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1. Readers, Writers, Texts

1. Why and how do we study literature?

2. How are we affected by literary texts in various ways?

3. In what ways is meaning constructed, negotiated, expressed and interpreted?

4. How does language use vary among literary forms?

5. How does the structure or style of a literary text affect meaning?

6. How do literary texts offer insights and challenges?

2. Time and Space

1. How important is cultural or historical context to the production and reception of a literary text?

2. How do we approach literary texts from different times and cultures to our own?

3. To what extent do literary texts offer insight into another culture?

4. How does the meaning and impact of a literary text change over time?

5. How do literary texts reflect, represent or form a part of cultural practices?

6. How does language represent social distinctions and identities?

3. Intertextuality

1. How do literary texts adhere to and deviate from conventions associated with literary forms?

2. How do conventions and systems of reference evolve over time?

3. In what ways can diverse literary texts share points of similarity?

4. How valid is the notion of a “classic” literary text?

5. How can literary texts offer multiple perspectives of a single issue, topic or theme?

6. In what ways can comparison and interpretation be transformative?

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Attach some 40 line extracts you have analyzed and may want to use for your IO.
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1. Culture, Identity, and Community

1. family, class, race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender and sexuality, and the way these impact on individuals and societies. migration, colonialism and nationalism.

2. Beliefs, Values and Education

1.  beliefs and values nurtured in particular societies and the ways they shape individuals, communities and educational systems. They might also explore the tensions that arise when there are conflicts of beliefs and values, and ethics.

3. Politics, Power, and Justice

1.  explore aspects of rights and responsibilities, the workings and structures of governments and institutions. They might also investigate hierarchies of power, the distribution of wealth and resources, the limits of justice and the law, equality and inequality, human rights, and peace and conflict

4. Art, Creativity, and the Imagination

1.  explore aspects of aesthetic inspiration, creation, craft, and beauty. They might also focus on the shaping and challenging of perceptions through art, and the function, value and effects of art in society.

5. Science, technology and the environment

1.  explore the relationship between humans and the environment and the implications of technology and media for society. They might also consider the idea of scientific development and progress.

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Brainstorm some global issues developed from TTTC.
Some global issues developed from  TTTC are
1. How does loss of family and friends impact a person
2. How does the loss of innocence impact someone
3.What is the right choice for someone to make if they feel like their government is overstepping their boundaries with power

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Reflection
How did you do during the Harkness discussions?
I did okay in my Harkness discussions. I provided insight in every discussion but in the final Harkness I think I could have done more to relate it back to the global issue
Notes
Ideas discussed I want to remember: Relate to global issue
Make sure to say what I want to say before the people around change what we are talking about

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Summer Assignment (Link Here)
Reflection - My first IB writing assignment. I was happy with the work I did and the grade I got. The main thing I want to improve is my focus in my writing.

Vietnam Slides (Link Here)

"On the Rainy River" Analysis Paragraph (Link Here)

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Readers, Writers, Texts
1. Why and how do we study literature? Why do we study TTTC?

We study literature through reading books or poems. We do this to better understand how other people view the world. We get to see their opinion on the world which could teach us something that we did not already know. We study TTTC for a different view of the world in a different time period. O'Brien explains how he sees the world and what it mean to him. Provides us with a different view point

2. How are we affected by literary texts in various ways? How are we impacted by TTTC?
Literary texts impact or opinions and ideas on the world. They can provide insight to an idea we did not have before and make us change our minds on something. TTTC impacts us by showing what happens in war and the mental and physical toll it can take on a person and the people around them. O'Brien changed my view on war through his explanation of what he went through.

3. In what ways is meaning constructed, negotiated, expressed and interpreted in TTTC?
Meaning in constructed and expressed through O'Brien's use of literary devices in his vignettes. Devices that can be similar through the entire book or just through one vignette. They can explain O'Brien's meaning in the a smaller part or the point he wants to get across throughout the entire book

4. How does the structure of style of TTTC affect its meaning?
The structure of TTTC allows it to have many meanings while keeping one main one. By having each chapter be its own story each chapter can have it's own meaning, but at the same time chapters with similar meanings can be used to develop meaning throughout the book

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How does TTTC connect to other works we've read?

How does TTTC connect to our world today?

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Why do humans read and write stories? Why do you read and write stories?  Write about a paragraph.
Humans read and write stories to learn and to teach. We read stories to learn from other people. We can see the world through their eyes and learn from their experience. Their experience lets us develop opinions on the world with knowledge we otherwise would not have. We write literature to teach other people. By putting our experience on paper for others to read, we are giving them our experience. We allow the other people to see the world the way we do. By giving out our experience others can learn from it and then develop opinions from our experience where they otherwise wouldn't been able to develop

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Attach your 40 line extract you used for you Mock IO as well as any other 40 line extracts you might want to use for your real IO in the future.

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Reflection
How did you do during the Harkness discussions? What feedback did you receive?
I did good during our Harkness discussions. In the groups I was in I was able to contribute to the discussion and help keep the flowing.
Notes
Ideas discussed in Harkness I want to remember: Go more in depth with what I say.

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What were some global issues you explored in Hughes' poetry?
Racism
Discrimination
Oppression
Inequality/unfair treatment

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What connections can you make between some of Hughes' poems?
Hughes poems had very similar meanings. All were focused on civil rights and racism that Hughes and others faced at the time
How does Hughes' poems connect to other works we've read?

How does Hughes' poetry connect to our world today? Hughes poetry and the messages about inequality and racism still apply today. While steps have been taken to improve it, its still not perfect and there is more work to be done to move towards true equality

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Hughes Writing Portfolio Week 1 (Link Here)

Hughes Writing Portfolio Week 2 (Link Here)

Hughes Pastiche (Link Here)

IO Outline Form (Link Here)

Hughes' Written Assignment (Link Here)

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What insights did the poetry of Langston Hughes offer about the African-American community in Harlem? It offered insight into how they felt being targets of racism and what it was like dealing with it. It showed how they wanted to fight for equality and they hoped one day it would come, but the racism and oppression held them back from reaching their goals/dreams

How does art reflect the community from which it comes? Art reflects the community by showing hopes, dreams, and ideals from the community. It can reflect what the community wants. It can reflect how the community see. It can reflect how the community thinks and sees. Art is a representation of the community and it can be used to show what the community wants.

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Time and Space
Choose 3 out of these 6 questions to answer and reflect on how it relates to our reading and understanding of Hughes' work.

1. How important is cultural or historical context to the production and reception of a literary text? The context to a literary text helps us form different and more in depth ideas of what the author is trying to say. We would have seen Hughes' poems differently if we didn't know the historical context behind the literature.

2. How do we approach literary texts from different times and cultures to our own? We try to understand why the piece was written and what is means in the time period. After we understand what it meant in the time period we try to compare it to our own time and see if their are any similarities

3. To what extent do literary texts offer insight into another culture? Cultures can be expressed over literature in a way that many people can understand. While someone can not fully understand the culture just through literature it can be used to provide a little bit of insight.

4. How does the meaning and impact of a literary text change over time? The meaning can change for something that calls for change to something that was calling for change. Literature is a way to inspire change among people and if it caused change how it is seen will change.

5. How do literary texts reflect, represent or form a part of cultural practices? While literature can be used to express culture, it can also used to create culture. Songs, poems, books can all be used to create a culture that defines/applies to a certain group of people

6. How does language represent social distinctions and identities? Language is a defining part of a group of people who consider them selves to be similar. Although English is spoken all over the world people have changed parts of it making it unique to the region its spoken in

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Readers, Writers, and Texts

1. How does the structure or style of a literary text affect meaning? Consider how Morrison's stream-of-consciousness, shifting points of view, and use of analepsis and prolepsis impact the meaning of the novel.

The structure of the text effects the meaning of the text in various ways. Morrison's style helps immerse us in the world she is trying to put us in. Making us feel what the characters in the book felt. The stream of consciousness allows us as a reader to feel like we are getting the characters unfiltered thoughts so that we can understand the situation as they understand it. It allows helps the reader develop a better understanding of the situation around
Time and Space

1. How important is cultural or historical context to the production and reception of a literary text? Consider the story of Margaret Garner, the Fugitive Slave Act, and other historical and cultural phenomena and how that has impacted the creation and reception of Beloved.

What slavery entailed for those in it really helped contextualize Beloved. It helped me build connections throughout the book and explain why some characters acted and thought like they did. Without previous knowledge of the historical background the book would have been much more difficult to understand.

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Attach your two 40 lined extracts you used for your Mock IO as well as any other 40 line extracts you might want to use for your real IO in the future. LINK

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What were some global issues you explored in Beloved? Consider memory, trauma, importance of community, etc. The more detailed you are, the more useful this will be for your IO.
Trauma
Identity
Oppression

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Attach your Google Slide and notes for your Hexagonal Harkness here. LINK

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How does Beloved connect to other works we've read? Be detailed in how it connects with global issues and thematic and stylistic ideas to other works.
Beloved has global issues that can also be found in TTTC and the collection of poems written by Langston Hughes. Trauma, oppression, identity are all similar thematic ideas found in each piece. While each piece has a different way to convey these thematic ideas they all impact us in a similar way and allow us to experience what it is like to be in a situation like the characters in the book. Growing up in slavery, being enlisted in the Vietnam war, or facing oppression and prejudice because of skin color all of these events, although not the same, are traumatic in their own way, and by reading and looking into the meanings within these books we can see similarities that allow us to connect the books and further develop ideas.
How does Beloved connect to our world today?
Although slavery has long been abolished in the United States, there are still people in the United States that have to live their life after facing a traumatic experience. Beloved allows us to see the difficulty not only for the person who experienced the trauma but also the people around them. Beloved shows us that it takes a lot more effort, work, and support from both them and the people around them in order to move on from the past and try to live what others consider a normal life. It allows us to be more sympathetic to those who have experienced trauma because we can better understand what they have to deal with.

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Denver or Paul D One-Pager (Link Here)

IO Outline Form (Link Here)

Optional Mastery Opportunity Essay (Link Here)

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Linda Krumholz claims (in "The Ghosts of Slavery: Historical Recovery in Toni Morrison’s Beloved") that finding a voice for the thoughts and experiences of women is central to the "healing," historical recovery theme and structure of the book. According to Krumholz, Morrison’s novel "adapts techniques from modernist novels, such as the fragmentation of the plot and shifting narrative voice, to compel the reader to actively construct an interpretive framework" (109). How does the novel specifically address issues of gender, writing and power? How does the structure and style of the novel give voice to "the thoughts of the women of 124, unspeakable thoughts, unspoken" (Beloved 199)?
The novel shows the issue of gender from both sides. It shows the issue with finding manhood with Paul D and his journey from feeling like less than human to finding his manhood along with his identity. Beloved also shows issue with womanhood through Sethe and her milk and protectiveness over her children.

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Time and Space

1. How does Chronicle offer insight into Columbian culture? Consider what we've learned about with machismo, marianismo, honor and the impact of colonialism.

2. It offers insight into the difference in the society when comparing it to American society. We can see more established gender roles as well as a greater importance of honor. These gender roles of machismo and marianismo both play an important role when looking into the development of the characters

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Attach the 8 extracts from the Group IOs that you annotated here.

Attach the two extracts you used for your Final IO here

Attach any other extracts you might want to use for your real IO.

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What were some global issues you explored in Chronicle? Consider honor, morality, perspective, fate, gender norms etc. The more detailed you are, the more useful this will be for your IO.
Societal Standards, importance of community, environment that ones in, and gender roles are all global issues that can be seen within CoaDF

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Attach any of your Harkness notes here.

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How does Chronicle connect to other works we've read? Be detailed in how it connects with global issues and thematic and stylistic ideas to other works.
CoaDF connects to TTTC along with Hughes. All of them cover the topic of environment and how it is impactful to ones actions. The gender roles can also be seen in Beloved with what work the slaves had to do or what is expected of Paul D and Sethe in their life after
How does Chronicle connect to our world today? We still see different gender roles in our society today, although we have more gender equality there is still some roles that each gender is supposed to fulfill

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Group IO PPT (Link Here)

Best Quick Write (Link Here)

Artistic One-Pager (Link Here)

Final/Revised IO (Link Here)

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Readers, Writers, Texts
How are we affected by Delbo's memoir and her imperative for us to "Try to look. Try to see"? How were you affected by Auschwitz and After?
I was affected by Auschwitz and After in a positive way. I was given insight into just how bad the cruelty was within the death camp. Previously I was unable to wrap my head around the atrocities that were committed inside the camp. It is imperative that we try to see how what Delbo is describing. The imagery she gives helps us better understand the events that took place

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Attach the extracts you annotated (Some are on Kami) during our Harkness discussions.

Attach the two extracts you used for your Final IO here.

Attach any other extracts you might want to use for your real IO.

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What were some global issues you explored in Auschwitz and After? Consider the Hexagonal Harkness we had and some of the global issues you came up with during that discussion.
Community and Trauma are global issues in Auschwitz and After that I explored. Between the events Delbo went through, seeing Block 25, bodies being carried away, extreme thirst, or the bonds she created with those around her Delbo developed these global issues.

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How does Auschwitz connect to other works we've read? Be detailed in how it connects with global issues and thematic and stylistic ideas to other works.
It connects to TTTC with community, both Delbo and O'Brien had to develop relationships with the people around them to increase their chances of survival
How does Auschwitz connect to our world today?
It serves as a reminder that we can not let an event like the holocaust happen again by reminding us just how bad it was. By going into great detail of what took place inside the camp.

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Attach any of your Harkness notes here.

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Upload your favorite Quick Record (Arrivals and Departures, Olere/Delbo, or Using Language)

Upload your Final Delbo IO

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Attach your dialectical journal here

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Intertextuality
How valid is the notion of a "classic" literary text? What makes Persepolis "literary" even though it is a graphic novel?
Even though it is a graphic novel, Satrapi makes use of classic literary techniques along with techniques used in graphic novels. We can still analyze it in a similar way to literary texts and use the pictures as a way to further our analysis
Time and Space
What insight did Persepolis give you into Iranian life during and after the revolution? It provided me a new outlook. I did not previously understand what the civilians did in the time period. I had only ever seen what it would look like through the eyes of the media. Reading Persepolis gave me insight by showing me what the civilians did, how they reacted to the revolution, and how the revolution impacted them

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Attach the panels you found most fascinating and that  you discussed during our final Harkness here

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What were some global issues you explored in Persepolis? Consider the Harkness discussion and other ideas that came up during class discussion. We discussed religion and gender roles in our Harkness. We saw the vast differences in religion from Iran to Austria through the actions and facial expressions of Marji.

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Attach any of your Harkness notes here.

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How does Persepolis connect to other works we've read? Be detailed in how it connects with global issues and thematic and stylistic ideas to other works.
Persepolis connects to Beloved extremely well. We can see how gender roles play a part in both works. With Marji being expected to wear certain clothes and act a certain way due to her gender just like Sethe was supposed to fulfill a certain role due to her gender. We can also see how their environment played a part on the development of their characters. When Marji moves from Iran to Austria we can see just how different life was in Iran for her growing up.
How does Persepolis connect to our world today?
Persepolis connects to our world today by showing us the importance of seeing multiple perspectives of world events. It gave me a new idea of what happened during the Iranian revolution compared to what the media in America did. This idea is important to understand when reading or watching the news because it might not show all sides of the story but rather the one that is in their best interests.