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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?
We are affected by Delbo's memoir because it gives us an inside look to how horrifying and traumatic being a victim of the Holocaust was and makes us realize what it was really like for those millions of people that had to go through the camps and the torture they went through. I was greatly affected by Auschwitz and After because I am Jewish and it really opened my eyes to the horror of the Holocaust and made me wonder what people of my religion had to go through and it made me physically sick at sometimes while reading Delbo's work.

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Harkness extract 1
Harkness extract 2
Harkness extract 3
Final IO Extracts

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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 style of a literary text affects meaning because it shows how ideas are embodied in language. In Morrison's novel, her use of stream-of-consciousness, shifting points of view, and us of analepsis and prolepsis has a huge impact on the meaning of Beloved because it reflects what Morrison wanted the meaning of the novel to be.

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.

The cultural context to the production and reception of a literary text is very important. The Fugitive Slave Act has a huge impact on the creation and reception of Beloved because it allows readers to understand what motivates the characters to behave as they did in Beloved and feel the emotions that characters such as Paul D and Sethe felt when they escaped slavery during the time of when the act was in place.

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Directions and Resources:

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Readers, Writers, Texts
1. Why and how do we study literature? Why do we study TTTC?
We study literature to gain knowledge and we do it by  reading, analyzing, and thinking about the text and what the author of the text is trying to convey.

2. How are we affected by literary texts in various ways? How are we impacted by TTTC?
We are affected by literary texts in various ways because texts can contain various meaningful life lessons that can change our way of thinking. We are impacted by TTTC because we experience a look into O'Brien's life changing experience of being in the Vietnam war and how it changes our understanding of the war itself and what the soldiers went through.

3. In what ways is meaning constructed, negotiated, expressed and interpreted in TTTC?
Meaning is constructed, negotiated, expressed and interpreted in multiple ways in TTTC through imagery, anecdotes, symbolism and many other rhetorical devices.

4. How does the structure of style of TTTC affect its meaning?
The structure of style of TTTC affects its meaning because the whole novel is expressed through vignettes which contains anecdotes of what O'Brien experienced and because it's from his own experiences it affects its meaning because it expresses what he saw, felt, smelled, and heard in his experiences.

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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.

Chronicle offers insight into the Columbian culture by showing us their culture surrounding the standards and expectations of men and women in their society through their use of machismo and marianismo and it's prevalence in how men and women behave and act in Columbian culture.

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Group IOs Extracts
Final IO Extract 1
Final IO Extract 2

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What were some global issues you explored in Chronicle?
-The affect of honor on the individual
-Women challenging men's masculinity
-The affect of standards placed on women
-The use of the bystander affect
-The differences between standards placed on women and men

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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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Extracts

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Best Panel Analysis

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What were some global issues you explored in Persepolis?
-The impact of war on a young person
-The impact of an dictatorship on a society
-Coming of age during a time of war
-The lack of structure during war
-The impact of going against the government

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Some global issues present in Beloved are, the importance of community, motherhood, masculinity, institution of slavery, trauma, and destruction of identity.

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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.
- How war affects morality
-How war affects innocence
-How war creates trauma
-How society's pressures affect communities
-How war affects communities

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What were some global issues you explored in Auschwitz and After?
- The impact of trauma on a young person
-Trauma in war
-The struggle of power in war
-The impact of war on developing minds
-Being in a community in times of war

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Harkness extract 1
Harkness extract 2
Harkness extract 3

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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.
Auschwitz connects to The Things They Carried because they both take place in different times of war and as a result both discuss topics such as the impact of war, the trauma that comes out of being in war, and the impact of being in a community during war.
How does Auschwitz connect to our world today?
Auschwitz can connect to our world today because a lot of people don't like to discuss war and treats it as a taboo subject but it's very important to talk about it in order for it to not be repeated in the future and Auschwitz explains why it needs to be discuss and how important it is to not forget.

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Hexagonal Harkness Slides

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Harkness Notes

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Harkness Notes

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Reflection
How did you do during the Harkness discussions?
I felt like I had good ideas of what to say beforehand but during the discussion I felt drowned out by my peers but was still able to express some of my ideas.

Notes
Ideas discussed I want to remember:
-Everyone's innocence is lost at a different pace and in different ways
-Trauma is awful and painful to have to go through
-Morality is questioned and tested a lot during war

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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 connects to Langston Hughes because both literary texts surround race as a topic and have similar global issues such as struggle with identity and racism. Because Hughes wrote poems while Beloved is a historical fiction book, their styles differently portray similar issues.

How does Beloved connect to our world today?
Beloved connects to our world today because of the global issue , racism, which is present in the novel and how racism still exists in today's society. Because racism being a huge issue still today, Beloved shows how prevalent racism was in the time the book takes place and readers can spot similarities and differences between racism in the book and racism that occurs today.

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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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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.
Chronicle relates to Beloved because both connect with a society in the past and deal with societal issues with Chronicle dealing with colonialism, machismo, and marianismo while Beloved discusses issues with slavery, identity issues, and issues with trauma.
How does Chronicle connect to our world today?
Chronicle connects to our world today because there are still gender norms placed on both men and women in many cultures around the world similar to the Columbian culture in Chronicle.

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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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Summer Assignment
My experience analyzing TTTC and finding outside evidence was very good. Being able to analyze the experiences that O'Brien went through really changed my opinions about the Vietnam war and about war in general.

Vietnam Slides
My experience doing research about the Vietnam War was eye-opening as I discovered many new things about the war in which I didn't know earlier and my perspective changed.
"On the Rainy River" Analysis Paragraph
My experience analyzing in depth on the vignette, "On the Rainy River" was inspiring. Because of how detailed O'Brien describes his experiences, it made me analyze all the details in the vignette and think about all the symbolism O'Brien had written in the vignette.

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Group IO PPT
Best Quick Write
Artistic One Pager
Final IO

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Best Quick Record
Final IO

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Why do humans read and write stories? Why do you read and write stories?  Write about a paragraph.

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Dialectical Journal

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Time and Space

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

We approach literary texts from different times and cultures to our own by understanding beforehand how different times and cultures are to our own and what was normal back then or in that culture does not mean it is normal nowadays or in another culture.

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

Literary texts offer insight into another culture to a great extent. Because literary texts give a personal look into that culture, it gives insight on what happens in that culture and what are considered the norms that could be explained in the literary texts. Without literary texts, we wouldn't know anything about another culture if we weren't already apart of it or experienced it ourselves.

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

The meaning and impact of a literary texts over time because a literary text could be nonexistent in terms of popularity during the time it was created but afterwards, it could become very popular because the impact of whatever happened during that time can be shown in the literary text and have a great impact on the readers that weren't able to experience that time period.

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Hope for Harlem - Langston Hughes

That’s why I’m mighty happy

When I see those old walls fall,

When I see dead trees uprooted

For new trees to grow tall.

And I’m mighty glad I’m lucky

My name stayed on the list

To get a new apartment

Where I live - not just exist.

But I can’t forget my brothers

Nor my sisters down the street

In those broken down old houses

Where both ends never meet.

Houses where the steps are creaking,

Where rats gnaw at the floors,

And a dozen names are sticking

In the doorbells at the doors.

Where clean clothes hang like banners

From dingy wall to wall-

Clothes that are really banners

Waving for us all-

Waving to the glory

Of those who climb the stairs

To wash the clothes of trying

In the soapsuds of their prayers.

But the old skyline is sagging.

It looks sadder than before.

So I hope the day is coming

When there won’t be any more.

Houses where the steps are creaking

And rats gnaw at the floors

And a dozen names are sticking

In each doorbell at the doors.

For there’s a new skyline in Harlem.

It’s rising here and there.

We’re waiting for that skyline

To start raising everywhere!

A new skyline in Harlem-

The answer to a prayer!

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What were some global issues you explored in Hughes' poetry?
There were a lot of global issues such as human rights, the struggle for freedom, finding identity in society, racism, loss of identity, and many more that his poems expressed.

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Reflection
How did you do during the Harkness discussions? What feedback did you receive?
I feel like I personally did well in Harkness discussions because whenever I spoke I brought something new to the discussion and referenced the text directly. Some feedback I received was looking more into depth when I did speak.
Notes
Ideas discussed in Harkness I want to remember:
- Speak when you want to bring a new idea up
- Try to not repeat what others have already stated
- Say whatever you feel is important even if it is not
- Relate to other poems and make connections

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What connections can you make between some of Hughes' poems?
Many of Hughes' poems interconnect with each other because many of them are about or reveal a message on black Americans in American history. Hughes' wrote poems about slavery and the oppression he experienced and to group it together, it all revolved around black history in America.
How does Hughes' poems connect to other works we've read?
It can be connected to The Things They Carried because it shows a personal viewpoint of events and in TTTC it was on the Vietnam War and with Hughes' poems it was on black American oppression.
How does Hughes' poetry connect to our world today?
Hughes' poetry connects to our world today because oppression against black Americans still exists today and many of Hughes' poems that express the anger he felt can still be felt by many black Americans today.

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Hughes Writing Portfolio Week 1

Hughes Writing Portfolio Week 2

Hughes Pastiche

IO Outline Form

Hughes' Written Assignment

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What insights did the poetry of Langston Hughes offer about the African-American community in Harlem?
The poetry of Hughes' offers a personal look into the frustration, anger, and sadness felt by the African-American community in Harlem.

How does art reflect the community from which it comes?
Art reflects the community from which it comes from by expressing those emotions felt within a community. For example, if a community is unhappy the art that is produced by that community will reflect on their unhappiness and vice versa for if the community was content or happy.

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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 specifically addresses issues of gender, writing and power by giving voice to the thoughts of Sethe, Denver, and Beloved and amplifies their voices. The style of shifting narrative voice between the three women gives an equal opportunity to express what each women is feeling and experiencing which without the structure of the narratives the reader would not have known what was going through the characters' minds during events in the novel.

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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 Auschwitz because both take place during war and both are in the perspectives of women which is important because it gives us a look into what war was like for women even though the two wars were different they were able to relate to each other in some ways like the lack of structure in times of war and the impact of trauma that happens because of war.
How does Persepolis connect to our world today?
Persepolis connects to our world today because many today have biases and stereotypes of the middle eastern world but Persepolis opens our eyes to how life is really like over there and helps us get rid of our biases from former thoughts.

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Book Summaries/Reflections