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"While he was pursuing his argument the sky became overcast, the winds blew...and the ship was caught in a most terrible storm."
Candide 3 - Caught in the Storm Discussion (Chapters 2 to 8) : A great class to follow through with after the preceding Group Work. The theme of that previous class was on the idea of Nature versus Nurture - now it can be talked about in the class, and believe me this is a topic that is sure to get the class talking. Not only can the previous (to today's reading assignment) text be brought in - but what happens to Candide (and poor James) on their trip to and when they get to Istanbul is perfect for addressing the causality of human behavior. It also brings in - once again - that overarching idea that keeps recurring in this novel - the ships reaching (albeit tenuously) their destination - while the humans on those ships struggle. Though we focus on 4 to 8, in I have also gone back further and have gone as far as Chapter 10 as well. This is a Ringmaster Teacher discussion.
Lesson Overview
Lesson Overview
A pretty straightforward discussion - we pick up with Chapter 4 (which was the last chapter covered in the student Group Work). I think it's great to have a little overlap - the students have pounded out the ideas on their own (well - in their groups) and you (and the other groups) can see what the students have come up with. This is a typical Ringmaster Teacher discussion. The teacher asks the questions - students volunteer answers, and of course you are always prepared to let the discussion go where it will. See earlier discussions for more information and/or my page on class discussions.
My Lesson Notes & a sample reading page
My Lesson Notes & a sample reading page
My Lesson Notes
My Lesson Notes
See above for instructions - the text with my notes served as a guide for the questions, comments and ideas that I ask - though I was always ready for and often elicited the students ideas, questions, etc. Over the years - as I wrote notes in this text - the previous years' notes and questions become incorporated into the lesson. Again - you will find that these instructions are flexible - and I had to be - they kept changing the amount of time that we had in the classroom.
Candide_2_to_8Disc_2014.mp3Class Recording
Class Recording
Chapters 2 through 8 is a lot of ground to cover but I believe the class does it admirably. We talk about the choice that Candide is given when he inadvertently deserts the army. I notice some things that have eluded my some 20 or so readings of the book - And we talk about what happens to Candide when he gets to Holland - his reception there - John the Anabaptist and the ultimate fate of our heroes as they arrive in Lisbon.
Remote Enhancements
Remote Enhancements
Nothing that I have found...yet.
One of the biggest lessons of the year. While Candide often seems "cartoon-like" and two-dimensional, there is also a very serious under current that applies so much to the lives that the reader is living. Students begin by connecting quotes from what we have and will read as well as other works - and then we come together as a class to discuss them.
WHAT CAME BEFORE:
WHAT CAME BEFORE:
Thoughts on the Lesson
Thoughts on the Lesson
The thing about Candide is that while there is a lot that is very funny here. It's also got its share of serious ideas and issues too. Hence, The History of Love was a great preparation. I remember while we read that book - the students couldn't get over how they could be laughing on one page and crying on the next. It is the Human Condition.
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