Maslow's Hierarchy at Work in The Road

Watch the film to review the levels of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs:

Find THREE examples of Maslow's Hierarchy at work in the pages you read for today.  

• Quote

• Identify the need fulfilled or unfulfilled 

• Implications/Consequences of need fulfilled or unfulfilled

Viggo Mortensen Discusses The Road

View the following interview with Viggo Mortensen and answer the following questions in complete sentences.  

How does Viggo describe his experience making The Road film?

What was surprising or interesting about Mortensen's experience with the novel?  Explain.

What questions would you ask Mortensen if you were interviewing him about his performance in The Road?

How does a director create tone?

As you view the following short film "Relic" pay attention to the tone and connect to the novel The Road.
Watch the short film and answer the questions that follow.

1.  What tone does the director create?  Is it the same tone throughout?
2.  How does the director create the tone of the film?  What techniques does he use?
3.  How does this film relate to the novel, The Road?  Make at least TWO connections to the novel in  your response.

What is TONE again?

What is tone again? 

If you need a quick review, watch the video below.

1.  Locate a passage in pages 89-109 that you feel conveys one of the following tones.  

abhorring acerbic apathetic apprehensive desolate despairing desperate detached diabolic disappointed doubtful enraged evasive melancholic morose suspenseful

fatalistic fearful forceful foreboding frantic frightened frustrated furious gloomy grave grim tense terrifying threatening

harsh hopeless        anxious barren cold confining discontented distressed drained dreary futile haunting hostile insidious

2.  Copy the passage in the comment box and explain the tone of the passage in complete sentences.  Follow the following format:

ESTABLISH CONTEXT OF THE PASSAGE.  Explain what is happening in the story when your passage appears.

BLEND THE QUOTE:  Work the quote into your own writing.

IDENTIFY THE TONE OF THE PASSAGE.

EXPLAIN SPECIFIC WORDS AND PHRASES FROM THE PASSAGE THAT CONVEY THE TONE.

 

Music Meets The Road

Find a song that evokes a connection with The Road. Copy the lyrics in your post below and write a clear and hearty  persuasive explanation of 
1. why you chose this song
2. what its connection with the novel is 
3. include a quotation from the novel and a quotation from the lyrics in your response.

Think thematically - meaning of the song as a whole, linked to meaning of The Road. Include a link to a You Tube video or other means of listening to the song if possible. I like to hear and learn about music I am not familiar with.

Music Inspired by The Road

According to Billboard.com, Coldplay's "Major Minus" took its inspiration from The Road.

We got one eye watching you
And one eye on what to do
So be careful who it is you're talking to

They got one eye watching you
One on what to do
So be careful what it is you're trying to do

And be careful when you're walking into view
Just be careful when you're walking into view

Ooh oooh oooh
Got one eye on the road and one on you
Ooh oooh oooh
Got one eye on the road and one on...

We got one eye watching you
And one eye what to do
So be careful cause' nothing they say is true

Don't believe a word
It's just us against the world
And we just gotta turn up to be heard

Hear those crocodiles ticking 'round the world
Hear those crocodiles ticking, they go ticking 'round the world

Ooh oooh oooh
Got one eye on the road and one on you
Ooh oooh oooh
Got one eye on the road and one on you

Ooh oooh oooh
Got one eye on the road and one on you
Ooh oooh oooh
Got one eye on the road and one on you

Write a minimum 100 word response in which you SUMMARIZE the message of the song and make a specific reference to the novel--USE A QUOTE FROM THE LYRICS AND THE ROAD (pages 109-135) IN YOUR RESPONSE.

Cormac McCarthy Interview

React to the McCarthy interview with Oprah. Please get past his posture or quiet voice, and hone in on the content; you might consider his words and attitudes or philosophies within those words or something else that strikes you as interesting or informative. 

Write a 50-75 word response in which you make a connection between the interview and the novel.

LINK TO VIDEO

Was it the Yellowstone volcano?

Maslow's Hierarchy Meets The Road

View the video and take notes on how this documentary is reflected in Cormac McCarthy's The Road.

In the comment box below write a response to the film of 100 words minimum in which you make a detailed connection between the video and the novel.  You must include a quotation from the novel and a specific reference to the video.

Link to The Road TEXT

DICTION AND TONE

Diction and Tone

Tone Review Prezi: Please take NOTES

In the afternoon it started to snow again. They stood watching the pale gray flakes sift down out of the sullen murk. They trudged on. A frail slush forming over the dark surface of the road. The boy kept falling behind and he stopped and waited for him. Stay with me, he said.

1.  IDENTIFY AND LIST the specific words that create the tone of the sentence? 

2.  EXPLAIN  the connotations of the words you highlighted.

3.  What tone do these words convey?

Choose your TONE from the TONE WORD LIST

4. SHOW ME WHAT YOU KNOW:  Describe the connection between DICTION AND TONE?  What is the importance of diction and tone?

The Road: Topic Sentences to Thesis Statements

Post the topic sentences for your THREE body paragraphs.
Once you have posted, read the TS of three other classmates.
Can you determine the thesis statement of their essay?  Reply to three classmates by identifying what you believe to be the possible thesis statements.

Savage Beauty

The New York Times’ Janet Maslin wrote, “The Road would be 
pure misery if not for its stunning, savage beauty.” 
What do you think she means by “savage beauty”? What instances of “savage beauty” can you recall from the reading so far? Quote 
directly from the novel when you can, using your journal or your
book.
Write for 15 minutes. This IS a formal response, so you will need 
to write it in complete sentences. 

Once you have completed your response comment on a classmates' post.  Comments must be substantive and refer directly to the post.  
Agree/Disagree
Expand/Elaborate
Question/Answer
Speculate/Wonder