish the book early in June, even if we're not back in school.

Here are your new tasks:

1) Do this recap quiz on Chapters 35 & 36. 

2) Write the date and a title in your exercise book:

Shifting tones: irony, satire and sincerity at Mrs Joe's funeral (35)

3) Remind yourself of these useful terms. Write down any that you not sure about:

irony: when the literal sense of the words says one thing, but the writer's true meaning is the opposite of the literal meaning
 
satire: when a writer holds up bad behaviour or foolishness to mockery with the aim of changing that behaviour (often involving hyperbole, caricature, incongruity, juxtaposition, irony)
 
authorial intrusion: when the writer/narrator steps away from the normal narrative perspective to give us their view of events
 
cynical: having a lack of trust in the motives of others; having a negative view of human nature
 
pathos: a quality that stirs up emotions of pity, sadness or sorrow

4) Choose two of the terms above.

In your exercise book, write two sentences about Pip's narration in Chapter 35 (the funeral), using one of the words above in each sentence. You can use variations on these words (e.g. ironic, satirical, satire, cynic). Make sure your sentences are punctuated properly.

Your sentences could be about:

- Pip's genuine feelings of sorrow

- Pip's satirical mockery of others (what kind of behaviour does he mock?)

- Pip's satirical self-mockery

- Pip's ironic tone

- Pip's negative views about most of the people at the funeral

Do more than two if you like. If you get stuck, ask. 

When you've finished writing, it would be great if you could take a picture of your page and send it to me.

5) Finally, read Chapters 37 & 38 of Great Expectations. 

Here are my chapter notes:


That's it. Feel free to email me any time if you need anything. Otherwise, you'll hear from me next at the end of the Easter holidays.


Mr M
 

Lockdown Literature 2.1

Hi folks,

Here is your next set of tasks. These need to be completed by Friday:

1) Complete this quiz on the chapters you have just read.  There are a couple of questions at the end that require a couple of sentences or a paragraph too. 

2) Watch the video below, in which Boris Johnson is questioned about his membership of The Bullingdon Club, an actual exclusive dining club for wealthy young men at Oxford University.

After watching the clip, write a sentence in the comment box (or in an email to me) making a link between the clip and Great Expectations. Or just offer me your reactions!

3) Finally, read Chapters 35 & 36 of Great Expectations. You could make Cornell Notes on these chapters if you like (Title: The Funeral (35) & Pip Comes of Age (36) - but this is optional on this occasion.

 
Thanks folks - the clip is below:

Interesting eh?

Comment below (or in an email).

Mr M

Lockdown Literature 1.2

Hi folks,

Here's your next set of tasks (to be completed by Tuesday):

1) Complete this week's quiz on Chapters 31-32.

2) Have a go at this vocab quiz (based on the first vocab list I gave your for GE. I'll quiz you on the second list soon.

3) Read Chapters 33-34. Make Cornell notes under the title: Tea with Estella (33) & Mounting Debts (34)

4) Watch this video about how prisons changed in the Victorian era.


 
That will do for now. I'll send you some notes on Chapters 31 & 32 soon.

In the meantime, let me know if you need anything and stay safe. 


Mr M