The Hour of the Star by
Clarice Lispector
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` Reading Guide and Journal Entry
Guidelines
Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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APRIL 25 Ext UNITY
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ODD 26
SBAC
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EVEN
27 Ext 4/5
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ODD 28
SBAC
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April 29
TEACHER GRADING
DAY
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EVEN MAY 2 (Ext 6-7)
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ODD 3
Finish No Exit Presentations
HOTS Packet and
research topic
HW: Research
your topic
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EVEN 4 (Ext 1-2)
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ODD 5
Background Presentations
START CLOSE
READING ASSIGNMENT
HW: BLOG on
Journal #1
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EVEN 6 (Ext 3-A)
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ODD
9
CLOSE READING
DISCUSSION (one pages 1-21)
HW: BLOG on #2
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EVEN 10 (Ext 4-5)
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ODD
11
Vocab Test #11
HW: BLOG on
Journal #3
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EVEN 12 (Ext 6-7)
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ODD
13
HW: BLOG on
Journal #4
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EVEN 16 (Advisory 90)
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ODD
17
VOCAB #12
HW: BLOG on
Journal #5
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EVEN 18 (Advisory 90)
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ODD
19
FISHBOWL
HW: Reflection
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EVEN 20 (Advisory 90)
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ODD 23
Fishbowl Reflection Due
Vocab Test #12
(LAST ONE!!!!)
Lispector
Interview
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EVEN 24 (Ext 1-2)
SBAC MATH
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ODD 25
SBAC MATH
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EVEN 26
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May 27
NO SCHOOL
STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAY
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MAY
30
NO
SCHOOL
MEMORIAL
DAY HOLIDAY
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ODD 31
Hour of the Star
Supervised Write
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EVEN 1
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ODD 2Start
Written Assignment—Process, Seniors Discuss, Folders, etc.
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EVEN 3
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JUNE 6 ODD
Written
Assignment
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JUNE 7 EVEN (Ext
6-7)
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JUNE 8 ODD
Written
Assignment
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JUNE 9 EVEN (Ext 1-2)
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JUNE 10
Written
Assignment
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JUNE 13
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JUNE 14
Period 2 Final
(Then 4, 6, 1,
3, 5, 7)
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JUNE 15
Periods 1 and 3
Finals
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JUNE 16
Periods 4 and 6
Finals
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JUNE 17
Periods 5 and 7
Finals
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YES—we will have a final exam! I will tell you more about it later!
Journaling: Your blog will look a bit different from previous works as we explore Hour of the Star. Rather than a blog about whatever you want, you will have six (6) separate entries to complete. The due dates after each should be adhered to as your responses and reflections will fuel class discussions.
Journaling: Your blog will look a bit different from previous works as we explore Hour of the Star. Rather than a blog about whatever you want, you will have six (6) separate entries to complete. The due dates after each should be adhered to as your responses and reflections will fuel class discussions.
Background
Information—After reading/annotating the reading about Clarice Lispector, write
a reflection . . . what insights have you gained from this reading? How does knowing Lispector’s background affect
your interpretation of the novel?
1.
Passage Analysis Discussion
Prep—After color-marking your assigned passage and discussing it with your
partner, write a reflection analyzing the significance of the details/patterns
you noticed in your passage. What affect
does the use of these details have on the reader and/or the story as a whole?
2. Class
Discussion—Answer three to five questions from the “Guided Study Questions” and
find evidence to support your responses.
3.
Biblical References—Identify 5-10
Biblical references; look up each reference; explain what it is and what it
might mean in context of the novel as a whole.
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4. Many
have noted that Lispector’s novel explores the dehumanizing effect of the urban
world, particularly on the poor. One of
the ways she emphasizes this is through Rodrigo’s cold treatment of Macabéa as
a person and as a creation of his.
Identify at least six (6) moments
in the novel when Lispector does this.
For your journal, analyze her deliberate “objectivity” of Rodrigo to
underscore the dehumanizing impact of the urban world.
5.
In most 20th century
Experimental Novels there is an “anti-hero,” often not very likeable and
possessed of an “ordinariness” or “less than ordinariness.” Yet the work is also very complex with
“action” deriving from the internal conflicts of the vast psychological world
within a character. Irrationality
abounds. He is motivated by deep
unconscious sources of his nature.
–Given this description of the Experimental Novel, select four (4) examples that support Hour of the
Star as Experimental and explain each.
Guided
Discussion Questions
1.
What was Lispector’s purpose in
writing this book? What is the theme?
2. What
is the significance of the beginning, where Rodrigo talks about the beginning
of the world? How does that relate to
the rest of the story?
3.
Was Macabéa happy? Are we meant to feel sorry for her? If she is self-content, is she so pitiful
after all?
4. Why do
you think Macabéa “loved” Olímpico?
5.
What is the reason for Olímpico’s
character in the story beyond the obvious reason of adding to Macabéa’s
terrible life?
6. Why
does the author sometimes use “He”/”She” when Macabéa and Olímpico are talking,
but sometimes use just a hyphen? Why in
some places, but not in others?
7. What
does Macabéa’s death represent? How does
it fit in with the overall message of the book?
8. What
is the significance of dying a virgin?
9. What
is the significance of the reference to Julius Cæsar (“Et tu, Brute”
p. 84)?
10. What
is the point of Rodrigo’s introduction?
11. Is
Rodrigo the protagonist of this novel?
Or is it Macabéa?
12. What
is the significance of Rodrigo’s use of syntax (complex sentences, use of
dashes/hyphens, unusual use of punctuation, like colons, etc.)?
13. How
are the philosophical thoughts presented throughout this story reflected in the
plot of Macabéa’s story?
14. How are
the philosophical thoughts reflected in Rodrigo’s narration?
15. How is
Latin American culture reflected in this novel?
If Macabéa were an American woman, would the story change in any way?
16. What
role does gender play in the story? Why
is the narrator male? Is there cultural
and/or thematic significance for the gender roles?
17. What
other questions would you like the class to discuss?
BLOG GROUPS 2016
Period 5
Group 1: Katie, Eirik, Nam, Morgan, Brittany, Jared, and Maleane
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Group 3: Gabrielle, Cullen, Dan, Avery, Bella, Emily, Esther, and Katja
Group 4: Elicia, Dante, Felix, Kaelin, Al, Nick, and Sarah P.
Group 5: Noah, Ariel, Cyan, Hajir, Zeyad, Justin, Jack, and Rishi
Period 7
Group 1: Nathan, Rebekah, Gabriela, Maya, Alicia, Jessica and Amber
Group 2: Chris M., Thomas, Andrea, McKenna, Kaylee, and Casey
Group 3: Kris M., Elise, Jin, Diana, Karim, Sophia, and Holly
Group 4: Brady, Rachel, Delfina, Laurel, Elliot, Molly, and Kylie
Quirky Quotes from Clarice!
"My history is that I have no
history"
“I write and that
way rid myself of me and then at last I can rest.”
“Love
is now, is always. All that is missing is the coup de grâce- which is called
passion.”
“I
do not know much. But there are certain advantages in not knowing. Like virgin
territory, the mind is free of preconceptions. Everything I do not know forms
the greater part of me: This is my largesse. And with this I understand
everything. The things I do not know constitute my truth.”
"I,
who live sidewise, I’m to the left of whoever comes in. And in me the world
trembles."
"Do you know that hope
sometimes consists only of a question without an answer?"
"Oh! My love, don’t be
afraid of neediness: it is our greatest destiny."
