Complex Themes WIZARD OF OZ L.FrankBaum vs. MGM American FairyTale
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Reading Resources:
1. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum
MLA Citation: Baum, Lyman Frank. Wonderful Wizard of Oz. New York: Dover Publications, 1960. Print.
This novel was originally published by the George M. Hill Companyin Chicago on May 17, 1900. Print.
We will use the hardcopy novel during class, however, you may choose many formats to use when you read chapters for homework.
2. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum - etext
Click on the link below to read this novel online using the University of Virginia etext.
Class Discussion, Interpreting Literature, Literature and Documentaries, Collecting data (Note-taking skills and strategies)
8.RL.1 Pose and answer questions in order to show accurate literal understanding of ideas, characters, settings, events and organizational elements in literary works.
8.RL.2 Explain explicit references to elements of social, cultural, and historical context in a literary work, a documentary, or a film.
8.RL.5 Identify significant literary devices, such as symbolism or irony, which define an author's, illustrator's or film director's style.Explainhow the author's style affects the mood and tone of a work.
8.RL.7 Analyze the beliefs and assumptions of the narrator/speaker in a literary work, or a central character in a film and provide details to support the analysis.
8.RL.8 Provide relevant evidence and examples to support an interpretation of a text, performance, or film.
8.RL.9 Research the historical period in which an author or illustrator lived in order to draw supported conclusions about his or her choice of topics, themes, and settings.
8.F.1Identify qualities, beliefs, and assumptions of central characters in a novel.Analyze how these influence relationships among characters and the resolution of the conflict.
8.F.2Analyze how a story unfolds when it is told by alternating narrators or multiple narrators with different points of view.
8.F.3Distinguish theme from topic or topic sentence.
8.F.4Analyze how an author's choice of words helps create tone and mood.
8.WE.1Write an interpretation of a documentary that includes a controlling idea, logical development, supporting details and examples from the text, and concluding statements.
Media Frameworks:
9. Writing: Composing Informational Texts and Media
8.CI.1 Write accounts of varying length based on personal knowledge that have a clear focus, logical organization (e.g., chronological, compare/contrast, cause/effect, or problem/solution) and explain a topic in sufficient detail with skillful use of vocabulary. For example, students write chronological accounts of humorous events they were a part of in each of the middle-school years and enhance them with digital images.
8.CI.2 Write and justify personal interpretations of literary, informational, and expository text, performance, or media production in compositions of varying length that have consistent topic development, logical organization, effective use of detail, and variety in sentence structure.
8.CI.5 Use appropriate images, text, graphics, music, and/or sound in order to enhance meaning and to promote the purpose of the task for the intended audience.
8.CI.6 Compose multi-media messages with a clearly identifiable purpose, using straightforward visual, audio, and/or graphic effects and interactive media features.
8.CI.7 Make purposeful stylistic choices that further the purpose and effectiveness of the writing or media production
a. Thesis Statements and Literature: Reading With Purpose
Ma. Frameworks 8.F.1Identify qualities, beliefs, and assumptions of central characters in a novel.Analyze how these influence relationships among characters and the resolution of the conflict.
During class we broke down this Framework into manageable parts.
Identify qualities, beliefs, and assumptions of the characters.
Analyze how the qualities, beliefs, and assumptions of characters influence the relationships between and among the characters.
Finally, figure our how the qualities, beliefs, assumptions, and relationships of characters drive the plot forward.
1. Thesis Statements and Literature: Developing a Thesis Statement
Thesis statements in this class begin with the writing prompt:
Many works of literature deal with close relationships. Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, and Cowardly Lion are bound together because they are on a journey to Emerald City and each has a question for the Wizard of Oz. Scarecrow wants a brain, Tin Woodman wants a heart, Cowardly Lion wants courage, and Dorothy wants to go home.
In a well-developed academic essay explain how the close relationships affect each of the characters and how these relationships move the plot forward.
Sample Thesis Statement: Even though the characters did not believe in their own abilities, their close relationships helped them achieve their individual goals because they believed in each other and overcame difficulties together along "the road of yellow brick."
Baum, Lyman Frank. The Wonderful WIzard of Oz. New York: Dover Publications, 1960. Print.
2. Developing a thesis statement:
1. Figure out what the main topic of the writing prompt is. ex:close relationships
2. Read the writing prompt carefully and form your point of view from the facts given to you in the writing prompt.
3. Identify at least two facts from the novel that will support your point of view and answer the questions asked in the writing prompt.
4. Identify a point of view that is different from the one you chose.
5. Use your cheat sheet of themes to identify a title for your open response.
Thesis statement example:
Sample Thesis Statement: Even though the characters did not believe in their own abilities, their close relationships helped them achieve their individual goals because they believed in each other and overcame difficulties together along "the road of yellow brick."
Baum, Lyman Frank. The Wonderful WIzard of Oz. New York: Dover Publications, 1960. Print.
Breaking down a thesis statement:
Use a complex sentence format to build a thesis statement. DId you memorize the subordinating conjunctions, so you can use them to build a complex sentence.
Main topic: close relationships
My point of view: "... the characters close relationships help them achieve their individual goals ..." (Your point of view could be different.)
Two facts that support my point of view: "... because they believe in each other and overcome difficulties on the road of yellow brick."
A different point of view: "Even though the characters do not believe in their own abilities, ..."
Title for the cheat sheet of themes: Overcoming Difficulties
3. Student Prewriting Checklist: "My Audience Needs to Know..."
Baum, Lyman Frank. The Wonderful WIzard of Oz. New York: Dover Publications, 1960. Print.
2. Making Connections Beyond the Novel
What effect does the novel, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, have on society? ... on your life?
What is your "journey?"
What is your "road of yellow brick" like right now in your life?
Where is "home?"
Note: Is "home" a place or a metaphor for our dreams, and hopes?
Ma. Frameworks 8.F.1Identify qualities, beliefs, and assumptions of central characters in a novel.Analyze how these influence relationships among characters and the resolution of the conflict.
During class we broke down this Framework into manageable parts.
Identify qualities, beliefs, and assumptions of the characters.
Analyze how the qualities, beliefs, and assumptions of characters influence the relationships between and among the characters.
Finally, figure out how the qualities, beliefs, assumptions, and relationships of characters drive the plot forward.
Note: "Driving the plot of your life forward" = how the relationships of the people in your life influence the conflicts, climaxes, and denouements that you experience.
a. Who are the people who move the plot of your life forward?
Who is the Scarecrow in your life?
Is there a bit of the Scarecrow in you?
Who is the Tin Woodman in your life"
Is there a bit of the Tin Woodman in you?
Who is the Cowardly Lion in your life?
Is there a bit of the Cowardly Lion in you?
Who are the witches, humbugs, and wizards in your life?
Is there a bit of a witch, humbug, or wizard in you?
b. Describe " the road of yellow brick" in your life as it is now and as it has been in the past? What will it be like in the future?
c. Where is the "Emerald City" of your life? What is the "Emerald City" in your life?
d. Where is the "desert" in your life? What is the "desert" in your life?
Review:
1900: the original copyright of L. Frank Baum's novel
1939 MGM Wizard of Oz - film
1974 The Wiz - Broadway
1978 The Wiz - movie
1995 Gregory McGuire's novel, Wicked
2000 Finding Forrester - movie
2003 Wicked - Broadway
2005 Muppets Wonderful Wizard of Oz (made for television)
As we figure out ways in which L. Frank Baum's novel has had an influence on our society, we will look the allusions made to the original novel. We will examine novels, films and broadway productions to compare similar journeys, ways in which characters encourage one another, and the Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, and Cowardly Lion in each of us.
What is your "journey?"
What is your "road of yellow brick" like right now in your life?
Where is "home?"
Note: "Home" is not a place, but a metaphor for our dreams, and hopes.
d. Identifying the Purpose of Discussion Through the Massachusetts Frameworks
8.RL.1 Pose and answer questions in order to show accurate literal understanding of ideas, characters, settings, events and organizational elements in literary works.
8.RL.2 Explain explicit references to elements of social, cultural, and historical context in a literary work, a documentary, or a film.
8.RL.5 Identify significant literary devices, such as symbolism or irony, which define an author's, illustrator's or film director's style. Explain how the author's style affects the mood and tone of a work.
8.RL.7 Analyze the beliefs and assumptions of the narrator/speaker in a literary work, or a central character in a film and provide details to support the analysis.
8.RL.8 Provide relevant evidence and examples to support an interpretation of a text, performance, or film.
8.RL.9 Research the historical period in which an author or illustrator lived in order to draw supported conclusions about his or her choice of topics, themes, and settings.
Supplemental Enrichment Resources
Oz Books by L. Frank Baum
There are fourteen books in
the Wizard of Oz series by Baum, plus a book of short stories.
1. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was originally published by the George M. Hill Company in Chicago on May 17, 1900.
2. L. Frank Baum, autobiographical film is the The Dreamer of Oz: aired December 10, 1990 - made for television. (genre: realistic fiction)
Title of the film: The Dreamer of Oz
Content of Film - biographical: "L Frank Baum pulled together all his Oz tales with the idea of a wizard. He knew the life of a traveling salesman, because he spent many years earning his income as a traveling salesman. He drew his inspiration from this and created, the salesman in the Wonderful Wizard of Oz, who was a 'humbug'."
As you preview the following clip, notice the setting. Setting oftentimes describes the historical period of a novel, film, and/or movie. Compare what you see with your own home. Look in the background. Do you have a hand pump next to your kitchen sink or do you have faucets? When were these hand pumps commonly used in kitchen design? How does a hand pump instead of a faucet make washing dishes a different experience than you know. ...and yes, most of you have dish washers to complete the after meal clean-up.
Clothing is also part of the setting. What questions might you ask about washing clothes, shopping for clothes, or the size of a closet in this historical period?
When you ask questions like the ones we have just discussed, then you are read more than words. You are reading on a deeper level. the educational experts have a word for this. It is reading implicitly, not just explicitly.
3. 1910 Wonderful Wizard of Oz: Historical Reference
4. 1939 MGM Wizard of Oz
Wizard of Oz(1939 screenplay by Metro Goldwyn Mayer)
Thursday, September 29: Preface and Chapter 1 "The Cyclone"
Class: Introduction/preface to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum
1. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was originally published by the George M. Hill Company in Chicago on May 17, 1900.
Illustrations were drawn by by W. W. Denslow. This was the only novel in the series that W.W. Denslow illustrated.
2. Preface: Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum
"Folklore, legends, myths and fairy tales have followed childhood through the ages, for every healthy youngster has a wholesome and instinctive love for stories fantastic, marvelous and manifestly unreal. The winged fairies of Grimm and Andersen have brought more happiness to childish hearts than all other human creations.
"Yet the old time fairy tale, having served for generations, may now be classed as "historical" in the children's library; for the time has come for a series of newer "wonder tales" in which the stereotyped genie, dwarf and fairy are eliminated, together with all the horrible and blood-curdling incidents devised by their authors to point a fearsome moral to each tale. Modern education includes morality; therefore the modern child seeks only entertainment in its wonder tales and gladly dispenses with all disagreeable incident.
"Having this thought in mind, the story of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" was written solely to please children of today. It aspires to being a modernized fairy tale, in which the wonderment and joy are retained and the heartaches and nightmares are left out."
L. Frank Baum
Chicago, April, 1900.
Note: L. Frank Baum's preface to the novel published in 1900.He writes about the difference between the fairy tales of old (1500's-1800's) and modern (1900) fairy tales.
Baum, Lyman Frank. Wonderful Wizard of Oz. New York. Dover Books. 1960. Print.
Ma. Frameworks 8.F.1Identify qualities, beliefs, and assumptions of central characters in a novel.Analyze how these influence relationships among characters and the resolution of the conflict.
During class we broke down this Framework into manageable parts.
Identify qualities, beliefs, and assumptions of the characters.
Analyze how the qualities, beliefs, and assumptions of characters influence the relationships between and among the characters.
Finally, figure out how the qualities, beliefs, assumptions, and relationships of characters drive the plot forward.
Note: "Driving the plot forward" = how the relationships of the characters influence the conflict, climax, and denouement of the novel.
During class we bulleted examples of the following:
the qualities of 8th grade students
what beliefs are taught and/or learned
the difficulty of making and/or believing assumptions
During class we identified the major characters in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, so we can identify the qualities. beliefs, and assumptions of these characters. We will only analyze these major characters because we do not have time to analyze all the characters.
Dorothy (protagonist)
Wicked Witch of the West (antagonist)
Scarecrow
Tin Woodman
Cowardly Lion
The Wizard of Oz
During class we identified minor characters.
Toto
Auntie Em
Uncle Henry
Boq
Glinda or the Good Witch of the North
Wicked Witch of the East
During class we discussed how to write class notes with a purpose that helps you do very well on a final unit assessment.
During class we discussed signing into Google docs and sharing a draft with me by next Wednesday. You could type and share:
the friendly letter draft you wrote to a family member (It's in your journal.)
the weather-related memory draft (Your sensory data is in your journal.)
the draft explaining why we used the Hurricane of '38 to introduce the novel, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (yesterday's class notes)
Great class, ladies and gentlemen:) Your responses were mature, respectful and definitely showed your wonderful senses of humor. Thank you!!! Listen in tonight or when you get up in the morning. Tomorrow we will continue talking about qualities, beliefs, and assumptions.
Homework:
Review:
Chapter 1: "The Cyclone"
Chapter 2: "The Council With the Munchkins"
Chapter 3: "How Dorothy Saved the Scarecrow"
Preview Chapter 4: "Road Through the Forest"
Ch 4 listening time - 8:02
Preview Chapter 5: "Rescue of the Tin Woodman"
Ch 5 listening time - 11:26
Friday, September 30
1. Class:
Review - Chapter 1: "The Cyclone"
Implicit Reading Strategies:
Is it possible the the repetition of the word "gray" is symbolic of the difficult lifestyle Aunt Em, Uncle Henry, and Dorothy live in the "great, gray prairies" of Kansas?
Is it possible that "the twinkling eyes" and "the laughter" not only act as a contrast to the "gray," but also foreshadows the "happy ending" (denouement)?
Think: Dorothy finds her way home. That is the "happy ending." Why does Dorothy want to return to a place [home] that is filled with so much "gray?" Think harder: is "home" a place or is "home" the people? We will be thinking about this for the next 23 chapters and we will complete this conversation, when we finish reading the 24th chapter: "Home."
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Frameworks:
8.RL.1 Pose and answer questions in order to show accurate literal understanding of ideas, characters, settings, events and organizational elements in literary works.
8.RL.2 Explain explicit references to elements of social, cultural, and historical context in a literary work, a documentary, or a film.
8.RL.5 Identify significant literary devices, such as symbolism or irony, which define an author’s, illustrator’s or film director’s style. Explain how the author’s style affects the mood and tone of a work.
2. Class: Chapters 1-5
8.F.1Identify qualities, beliefs, and assumptions of central characters in a novel.Analyze how these influence relationships among characters and the resolution of the conflict.
Did you create a page in your journal for each of the following characters? Each page has three columns? Six characters = six pages.
1. Dorothy,
2. Wicked Witch of the West,
3. Scarecrow,
4. Tin Woodman,
5. Cowardly Lion,
6. Wizard of Oz.
Each page will look like this:) Don't forget to label each page so you know the character that you are describing on that page.
Qualities
Beliefs
Assumptions
When we finish reading the novel, you will have lots of data in your journal. This will be the data you use to write your final response.
Think about our essential question, think about people's attitudes, and think about stories that are marked by weather.
Essential Question: "Do you create a self; do you inherit a self?" -journalist, David Denby
Quote: Victor E. Frankl: "the last of the human freedoms is to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances."
Weather seems to be the background for many memories. Draft a few of your own weather-related memories. Ask an older family member to recall a weather-related memory.
MLA Citation: Baum, Lyman Frank. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. New York: Dover Publications, 1960. Print.
2. Literary terms used by L. Frank Baum to add mood and tone to his descriptive writing.
Chapter 1: "The Cyclone"
Page 15: simile
"...but the great pressure of the wind on every side of the house raised it up higher and higher, until it was at the very top of the cyclone; and there it remained and was carried miles and miles away as easily as you could carry a feather."
Page 15: personification
"It was very dark, and the wind howled horribly around her, but Dorothy found she was riding quite easily."
Page 15: simile
"...she felt as if she were being rocked gently, like a baby in a cradle."
Chapter 2: "The Council With the Munchkins"
Page 20: personification
"A little way off was a small brook, rushing and sparkling along between green banks, and murmuring in a voice very grateful to a little girl."
Page 20: simile
"... the little woman's hat was white, and she wore a white gown that hung in plaits from her shoulders; over it were sprinkled little stars that glistened in the sun like diamonds."
Page 21: Qualities/Beliefs/Assumptions - The woman in the white hat and gown assumed Dorothy was a Sorceress.
" 'You are welcome, most nobel Sorceress, to the land of the Munchkins. We are grateful to you for having killed the wicked Witch of the East, and for setting our people free from bondage.' "
Dorothy responds: " 'You are very kind; but there must be some mistake.' " (page 22)
Page22: symbol - silver shoes
"Dorothy looked, and gave a little cry of fright. There, indeed, just under the corner of the great beam the house rested on, two feet were sticking out, shod in silver shoes with pointed toes.
Page 25: symbol - silver shoes
" 'The WItch of the East was proud of those silver shoes,' said one of the Munchkins; 'and there is some charm connected with them; but what it is we never knew.' "
Page 27: symbol - the kiss of the Witch of the North
" 'You must walk. It is a
long journey, through a country that is sometimes pleasant and sometimes dark
and terrible. However, I will use all the magic arts I know of to keep you from
harm.'
" 'Won't
you go with me?' pleaded the girl, who had begun to look upon the little
old woman as her only friend.
" 'No, I
cannot do that,' she replied, 'but I will give you my kiss, and no
one will dare injure a person who has been kissed by the Witch of the
North.'
"She came
close to Dorothy and kissed her gently on the forehead. Where her lips touched
the girl they left a round, shining mark, as Dorothy found out soon after."
Page 27: symbol - the yellow brick road
" 'The road to the City of Emeralds is paved with yellow brick,' said
the Witch, 'so you cannot miss it. When you get to Oz do not be afraid of
him, but tell your story and ask him to help you. Good-bye, my dear.' "
MLA Citation: Baum, Lyman Frank. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. New York: Dover Publications, 1960. Print.
3. Vocabulary
a. alliteration b. simile c. personification d. symbol
e. denotation f. connotation g. vernacular
Massachusetts Frameworks
8.RL.1 Pose and answer questions in order to show accurate literal understanding of ideas, characters, settings, events and organizational elements in literary works.
8.RL.2 Explain explicit references to elements of social, cultural, and historical context in a literary work, a documentary, or a film.
8.RL.5 Identifysignificant literary devices, such assymbolism and irony, which define an author's, illustrator's or film director's style. Explain how the author's styleaffects the mood and tone of a work.
8.F.1Identify qualities, beliefs, and assumptions of central characters in a novel.Analyze how these influence relationships among characters and the resolution of the conflict.
Homework:
Review: Introduction/Prologue and Chapters 1 - 5
1. e-text from the University of Virginia library resources:
"Dorothy asked the Witch of the North: 'Can you help me find my way/' "
page 27 "You
must walk. It is a long journey, through a country that is sometimes pleasant
and sometimes dark and terrible. However, I will use all the magic arts I know
of to keep you from harm."
1b. Chapter 3: "How Dorothy Saved the Scarecrow"
page 36: "But it is a long way to the Emerald City,
and it will take you many days. The country here is rich and pleasant, but
you must pass through rough and dangerous places before you reach the end of
your journey."
MLA Citation: Baum, Lyman Frank. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. New York: Dover Publications, 1960. Print.
"After a few hours the road began to be rough, and the walking grew so difficult that the Scarecrow often stumbled over the yellow brick, which were here uneven. Sometimes, indeed, they were broken or missing altogether, leaving holes that Toto jumped across and Dorothy walked around."
Do you remember what the Witch of the North told Dorothy in a similar passage on pages 27?
" 'You must walk. It is a long journey, through a country that is sometimes pleasant and sometimes dark and terrible. However, I will use all the magic arts I know of to keep you from harm.' "
L. Frank Baum is a master storyteller. He will weave information about the "road made of yellow brick," the magic of the silver shoes, and the protective kiss from the Witch of the North throughout this American fairy tale. The road, the shoes, and the kiss are symbols. When an author uses symbols in a story, the theme of the story is made more clear. We will try to predict themes and continue to explore the symbols we have discovered (road, shoes, kiss).
2. Predicting Themes
Ma Frameworks:
8.RL.8 Provide relevant evidence and examples to support a thematic interpretation of a text, performance, or film.
If you go back to your notes from Friday, September 30th, you will notice that we asked why Dorothy would want to go back to Kansas?
Today, let's try to predict themes, like the 'going home' theme.
Is "going home" a journey from one place to another? Is "going home" a journey from our heads to our hearts?
Evidence we have found so far for the "going home" theme: Pages 44 and 45
" 'I cannot understand why you should wish to leave this beautiful country and go back to the dry, gray place you call Kansas.' [Scarecrow]
" 'That is because you have no brains,' answered the girl. 'No matter how dreary our homes are, we people of flesh and blood would rather live there than in any other country, be it ever so beautiful. There is no place like home.'
"The Scarecrow sighed."
MLA Citation: Baum, Lyman Frank. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. New York: Dover Publications, 1960. Print.
MLA Citation: Baum, Lyman Frank. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. New York: Dover Publications, 1960. Print.
3. Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, and Cowardly Lion's stories
Chapter 3: "How Dorothy Saved the Scarecrow" and Chapter 4: The Road Through the Forest
Page 27/Chapter 2: The Witch of the North reminds Dorothy to "tell her story" to the Great Oz of Emerald City.
MLA Citation: Baum, Lyman Frank. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. New York: Dover Publications, 1960. Print.
What is the Scarecrow's story?
Work in small groups to find 2 examples of evidence/page numbers that identify the Scarecrow's story.
During the last fifteen minutes of class, we shared the evidence we found and took notes, so we had 3-5 examples of evidence.
Continue working on the evidence we found during class today. Fill in the qualities-beliefs-assumptions pages that we began last Friday.
Don't forget to include the page numbers and the full quotation.
Purpose: Remember why you are gathering this evidence about the Scarecrow's, Tin Woodman's, and Cowardly Lion's stories. You will be writing character profiles for each character. Character profiles are expository paragraphs/compositions. THese profiles are part of the final assessment for this unit. We will begin drafting these expository profiles next week. You cannot begin drafting until you have at least 5-7 examples for each character from the novel.
Homework:
Preview Chapter 7: "Journey to the Great Oz"
Ch 7 listening time - 10:20
Chapter 8: "The Deadly Poppy Field"
LIstening time: 11:00 minutes
1. e-text from the University of Virginia library resources:
Remember: Thursday, September 29th you were asked to make sure that you could sign into Google docs. Sign in, open a document, and share that document with me. You were encouraged to type your weather-related memory draft, or type the friendly letter draft from your journal, or type the response you drafted for the "ubiquitous/nature" mini-project.
Thursday, October 6
Class:
Return Periods D & E journals
Progress Reports
Class Activity - Periods E, B, and D:
Students were divided into four groups. Students had fifteen minutes to prepared impromptu dramatic reproductions.
Two groups will complete impromptu dramatic reproductions for main ideas in chapter 7.
Two groups will complete impromptu dramatic reproductions for main ideas in chapter 8.
Conclusion of class activity:
Each group had two minutes to present their dramatic reproductions.
Chapter 7: "Journey to the Great Oz"
Baum, Lyman Frank. Wonderful Wizard of Oz. New York. Dover Books. 1960. Print.
Baum, Lyman Frank. Wonderful Wizard of Oz. New York. Dover Books. 1960. Print.
Chapter 8: "The Deadly Poppy Field"
MLA Citation: Baum, Lyman Frank. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. New York: Dover Publications, 1960. Print.
MLA Citation: Baum, Lyman Frank. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. New York: Dover Publications, 1960. Print.
Baum, Lyman Frank. Wonderful Wizard of Oz. New York. Dover Books. 1960. Print.
Note: Super Core: Fire drill Super Core today.
Class Activity - Period A:
While I narrated the chapters, students shared dramatic readings from Chapters 7 and 8.
Homework:
Chapter 9: "Queen of the Field Mice"
Listening time: 8:07
1. e-text from the University of Virginia library resources:
Quick Quiz: 20 points - return your progress report signed today
Purpose:
Character development -quality, belief, and assumption
Literary terms: irony and symbolism
Class Activity
Chapter
9: “Queen of the Field Mice”
Baum,
Lyman Frank. Wonderful Wizard of Oz. New York: Dover Publications, 1960. Print.
Explicit and implicit Reading Comprehension:
The following identifies the kinds of information we explore when we read a chapter and everything is aligned to the Massachusetts Frameworks. We read the chapters during class to find explicit information and then students use the explicit information to discover implicit ideas expressed by the author.
c. Use TeacherWeb.com to update all notes beginning with the introduction and concluding with Chapter 9: "Queen of the Field Mice."
d. Continue to add to the qualities, beliefs and assumptions pages in your journals.
MLA Citation: Baum, Lyman Frank. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. New York: Dover Publications, 1960. Print.
Tuesday, October 11
Class
Quick Quiz:
Tuesday through Friday - 15 minutes each day in class (30 minutes Wednesday). Come to class on time. The Quick Quiz writing prompt is worth 100 points at the end of the week. ...and yes, you can work on it at home. Keep your home drafts in your journal.
Many works of literature
deal with close relationships. Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, and Cowardly Lion are bound together because they are on a journey to Emerald City and each has a question for the Wizard of Oz. Scarecrow wants a brain, Tin Woodman wants a heart, Cowardly Lion wants courage, and Dorothy wants to go home.
In a well-developed open-response explain how the relationships affect each of the characters so far and how these relationships are moving the plot from the conflict to the climax of the novel. (Note: An open-response may be more than one paragraph. Each paragraph should have a minimum of 7-9 sentences)
Evidence for my part of the Quick Quiz Writing Prompt proof:
The following evidence from pages 88 and 89 identifies the characters and identifies what each character hopes to get from the WIzard of Oz:
"They got along quite well at
first, but when they reached the middle of the river the swift current swept
the raft downstream, farther and farther away from the road of yellow brick.
And the water grew so deep that the long poles would not touch the bottom.
" 'This
is bad," said the Tin Woodman, "for if we cannot get to the land we
shall be carried into the country of the Wicked Witch of the West, and she will
enchant us and make us her slaves.'
" 'And
then I should get no brains,' said the Scarecrow.
" 'And I
should get no courage,' said the Cowardly Lion.
" 'And I
should get no heart,' said the Tin Woodman.
" 'And I
should never get back to Kansas,' said Dorothy.
" 'We
must certainly get to the Emerald City if we can,' the Scarecrow
continued, and he pushed so hard on his long pole that it stuck fast in the mud
at the bottom of the river. Then, before he could pull it out again -- or let
go -- the raft was swept away, and the poor Scarecrow left clinging to the pole
in the middle of the river."
Your Directions and Writing Hints:
I have identified the characters involved in the relationships and included evidence from the novel. In a well-developed open-response explain
how the relationships affect each of the characters so far and how these relationships are moving the plot from the conflict to the climax of the novel.
You will have to include evidence for your explanation of the relationships and how these relationships move the plot forward.
Review the TBEAR notes: topic sentence and thesis statement. Your writing is fine so far, but you are using this year to mature the wonderful skills you have learned from kindergarten through seventh grade. Learning how and practicing the kind of academic writing that includes a topic sentence, thesis statement, and supporting evidence from the novel is an important way to mature your writing skills.
TBEAR Discussion:
Check the Table of Contents in your journal to find the TBEAR discussion.
Now ask yourself: How can I make my class notes and journal more useful in the future?
Class Discussion:
Read during class: Chapter 10: "The Guardian of the Gates"
Discuss during class: Chapter 11: "The Wonderful Emerald City of Oz"
Who are the characters who searched for the Wizard
What was the shape of the wizard at the meeting
Does the shape have symbolic meaning?
Dorothy
an enormous head without a body (pages 126-129)
???
Scarecrow
a most lovely lady
(pages 130-131)
???
Tin Woodman
a most terrible beast
(pages 131-133)
???
Cowardly Lion
a fierce, glowing ball of fire
(pages 134-135)
???
MLA Citation: Baum, Lyman Frank. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. New York: Dover Publications, 1960. Print.
Symbolism: the road of yellow brick - Chapters 1-10
Chapter 2: "The Council With the Munchkins"
page 25:
"Dorothy asked the Witch of the North: 'Can you help me find my way/' "
page 27 "You must walk. It is a long journey, through a country that is sometimes pleasant and sometimes dark and terrible. However, I will use all the magic arts I know of to keep you from harm."
Chapter 3: "How Dorothy Saved the Scarecrow"
page 33:
"There were several roads near by, but it did not take her long to find the one paved with yellow bricks. Within a short time she was walking briskly toward the Emerald City, her silver shoes tinkling merrily on the hard, yellow road-bed. The sun shone bright and the birds sang sweetly, and Dorothy did not feel nearly so bad as you might think a little girl would who had been suddenly whisked away from her own country and set down in the midst of a strange land. "She was surprised, as she walked along, to see how pretty the country was about her. There were neat fences at the sides of the road, painted a dainty blue color, and beyond them were fields of grain and vegetables in abundance. Evidently the Munchkins were good farmers and able to raise large crops. Once in a while she would pass a house, and the people came out to look at her and bow low as she went by; for everyone knew she had been the means of destroying the Wicked Witch and setting them free from bondage."
page 36: "But it is a long way to the Emerald City, and it will take you many days.
The country here is rich and pleasant, but you must pass through rough and dangerous places before you reach the end of your journey."
Chapter 4: "The Road Through the Forest"
page 44
"After a few hours the road began to be rough, and the walking grew so difficult that the Scarecrow often stumbled over the yellow bricks, which were here very uneven. Sometimes, indeed, they were broken or missing altogether, leaving holes that Toto jumped across and Dorothy walked around. As for the Scarecrow, having no brains, he walked straight ahead, and so stepped into the holes and fell at full length on the hard bricks. It never hurt him, however, and Dorothy would pick him up and set him upon his feet again, while he joined her in laughing merrily at his own mishap."
Chapter 6: "The Cowardly Lion"
page 65
"All this time Dorothy and her companions had been walking through the thick woods. The road was still paved with yellow brick, but these were much covered by dried branches and dead leaves from the trees, and the walking was not at all good."
Chapter 8: "The Deadly Poppy Field" page 90
"They were all tired out when they reached the shore at last and stepped off upon the pretty green grass, and they also knew that the stream had carried them a long way past the road of yellow brick that led to the Emerald City. " 'What shall we do now?' asked the Tin Woodman, as the Lion lay down on the grass to let the sun dry him. " 'We must get back to the road, in some way,' said Dorothy. " 'The best plan will be to walk along the riverbank until we come to the road again,' remarked the Lion."
Chapter 10: "The Guardian of the Gate"
page 110
"We must journey on until we find the road of yellow brick again," said Dorothy, "and then we can keep on to the Emerald City." ... "The road was smooth and well paved, now, and the country about was beautiful, so that the travelers rejoiced in leaving the forest far behind, and with it the many dangers they had met in its gloomy shades. "Once more they could see fences built beside the road; but these were painted green, and when they came to a small house, in which a farmer evidently lived, that also was painted green. They passed by several of these houses during the afternoon, and sometimes people came to the doors and looked at them as if they would like to ask questions; but no one came near them nor spoke to them because of the great Lion, of which they were very much afraid. The people were all dressed in clothing of a lovely emerald-green color and wore peaked hats like those of the Munchkins."
MLA Citation: Baum, Lyman Frank. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. New York: Dover Publications, 1960. Print.
Symbolism: Silver shoes and mark on Dorothy's forehead from the Witch of the North's kiss - Chapters 1-10
Chapter 2:
Page22: symbol - silver shoes
"Dorothy looked, and gave a little cry of fright. There, indeed, just under the corner of the great beam the house rested on, two feet were sticking out, shod in silver shoes with pointed toes.
Page 25: symbol - silver shoes
" 'The WItch of the East was proud of those silver shoes,' said one of the Munchkins; 'and there is some charm connected with them; but what it is we never knew.' "
Page 27: symbol - the kiss of the Witch of the North
" 'You must walk. It is a long journey, through a country that is sometimes pleasant and sometimes dark and terrible. However, I will use all the magic arts I know of to keep you from harm.'
" 'Won't you go with me?' pleaded the girl, who had begun to look upon the little old woman as her only friend.
" 'No, I cannot do that,' she replied, 'but I will give you my kiss, and no one will dare injure a person who has been kissed by the Witch of the North.'
"She came close to Dorothy and kissed her gently on the forehead. Where her lips touched the girl they left a round, shining mark, as Dorothy found out soon after."
MLA Citation: Baum, Lyman Frank. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. New York: Dover Publications, 1960. Print.
Qualities, beliefs, and assumptions:
During class we compared the passages with similar passage on pages 88/89 and page 135. The characters were racing down the river and totally out of control and the characters were feeling discouraged after their visits with the Wizard of Oz.
Scroll up to the evidence I provided for the writing prompt. This is the passage on pages 88/89.
Chapter 10: "The Guardina of the Gates"
page 114 "Why do you wish to see the terrible Oz?" asked the man. " 'I want him to give me some brains,' said the Scarecrow eagerly. " 'Oh, Oz could do that easily enough,' declared the man. "He has more brains than he needs." " 'And I want him to give me a heart,' said the Tin Woodman. " 'That will not trouble him,' continued the man, 'for Oz has a large collection of hearts, of all sizes and shapes.' " 'And I want him to give me courage,' said the Cowardly Lion. " 'Oz keeps a great pot of courage in his Throne Room,' said the man, 'which he has covered with a golden plate, to keep it from running over. He will be glad to give you some.' " 'And I want him to send me back to Kansas,' said Dorothy. " 'Where is Kansas?' asked the man, with surprise. " 'I don't know,' replied Dorothy sorrowfully, 'but it is my home, and I'm sure it's somewhere.' " 'Very likely. Well, Oz can do anything; so I suppose he will find Kansas for you. But first you must get to see him, and that will be a hard task; for the Great Wizard does not like to see anyone, and he usually has his own way. But what do YOU want?' he continued, speaking to Toto. Toto only wagged his tail; for, strange to say, he could not speak. "The woman now called to them that supper was ready."
Chapter 11: "The Wonderful City of Oz"
page: 135
" 'What shall we do now?' asked Dorothy sadly.
" 'There is only one thing we can do,' returned the Lion, 'and that is to go to the land of the Winkies, seek out the Wicked Witch, and destroy her.'
" 'But suppose we cannot?' said the girl.
" 'Then I shall never have courage,' declared the Lion.
" 'And I shall never have brains,' added the Scarecrow.
" 'And I shall never have a heart,' spoke the Tin of Woodman.
" 'And I shall never see Aunt Em and Uncle Henry,' said Dorothy, beginning to cry."
Note: As we continue reading this novel, you will discover passages similar to the ones on pages 88-89 and135. These passages are on pages 163, 168, 184, and chapter XVI: "The Magic Art of the Great Humbug."
Punctuation Note: Titles of novels, periodicals, or complete works are italicized. TItles of chapters, or articles within a periodical are enclosed in quotation marks.
L. Frank Baum is a master storyteller. He will weave information about the "road made of yellow brick," the magic of the silver shoes, and the protective kiss from the Witch of the North throughout this American fairy tale. The road, the shoes, and the kiss are symbols. When an author uses symbols in a story, the theme of the story is made more clear. We will try to predict themes through the use of symbols and we will continue to explore the symbols we have discovered (road, shoes, kiss). -reminder from class notes October 5th
Tracking the use of symbols is also a strategy for better understanding how L. Frank Baum moves the plot forward.
Identifying the qualities, beliefs, and assumptions of Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, and Cowardly Lion, and then better understanding the relationships between and among these characters is anther strategy we can use to explain how L. Frank Baum Moves the plot forward.
Remember that moving the plot forward is understanding how L. Frank Baum develops the story from conflict to climax to the denouement.
MLA Citation: Baum, Lyman Frank. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. New York: Dover Publications, 1960. Print.
Review September 29th class notes:
Ma. Frameworks 8.F.1Identify qualities, beliefs, and assumptions of central characters in a novel.Analyze how these influence relationships among characters and the resolution of the conflict.
During class we broke down this Framework into manageable parts.
Identify qualities, beliefs, and assumptions of the characters.
Analyze how the qualities, beliefs, and assumptions of characters influence the relationships between and among the characters.
Finally, figure our how the qualities, beliefs, assumptions, and relationships of characters drive the plot forward.
Note: "Driving the plot forward" = how the relationships of the characters influence the conflict, climax, and denouement of the novel.
Homework:
a. Chapter 12: "The Search for the Wicked Witch"
Listening time: 20:32
1. e-text from the University of Virginia library resources:
You were given a writing prompt today during the first 20 minutes of class. You will begin writing an open response tomorrow. Draft a thesis statement for the writing prompt we discussed today. Tomorrow you will have 30 minutes to work on the open response.
A thesis statement is a roadmap that tells your audience your point of view.
Wednesday, October 12
Class Work:
30 minutes for the Quick Quiz Open-response Writing Prompt
Read and Discuss during class: Chapter 12: "The Search for the Wizard of Oz"
MLA Citation: Baum, Lyman Frank. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. New York: Dover Publications, 1960. Print.
MLA Citation: Baum, Lyman Frank. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. New York: Dover Publications, 1960. Print.
Note:
I apologize for not being in class today. :( We will discuss the writing prompt, thesis statement, and chapter 12 tomorrow. :)
Chapter 11: "The Wonderful Emerald City of Oz"
Symbols or evidence of L. Frank Baum's classical education?
Who are the characters who searched for the Wizard
What was the shape of the wizard at the meeting
Does the shape have symbolic meaning?
Dorothy
an enormous head without a body (pages 126-129)
???
Scarecrow
a most lovely lady
(pages 130-131)
???
Tin Woodman
a most terrible beast
(pages 131-133)
???
Cowardly Lion
a fierce, glowing ball of fire
(pages 134-135)
???
Chapter 12: "The Search for the Wicked Witch"
Rule of Three:
The wicked Witch tries to destroy Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, and Cowardly Lion three times, but to no avail..
1. the wolves (pages141-142)
2. the crows (pages 143-144)
3. the bees (pages 144-145)
Think back: Is there evidence for the Rule of Three in other chapters of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz?
Symbol: the Golden Cap
page 145
"There was, in her cupboard, a Golden Cap, with a circle of diamonds and rubies running round it. This Golden Cap had a charm. Whoever owned it could call three times upon the Winged Monkeys, who would obey any order they were given. But no person could command these strange creatures more than three times."
Is the Golden Cap filled with a magic charm? Can we predict that the magic charm will be evidence of another example of the Rule of Three?
Theme: Triumph of Good over Evil
Page: 164: Is it possible that this becomes a theme within the novel, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz?
"... But Dorothy they did not harm at all. She stood, with Toto in her arms, watching the sad fate of her comrades and thinking it would soon be her turn. The leader of the Winged Monkeys flew up to her, his long, hairy arms stretched out and his ugly face grinning terribly; but he saw the mark of the Good Witch's kiss upon her forehead and stopped short, motioning the others not to touch her. " 'We dare not harm this little girl," he said to them, "for she is protected by the Power of Good, and that isgreater than the Power of Evil. All we can do is to carry her to the castle of the Wicked Witch and leave her there.' "
Homework
Chapter 13: "The Rescue
Listening Time: 6:49
MLA Citation: Baum, Lyman Frank. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. New York: Dover Publications, 1960. Print.
1. e-text from the University of Virginia library resources:
1. 15 minutes for the Quick Quiz Open-response Writing Prompt - revise topic sentence and thesis statement
2. Thesis Statement discussion:
a. Thesis statements in this class begin with the writing prompt:
Many works of literature deal with close relationships. Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion are bound together because they are on a journey to Emerald City and each has a question for the Wizard of Oz. Scarecrow wants a brain, Tin Woodman wants a heart, Cowardly Lion wants courage, and Dorothy wants to go home.
In a well-developed open-response explain how the relationship affects each of the characters so far and how these relationships are moving the plot from the conflict to the climax of the novel.
b. Developing a thesis statement:
1. Figure out what the main topic of the writing prompt is. ex: close relationships
2. Read the writing prompt carefully and form your point of view from the facts given to you in the writing prompt.
3. Identify at least two facts from the novel that will support your point of view and answer the questions asked in the writing prompt.
4. Identify a point of view that is different from the one you chose.
5. Use your cheat sheet of themes to identify a title for your open response.
c. Thesis Statement:
Note: There are as many options for a thesis statement as there are students in the 8th grade. The following thesis statement is an example not a right answer!
Thesis statement example:
Even though the characters do not believe in their own
abilities, the characters close relationships help them achieve their
individual goals because they believe in each other and overcome difficulties
on the road of yellow brick.
Breaking down a thesis statement:
Use a complex sentence format to build a thesis statement. DId you memorize the subordinating conjunctions, so you can use them to build a complex sentence.
Main topic: close relationships
My point of view: "... the characters close relationships help them achieve their individual goals ..." (Your point of view could be different.)
Two facts that support my point of view: "... because they believe in each other and overcome difficulties on the road of yellow brick."
A different point of view: "Even though the characters do not believe in their own abilities, ..."
Title for the cheat sheet of themes: Overcoming Difficulties
Review your work by completing the following:
Highlight the topic sentence with one color.
Highlight your thesis statement with a second color.
3. The thesis statement discussions lasted for the whole class and we did not discuss the novel today.
MLA Citation: Baum, Lyman Frank. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. New York: Dover Publications, 1960. Print.
Chapter 13: "The Rescue"
MLA Citation: Baum, Lyman Frank. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. New York: Dover Publications, 1960. Print.
Homework
Chapter 14: "The Winged Monkeys"
Listening Time: 10:38
1. e-text from the University of Virginia library resources:
15 minutes for the Quick Quiz Open-response Writing Prompt - Use the topic sentences and thesis statements you revised yesterday during our class discussion. Use the draft you wrote Wednesday. Now write a revised open response.
Writing Prompt will be collected today.
The draft you wrote and revised Wednesday and Thursday will also be collected today.
Chapter 12: "The Wonderful Emerald City of Oz"
Symbols or evidence of L. Frank Baum's classical education?
Who are the characters who searched for the Wizard
What was the shape of the wizard at the meeting
Does the shape have symbolic meaning?
Dorothy
an enormous head without a body (pages 126-129)
???
Scarecrow
a most lovely lady
(pages 130-131)
???
Tin Woodman
a most terrible beast
(pages 131-133)
???
Cowardly Lion
a fierce, glowing ball of fire
(pages 134-135)
???
Author's naturally include in their stories the social, economic, and political influences of the time in which they live.
page 126:
"She opened a little door and Dorothy walked boldly through and found herself in a wonderful place. It was a big, round room with a high arched roof, and the walls and ceiling and floor were covered with large emeralds set closely together. In the center of the roof was a great light, as bright as the sun, which made the emeralds sparkle in a wonderful manner."
Question: Is it possible that the "great light as bright as the sun" is a reference to the first time electricity was used to light a major event?
Researched answer: "In 1893 the World's Columbian Exposition was famous for being illuminated by electric light bulbs and did much to popularize one of Thomas A. Edison's marvelous invention."
MLA Citation: Hearn, Michael Patrick. The Annotated Wizard of Oz. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1973. Print.
Qualities, Beliefs, and Assumptions - Oz
page 134: "...a low quiet voice..."
MLA Citation: Hearn, Michael Patrick. The Annotated Wizard of Oz. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1973. Print.
When Oz speaks in the form of fire, do we begin to see a more humble side of this wizard?
Baum, Lyman Frank. Wonderful Wizard of Oz. New York. Dover Books. 1960. Print.
Baum, Lyman Frank. Wonderful Wizard of Oz. New York. Dover Books. 1960. Print.
Rule of Three:
The wicked Witch tries to destroy Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, and Cowardly Lion three times, but to no avail..
1. the wolves (pages141-142)
2. the crows (pages 143-144)
3. the bees (pages 144-145)
Think back: Is there evidence for the Rule of Three in other chapters of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz?
Symbol: the Golden Cap
page 145
"There was, in her cupboard, a Golden Cap, with a circle of diamonds and rubies running round it. This Golden Cap had a charm. Whoever owned it could call three times upon the Winged Monkeys, who would obey any order they were given. But no person could command these strange creatures more than three times."
Is the Golden Cap filled with a magic charm? Can we predict that the magic charm will be evidence of another example of the Rule of Three?
Theme: Triumph of Good over Evil
page: 148: Is it possible that this becomes a theme within the novel, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz?
"... But Dorothy they did not harm at all. She stood, with Toto in her arms, watching the sad fate of her comrades and thinking it would soon be her turn. The leader of the Winged Monkeys flew up to her, his long, hairy arms stretched out and his ugly face grinning terribly; but he saw the mark of the Good Witch's kiss upon her forehead and stopped short, motioning the others not to touch her. " 'We dare not harm this little girl," he said to them, "for she is protected by the Power of Good, and that isgreater than the Power of Evil. All we can do is to carry her to the castle of the Wicked Witch and leave her there.' "
Baum, Lyman Frank. Wonderful Wizard of Oz. New York. Dover Books. 1960. Print.
Is the triumph of good over evil a metaphor for "going home" in our world today? ...throughout history?
MLA Citation: Baum, Lyman Frank. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. New York: Dover Publications, 1960. Print.
Chapter 13: "The Rescue"
Baum, Lyman Frank. Wonderful Wizard of Oz. New York. Dover Books. 1960. Print.
Chapter 14: "The Winged Monkeys"
MLA Citation: Baum, Lyman Frank. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. New York: Dover Publications, 1960. Print.
1. Quick Quiz: Use last week's draft to write the open response to the writing prompt we broke apart last week.
Read the writing prompt again to refresh your memory about what you must include in this open response.
Identify the main topics in the writing prompt knowing that you will be graded on whether or not you included all the topics.
Read the open-response paragraph you drafted last week.
Review the revision you completed: topic sentence and thesis statement.
Revise the draft you wrote last week.
Note: Don't forget to support your opinion with direct quotes from the novel:)
2. After the QQ:
a. Review Chapter 11: "The Wonderful Emerald City of Oz"
Are these symbols or evidence of L. Frank Baum's classical education?
Who are the characters who searched for the Wizard
What was the shape of the wizard at the meeting
Does the shape have symbolic meaning?
Dorothy
an enormous head without a body (pages 126-129)
???
Scarecrow
a most lovely lady
(pages 130-131)
???
Tin Woodman
a most terrible beast
(pages 131-133)
???
Cowardly Lion
a fierce, glowing ball of fire
(pages 134-135)
???
Authors naturally include in their stories the social, economic, and political influences of the time in which they live.
page 126:
"She opened a little door and Dorothy walked boldly through and found herself in a wonderful place. It was a big, round room with a high arched roof, and the walls and ceiling and floor were covered with large emeralds set closely together. In the center of the roof was a great light, as bright as the sun, which made the emeralds sparkle in a wonderful manner."
Question: Is it possible that the "great light as bright as the sun" is a reference to the first time electricity was used to light a major event?
Researched answer: "In 1893 the World's Columbian Exposition was famous for being illuminated by electricity and did much to popularize Thomas A. Edison's marvelous invention."
MLA Citation: Hearn, Michael Patrick. The Annotated Wizard of Oz. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1973. Print.
Qualities, Beliefs, and Assumptions - Oz
page 134: "...a low quiet voice..."
When Oz speaks in the form of fire, do we begin to see a more humble side of this wizard?
b. Chapter 12: "The Search for the WIcked Witch"
Rule of Three:
The wicked Witch tries to destroy Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, and Cowardly Lion three times, but to no avail..
1. the wolves (pages141-142)
2. the crows (pages 143-144)
3. the bees (pages 144-145)
Think back: Is there evidence for the Rule of Three in other chapters of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz?
Symbol: the Golden Cap
page 145
"There was, in her cupboard, a Golden Cap, with a circle of diamonds and rubies running round it. This Golden Cap had a charm. Whoever owned it could call three times upon the Winged Monkeys, who would obey any order they were given. But no person could command these strange creatures more than three times."
Is the Golden Cap filled with a magic charm? Can we predict that the magic charm will be evidence of another example of the Rule of Three?
Theme: Triumph of Good over Evil
page 148: Is it possible that this becomes a theme within the novel, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz?
"... But Dorothy they did not harm at all. She stood, with Toto in her arms, watching the sad fate of her comrades and thinking it would soon be her turn. The leader of the Winged Monkeys flew up to her, his long, hairy arms stretched out and his ugly face grinning terribly; but he saw the mark of the Good Witch's kiss upon her forehead and stopped short, motioning the others not to touch her.
" 'We dare not harm this little girl," he said to them, "for she is protected by the Power of Good, and that isgreater than the Power of Evil. All we can do is to carry her to the castle of the Wicked Witch and leave her there.' "
c. Review Chapter 13: "The Rescue"
page 163: Qualities, Beliefs, and Assumptions
" 'We must go back to Oz, and claim his promise.'
" 'Yes,' said the Woodman, 'at last I shall get my heart.'
" 'And I shall get my brains,' added the Scarecrow joyfully.
" 'And I shall get my courage,' said the Lion thoughtfully.
" 'And I shall get back to Kansas,' cried Dorothy, clapping her hands. 'Oh, let us start for the Emerald City tomorrow!'
"This they decided to do. The next day they called the Winkies together and bade them good-bye. The Winkies were sorry to have them go, and they had grown so fond of the Tin Woodman that they begged him to stay and rule over them and the Yellow Land of the West. Finding they were determined to go, the Winkies gave Toto and the Lion each a golden collar; and to Dorothy they presented a beautiful bracelet studded with diamonds;and to the Scarecrow they gave a gold-headed walking stick, to keep him from stumbling; and to the Tin Woodman they offered a silver oil-can, inlaid with gold and set with precious jewels."
page 164: Symbolism, Rule of Three, and the Journey - Golden Cap
"Dorothy went to the Witch's cupboard to fill her basket with food for the journey, and there she saw the Golden Cap. She tried it on her own head and found that it fitted her exactly. She did not know anything about the charm of the Golden Cap, but she saw that it was pretty, so she made up her mind to wear it and carry her sunbonnet in the basket. "Then, being prepared for the journey, they all started for the Emerald City; and the Winkies gave them three cheers and many good wishes to carry with them."
Baum, Lyman Frank. Wonderful Wizard of Oz. New York. Dover Books. 1960. Print.
d. Review Chapter 14: "The WInged Monkeys"
page 168: Qualities , Beliefs, and Assumptions
" 'If we walk far enough,' said Dorothy, 'I am sure we shall sometime come to some place.'
"But day by day passed away, and they still saw nothing before them but the scarlet fields. The Scarecrow began to grumble a bit.
" 'We have surely lost our way,' he said, 'and unless we find it again in time to reach the Emerald City, I shall never get my brains.'
" 'Nor I my heart,' declared the Tin Woodman. 'It seems to me I can scarcely wait till I get to Oz, and you must admit this is a very long journey.'
" 'You see,' said the Cowardly Lion, with a whimper, 'I haven't the courage to keep tramping forever, without getting anywhere at all.'
"Then Dorothy lost heart. She sat down on the grass and looked at her companions, and they sat down and looked at her, and Toto found that for the first time in his life he was too tired to chase a butterfly that flew past his head. So he put out his tongue and panted and looked at Dorothy as if to ask what they should do next."
Baum, Lyman Frank. Wonderful Wizard of Oz. New York. Dover Books. 1960. Print.
pages 169-170: Symbol and Rule of Three - the Golden Cap
" 'We have lost our way,' said Dorothy. 'Can you tell us where the Emerald City is?'
" 'Certainly,' answered the Queen; 'but it is a great way off, for you have had it at your backs all this time.' Then she noticed Dorothy's Golden Cap, and said, 'Why don't you usethe charm of the Cap, and call the Winged Monkeys to you? They will carry you to the City of Oz in less than an hour.'
" 'I didn't know there was a charm,' answered Dorothy, in surprise. 'What is it?'
" 'It is written inside the Golden Cap,' replied the Queen of the Mice. 'But if you are going to call the Winged Monkeys we must run away, for they are full of mischief and think it great fun to plague us.'
" 'Won't they hurt me?' asked the girl anxiously.
" 'Oh, no. They must obey the wearer of the Cap. Good-bye!' And she scampered out of sight, with all the mice hurrying after her.
"Dorothy looked inside the Golden Cap and saw some words written upon the lining. These, she thought, must be the charm, so she read the directions carefully and put the Cap upon her head."
pages 171 - 175: Symbolism and the Rule of Three - Golden Cap
The Winged Monkeys tell their story
e. Chapter 15: "The Discovery of Oz, the Terrible"
page 182: Qualities, Beliefs, and Assumptions
" ' I am Oz, the Great and Terrible. Why do you seek me?'
They looked again in every part of the room, and then, seeing no one, Dorothy asked, 'Where are you?'
" 'I am everywhere,' answered the Voice, 'but to the eyes of common mortals I am invisible. I will now seat myself upon my throne, that you may converse with me.' Indeed, the Voice seemed just then to come straight from the throne itself; so they walked toward it and stood in a row while Dorothy said: " 'We have come to claim our promise, O Oz.'
" 'What promise?' asked Oz.
" 'You promised to send me back to Kansas when the Wicked Witch was destroyed,' said the girl.
" 'And you promised to give me brains,' said the Scarecrow.
" 'And you promised to give me a heart,' said the Tin Woodman.
" 'And you promised to give me courage,' said the Cowardly Lion.
" 'Is the Wicked Witch really destroyed?' asked the Voice, and Dorothy thought it trembled a little.
" 'Yes,' she answered, 'I melted her with a bucket of water.'
pages 183 - 191: Qualities, Beliefs, and Assumptions
Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, and Cowardly Lion share their assumptions with the small man who is pretending to be Oz. The also share their frustration and sadness that is is just pretending.
What does the man who is pretending to be Oz share with Dorothy, Scarecrow and Tin Woodman?
page 191: chapter 15 ends with the following passage:
"There is only one thing I ask in return for my help -- such as it is. You must keep my secret and tell no one I am a humbug." "They agreed to say nothing of what they had learned, and went back to their rooms in high spirits. Even Dorothy had hope that
'The Great and Terrible Humbug,' as she called him, would find a way to send her back to Kansas, and if he did she was willing to forgive
him everything."
Note: What have we learned about the little man who is pretending to be Oz?
MLA Citation: Baum, Lyman Frank. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. New York: Dover Publications, 1960. Print.
Homework:
Chapter 16: "The Magic Art of the Great Humbug"
Listening time: 6:10
1. e-text from the University of Virginia library resources:
1. Quick Quiz: Using yesterday's revision, highlight the following information to make sure your revision is accurate.
Highlight the topic sentence with one color.
Highlight your thesis statement with a second color.
Highlight and number the evidence from the text with a third color. (Hint: you should have 3-4 quotes sentences from the novel to support your thesis statement. The thesis statement is the road map to this open response.)
Assess the open response you wrote.
1. Did you include the information discussed in the writing prompt.
2. Revise your topic sentence once more by making sure your word choice is specific and exact.
3. Revise your thesis statement once more making sure your point of view addresses the the points enumerated in the writing prompt.
4. Underline the subordinating conjunctions in the complex sentence you use to write your thesis statement.
5. Revise your open response by making sure you have explained your point of view in your own words and supported your point of view with direct quotes from the novel.
6. Revise your open response by making sure your thesis statement is the last sentence of this response. If your open response has more than one paragraph, remember that your thesis statement is the last sentence of the introductory paragraph.
7. Read your open response one more time. Be prepared to explain why this is a logical literary explanation of the original open response.
2. After the Quick Quiz
Chapter 16: "The Magic Art of the Great Humbug"
page 196: pun
"When he had fastened the Scarecrow's head on his body again he said to him, 'Hereafter you will be a great man, for I have given you a lot of bran-new brains.' "
page 197: pun
" 'Why are those needles and pins sticking out of your head?' asked the Tin Woodman.
" 'That is proof that he is sharp,' remarked the Lion."
page 199: Did Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, and Cowardly Lion already have what they though the Wizard could give to them?
"Oz, left to himself, smiled to think of his success in giving the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman and the Lion exactly what they thought they
wanted. 'How can I help being a humbug,' he said, 'when all these people make me do things that everybody knows can't be done? It was
easy to make the Scarecrow and the Lion and the Woodman happy, because they imagined I could do anything. But it will take more than
imagination to carry Dorothy back to Kansas, and I'm sure I don't know how it can be done.' "
MLA Citation: Baum, Lyman Frank. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. New York: Dover Publications, 1960. Print.
2. Identify the point of view in your thesis statement.
3. Be prepared to explain why this is a logical literary explanation of the original open response.
2. After the Quick Quiz:
Chapter 17: "How the Balloon Was Launched"
MLA Citation: Baum, Lyman Frank. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. New York: Dover Publications, 1960. Print.
3. What effect has the novel, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, had on our society?
During the discussion we listed the following:
1900: the original copyright of L. Frank Baum's novel
1939 MGM Wizard of Oz - film
1974 The Wiz - Broadway
1978 The Wiz - movie
1995 Gregory McGuire's novel, Wicked
2000 Finding Forrester - movie
2003 Wicked - Broadway
2008 Australia - movie
As we figure out ways in which L. Frank Baum's novel has had an influence on our society, we will look the allusions made to the original novel. We will examine novels, films and broadway productions to compare similar journeys, ways in which characters encourage one another, and the Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, and Cowardly Lion in each of us.
What is your "journey?"
What is your "road of yellow brick" like right now in your life?
Where is "home?"
Note: "Home" is not a place, but a metaphor for our dreams, and hopes.
MLA Citation: Baum, Lyman Frank. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. New York: Dover Publications, 1960. Print.
Homework:
Chapter 18: "Away To the South"
Listening time: 7:32
1. e-text from the University of Virginia library resources:
Fairy Tales: ('The Wizard of Oz' is an American fairy tale; 'Beauty and the
Beast' is a French fairy tale; 'Star Wars' is a contemporary fairy tale.)
a. Fairy tales begin with ‘once upon a time…’-usually-and the story is developed about the choices a young person makes
to get out of/or resolve a bad predicament. b. Protagonist and Characters
The main character (protagonist) is a young person in the bad
predicament.
Minor characters in a fairy tale are royalty, those with good or
evil personalities, and one with an omniscient point of view.
Fairy tales are filled with magic and magical beings, like: giants, elves, fairies, and/or witches.
c. Settings in a fairy tale include the castles or palaces of
royalty and the farms and the villages of peasants.Settings are developed with great detail. d. Themes – The bad predicament is resolved. The protagonist shows forgiveness to those who opposed her/him and by doing so she/he
teaches certain cultural values. e. Fairy tales have happy endings.
4. Making Connections Beyond the Novel: You had 10 minutes during class to begin journaling your thoughts about the following questions.
a. Who are the people who move the plot of your life forward?
Who is the Scarecrow in your life?
Is there a bit of the Scarecrow in you?
Who is the Tin Woodman in your life"
Is there a bit of the Tin Woodman in you?
Who is the Cowardly Lion in your life?
Is there a bit of the Cowardly Lion in you?
Who are the witches, humbugs, and wizards in your life?
Is there a bit of a witch, humbug, or wizard in you?
b. Describe " the road of yellow brick" in your life as it is now and as it has been in the past? What will it be like in the future?
c. Where is the "Emerald City" of your life? What is the "Emerald City" in your life?
d. Where is the "desert" in your life? What is the "desert" in your life?
5. We have used the following writing prompt to interpret this literary work and now we will use this writing prompt to examine the individual life in which each of us lives.
DIrections: Journal your responses to the questions a, b, c, and d in number four: Making Connections Beyond the Novel..
Ma. Frameworks 8.F.1Identify qualities, beliefs, and assumptions of central characters in a novel.Analyze how these influence relationships among characters and the resolution of the conflict.
During class we broke down this Framework into manageable parts.
Identify qualities, beliefs, and assumptions of the characters.
Analyze how the qualities, beliefs, and assumptions of characters influence the relationships between and among the characters.
Finally, figure out how the qualities, beliefs, assumptions, and relationships of characters drive the plot forward.
Note: "Driving the plot forward" = how the relationships of the characters influence the conflict, climax, and denouement of the novel.
Homework:
Chapter 19: "Attacked by the Fighting Trees"
Listening time: 6:00
1. e-text from the University of Virginia library resources:
Students wrote and assessed their open response. (Review notes on this page beginning on Tuesday, October 11th.)
Writing Prompt:
Many works of literature deal with close relationships. Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, and Cowardly Lion are bound together because they are on a journey to Emerald City and each has a question for the Wizard of Oz. Scarecrow wants a brain, Tin Woodman wants a heart, Cowardly Lion wants courage, and Dorothy wants to go home.
In a well-developed open-response explain how the relationships affect each of the characters so far and how these relationships are moving the plot from the conflict to the climax of the novel. (Note: An open-response may be more than one paragraph. Each paragraph should have a minimum of 7-9 sentences)
2. Class DIscussion:
We have talked about themes, like "overcoming difficulties," "encouraging others," and "believing in yourself."
We have discussed symbols like "the road of yellow brick."
Students are comparing these themes and symbols from the novel with themes and symbols from movies with references to this novel.
Students are beginning to think about the "roads of yellow brick" in their lives.
Students are beginning to think about ways in which they will live the themes in this novel.
Thesis statements in this class begin with the writing prompt:
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