Week 9

04/12/2010

Aim: Why does the fact that Mullen was the one who Father spoke to alone cause more suspicion in Sister Aloycius?

Do Now:

  1. WOD
  2. lubricious \loo-BRISH-us\ (adjective) - 1 : Lustful; lewd. 2 : Stimulating or appealing to sexual desire or imagination. 3 : Having a slippery or smooth quality.

    "I was born to be a Turk and spend my days watching exquisite girls perform those lubricious oriental dances that are like the dreams of virtuous men..." -- Victor Hugo, 'Les Misérables'

    Lubricious derives from Latin lubricus, "slippery, smooth."
  3. Writing Prompt#32 You've accidentally dialed the wrong phone number, but the person who answers sounds familiar. Immediately he/she recognizes you, but because made the call you're too embarrassed to ask who it is. Using only dialogue, figure out who the person is.

Procedure:

As the play developes, whose side are you on? Why?

Homework #30

Write a few sentences respectively to describe Father FLynn, Sister Aloysius and Sister James and your impression of and commens on each of the characters.

04/13/2010

Aim: How did Father Flynn show his contempt toward Sister Aloysius?

Do NOW:

  1. WOD
  2. urbane \ur-BAYN\ (adjective) - Polished and smooth in manner; polite, refined, and elegant.

    "Taylor comes across as an intelligent man, suave and urbane, articulate and smooth as butter." -- Bill Berkeley, 'The Graves Are Not Yet Full'

    Urbane comes from Latin urbanus, "of a city," hence "refined, polished," from urbs, "city." The noun form is urbanity.
  3. Writing Prompt#33 Create a scene where you are the victim of a rumor. Dscribe how you would feel and deal with the person who started the rumor.

Procedure:

Why might Sister Aloysius' assumption be true that Donald Muller was an easy target? What did she specifically? Did she have any eveidence to support her assumption?

HW#31 Write a letter to the archbishop either defending Father Flynn or taking Sister Aloysius' side to accuse him. Provide your reasons.

04/14/2010

Aim: What do you predict will happen next ? Will Father Flynn appeal to Father McGinn? Will Sister Aloysius go further with her suspicion?

Do Now:

  1. WOD
  2. immure \ih-MYUR\ (verb) - 1 : To enclose within walls, or as if within walls; hence, to shut up; to imprison; to incarcerate. 2 : To build into a wall. 3 : To entomb in a wall.

    "When I tried to think clearly about this, I felt that my mind was immured, that it couldn't expand in any direction." -- Andrew Solomon, 'The Noonday Demon'

    Immure comes from Medieval Latin immurare, from Latin in-, "in" + murus, "wall." It is related to mural, a painting applied to a wall.
  3. Writing Prompt #34 "After six months of mailing resumes all over the city, you finally have a bite. Though under-qualified for the position, you attend the interview anyway because you desperately need work. As the boss starts to ask questions, you notice that he's not reading from your resume—it's someone else's. Instead of correcting him, you go with it. Write this interview. "

Procedure:

1. Comment on Mrs. Muller's reaction to Sister Aloysius' warning about whatFather Flynn might have done to her son.

2. Whose side do you think Mrs. Muller will take, Flynn's or Aloysius'? Explain.

HW #32

1. Do research on the system of Catholic churches in 1960s and explain why Father Flynn kept threatening Sister Aloysius that her efforts may only end up with her removal from the principal's post.

2. Use at least two parapgraphs to respond to the following questions:


04/15/2010

Aim: Why is this play's subject still relevant today?

Do Now:

  1. WOD
  2. sapid \SAP-id\ (adjective) - 1 : Having taste or flavor, especially having a strong pleasant flavor. 2 : Agreeable to the mind; to one's liking.

    "Chemistry can concentrate the sapid and odorous elements of the peach and the bitter almond into a transparent fluid" -- David William Cheever, 'Tobacco', The Atlantic, August 1860

    Sapid comes from Latin sapidus, "savory," from sapere, "to taste."
  3. Writing Prompt #35 Some critics consider the sex scandle that have occurred in Catholic churches to be caused a sympton of pathology. What's your reaction? Please read the NYTIMES article for more information on the topic.

Procedures:

Read on.

  1. In Scene 8, during the intense exchanges between Sister Aloysius and Father Flynn, who seems to have won the argument?
  2. What eveidence did Sister Aloysius use to accuse Father Flynn? Is the evidence solid or debatable? Why?

 

HW#32 Write a reaction paper to the article Comments by Cardinal on Sexuality Create a Stir.