English 4 Live Lessons! Spoon River Anthology and Collaboration

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Mic Set Up External Options • Headset • Earbuds Green Check = I have a mic! Red X = I need help Mic Options • Internal Mic • External Mic • Telephone To use your phone: • Select Tools then Telephony • Use Telephone for Audio • Call conference number:571-392-7703 PIN: 398-974-602-639 • Mute phone To use a mic: Complete Audio Setup • Tools • Audio • Audio Setup

Using the Microphone Smartphone/Tablet Computer Practice using the microphone.

Session Expectations • Be respectful of yourself and others. • You must participate in all activities during the session. • Using a microphone is the preferred method of participation. • If you are using a mic, feel free to grab it at any time if it’s free. • If you are on the conference line, unmute to talk and then mute your phone again. • Make sure to stay until you are dismissed to receive information about how to submit your collaboration work and to receive collaboration credit. • Take notes • Today’s session will be about 1 hour.

Session Objectives Today you will be able to: • Work with other students. • Analyze the text to determine themes. • Understand different perspective. • Use compare and contrast strategies.

What do you think? • I love Spoon River Anthology! • It’s pretty interesting. • It’s ok. • I don’t like the story.

What’s going on in the picture? How do you know?

Edgar Lee Masters, PlaywrightPublished in 1915 A collection of narratives from individual poems written as epitaphs from residents of a small town in Illinois.

Define EPITAPH A. A short quotation at the beginning of a novel or literary work B. A statement written in memory of a person on a tombstone C. A short poem written to honor an individual A short poem giving praise to someone

Video Mr. and Mrs. Merritt and a (19 yr. old lover) -and- Mr. and Mrs. Purkapiles

Video Recap What can we infer happened between Mr. and Mrs. Merritt and Elmer?

Video Recap What do we learn about Mrs. Purkapile’s response to her husband’s lies regarding the sanctity of marriage?

Check In! • Comprehension Check • Which is true? • Mr. Purkapile was captured by pirates • Mrs. Merritt is responsible for her husband’s death • Mr. Merritt wanted to kill Mrs. Merritt’s lover • I am unsure and still have questions. Help! *Your answers are anonymous.

Ollie and Fletcher McGee-third and fourth poems of Spoon River Anthology

Have you seen walking through the villageA man with downcast eyes and haggard face?That is my husband who, by secret crueltyNever to be told, robbed me of my youth and my beauty;Till at last, wrinkled and with yellow teeth,And with broken pride and shameful humility, I sank into the grave.But what think you gnaws at my husband’s heart?The face of what I was, the face of what he made me!These are driving him to the place where I lie.In death, therefore, I am avenged. Ollie

Have you seen walking through the villageA man with downcast eyes and haggard face?That is my husband who, by secret crueltyNever to be told, robbed me of my youth and my beauty;Till at last, wrinkled and with yellow teeth,And with broken pride and shameful humility, I sank into the grave.But what think you gnaws at my husband’s heart?The face of what I was, the face of what he made me!These are driving him to the place where I lie.In death, therefore, I am avenged. Underline words/phrases that reveal Ollie’s thoughts regarding her relationship.

She took my strength by minutes,She took my life by hours,She drained me like a fevered moonThat saps the spinning world.The days went by like shadows,The minutes wheeled like stars.She took the pity from my heart, And made it into smiles.She was a hunk of sculptor’s clay,My secret thoughts were fingers:They flew behind her pensive browAnd lined it deep with pain.They set the lips, and sagged the cheeks,And drooped the eye with sorrow.My soul had entered in the clay,Fighting like seven devils.It was not mine, it was not hers;She held it, but its strugglesModeled a face she hated,And a face I feared to see.I beat the windows, shook the bolts.I hid me in a cornerAnd then she died and haunted me,And hunted me for life. Fletcher

She took my strength by minutes,She took my life by hours,She drained me like a fevered moonThat saps the spinning world.The days went by like shadows,The minutes wheeled like stars.She took the pity from my heart, And made it into smiles.She was a hunk of sculptor’s clay,My secret thoughts were fingers:They flew behind her pensive browAnd lined it deep with pain.They set the lips, and sagged the cheeks,And drooped the eye with sorrow.My soul had entered in the clay,Fighting like seven devils.It was not mine, it was not hers;She held it, but its strugglesModeled a face she hated,And a face I feared to see.I beat the windows, shook the bolts.I hid me in a cornerAnd then she died and haunted me,And hunted me for life. Underline words/phrases that reveal Fletcher’s thoughts regarding her relationship.

Check In! • Comprehension Check • Fletcher viewed his wife as a hunk of sculptor’s clay means: • He had power over her. • He made it his mission to make her miserable. • Both A and B • I am unsure and still have questions. Help! *Your answers are anonymous.

Compare/Contrast What are the similarities and differences between the two couples? Mr. and Mrs. Merritt Mr. and Mrs. McGee

Compare/Contrast Do you see changes in dynamics regarding relationships/marriages today in the 21st century, compared to 20th century and the couples we have been reading about in “Spoon River Anthology” and “Jury of our Peers”?

Debate! • Question: Are the changes in the last 100 years good for relationships/marriages? • Develop three points to support your argument. • Choose one spokesperson for each point.

Debate! Stance: Changes in the last 100 years are not good for relationships/marriages. Three Points:

Debate! Stance: Changes in the last 100 years are good for relationships/marriages. Three Points:

Let’s Debate

Theme What themes regarding marriage in the early 20th century might Masters be trying to convey?

Check In! • Comprehension Check • Women’s opinions were not important. • Men did not have much respect for women. • Both A and B • I am unsure and still have questions. Help! *Your answers are anonymous.

Collaboration Product Write a paragraph response (5 sentences per paragraph in length) about the literature we discussed today. Please answer the following question with specific details from the text. Submit the date and time of the session you attended.

Collaboration Reflection Write a paragraph response (5 sentences per paragraph in length) about our session today and working with other students. Be sure to answer all of the following questions. Submit the date and time of the session you attended.

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Where to Submit Your Assignments Submit the date and time of the session you attended. Segment One Segment Two

Save The Presentation • Save these whiteboard screens as PDF files. • Go to File, Save, Whiteboard. • Select “All Pages” • Select Files of type: Whiteboard PDF. • Pay attention to where you saved this file.

Congrats! In today’s session, you completed: Collaboration Product and Reflection What is a woman to do when, for the most part, her only option is to endure?

English 4 Live Lessons! Spoon River Anthology and Collaboration