Welcome to English 12 From literature to life... A year of reading literature from around the world,...

Welcome to English 12

From literature to life...

A year of reading literature from

around the world, and writing about

the lessons we can learn from

it.

Please prepare for bell work by having your journal out and a pen or pencil ready.

Listening to announcements quietly and respectfully is part of our participation in this class.

Bell Work

Bell Work should begin at the bell and is done

quietly. You will be graded on this in your participation

grade.

Regular journals are worth 5 pts and are graded on

thoroughness of answer, and writing style

Journal #9 10-14-10

On the following slide is a picture. Please write down your feelings, impressions and observations of of what you see. Get as detailed as possible about what you see and the artist's use of color, shape, texture, brush stroke, etc.

Bell Work



grade.

Journals are worth 3 pts and are graded on


Journal #10 10-19-10

What, in your opinion is worthy of sacrifice? Have you ever sacrificed yourself for any of these things?

Can you think of ways in which you have sacrificed yourself in small ways (comfort, time, money, relationships, priorities)

Bell Work



grade.



Journal #11 10-21-10What are your impressions of the movie so far? Style? Story?

What do you notice about the main characters?

What observance can you make about the symbols and motifs I’ve articulated.

Bell Work



grade.



Journal #12 10-26-10Please choose a work and write about what you have learned from it as it relates to real life: a lesson, observation, issue, etc.

-Where do you get this from the text? -Do you agree or disagree? -Where have you seen this to be true or not true in your life or in the life of someone else? -Be specific and give examples.

You may choose from Hero, ‘Homespun’, Conduct, or ‘Girl’.

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grade.



Journal #13 10-28-10Please write a letter to a daughter you may have in the future.

Dear daughter,

-Teach her anything you might want her to know. -Share with her any lessons you have learned about life that you want her to know. -Tell her what kind of woman you want her to become. -Bless her as your conclusion. (This means to wish her good things.)

Bell Work



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Journal #14 11-02-10What are the things that make life worth living? Think of a couple and discuss how they affect your life?

How do you keep yourself remembering these things?

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grade.



Journal #15 11-09-10If you were to become any animal based on what you were like on the inside, what would it be? What does this say about you? Are you comfortable with this about yourself? Is this something you’d like to change?

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Journal #16 11-16-10When are you a writer? Why do you write? Think of posting, texting, emailing, and any other form of writing you may do in or out of school.

What, if anything, do you like about writing and why? What do find difficult about writing and why?

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Journal #17 11-30-10What are your family’s expectations for you and your future? Are these expectations helpful? Can they create problems for you? How bound/required do you feel to fulfill these expectations?

Are there any other expectations that influence your decisions? Culture? Religion? Tradition? Friends?

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Journal #18 12-7-10If you were to design your own education…

What would you choose to learn? How would you learn it? From whom? How would the things you learned, serve you in your post-education career and/or life?

How can you make your current educational experience more like your desired one?

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Journal #19 1-11-11Finishing well…

As you look towards the end of the year, what things do you want to do between now and when you say farewell to Holy Names?

What do you want to do to prepare yourself for life after high school?

What do you want to do to complete your experience here? What business do you need finished?

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Journal #20 1-18-11What does it mean to be a man?

What does it mean to be a woman?

Where do you get these ideas?

Do you agree with them?

What if anything would you change about people’s perceptions of being a woman? Or being man?

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Journal #21 1-25-11 Honor is the reward of virtue.

- Marcus Tullius Cicero

What is your idea of honor? How do you define it? In school? In your personal life? In your relationships? In your responsibilities? Do you try to live up to it? How well do you do? Do those around you live up to it?

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Metamorphosis Prompt

11-04-10Choose one or two of the following questions to answer.

What seems important to Gregor’s family as he lay in bed? What about when they view his metamorphosis? How does Gregor adapt to his new body.

Please use 2 specifics with page

numbers referenced.

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grade.

Lit Prompts are worth 10 pts and are graded on


Metamorphosis Prompt

11-18-10Please take out a piece of paper, and a lap top if you would prefer to write on the lap top.

You are going to write a short essay (3 paragraph) on a main idea in

Kafka’s Metamorphosis.

This is worth 25 points.

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grade.



Smells of Home Prompt

12-2-10Please take out a piece of paper. You are going to write a short essay (3 paragraph) on how Roy uses style (diction, sensory language, imagery, point of view) to do produce an effect.

This will include a short introductory paragraph, a middle support paragraph and a short conclusion paragraph. It should also include two quotes to support your ideas.


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Picnic on the Battlefield Prompt - 12-9-10Please take out a piece of paper. You are going to write a short essay (3 paragraph) on how Arrabel’s play is an example of Absurdist Drama or on your own question - details on next page.

This will include a short introductory paragraph, a middle support paragraph and a short conclusion paragraph. It should also include two quotes to support your ideas.


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Picnic on the Battlefield

Absurdist drama works to show that life makes no sense. How does this play show this?

If you would rather write on your own question, you may do so instead.

Again, include a short introductory paragraph, a middle support paragraph and a short conclusion paragraph. It should also include two quotes/specifics to support your ideas.

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grade.



Multi-Genre Research Project 1-20-11Please get out a piece of paper and answer the following questions on your chosen topic.

What do you know about your subject? Why are you interested in this topic? What do you want to know about your subject? Does this topic relate to you at all? What are some questions you might ask about your topic?

Where do you think you might get information about your topic?

Beyond your research paper, can you think of any other types of writing you might want to include in your project?

Bell Work


quietly. You will be graded on this in your

participation grade.

Kiss of the Spider Woman Prompt 1-27-11

Please take out a piece of paper and get ready to write about the prompt for Kiss of the Spider Woman.

This should be a minimum three paragraph essay with an intro, body and conclusion.

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grade.



Kiss of the Spider Woman Manuel Puig

Practicing the skills of:

-Evaluating Author’s Argument

-Analyzing Character Development

-Visualize What You Read

Choose either the character of Valentin or Molina and write about their sense of honor. What does it mean to them, to do the right thing.

Again, this essay should be a minimum of three paragraphs with an introduction and concluding paragraphs.

Make sure your thesis clearly articulates what each character thinks it means to do the right thing.


Character or Argument Essay

How does Puig juxtapose Molina and Valentin’s difference senses of honor? Your thesis can be about the difference between them or the effect of this difference.

Or

Choose either Molena and Valentin and trace how the character develops/changes/ evolves through the play. You may instead choose how their perception of the other character changes instead.

Min 2 1/2 pages

Intro, body conclusions.

Remember your writing goals.

Please consider using the following format which will ensure that you meet all of the requirements of the prompt.

Intro Paragraph

Provide opening lines that draw reader in. Provide background information necessary (at least author and text reference) State your thesis and make sure it is specific and clear.

Thesis: I.e. In Kafka’s Metamorphosis, the ease with which Gregor gives up his life at the end of the story shows that he thought his life was important to begin with.

Body Paragraph

• Introduce paragraph with topic sentence that introduces first evidence.

Topic Sentence: Kafka shows the idea that Gregor doesn’t think his life is important by his never thinking of himself.

2. Provide a specific (or a quote) including the scene and lines. A specific is a statement, conversation, speech, action, etc.

3. Analyze (interpret) to show how this supports your thesis. (I.e. what this means is…)

4. Transition to next quote or give another reason why. (I.e another example of this is…)

Transition: Even as it becomes clear that Gregor’s own family doesn’t care about him, he still cares more about them than he does his own life.

5. Include second specific instance or quote to support.

6. Analyze specific instance to show how this supports thesis.

Concluding Paragraph (3 sentences)

Restate thesis, and include your final thoughts, relating your thesis to larger ideas in the story or life.

May I become at all times, both now and forever

A protector for those without protectionA guide for those have lost their wayA ship for those with oceans to crossA bridge for those with rivers to cross

A sanctuary for those in dangerA lamp for those without light

A place of refuge for those who lack shelterAnd a servant to all in need.

–Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama

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Vocab Lesson 7

Please have your books out and be ready

to correct at the bell.

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Vocab Lesson 7 Review

Please have your books out to prepare for Vocab Review

Some feel that largesse amongst privilege upper class people ends up being more condescending than helpful.

I saw the students asking questions but realized they were temporizing because the quiz was next.

He accosted me outside the supermarket to sign a petition for human rights in Tibet.

Her overt attempt to copy off my paper made me feel sorry for her and her future.

She tried to impress him with the verbiage she had learned from her new job at Jamba Juice.

He just thought the feckless girl should have have gone to college.

Distraught by his insulting attitude, the teacher thought it incumbent on her to give him the bad news about his grade.

He was not able to glean the meaning of the foreign film, so he quickly looked up a synopsis on his Iphone to impress his girlfriend.

Some think vocabulary is an esoteric discipline, but we are judged by the words we use more than we realize.

The teacher’s idiosyncratic manner of spitting when she spoke excitedly caused students to opt for the back row.

She was a neophyte to football, but she had studied up in order to impress the quarterback because she really wanted to be prom queen.

The elementary production of Rent was a travesty because they cut all of the naughty parts out to make it age appropriate.

First Personal Essay

What does it mean to end well?

Finishing well means ______________ and to do this I must _______________ .

3 Paragraph Essay

Intro

At least one body paragraph

Conclusion

Something something. (NO INTRO) I have officially gotten to the age where I am conscious of the fact that life is not forever. Not that, I am looking forward to dying, but the truth is I am aware of the fact that my life is passing faster than I ever imagined possible. This puts me in mind of the fact that more than anything, I would like to finish life well. (MIDDLE PART KIND OF OBVIOUS AND NOT INTERESTING) Finishing well means having made the best use of what I have been give in life, and to do this I must know what I have to work with and use this to help others and live out my passions. (THESIS VAGUE)

I have been blessed with a lot of things, but I don’t often think about them or make a list. For example, I have a wonderful family, good health, opportunities to do things I love (like writing) and a job I enjoy (not to be taken for granted). Some of these things are things I haven’t had any responsibility for, and some of these things have been the results of har work, and choices I think I’ve made well. When I think of using what I have to help others, I realize that to finish well I want to live with my family in a way that builds them up and encourages them. I am grateful for everything they do for me I want to make sure that I am paying them back at least in that way. (INSERT SPECIFIC HERE) I also have a lot of resources that would allow me to help people outside of my own world.

Laura James' painting Maypole Mother uses symbolic imagery to explore the complex relationship between a mother and her children. The mother figure sits in a chair as the center, painted with soft colors and pronounced curves. On the edges of the room, three small figures exit via arched doorways. The dashing figures appear childlike with their long braids and maryjane shoes. As the children leave the room, the outside world also encroaches with the clouds moving in through the doorways, the ceiling removed for a visible sky, and grass-like plants visible along the edges of the walls. The painter shows the inevitability of the children's departure in this way. The mother's expression is pensive even as she sits still and can do nothing to stop the inevitability of this leaving. At the same time, however, strings extend from knitting held by the mother and connect her to her children in ways that may almost seem unconscious to the children. This symbolically depicts the continued ties to their mother these children have that are not severed even as they leave.


An intensely moving play about love, fantasy, and victimization, Manuel Puig’s Kiss of the Spider Woman takes place in a Latin America prison during the backdrop of the horrors that happened under the dictatorship ruling Argentina in the late 1970’s. At its heart, the play is about the relationship between Molina, a romantic fantasist condemned for his sexuality, and Valentin, a young Marxist rebel punished for his ideals. In this intricate and powerful portrayal of two strikingly different men, it is the glamorous world of movies that allows them to form an unlikely friendship that imbues both men with a hope for survival. As Puig writes, “The two characters are oppressed, prisoners of their roles, and what’s interesting is that at a certain moment they manage to flee from the characters they imposed on themselves.”

Practicing the skills of:

-Evaluating Author’s Argument

-Analyzing Character Development

-Visualize What You Read

A Homespun LoveAlicia Partnoy

Because this humble and homespun love-just as you see it, simple, unadorned-is what keeps our feet on the ground,is what engenders the fruit of our nonconformity,and throws us a lifeboard amidst the shipwreck.Every so often our love blazes like thousands of stars,gets dressed up to go out and uncorksbottles of effervescence, cases of laughter.You see, every so often, when the moment is right,our love recalls that is it, like we are, a survivor.

RageAlicia Partnoy

I carry my rage like a dead fish,limp and stinking in my arms.I press it against my breast,whisper to it,people on the streets flee from me …I don't know: is it the smell of deaththat makes them fleeor is it the fearthat my body's warmthmight bring rage back to life?Maria Hathaway

Spencer

RageAlicia Partnoy

I carry my rage like a dead fish,limp and stinking in my arms.I press it against my breast,whisper to it,people on the streets flee from me …I don't know: is it the smell of deaththat makes them fleeor is it the fearthat my body's warmthmight bring rage back to life?

Maria Hathaway Spencer

Alicia Partnoy (born 1955 in Bahía Blanca, Argentina) is a human rights activist, poet, and translator.

After Argentinian President Juan Perón died, the students from the left of the Peronist political party organized with fervor within the country's universities and with workers, were persecuted and imprisoned. There was a military coup in 1976 and people began to disappear.Partnoy was one of those who suffered through the ordeals of becoming a political prisoner. Partnoy became an activist of the Peronist Youth Movement while attending Southern National University.


Alicia Partnoy (born 1955 in Bahía Blanca, Argentina) is a human rights activist, poet, and translator. (cont.)]

She was taken from her home and her two-year old daughter on January 12, 1977, by the Army and imprisoned at a concentration camp named The Little School (La Escuelita).[2][3] For three and a half months, Partnoy was blindfolded. She was brutally beaten, starved, molested, and forced to live in inhuman conditions. She spent a total of two and a half years as a prisoner of conscience, with no charges.

In 1979, she was forced to leave the country and moved to the U.S. where she was reunited with her daughter and her husband. In 1985, she told her story of what had happened to her at The Little School, in an eponymous book.[4] The world began to open its eyes to the treatment of women in reference to the disappearances of Latin America.


Nguyen Minh Son

behind methe autumn wind blowsme home-issa

A Blessing – John O'DonahueOn the day whenthe weight deadenson your shouldersand you stumble,may the clay danceto balance you.And when your eyesfreeze behindthe grey windowand the ghost of lossgets in to you,may a flock of colours,indigo, red, green,and azure bluecome to awaken in youa meadow of delight.

When the canvas fraysin the currach of thoughtand a stain of oceanblackens beneath you,may there come across the watersa path of yellow moonlightto bring you safely home.

May the nourishment of the earth be yours,may the clarity of light be yours,may the fluency of the ocean be yours,may the protection of the ancestors be yours.And so may a slowwind work these wordsof love around you,an invisible cloakto mind your life.

No More Clichés

By Octavio Paz

Mexican poet, writer, and diplomat, who received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1990. With Pablo Neruda and César Vallejo, Paz is one of the several Latin American poets whose work has had wide international impact. Although many of Paz's poems are developed within the discipline of regular meter and rhyme, he has also experimented with the form.

We are practicing:

-Evaluating an author’s argument

Confession

To say I'm without fear--It wouldn't be true.I'm afraid of sickness, humiliation.Like anyone, I have my dreams.But I've learned to hide them,To protect myselfFrom fulfillment: all happinessAttracts the Fates' anger.They are sisters, savages--In the end they haveNo emotion but envy.

Louis Gluck

dmitry guskov

Semester Exam

1. Vocabulary 2. Writing/Grammar

Lessons 3. Anthology Literature

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Semester Exam

Semester Exam Review 80 Points and 10% Total Semester Grade

Your exam will be broken down into three sections:

1. Vocabulary (1-6) 30 Questions - 15 Points

This will be your standard Sadlier/Oxford quiz.

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Semester Exam

2. Writing/Grammar Lessons 7 Questions - 15 Points

* This will require you to identify the parts of a sentence: phrase, clause, and the types of sentences simple, complex, compound, compound/complex.

* This section will also require you to identify and fix common sentence errors: fragment, comma splice, fused, and run-on sentences.

The example sentences that will require repair will come from Grammar Bytes sections that we have practiced. Please see Grammar Bytes (chompchomp.com) to practice in advance.

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Semester Exam3. Anthology Literature

6 Short Answer Questions - 30 Points and1 (3 Paragraph) Essay - 20 Points

Please be prepared to show off your skills in analyzing an author's argument, showing how context helps us understand literature, describing an author's style, and analyzing a characters development with the literature we've studied this quarter.

Please bring your anthology to class on exam day as you will need to provide specifics/quotes for these pieces of literature.The literature you will be responsible for on your exam follows:

Conduct of Life MetamorphosisGirl Smells of HomeHomespun Love Picnic on a BattlefieldDead Man's Path

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Semester Exam

Your questions will come in the form of short answers, and one longer essay that compares two pieces of literature on one theme.

Short Answers: These will be answered in three to four sentences, and will address a specific idea we discussed in class about the literature we have read and the skills we've worked on reading it. Your answer should include a thesis (answer) and evidence. You will need to use specifics or quotes as a part of your evidence.

Example Question: How does Kafka use syntax in Metamorphosis?How does Savitri's character develop throughout "Smells of Home"?How does knowing the personal context of Alicia Partnoy help us understand her poetry?

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Review of Instructional Points:

*Analyzing an author’s arguments: Metamorphosis, Conduct of Life, Picnic on the Battlefield, “Dead Man’s Path”

*Understanding literature in context: Personal Context (Partnoy) Cultural Context (“Girl”, Conduct of Life) Genre Context (Picnic on the Battlefield)

*Describing author’s style:

Tone (Metamorphosis) Diction/Specifics (Metamorphosis) Syntax (Metamorphosis) Imagery (“Smells of Home”) Diction/Sensory (“Smells of Home”)

*Analyzing character development (“Smells of Home”/Dead Man's Path)

Semester Exam

Essay:You will write a short essay (3 paragraph) comparing two pieces of literature. You will be able to choose any two pieces of literature.

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1st Semester Exam

You will need:

•Anthology•Pen/Pencil

•Paper (for vocab and essay)•Graphic Organizers

(Placed under blank paper until essay is

being written)

GOOD LUCK! Chiura Obata

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