The Picture of Dorian Gray Pt 2 Film & Literature The Picture of Dorian Gray Pt 2

Learning Teams GROUPS 1 Seokyung Kim, Frederik Thomsen, Woo Jin Lee, Shuchang Wang, So Hyun Park 5 Dongwon Hwang, Sangyoung Seo, Won Oh Jung, Sangbum Lee, Sang Rae Jo 2 Heeju Kim, Minsoo Kwak, Nahong Han, Samantha Yangali, Minwoo Lee 6 Hyun Park, Jooyoung Lee, Sunyoung Heo, Dong Yan, Sin Yong Moon 3 Kristyna Kolarova, Jung Hyung Choi, Yong Hyuk Cho, Hyunmin Kang, Hye Sun Lee 7 Shijiya Liu, Oxana Sokolova, Bongju Kim, Juyoung Kim, Hyojae Shin 4 Felix Schwager, Hee Sang Nah, Annabella Nemeth, Alba Verea, Seung Jun Lee 8 Roh Yeon (로연), Anastasiya Zabolotnaya, So Jeong Kim, Hongbi Kim, Youngseo Park

Today’s Journal Prompt (13 Sept) People often talk about “inner” beauty” vs “outer” beauty. What’s your view of this debate? How does it relate to Dorian Gray?

Dorian Gray Watch the beginning of the 2009 film, Dorian Gray 3 As you watch, consider… Why do you think the director chose to change the beginning of the story? What do you think of the camera angles?

Literature Circle Roles SUMMARIZER: Summarize to your group what you read for today. Consider the following: What has happened in this part of the story? Who are the characters (major & important minor char.)? Is there a clear protagonist/antagonist? WORD MASTER: In your reading, what words, expressions, idioms did you find interesting or important? CONNECTOR: What does the reading remind you of in another book/movie/work of art? DISCUSSION DIRECTOR: Create some discussion questions (3~4) for your group based on the reading. During your Lit Circle discussion, keep everyone focused on the task. Be sure everyone contributes according to their role and asks/answers some questions/gives opinions. CULTURE COLLECTOR: How is the story similar to or different from, in important ways, your own culture or life? What is strange or what is familiar about the story?

Literature Circle In your reading circle, share the notes you took for the 2nd part of The Picture of Dorian Gray Listen to others’ contributions & feel free to add ideas of your own (e.g. “Summarizer” can also comment on vocabulary (“Word Master”) or culture (“Culture Collector”) “Discussion Directors” should facilitate discussion to include everyone and share the discussion questions they prepared for today

Story Elements All stories share some things in common, called story elements: characters, setting, and plot Characters: the people in the story Major & minor char., protagonist, antagonist Setting: the place and time of the story Plot: the events of the story What are the ‘elements’ of The Picture of Dorian Gray’?

Themes & Symbols Below the surface of a story are the deeper ideas the writer (or director) wants us to know. These deeper ideas may be found in… THEMES: General topics, not specifically about char., setting or plot Artist’s “message” to the audience SYMBOLS: Objects representing something else Caduceus – symbol of the medical profession

Themes & Symbols in The Picture of Dorian Gray Themes (general topics): Youth & beauty Symbols (special objects): Book given to Dorian by Henry What other themes or symbols can you identify for The Picture of Dorian Gray?

Dorian Gray Watch an important scene 4from Dorian Gray. Think about the animation of the portrait. Why do you think the director did this. Was it a good choice? For this scene 5, describe Basil’s feelings about Dorian. Why is Basil so angry & judgmental? How does this scene compare with the book version? Watch the endings of the 2009 6 & 1945 7 films. Which version do you prefer? Why?

Wrap-up Select a new Lit Circle role Discuss with groupmates Read The Hound of the Baskervilles Mini-book: Ch. 1-6 Full-length book: Ch. 1-5 Journal about this reading in your Lit Circle role