Grade 10 2023

June 23rd, 2023

Have a great final day!

I will talk about final grades briefly and put on the Indian Horse film.

If you do go down to the fun place, then do it after 1015AM.

Great job, Grade 10’s!

June 21st & 22nd, 2023

New Mini Unit. Please take 15 minutes to read through chapter 34.

Icing racism in hockey

Take these questions into consideration.

How is prejudice / racism taught?
How can we be tolerant and considerate, empathetic and inclusive to others? Why is this so hard for some people?
We are dealing (in this whole unit) with the nature of reconciliation. What is Canada’s responsibility to make amends for the injustices committed upon the indigenous communities of the nation?

PPT on racism in sport. Research time.

Watch this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sx6XggsyRNQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ka_zsEGRe04

Here are the instructions:

Discrimination in Sports TK

June 20th, 2023

3 A: Introduction / overview argument

3 B: Introduction / overview argument

2 A: First Argument

1 B: Rebuttal

2 B: First Argument

1 A: Rebuttal

2 A: 2nd Argument

1 B: Rebuttal

2 B 2nd Argument

1 A: Rebuttal

3 A: Conclusion (Sum up)

3 B: Conclusion (Sum up)

30 Minutes (24 actual minutes)

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Be it resolved that schools should promote education and academics rather than sports in order to prepare students for a better future.

Think about the word Promote – it can be more ‘focus’ rather than complete immersion.

This is a participation mark, so if I see you into the topic and working well with others – respectful of differing opinions, then you will receive an instant A for this assignment.

Read to CHAPTER 34 for Wednesday. New assignment coming.

June 19th, 2023

Debate. What is a debate?

I will assign you a side. I will tell you the rules. We will go through a mini mock debate. Then we will work on this real prompt (that we will work on for logical fallacies):

Be it resolved that Indigenous education should replace traditional Eurocentric education in BC schools.

We will go over the rules of engagement together.

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Be it resolved that schools should promote education and academics rather than sports in order to prepare students for a better future.

This is a participation mark, so if I see you into the topic and working well with others – respectful of differing opinions, then you will receive an instant A for this assignment.

June 16th, 2023

I will not be here today, my class. So I will have you read up to (and possibly through) chapter 22 today so that we can continue our discussion on Monday. Yesterday was a very strong discussion and I’m glad we covered all the issues we did.

If you have time in small groups, you can watch some of this film and then have a takeaway for Monday’s class as well. Follow this link:

The Secret Path.

https://secretpath.ca/

June 15th, 2023

The Residential School part.

Before you read through chapter 22, let’s take a look at this:

What does this suggest about the role the church played in the Residential School experience?

Download

Read the brief document Church Apologies for Indian Residential Schools.

https://caid.ca/church_apology.html

Is there any sign of anger in this document? What might this indicate? What does this article
suggest about the role the church played in the residential school experience?

Together we will watch The Secret Path.

https://secretpath.ca/

June 14th, 2023

So now you’ve read through chapter 10. Let’s talk about it a little bit with those questions that were due today.

Comprehension Questions to Discuss for chapter 1-4

Answer the questions in point form

What was the effect of the residential school experience on Saul’s parents? Be sure to discuss the difference between his mother and father.

Who are Saul’s siblings and what happened to them?

What evidence is there of racism when the family moves to the town? What struggles do they encounter? Is there any evidence of hope?

Comprehension Questions for Chapter 5-9

Why does the family move to God’s Lake?

What does Saul discover from his vision at God’s Lake?

Analyse the culture clash between the generations; the traditional and those influenced by the Zhaunagush. Compare Grandma’s ideas and Saul’s mother’s. What do they argue about?

Why do his parents abandon grandma and Saul? This is a complex answer. Discuss.

Chapter 9-10 (Escape from God’s Lake)

Why did Grandma make the decision to leave?
What are two things that grandma did to help they survive?

Characterization:

Can you find more examples of characterization of Grandma based on chapter 9 and 10?

Find ONE example of imagery.

Then we will be at a turning point in the book – The Residential School part.

Before you read through chapter 22, let’s take a look at this:

What does this suggest about the role the church played in the Residential School experience?

Download

Read the brief document Church Apologies for Indian Residential Schools.

https://caid.ca/church_apology.html

Is there any sign of anger in this document? What might this indicate? What does this article
suggest about the role the church played in the residential school experience?

Together we will watch The Secret Path.

https://secretpath.ca/

June 13th, 2023

I want to look at your presentations. 15 minutes and then I’ll do a gallery walk for your projects.

Questions chapter 1-10

That’s due tonight

June 12th, 2023

Indian Horse – Richard Wagamese

This is our first assignment – It is a group based assignment. I am very excited for what you come up with.

Introduction Activities

And as we proceed, here are the discussion / comp questions for you.

Questions chapter 1-10

June 7th & 8th, 2023

How is that essay coming along? Do you need one more day? If not, let’s go on with the next unit.

Today, we will be reading a story without introduction.

What you Pawn, I will Redeem Alexie

Here are some questions to think about before we move on to the novel. We’ll try and go through a few today, the rest tomorrow. Questions and graded discussion Friday.

In “What You Pawn I Will Redeem,” what is the purpose or symbolism behind the three Aleut Indians?
How would you describe the narrator of this story?
What are some of the literary elements used in Alexie’s “What You Pawn I Will Redeem”?
Is there a bias? If so, what is the nature in the story?
What does Jackson do with the money he gets?
Who is Jackson and what does his quest symbolize?
In Sherman Alexie’s “What You Pawn I Will Redeem,” how is Jackson alienated from the community? How does he respond?
How does Jackson Jackson change as a result of completing his hero’s journey in Alexie’s “What You Pawn I Will Redeem”?
What challenges does Jackson face in trying to get the $999 dollars in “What You Pawn I Will Redeem”?
In Sherman Alexie’s short story “What You Pawn I Will Redeem,” does Jackson really work hard for the money at the end of the story like he says?
Identify the historical era Sherman Alexie is writing about in “What You Pawn I Will Redeem” and its significance to the story.
In “What You Pawn I Will Redeem,” how does Sherman Alexie show belonging ?
In the opening of “What You Pawn, I Will Redeem,” explain what the protagonist means when he says “it’s my secret story, and Indians have to work hard to keep secrets from hungry white folks.”
In Sherman Alexie’s “What You Pawn I Will Redeem,” is Jackson a reliable narrator? Is his story believable? Is it important for Jackson to be reliable or his story to be believable?
How does Sherman Alexie complicate stereotypical notions about American Indians in “What You Pawn I Will Redeem”?
How does Sherman Alexie in his story, “What You Pawn I Will Redeem,” complicate stereotypical notions about American Indians?
What is regalia, as mentioned in “What You Pawn I Will Redeem” and why is it valuable?
Is there an epiphany in What You Pawn I Will Redeem?

This unit is discussion heavy. I would like for you to be attentive and have respect for the material we will be discussing.

June 6th, 2023

Tuneful Tuesdays: Allan & Kiarash

Continue with the good draft. This is the final day in class to work on it. Get it done! I want the new unit to be up and running by tomorrow. (Wednesday)

June 5th, 2023

Today, I would like for you to finalize those drafts. You can ask a peer to look over your work if you return the favor. Here is the sheet. I have also made printouts.

Peer Review 3PP Essay Structure

Make sure at least one person has looked over your essay by the end of the class.

Good luck, and you can always ask me if you have any questions.

June 2nd, 2023

OK – Conclusions and then turn it in as a rough draft:

Structure for conclusion (4-5 sentences):

Idea Revisited:

Detail about the Idea:

Brief Quote from Journal:

Final Point Brought from Intro and explored further:

Amy’s Example:

Archetypes help emphasize the diversity within the society by creating variations of personality
traits and experiences that most individuals can relate to in one way or another.

When the audience is able to explore a deeper meaning within media, it can feel more personalized and can increase the overall significance of the piece in their lives.

A quote in the journal that is very important because it can relate to everyone is, “we have all done something dreadful in our lives, or have felt the urge to”, (Malcolm Gladwell, chapter 8).

Archetypes are an integration between modern day society and characters in media that are often used as a method to connect and create closer relationships within individuals by accepting similarities and differences in personalities, experiences, and opinions

June 1st, 2023

Framework:

Gladwell Quote #2

Connect to Rocky I

Evidence: Pivotal Scene in the Movie

Explain the two: Philosophy of Archetypes / Underdog / Journey of Rocky throughout the film

Repeat this again X2

OR a simple version for the grade 10 level:

A. Topic sentence (what this paragraph will discuss, how it will prove your thesis)
B. Context for the quote
1. Who says it?
2. What’s happening in the text when they say it?
C. Quote from the text (cited appropriately)
D. Analysis of the quote: How does it prove your thesis?
E. Closing sentence (wrap up the paragraph to effectively transition to the next paragraph)

When archetypes are present in modern society, the world is introduced to the divergence of
characteristics, appearances, and goals concerning seperate individuals.

When a couple mourns over the loss of their daughter in David and Goliath, an experienced man helps them realize that “they could lose their health and their sanity and each other if they allowed their daughter’s murder to consume them”, (Malcolm Gladwell, chapter 8).

This quote directly connects the book to the movie because both have a significant presence of a mentor, a character who develops the protagonist and helps them obtain their goals.

In the film Rocky, Mickey is the mentor because he trains Rocky and teaches him to push past his limitations, realize his worth, and ultimately return as a better fighter with a stronger demeanor than he had initially.

The underdog’s journey would have been extremely unsuccessful without proper guidance from his mentor, which demonstrates that a variety of archetypes are vital in order to produce a film that is unexpected and worth watching.

With a mixture of effective character archetypes in media, different audiences learn to empathize with individuals in dissimilar situations.

In David and Goliath, readers are introduced to the caregiver archetype when Candace fails to return
home one night and Wilma Derksen begins to worry that, “Candace hadn’t dressed warmly,” so “she
began to pace between the window in the front of the house and the kitchen window in the back
overlooking the alleyway”, (Malcolm Gladwell, chapter 8).

From this quote, it is evident that Wilma Derksen is very similar to Adrian, the caregiver in Rocky, who continuously worries for Rocky and tries her hardest to assist him in any way possible.

When Adrian goes out with Rocky for the first time, she is overly reticent and wants nothing to do with him; however, as the film continues, the audience learns that she has a very emotional and compassionate side which she uses to help Rocky understand his worth and improve his overall character.

Since each individual has diverse past experiences and personalities, by including a wide variation of character archetypes, society is more inclined to learn about and relate to characters who think and behave a certain way, although it may be against their beliefs.

The underdog archetype is a crucial element to media because it displays realistic systems of growth and change within an individual, which can stretch beyond film to inspire those in society.

The stories of two different parents in David and Goliath show that everyone copes with loss in separate
ways and that people can “feel differently about what could be accomplished through the use of
power”, (Malcolm Gladwell, chapter 8). In Gladwell’s piece, the underdog ignores her power and
unexpectedly conquers her adversity, whereas the one who uses power to his advantage, discovers a
negative turn in events.

In the film, watchers learn that Apollo Creed experiences his ultimate downfall when he allows his power to consume him; whereas Rocky succeeds after accepting his lack of ability
and trying to improve on his own.

The crowd witnessed an unexpected victory on Rocky’s behalf, because although he did not win the overall match, he was able to persevere despite the pain and exhaustion, and proceed towards several additional matches than expected.

This proves that power is not always as beneficial as it may seem, and that nothing can defeat an individual with a strong work ethic.

Not only are archetypes effective for building a diverse and enriched society, but also for developing a world of characters that allows individuals of all backgrounds to find a way to connect and empathize with each one.

May 31st, 2023

Here is the example from class: Archetypes Intro Example workshop

Let me repost the rules of a first paragraph:

How are archetypes shown in the movie Rocky? Use outside sources (Gladwell + Rocky Q’s) to prove your answer.

Hook / literary theory used: Archetypes – what are they?
Quote from outside source: Malcom Gladwell Chapter – See your specific chapter notes
Answer the elements of the question: Relevance of archetypes / Underdog focus
Introduce the Movie: Rocky
Make a Claim: Rocky characters / plot = Character / situation / symbolic archetypes
Explain the claim as it relates to your literary theory: Archetypes as a whole

This is a model example:

Archetypes are a crucial element used to emphasize the diversity of behaviour within
individuals in a society.

When Malcolm Gladwell, author of David and Goliath, states, “a woman who
walks away from the promise of power finds the strength to forgive – and saves her friendship, her
marriage, and her sanity”, (Malcolm Gladwell, chapter 8) readers learn that less potency can be
beneficial.

Archetypes, specifically the underdog, is an important element to society because it allows
struggling individuals to find inspiration within a character, to improve certain aspects of life and
further proceed towards self development.

Rocky, written by and starring Sylvester Stallone, is a film that deepens the conflicts that a low-class Philidelphian boxer must face in order to prosper and initiate his path towards self worth.

As the underdog, the protagonist must prove determination to defy the audience by winning the match, as well as conquer all struggles within himself, including struggles relating to his fighting capabilities and to his character as a whole.

Because of this, the audience is more inclined to encourage an underdog fighter than a fighter with plenty of experience, since there would be a deeper, hidden meaning behind a victory if it were unexpected.

Archetypes are necessary for establishing diversity between individuals in a society because including a wide range helps the audience form extensive connections and relationships with the characters.

May 30th, 2023

MM Final.docx

Did you have trouble with the write?

We will finish the musical Mondays, complete the Rocky Questions and then I’ll guide you through the first paragraph of your final paper.

You will be guided through this last section step by step.

May 29th, 2023

I am not going to be here today. I would like for you to discuss in small groups this structure for an introduction to an essay. Have the introduction finished by Wednesday. I will be back a little later on this afternoon, but try this yourself;

Answer this question in a three paragraph essay format:

Here is the structure to complete a good intro paragraph that answers this question:

How are archetypes shown in the movie Rocky? Use outside sources (Gladwell + Rocky Q’s) to prove your answer.

Hook / literary theory used: Archetypes – what are they?
Quote from outside source: Malcom Gladwell Chapter – See your specific chapter notes
Answer the elements of the question: Relevance of archetypes / Underdog focus
Introduce the Movie: Rocky
Make a Claim: Rocky characters / plot = Character / situation / symbolic archetypes
Explain the claim as it relates to your literary theory: Archetypes as a whole

Body paragraph:

Framework:

Gladwell Quote #2

Connect to Rocky I

Evidence: Pivotal Scene in the Movie

Explain the two: Philosophy of Archetypes / Underdog / Journey of Rocky throughout the film

Repeat this again X2

PS: Rocky Questions are now to be due Wednesday the 2nd of June. Tuneful Tuesdays tomorrow is the same.

May 26th, 2023

We have discussion questions – let’s take our time and go through them. These are the rules:

talk or respond three times for full marks
people will be in order unless there’s a direct comment on a previous question
respect each other’s words

I will create a teams file in case you didn’t get a chance to talk 3 times. You can turn in your questions for the remaining points. It’s due tonight.

May 25th, 2023

We will finish with that iconic fight today: Rocky vs. Apollo.

Then, depending on the class, finish the questions and then we can start the discussion that can go through tomorrow. It’s graded.

Here are the questions again:

Rocky Data Questions

May 24th, 2023

Well, we will watch as much Rocky as we can today and then before the end of class, we can answer the questions that you will have assigned.

I have decided that the Musical Mondays will be Tuneful Tuesdays next week. The people going are in the following document:

MM Final.docx

So we will have more Rocky time and you will be able to tie everything together.

May 19th, 2023

And we will informally answer these three first questions:

Rocky Data Questions

We will finish the class with watching the movie – starting periodically to answer questions together.

Let’s get this Friday done!

May 18th, 2023

A few more chapters to go through. After the assignment is over, I will post the PPT files online so that you can reference it.

Chapter Seven – Authority figures

Chapter Eight – Crime and punishment

Chapter Nine – Nazis and the French resistance

AFTER:

Then take notes on this presentation (5-10 minutes long):

Rocky_Balboa_as_the_Quintessential_Human

And we will informally answer these questions:

Rocky Data Questions

Then you have everything – all the tools necessary to write a great paper. Enjoy the movie!

May 17th, 2023

Chapter One – Basketball

Chapter Two – Class sizes

Chapter Three – Selecting a university

Chapter Four – Dyslexia

Chapter Five – Childhood trauma

Chapter Six – The Civil Rights Movement

Chapter Seven – Authority figures

Chapter Eight – Crime and punishment

Chapter Nine – Nazis and the French resistance

May 16th, 2023

Nathan will do his MM presentation.

Continue your presentations. I am looking forward to them tomorrow.

May 15th, 2023

Presentation preparation today.

Tuneful Tuesdays tomorrow.

Wednesdays – presentations are due. Remember the structure – very loose, but should answer any questions:

A. A brief summary – give some visual flair and…

Answer these questions:

Who and/or what are the Davids?
Why are those David more powerful than others presume?
Who are the Goliaths?
Why are those Goliath not as powerful as they seem?

And give evidence:

QUOTATION	SIGNIFICANCE
1.
2.
3.

May 12th, 2023

David and Goliath – Malcolm Gladwell

You will read an assignned chapter and then do a presentation on the major ideas. Include

A. A brief summary – give some visual flair and…

Answer these questions:

Who and/or what are the Davids?
Why are those David more powerful than others presume?
Who are the Goliaths?
Why are those Goliath not as powerful as they seem?

And give evidence:

QUOTATION	SIGNIFICANCE
1.
2.
3.

You are now going to be put into groups of 3. Each will tackle (Individually) the chapter. You will be doing what is called a (partial) annotated bibliography on it tomorrow.

Chapter One – Basketball
Chapter Two – Class sizes
Chapter Three – Selecting a university
Chapter Four – Dyslexia
Chapter Five – Childhood trauma
Chapter Six – The Civil Rights Movement
Chapter Seven – Authority figures
Chapter Eight – Crime and punishment
Chapter Nine – Nazis and the French resistance

May 11th, 2023

Read the introduction only.

David and Goliath – Malcolm Gladwell

After reading the Introduction as a class, you should be able to answer the following questions that we will discuss formally:

1.What does Gladwell mean by “giants”?

2. In what ways was David an underdog?

A. In the Bible, what is the original story of David and Goliath?

B. What is the moral we usually take away from this story?

C. What is Gladwell’s new explanation of David and Goliath based on modern theory?

You are now going to be put into groups of 3. Each will tackle (Individually) the chapter. You will be doing what is called a (partial) annotated bibliography on it tomorrow.

Chapter One – Basketball
Chapter Two – Class sizes
Chapter Three – Selecting a university
Chapter Four – Dyslexia
Chapter Five – Childhood trauma
Chapter Six – The Civil Rights Movement
Chapter Seven – Authority figures
Chapter Eight – Crime and punishment
Chapter Nine – Nazis and the French resistance

May 10th, 2023

Task 2: Characterization

You are to find a clip from a movie, TV show or animation and show me the different character archetypes you find. Use the archetype PDF as an example and use the vocabulary that describes the archetype. The PDF is below:

Twelve_Character_Archetypes

This is a completion mark.

look on youtube for a favorite movie / tv show / MV / Animation
Look for all the character archetypes
Explain these characters and their significance in the clip in a quick informal paragraph.
Turn in at the end of class to teams – after we present some.

Also, bring in this idea (THis is an extension exercise from the film unit)

Terminology:

Shots and Framing

Shot: a single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts.

Establishing Shot: often a long shot or a series of shots that sets the scene. It is used to establish setting and to show transitions between locations.

Long Shot (LS): a shot from some distance. If filming a person, the full body is shown. It may show the isolation or vulnerability of the character (also called a Full Shot).

Medium Shot (MS): the most common shot. The camera seems to be a medium distance from the object being filmed. A medium shot shows the person from the waist up. The effect is to ground the story.

Close Up (CU): the image being shot takes up at least 80 percent of the frame.

Extreme Close Up: the image being shot is a part of a whole, such as an eye or a hand.

Two Shot: a scene between two people shot exclusively from an angle that includes both characters more or less equally. It is used in love scenes where interaction between the two characters is important.

Camera Angles

Eye Level: a shot taken from a normal height; that is, the character’s eye level. Ninety to ninety-five percent of the shots seen are eye level, because it is the most natural angle.

High Angle: the camera is above the subject. This usually has the effect of making the subject look smaller than normal, giving him or her the appearance of being weak, powerless, and trapped.

Low Angle: the camera films subject from below. This usually has the effect of making the subject look larger than normal, and therefore strong, powerful, and threatening.

Camera Movements

Pan: a stationary camera moves from side to side on a horizontal axis.

Tilt: a stationary camera moves up or down along a vertical axis

Zoom: a stationary camera where the lens moves to make an object seem to move closer to or further away from the camera. With this technique, moving into a character is often a personal or revealing movement, while moving away distances or separates the audience from the character.

Dolly/Tracking: the camera is on a track that allows it to move with the action. The term also refers to any camera mounted on a car, truck, or helicopter.

Boom/Crane: the camera is on a crane over the action. This is used to create overhead shots.

Lighting

High Key: the scene is flooded with light, creating a bright and open-looking scene.

Low Key: the scene is flooded with shadows and darkness, creating suspense or suspicion.

Bottom or Side Lighting: direct lighting from below or the side, which often makes the subject appear dangerous or evil.

Front or Back Lighting: soft lighting on the actor’s face or from behind gives the appearance of innocence or goodness, or a halo effect.

Editing Techniques

Cut: most common editing technique. Two pieces of film are spliced together to “cut” to another image.

Fade: can be to or from black or white. A fade can begin in darkness and gradually assume full brightness (fade-in) or the image may gradually get darker (fade-out). A fade often implies that time has passed or may signify the end of a scene.

Dissolve: a kind of fade in which one image is slowly replaced by another. It can create a connection between images.

Wipe: a new image wipes off the previous image. A wipe is more fluid than a cut and quicker than a dissolve.

Flashback: cut or dissolve to action that happened in the past.

Shot-Reverse-Shot: a shot of one subject, then another, then back to the first. It is often used for conversation or reaction shots.

Cross Cutting: cut into action that is happening simultaneously. This technique is also called parallel editing. It can create tension or suspense and can form a connection between scenes.

Eye-Line Match: cut to an object, then to a person. This technique shows what a person seems to be looking at and can reveal a character’s thoughts.

Sound

Diegetic: sound that could logically be heard by the characters in the film.

Non-Diegetic: sound that cannot be heard by the characters but is designed for audience reaction only. An example might be ominous music for foreshadowing.

May 9th, 2023

Musical Tuesdays:

Brennan & Tim

Andrew

We will finish the powerpoint, but I have a handout for your reference. It can’t be done without the right vocabulary (just like the film unit.)

Then an online quiz. (Don’t worry – you can’t mess it up.)

May 8th, 2023

Here is an overview of the entire thing:

Underdogs & Archetypes Introduction

Intro:

Snack Attack:

How are these characters familiar?

How are these characters overcoming stereotypes?

What kind of story is this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38y_1EWIE9I&ab_channel=EduardoVerastegui

Now let me explain what these questions connect to with a very visually unappealing PPT – take notes as this will be revisited many times throughout the unit:

Archetypes Notes for Outline 1

Task 1: Self Evaluation “My Archetype”

Take the Myer’s Briggs style test. Tell me what your archetype is – what this means to you and whether it is an accurate categorization of who you are as an individual. It is argued that all humans fall into 16 categories.

https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test

Task 2: Characterization

Twelve_Character_Archetypes

May 5th, 2023

Your good copy is due today at midnight.

On Monday, we will start a new unit. I hope you like it.

May 4th, 2023

2 days left. Final draft of Story is due Friday at 11:59PM.

Rough draft due tonight at 11:59PM

Short Story Peer Editing Checklist

Please get things done – have at least one of these filled out for the end of class. Printouts will be handed out if needed. Use this time wisely. I’ll ask you to leave if you’re too noisy.

May 3rd, 2023

In Class Write Today for The Seventh Voyage

Summarize (briefly) the text
give your own opinion on why it was good / bad.
Connect the thematic statement to a personal anecdote or philosophy that you have.
How does your view fit in the bigger picture (A life lesson – a statement about life).

May 2nd, 2023

Tuneful Tuesdays today – you know who you are. I am looking forward to it.

After that, you have time to prepare for the reader response of the Seventh Voyage text. See May 1st blog for details.

The end result should be a fully developed three paragraph response – look at this:

Summarize (briefly) the text
give your own opinion on why it was good / bad.
Connect the thematic statement to a personal anecdote or philosophy that you have.
How does your view fit in the bigger picture (A life lesson – a statement about life).

May 1st, 2023

Today you will read this and do all of the necessary outline for Wednesday’s in class write / final reader response. This is a quiet class as it is treated like a final.

Here is the story:

THe Seventh Voyage Text

Here is the data response question sheet:

Seventh Voyage RR Questions

Remember – do the structure as follows:

Find your opinion with these 6 questions:

Do you like or dislike the text?
Do you agree or disagree with the writer?
Does the text clash with your personal views?
How does the text relate to you personally?
To what extent did the text challenge or change your opinions or beliefs?
Did you learn anything from the text? If so, what did you learn?
What is your overall reaction to the text?

2. Organize your thoughts into a 3 paragraph essay / response.

3. Final paper structure: (For Wednesday)

Summarize (briefly) the text
give your own opinion on why it was good / bad.
Connect the thematic statement to a personal anecdote or philosophy that you have.
How does your view fit in the bigger picture?

April 28th, 2023

Now you will be expanding all of your outlines to a rough draft that is due next week. This is a chance for you to get feedback so get the good draft of the story turned in by next Friday, you can have the final day of working on your short stories to get feedback and finished by the end of the class

Short Story Checklists and Examples:

Peer Review:

Short Story Peer Editing Checklist

I have printed out some copies of this as well if you feel as though you need a physical copy.

April 27th, 2023

Musical Thursdays:

MM Final.docx

Revisiting the Reader Response:

Yesterday was Monday (Sturgeon):

Yesterday was Monday

Permanence in linear time

Besides time, we sense that history, science, craftsmanship, and perhaps even theology all come together in this Gordian clockwork of “Yesterday Was Monday”, and all these presented as the almost-believably realistic scenes and events experienced by an ordinary guy who happens to wake up on Wednesday before it’s quite finished.

Reader Response:

A. You should have all the following questions completed:

Do you agree or disagree with the writer’s choices in the story? Would you have made different choices to make the text better?
What’s the overall message? Does the message clash with your personal views?
How does the text relate to you personally?
To what extent did the text challenge or change your opinions or beliefs?
Did you learn anything from the text? If so, what did you learn?
What is your overall reaction to the text? Why did you [dis] like the text?

B. After that, you come up with a theme statement.

Ex. Very special conditions must be satisfied before one may assert the identity in time, the duration of a given existent. The permanence of marble, over which time passes almost imperceptibly, differs so essentially from the permanence of a living being that one questions the usefulness of joining them under the same concept.

C. Choose a theme statement to use that works with your personal views.

D. Now you have all the ‘data’ needed, structure the 1-3 paragraph response like this:

Summarize (briefly) the text
give your own opinion on why it was good / bad.
Connect the thematic statement to a personal anecdote or philosophy that you have.
How does your view fit in the bigger picture?

April 24th, 2023

Keys for Sample Assessment A:

grade-10-literacy-sample-a-key-and-scoring-guide

I promised that we would go over the literacy 10 exam. This will still happen. You will just complete the exam today as a practice and we will go over everything tomorrow in class for our final day of the semester.

Here are the instructions:

On your device, click this link: https://bced.vretta.com/#/en/bced-landing/grad/sample/literacy10
Select “Form A”
Start the test. Get used to the formatting – how the test is structured, the buttons etc. Everything is on the left hand side to continue,
Do the multiple choice
Do the graphic organizer but save your written work on a separate document
PART B – Choose a ‘pathway’ that interests you more.
Do the multiple choice questions
When you get to the written response, save your work to a separate document.
Finish self reflection if you want
Check your answers.

After you finish the test, make sure to ask three questions about the process for me to answer

April 20th, 2023

Finish the “All you Zombies” outlines today.

Task Part 1:

Seeing the Future

In these stories, it is actually information that travels through time. And this might be the most scientifically plausible form of time travel, one that is already happening all the time on the quantum level.

Visions of the future have shown up in literature and mythology for millennia, it’s just that we used to call them prophecy. But the fundamental storytelling device has changed little, even as it evolved with the times, manifesting in various communication technologies. Characters connect to the future through newspapers (the film It Happened Tomorrow, which inspired the show Early Edition), letters (The Lake House), radio (Frequency), photography (Time Lapse) and now, the Internet (my own recent novel The Future Is Yours, the reason I’m interested in sorting all this out.)

All these stories of peering forward in time differentiate into two categories on the basis of one crucial question: If you see the future, can you change it?

1a: Stories of Inevitable Foresight

These are stories where the future can be seen—but ultimately, what you see can’t be stopped.

The archetype for this form is one of the oldest works of dramatic literature in the Western canon—Sophocles’ play Oedipus Rex, where the titular king is warned by the seer Tiresias that he will murder his father and wed his mother… and despite his best efforts to the contrary, he ends up inadvertently doing just that (and then gouges his eyes out for good measure).

Stories of inevitable prediction speak to one of our deepest fears: that we have no free will, no agency, no power to control our fate. A glimpse of the future, foreknowledge of what’s to come, only ends up causing the events we aim to prevent.

Sound depressing? Maybe that’s why it’s a theme that spoke to sci-fi author Philip K. Dick, author of Minority Report— which is, for all its superficial differences, a story very similar to Oedipus Rex. It features a trio of precogs who dream of future-murders, and a cop assigned to prevent such killings—until he finds himself accused of one himself.

Dick was a pessimist about the prospect of free will, and in his story (spoiler alert!) his character ends up going through with the predicted murder. But perhaps unsurprisingly, when Steven Spielberg got hold of the same material, the outcome changed, and Tom Cruise’s version of the character was able to alter his destiny. How? Sheer force of movie-star charisma mostly. Which brings us to—

1b: Stories of Preventable Foresight

Other stories of seeing the future treat altering the timeline as quite evitable. In fact, the very act of viewing what’s ahead empowers the individual to change things, and prevent the foreseen events from coming to pass. That’s how Early Edition worked, with Kyla Chandler given the thankless daily task of averting tragedies only he could foresee.

But the prototype for this story form can be traced at least to 1843, in A Christmas Carol. Yes, even Dickens wrote some timey-wimey shenanigans; what else are the Ghosts of Christmas Past and Yet To Come? And when Scrooge beholds the pitiful sight of Tiny Tim dead, and his own neglected grave, he is promised a chance to rewrite the narrative if he can merely change his ways.

Which means that Dickens was much more of an optimist than Sophocles or Philip K. Dick. Being able to see the future and change it, whether through an epiphany or a magical newspaper, is the sort of world most of us want to believe in… whether that’s the way things actually work or not.

But in other types of stories, it’s not only information that travels through time. Many stories concern people getting to do so too—and the way authors treat those journeys says just as much about who they are and how they view the world.

Traveling to the future

One of the clearest progenitors of the time travel narrative, H.G. Wells’ The Time Machine, is about a man zipping off into the distant future. But the world he encounters—one full of peaceful Eloi and belligerent Morlocks—is so disconnected from our own, it’s hard to know why it’s not simply a story about aliens on another planet.

This points to a problem with time-travel forward. The future feels so unknowable, it often ends up being less interesting than we’d expect. That’s why some “travel into the future” stories make our present the future of the characters—like Time After Time, which features Jack the Ripper fleeing 1890’s London and winding up (via a time-machine that belongs to H.G. Wells) in 1970’s San Francisco (it’s as ridiculous as it sounds, and well worth a watch). But this plot device is really no different from the fish-out-of-water Rip Van Winkle premise, dressed up with technology.

Perhaps this is why “travel into the future” has perhaps been used most effectively as a last-minute twist ending, as in the original Planet of the Apes.

In other words—time-travel into the future is just not that special… maybe because we’re doing it all the time, at a consistent rate of 60 minutes per hour. And given that our own lifetimes have witnessed such seismic changes in technology and society, do we really need to imagine a cosmic leap forward to see things that will blow our minds?

That’s why the most interesting physical-time-travel stories have focused on…

Traveling to the Past

Some of these stories are just touristy jaunts that don’t bother with the ramifications of intervening in history (like A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court). Which is fine and well, but more interesting are stories that grapple with the question: Can we alter the past? And by implication… can we alter our own present? Which breaks the category down into two distinct groups…

3A: Changing History

Perhaps the most intuitive mode of time travel is where characters travel to the past, and in doing so, alter the present they left behind. Back to the Future is probably the most popular of all. It’s fun to meet your teenage parents, but if you mess things up, you risk erasing yourself from existence. So then you have to… fight off your mom’s sexual advances and help your dad save her from getting raped? (Yeah, I didn’t really get how messed-up that was as a kid either…) Fix the past, fix the present, life goes on.

Of course, beyond just keeping your parents married and yourself in the family portrait, what people dream of is using time travel to fix history, the easiest go-to being the plot to kill baby Hitler. But in the massive time travel canon, it’s almost exclusively villains who try to rewrite the past. Very few stories feature heroes changing history for the better. Butterfly effects are almost always negative, and even the most well-intentioned time travel plans (like saving Kennedy from assassination in Stephen King’s 11/22/63) result in horrible misfortune for the world (catastrophic earthquakes in that case, for, ya know, reasons).

All of which points to the fact that on some profound level, as much as our minds love playing with the possibilities of altering the timeline, we are deeply attached to the one we have, and innately suspicious of any effort to correct it. Which is why we have…

3B: Immutable Timelines

Stories where characters find themselves fundamentally incapable of altering history, regardless of their level of intervention. 12 Monkeys (and the French film it’s based on, La Jetee) tells the story of a time traveler seeking to prevent an apocalyptic manmade plague. He ultimately fails and realizes, too late, that as a child he witnessed the death of himself, as an older time traveler. The ending is incredibly satisfying—despite the fact that it’s profoundly fatalistic, suggestive of a world in which not even high-tech time-bending can save the human race from killing itself.

A less fatalistic example of this approach to time-rules is found in Avengers:Endgame, in which the characters travel to various moments throughout Marvel history to steal Infinity Stones (think Oceans 11 with a lot of fan-service). Smart Hulk (yes, seriously) gives the stipulation that history will “heal” itself of their interventions, preserving the timeline. On its face, this sounds like a lame gimme of a screenwriting rule — but turns out, it’s actually reasonably well-supported by recent experiments on quantum time travel. Science and sci-fi both point to the same idea: we can’t change the past.

Time loop

Which brings us to the final category—the pinnacle of unalterability—stories where a character is stuck reliving the same day again and again. The prototype here is the 1993 comedy Groundhog Day. The formula it set out brilliantly has been replicated in other genres, including but not limited to YA melodrama (Before I Fall), slasher-horror (Happy Death Day), sci-fi action with aliens (Edge of Tomorrow), sci-fi action without aliens (Source Code, ARQ), episodic existential-dramedy (Russian Doll) and then circling all the way back to comedy again in last year’s Palm Springs.

These films don’t merely share a high-concept, they all have essentially the same theme: life doesn’t change until you change. Which would seem to make them remarkably unoriginal, if not for the surprising fact that they’re ALL good. (Seriously, I’ll go to bat for Before I Fall). No doubt there are some bad time-loop movies that I missed, but the fact that one hyper-specific premise has resulted in so many excellent movies points to the fact that there is a deep, resonant truth to the notion of being trapped in time.

Of course, this is only a partial taxonomy of time travel, but even this incomplete catalogue points to a few key takeaways. Most time travel stories are cautionary tales. Attempting to meddle with history is punished; defying prophecy is futile; the best we can do is pull a Marty McFly and close the Pandora’s box we opened in the first place. These stories, for all their far-flung leaps through space and time, are ultimately about how, if we want to change our lived reality, we need to start with ourselves.

Our job is to look through these four types of stories and find a universal truth to why we are obsessed with the notion of time – the true ruler of us all.

Task Part 2:

Come up with a rough outline for one of these time travel plot ideas:

Time Travel Short Story Ideas

April 19th, 2023

Today we’re reading a new story: All You Zombies. (Fact: It’s not about zombies)

You will also learn a new word: Solipsism. Look it up.

Here is the text:

Robert-A.-Heinlein-All-You-Zombies

Now today’s assignment is going away from the usual written response / comprehension questions.

I will give you paper – on which you are to draw a timeline. You have to sort out this story so that it makes sense to you. At the end of the class, I will take your “Timelines” and see if you came up with something that is tangible and related to the story.

Let’s practice with this 1950’s song:

“I’m My Own Grandpa“

Here is some help: TIMELINE OF ALL YOU ZOMBIES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER / GRAPHIC

1. On September 20, 1945, the Bartender drops off baby Jane at an orphanage. She grows up there. She dreams of joining one of the “comfort organizations” dedicated to providing R&R for spacemen.

2. Nearly 18 years later, the man who refers to himself as “an unmarried mother” is dropped off at April 3, 1963, by the Bartender. He meets and, after some weeks of dating, seduces and impregnates the 17-year-old Jane, who has an intersex condition. From Jane’s point of view, he then disappears. Actually, he has been retrieved by the Bartender, and taken to 1985 (see sixth bullet point).

3. Jane learns that she is pregnant by the now-missing unknown man. After giving birth by C-section, she is found to be a “true hermaphrodite” who has been severely damaged by the pregnancy and birth; on waking she learns that she has been subjected (without her consent) to a “sex change” which reassigns her sex to male.

4. On March 10, 1964, the Bartender kidnaps the baby and takes it back in time to the orphanage (see first bullet point). Jane, now male, becomes a stenographer, and then a writer. Whenever he is asked his occupation, he replies, somewhat truculently, “I’m an unmarried mother—at four cents a word. I write confession stories.” He becomes a regular at the bar where the narrator, the Bartender, works, but does not interact with him significantly for six years.

5. On November 7, 1970, the Bartender meets the Unmarried Mother, yells at the customer playing “I’m My Own Grandpa“, conducts the Unmarried Mother into the back office, and takes him back to 1963 to “find” (and, ostensibly, get revenge upon) the man who got him pregnant (see second bullet point). He returns to the bar, seconds after going into the back room, and allows the customer to play the song. From his own point of view, he has carried out his mission of ensuring his own existence.

6. On August 12, 1985, the Bartender travels to 1963 and retrieves the Unmarried Mother — whom he had left there (then?) during the events of the fifth (and second) bullet point(s) — to the Rockies base and enlists him (actually a younger version of himself) in the Temporal Bureau.

7. On January 12, 1993, the Bartender, who is also Jane/mother/father/Unmarried Mother, arrives back at his base from 1970 to think about his life.

April 18th, 2023

MM Final.docx

Please refer to this document so that you know when you’re going. We have four presentations today.

After, please work on the following: NEEDLE IN A TIMESTACK

Do you like or dislike the text?
Do you agree or disagree with the writer?
Does the text clash with your personal views?
How does the text relate to you personally?
To what extent did the text challenge or change your opinions or beliefs?
Did you learn anything from the text? If so, what did you learn?
What is your overall reaction to the text?

For the discussion, you are to look back at the response you have just written and come up with a claim (thesis) summarizing everything you’ve written.

Example: You wrote about how both Mikkelsen and Janine are both fighting to keep their love in tact. So you can summarize with “Love is seen of as fleeting, yet something worth fighting for in Silverberg’s “Needle in a Timestack.”

April 17th, 2023

MM Final

I need to talk to you about this. THen we will work on what we were going to do on Friday if things go south with this project.

April 14th, 2023

Needle in a Timestack

So by now, I’m sure you’re aware that if one changes even the slightest thing in the past, then the consequences could be dire.

This next story is one that is similar in theory, but has a few differences. Basically, it’s about a jealous ex-boyfriend trying to mess up a happy marriage by trying to erase the married couple’s past. Pretty cool idea.

Yet this is the day I will teach you about “reader Response. Look at this graphic I stole of the internet:

So I will put down these questions that are in the graphic – please write out in a 1-3 paragraph response your reaction to this text after you finish reading it:

Do you like or dislike the text?
Do you agree or disagree with the writer?
Does the text clash with your personal views?
How does the text relate to you personally?
To what extent did the text challenge or change your opinions or beliefs?
Did you learn anything from the text? If so, what did you learn?
What is your overall reaction to the text?

For the discussion, you are to look back at the response you have just written and come up with a claim (thesis) summarizing everything you’ve written.

April 13th, 2023

Sound of Thunder

SOund of thunder Questions

We will have the discussion of A Sound of Thunder first, then will start our next story:

Needle in a Timestack

April 12th, 2023

Here is a run down of what we will be doing –

V3.5_21_Time Travel Short Fiction Introduction

Discussion Questions: (Write, then discuss with a partner)

What is the definition of Science Fiction?
What are some examples of science fiction stories? (Movies, Manga, Fiction etc.)
Is science fiction an effective genre? Why or why not?
What sub-genres of science fiction can you think of?

The short stories I have chosen for this specific unit are ordered and as follows:

A Sound of Thunder

[We will do a pre / during / post reading of this text in a worksheet. Here is the story:

Sound of Thunder

Here is the worksheet. It is due Friday at midnight.

SOund of thunder Questions

Needle in a Timestack

All You Zombies

The Seventh Voyage

Yesterday Was Monday

And if we have time: This is one of the academic skills I want you to take away:

V2_Reader Response TTU

April 10th, 2023

First Tuneful Tuesdays today.

After that, if you need time, then you can finish the independent novel study project due tonight.

If we have time, then we can start the Time Travel unit with a few starter exercises.

Today, we will take it rather easily. We’re going to have a discussion on what Science Fiction genres are.

Here is a run down of what we will be doing –

V3.5_21_Time Travel Short Fiction Introduction

Discussion Questions: (Write, then discuss with a partner)

What is the definition of Science Fiction?
What are some examples of science fiction stories? (Movies, Manga, Fiction etc.)
Is science fiction an effective genre? Why or why not?
What sub-genres of science fiction can you think of?

On Thursday, we will be starting a short story that might hurt your brain.

The short stories I have chosen for this specific unit are ordered and as follows:

A Sound of Thunder

Needle in a Timestack

All You Zombies

The Seventh Voyage

Yesterday Was Monday

And if we have time: This is one of the academic skills I want you to take away:

V2_Reader Response TTU

April 6th, 2023

Podcasts due tonight – the TEAMS page is up now. Get it done!

April 5th, 2023

The first task is to create a raw podcast of sorts with others who have the same questions as you. These are the questions I would like to give you about 20 minutes by yourself to jot down answers to. Then I will put you in ‘proximity groups’ so that you can record your conversations.

Here are the questions:

Independent book questions podcast V3

Record yourselves talking about this. We will get everything clear before you start.

April 4th, 2023

This is the peer review sheet along with the rubric I will be using for your final papers.

Peer Review 3PP Essay Structure

April 3rd, 2023

This week: Finish the essays by Wednesday / turn in film packages / independent reading finals.

Today, you will be working on a rough draft (due tonight for peer edit tomorrow).

This is the peer review sheet along with the rubric I will be using for your final papers.

Peer Review 3PP Essay Structure

Also, Here’s something to think about regarding independent study finals. The journals are due tonight!!!

Here is the project:

Independent Project Final_2021

And here is the rubric:

Novel-Study-Project-Rubric-2018

And here is the journal for Independent reading:

Independent reading Journals

The first task, and I don’t mind if this goes through to tomorrow, is to create a raw podcast of sorts with others who have the same questions as you. These are the questions I would like to give you about 20 minutes by yourself to jot down answers to. Then I will put you in ‘proximity groups’ so that you can record your conversations.

Here are the questions:

Independent book questions podcast V3

March 31st, 2023

Model Papers BTTF

back to the future essay _Arianna

Back to the Future Essay_Jack

Optional Thesis Statements

In Back to the Future, Zemeckis uses specific camera angles and framing techniques to highlight the different power-dynamics and project emotion onto the audience.
In Back to the Future, Zemeckis uses editing techniques to show the urgency of time the characters face throughout the film.
In Zemeckis’ Back to the Future, the lighting demonstrates different lighting techniques to enhance the characteristics of the protagonists.
Robert Zemeckis’s Back to the Future 1 utilizes camera movement to draw in the audience and provide maximum engagement by emphasizing the expressions and actions of each character, while simultaneously adding more depth to the plot of the film.
Robert Zemeckis in Back to the Future I(one), use both Diegetic & non- Diegetic sounds in order to create anticipation or inform us of coming events and create an emotional connection from character to audience.

Optional Thesis Statements:

Zemeckis in Back to the Future shows Editing techniques in order to portray Marty McFly’s actions and their consequences in the past. __________
Zemeckis in Back to the Future shows sound in order to draw in the attention of the audience for the entirety of the film.
Zemeckis in Back to the Future shows Lighting in order to enhance the personalities of the characters in the film.
Zemeckis in Back to the Future shows camera movement in order to accentuate the characters struggles and triumphs as well as make the message of the film clearer.
Zemeckis in Back to the Future shows camera angles to show the power differences between characters and display the main focuses on this power structure throughout each scene.

We have now finished the movie. We will do this paper in steps. First, I will go over a little about essay structure, so you’re not completely lost.

e-Essay-Basics Download

Literary-3-Paragraph-Specific-Outline Download

This is for specific areas in which you need help for your writing. This resource is fantastic for brushing up on grammar, punctuation and writing skills. We will look at this during the week.

https://media.openschool.bc.ca/osbcmedia/english_10v5/wotr/

Step 1.

Fill out this section. Your thesis is what will drive the 1-3PP essay:

Robert Zemeckis in Back to the Future I, uses _____________________________ in order

Cinematic element

to ____________________________________________________________________.

Achieve what purpose

For example,____________________________________________________________.

Provide evidence from the text to support the topic sentence.

_______________________________________________________________________.

________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________.

________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________.

Reflective commentary

_______________________________________________________________________.

Sentence of closure/summary

You are to work with what notes you have to come up with a cohesive paper that is a representation of your learning of the terminology and of the analytical paragraphs you have worked on up until this point.

Another way of looking at this is to think about the lens paragraphs you had for the last major assignment and then apply it to this paper – as they are both “Literary Analysis” papers.

Like any model for composition, this is open to criticism. For instance, these paragraphs tend to become formulaic and predictable in structure. Excellent paragraphs, certainly, don’t always follow this or any guide. This guide might help, however, especially in the beginning stages of writing about literature.

March 30th, 2023

Today, we will finish the movie – then get with your groups –

After that, elect a runner to go to other groups and acquire their data. By the end of class, you should have all five elements of cinema filled out.

Turn the entire package in for the end of the day today.

If you’re finished early, you can work on your journals.

March 28th & 29th, 2023

You have been working continually with the film terminology for a week now (before break). These words should come to you more naturally.

We are starting Back to the Future today. The class schedule will be strict for the next week and as follows:

Tuesday: 40 minutes watch – Meet in expert groups & share / runner shares with other groups.
Wednesday: 40 minutes watch – meet in expert groups & share / runner shares with other groups.
Thursday: 30 minutes watch – meet in expert groups & share / runner shares with other groups.
Friday: With now acquired data, come up with a 3 paragraph (1000 word approx.) paper on what bigger themes are achieved with your specific expert group element of cinema. (See structure in film package)

Here is the script to Back to the Future:

Back+to+the+Future

LIGHTING Naya G Danielle, Giovanna, Sarah, Andrew, Derek

SOUNDCeleste, Kiarash, Llona, Naya K. Madeline

CAMERA MOVEMENTZack, Sohphia, Nolan, Jessica

CAMERA ANGLES Diana, Jonathan, Tim, Brennan

EDITING Gabriel, Lucas, Kevin, Ryan, Arad, Nathan

March 27th, 2023

Final Journals for Independent Reading project. (Book should be finished by the end of this week.)

FINAL GUIDELINES: Musical Mondays Final guidelines

This class is to create an outline for your final. This is where you ask questions. Your outline is due at the end of class. It is a participation mark.

FINAL ASSIGNMENT: TT-Final-Practice

Musical Mondays Final Presentation Guide

Now that you’ve seen six different styles of how musical genres and themes can be connected, it’s your turn to come up with a final presentation and paper that is a culmination of all the connective tissue of writing and presenting in class. I will list them for you.

Literary Lenses
Literary Analysis
Musical / Poetry Analysis
Creativity
Reader Response Evaluation

Today is the first day of your preparation for the final. Here are some things you need to do so that when you write your paper, you will have all of the necessary evidence and prerequisites.

There are two parts to the final. You will be graded as a group.

Part 1 – Paper guidelines (Do this first):

Critical response multi-paragraphs do not simply summarize the text or evaluate whether you like the text; they are a three paragraphs, persuasive, and focused analysis, argument, or interpretation about the text. They not only help you think critically about the texts you read but also help you formulate ideas that can be expanded into longer essays. There are four parts to a critical response multi-paragraph:

You will be doing your own analysis / question and answer on lyrics or musical elements. I would like to see the outline (which are the questions I’ve been making you do for seven weeks) and a final paper that is well polished with a thesis and topic sentences with evidence from the songs themselves.

1) an argumentative topic sentence,

2) evidence in the form of quotations or paraphrases for the argument you are making,

3) interpretation of your evidence in relation to the argument, and

4) a strong concluding statement.

Note: This is a review and collaboration of your lens paragraphs and reader responses – an extended idea that is fully developed and flows well.

Part 2: Presentation guidelines

Follow these directions in a PPT / Presentation:

Before you play the song – discuss this / present this to the audience:

What is your song?
What Genre is your song?
Explain the lyrics of the song
Hand in your written paper to me (see above, example below)
Play the song
Hand out discussion questions
Discuss
Provide everyone with a final ‘takeaway statement’

March 10th, 2023

One more day!

So reading – update on the novel study project – finish those journals!

We will finish looking at Meet Joe Black (10 Mins) today. Should take 20 mins.

Here is an updated version of the film package for you:

Film-as-Lit-BFI-10_V2

We can start a short bit of the film tomorrow for a ‘run through’ of expert groups.

What expert group are you in? Six students per group. (On average)

LIGHTING

SOUND

CAMERA MOVEMENT

CAMERA ANGLES

EDITING

March 9th, 2023

Quick class today.

So read for a little bit – I would also like for you to commit to a final independent novel study project before you leave for break. I’ll let you decide today. Some ideas are here:

Independent Project Final_2021

We will finish looking at Meet Joe Black (10 Mins) today. Should take 20 mins.

March 8th, 2023

Today we will work on the terminology project and also do the presentations. This will bring us to a possible lecture and dry run through of what I expect from you.

The film is Meet Joe Black

Here is an updated version of the film package for you:

Film-as-Lit-BFI-10_V2

We can start a short bit of the film tomorrow for a ‘run through’ of expert groups.

The end result of this whole thing is coming up with a good theme related to your expert ‘film device’ and writing an academic paper on it.

March 7th, 2023

Today we will work on the terminology project and also do the presentations. This will bring us to a possible lecture and dry run through of what I expect from you.

The film is Meet Joe Black

Here is an updated version of the film package for you:

Film-as-Lit-BFI-10_V2

March 6th, 2023

Reading – Journal entries, then:

Independent reading Journals

Songs that Define a Generation

Every generation has an anthem or song that defines them. Music, as we’ve found out, is subjective and personal. Yet there are some songs, factoring in where those songs were played, (For example – an American wouldn’t think that the Korean song “Come Back Home” by Seotaiji would define their American cultural experience in the 1990’s) contribute very heavily to the generation it was played.

I have touched upon North American generational connections from 1968-2004 for this assignment. After 2004, I stopped caring because I moved away:

Say it loud, I’m Black and Proud – James Brown 1968

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0A_N-wmiMo

God Save the Queen – Sex Pistols 1976

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvMxqcgBhWQ

Don’t You Forget about Me – Simple Minds 1985

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdqoNKCCt7A

Fight the Power – Public Enemy – 1989

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmo3HFa2vjg

Smells Like Teen Spirit – Nirvana 1991

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTWKbfoikeg

Hey Ya _Outcast 2003

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWgvGjAhvIw

These seven songs are not the definitive voice of a 35-year period, but their lyrics were cutting edge; the songs themselves were completely new and fresh, daring and authentic.

Your job is to look for a connection between self and society. What is the song of your generation? Go through these questions for the criteria to be met:

Describe your generation in five descriptive words (Adjectives).

What is the music that you and your peers are into (if anything?) Who are your heroes? What is ‘popular’ now currently? How has that changed from your past? As a contrast, what is uncool? Be as specific as possible.

Focus on other areas of popular media that have to do with your generation. What are they? Why are they important to you and your friends?

Create a slogan (phrase that is marketable) for your generation.

A. Example: We don’t care about your rules! Freedom unites us all!

Choose a song that is an emblem (guidepost) for your generation OR goes with the slogan you’ve just created. Tell me about the song a little bit.

March 3rd, 2023

This is everything you will need for the unit:

Film_Unit-10V4

At the end of the unit, all you will do is turn in this package – fully completed. The thing is, I will guide you through each page. I am not going to tell you exactly how long it will take us, but it has taken usually about a week and a half for other classes.

I will constantly update this page and explain what we have done. There will be other minor assignments and completion checks that will be due throughout the unit as well. Please keep up with this, as each part makes up a whole.

The unit itself is a perfect bridge for us to jump into our sci-fi short story unit. It is also a chance for you to review analytical paragraphs.

Film Terminology:

Film-Terminology Download

screen_shot_reference Download

We will go over shots. Here is a video we will watch:

Your exercise will be to find a clip from your favorite movie and show me some of these vocabulary words explained.

March 1st, 2023

Get that good draft in today!

February 28th, 2023

Finish your rough draft today. Get one peer edit if you can. Here is the information for that:

Peer Review Narrative

I will restate this:

An actual outline is impossible for a narrative non-fiction. That’s what makes the writing form so great.

750-1000 words!!!

February 27th, 2023

Musical Monday 3

The LGBTQ community (and I use an abbreviated acronym to specify the types of music we will be focusing on) has flourished over the past twenty years, and rightfully so. Yet the movement has had a dark history of oppression and bigotry committed against it. We will look briefly at the past hundred years up to contemporary society on a group that has shaped and shaken the musical world for the better.

I do not have the time to go over some of the names you haven’t heard of (Tony Jackson – pioneer of barbershop!) I have given some of the biggest names that you might know through popular movies, musical media, word of mouth or streaming platforms.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRyaUcVfhak

Ma Rainey – Prove it on me Blues

Ma Rainey was the first blues singer to admit and flourish in her sexual preference. She was a mover and shaker in the blues movement that would become mainstream and not just what people would call ‘race music’ (instead of just music!) back in the 1920’s. Now she is remembered as an icon of the LGBT movement in music and in fearlessness for being true to herself. Her music transcends what public opinion thought about gender, class, and race during the time – which was, shall we say, unenlightened.

Elton John – Tiny Dancer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FjWM9VasZw

Elton John is an icon, and most people know that he is a household name. In 1976 he came out as gay. This was an excellent moment for the LGBTQ community, as he helped form Glam rock, glam pop and an entire generation of people that became more accepting of the community as a mainstream multi-million dollar money making genre.

David bowie – Starman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sI66hcu9fIs

David Bowie was a mover and shaker of the generation. He changed the voice of ‘pop’ and made experimental pieces while wearing amazing costumes. He created the androgynous look – where the binaries of male and female blurred. He classed himself as bisexual, even though he was married for a long time.

Lady Gaga – “Queer Icon of a generation” Born this way

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wV1FrqwZyKw

Lady Gaga needs no introduction. A lot of people do not know (or at least I didn’t) that Lady Gaga identifies as a bisexual female. She is the new form of a diva – a larger than life star that crosses all boundaries. Look at the lyrics and figure out how she expresses herself.

Todrick Hall – Nails, hair, hips, heels

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQ04gPb4LlY

This is just a fun song. Todrick Hall is openly gay. He parodies earlier songs that have defined the LGBT community in song. He continues the old tradition of ‘drag’ or as it was tragically called in the 1930’s the ‘pansy’ art form and reimagines the genre. David Bowie is an obvious influence. He got his big break in American Idol season 8.

Tyler the Creator – See You Again

I must bring in Tyler the creator because not only is this song – See you Again is a very well put together and lyrically gorgeous piece, but he’s actually dating Will Smith’s son now, Jayden Smith. A little celebrity gossip never hurt anyone. Also, the R&B / Hip Hop genre, usually a heterosexual affair, has a voice from the LGBT community with this artist. This song in particular is an excellent coming out song.

Questions for Consideration

What makes music ‘queer’?
A lot of music is based on a retaliation to oppression of certain cultures or subcultures that go against popular opinion. How is music an expression of self in this vein?
Why do we like to categorize music? How is this harmful or beneficial to modern culture?
What examples can you give of multi-genre or ‘undefinable’ music?
Find a song that is part of what one can categorize as part of the LGBTQ community. Why did you choose this song in particular? (You can choose one of the songs presented today and look at the deeper meanings. Explain.)

February 23rd, 2023

With all of your brainstorming, modeling and question answering, soul searching and all that, it’s time for you to commit to your own longer form non-fiction narrative.

And this will be the shape of the next few days.

Here is an outline I would like for you to complete:

Narrative Essay Outline_Student

This is a work block for you to complete your rough drafts. Tomorrow, we will be working on peer edits and there will be a lot of time to work on your final drafts.

If you want to see what the peer review sheets are like, I will post them here:

Peer Review Narrative

An actual outline is impossible for a narrative non-fiction. That’s what makes the writing form so great.

February 22nd, 2023

Final section of narrative non-fiction:

So far your timelines look spectacular and it’s nice to see the stories behind the faces in my class.

I am going to read you a story – non-fiction narrative – called “Me Talk Pretty One Day”.

After we will discuss these three questions that I’d like you to copy in a document and answer.

But first, there’s a poem that I’d like to share, and I’d like for you to write this quote and respond to it:

Refrigerator, 1957
by Thomas Lux

More like a vault — you pull the handle out
and on the shelves: not a lot,
and what there is (a boiled potato
in a bag, a chicken carcass
under foil) looking dispirited,
drained, mugged. This is not
a place to go in hope or hunger.
But, just to the right of the middle
of the middle door shelf, on fire, a lit-from-within red,
heart red, sexual red, wet neon red,
shining red in their liquid, exotic,
aloof, slumming
in such company: a jar
of maraschino cherries. Three-quarters
full, fiery globes, like strippers
at a church social. Maraschino cherries, maraschino,
the only foreign word I knew. Not once
did I see these cherries employed: not
in a drink, nor on top
of a glob of ice cream,
or just pop one in your mouth. Not once.
The same jar there through an entire
childhood of dull dinners — bald meat,
pocked peas and, see above,
boiled potatoes. Maybe
they came over from the old country,
family heirlooms, or were status symbols
bought with a piece of the first paycheck
from a sweatshop,
which beat the pig farm in Bohemia,
handed down from my grandparents
to my parents
to be someday mine,
then my child’s?
They were beautiful
and, if I never ate one,
it was because I knew it might be missed
or because I knew it would not be replaced
and because you do not eat
that which rips your heart with joy.

What is this poem about? Why did I choose this poem for a non-fiction writing unit?

Here is the story:

Me Talk Pretty One Day

COPY AND PASTE THESE QUESTIONS:

How does Sedaris use humor and characterization to come to terms with his fear of learning a new language?
Explain a time in your life when you have overcome adversity at school or a place of learning?
What quotes can you find in this story that are affecting / resonant? Choose up to three.

February 21st, 2023

Read a little bit. Turn in your timelines.

MUSICAL MONDAYS #2

Alternative rock came about in the 90’s. Some of you might have heard about it , some not. I am giving you three songs that had their moment in the sun, then passed away. These are one hit wonders – in my own time growing up. We love songs then hate them after some time has passed. These songs were some of those songs for my generation.

DISCUSSION QUESTION: Why do we hate songs we once loved? What is over-saturation? Think deeper than ‘ it got boring’.

Here are the songs. The rest of the day is normal. We’ll discuss them during and after you finish the work:

Here’s something to do before you finish the work, however:

Find song from your past that got ‘over saturated.’ Play it for your people / classroom buddies.
1. Discuss these three questions and make sure to be ready to discuss the answers to me personally.
  - What made this song old and stale to you? (Besides repetition) Why is it that songs become loved, hated, then loved again?
  - What memories does this song invoke?
  - Are the lyrics even important or is it the beat? Something else entirely? (Nostalgia, aesthetic, etc.)

Jump Around – House of Pain

2. Chumbawumba – I get Knocked Down

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H5uWRjFsGc

3. Whetus, Teenage Dirtbag:

4. Bittersweet Symphony – The Verve

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lyu1KKwC74

February 17th, 2023

READ!

Work on your timelines. They are due Monday at 9AM. I’ll open a TEAMS page for you if your assignment was digital.

If your assignment was paper, turn it in at the beginning of the class on Monday. Please turn in to teams a blank paper or a doc that says “Paper hand in” so that I can confirm that you gave me a paper copy.

I will choose one of the memories for you to expand upon on Monday.

February 16th, 2023

Here is the story:

Me Talk Pretty One Day

COPY AND PASTE THESE QUESTIONS:

How does Sedaris use humor and characterization to come to terms with his fear of learning a new language?
Explain a time in your life when you have overcome adversity at school or a place of learning?
What quotes can you find in this story that are affecting / resonant? Choose up to three.

Narrative Essay Outline_Student

Here is a worksheet for the timeline. I will give you big paper to take home as well. All you need to do is look for 10 memories of your past in a linear way. Ask family / friends for ideas.

A Timeline of Your Life

Don’t worry about trying to understand everything right away. People said to me “Trust the Process” – it was good advice.

February 15th, 2023

Reading.

We will go to Karmali’s class to finish off those stories with your partners. (30 mins)

This is a kind of “Speed Writing Challenge” that will be shared with someone in class. These are all random essay questions college boards would ask you during the application process. It is good to familiarize yourself with this kind of essay question before we get into the more ‘fun’ side of narrative non-fiction.

Please answer two of these questions. I will time you for each. (15 Minutes)
After three questions, I will ask you to choose the strongest of the two.
Group discussion of these pieces – what you took from your partner’s work.

You can download the questions here:

V2.5_NarrativePrompt_PreAssess

Narrative Essay Outline_Student

Here is a worksheet for the timeline. I will give you big paper to take home as well. All you need to do is look for 10 memories of your past in a linear way. Ask family / friends for ideas.

A Timeline of Your Life

Don’t worry about trying to understand everything right away. People said to me “Trust the Process” – it was good advice.

February 14th, 2023

Mr. Carmali’s Class today. I’ll prep you when you arrive.

February 13th, 2023

New Term Long Unit! (Only on Mondays)

Musical-Mondays-Introduction Download

Here is the homework sheet that you will be using each week to explore each of the songs. I will have two for you to complete. This is the .doc you’ll be using for each lesson:

Music-analysis-guide-9s-Wednesday-Q2 Download

When you analyze a piece for perceptive reasons, then the basic questions asked are the ones that seem simple, but provide evidence for good discussion.

Narrative in Song. Musical Mondays #1

Every song has a story to tell. Yet some stories are better than others. The artist actually has a narrative in mind when they pen the thing, so what we have as listeners is a fully fleshed out story, characters, rising action, climax, the lot. The following four songs have stories to tell. It’s your job to understand what the plot is. Then at the end of the analysis, you are to write your own lyric based on the prompt given.

Choose 1! Democracy Rules.

Led Zeppelin – Stairway to Heaven

https://genius.com/Led-zeppelin-stairway-to-heaven-lyrics

Pink Floyd – Shine on You Crazy Diamond

https://genius.com/Pink-floyd-shine-on-you-crazy-diamond-pts-1-5-lyrics

Skid Row – I remember you

https://genius.com/Skid-row-i-remember-you-lyrics

Thriller – by Michael Jackson

https://genius.com/albums/Michael-jackson/Thriller

What is the story about? Give a summary of the story as you understand it.
What is the effect of this story as a song? How do the lyrics and sound combine to make a cohesive whole?
Now that you know a little bit about stories in general, how is a short story different from a lyrical story? What are the pros and cons of both?
Put this idea into a lyrical narrative:
1. A talented young man’s deepest fear is holding his life back. Your character’s biggest fear is your story’s secret weapon. Don’t run from it, write about it.

Complete the following document by Wednesday at 11:59PM (October 27th) for a minor letter grade.

February 10th, 2023

In class write today.

Only have your outlines ready. You will turn this in by the end of class.

Don’t worry if it’s not finished – I will treat this like a first draft.

February 9th, 2023

Get the outline finished for today. Use a lot of evidence!

Focus on those three questions again to help you:

What lens best represents the movie and why?
What two pieces of evidence can you find (in the transcript or your notes) that backs up this lens?
What does this mean as a ‘bigger picture’? For example – what can we take away and learn from this episode?

Transcript of Movie:

https://the-jh-movie-collection-official.fandom.com/wiki/Snow_White_and_the_Seven_Dwarfs_(1937_film)/Transcript

Structure for essay:

Literary-3-Paragraph-Specific-Outline_RU

February 8th, 2023

We’ll finish the movie today, talk about lenses and then we will go over possible ideas for answering the question:

Through what lens best represents the meaning of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves? Provide evidence to support your answer in a 500-750 words multi paragraph response.

Focus on those three questions again to help you:

What lens best represents the movie and why?
What two pieces of evidence can you find (in the transcript or your notes) that backs up this lens?
What does this mean as a ‘bigger picture’? For example – what can we take away and learn from this episode?

Transcript of Movie:

https://the-jh-movie-collection-official.fandom.com/wiki/Snow_White_and_the_Seven_Dwarfs_(1937_film)/Transcript

Structure for essay:

Literary-3-Paragraph-Specific-Outline_RU

February 7th, 2023

So today we will start Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. You have finished a lens paragraph of sorts. Today and tomorrow we will watch the movie, put some ideas together and you will organize your ideas in a coherent 500-750 word multi paragraph response. I will give you the structure to follow. Before that, here is another link to the note taking page for the movie:

Introduction-to-Literary-Theory-Grid-Grade-10.11Download

Focus on those three questions again to help you:

What lens best represents the movie and why?
What two pieces of evidence can you find (in the transcript or your notes) that backs up this lens?
What does this mean as a ‘bigger picture’? For example – what can we take away and learn from this episode?

Structure for essay:

Literary-3-Paragraph-Specific-Outline_RU

February 6th, 2023

INDEPENDENT READING PROJECT INFORMATION:

Library today at the beginning of class. (Friday) Independent Novel Study Project

Information on Independent Novel Project:

What is the independent Novel Study Project?

Here is the project:

Independent Project Final_2021

And here is the rubric:

Novel-Study-Project-Rubric-2018

And here is the journal for Independent reading:

Independent reading Journals

February 3rd, 2023

The Simpsons.

Here is the script of the show:

https://www.simpsonsarchive.com/episodes/3F05.html

And we will briefly look at a part of an undergraduate thesis from someone who studied in the University of Iceland. Luckily, it was on The Simpsons and lenses… but how they look a little later down the academic road. We’ll discuss it:

BA_StefanBirgirStefans

EXCERPT:

2.1 The Pleasure Principle in “King-Size Homer”

In the seventh episode of the seventh season of The Simpsons, Homer strives to obey the pleasure principle to new extremes. In a mandatory five minute session of calisthenics at the Nuclear Power Plant, Homer finds out that one of his co-workers got injured on the job and is now on disability with full pay. Upon hearing the news, Homer immediately decides to get himself injured enough to become disabled so he can work from home. Unable to harm himself, he realizes that hyper obesity can qualify him as disabled. He consults Doctor Nick Riviera, who recommends “a slow steady gorging process combined with assal horizontology” and that Homer focuses “on the neglected food groups such as the whipped group, the congealed group and the chocotastic.” With help from Bart, Homer begins his mission of overeating himself into obesity. This is obviously not a good idea; however, Homer is regulated by the pleasure principle, which entails that when confronted with pain he finds the easiest way to relieve himself of it (Freud, Beyond 1).

Freud explained: “The pleasure principle, then, is a tendency operating in the service of a function whose business it is to free the mental apparatus entirely from excitation or to keep the amount of excitation in it
constant or to keep it as low as possible” (Beyond 56).

For Homer, his job is the excitation and the id strives to have Homer away from the Nuclear Power Plant at all costs. This explains partly why Homer has dipped his toe in so many fields of professions; while the job is new and exciting in itself, it does not cause pain. However, Homer‟s attention span only lasts so long and he quickly becomes bored. Being on disability is the perfect choice for Homer‟s pleasure principle regulated mental process. Instead of seeking new jobs, which all end in causing pain instead of pleasure, he gets to be at home—which means, in his mind, being able to drink beer and frolic with Marge at will. The ends justify the means, even if it is dangerous for his health and immoral, since becoming disabled on purpose is abusing the system. Confronted by Lisa about this morality issue and whether he has told Marge about his plans, Homer answers:

I‟m not saying it isn‟t sleazy, honey, but try to see it my way: all my life I‟ve been
an obese man trapped inside a fat man‟s body. … No, it would only worry
[Marge]. If you want to add to her worries, go ahead. I guess I‟m just a little more
grateful for all the things she‟s done for us.

Unlike the ego, which tries to be moral, and the superego, that can be super-moral, the id is non-moral (Freud, The ego 44). For Homer it is not morally wrong to answer his eight year old daughter like that, neither is becoming disabled due to obesity. There is really no right or wrong in the id, no contradictions or conflicts—there is only the instinctual strive for pleasure (Freud, “The Question” 196, 201). Obviously, the ego needs to step in and Lisa is surprised on how long Marge is willing to let this go on. She needs “to mediate between the claims of the id and the objections of the external world” (Freud, “The Question” 201). In this case the claims of the id are being obese and, quite frankly, lazy while the external world objects with ridicule. Unlike the id, the ego goes by the reality principle, which “takes into account the conditions imposed by the real external world” (201) and the difference between the reality principle and the pleasure principle shines through when Marge finally confronts Homer:

MARGE. Let‟s quietly and calmly discuss the pros and cons of your controversial
plan, shall we?
HOMER. I …
MARGE. Con! You‟re endangering your health.
HOMER. Pro. I‟m drought-and famine-resistant.
MARGE. Con! You‟re setting a bad example for the children.
HOMER. Pro. I, er, don‟t have to go to work.
MARGE. Con! You‟re running the air conditioner non-stop. It‟s freezing in here.
HOMER. Pro. Uh… uh… I love you?
MARGE. Con. I‟m finding myself less attracted to you physically.

The ego’s intervention is too feeble, too late. Utterly disconnected with reality, Homer exclaims that this is everything he ever wanted and now, he finally is a “big fat dynamo.” He now works from home and for Homer that is enough. Of course, his happiness based on a change of scenery lasts only a few hours and although he does not have to face the morning traffic, he does have to succumb to the boredom of sitting in front of a computer all day pressing Y for Yes, N for No and Tab for ordering the soft drink TAB. To be fair, his job as a Nuclear Safety Inspector never seemed to require as much attention while he worked at the plant itself. Now, he has to actively take decisions over and over again on serious matters like venting gas to prevent explosions. Even when confronted with this critical task, he fails to realize the impact of his deeds.

He begins answering every question with “Yes,” casually using a broom so he does not have to leave the couch, and when that becomes too much of a chore, he puts a toy in charge—a drinking bird that bobs its head up and down in perpetual motion. He literally risks a nuclear meltdown, so dire is his need for pleasure. He leaves the confinements of his home/workplace, sporting his new flowery muumuu, cape and his fat guy hat. While outside, in the real world, he is confronted by the ridicule that was expected. He tries to see a film (“Honk if you‟re horny”) but loses his dignity when the cinema‟s manager explains that the seats cannot take a man of his girth and offers him a garbage bag full of popcorn if he does not make a scene. Homer hurries home and decides that it is up to him to show the world that the obese are not lazy and irresponsible, only to find that while away, the bird failed and an explosion is imminent. In the end, of course, he redeems himself by saving the day; however, the only reason why he is adamant enough to do so is because an explosion would cause him personal pain. “Everybody‟s going to be dead, especially me!”

END OF EXCERPT

Let’s think about these three questions:

What lens best represents the episode and why?
What two pieces of evidence can you find (in the transcript or your notes) that backs up this lens?
What does this mean as a ‘bigger picture’? For example – what can we take away and learn from this episode?

First, you can have a discussion with partners, and then begin to make a good idea of this in your writing. Make sure to answer the questions based on the lens you have chosen. I will hand out a paper that is a matrix of lenses so that it can help you. This will also be used for the full length film

.Introduction-to-Literary-Theory-Grid-Grade-10.11Download

February 2nd, 2023

OK – Now you know what a lens is and how we look at them in academic analysis, it’s time to write an informal paragraph (350-500 words) that includes:

summary of the fairy tale / fable
lens you chose (try just for one)
Why you chose that lens.

You will present in small groups in the last 30 mins of class.

Turn it in for the end of class to teams.

February 1st, 2023

2_critical_lenses_of_literature Download

Now, things might get a little strange right away, but I’d like for you to take notes on this video to reflect on the content. I’ll hand out paper.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cOEFnppm_A

Structuralism:the significance of the changing balance between text and image and its relationship to an interpretation of the story as a fantasy – a figment of Max’s imagination, oppositions.
b. Feminism: the role of the mother (and the absence of the father), the balance of power between mother and son, the role Max adopts with the ‘wild things’, the representation of the ‘wild things’ as gendered or genderless.
c. Postcolonial: the role Max adopts with the ‘wild things’, his colonising – and subsequent desertion – of the creatures, the behaviour of the ‘wild things’, the colour symbolism of Max’s clothing.
d. Psychoanalytic: what the ‘wild things’ might represent, Max’s relationship with his mother, the absence of the father, dream/reality distinctions, sublimation of desires into fantasy.

Get out your childhood books / links. Either by yourself or with a partner. Pick a lens in which to view your fairytale.

Look at this document. There are 8 lenses to choose from, but you only need to familiarize yourself with four.

Eight-Critical-Lenses Download

Here’s some fables from Aesop etc. you can choose from:

http://www.ivyjoy.com/fables/

Tomorrow, you’ll present your fairy tale for small groups in class. You will do these three things:

Summarize the fairytale
tell the group what lens you are looking through and why
explain why this lens is relevant to the story.
Turn in the summary to teams for completion mark

January 31st, 2023

Welcome to class.

Here’s the syllabus. Let’s go over it briefly. Each pair should come up with a question that you need clarified.

Grade-10-2022- Introduction

Here’s the introduction to the first unit – Let’s get started right away:

10-Lenses-Introduction Download

10 Essential Questions (out of 100)

https://www.signupgenius.com/groups/getting-to-know-you-questions.cfm

Brainstorm with class on questions
Find someone you don’t know
Ask 10 of the questions from the board – answer them – Vice versa
Get ready to present your partner to the class

Let’s get started.

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