9-1+Class+Notes

=9-1 Class Notes (students take turns summarizing class activities)= toc

**__January 5th 2009__** ( OHMYGOODNESS IT'S THE NEW YEAR :)

 * went over exam, reviewed strong answers
 * introduced new //**topic**// **//drama//**
 * see new link for full information
 * 3 exciting plays!!
 * new SAT vocabulary words (look on homework page)
 * **moral dilemma**: deciding between right and wrong

**January 8th**
characteristic: timing was during one day, one plot...has tragic hero....four things that take place: tragedy: human suffering, "Tragedy depicts the downfall of a noble hero or heroine, usually through some combination of //hubris//, fate, and the will of the gods." http://faculty.gvsu.edu/westerm/Tragedy.htm farce: A wildly humorous play which emphasizes situation (or plot) over character or idea. A farce is low comedy. comedy: A light amusing play with a happy ending melodrama: A serious drama with a trivial theme. The conflict is usually between the forces of good and evil. The excitement comes through physical action
 * Greek tragedies- Reese and Lauren**
 * position or royalty
 * tragic flaw (big mistake that comes from pride or arrogance)
 * reversal
 * suffers from mistake and recognition...
 * Definitions- Chris and Aaron, Dayton**

Greek tragedy, written by Sophocles, loaded with moral dilemma...lead up to Antigone...king of Thebes has son...oracle predicts Oedipus will kill his father and marry mother...runs away but eventually comes true...he actually kills father unknowingly and marries his mother unknowingly...finds out what happens...finds out his mother is pregnant...mother kills self and he gouges out his eyes and becomes a wanderer...Antigone is one of four children...
 * Antigone- Imani, Sydney Will**

Sophocles...one of three major tragedian writers whose works survived, tried to copy Aeschylus... born 497, wrestling, music, handsome...
 * Sophocles:** **Mary Rose and Courtney**

Born 384 BV, studied under Plato,tutor to Alexander the Great, established a school, was exiled for not worshipping Gods, fled to mother's estate and died of natural causes wrote 8 books, believed his books could help change the world...esp science...hit 5 elements of science made web of different animals...he organized animals into categories...studied insects, plants, etc first used dissection 6 elements of drama: plot, character, theme, first to develop analysis of drama/literature
 * Aristotle: Devin, Mitchell, Amanda**

**January 9th** Trifles:
· Indirect characterization. · Symbol., bird could represent the woman, she was happy then killed. · Stereotypes.: women were less superior, women were in the kitchen. · Moral dilemma; should the women show the men the bird or not..? · Conflict: man versus man ( murder) Was she right to kill her husband? · She could have moved away, possibly. Conflict: man versus himself. When was it resolved..? · When she hides the box under her jacket and don’t tell the men..

**January 12th**
Work on projects with group and go over SAT vocab. Then work on poems with a partner. Went over comparison/contrast paper ((details underneath drama page)) Learning VOCAB words (and putting pictures with them)

**January 20th**
Read up to line 700 in Antigone and Practiced poems.

Jan 22
Recite Poem: Poetry Out Loud!

**January 30th. PLAYS.** must haves:
 * Not more than 4 characters.
 * Exposition: opening, characters are introduced. Make it quick
 * Plays: stage direction
 * 4-8 pages
 * about 4 characters
 * description of setting
 * stage directions, props, and character directions.

have good motives. easily understandable. bad lines= bad acting.

FOUND PARTNERS FOR PLAYS... decided on comedy, tragedy, melodrama, or farce.

Feb 3
Start taking notes on Victorian period and work on the doc. downloaded. The Victorian Period · Ruled by Queen Victoria · 1839 – 1901 · Victorian houses · It was a time of elegance and being very proper · There were many rules about how to behave · This period was a contradiction, it was also during the aesthetic movement · The aesthetic movement was art for art’s sake, not for learning or for religion · It was a //hedonist// movement

Victorian Era · Optimistic time · Inventions · Contradictions between elegance and working class - Never look at what they don’t want (no window shopping) - Expected people to bring them their merchandise - Christmas cards/traditions were started (Christmas caroling) - Weddings were traditional (after Juno, god of romance) - Christianity à different translations of the bible - Church of England - Roman Catholicism - Random religions like spiritualism when dead communicated with living (experimental religions) - Evangelical movement - Steamboat/bicycle were invented - Railroads and trains - Telephones invented - Sewing machines Light bulb INVENTED - Higher class attended operas and theater - Lower class went to dance concerts - Ghosts and hypnotism - Poker/gambling - Sing - Speak French/Italian - They were “groomed like racehorses” b/c they had to be perfects - Dresses were a HUGE deal (determined rich from poor) - Different dress for every activity (seaside dress, morning dress, visiting dress…) - Main goal in life was to get married - Place was in the home taking care of children or making meals - Couldn’t hold a job or own property - Taken for granted a lot - Divorced women had no chance in society - Men walked on women’s right side on the street to protect her from cars - Men took off gloves before they sat, women had them on then took them off - After wedding invites are sent, the bride can’t be seen in public - Men needed a happy medium - King Albert and Queen Victoria were big dancers and musical so they greatly influenced music popularity - Many evening concerts at Buckingham palace and Windsor castle - Used string orchestras - Waltz and POLKAAAAA J - Also had new square dancers, jigs, and country dances - Polka was popular among poor as well as rich - Covent Garden and Drury lane brought much drama - Farces, melodramas, operettas, rope dancers
 * FEBRUARY 6**
 * Overall View**
 * Religion**
 * Technology**
 * Entertainment**
 * Women**
 * Etiquette**
 * Dancing**


 * Feb 8-12** Reading play aloud, made graphic for plot