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G11 Seminar: Post Capstone

Literature Meets Social Science

Unit 6: Product of the Times

Final Product

Prepare yourself to broadcast your ideas in the form of a podcast.

Activity 1: Quickwrite - Brazilian Dictatorship

In your journal, write a brief overview (what you know) of the Brazilian dictatorship. Try to include:

  • Time period

  • Rise and fall

  • Parties involved

  • Oppression of citizens

Activity 2: Identifying and Tracking Literary Elements

Review your novel annotations and discussion notes you've made so far. What themes, motifs, and symbols can you pull out? How do you know? Be ready to justify your ideas with TEXTUAL support.

Activity 3: A Poem for Pablo

After chapter 8

They were the heroes of their own illusion.

Their own flesh, their currency

The above lines, found on page 98, come from Luca’s poem entitled “Pablo.”

Your job - write the poem. Include the above two lines anywhere in the poem.

  • Minimum of 10 lines

  • What kind of rhyme scheme could you use, if any?

Can you identify the rhyme scheme in my version of "Pablo"?

Rhyme Zone is a great site to help you find words that rhyme.

Activity 4: Podcasting part 1

Listen to the Hidden Brain episode "The Haunting Effects Of Going Days Without Sleep."

  1. How is the show presented? Who are the speakers?

  2. How do the speakers sound?

  3. What effect does the presentation format have on you, the listener?

Activity 5: Podcasting part 2

Now, listen to the Kind World episode "A Different Window."

  1. Compare and contrast this podcast to "The Haunting Effects Of Going Days Without Sleep."

  2. How can you use these episodes to help develop and create your own podcast?

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