American Lit Q1 Week Two Agenda
September 13-17, 2010
Honors American Literature (11th grade)
Week 2: Moby Dick
Day 1 (90 mins)
Mon 9/13 & Tues 9/14
 Herman Melville bio
 Discuss your quotes from
summer assignment (Place in
HW box before you leave class
to be graded)
 Review Wood article & survival
guide handout
 Begin discussion of additional
themes, allusions, symbols, and
metaphors in Moby Dick
 Use the Symbolism Chart
handout to record and explain
the impact of key excerpts
HW:
 Continue the Symbolism Chart
handout to record and explain
the impact of key excerpts that
illustrate Melville’s themes,
allusions, symbols, and
metaphors for the remainder of
the novel. You should complete
column 1 on both sides.
Day 2 (90 mins.)
Wed 9/15 & Thurs 9/16
 Continue discussion of Moby
Dick – themes, allusions,
symbols, and metaphors in
second half of novel.
 Continue to fill in the
Symbolism Chart handout to
record and explain the impact
of key excerpts
HW:
 Complete the Symbolism Chart
handout to record and explain
the impact of key excerpts that
illustrate Melville’s themes,
allusions, symbols, and
metaphors for the remainder of
the novel. You should complete
columns 1&2 on both sides.
Day 3 (45 mins.)
Fri 9/17
 Film excerpts from Moby Dick
HW:
 Complete your Scored Socratic
Seminar ticket (answer
questions + 5 index cards with
your ?s for discussion)
 Study Symbolism Chart and
notes to prepare for Scored
Socratic Seminar questions
based upon the Moby Dick
Survival Guide discussion topics
and summer reading assmt
 Bring text and all notes to use
during the Seminar