Bellringer- Copy and consider this quote down…

3. “But indeed all the creative arts are obnoxious to the manly ideal, because at their best the arts are pursued by uncompetitive and essentially solitary people. It makes it very hard for a creative youngster, for any boy who expresses the desire to be alone seems to be saying that there is something wrong with him” (7).

Bellringer- Three quotes to copy and consider…1. “The nine-year-old coquette proceeds to become

womanish in a subtle power game in which she learns to be sexually indispensable, socially decorative and always alert to a man’s sense of inadequacy” (3).

2. “Just as high school basketball teaches you how to be a poor loser, the manly attitude towards sports seems to be little more than a recipe for creating bad marriages, social misfits, moral degenerates, sadists, latent rapists and just plain louts” (6).

3. “But indeed all the creative arts are obnoxious to the manly ideal, because at their best the arts are pursued by uncompetitive and essentially solitary people. It makes it very hard for a creative youngster, for any boy who expresses the desire to be alone seems to be saying that there is something wrong with him” (7).

“IT’S A ‘TRY TO GET BACK TO IT’ TUESDAY!”

OCTOBER 11, 2011MR. HOUGHTELING

AP Literature and Composition

AGENDA

Analytical Paraphrase—MODELAnalytical Paraphrase—PRACTICE

“Men’s Television…” Getting ready for The Awakening.

Bellringer- Three quotes to copy and consider…

1. “The nine-year-old coquette proceeds to become womanish in a subtle power game in which she learns to be sexually indispensable, socially decorative and always alert to a man’s sense of inadequacy” (3).

2. “Just as high school basketball teaches you how to be a poor loser, the manly attitude towards sports seems to be little more than a recipe for creating bad marriages, social misfits, moral degenerates, sadists, latent rapists and just plain louts” (6).

3. “But indeed all the creative arts are obnoxious to the manly ideal, because at their best the arts are pursued by uncompetitive and essentially solitary people. It makes it very hard for a creative youngster, for any boy who expresses the desire to be alone seems to be saying that there is something wrong with him” (7).

Analytical Paraphrase

Analytical Paraphrasing: -Putting the text into your own words while at the same time adding your own interpretation of that text.

-Analytical paraphrase is the

of what we do.

Analytical Paraphrase: practice

3. “But indeed all the creative arts are obnoxious to the manly ideal, because at their best the arts are pursued by uncompetitive and essentially solitary people. It makes it very hard for a creative youngster, for any boy who expresses the desire to be alone seems to be saying that there is something wrong with him” (7).

Analytical Paraphrase—MODEL

While Theroux’s argument does hold true that many artists are “solitary people” (7), he seems to forget the innumerable actors, dance troupe members, and singing groups—just to name a few—who function creatively as a team.

Analytical Paraphrase—MODEL

This collective, however, may also be “obnoxious to the manly ideal,” but at least these artists are not functioning alone. It seems that Theroux may be projecting his personal experience and subsequent malaise upon thousands of people who just want to perform their arts in a way contrary to his own.

Analytical Paraphrase: practice

1. “The nine-year-old coquette proceeds to become womanish in a subtle power game in which she learns to be sexually indispensable, socially decorative and always alert to a man’s sense of inadequacy” (3).

Analytical Paraphrase: practice

2.“Just as high school basketball teaches you how to be a poor loser, the manly attitude towards sports seems to be little more than a recipe for creating bad marriages, social misfits, moral degenerates, sadists, latent rapists and just plain louts” (6).

Think-Pair-Share

Take the first two quotes that we’ve copied down and perform an analytical paraphrase on them.

Then share with a partner. Discuss yours and theirs, making revisions as recommended or required.

Then we shall Share Out our best responses.

More practice

Choose one quote each from “Siren Song” and “Professions for Women.”

Perform an extensive analytical paraphrase on those quotes.

Suggestions from “Siren Song”: “Shall I tell you the secret…” (lines 10-

12) “I don’t enjoy singing…” (lines 17-18)

More practice

Choose one quote each from “Siren Song” and “Professions for Women.”

Perform an extensive analytical paraphrase on those quotes.

Suggestions from “Professions for Women”: Anything from paragraph 3 (killing the

Angel) Anything from paragraph 5 (condemning

the freedom of women)

Homework

Read and annotate “Men’s Television…”

Complete your analytical paraphrase practice.

Bring in $2 to get your very own copy of The Awakening by Kate Chopin.