Watching the House Fall: October 26, 2017

Focus: Why and how does the house of Usher fall?

1. Warming up by circling the wagon with your Level 1, 2, and 3 questions (and the Gothic reading journal)

2. Listening to "The Fall of the House of Usher" with an artistic focus, and then a psychological focus

As you listen: Sketch the images that you're hearing/seeing (or jot down key words and phrases if visual art doesn't really help you process things)

After you listen: Imagine that the house is a repressed human mind. Find THREE different parts of the story that represent different aspects of how the human mind works. Things to think about:

• What kinds of things do we repress? How is that symbolized in "Usher"?
• How do we repress them? How is that action symbolized in "Usher"?
• Why do we want to repress them? How is that desire symbolize in "Usher"?
• What happens when we repress something? How does that manifest in "Usher"?

• Note: You can do this right in your journal.

3. Completing an exit ticket about why/how the house of Usher is falling

HW:
1. Finish reading "Fall of the House of Usher" and complete your Gothic journal entry; make sure this is inside your "Gothic Literature" folder so I may give you credit and feedback. DUE FRIDAY (BEFORE CLASS).

2. Continue working on your ELIC-inspired memoir. All rough drafts should now have my feedback. If you'd like further feedback or a conference, please ask me by Wednesday afternoon.

Final drafts are due October 27 by 3:00 pm (I extended the deadline by one day).

3. If you wish to revise the content of your cultural hysteria essay (not just the grammar), you must conference with me. 

All revisions must be submitted by November 10, which is the end of 12 weeks.