December 3-4,2008

Objective: Students will recognize, identify, and discuss the different levels of meaning in the text.
Students will use an organizer to compare and contrast characters feelings towards death.
Students will identify literary techniques in text.
Students will work together as a group.
Aim: Which of the five stages of grief does Dorian experience after Sibyl's death?
Do Now: Complete the following statement as a journal entry--After _death, or After the death of, I feltafter...
After the death of an family member I didn't feel any loss. I didn't feel any pain . I didn't even cry. I know it sounds selfish and inhuman but how can you mourn someone you have never know. How can you feel loss of a person you didn't even know. I did feel bad though, I felt horrible for the those who knew the deceased person. I never really lost anyone close to me to death. I don't really know how it feels but the loss of a live person, I have felt. Even though i lost him i am fine knowing that there is a chance i might see him again. Death is something i havent experienced personally.
Mini Lesson: Teacher will make a disclaimer about the topic of death due to the sensitivity and any negative experience any student may have. Therefore, such students are exempt from this class discussion.
What Are The Stages of Grief?
Many people have tried to explain what grief is; some have even identified certain stages of grief.
Probably the most well-known of these might be from Elizabeth Kubler-Ross' book, "On Death and Dying." In it, she identified five stages that a dying patient experiences when informed of their terminal prognosis.
The stages Kubler-Ross identified are:
* Denial (this isn't happening to me!)
* Anger (why is this happening to me?)
* Bargaining (I promise I'll be a better person if...)
* Depression (I don't care anymore)
* Acceptance (I'm ready for whatever comes)
Many people believe that these stages of grief are also experienced by others when they have lost a loved one.
Personally, I think of these definitions as emotional behaviors rather than stages, per se. I believe we may certainly experience some of these behaviors. But, I believe just as strongly, that there is no script for grief; that we cannot expect to feel any of our emotions in a particular set pattern. I do agree that acceptance is probably the last emotion felt, and in some instances it may be the only one.
A lesser known definition of the stages of grief is described by Dr. Roberta Temes in the book, "Living With An Empty Chair - a guide through grief." Temes describes three particular types of behavior exhibited by those suffering from grief and loss. They are:
* Numbness (mechanical functioning and social insulation)
* Disorganization (intensely painful feelings of loss)
* Reorganization (re-entry into a more 'normal' social life.)
I am better able to relate to this definition as it seems to more accurately reflect the types of behavior I have experienced and observed. Within these types of behavior might well be most of the feelings described in Kubler-Ross' writings as well.
Student's reaction to the above depends on their experience with death.
Comprehension Check:
What happens the morning after Dorian's rejection of Sibyl?
The next morning Dorian sleept in late with the guilty conscience of knowing that he hurt sibyl.
How does he learn about Sibyl's death?
He learns about sibyls death from Lord Henry.
How did Sibyl die?
She comitted suicide.
What is Lord Henry's reaction to Sibyl's death?
When lord Henry found put about sibyls death. He didnt feel any sympathy toward her. He was only worried about dorians reputation.
How old is Sibyl in chapter 8?
she is 17
Why does Dorian refuse to allow Basil see the portrait?
Dorian refused to show Basil the painting brcause the painting showed all his sins and the ugliness of his soul.

What does he threatens to do?
He threatens to end his friendship with Basil.
What secret does Basil reveals about himself?
He confesses his feeling for Dorian.
Analyze the conversation between Dorian and Basil about the portrait and why Basil has changed his mind about exhibiting it?
Dorian wants to come clean and confide in someone and so does Basil. He later changes his mind exibiting the painting because Dorian didnt agree to it.
Literary Analysis:
What internal conflicts__ do Basil and Dorian face in these chapters?
Man vs. Self
Man vs. Man
Interpretive:
When Dorian said that he "cannot feel this tragedy," what stage of grief do you think he is experiencing?
Numbness
True or False: Dorian shows remorse for Sibyl's death. One can say that he experiences Anger and Disorganization.
True. he does show remore for sibyl death.
Cooperative Learning:
Please complete the following in your small groups Work in twos. You may need two laptops for your group to conduct the research of Narcissus and Echo. Additionally,
Use a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast the reactions of Lord Henry and Basil to Sibyl's death.
Give at least two entries for each
Then refer to the legend of Narcissus. Compare and contrast Dorian's self-love with that of Narcissus and Narcissus' treatment of Echo with the way Dorian has treated Sibyl.
Homework:
Vocabulary: florid, affinity, absolution, melancholy, conjugal, cognizance, misanthrope.
Find any similes, metaphors, and personification.
Cite sources: Where can we find the 5 stages of grief as it pertains to Dorian. Please also include
Themes describes three particular types of behavior exhibited by those suffering from grief and loss. They are:
* Numbness (mechanical functioning and social insulation)
* Disorganization (intensely painful feelings of loss)
* Reorganization (re-entry into a more 'normal' social life.)