Notes from discussion on "How do people in the novel 'explain' Ben?
Harriet:
- "he's a punishment"
- From the past and that it was a freakish act that he was born. From a different time period.
- Not fully human
David:
- Its a chance that they got Ben.
- Said he was not his son.
The Children:
Extended Family - Dorthy:
- "Bad hand" unlucky like poker.
Doctor:
- "Hyper active"
- Disability
Teacher:
John:
Institution help:
Notes from discussion on FC
Nature
-Birth: No crying
-Muscularity/physicality
-"apparent" agency
-Motor skills advances: Walks before talking
-Lack of language
-"Stalking" behavior (predatory)
-Emotional: temperamental
-Solitary- likes being alone
-Aggressive
-Destructive
-No response to comfort
Nurture (Influence of family)
-He is "different" "enemy"
-Disconnected from family: isolation
-No love or affection
Thursday, April 5
Talked about Schindlers list; YOU MUST SEE THE FILM BY MONDAY, APRIL 23
SEE IN ONE SITTING; WRITE A RESPONSE AFTER
Imagine 20 year from now kind of life that you imagine you would have.
why do you want that kind of life?
Monday, April 2 Brainstorm of major themes
*Bold font shows what they have in common
Frankenstein: Education, human nature, appearance, adaptation, lack of validation in society, individual characteristics, power/dangers of science
Elephant man:appearance, adaptation, lack of validation in society, individual characteristics
Metamorphosis: appearance, adaptation, lack of validation in society, individual characteristics
HW: think about the themes these books have in common, and think of the one that most interests you. Then write about why you selected it/ 10mins free writing on the theme itself
Wednesday, March 7 : Marissa Cotroneo
Rough Draft of Frankenstein Essay is due Tuesday, March 13th
Question: What is the most interesting thing about the creature?
30 minutes with group
Homework: Work on your essay
Monday, March 5
Kristine previewed the assessments on Frankenstein. See handouts under homework.
Notes Friday March 2, 2012
Frankenstein
Why does the creature want a companion?
-Lonely/Alone (Nobody like him)
-Desire to be with others (Sociable)
-Somebody to Love and be love
-To be affirmed in himself
-To be like everyone else
Wants Victor to create him a companion.
Chapter 20 Victor has second thoughts
Why doesn’t Victor create the companion?
-Create a new generation
-Might reject creature
-Female might be more malicious
-She hadn’t made any problems
-Might resent to offer or promise of creature
(Threat to all human community)
February 21, 2012
Ahngelicia W.
What was shocking about Victor's early life?
- Relationship with his sister/love interest
- Mother's death
Why does Victor work on his experiment?
- To make "ideal bound" death
- Satisfy anxiety about mother's death
- Fame/ glory (personal)
- Expand human knowledge
- Make people invulnerable to disease
- Creating new species
- "Father" to a new generation
Homework: Read next chapters
February 17, 2012
SamVs
Notes
Each group will have a Google doc for the groups of
1. Human nature
2. Role of science
3. Moral responsibility
4. Education
Each night you add ideas for the groups above, so every group can have ideas within the created Google doc's
For example SamVs pg 6 quote "beauty of the dream vanished and utter destruction filled my heart."
Walton
Foil
Characteristics
Adventitious
Leadership role
Lonely & wants a companion
Inquisitive
Loves science & exploration
Can benefit man kind & wants the fame/glory
Loves his sister
Willing to sacrifice
Curious
Passionate
February 16, 2012
Talked about Philosophy class.
groups:
1. Human nature( identity
2. Role of science
3. Moral responsibility
4. Education
February 15, 2012
Ahngelicia W.
Read our Brainstorms aloud
Question: Why is "difference" seen as something to be afraid of or feared?
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Frankenstein (Modern Prometheius) Defined as a hero for giving humans fire; Double Edge Gift
- Gift of fire which can both help and harm
- Victor is the creator of the creature
Letter 1: Walton to his sister--> Chapter 1-11; 18-25--> Creature 1-17
Issues in the Frankenstein:
- Science (Limits of Science)
- Moral responsibility
-
Feb, 14 Tuesday
Feb. 13, Monday
Charity
Questions about the elephant man
What makes John Merrick a human being?
What makes people cruel?
Why are people so curious?
Can John Merrick be normal?
What's the difference between the elephant man and freaks?
How is John's appearance connected to his personality?
Feb. 9, Thursday
We came up with questions for the Elephant Man.
1. Why are people so cruel?
2. Whats makes JM a good person?
3. Is JM always an "exhibit"?
4. What is the Metaphor the church?
5. How does JM become JM?
- How people treat him.
- How open he is willing to be.
Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 6 and 7 we watched the film The Elephant Man
Feb. 3, Friday
Several students volunteered to read their stories: Mariano, Max, Alan, Gel, and Marissa. Stories were collected.
NO HOMEWORK
Feb. 2, Thursday
peer review of pieces on Metamorphosis; class broke into groups of three to hear pieces and to offer suggestions for improvement
January 31, 2012
Matthew Fleisher
Started with a discussion about metaphors throughout our readings this year.
Billy Elliot= emotional development
Master Harold kite= Sam and Hally's relationship in a segregated South Africa.
Hate guy falling from sky scrapper= French society
KKT therapy= her growth over time
Thought of a metaphor to describe us as individual students
continue writing story
January 27, 2012
Joyce Dong
check notes
question:
- what shock you the most?
experienced, human being, transformation
franz kafka is a German writer
- watch the movie: http://www.randomhouse.com/crown/metamorphosis/
- the size of the insect is as big as a human.
- questions
- discuss the main idea
Notes:
- it's imaginary or real?
Real: - details - reaction of his mom - climbing on the wall - flat body at the end
- purpose of story regues constant - family's reaction over time - reality of bug
imaginary: - family's in difference to G
No homework today. Have a nice weekend.
January 26, 2012
Rachel Chmelko
- We finished the poem recitations and wordles.
- We brainstormed on the word "transformation" and what we think it means.
Wednesday, Jan. 25
Conferences
Tuesday January 24, 2012
Mariano Cepeda
Poem Recitations: each person presented the poem
List of what people think when they think about a Hair Salon as in AFS in like a hair salon:
in
W
Hair Salon
Haircuts: Styling hair
Magazines
Gossip
Diversity of customers
Busy
Love
Woman dominate
Meeting new people
Based on relationship by stylist
Relax
Service: feels good !!
Telephone
Flirting
Social Life
Thursday 12, 2012
Matthew Fleisher
Read and analyzed You Go Girl
HW: no work
Monday, January 9
reviewed This Be The Verse by Philip Larkin
For Homework; do poems by William Blake (on website)
FRIDAY, January 6
Kristine did an explication of Lake Isle of Innisfree on the board.
No homework
Thursday, January 5
Lake Isle of Innisfree songs:
- Charity- Porcelain by Moby
- Alan- Let It Be Instrumental by The Beatles
- Sam- Pursuit of Happiness by Kid Cudi
- Sam- The Prayer by Kid Cudi
- Cherise- Drop by the Ocean
- Mariano- How to Save a Life by The Fray
- Tyler- Ye Qu by Jay Chou
- Andrew- Snow Dream by Bandari
- Max- Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven
No homework for tomorrow.
Wednesday, January 4
Poems in songs.
poems vs. songs
watched video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxQcBKUPm8o
something is a poem if it has...
Rhythm, rhyme, meaning, emotional impact, pattern form.
Rhythm- beat "flow"(sets up the tone), recognizable conventions, memory, emphasis,
Assignment:
Look at poem http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/172053
think of a song to go along with poem ^^
Monday, December 12
We reviewed Teen Love/Romance assignment by first looking at 6 word memoirs.
Assignments: for Tuesday
two six word poems
one is your own memoir: your life in 6 words
the other is about teen love and romance.
For Friday,
response to "Girl"
Write a 400-500 word response to "Girl" by Jamaica Kincaid dealing with what your parents told you about 1) your body, 2) domestic issues 3) manners at the table 4) marriage and romance. See Kristine's sample.
Due Thursday Then
Assignment: write one 6 word poem
Thursday, December 1
Who is the most influential character within the play?
Hally
experiences most dramatic/major change
reflects larger white society
changes relationship with Sam
Hally-> Master Harold
conflict with father is emphasized
he is the one who learns
he is the one "addressed"
Willie and Sam
their experience reflects wider racial world
theme
Willie and Sam "change", they also reflect on their experience
understands their relationship with Hally
Hally is white and their not
both attempted to teach Hally
Formal structure
structure of the play
they are their at the beginning and the end and Hally passes through
their experiences, feeling are dominant and definite
Dance
"world without collisions"
Changes of W and S
Beginning
Sam is teaching Willie to dance
Sam teaches Willie to treat Hilda properly
to stop beating her
ending
Willie learns a lesson and gives credit to Sam
gives bus fair for music
the two of them are together
Wednesday, November 30
Sam-Hally
2-Father- Son- Sam surrogate
Master-Servent Hally is "Superiour"
Black- White Context of racial apartheid
Character Hally
Tuesday, November 29
We finished our discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of the single setting and three characters.
Then, we watched two versions of MH, a film version and a photographed play. We then discussed the differences between the two.
Tomorrow, group assignment is due!
Monday, November 21,2011 Joyce
* We discuss about the play:
- compare it with other kinds of plays.
- will Hally turn into the way that Sam does?
- spit
* Hally
- attitude toward his father
- family
- changes
* Papers back
-revise or talk
Homework: none.
October 4, 2011 Matthew
We listened to Andrews, Julie's, song
We shared number 12 and wrote reflections about common themes
October 3, 2011 Alan
We listened to Max's song.
Review of Paragraph
When we evaluate a paragraph, we evaluate its focus, unity, completeness, and coherence:
focused--The paragraph has a single point. The point is limited and argumentative. By “limited,” we mean the paragraph contains a point that can be proved/supported/developed within a paragraph. By “argumentative,” we mean the paragraph has a point which is not a statement of fact, but a statement of opinion.
unified-- All details in the paragraph relate to the point of the paragraph.
complete--A paragraph contains sufficient detail to prove/support/develop the point.
coherent-- The details in the paragraph are organized in a way that makes sense to the reader and supports the point. The organization is suggested by transitional words or phrases and by the logic of the detail. Methods of organization include: chronological, spatial, sequential and logical--cause/effect; general to specific; specific to general; order of importance.
Questions to Ask of Each Paragraph:
1. Does the paragraph have a clearly defined point?
2. Does each sentence support the point?
3. Is each sentence connected to the point?
4. Are there any sentences which are not relevant?
5. Is the organization of the paragraph clear to the reader?
6. Does the organization of the paragraph support the point?
7. Does the paragraph show a command of the text? Does it show insight? Does the detail go beyond class discussion?
Kristine Long is a tough grader. (Out of 38 students no one received more than a B. She gave out 2 essays in 30 minutes so that no one would do well. She points out every small detail in a paper. She gives way to many quizzes and tests.
Friday, Sept. 30, 2011
We shared the worlds that we want to be a part of.
9/29/11
We shared our "new worlds."
9/26/11
We Listened to Chris's song....
Went over our list of homework for this week, and our plans ahead.
We talked about participation!
HW: Do number 9 in the IWU (Informal Writing Unit)
9/23/11
Charity Mallon
- We brainstormed the smaller worlds we live in, that we feel a part of.
- We read our papers (# 8 informal writing) on which worlds we feel comfortable in.
No Homework!
reviewed heroes from the past on wall wisher and what makes a hero.
"worlds"
"world of my own mind"
home -emotional connection
family
being alone
music
vacationing- a state of mind
beach
inside the internet (facebook)
tennis
smart phones
television
piano
classes v. being with your friends
summer
video games (Bio Shock)
movies
self- "interior life"
mind
world of magic
teams
we listened to a song to see what world it brought us to
homework: number 8 in informal writing unit
9/22/11
9/20/11
Rachel Chmelko
- We showed our objects and shared what we wrote about them (from Informal Writing Unit #4)
- We talked about books we have read that 1) Where we have seen ourselves and 2) Where we were introduced to a new world
HW: Either #5 or #6
9/16/2011
Cherise Lynch
We read aloud all our responses to #3 in the Informal Writing Unit
9/15/2011
Alan Asriants
We watched:
Then we wrote a little response about her talk.
We talked about how we have our own single story.
HW: Write number 3!
The idea of power and how people can be in power of other, and at the same time they can't.
Ahngelicia Watson 09/14/2011
Reviewed all of the stories from Wall Wisher and people read selections from their story lists.
NO HOMEWORK FOR TONIGHT!
Matthew Fleisher, 9/13/2011
Power of Stories
Once upon a time . . . .
Why do we tell stories?
to entertain people
to send a message
to express feelings/values
to use as a metaphor, analogy
to create an image in your head
to share your information
to commemorate/ to remember/ one generation to another
to celebrate
to expand our imagination
Homework: do #2 in Informal Writing Unit
9/12/2011
Writing (Practice)
1. Substance “What am I trying to say”
2. Make a point and develop it. By supporting it, proving it, explaining it. Through reasons, examples, and detail
3. Need to persuade/convince someone
4. The point has to be an opinion NOT A FACT
5. LOGIC ORDER to persuade someone of “what I am trying to say
Style (Read)
1. “How you say it”
2. The language that you use, using images metaphors.
3. Aesthetic pleasure, ways that you put words together
4. Commands of words and sentences
5. Adding more to writing after you write, makes it a better piece
Standard
1. Proper Grammar usage
2. Usage
3. Punctuation
4. Mechanics
Homework: Pick your “theme” song and then write a 300-500 words piece on how the song becomes your signature, or why this is your “theme” song. It
S #1 on the Informal Writing Unit