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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 Days and Memory?

This book gives us a more emotional connection to what happened during and after the Second World War and the Holocaust. We gain sympathy and knowledge of people and groups we don't consider as heavily as others. This way of writing personally gave me an interest in learning more about the groups that were effected during that time and how life for them worked.

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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 with Persepolis being a graphic novel, it is still a novel. Satrapi utilizes different literary techniques to portray the storyline and the Global Issues that the readers are still able to analyze.

Time and Space
What insight did Persepolis give you into Iranian life during and after the revolution?

Persepolis allowed me to not only learn the facts of the Iranian Revolution but also helped me learn the emotional impact that it had on Iranians. It showed the overall impact of war, especially growing up in one.

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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.

COADF allows us to see how people are treated based on gender, race, class, etc. We see how important upholding family status is and how it affects the next generations. We can see how a lot of these rigid societal roles force the characters into a state of immense stress.

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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.

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.

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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.

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

We always have to do so with an open mind. We need to be open to learning and understanding the time period and the culture.  We are not supposed to look at it through our own lenses, as they aren't the ones needed for those literary texts.

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

Over time, the meaning of a text can be applied to different scenarios. For example, Hughes' "Freedom's Plow" originally was a message to the black people who were fighting for equal rights and treatment. Now, "Freedom's Plow" can be applied to police brutality and systematic mistreatment of black, indigenous, and other people of color.  The impact of the poem doesn't only apply to black people, but now to other minorities, so they can learn and fight alongside everyone else.
How do literary texts reflect, represent, or form a part of cultural practices?

An excellent example of reflecting and representing culture is "Speaks of Rivers". Hughes uses that space to explain his culture and heritage. In this poem, Hughes talks about famous and important rivers in Africa before talking about the Mississippi River. He uses this as a way to show that there is a sense of disconnect from culture, but he still appreciates and acknowledges how important knowing your heritage is. His knowledge of his culture is shaped by America's influence and his ancestors' teachings

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Directions and Resources:

Ideas:

Texts:

Reflections:

Questions:

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

We study the style and meaning of the literature so we can apply it to our own writing and life. We look at TTTC to learn and understand how to portray a story.

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

Different literary texts can affect how different readers comprehend and feel about the text. For TTTC, it gives the reader more of an emotional connection to the wars.

3. How does the structure and style of TTTC affect its meaning?

The structure and style force the readers to look more into the meaning. It makes the readers see the panic and the pain that they had to go through.

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Link to the reflections here.

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

Kalavrita of the Thousand Antigones

Tomb of the Dictator

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

Kalavrita of the Thousand Antigones

The Colored Soldier by Langston Hughes

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

The Madwomen of May

Tomb of the Dictator

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

Torture panel

Humor panel

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

Extracts

Attach the two extracts you used for your Final IO here

Two Extracts

Attach your Final IO Brainstorming PPT here

Brainstorm PPT

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

Extract

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Attach your 40 line extract 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.

Hughes Extracts

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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.

Attach your annotations for the following here:
The Things They Carried
How to Tell a True War Story
On the Rainy River
Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong

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What were some global issues you explored in Days and Memory? Consider the Hexagonal Harkness we had and some of the global issues you came up with during that discussion.

Unjust death shines a light on the inequity of life

Traumatic situations can force one to grow up

The unfairness of life attacks everyone

Responsibility of an event can be concentrated and diffused at the same time.

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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.

- Identity in religion
- The impacts of war on one's mental health
- The hypocrisy within a government's ideals

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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.

- Trauma's effect on one's reaction to current situations
- The damning nature of superiority in marginalized communities
- Trauma obstructs one’s sense of truth
- Religion's effects on gender roles

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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.

- Internalize gender roles
- Trauma's effect on motherhood
- The impact of a community on one's mental health

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What were some global issues you explored in Hughes' poetry?

1. Truth is in the eye of the beholder
2. No one had asked to deal with oppression
3. You need to keep fighting for your freedom
4. Working towards a common goal is the best way to find common ground
5. People need to learn to love and accept everyone
6. Social discrimination between people drives equality further away.
7. The disconnect between oneself and one's culture is damaging
8. The exploration of a nation's people is severely damaging
9. Future generations must know the struggles of the past and present generation
10. Socio-economic discrimination forces distaste between people
11. Not all places are as wonderful as they seem.

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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.

- Trauma's effect on one's perseption of relatity
- Honor's connection to self worth
- Gender roles in war

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How does D&M connect to other works we've read? Be detailed in how it connects with global issues and thematic and stylistic ideas to other works.

D&M and TTTC

These texts both talk about war and the effects it has on people - soldiers, prisoners, citizens, etc.

D&M and Langston Hughes

These texts talk about the oppression that minorities face while using poetic syntax in order to convey these serious issues.

D&M and Beloved

Both of these books tackle the issues of resurfacing memory and trauma, seeing how the trauma of a serious event can still affect how one acts, even if it was years later.

D&M and COADF

Delbo and García Márquez portray the characters and people they don't want the readers to like with negative and gross syntax while describing other characters with more religious and angelic diction.  They try to control how the readers will feel about a character based on the wording.

How does D&M connect to our world today?

With a lot of the countries feeling uneasy and being on the brink of wars, along with civil rights becoming a hot topic again, looking back to see how things used to work and how these sorts of events have affected people in the past, we can see how it will effect us now.

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Attach any of your Panel Pros notes here.

Most of the panel pros were done on the same document, just redone, I am not able to look at the history of the slides for some reason.
Panel Pros 1
Panel Pros

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Attach any of your Harkness notes here.

Notes

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

Slides 12-17

Attach your Google Slides for your Stream of Consciousness discussion here.

Slide 6

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Reflection
How did you do during the Harkness discussions? What feedback did you receive?

I think I did well talking, asking questions, and getting other people engaged in the conversation.  I was told that I did a good job, but I feel as though I should do more to get other people involved.

Notes
Ideas discussed in Harkness I want to remember:

We talked a lot about the importance of culture and trying to connect with it, along with the exploration of people.

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Reflection
How did you do during the Harkness discussions?

Attach your Harkness Prep Sheets Here.
"OTRR" Prep Sheet
"TTTC" Prep Sheet
"HTTATWS" Prep Sheet
"Sweetheart" Prep Sheet

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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.

One of the easier connections with Persepolis is The Things They Carried, as they both have discussions of war and the impact it has on the soldiers and citizens.  Persepolis and Days and Memory both talk about xenophobia during and after the war.

How does Persepolis connect to our world today?

Especially with threats of rights being taken away or infringed upon across different countries, we can see how people in Iran responded to these sorts of threats and actions.

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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.

Stylistically, it's similar to TTTC, using an unreliable narrator to portray the story's nuances. Similarly, with Beloved and Langston Hughes' poems, COADF discusses the way marginalized communities communicate with each other and the oppressors.

How does Chronicle connect to our world today?

COADF discusses a lot of the purity culture we see today, which is largely brought on by religion and society around us. It also talks a lot about the difference in expectations of men and women, which is something we are still struggling with, even if it has gotten better.

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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.

With Langston Hughes' poems, they both share the commonality of discussing racism and slavery. With TTTC, they are both told from the perspective of someone who has experienced the trauma first-hand, therefore making them more of an unreliable narrator.

How does Beloved connect to our world today?

Beloved discusses the impact of slavery on society and we can still see its impact today. It also highlights the racism that people of color, especially black people, face to this day.

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What connections can you make between some of Hughes' poems?

We can see the overarching theme of racism and unity. A lot of Hughes' poems have to do with the unifying of the races and a call for equality.

How does Hughes' poems connect to other works we've read?

With TTTC, they're in very different styles, but they both highlight the issue of fighting and war.

How does Hughes' poetry connect to our world today?

Racism is still a huge issue and a lot of the issues that Hughes discussed (like 'red lining') are still issues 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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One-pager (Link Here)

"Warsaw" Writing

Hexagonal Formation Slides (Link Here)

Final Mock IO Flipgrid

Final Delbo Project (After Spring Break)

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Group IO PPT (Link Here)

Best Quick Write (Link Here)

Artistic One-Pager (Link Here) (Optional)

Final IO Flipgrid (Filmed on Phone)

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Denver or Paul D One-Pager (Link Here)

Stream of Consciousness One-Pager (Link Here)

Rough Draft Flipgrid IO (Filmed on phone)

Final Draft Flipgrid IO (Filmed on phone)

IO Outline Form (Link Here)

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Hughes Writing Portfolio Week 1 Freedom's Plow or Theme for English B (Link Here)

Hughes Writing Portfolio Week 2 Bitter River (Link Here)

IO Graphic Organizer(Link Here)

IO Rehearsal Flipgrid Link (Stro's Class Only) (Filmed on phone)

IO Hughes Practice Flipgrid Link (Filmed on phone)

IO Listening and Reflection Sheet (Link Here)

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Summer Assignment (Joined Late/NA)

"On the Rainy River" Paragraph (Link Here)

"How To Tell A True War Story" Paragraph (Link Here)

TTTC Pastiche (Link Here)

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Attach your dialectical journal 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)?

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What insights did the poetry of Langston Hughes offer about the African-American community in Harlem?

How does art reflect the community from which it comes?

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Opening Passage Translations Analysis

Color Motif Sketch Notes Part 1

Color Morif Sketch Notes Part 2

Guided Literary Analysis One Pager

Closing Passage Translations Analysis

Myth of Sisyphus Annotations

Infographic

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Poetry Annotations

Choice Poem One-Pager

Shooting Star Guided Literary Analysis

Socratic Seminar Prep

Poetry Video

Poetry Video ~ Statement of Intent

Poetry Video Graphic Organizer

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Motifs:
~ Time
~ Surrealism
~ Reflections

Themes:
~ Struggles of Motherhood
~ The guilt of being a child
~Accountability for the past
~ Brutality towards minorities and how it still has an impact

Line of Inquiry:
~ How do sudden changes in life affect one’s perspective of themself and others?
~ What has been the lasting impact of war, discrimination, and hatred?

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Tornado Guided Literary Analysis

The Boys Have Grown Literary Analysis

Pastiche

Motif Project

End of Unit Discussion Notes

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Motifs:

~Sky/Weather

~Animals

~Awakening/Sleep

~Crime and Destruction

Themes:

~The importance of looking back to your past to understand your present self

~Understanding of the real world can help the understanding of an imaginative world

Line of Inquiry:

~How does the self-discovery of the authors cause the readers to discover more about life?

~How does creativity and imagination impact one’s view of the real world?

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Common Theme Project

Hot Socratic

Guided Literary Analysis #1

Guided Literary Analysis #2

Close Read Analysis #1

Close Read Analysis #2

Close Read Analysis #3

Close Read Analysis #4

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Notes:

Lost sense of self

Effects of societal values

Eye motifs

Impacting children

Forced and losses community

Loss of control

Desperate attempts

Manipulation and the changing of perspectives

Quotes:

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Anticipation Guide and Philosophical Chairs

2.2 Socratic Prep and Reflection

Close Reading Analysis

3.1 Guided Literary Analysis

Motif Group Project - Acting

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1984 - Going against someone seen as all powerful to prove what one believes in

Duffy Poetry - Skewed view of relationships (romantic, platonic, and familial) due to either party members’ actions

The Stranger - When life has motivation, but lacks action, then life is pointless

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Socratic Seminar Prep Sheet

SCASI Organizer

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~ I genuinely enjoyed reading the short stories. The absurdity of all of the stories whilst still having some realism was very interesting to me and I enjoyed how all of them ended. It always made me want to learn more.

~ I can see myself using these short stories for Paper 2. I enjoyed reading all of the short stories and there is a variety of themes in them, which makes it easy to use and manipulate for Paper 2.

~ The best work to pair these with would be The Stranger, as the ideas of absurdity, horrific things happening and there being casual to no care, and a lack of control in life would connect well together.

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~ “…I’ll think about barns burning to the ground” (149).

~ This is memorable to me because it’s the ending of the short story “Barn Burning”. The title is in the quote and it showcases a sense of obsession.

~ “She fell asleep against me. She felt as soft and as light as a kitten” (49).

~ This is memorable because of the stark contrast of the narrator’s wife’s actions to this moment. It feels sweet, but she had just robbed a McDonalds

~ “I painted pictures in my mind of all the cruel things I wanted to do to it” (155).

~ The narrator is using her imagination as a self-defense tactic, but she’s still considered to be cruel and horrible for it.