DO NOW: read the Dresden firebombing article in your SL5 Survival Guide, pg. 5
SWBAT
- describe the Dresden fire bombing of WWII and define new literary terms used often by Vonnegut
- Define, identify examples of, and explain the effect of Vonnegut’s devices
- Identify, explain, compare and contrast the anti-hero to other kinds of heroes
- Evaluate the role of fiction in social and/or cultural commentary
Agenda:
1. do now
2. Dresden visuals
3. Discuss:
- What, if anything, did you already know about the bombing of Dresden before reading the article?
- Why is the bombing of Dresden so controversial?
- Why might this event of WWII be less well-known among the American population than other events from the same war?
- How do you predict this historical event will relate to our next novel? 4. Does our culture glorify war?- The Patriot, Pearl Harbor- can you think of other examples?
- Survival Guide: Begin S5 literary terms / definitions and read article about Vonnegut’s life
Summarize: why do you think writers intentionally incorporate literary devices into their writing?
HW: Read chapters 1-3 in SL5 for TUESDAY MAY 16 (BLUE) or WEDNESDAY MAY 17 (GREEN)
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