Monday, September 24, 2018

92 minutes

Learning Targets:

I can read and understand an academic argument

I can analyze cartoons for their underlying messages

I can discuss my ideas and listen to my classmates’ ideas

     1.   SSR 

     2.   Review comments that I recorded on the chart on Popeye Meets Ali Baba’s Forty Thieves    

     3.   Individually: write a one-page commentary (on the other side of the chart) 

     4.   Small groups: share your commentary 

     5.   Watch The Simpsons (18:35-22:30) spoof on Popeye and the 40 Thieves

     6.   Character and Appearance in Cartoons:

A.                  Small groups (3-4) observe and discuss packet of cartoon pictures.

• Packet 1: The Evil Queens: Ursula, Cruella, SW Evil Queen, SW Sexy Witch
• Packet 2”:The Prince/Princess Group: Cinderella, Snow White, Prince Charming, Prince from Beauty and the Beast
• Packet 3: The Bad Guys: Jafar, Gaston, Scar, Beast
• Packet 4:  The Sidekicks: Le Fou, , Mrs. Potts, Wimpy, Tinkerbell, Tonto

B.                  Discuss the personality qualities of the characters (based on what you know about these characters from your own knowledge about these characters) and write 3-4 of these qualities on the inside of the figures. Then discuss the physical characteristics/appearances and write 3-4 on the outside of the figures. Then, write a hashtag analysis to create a generalization of their findings. (As a class, define hashtag, give examples.) Past examples include #onlyblondesneedapply, #littlenosescatchtheguy, etc.

C.                  Groups share their pictures, comments, and hashtags on the document camera.

D.                 Write a page-long commentary on the “secret education” that might be implied in these cartoons.

HOMEWORK: 1st period ONLY: write a commentary about your observations and opinions on how these cartoon characters might teach a “secret education.” What is the “secret education” that could be promoted by these characters and the way they are depicted? Read for at least 30 minutes from your SSR book