Week 13 Update: Night and Literary Criticism

Week 13 Update
Night and Literary Criticism

Our next extended text is Night, by Elie Wiesel. This memoir was written by a Holocaust survivor who was heraled as a champion who remembered the victims and atrocities of the times by leaders such as Oprah Winfrey and the Nobel Peace Association. This powerful story shares one boy's survival of Auschwitz-Birkenau over his 15th year of life.
 
I invite you parents to read along with us over the next three weeks as, in Oprah's words, Night is "required reading for all of humanity." This 120-page memoir will open us to the realities of humanity as we explore the text in four key ways.
 
Literary Criticism/Literary Theory uses various perspectives to analyze literature.

1. Biographical Criticism
     This literary theory looks at the particular history of the author to understand the meaning of the text. Students will step into the role of author (in this case, Wiesel) and analyze what the text reveals about this individual.
 
2. Historical Criticism
     This literary theory uses historical background research to analyze the meaning of the text. Students will step into the role of historian to compare the setting of the memoir to the realities of history.

3. Reader-Response Theory
     This literary theory states that meaning is made between the text and the reader's own experiences and perspective. Students will not step into any role because this theory values their own opinions and reactions above all.
 
4. Formalism/New Criticism
     This literary theory looks at the text itself as a literary work. Students will step into the role of "English professional" to analyze the development and devices of the text.
 

We are on Grammar Unit 5, and things are starting to get tricky! We are headed towards diagramming sentences for the end of the semester, so if students do not understand the current or previous lesson units, here are my suggestions:
1. Review notes and practice in workbook.
2. Use the internet to find reliable, collegiate websites to find new explanations and videos.
3. Come Tues/Thurs after school to work with Mrs. Heck or schedule another time.
 
Learning grammar is like building a house: if the foundation is missing, nothing else will stand.

Grammar for Writing 10th Grade

Students will no longer be using Newsela for their homework each week. Instead, students will use their Office 365 logins to read 1-2 nonfiction articles thematically related to our class content and answer 5-15 questions based on their reading. These texts and questions will reinforce and offer practice for skills we learn together in class.
 
To access your Office 365 account, follow this format for your username:
firstname.lastname@ccboe.net
Students have set their own passwords and should have completed a password recovery option. If you have further questions about Office 365, please click on the link below or email me or Mrs. April Rogers, IT Coordinator at LHS.

Office 365 Login

Donate books and supplies to Mrs. Heck's class through Amazon.com!

Using Amazon's Wishlist feature, you can help our classroom have the greatest supplies and the most interesting reading material. Our current goal is to create "art boxes" that can be distributed in sections for manipulative and creative activities that engage multiple intelligences to learn English principles and practices. These donations may be purchased through your own Amazon account, but are shipped to Lakeside High with my name at the top (Elizabeth Heck). At that point, they are property of the school and will be available in my classroom for your student's use.
 
Thank you for your generosity and support!

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