Kick-off: Tuesday, February 16 th 2016  Complete the Invisible Man Chapter Reading Quiz independently (10 minutes)  You may use notes and your book You will get 5 minutes to review answers with a partner!

Chapter 11: Factory Hospital  Setting:  Factory hospital ▫ Dialogue & diction/syntax & tone: Doctors question IM (character) with capitalized signs; speaks with a dehumanizing, patronizing tone  Allusions:  Electroshock therapy  Brer Rabbit  Symbols/motifs:  Machinery/technology  Electricity  Castration & the black body  Hallucinations

 Imagery :  IM (character) goes through “rebirth” at the hospital, images of birthing mothers & becoming a new person  Epiphany: IM loses his job at Liberty Paints, thereby losing his last connection with the college, becomes a new person Chapter 11: Factory Hospital

Chapters 12-13: Mary & the Eviction  Setting:  Men’s House, Mary’s apartment, old couple’s apartment, café  Characters introduced:  Mary Rambo  Brother Jack ▫ Dialogue & diction/syntax & tone:  Starts with long, fragmented sentences, mirror his state of mind after “therapy”  IM (narrator) uses a sarcastic & bitter tone when describing blacks who resemble IM (character) of the past  Repetition of words related to hot & cold  Repetition of “law-abiding people” in eviction speech  Allusions:  Historical “heroes”: Jefferson, Jackson, Pulaski, Garibaldi, Booker T. Washington, Sun Yat-sen, Danny O’Connell, Lincoln

 Symbols/motifs:  Sweet yams  Other food (cheesecake)  Imagery: Old couple’s possessions show the story of blacks pre, during, and post- Civil War  Foreshadowing: The second yam was rotten, indicates that IM (character)’s new philosophy will break IM (character) does not enjoy the cheesecake that Brother Jack forces on him  Irony :  Situational: eviction speech was meant to calm the onlookers down, instead riled them up even more  Epiphany :  Eating the yam causes IM (character) to embrace the freedom in making his own choices for his own wants Chapters 12-13: Mary & the Eviction

Chapter 14: The Brotherhood  Setting:  The Chthonian, Mary’s apartment  Characters introduced:  Emma  Dialogue & diction/syntax & tone:  Characters are described by IM (narrator) in a mysterious and distrusting tone  Allusions:  Chthonian  Symbols/motifs:  Cabbage  IM (character)’s new name

 Imagery:  IM (character) is like a specimen in a zoo  The Brotherhood is very grand and worldly from IM (character)’s POV  Foreshadowing: When at the Brotherhood party, IM (character) wonders if he is just a resource to be exploited IM (character) is not “black” enough  Irony:  Dramatic & situational: IM (character) vowed to never be manipulated by whites again, but joins Brotherhood Chapter 14: The Brotherhood

Invisible Man Chapter 15 Close Read  Protocol for Close Reading: 1. I’ll read the passage aloud 2. You reread – circle unfamiliar vocabulary. We’ll define it whole group today. 3. You reread again. This time, answer the guiding questions. Make sure you are citing direct textual evidence in your response. 4. We will discuss answers whole group. Take notes and add to your response TOMORROW: 5. You will write a brief literary analysis answering the Culminating Question

Homework Read Invisible Man through Chapter 20 + notes (no playbook prompts) by Monday Personal Passion Statement due Friday, February 26 th on your SRP blog.

Kick-off: Wednesday, February 17 th 2016 “An oily face looked in. ‘They really do have rhythm don’t they? Get hot, boy! Get hot!’ it said with a laugh.” The following line from Chapter 11 is an example of: A) Euphemism B) Hyperbole C) Synecdoche D) Non sequitur E) Metaphor

Kick-off: Wednesday, February 17 th 2016 “An oily face looked in. ‘They really do have rhythm don’t they? Get hot, boy! Get hot!’ it said with a laugh.” The following line from Chapter 11 is an example of: A) Euphemism B) Hyperbole C) Synecdoche D) Non sequitur E) Metaphor

Invisible Man Chapter 15 Close Read Reread the opening scene of Chapter 15 once more. Then, using the answers to the guiding questions and yesterday’s notes, answer the Culminating Question: Taken as a whole, how do the events and mood of the opening scene of Chapter 15 symbolize or foreshadow the narrator’s future with the Brotherhood? You will have 25 minutes to write!

Chapter 15 Close Read Example Thesis & Body Paragraph  ELMO cam.

SRP Personal Passion Statement  Read through the Personal Passion Statement assignment  Make note of due dates and where to submit!

Homework Read Invisible Man through Chapter 20 + notes (no playbook prompts) by Monday Personal Passion Statement due Friday, February 26 th on your SRP blog.