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One Flew Over the Cuckoos NestStart at 45http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5NyyC-UjBM&feature=related What is Insanity?Insanity:Definition from Google:The state of being seriously mentally ill; madness.Extreme foolishness or irrationality.

Are all insane people bad?

Examples?Robert Browninghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Browning#Major_worksWrote several poems about criminal behavior/murderCharacters often seem a little off, perhaps crazy

My Last DuchessWhat is going on here?My Last DuchessTake out a piece of paper:Write for 3 minutes and consider

Is this character crazy?Why or why not?Unit JournalTurned in after each class

Graded on effort/completion not grammar etc.

I am looking for your thoughts/interpretations here. Not your writing skills. Not this time!

I prefer if you type it but dont have to, just make sure I can read itLesson 2Discuss Journal EntriesPairs (2)5 minutesEither read or just talk about questionsEnter Edgar Allen PoeAmerican author, 19th centuryAlso wrote a lot of crazy stories about crazy peoplehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Allan_Poe

Are they all bad? Is insanity bad?Remember the Definition of Insanity?The state of being seriously mentally ill; madness.Extreme foolishness or irrationality.

Can we think of anything better? Other words?Insane vs Misunderstood?Final PaperSelect a novel

Start Reading

Dont worry too much about paper yet, read assignment, understand it.

Not Due until TWO WEEKS after the unitLesson 3Small Group DiscussionGroups of 3-4Use JournalsWhy do we read about these characters? Why do we like to?Present ideas to classCan we relate?Shutter Island:Summary: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shutter_Island_%28film%29

Ending: (Spoiler alert!)Bad Characters we like?CharacterWhy badWhy we like them anyway?Lets Write!

Lesson 4Small GroupsShare and Discuss writingRead each others storiesCan relate to these people? If not, how could we relate to them even if they were still insane?If we can find ways to relate to insane people, does that make us insane? Small group discussion on writing and this question eventually become full class.

REALITYRe-ality and Re-late (similarity)

What is a reality?

Definition (freedictionary.com): The quality or state of being actual or true.That which exists objectively and in fact.The Reality of the InsaneDifferent than ours?

Is it still real?The Secret WindowJohnny Depp a killer that is not aware mentally that he killing people

Lets watch a clip

The Reality of Mr. DeppOur reality while watching this movie:

What do we know that he does not?

Are our realities different (his and ours)?

How do we explain this if working with our earlier definition of reality?Lesson 5Stephen KingContemporary AuthorWrites a lot of books, a lot of books made into movies (The Shining, Carrie, The Green Mile, any others?)

Short Story: Strawberry Summer

Personality Quizzes

YearbooksDraw a quick sketch of yourself include your nameOn a different sheet of paper, write three things you think about yourself (no one else will see this)Send your yearbook offPass it around and everyone write COMPLIMENTS on each others yearbook pagesReality?Is anything real?

Actually different perspectives on reality not one we first think

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