James & Janet; Portfolio/Workshop; A Clockwork Orange - Chp. 1
Period 1:
Enjoy a Catcher in the Rye (Thug Notes) summary/analysis.
Please read the packet information about William James (Consciousness) and Pierre Janet (Unconsciousness)--both psychologists will help us understand Freud (he's up next). As you read, take notes on the graphic organizer.
With time remaining in the lab, continue to work on your portfolio and workshop peer's work. At the end of the period, please pick up our next novel: A Clockwork Orange from the library.
Period 2:
Anthony Burgess remains a significant writer who influenced various 20th and 21st century novelists. He died in 1993 of lung cancer.
He is best known for his novel A Clockwork Orange (1962) in no small part for American audiences because of the film made by Stanley Kubrick (1971). The novel is set in a future "dystopian" London and is told in nadsat, a mixture of Russian and English slang, with gypsy influences and odd bits of Jacobean prose.
Burgess has given explanations for the title of the book. 'One is that it is a Cockney expression ("as queer as a clockwork orange"), which he overheard in a London pub in 1945. In an essay published in The Listener, Burgess claimed that the title was a pun on the Malay word orang, meaning man. And the third explanation is that the title is a metaphor for "an organic entity, full of juice and sweetness and agreeable odour, being turned into an automaton." (prefatory note to A Clockwork Orange: A Play with Music, 1987)'
Burgess was also an accomplished musician, teacher, and expert on James Joyce and Shakespeare. These influences, if you look closely, inspire the narrative, story, setting, and plot throughout the novel. Look, for example, for stream of consciousness (William James), and an epiphany--a moment of understanding.
Still, don't take my word for it, here's an interview with Burgess discussing his book.
BTW, for those of you who fancy yourself movie and trivia buffs: Burgess' screenplay Quest for Fire was made into a film in 1981. More brutal violence. This time at the dawn of time. Enjoy!
For those of you who are finding the novel A Clockwork Orange overly frustrating, I have posted here a link to a Nadsat dictionary for your use. I'd suggest you give the book a few chapters (learning words from context as you go), but if you MUST look up a word to check yourself, feel free.
For now, let's take a look at chapter one. We'll listen to the audio-book to help establish the vocabulary. As we read, list the major characters and important events that happen in the chapter. Pairing up, compare your lists and write a short summary of Chapter One as practice. Try to be as concise and specific as necessary.
HOMEWORK: Please continue reading chapters 2-4 (pg. 16-51). For your own notes, please write a short summary of each of the chapters. Notice any psychological theories or references as you read. Be prepared to discuss the chapters in small groups. Next class we will have a shortened lab so we can introduce Freud.
Enjoy a Catcher in the Rye (Thug Notes) summary/analysis.
Please read the packet information about William James (Consciousness) and Pierre Janet (Unconsciousness)--both psychologists will help us understand Freud (he's up next). As you read, take notes on the graphic organizer.
With time remaining in the lab, continue to work on your portfolio and workshop peer's work. At the end of the period, please pick up our next novel: A Clockwork Orange from the library.
Period 2:
He is best known for his novel A Clockwork Orange (1962) in no small part for American audiences because of the film made by Stanley Kubrick (1971). The novel is set in a future "dystopian" London and is told in nadsat, a mixture of Russian and English slang, with gypsy influences and odd bits of Jacobean prose.
Burgess has given explanations for the title of the book. 'One is that it is a Cockney expression ("as queer as a clockwork orange"), which he overheard in a London pub in 1945. In an essay published in The Listener, Burgess claimed that the title was a pun on the Malay word orang, meaning man. And the third explanation is that the title is a metaphor for "an organic entity, full of juice and sweetness and agreeable odour, being turned into an automaton." (prefatory note to A Clockwork Orange: A Play with Music, 1987)'
Burgess was also an accomplished musician, teacher, and expert on James Joyce and Shakespeare. These influences, if you look closely, inspire the narrative, story, setting, and plot throughout the novel. Look, for example, for stream of consciousness (William James), and an epiphany--a moment of understanding.
Still, don't take my word for it, here's an interview with Burgess discussing his book.
For those of you who are finding the novel A Clockwork Orange overly frustrating, I have posted here a link to a Nadsat dictionary for your use. I'd suggest you give the book a few chapters (learning words from context as you go), but if you MUST look up a word to check yourself, feel free.
For now, let's take a look at chapter one. We'll listen to the audio-book to help establish the vocabulary. As we read, list the major characters and important events that happen in the chapter. Pairing up, compare your lists and write a short summary of Chapter One as practice. Try to be as concise and specific as necessary.
HOMEWORK: Please continue reading chapters 2-4 (pg. 16-51). For your own notes, please write a short summary of each of the chapters. Notice any psychological theories or references as you read. Be prepared to discuss the chapters in small groups. Next class we will have a shortened lab so we can introduce Freud.
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