Linked Text Set by Zac Botkins https://padlet.com/zacbotkins/enarwvozoquub5ow Focused on using multimodal media to explore the theme of _______ in this linked text set. en-us 2021-10-21 01:32:22 UTC 2025-04-20 16:01:58 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f976.png zacbotkins https://padlet.com/zacbotkins/enarwvozoquub5ow/wish/1835214576 2021-10-22 02:17:43 UTC https://padlet.com/zacbotkins/enarwvozoquub5ow/wish/1835214576 zacbotkins https://padlet.com/zacbotkins/enarwvozoquub5ow/wish/1835218738 2021-10-22 02:19:39 UTC https://padlet.com/zacbotkins/enarwvozoquub5ow/wish/1835218738 zacbotkins https://padlet.com/zacbotkins/enarwvozoquub5ow/wish/1835221794 2021-10-22 02:21:00 UTC https://padlet.com/zacbotkins/enarwvozoquub5ow/wish/1835221794 zacbotkins https://padlet.com/zacbotkins/enarwvozoquub5ow/wish/1835241003 2021-10-22 02:29:45 UTC https://padlet.com/zacbotkins/enarwvozoquub5ow/wish/1835241003 Rationale zacbotkins https://padlet.com/zacbotkins/enarwvozoquub5ow/wish/1836307487 I chose Macbeth as my priority text due to the high probability that I will teach Shakespeare in the spring semester. While I'm not sure that it will be Macbeth specifically, I wanted to begin considering how I might go about pairing topics and works. For this specific text, I was interested in looking at the use of prophecy and the language surrounding it. I thought that it might be interesting to look at the prophecy's language in detail and consider the paradigms of it. For instance, what constitutes a prophecy? Is there specific language required for a prophecy? Even further, I'm interested in looking at self-fulfilling prophecies. ]]> 2021-10-22 13:38:33 UTC https://padlet.com/zacbotkins/enarwvozoquub5ow/wish/1836307487 The Witches' Prophecy zacbotkins https://padlet.com/zacbotkins/enarwvozoquub5ow/wish/1836311863 First Witch
All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, thane of Glamis!

Second Witch
All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, thane of Cawdor!

Third Witch
All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter!]]> 2021-10-22 13:40:12 UTC https://padlet.com/zacbotkins/enarwvozoquub5ow/wish/1836311863 Elijah's Prophecy zacbotkins https://padlet.com/zacbotkins/enarwvozoquub5ow/wish/1836374454 "what's to be, will be; and then again, perhaps it won't be, after all...Some sailors or other must go with him, I suppose...God pity 'em!"]]> 2021-10-22 14:02:20 UTC https://padlet.com/zacbotkins/enarwvozoquub5ow/wish/1836374454 zacbotkins https://padlet.com/zacbotkins/enarwvozoquub5ow/wish/1836381764 2021-10-22 14:05:04 UTC https://padlet.com/zacbotkins/enarwvozoquub5ow/wish/1836381764 Cyclical Nature of Text (As Self-Fulfilling Prophecy) zacbotkins https://padlet.com/zacbotkins/enarwvozoquub5ow/wish/1836454053 First Line: "Call me, Ishmael."
Last Line(s): "Buoyed up by that coffin, for almost one whole day and night, I floated on a soft and dirgelike main. The unharming sharks, they glided by as if with padlocks on their mouths; the savage sea-hawks sailed with sheathed beaks. On the second day, a sail drew near, nearer, and picked me up at last. It was the devious-cruising Rachel, that in her retracing search after her missing children, only found another orphan."

]]> 2021-10-22 14:32:31 UTC https://padlet.com/zacbotkins/enarwvozoquub5ow/wish/1836454053 Macbeth's Fate zacbotkins https://padlet.com/zacbotkins/enarwvozoquub5ow/wish/1836460258 "If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me, / Without my stir"]]> 2021-10-22 14:34:56 UTC https://padlet.com/zacbotkins/enarwvozoquub5ow/wish/1836460258 zacbotkins https://padlet.com/zacbotkins/enarwvozoquub5ow/wish/1836481096 2021-10-22 14:42:22 UTC https://padlet.com/zacbotkins/enarwvozoquub5ow/wish/1836481096 zacbotkins https://padlet.com/zacbotkins/enarwvozoquub5ow/wish/1836486010 2021-10-22 14:44:15 UTC https://padlet.com/zacbotkins/enarwvozoquub5ow/wish/1836486010 Fedallah's Prophecy zacbotkins https://padlet.com/zacbotkins/enarwvozoquub5ow/wish/1836517987 Ahab wakes abruptly from his troubled sleep and says to Fedallah, "I have dreamed it again." 
         "Have I not said, old man, that neither hearse nor coffin can be thine?" 
        "And who are hearsed that die on the sea?"
        "But I said, old man, that ere thou couldst die on this voyage, two hearses must verily be seen by thee on the sea; the first not made by mortal hands; and the visible wood of the last one must be grown in America."
]]> 2021-10-22 14:56:26 UTC https://padlet.com/zacbotkins/enarwvozoquub5ow/wish/1836517987 Rationale zacbotkins https://padlet.com/zacbotkins/enarwvozoquub5ow/wish/1836547119 Dante's Inferno is a massive, sprawling poem that I could not teach alongside Macbeth AND Moby Dick, but I believe that Canto VI would make a great pairing. Dante encounters a prophecy that foretells of his party's downfall. This would make a great read alongside the other works because it would allow the students to examine more prophetic language. Even further, it would allow students to analyze a prophecy that isn't self-fulfilling. ]]> 2021-10-22 15:07:58 UTC https://padlet.com/zacbotkins/enarwvozoquub5ow/wish/1836547119 Rationale zacbotkins https://padlet.com/zacbotkins/enarwvozoquub5ow/wish/1836571368 I chose Moby Dick to pair with Macbeth because I thought that both works would allow for a deep-dive into synonymous characters. Not only that, both feature prophecies with specific and comparative language. This provides a perfect pairing with Macbeth because it allows the students to become familiar with the language and use of prophecies in literature, specifically through the lens of two characters self-destructing. ]]> 2021-10-22 15:17:46 UTC https://padlet.com/zacbotkins/enarwvozoquub5ow/wish/1836571368 Rationale zacbotkins https://padlet.com/zacbotkins/enarwvozoquub5ow/wish/1836619227 Throne of Blood is an adaptation of Macbeth set in 16th century Japan. The core elements of the original play remain in tact, though certain elements are melded to fit the setting. This is especially true of the metaphorical witch that appears to the protagonist in a spiderweb forest. This is helpful because it creates an explicit visual of not only the stereotypical prophet, but also of the relationship a character has to their own prophecy. The spiderwebs create a nice visual imagery of the way that the character becomes wrapped up in his own ambition and self-deceit (thus, ultimately leading to his downfall). What the readers must conjure in their minds while reading the paired texts will be made apparent to them. This may be helpful to watch between the two works. Specifically, beginning with Shakespeare, moving to Kurosawa, and then finally returning to Melville.  ]]> 2021-10-22 15:37:00 UTC https://padlet.com/zacbotkins/enarwvozoquub5ow/wish/1836619227 Rationale zacbotkins https://padlet.com/zacbotkins/enarwvozoquub5ow/wish/1836643719 I chose this article because it is so vehemently different from everything else that I've used in this project. I thought that if I wanted the students to learn the language of a prophecy then maybe I should have them attempt to create their own. I thought that this activity might help them to more clearly understand the paradigms of a prophecy. This article does a great job of walking through the steps and exploring the language, the expectations, and the content. By having students create and then share and edit each other's work, I believe it will concrete their understanding before moving into the next text/media. ]]> 2021-10-22 15:46:55 UTC https://padlet.com/zacbotkins/enarwvozoquub5ow/wish/1836643719 zacbotkins https://padlet.com/zacbotkins/enarwvozoquub5ow/wish/1836731608 2021-10-22 16:22:17 UTC https://padlet.com/zacbotkins/enarwvozoquub5ow/wish/1836731608 Rationale zacbotkins https://padlet.com/zacbotkins/enarwvozoquub5ow/wish/1836745973 I browsed for a while before finding the article that I wanted to use. I couldn't decide between this and a scholarly article at first. However, I remembered the discussions that we had about student modeling. I wanted to choose a student writing sample that students could model their own after. This has been an especially important and relevant topic in EDUTL 5345 and I want to make sure that I incorporate some of those lessons. Dynamics mentions the power of student-to-student modeling and it's something that has stuck out to me since. I think this does a great job of making analytical writing, especially the kind that I ultimately hope to have them recreate, approachable. The essay gives them a place to aim for without a specific set of expectations. ]]> 2021-10-22 16:28:35 UTC https://padlet.com/zacbotkins/enarwvozoquub5ow/wish/1836745973 Rationale zacbotkins https://padlet.com/zacbotkins/enarwvozoquub5ow/wish/1836756148 I chose this clip because I wanted to include multimodal media in my linked text set. In fact, I knew I wanted to include two specific films, one of which is Harry Potter. I chose this because I think that this is not only approachable material, but many students may already be familiar with prophecies through this specific context. It seems only obvious to use this as a jumping point for engaging students' interest. This clip shows the prophecy from the film series. This is helpful because if students can understand Harry's role in this self-fulfilling destiny (engaging prior knowledge) then it should help them to understand the character's plights in Macbeth and Moby Dick (knowledge transfer). ]]> 2021-10-22 16:33:22 UTC https://padlet.com/zacbotkins/enarwvozoquub5ow/wish/1836756148 Rationale zacbotkins https://padlet.com/zacbotkins/enarwvozoquub5ow/wish/1836984106 I think that this video clip makes an interesting pairing because it allows the students to encounter yet another kind of prophecy: one centered around an object. While the other materials focus on self-fulfilling prophecies, I wanted to break from that for a bit to show students another way in which prophecies might be used. By including this excerpt I can introduce students to the idea of an item that is prophesied to influence characters. This might be a simple observational tool, something they can watch and set to the side. It might, though, be a nice way to introduce the students to the idea of a prophecy. Maybe some that aren't familiar with Harry Potter might know who Frodo Baggins is and the point of his plight. If I were going to use this as a more centralized text then I would find other examples of cursed or prophesied items to discuss with the class. For example, this could easily link back into Harry Potter's horcruxes (and thus ultimately back into prophecies). ]]> 2021-10-22 18:22:51 UTC https://padlet.com/zacbotkins/enarwvozoquub5ow/wish/1836984106 Macbeth Disdains Fortune zacbotkins https://padlet.com/zacbotkins/enarwvozoquub5ow/wish/1840370935 "For brave Macbeth (well he deserves that name) 
Disdaining Fortune, with his brandished steel,
Which smoked with bloody execution,[...]"]]> 2021-10-25 02:26:00 UTC https://padlet.com/zacbotkins/enarwvozoquub5ow/wish/1840370935