WEEK 3 SUMMER

SCHOOL
JULY 11-15
Dr. Heideggers
Experiment
By: Nathaniel Hawthorne

Day 1

JULY 11, 2015

WRAPPING UP
LAST WEEK AND
ESSAYS!

Kahoot!
Go ahead to Kahoot.it and
prepare your brains!

Journal: Debrief from last week

How was last week for you? Did you enjoy
it? Was there anything that made you
uncomfortable? Do you believe that you
improved from last week? Tell me how you
think you did. What was your favorite part
of the week? What was your least part of
last week? How do you think you are doing
with your essay? Do you have any feedback
for Ms. Thompson this week? Let me know!
20 points

Essay time!
You will now have until the break to
work on your essays or fixing up your
notebook for the week. I will be
collecting and grading them TODAY,
NO EXCEPTIONS.
Your essay is also due today. Dont play
around and have a good time when
you know that this is a large portion of
your grade (100 points).

Day 2

JULY 12, 2015

DR. HEIDDEGERS
EXPERIMENT

Dr. Heideggers experiment

Today we will be introduced to a new text for the
week. To start us off, respond to this journal that
will serve as a preview into what we will be
reading today:
Suppose you were given the chance to be very
young again and start your teenage years over.
Would you relive your life differently or do you
think you would make the same mistakes? Jot
down your thoughts on what people would do if
they were given a second chance.
Requirements:
7-10 sentences following correct rules of punctuation,
capitalization and general grammar. Try to work in a
few transitions into your writing. 20 points.

Figurative Language Literary Focus

Recreate this chart in your journal
(Similar to the chart from week one) 20 points
Term
Allegory
Personificati
on
Onomatopoei
a
Protagonist
Antagonist
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Foreshadowi

Definition

Example

Vocabulary 20 points
Glue the vocabulary words for the text we will
read for the week. Beneath the 10 selected
vocabulary words, rewrite the definitions in
your own words and create a visual
representation for your words.
Example
Prevalent: Something that is all over the place
or everywhere

Character Chart 24 points

An allegory is a story or poem in which characters,
settings and events stand for abstract ideas or moral
qualities. To interpret the allegorical meaning of
Hawthornes story, take notes on the characters and how
Hawthorne describes them. Jot what they say and how
they behave during the course of the story. As you read
the story, fill out the character chart your teacher
Characters
Key Descriptions
Actions and
What
provided:
Words
Character
Represents
Mr.
Melbourne
Colonel
Killigrew
Ms.
Gascoigne
Widow
Wycherly

Day 3

JULY 13, 2015

DR. HEIDDEGERS
EXPERIMENT

Progress reports
You will be receiving some work back today along
with your progress report. Take your progress
reports and study them. Anything that is
highlighted is an assignment that I am allowing you
to improve upon. You have the PowerPoints with the
assignments. The only thing you may not have are
the questions, and for those, you need to see me.
I am really here to help you, not fail or hurt
you. You need to show up with your A game
every day. Just because Im nice doesnt mean
that I will pass you because I like you.
We have to do better.

Recreate this plot diagram in your notebook, and

be sure to fill out the diagram with information
from the story we read this week, Dr. Heideggers
Experiment

Level 1 questions
We read this story yesterday, and
today (as usual) you will work on and
answer the level 1 questions, that have
been prepared for you.
20 points

Level 1 Questions
1. The narrator explains that the guests had all been unfortunate in
life. What has happened to each guest? Based on what Hawthorne
reveals about his four guests, what qualities might they represent?
(i.e. greed, gluttony, lust, immorality, etc.) After you identify what
each character represents, cite at least three details in the story
that support your interpretation. Be sure to refer to your character
chart.
2. What do you learn about Dr. Heideggers past? What do the details
about the death of Dr. Heideggers fiance reveal about his
character?
3. What does the fifty- five-year-old rose symbolize for Dr. Heidegger?
4. What warning does Dr. Heideggers give to his guests about the
magic liquor? How do his guests react to his warning? Why?
5. How does each elderly subject in the experiment behave after his
or her metamorphosis? Jot behaviors that the four guests begin to
exhibit after becoming young again. Explain how all of the subjects
are repeating the follies of their youth. What moral point does
Hawthorne seem to make?

Level 1 questions cont.

6. Jot symbols in the story and what they represent (i.e.
rose, butterfly, etc.)
7. What does the shattering of the vase and the
overturning of the table represent?
8. What does the mirror symbolize in the story?
9. What has Dr. Dr. Heidegger learned from his
experiment? How do you know?
10.When Dr. Heidegger kisses the withered rose, he says,
I love it as well thus. What does he mean? How does
this statement connect with the theme of the allegory?
.This activity is worth 20 points.

Thematic development
In pairs (that I have already selected you
for), you will create a PowerPoint project that
answers one of 4 questions. You must work
with your partner. You will do evaluations of
each other for the project, so if you do
nothing, I will find out, and your grade will
be affected.
I have already assigned the groups and
which question you will answer, but first,
lets look at the questions together.

Thematic development
Phase II: Determining Themes and Their
Development (RL.11.2)
1. What are some themes in Dr. Heideggers Experiment?
How do they relate to the plot and characters?
2. Trace how Hawthorne builds and develops the central
themes in the story.
3. What statement is Hawthorne making about human
nature? How do you know? Cite textual evidence to
support your assertion.
4. What is significant about the title of the story? How
does the title contribute to the development of themes
over the course of the story?

Requirements for project

You are required to do have the following slides for your
project. At least 4 slides
Slide 1:
Slide 2:
Slide 3:
Slide 4:

The question you are responding to

Your initial Answer to the question
The explanation of your answer.
Evidence from the text that supports your answer.

This project and presentations are TOMORROW. So

please use your time wisely in class. If you havent
figured it out already, if you are not prepared, you will
earn your grade.
You have the rest of the class to work on this project.
Do not be upset by the grades you didnt get from
the work you didnt do.

Day 4

JULY 14, 2015

DR. HEIDDEGERS
EXPERIMENT

Kahoot!
Go on ahead to Kahoot it! This is a
method of review for your exam on
Friday!

Project Presentations!
As each group presents their projects, take
notes on their responses in your journal.
Glue in the group questions, and number
their responses at the bottom. Make sure
that you have the answers for each question
in your journal. Each group will add in more
information, so dont just shut off after one
group has gone.
50 points

Direct writing instruction

Appositives
Appositive phrases provide additional information about
a subject. The phrase is set off by commas.
Example: Kayla Henderson, DCPS Chancellor, started her
career with Teach for America.
Example: My parents first car, an old yellow valiant,
always embarrassed us.

Direct writing instruction

Practice
Write 5 sentences in your notebook that
includes an appositive. The subject matter
has to be related to the story we read
together.
Literally an appositive describes a noun that
comes before it in a sentence, and is set off
with commas, just like the examples.
Each sentence is worth 5 points.

Journal 20 points
In a journal that has at least 2
appositives, respond to the following
prompt.
When Dr. Heidegger kisses the
withered rose, he says, I love it as
well thus, What does he mean? How
does this statement connect with the
moral lesson of the allegory? Answer
these questions in a brief essay.
Requirements: 1-2 paragraphs at 7-10
sentences each. Be sure to talk about

Vocab. development context clues

Based off of your understanding of our vocabulary from the
week, explain why the underlined words are used incorrectly in
each sentence below in your notebook. You may use your notes.
1. Dr. Heidegger easily lifted the light and ponderous book.
2. The widow imputed her good reputation to the gossips who
scandalized her.
3. He lied so often that everyone considered him veracious.
4. The infamous colonel was well respected by others.
5. It was easy to read the effaced inscription.
6. Mr. Gascoigne was a ruined politician and a venerable citizen.
7. The colonel received deferential treatment because of his
sinful past.
8. The transient effects of the liquor never went away.
9. The doctor relied on observation, fact, and delusion.
10.Because it was effervescent, the liquor did not bubble up in
the glass.

Vocabulary Homework
Take the homework and complete it!!! Bring it back
tomorrow. It will help you with your exam tomorrow!!

Day 5

JULY 15, 2015

DR. HEIDDEGERS
EXPERIMENT

Vocabulary review- 15 minutes

We will have a choice to either play a Quizlet
game, a literary terms kahoot, or I Have to
review today. Remember the vocabulary
portion of the exam is cumulative over the
summer, with all literary terms and story
specific words we have covered.

Content review- 16 points

Before the break, you will be working on
vocabulary review, as well as content
based questions to get you mentally
prepared for the exam. You may work
with a self-selected partner for this
exercise.
Turn to page 237 of the textbook, and
complete the Response and Analysis
questions 1-8. These questions will help
you to review the story before the exam.

After the break

Exam time! Good luck!
We will reserve the last 20 minutes of class to look at
our essential questions for the summer, and whether or
not we have covered them. We will also create a class
Venn Diagram of the texts we have read so far in class.

Essential questions
1. What are the various ways that characters
experience remarkable transformations in
literature across different literary genres and
time periods?
2. How do authors utilize literary techniques,
language and structure to create the
metamorphoses of characters in written works?
3. How do characters remarkable transformations
impact their bildungsroman (coming of age,
psychologically or emotionally)?

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Heidegge
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Experime
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The Devil
Teenage
and Tom
Rebellion
Walker