3. The Fourth Morning

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 6

Goals for today 

Homework check 

Reconsidering concepts in The White Tiger

Consideration of "The Fourth Morning"  

Politics in India take notes

Eponym 

Can you think of this product that carries the name of its inventor?  

Rudolf Diesel (1858–1913) was a German inventor and mechanical engineer best known for developing the highly efficient compression-ignition internal combustion engine that bears his name.

The Second Night

1. Read the extract given to you. 
   
2. Discuss the questions with your partner. 
   
3. Write your answers in your exercise book. 
   

The Second Night

1. What is the analogy being drawn in this extract? 
   
2. What are the parallels between the zoo described at the beginning and the human interactions described in the extract?
   
3. Why do you think this analogy is stated so clearly and directly? What is the effect of that stylistic choice? 
4. How persuasive do you find the analogy as an illustration of how social hierarchy and cultural values keep millions of people in "perpetual servitude"? 

Central concepts in The White Tiger

Inequality corruption education freedom 

Supporting concepts 

caste/social system

entrepreneurship

bribery & fraud

power & privilege

globalisation

Conceptual relationship questions 

How does corruption influence inequality?

What is the role of education in freedom?

What effect do inequality and corruption have on freedom?

What is the role of inequality in corruption? 

Initial Line of Inquiry 

How names are used in the novel The White Tiger?

Adiga successfully employs a number of stylistic techniques to convey the protagonists identity transformation through the changes in his name throughout the novel The White Tiger. 

The next step would be to kill you darlings and decide where your focus is for an essay of max 1,500 words ( 3 pages single spaced and 6 pages double spaced).<div>Then start to populate, in a second circle, examples that would specifically support your argument.&nbsp;</div>

Highlighting

Read the HLE and as you read highlight the following aspects of this work: 

1. Literary or Stylistic Features 

2. Textual references (quotes or references)

3. Author/ reader (audience) relationship (effect on reader) 

4. Line of Inquiry/ insightful idea

5. Transitions 

Criterion A: Knowledge, understanding and interpretation (5 marks)

• To what extent does the student show knowledge and understanding of the work or text?
  
• To what extent does the student use their knowledge and understanding to reach conclusions about the work or text in relation to their chosen topic?
  
• 3 out of 5
  
• While there are frequent references to the novel, demonstrating a decent knowledge of the text, the response is limited in terms of using this to develop a more comprehensive understanding of the implications presented by the satire and social commentary of the work.  
  

Criterion B: Analysis and evaluation (5 marks)

• To what extent does the student analyze and evaluate how language, style, and wider authorial choices influence meaning in relation to their chosen topic?
  
• 3 out of 5
  
• The response does identify a range of authorial choices although it is often descriptive rather than analytical and misses opportunities to analyse the effects and implications of these features in greater depth. Nevertheless there are attempts to address metaphorical or symbolic implications of names in general, although their satirical attempt is not analysed insightfully. The more effective treatment is the evaluation of the protagonist taking on the final name and the broader idea of transformation. 
  

Criterion C: Focus, organisation, and development (5 marks)

• To what extent is the presentation of ideas organized, focused, and developed?
  
• How effectively has the student integrated supporting examples into their essay?
  
• 3 out of 5
• The response is generally organised and there is some development of a line of inquiry.  
  

Criterion D: Language (5 marks)

• How clear, varied, and accurate is the student's language?
  
• To what extent is the student's choice of register, style, and terminology appropriate?
  
• 4 out of 5
• Language is somewhat complex with a consistent use of appropriate register and style. It is mostly accurate despite some minor lapses.
  
• Total = 13/20 = low 5 

The next step would be to kill you darlings and decide where your focus is for an essay of max 1,500 words ( 3 pages single spaced and 6 pages double spaced).<div>Then start to populate, in a second circle, examples that would specifically support your argument.&nbsp;</div>

Mindmup.com

1. Go to mindmup.com and use the free option.
   
2. Make, for yourself, the central idea as focused as you can. 
   
3. Generate more than you need to be able to find focus for your essay. 
   

Example thesis statement

Vuong dramatically employs non-linear and disrupted plot construction to convey 

The Fourth Morning 

1. List the shocking facts about Indian elections that are mentioned in this chapter.

2. Why is the fate of the one rebel who tries to vote in person relevant? (p. 102)

3. What do we get to know about Vijay’s new position in society?

4. Discuss the meeting between the Stork family and the Great Socialist and the repercussions of this meeting. (p. 103-105)

5. How does the hierarchy among the Stork’s servants change and why?

7. "When we meet again, at midnight, remind me to turn the chandelier up a bit. The story gets much darker from here." (p. 113) What do you think the chandelier symbolises? Look at page 117, and make comparisons between these two references to the chandelier. 

8. "Like eunuchs discussing the Kama Sutra, the voters discussed the elections in Laxmangarh." (p. 98) Interpret this simile. 

Characterisation - imagery & juxtaposition 

Read the scene where Ashok takes the wheel for a brief time. p.111 - 112

• STEAL : Say, think, effect on other characters, actions, looks. 
• What techniques does Adiga use to illustrate the juxtaposition between the two characters. 
• Imagery - Olfactory, tactile 
  
• Juxtaposition - stubble vs clean shaven 
  
• Cologne vs sweat 
  
• Driver vs passenger
  
• Master vs servant 
  
• Old-school vs modern 
  
• Dialogue 
  

Political parties 

NDA = National Democratic Alliance

This is a political coalition led by the right of centre party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). First governed from 1999 - 2004 and since 2014 

'India Shining' campaign 2004 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India_Shining

Goals for today 

Consideration of "The Fourth Morning"  

Politics in India complete your notes 

"The Fourth Morning" & "The Fifth Night "

Cinematography choices and excerpt analysis for mood construction 

Fire alarm outside of lessons 

Scenario 1 during the change between lessons:

1. Students must evacuate first and try stay with, and find the class and teacher they just left.
   
2. Teachers gather the class that just left them outside. That is the class you just did a register with.
   
3. All classes line up in front of the PYP buildings on the PYP playground - except DP students who were studying or in aula they go to the cage.
   

Scenario 2 during breaks

1. 6.5.3. Procedure during Break and Lunch time 
   
2. In case the alarm sounds during break and lunch times, the following allocation must be adhered to: 
   
3. Grade 6: joins PYP (playground); 
   
4. Grade 7-9: go to the cage; 
   
5. Grade 10: go to the C-building carpark; 
   
6. Grade 11 and 12: go to the C-building first floor classrooms; 
   
7. Staff gather in front of cage and await instructions. The Leadership Team will assign staff to one of the above locations. 
   

Eponym 

Named after a ruler of part of the Greek Empire in the 4th Century B.C.E. His burial chamber at Halicarnassus is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

What is this item that bears 

his name? 

<div>Mausoleum (a burial chamber)&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Named after the Greek ruler Mausolus.&nbsp;<br></div>

Divide up your exercise book in this way.

The Fourth Morning 

Take Cornell notes in your exercise book. 

Watch Hasan Minhaj’s video, on the 2019 Indian elections. Does the video confirm Adiga’s portrayal of Indian politics? If so, how? Give examples shown in the video. 

Rigged elections and voter fraud are commonly believed to be merely a problem in so-called banana republics or autocratic countries. However, scare tactics and bureaucratic obstacles have always been weapons to keep people away from voting, even in countries which claim to be examples of democracy. 

Muslim terrorism in Kashmir 

900 million people voting in the election 2019 

Narendra Modi (BJP) Hindu nationalism on the rise (India First) 

Secularism is enshrined in the constitution 

Every major religion is represented in India 

Parliamentary system inherited from from British Colonialism 

In 2014 BJP gained majority (currently NDA coalition) 

INCP Indian National Congress Party (INC) - leader Rahul Gandhi (left centre)

INC corruption, bribery (mobile phone licenses)   

Unemployment highest since 1970s

Demonetisation (notes removed from circulation) 

BJP stripped 4 million Muslim immigrants from their voting rights (2018) 

Hindu Nationalist Movement (RSS) Modi supporter and member - RSS political wing is BJP 

www.bbc.com