Act 3 At-Home Episode

Act 3 At-Home Episode

The Wager

Opening

With your triad group, review the details of Higgins’s wager with Colonel Pickering.

Then complete a Quick Write.

  • What does the wager between Professor Higgins and Colonel Pickering reveal about their beliefs about social class?

Open Notebook

Share your Quick Write response with your reading triad group and then with the whole group.

Act 2 of Pygmalion

Work Time

Finish reading and annotating act 2 in your triad groups, beginning with the entrance of the Japanese Lady (Liza) saying, “Garn! Don’t you know your own daughter.”

  • As you read, think about whether Liza feels that she may be “ruined” or whether her father assumes that she will be “ruined.”

Act 3 of Pygmalion

Work Time

Begin reading and annotating act 3 in your triad groups to the point where Liza leaves the party (“Walk! Not bloody likely. [Sensation]. I am going in a taxi. [She goes out].”).

Note any references to social class and continue to mark places for confusion and unknown vocabulary.

Then discuss what you’ve read in act 3 with your classmates. Share examples of references to social class, including the specific text and speakers. Also, cover these questions during the discussion.

  • What mistakes, if any, has Liza made with language at the “at-home” gathering?
  • What social blunders has she made, if any?
  • How are Liza’s behavior and/or speech revealing of her social station?

The "At-Home" Episode

Closing

Reread the “at-home” episode at Mrs. Higgins’ apartment on your own.

Mark any parts of the dialogue that remain confusing, particularly that of Mrs. Eynsford Hill and her two adult children.

When you have reread to the place where Liza exits, write a response to the following question.

  • What is the impression Mrs. Higgins and the other guests have of Liza?

Open Notebook

Independent Reading

Homework

Continue your ongoing homework assignment.

  • Read your Independent Reading Group Novel.
  • Remember to submit two journal entries a week to your teacher and share some of your journal entries so others can read your work.