Due today: having read Ernest Hemingway's In Another Country. In class: Finishing up Steinbeck's Flight; the code hero. Class handout / copy below- applying to In Another Country. Homework: memorize the 7 qualities that make up a Hemingway code hero. Test at the beginning of class tomorrow. Knowing these will serve as a foundation to apply to other modernist literature. 1.Every day above earth is a good day. The Old Man and the Sea 2. A man can be destroyed but not defeated. The Old Man and The Sea 3. Being against evil doesn't make you good. Islands in the Stream 4. Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut. 5. Courage is grace under pressure. Hemingway Code Hero Hemingway Code: Hemingway's protagonists are usually 'Hemingway Code Heroes,' i.e., figures who try to follow a hyper-masculine moral code and make sense of the world through those beliefs. Hemingway himself defined the Code Hero as 'a man who lives correctly, following the ideals of honor, courage and endurance in a world that is sometimes chaotic, often stressful, and always painful.' This code typically involves several traits for the Code Hero: (1) Measuring himself against the difficulties life throws in his way, realizing that we will all lose ultimately because we are mortals, but playing the game honestly and passionately in spite of that knowledge. (2) Facing death with dignity, enduring physical and emotional pain in silence (3) Never showing emotions (4) Maintaining free-will and individualism, never weakly allowing commitment to a single woman or social convention to prevent adventure, travel, and acts of bravery (5) Being completely honest, keeping one's word or promise (6) Being courageous and brave, daring to travel and have 'beautiful adventures,' as Hemingway would phrase it (7) Admitting the truth of Nada (Spanish, 'nothing'), i.e., that no external source outside of oneself can provide meaning or purpose. This existential awareness also involves facing death without hope of an afterlife, which the Hemingway Code Hero considers more brave than 'cowering' behind false religious hopes. The Hemingway Code Hero typically has some sort of physical or psychological wound symbolizing his tragic flaw or the weaknesses of his character, which must be overcome before he can prove his manhood (or re-prove it, since the struggle to be honest and brave is a continual one). Also, many Hemingway Code Heroes suffer from a fear of the dark, which represents the transience or meaninglessness of life in the face of eventual and permanent death.
In the clip below, Gwendolyn Brooks discusses her feelings on her iconic poem, We Real Cool.
How the last American Civil War veterans lived, loved and died
Lots of presidents have character, but this one was a real pistol-packer! 26th President, rancher, environmentalist, author, Army colonel...Theodore Roosevelt held all these titles and more! Next time you’re in a national park, grab a big stick and think of Teddy.
The next page of my comics adaptation of “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” by T. S. Eliot (click on image to enlarge): Next week’s graphic interpretation: Not what was meant at all?
Celebrating Langston Hughes — Black, Red, and Gay
Poetry analysis doesn't have to be hard! These light-hearted, easy-to-use poetry worksheets introduce students to the skill of analyzing imagery in Langston Hughes's "Harlem Night Song." The activities easily guide students through reading and understanding the poem, and they're a great way reinforce poetry comprehension while focusing on rich imagery and making connections to the Harlem Renaissance period of U.S. history! (If you teach poetry in middle school, don't miss the rest of my bestselling Langston Hughes Poetry Bundle!) This resource includes the following digital versions: Google Slides (link in PDF) Easel Activity (link in My Purchases) Page 1 The first page is a sequencing activity guiding students through each line of the poem as they identify speaker, audience, sight and sound imagery, lines and stanzas, mood, tone, setting, and more. Using all these details, students are invited to draw a conclusion about what the speaker is saying about the topic of the poem - Harlem. Page 2 The second page goes deeper into student-chosen examples of imagery found in the poem. Students make connections to the images and draw conclusions about the purpose of the poem. Literary terms and reading skills covered include: speaker audience lines stanzas imagery metaphor tone mood main idea text evidence I hope your students enjoy these printable and digital learning poem activities! All you need to provide is a copy of the poem (I can't include it due to copyright), so this resource would make a great poetry sub plan or independent poetry activity for digital learning! Love Langston Hughes' poetry? Don't miss these resources: Langston Hughes Poetry Bundle "Mother to Son" Poem Activities "I, Too, Sing America" Poem Activities Langston Hughes Paired Texts - Dream Poems "Madam and the Rent Man" Poem Activities
World War II activity. Great for World War II that forces students to think critically! Students are given five scenarios that involve World War II, the Holocaust, and its aftermath. Then they are asked to answer a series of thought provoking moral questions. Each story is based on a true event and the real stories are also provided. Extension suggestions and a lesson plan are included. Scenarios based on the real life stories of: Adolf Eichmann Dora Bruder Marthe Cohn Francois Mitterrand Charles de Gaulle Available BUNDLED along with: Hitler's Rise to Power The Monuments Men Cold War Map Activity WWII Map Activity The Imitation Game Woman in Gold Operation Finale
This great lesson plan on the Vietnam War has your students rotate through 7 stations to learn about important aspects of America’s War in Vietnam. Each station engages different aspects of the war…
As a Messianic family that loves Israel and the Jewish people, this subject is near and dear to my heart. How do you teach children about the Holocaust?
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