1. AP Literature
Friday, October 17th 2014

2. Finish discussing the end of One Few Over the Cuckoo’s Nest— finally
Finish discussing the end of One Few Over the Cuckoo’s Nest— finally. (Focus on select questions only)
Vocabulary Unit 4 Exercise for Words 1-10 & collecting novels
Discussion over Chapter 3 Introduction in Sound and Sense
Connotation and Denotation
Checking Notebooks for completion of questions for the following poems:
Cross
The world is too much with us
Desert Places
Homework: Read and answer questions for the following poems:
Accounting
35/10
Tree Heart/True Heart
Agenda

3. Cuckoo’s Nest Part IV Review
What is the significance of the title of this novel? What is the cuckoo’s nest and who is the one who flies over it?
McMurphy is the goose who flies over the cuckoo’s nest and pulls Bromden out. “Cuckoo” is a slang word for crazy. McMurphy helps the inmates, particularly the Chief, overcome their problems.
Cuckoo’s Nest Part IV Review

4. Cuckoo’s Nest Part IV Review
Cite incidents from the story to prove or disprove the following statement: McMurphy never intended to escape from the hospital.
McMurphy did intend to make his escape from the hospital. He is cocky enough to wait until the last minute. Unfortunately, he did not realize how much his strength was eroded by the strain of EST, so he overslept.
It is possible that McMurphy used the last bit of strength he had to help the others. He knows he no longer has the strength to make it in the outside world, so he just goes to sleep without trying to escape.
Cuckoo’s Nest Part IV Review

5. Cuckoo’s Nest Part IV Review
Cite incidents from the story to state whether or not you agree with the following statement: The Chief did not really kill McMurphy, because he was already dead.
The Chief killed McMurphy’s body; the lobotomy had already killed McMurphy’s spirit and individuality. The Chief states that “The big hard body had a tough grip on life.”
He did not say McMurphy had a grip on life. To the Chief, McMurphy was already dead. Bromden does not want Ratched to have this trophy, this shell of McMurphy “in the day room with his name tacked on it for twenty or thirty years so the Big nurse could use it as an example of what can happen if you buck the system.”
This quotation is another major theme in the story: Breaking society’s rules can lead to disaster or destruction.
Cuckoo’s Nest Part IV Review

6. Cuckoo’s Nest Part IV Review
State your opinion of the ending to this story. Was it necessary for McMurphy to both be given a lobotomy and be killed by the Chief? What do you think Kesey is saying about the power ofthe individual to win over the restrictions of society by ending his book in this way?
Kesey is saying that a man must fight against society’s power to control his individual freedoms, even though he may die in the battle. McMurphy dies, but his struggle serves as a model to help many others to find the strength they need to continue the battle.
Cuckoo’s Nest Part IV Review

7. Vocabulary Unit 4 Words 1-10 Flashcards due Monday for Extra credit.
Definition ( IN OWN WORDS)
Facts/Characteristics
• make a bulleted list
• add a picture that helps you understand the meaning of the “word”
Examples (LIST AT LEAST 3)
Non-Examples
• make a bulleted list about what the “word” is not about
***Collecting Cuckoo’s Nest novels while you are working.
Vocabulary Unit 4 Words Flashcards due Monday for Extra credit.

8. Chapter 3 Connotation and Denotation Important items to note
Average word has three parts: sound, denotation, and connotation
Denotation- dictionary meaning of the word
Connotation-what the word suggests beyond what it expresses
Example: home suggests security, love, comfort, family, etc.
A poet will often take advantage of the fact that the word has more than one meaning by using it to mean more than one thing at the same time.
Poets seek to find and use the most meaningful words.
It is always important to determine the level of diction employed in a poem, because it may provide clear insight into the purpose of the poem by helping to characterize the speaker.
Chapter 3 Connotation and Denotation Important items to note

9. Checking notebooks for completion of homework questions. (15 pts.)
Homework for yesterday was to read and answer the questions for the following poems on pgs Cross The world is too much with us Desert Places
Checking notebooks for completion of homework questions. (15 pts.)

10. Homework pgs. 50-53 in Sound and Sense
Finish Vocabulary Flashcards and Frayer Cards for practice.
Read and answer questions for the following poems:
Accounting
35/10
Tree Heart/True Heart
Homework pgs in Sound and Sense