WELCOME TO AS ENGLISH

LANG LIT!

Just For Starters!Write down:

Three things that you are nervous about in starting the course

and

Three things you are confident about!

Learning ObjectivesALL: Know definitions of satire and irony.

MOST: Identify satire and comment on its effects

SOME: Use satire in a sophisticated style to echo Waugh’s work.

Your AS Course

Exam Course Work

Section ASpoken language study – written (Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit) and spoken (unseen transcript)

Section BLiterature analysis of A Handful of Dust compared with a non-fiction text based on context / theme.

The Text You Will Be Studying!

A Handful of Dust By Evelyn Waugh

It is a social commentary.

What is a social

commentary?Waugh uses A Handful of Dust to express his negative (to say the least) views about the society in which he lives in.

What in your society would you comment on? Create a montage!

What do you have an

opinion on?

Definitions!

Satire:

Irony:

A text or performance that uses irony, derision, or wit to expose or attack human vice, foolishness, or stupidity. Verb: satirize. Adjective: satiric or satirical.

The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.

SATIREhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LewT4ezreqQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player (7.55 – 18)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6m376N_1IYQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player (from 10)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbWiysSqKRA&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Waugh uses satire to

express his views.

Jonathan SwiftA Modest Proposal

Jonathan Swift wrote ‘A Modest Proposal’ in 1729 to satirise and mock the heartless attitudes of the rich towards the poor in Ireland at the time, a time of hardship and severe economic crisis.

Highlight three of the most satirical lines.

Your Go! Here is an exampleSurely by now the bible should be updated. Times have moved on; people have changed. Surely we should now be basing our lives and the morals we hold on the fabulous people of TOWIE.

Their ability to create a whole new language clearly shows a level of intelligence that most people could only dream of possessing. I hope for a day when university lecture halls are filled with the sounds of ‘tots emosh’ and ‘reem’.

Taste in clothes and appearance would also be greatly improved if the average Joe took inspiration from our TOWIE leaders; skin as golden as the sun, teeth so bright you are blinded and lashes that could cause a tidal wave. All this is what our society needs. Striving for perfection? Imitate TOWIE.

Learning ObjectivesALL: Know definitions of satire and irony.

MOST: Identify satire and comment on its effects

SOME: Use satire in a sophisticated style to echo Waugh’s work.

Learning ObjectivesALL: Know definitions of capitalism and

fascism.

MOST: Explore key points about the context of the novel.

SOME: Make predictions about the novel and consider links to its context.

What does the title suggest to you about Waugh’s view on the society he lived in?

The Waste LandWaugh took inspiration from T.S Eliot’s poem ‘The Waste Land’ for the title of the novel.

What are the roots that clutch, what branches grow Out of this stony rubbish? Son of man,You cannot say, or guess, for you know onlyA heap of broken images, where the sun beats,And the dead tree gives no shelter, the cricket no relief,And the dry stone no sound of water. OnlyThere is shadow under this red rock,(Come in under the shadow of this red rock),And I will show you something different from eitherYour shadow at morning striding behind youOr your shadow at evening rising to meet you; I will show you fear in a handful of dust.

On your copy of the extract, write under

each line the connotations that

are suggested.

As Waugh took inspiration from the poem, what does it

suggest about Waugh’s view on

the society he lived in?

TitlesWrite a title that encapsulates your view of the society that you live in.

Events surrounding the 1930’sPlot these significant historical 0events in a time line around 1934 when Waugh wrote ‘A Handful of Dust’.

WW1 1914 - 1918

WW2 1939 - 1945

Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany 1933

First German concentration camp

established 1933

General Strike (over threats to reduce wages

and poor working conditions) 1926

Stock Market Crash (Black Tuesday) 1929

The Great Depression 1929 – late 1930’s

Britain During the Great Depression

Using the computers, find out as much as you can about Britain during the Great Depression.Use the following questions to structure your research:1. Industry2. Class system (lower class (poor), middle

(working class), upper class)

Britain During the Great Depression1. The Great Depression was a severe economical downturn in the decade

after WW1.2. The main catalyst which started The Great Depression was when the stock

market crashed on the 29th October 1929; this day is now known as Black Tuesday.

3. Countries dependent on Industry were most heavily hit. 4. Inflation rose meaning everyday items became unaffordable (especially for

the working and lower classes), while wages were cut. 5. The upper classes (generally the aristocracy) found that the money they

had was worth less in the economy. Even though they felt they had to tighten their belts significantly it was nothing compared to what the working classes and the very poor endured. They really struggled to feed their families.

6. Public spending nose-dived and unemployment rose significantly:1. Industrial production down 23%2. Wholesale prices down 33%3. Foreign trade down 60%4. Unemployment up 129%

Capitalism / Fascism

CAPITALISM:

FASCISM:

(Economics) an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production, distribution, and exchange, characterized by the freedom of capitalists to operate or manage their property for profit in competitive conditions

A system of government marked by centralization of authority under a dictator, stringent socioeconomic controls, suppression of the opposition through terror and censorship, and typically a policy of belligerent nationalism and racism.

Comments From Waugh …

"I had just written a short story ["The Man Who Liked Dickens"] about a man trapped in the jungle, ending his days reading Dickens aloud. The idea came quite naturally from the experience of visiting a lonely settler of that kind and reflecting how easily he could hold me prisoner [...] eventually the thing grew into a study of other sorts of savages at home and the civilized man's helpless plight among them."

Capitalism and Fascism

Think, Pair, Share:

How could a Capitalist or a Fascist government breed savages?

Chapter 1 – Du Cote De Chez Beaver

Read through the first chapter.

Create a character profile of John Beaver and Mrs Beaver.

Include quotations from the novel.

Try to make links to the context of the novel.

Learning ObjectivesALL: Know definitions of capitalism and

fascism.

MOST: Explore key points about the context of the novel.

SOME: Make predictions about the novel and consider links to its context.