NYS Cmmn Cre ELA & Literacy Curriculum Grade 12 Mdule 4 Unit 1 Lessn 2 12.4.1 Lessn 2 Intrductin In this lessn, students read and analyze Scene Tw f A Streetcar Named Desire (frm It is six clck the fllwing evening t [A tamale Vendr is heard calling.] VENDOR S VOICE: Red-ht! ), fcusing n the relatinship between Stanley and Blanche and hw it develps ver the curse f the scene in relatin t the lss f Belle Reve. Students perfrm a dramatic reading tgether in small grups befre respnding t questins. Student learning is assessed via a Quick Write at the end f the lessn: Analyze hw the relatinship between Stanley and Blanche develps ver the curse f Scene Tw. Fr hmewrk, students read Scene Three f A Streetcar Named Desire and anntate fr character develpment. File: 12.4.1 Lessn 2 Date: 6/30/15 Classrm Use: Starting 9/2015 2015 Public Cnsulting Grup. This wrk is licensed under a Creative Cmmns Attributin-NnCmmercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unprted License http://creativecmmns.rg/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/! 1
NYS Cmmn Cre ELA & Literacy Curriculum Grade 12 Mdule 4 Unit 1 Lessn 2 Standards Assessed Standard(s) RL.11-12.3 Analyze the impact f the authr s chices regarding hw t develp and relate elements f a stry r drama (e.g., where a stry is set, hw the actin is rdered, hw the characters are intrduced and develped). Addressed Standard(s) W. 11-12.9.a L. 11-12.4.a Draw evidence frm literary r infrmatinal texts t supprt analysis, reflectin, and research. a. Apply grades 11 12 Reading standards t literature (e.g., "Demnstrate knwledge f eighteenth-, nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century fundatinal wrks f American literature, including hw tw r mre texts frm the same perid treat similar themes r tpics"). Determine r clarify the meaning f unknwn and multiple-meaning wrds and phrases based n grades 11 12 reading and cntent, chsing flexibly frm a range f strategies. a. Use cntext (e.g., the verall meaning f a sentence, paragraph, r text; a wrd's psitin r functin in a sentence) as a clue t the meaning f a wrd r phrase. Assessment File: 12.4.1 Lessn 2 Date: 6/30/15 Classrm Use: Starting 9/2015 2015 Public Cnsulting Grup. This wrk is licensed under a Creative Cmmns Attributin-NnCmmercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unprted License http://creativecmmns.rg/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/! 2
NYS Cmmn Cre ELA & Literacy Curriculum Grade 12 Mdule 4 Unit 1 Lessn 2 Assessment(s) Student learning is assessed via a Quick Write at the end f the lessn. Students respnd t the fllwing prmpt, citing textual evidence t supprt analysis and inferences drawn frm the text. Analyze hw the relatinship between Stanley and Blanche develps ver the curse f Scene Tw. High Perfrmance Respnse(s) A High Perfrmance Respnse shuld: Analyze hw the relatinship between Stanley and Blanche develps ver the curse f Scene Tw (e.g., Stanley and Blanche s relatinship emerges as distrustful and cmbative thrughut Scene Tw. In the beginning f this scene, Blanche is in the bathrm and Stanley begins t cmplain that he and Stella have been swindled (p. 33) by her, and that she has used the mney frm Belle Reve t buy [g]enuine fx-fur pieces (p. 34) and pieces f jewelry. Stella argues n Blanche s behalf, which places Blanche in ppsitin t Stanley regarding the lss f Belle Reve, even befre Blanche herself enters the scene. When Blanche enters and Stella leaves, Stanley is shrt with Blanche, respnding with cmments like, That s gd (p. 36), and G right ahead, Blanche (p. 36). His shrt respnses r refusal t engage with Blanche highlight hw distrustful he is f her. In reactin t Stanley s behavir, Blanche flirts with him and fish[es] fr a cmpliment (p. 38), but he reacts negatively, saying, I dn t g in fr that stuff (p. 38), demnstrating he will nt fall fr Blanche s flirtatins.). Vcabulary Vcabulary t prvide directly (will nt include extended instructin) preen (v.) t dress (neself) carefully r smartly atmizer (n.) an apparatus fr reducing liquids t a fine spray, as fr medicinal r csmetic applicatin abscnding (v.) departing in a sudden and secret manner, especially t avid capture and legal prsecutin imprvident (adj.) neglecting t prvide fr future needs frnicatins (n.) vluntary sexual intercurses between tw unmarried persns r tw persns nt married t each ther File: 12.4.1 Lessn 2 Date: 6/30/15 Classrm Use: Starting 9/2015 2015 Public Cnsulting Grup. This wrk is licensed under a Creative Cmmns Attributin-NnCmmercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unprted License http://creativecmmns.rg/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/! 3
NYS Cmmn Cre ELA & Literacy Curriculum Grade 12 Mdule 4 Unit 1 Lessn 2 Vcabulary t teach (may include direct wrd wrk and/r questins) antiquity (n.) the quality f being ancient; ancientness Additinal vcabulary t supprt English Language Learners (t prvide directly) cmpsure (n.) calmness, especially f mind, manner, r appearance gander (n.) a lk at smething cascade (v.) t flw r hang dwn in large amunts sheepish (adj.) shwing r feeling embarrassment especially because yu have dne smething flish r wrng Lessn Agenda/Overview Student-Facing Agenda Standards & Text: Standards: RL.11-12.3, W.11-12.9.a, L.11-12.4.a Text: A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams, Scene Tw % f Lessn Learning Sequence: 1. Intrductin f Lessn Agenda 2. Hmewrk Accuntability 3. Small-Grup Dramatic Reading and Discussin 4. Quick Write 5. Clsing 1. 10% 2. 20% 3. 50% 4. 15% 5. 5% Materials Student cpies f the Shrt Respnse Rubric and Checklist (refer t 12.4.1 Lessn 1) (ptinal) File: 12.4.1 Lessn 2 Date: 6/30/15 Classrm Use: Starting 9/2015 2015 Public Cnsulting Grup. This wrk is licensed under a Creative Cmmns Attributin-NnCmmercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unprted License http://creativecmmns.rg/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/! 4
NYS Cmmn Cre ELA & Literacy Curriculum Grade 12 Mdule 4 Unit 1 Lessn 2 Learning Sequence Hw t Use the Learning Sequence Symb l Type f Text & Interpretatin f the Symbl 10% Percentage indicates the percentage f lessn time each activity shuld take. n symbl Plain text indicates teacher actin. Bld text indicates questins fr the teacher t ask students. Italicized text indicates a vcabulary wrd.! Indicates student actin(s). " Indicates pssible student respnse(s) t teacher questins. # Indicates instructinal ntes fr the teacher. Activity 1: Intrductin f Lessn Agenda 10% Begin by reviewing the agenda and the assessed standard fr this lessn: RL.11-12.3. In this lessn, students read and discuss Scene Tw frm A Streetcar Named Desire and analyze hw the relatinship between Stanley and Blanche develps ver the curse f the scene. Students lk at the agenda. Activity 2: Hmewrk Accuntability 20% Instruct students t take ut their respnses t the first part f the previus lessn s hmewrk assignment. (Read Scene Tw f A Streetcar Named Desire and anntate fr character develpment.) Instruct students t frm pairs and share their anntatins. Student anntatins may include: Hw abut my supper, huh? (p. 29) Stanley believes his wife shuld ck dinner fr him. Nw let s have a gander at the bill f sale (p. 31) Stanley acts suspicius f Blanche because he believes she is withhlding mney frm Stella and, indirectly, frm him. File: 12.4.1 Lessn 2 Date: 6/30/15 Classrm Use: Starting 9/2015 2015 Public Cnsulting Grup. This wrk is licensed under a Creative Cmmns Attributin-NnCmmercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unprted License http://creativecmmns.rg/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/! 5
NYS Cmmn Cre ELA & Literacy Curriculum Grade 12 Mdule 4 Unit 1 Lessn 2 I knw I fib a gd deal. After all, a wman s charm is fifty per cent illusin (p. 41) Blanche becmes mre candid and sincere after realizing that flirting with Stanley is nt ging t wrk. Pems a dead by wrte. I hurt him the way that yu wuld like t hurt me, but yu can t! I m nt yung and vulnerable any mre (p. 42) Blanche reveals mre abut her relatinship with the dead by (p. 42) and defends herself against Stanley. Lead a brief whle-class discussin f student respnses. Instruct students t take ut their respnses t the secnd part f the previus lessn s hmewrk assignment. (Als, based n this lessn s reading and analysis, write a brief respnse t the fllwing prmpt: What d Blanche s actins and dialgue ver the curse f Scene One suggest abut her character?) Instruct student pairs t discuss their respnses. Student respnses may include: Over the curse f Scene One, Blanche speaks in an educated and prper manner, demnstrating her educated, upper-class backgrund. Fr example, she cmpares Elysian Fields t Edgar Allan Pe s writing by saying, Only Mr. Edgar Allan Pe! culd d it justice! (p. 12). Blanche s educated dictin sets her apart frm many peple in Elysian Fields wh speak in less frmal r less educated ways. Fr example, Stanley uses slang: Yu ging t shack up here? (p. 27) and Eunice says, I ll drp by the bwling alley an hustle her up (p. 10). Blanche s way f speaking suggests that she is frm a different place and class than thers wh live in Elysian Fields. Blanche lies thrughut Scene One, specifically abut her alchl use. Even thugh she has already fund the liqur and had a drink by the time Stella arrives, she says, I knw yu must have sme liqur n the place! Where culd it be, I wnder? (p. 11). This suggests that Blanche is hiding her drinking because she is ashamed abut hw much she is drinking. Blanche says that she is nt very well and that she can t be alne (p. 17) which highlights her desire t be taken care f. This vulnerability, cupled with her defensiveness abut the lss f Belle Reve, arguing that Stella just came hme in time fr the funerals (p. 21), suggests that she is burdened by smething relating t the lss f Belle Reve. Blanche als seems burdened by the by [wh] died (p. 28), as she gets sick after she mentins him. Lead a brief whle-class discussin f student respnses. File: 12.4.1 Lessn 2 Date: 6/30/15 Classrm Use: Starting 9/2015 2015 Public Cnsulting Grup. This wrk is licensed under a Creative Cmmns Attributin-NnCmmercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unprted License http://creativecmmns.rg/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/! 6
NYS Cmmn Cre ELA & Literacy Curriculum Grade 12 Mdule 4 Unit 1 Lessn 2 Activity 3: Small-Grup Dramatic Reading and Discussin 50% Transitin t small-grup dramatic readings. Instruct students in each grup t take ne f the three rles f Blanche, Stella, and Stanley. Instruct ne student t read the stage directins. Instruct students t read Scene Tw (frm It is six clck the fllwing evening t [A tamale Vendr is heard calling.] VENDOR S VOICE: Red-ht! ) and answer the fllwing questins in small grups. Differentiatin Cnsideratin: Cnsider psting r prjecting the fllwing guiding questin t supprt students in their reading thrughut this lessn: Hw d Stanley and Blanche treat each ther thrughut Scene Tw? Pst r prject each set f questins belw fr students t discuss. Instruct students t cntinue t anntate the text as they read and discuss (W.11-12.9.a). Prvide students with the definitins f preen, atmizer, abscnding, imprvident, and frnicatins. Students may be familiar with sme f these wrds. Cnsider asking students t vlunteer definitins befre prviding them t the grup. Students write the definitins f preen, atmizer, abscnding, imprvident, and frnicatins n their cpies f the text r in a vcabulary jurnal. Differentiatin Cnsideratin: Cnsider prviding students with the definitins f cmpsure, gander, cascade, and sheepish. Students write the definitins f cmpsure, gander, cascade, and sheepish n their cpies f the text r in a vcabulary jurnal. What des Stanley s cnversatin with Stella n pages 30 34 demnstrate abut his attitude tward Blanche? Stanley wants t knw abut the business details (p. 31) regarding the lss f Belle Reve. Stanley s curisity implies that he des nt trust Blanche and that he des nt think Belle Reve was simply sacrificed (p. 30). Stanley believes that he and Stella have been swindled (p. 33) by Blanche. Stanley claims that under the Naplenic Cde (p. 33), that which belngs t the wife belngs t the husband and vice versa (p. 32). Stanley believes that because Blanche didn t shw [Stella] n papers (p. 32), Blanche has cheated her. Under the law Stanley cites, this wuld mean Blanche has als cheated him. Stanley als uses Blanche s slid-gld dress [and] [g]enuine fx-fur pieces (p. 34) and ther expensive items f clthing and File: 12.4.1 Lessn 2 Date: 6/30/15 Classrm Use: Starting 9/2015 2015 Public Cnsulting Grup. This wrk is licensed under a Creative Cmmns Attributin-NnCmmercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unprted License http://creativecmmns.rg/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/! 7
NYS Cmmn Cre ELA & Literacy Curriculum Grade 12 Mdule 4 Unit 1 Lessn 2 jewelry as prf that she has cheated Stella ut f mney by squandering r wasting it. What cntrast between Blanche and Stanley is set up thrugh Stella s respnses t Stanley? Thrughut his cnversatin with Stella, Stanley acts aggressively and cndescendingly, while Stella prtects Blanche. Fr example, he says, And diamnds! A crwn fr an empress! (p. 35). Stella asks Stanley t be gentle with Blanche and tell her she s lking wnderful Her little weakness! (p. 31), which suggests that Blanche is mre fragile than Stanley and needs apprval t thrive. In cntrast, Stanley acts aggressively and dismissive f Blanche s fragility: I dn t care if she hears me. Let s see the papers! (p. 32). Hw des Stanley s dialgue with Stella cmpare t his dialgue with Blanche? What des his dialgue with Blanche indicate abut his relatinship with her? Student respnses shuld include: Stanley s dialgue with Blanche becmes shrter and mre evasive than it was with Stella: That s gd (p. 36) and G right ahead, Blanche (p. 36). These shrter lines indicate a change in demeanr, r attitude, and shw that he des nt trust Blanche because he des nt engage with Blanche s friendly cnversatin. His silence indicates an emerging cnflict in their relatinship as he speaks minusly (p 36) and sarcastically says, It lks like yu raided sme stylish shps in Paris (p. 37). What des Blanche s attitude n pages 39 42 suggest abut her intentins? Blanche admits that she fib[s] a gd deal (p. 41) and claims that a wman s charm is fifty per cent illusin (p. 41). Blanche s flirtatius attitude suggests that she is trying t divert Stanley s attentin away frm the estate and charm him. What effect des Blanche s attitude have n Stanley? When Blanche fish[es] fr a cmpliment (p. 38), Stanley respnds with, Yur lks are kay (p. 38). Her fishing (p. 38) has little effect n him, because he claims t [nt] g in fr that stuff (p. 38), demnstrating he will nt fall fr Blanche s flirtatins. Why are Blanche s lve letters yellwing with antiquity (p. 42)? Based n hw Blanche speaks f the letters and the by wh wrte them, what des the wrd antiquity mean in this cntext? (L.11-12.4.a) File: 12.4.1 Lessn 2 Date: 6/30/15 Classrm Use: Starting 9/2015 2015 Public Cnsulting Grup. This wrk is licensed under a Creative Cmmns Attributin-NnCmmercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unprted License http://creativecmmns.rg/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/! 8
NYS Cmmn Cre ELA & Literacy Curriculum Grade 12 Mdule 4 Unit 1 Lessn 2 Student respnses shuld include: Blanche s lve letters are yellwing with antiquity because they are aging and ld after a dead by wrte (p. 42) them lng ag. Blanche speaks f the lve-letters all frm ne by (p. 42) in the past tense, and implies that she was yung and vulnerable (p. 42 43) when he wrte them but is nt yung (p. 42) anymre, s the wrd antiquity must mean smething ld. What effect des Blanche s speech abut the papers and her imprvident grandfathers (p. 44) have n Stanley? Student respnses may include: Blanche s emtinal speech abut her imprvident grandfathers and the lss f the estate due t their reckless lifestyle embarrasses Stanley a little, as he [becm[es] smewhat sheepish] (p. 44). Cntrary t Stanley s expectatins, Blanche ffers the papers t Stanley and says that it is fitting that Belle Reve shuld finally be this bunch f ld papers in [his] big, capable hands (p. 44). Blanche s apparent emtinal hnesty, and her willingness t let Stanley deal with the papers, empwers Stanley by affrding him the cntrl he has been arguing fr, but at this pint he des nt expect, s he becmes sheepish (p. 44) r ashamed. Hw des Blanche s cmment abut Stanley s big, capable hands (p. 44) reflect her intentins in this scene? Student respnses may include: Blanche s cmment abut Stanley s big, capable hands reflects a desire t flatter Stanley and take him ff his guard. By handing ver the papers t Belle Reve, she embarrasses r shames Stanley a little, as he becmes smewhat sheepish (p. 44), because she gives him cntrl in an attempt t gain his trust. Blanche subtly insults Stanley, by placing him in a line with her imprvident grandfathers (p. 44) wh she says ruined and lst Belle Reve. Blanche hands Stanley the papers, giving him pwer, and then insults him by cmparing him t men that deprived her f her plantatin (p. 44). Her insults, like her flirtatiusness, reflect a desire t shame Stanley. What des Blanche s cmment, I handled it nicely, I laughed and treated it all as a jke (p. 45) suggest abut her interactins with Stanley in this scene? File: 12.4.1 Lessn 2 Date: 6/30/15 Classrm Use: Starting 9/2015 2015 Public Cnsulting Grup. This wrk is licensed under a Creative Cmmns Attributin-NnCmmercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unprted License http://creativecmmns.rg/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/! 9
NYS Cmmn Cre ELA & Literacy Curriculum Grade 12 Mdule 4 Unit 1 Lessn 2 Blanche s cmment, I laughed and treated it all as a jke as well as her admissin that she was flirting with [Stella s] husband! (p. 45) suggests that she was nt sincere with him, and was instead trying t avid actual inquiry int her affairs. Blanche s cmment als suggests that she knwingly flirted with Stanley and treated it all as a jke in rder t diffuse cnflict and regain pwer in the situatin. Lead a brief whle-class discussin f student respnses. Activity 4: Quick Write 15% Instruct students t respnd briefly in writing t the fllwing prmpt: Analyze hw the relatinship between Stanley and Blanche develps ver the curse f Scene Tw. Instruct students t lk at their anntatins t find evidence. Ask students t use this lessn s vcabulary wherever pssible in their written respnses. Students listen and read the Quick Write prmpt. Display the prmpt fr students t see, r prvide the prmpt in hard cpy. Transitin t the independent Quick Write. Students independently answer the prmpt using evidence frm the text. See the High Perfrmance Respnse at the beginning f this lessn. Cnsider using the Shrt Respnse Rubric t assess students writing. Students may use the Shrt Respnse Rubric and Checklist t guide their written respnses. Activity 5: Clsing 5% Display and distribute the hmewrk assignment. Fr hmewrk, instruct students t read Scene Three f A Streetcar Named Desire (frm There is a picture f Van Ggh s f a billiard-parlr t Thank yu fr being s kind! I need kindness nw ) and anntate fr character develpment (W.11-12.9.a). Students fllw alng. File: 12.4.1 Lessn 2 Date: 6/30/15 Classrm Use: Starting 9/2015 2015 Public Cnsulting Grup. This wrk is licensed under a Creative Cmmns Attributin-NnCmmercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unprted License http://creativecmmns.rg/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/! 10
NYS Cmmn Cre ELA & Literacy Curriculum Grade 12 Mdule 4 Unit 1 Lessn 2 Hmewrk Read Scene Three f A Streetcar Named Desire (frm There is a picture f Van Ggh s f a billiard-parlr t Thank yu fr being s kind! I need kindness nw ) and anntate fr character develpment. File: 12.4.1 Lessn 2 Date: 6/30/15 Classrm Use: Starting 9/2015 2015 Public Cnsulting Grup. This wrk is licensed under a Creative Cmmns Attributin-NnCmmercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unprted License http://creativecmmns.rg/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/! 11