Saturday, May 31, 2014
Senior year
All year long I have been anxious for the year to end, I was " done" with school. After attending all these awards ceremonies and scholarship ceremonies I realized that all that hard work that made me feel tired of school was all worth it. I don't think senior year could of been any better, and now it's over. Graduation is just right around the corner, all we have left is finals and then we are done. I think righetti was fun while it lasted but I am beyond excited to attend cal state fullerton in August! I will be trying to have the most fun that I can in these next few days we have left!
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Yosemite trip!!!!
Masterpiece presentation "School vs Learning"
school vs learning prezi link
This is the link to myself and Jacob's presentation. The main topic is about School vs learning. Please take a look and let me know anything you would like to point out, or any interesting facts any one has about this subject. I am completely open to learning and hearing different sides to this!
This is the link to myself and Jacob's presentation. The main topic is about School vs learning. Please take a look and let me know anything you would like to point out, or any interesting facts any one has about this subject. I am completely open to learning and hearing different sides to this!
Monday, May 12, 2014
PLANNING
Today we picked the dates that we will be presenting to the class. Jacob and I are still thinking of ways to enhance our video, or other things we can do along side the video. We just want this project to be fun and represent the things that we are passionate about. I think that the video will be really exciting to watch after it is all put together. If anyone has any ideas about what we should do please feel free to comment on this post or tell either of us in class!
Monday, April 28, 2014
5 steps
Over break I worked on my project( but it is still not finished)
Step 1: figure out who and where I was going to film people answering my questions. I decided on students at aliceshaw, students at righetti, and teachers.
Step 2: think of the appropriate questions to ask each set of age groups. I came to the conclusion that just simply asking the same question exactly the same would not work due to the difference in age and experiences of life.
Step 3: Jacob and I split up the work and the people we were going to ask, later we will combine the videos and make our masterpiece.
Step4: get everyone done with filming and upload them onto the computer and see what we have to work with.
Step5: begin editing and adding music to the Video and prepare it for the class to see.( we have not yet got to this step)
Friday, April 11, 2014
Inside my brain
I am focusing on teaching elementary school. I am going to attend fullerton. My project is focusing on children and the different responses that different ages say . I am really excited about my project because it is something I like and want to learn from
Sunday, March 16, 2014
essay draft Brave new world
Pre-write
John the savage = immoral character.
- is a non-conformist
- doesn't fit in for the world state in the book
-loyal to people, which is against the world state in the novel.
-uses suicide to end things .
examples
- refuses sexual acts from Lenina
-has actual feelings for other people
-reads old literature such as Shakespeare
-he cares when his mother is dying
essay:
The world state is much different in "Brave New World" than it is in reality. Huxley's character John the savage is a man who seems average to us, but in their world is very out of place and strange. We gain our sympathy towards John through Huxley's use of characterization throughout the novel.
John is a man who is out of the ordinary, he rejects things that are common to other people, this is how Huxley chose to create an "antagonist" in the novel. Being a non-conformist is Johns main purpose in the novel, he is set up to go against the world state, and to be the person who we could identify the most with. An example of his going against the customs of the world state is when he refuses sex from Lenina and calls her a whore for offering herself to him. The reason we feel comfortable identifying with him is because we do not view sexual things as freely as they do in the novel.
Characterization is key to many novels, but this one in particular. John is a loyal, friendly, an emotional guy but for the setting of the novel he is the opposite of a normal man, he is against the world state. Huxley uses direct and indirect characterization when using John in the book, because at some points he wants the readers to know exactly what is going on, but on others he wants the reader to figure it out. An example of this would be when John is quoting and reading Shakespeare, he wants the reader to imply that this is against the world state.
This novel is one that we at first have problems reasoning about, but then we learn about John and we side with him on most matters. Huxley's purpose for creating john is for the audience to see themselves in him and have an understanding for the things he does even though he is an outsider. We as an Audience gain these feelings about the character through the use of direct and indirect characterization throughout the novel. Gaining these feelings towards the characters allows us to understand the novel better and to understand the theme better.
John the savage = immoral character.
- is a non-conformist
- doesn't fit in for the world state in the book
-loyal to people, which is against the world state in the novel.
-uses suicide to end things .
examples
- refuses sexual acts from Lenina
-has actual feelings for other people
-reads old literature such as Shakespeare
-he cares when his mother is dying
essay:
The world state is much different in "Brave New World" than it is in reality. Huxley's character John the savage is a man who seems average to us, but in their world is very out of place and strange. We gain our sympathy towards John through Huxley's use of characterization throughout the novel.
John is a man who is out of the ordinary, he rejects things that are common to other people, this is how Huxley chose to create an "antagonist" in the novel. Being a non-conformist is Johns main purpose in the novel, he is set up to go against the world state, and to be the person who we could identify the most with. An example of his going against the customs of the world state is when he refuses sex from Lenina and calls her a whore for offering herself to him. The reason we feel comfortable identifying with him is because we do not view sexual things as freely as they do in the novel.
Characterization is key to many novels, but this one in particular. John is a loyal, friendly, an emotional guy but for the setting of the novel he is the opposite of a normal man, he is against the world state. Huxley uses direct and indirect characterization when using John in the book, because at some points he wants the readers to know exactly what is going on, but on others he wants the reader to figure it out. An example of this would be when John is quoting and reading Shakespeare, he wants the reader to imply that this is against the world state.
This novel is one that we at first have problems reasoning about, but then we learn about John and we side with him on most matters. Huxley's purpose for creating john is for the audience to see themselves in him and have an understanding for the things he does even though he is an outsider. We as an Audience gain these feelings about the character through the use of direct and indirect characterization throughout the novel. Gaining these feelings towards the characters allows us to understand the novel better and to understand the theme better.
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Rejection
Today I got my first rejection letter. It wasn't just to one of the schools I applied to, it was my "first choice school", my" dream school". After crying and thinking about how horrible the situation was, I came to the conclusion that maybe another school is just a bettter fit for me. If you are like me and get rejected to the only school you saw yourself going to just remember that there is plenty of other schools you can attend. It took me a couple of hours to actually remember this, and to accept it. I was so sure that I was going to be accepted to cal poly, but in just one sentence my whole college career decisions were changed. Just remember to keep your chin up and realize the world isn't ending because of one rejection.
Monday, March 10, 2014
10 questions
I want to go into the education field, maybe become a teacher, or councilor.I am majoring in child development. These are the questions I would ask my expert...
1. Do you think going into this field is a good choice at this time?
2. How did you go about becoming a teacher?
3. Are you happy with your choice? Or do you wish you went another path?
4. What grades do you think are the best to teach?
5.Was it very difficult for you to get a job as a teacher?
6. What is the most rewarding thing about this job?
7. What influenced you to become a teacher?
8.How long have you been a teacher?
9.Do you regret any choices you have made career wise?
10. If you could choose one other job, what would it be? Or would you stick with your current career?
Sunday, March 9, 2014
benchmark for senior project
I am seeking a career in the education field, so i felt that aiming this project towards that would make the most sense. Jacob (a classmate who also wants to be a teacher) and I are pursuing this project together. Our plan is to "interview" children, and teens of different ages and ask them simple questions and see how the different age groups respond to the questions. Our next step in the process is to ask teachers the same type of questions and see how they respond. This project is going to help us interact with the students and also with teachers,who may give us advice as we are in the process and tell them what we are trying to achieve. I think that this project is going to be very exciting and I cant wait to start filming!
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Science camp
Last week I was a cabin leader at science camp. I went on hikes and explored the camp grounds and had tons of fun, but most of all I got the opportunity to be around children and help them in a learning environment. I want to be an elementary school teacher, so having this opportunity was very amazing. This was the type of experience I couldn't of gained anywhere else!
Below is a picture from one of my times exploring, yes this is a dead squirrel! I thought it would be more entertaining than a picture of a mountain!
Thursday, February 20, 2014
I am here
I have been slacking a little on my blog work but I have taken the effort to catch up last weekend. I think I am just feeling overwhelmed with college and scholarships. I am going to step back up and finish strong because slacking is not fun and it seems like a lot of work.
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
WELCOME TO THE INTERDISCIPLINARITY
My project is about my future career. I am going to interview elementary school students ( the students I work with every day at an elementary school), Jacob is going to interview some kids around the same ages of kids he works with. and then we are going to ask the same questions we asked the kids, to high school students and see how they respond. Then to end the video we are going to ask teachers what they wanted to be when they were younger. I am really excited about starting this project because I love working with kids and I am really curious what their answers to the questions are going to be.
Saturday, February 15, 2014
lit terms #2
circumlocution: a roundabout or evasive speech or writing, in which many words are used but a few would have served
- saying a persons characteristics instead of their name.
classicism: art, literature, and music reflecting the principles of ancient Greece and Rome: tradition, reason, clarity, order, and balance
cliche: a phrase or situation overused within society
- "only time will tell"
climax: the decisive point in a narrative or drama; the pint of greatest intensity or interest at which plot question is answered or resolved
- the climax of the story is the most exciting.
colloquialism: folksy speech, slang words or phrases usually used in informal conversation
- "that's pretty sick"
comedy: originally a nondramatic literary piece of work that was marked by a happy ending; now a term to describe a ludicrous, farcical, or amusing event designed provide enjoyment or produce smiles and laughter
conflict: struggle or problem in a story causing tension
- In " dear john, john has inner conflict with himself enlisting longer or going home.
connotation: implicit meaning, going beyond dictionary definition
- puppy has a more appealing sound than dog.
contrast: a rhetorical device by which one element (idea or object) is thrown into opposition to another for the sake of emphasis or clarity
- The contrast between boys and men.
denotation: plain dictionary definition
- the exact meaning
denouement: loose ends tied up in a story after the climax, closure, conclusion
- at the end of Allegiance the series gets tied up with death and the effects of the death.
dialect: the language of a particular district, class or group of persons; the sounds, grammar, and diction employed by people distinguished from others.
-In Mexico the dialect is Spanish
dialectics: formal debates usually over the nature of truth.
dichotomy: split or break between two opposing things.
- the dichotomy between right and wrong.
diction: the style of speaking or writing as reflected in the choice and use of words.
- Diction changes between formal (interviews) and informal(casual).
didactic: having to do with the transmission of information; education.
- teachers may seem boring but really their class is just very didactic.
dogmatic: rigid in beliefs and principles.
- everyone who doesn't go to church is an atheist
elegy: a mournful, melancholy poem, especially a funeral song or lament for the dead, sometimes contains general reflections on death, often with a rural or pastoral setting.
- Natasha wrote an elegy about her father's passing.
epic: a long narrative poem unified by a hero who reflects the customs, mores, and aspirations of his nation of race as he makes his way through legendary and historic exploits, usually over a long period of time (definition bordering on circumlocution).
epigram: witty aphorism.
- There is no way to intelligence , intelligence is the way.
epitaph: any brief inscription in prose or verse on a tombstone; a short formal poem of commemoration often a credo written by the person who wishes it to be on his tombstone.
- Beyond is the infinite morning of a day without tomorrow
epithet: a short, descriptive name or phrase that may insult someone’s character, characteristics
euphemism: the use of an indirect, mild or vague word or expression for one thought to be coarse, offensive, or blunt.
-saying stepped out of the room, instead of saying they became ill.
evocative: a calling forth of memories and sensations; the suggestion or production through artistry and imagination of a sense of reality.
- some writing is evocative.
- saying a persons characteristics instead of their name.
classicism: art, literature, and music reflecting the principles of ancient Greece and Rome: tradition, reason, clarity, order, and balance
cliche: a phrase or situation overused within society
- "only time will tell"
climax: the decisive point in a narrative or drama; the pint of greatest intensity or interest at which plot question is answered or resolved
- the climax of the story is the most exciting.
colloquialism: folksy speech, slang words or phrases usually used in informal conversation
- "that's pretty sick"
comedy: originally a nondramatic literary piece of work that was marked by a happy ending; now a term to describe a ludicrous, farcical, or amusing event designed provide enjoyment or produce smiles and laughter
conflict: struggle or problem in a story causing tension
- In " dear john, john has inner conflict with himself enlisting longer or going home.
connotation: implicit meaning, going beyond dictionary definition
- puppy has a more appealing sound than dog.
contrast: a rhetorical device by which one element (idea or object) is thrown into opposition to another for the sake of emphasis or clarity
- The contrast between boys and men.
denotation: plain dictionary definition
- the exact meaning
denouement: loose ends tied up in a story after the climax, closure, conclusion
- at the end of Allegiance the series gets tied up with death and the effects of the death.
dialect: the language of a particular district, class or group of persons; the sounds, grammar, and diction employed by people distinguished from others.
-In Mexico the dialect is Spanish
dialectics: formal debates usually over the nature of truth.
dichotomy: split or break between two opposing things.
- the dichotomy between right and wrong.
diction: the style of speaking or writing as reflected in the choice and use of words.
- Diction changes between formal (interviews) and informal(casual).
didactic: having to do with the transmission of information; education.
- teachers may seem boring but really their class is just very didactic.
dogmatic: rigid in beliefs and principles.
- everyone who doesn't go to church is an atheist
elegy: a mournful, melancholy poem, especially a funeral song or lament for the dead, sometimes contains general reflections on death, often with a rural or pastoral setting.
- Natasha wrote an elegy about her father's passing.
epic: a long narrative poem unified by a hero who reflects the customs, mores, and aspirations of his nation of race as he makes his way through legendary and historic exploits, usually over a long period of time (definition bordering on circumlocution).
epigram: witty aphorism.
- There is no way to intelligence , intelligence is the way.
epitaph: any brief inscription in prose or verse on a tombstone; a short formal poem of commemoration often a credo written by the person who wishes it to be on his tombstone.
- Beyond is the infinite morning of a day without tomorrow
epithet: a short, descriptive name or phrase that may insult someone’s character, characteristics
euphemism: the use of an indirect, mild or vague word or expression for one thought to be coarse, offensive, or blunt.
-saying stepped out of the room, instead of saying they became ill.
evocative: a calling forth of memories and sensations; the suggestion or production through artistry and imagination of a sense of reality.
- some writing is evocative.
lit terms #3
exposition: beginning of a story that sets forth facts, ideas, and/or characters, in a detailed explanation.
expressionism: movement in art, literature, and music consisting of unrealistic representation of an inner idea or feeling(s).
fable: a short, simple story, usually with animals as characters, designed to teach a moral truth.
fallacy: from Latin word “to deceive”, a false or misleading notion, belief, or argument; any kind of erroneous reasoning that makes arguments unsound.
falling action: part of the narrative or drama after the climax.
farce: a boisterous comedy involving ludicrous action and dialogue.
figurative language: apt and imaginative language characterized by figures of speech (such as metaphor and simile).
flashback: a narrative device that flashes back to prior events.
foil: a person or thing that, by contrast, makes another seem better or more prominent.
folk tale: story passed on by word of mouth.
- many old stories are considered folk tales.
foreshadowing: in fiction and drama, a device to prepare the reader for the outcome of the action; “planning” to make the outcome convincing, though not to give it away.
- showing a knife in the beginning of a story can be a preview of someone dying.
free verse: verse without conventional metrical pattern, with irregular pattern or no rhyme.
genre: a category or class of artistic endeavor having a particular form, technique, or content.
- romantic genre.
gothic tale: a style in literature characterized by gloomy settings, violent or grotesque action, and a mood of decay, degeneration, and decadence.
- errie, and dark.
hyperbole: an exaggerated statement often used as a figure of speech or to prove a point.
- that hamburger is as large as an elephant.
imagery: figures of speech or vivid description, conveying images through any of the senses.
- the waves were as clear as a glass of water.
implication: a meaning or understanding that is to be arrive at by the reader but that is not fully and explicitly stated by the author.
incongruity: the deliberate joining of opposites or of elements that are not appropriate to each other.
inference: a judgement or conclusion based on evidence presented; the forming of an opinion which possesses some degree of probability according to facts already available.
irony: a contrast or incongruity between what is said and what is meant, or what is expected to happen and what actually happens, or what is thought to be happening and what is actually happening.
- the teacher didnt know the answer to the subject they were teaching.
expressionism: movement in art, literature, and music consisting of unrealistic representation of an inner idea or feeling(s).
fable: a short, simple story, usually with animals as characters, designed to teach a moral truth.
fallacy: from Latin word “to deceive”, a false or misleading notion, belief, or argument; any kind of erroneous reasoning that makes arguments unsound.
falling action: part of the narrative or drama after the climax.
farce: a boisterous comedy involving ludicrous action and dialogue.
figurative language: apt and imaginative language characterized by figures of speech (such as metaphor and simile).
flashback: a narrative device that flashes back to prior events.
foil: a person or thing that, by contrast, makes another seem better or more prominent.
folk tale: story passed on by word of mouth.
- many old stories are considered folk tales.
foreshadowing: in fiction and drama, a device to prepare the reader for the outcome of the action; “planning” to make the outcome convincing, though not to give it away.
- showing a knife in the beginning of a story can be a preview of someone dying.
free verse: verse without conventional metrical pattern, with irregular pattern or no rhyme.
genre: a category or class of artistic endeavor having a particular form, technique, or content.
- romantic genre.
gothic tale: a style in literature characterized by gloomy settings, violent or grotesque action, and a mood of decay, degeneration, and decadence.
- errie, and dark.
hyperbole: an exaggerated statement often used as a figure of speech or to prove a point.
- that hamburger is as large as an elephant.
imagery: figures of speech or vivid description, conveying images through any of the senses.
- the waves were as clear as a glass of water.
implication: a meaning or understanding that is to be arrive at by the reader but that is not fully and explicitly stated by the author.
incongruity: the deliberate joining of opposites or of elements that are not appropriate to each other.
inference: a judgement or conclusion based on evidence presented; the forming of an opinion which possesses some degree of probability according to facts already available.
irony: a contrast or incongruity between what is said and what is meant, or what is expected to happen and what actually happens, or what is thought to be happening and what is actually happening.
- the teacher didnt know the answer to the subject they were teaching.
Friday, February 14, 2014
Haft/wanna
explain similarities/differences you see between your life during high school and life after high school. Is there a significant difference? Will people somehow magically transform the day after graduation, or will they take their current habits of mind/word/deed into their next set of daily activities? How do you balance the things you want to do and the things you have to do, and what are your expectations of yourself and the world around you as you move on?
-life after high school will not be all that different, not until after we start college and become more independent. The day we graduate we will be more excited about college then most of us are at the moment, but we will not be different people. The thing that is motivating us right now is the graduation date, we all have senioritous and are unmotivated to do school work. I think that as we move on with life we will become wiser and better people but at the moment we are just waiting for what lies ahead of us.
Thursday, February 13, 2014
lit terms #6
Simile: a figure of speech comparing two essentially unlike things through the use of a specific word of comparison.
- Her eyes are as blue as the sky.
Soliloquy: an extended speech, usually in a drama, delivered by a character alone on stage.
- Hamlet's "to be or not to be" speech.
Spiritual: a folk song, usually on a religious theme.
Speaker: a narrator, the one speaking.
- Dr. Sueus is a speaker in his books.
Stereotype: cliché; a simplified, standardized conception with a special meaning and appeal for members of a group; a formula story.
- All pit bulls are dangerous
Stream of Consciousness: the style of writing that attempts to imitate the natural flow of a character’s
thoughts, feelings, reflections, memories, and mental images, as the character experiences them.
Structure: the planned framework of a literary selection; its apparent organization.
Style: the manner of putting thoughts into words; a characteristic way of writing or speaking.
- Poe has a very creepy style of writing.
Subordination: the couching of less important ideas in less important structures of language.
Surrealism: a style in literature and painting that stresses the subconscious or the non-rational aspects of man’s existence characterized by the juxtaposition of the bizarre and the banal.
Suspension of Disbelief: suspend not believing in order to enjoy it.
- people watch/ read fiction things but know the things in it aren't real.
Symbol: something which stands for something else, yet has a meaning of its own.
- a bed symbolizes sleep.
Synesthesia: the use of one sense to convey the experience of another sense.
- a dark noise
Synecdoche: another form of name changing, in which a part stands for the whole.
Syntax: the arrangement and grammatical relations of words in a sentence.
- "Powerful you have become; the dark side I sense in you."
Theme: main idea of the story; its message(s).
-the theme of "Kite Runner" is forgiveness/ getting over guilt.
Thesis: a proposition for consideration, especially one to be discussed and proved or disproved; the main idea.
- should be in the very beginning of an essay, must have the main ideas.
Tone: the devices used to create the mood and atmosphere of a literary work; the author’s perceived point of view.
-- eerie, cheerful, relaxing.
Tongue in Cheek: a type of humor in which the speaker feigns seriousness; a.k.a. “dry” or “dead pan”
Tragedy: in literature: any composition with a somber theme carried to a disastrous conclusion; a fatal event; protagonist usually is heroic but tragically (fatally) flawed
- Romeo and Juliet
Understatement: opposite of hyperbole; saying less than you mean for emphasis
- I am so tired I think I only got 5 minutes of sleep.
Vernacular: everyday speech
- talking with friends/ family
Voice: The textual features, such as diction and sentence structures, that convey a writer’s or speaker’s persona.
- the way the narrator sounds.
Zeitgeist: the feeling of a particular era in history
- a picture can help you feel how a time period is.
- Her eyes are as blue as the sky.
Soliloquy: an extended speech, usually in a drama, delivered by a character alone on stage.
- Hamlet's "to be or not to be" speech.
Spiritual: a folk song, usually on a religious theme.
Speaker: a narrator, the one speaking.
- Dr. Sueus is a speaker in his books.
Stereotype: cliché; a simplified, standardized conception with a special meaning and appeal for members of a group; a formula story.
- All pit bulls are dangerous
Stream of Consciousness: the style of writing that attempts to imitate the natural flow of a character’s
thoughts, feelings, reflections, memories, and mental images, as the character experiences them.
Structure: the planned framework of a literary selection; its apparent organization.
Style: the manner of putting thoughts into words; a characteristic way of writing or speaking.
- Poe has a very creepy style of writing.
Subordination: the couching of less important ideas in less important structures of language.
Surrealism: a style in literature and painting that stresses the subconscious or the non-rational aspects of man’s existence characterized by the juxtaposition of the bizarre and the banal.
Suspension of Disbelief: suspend not believing in order to enjoy it.
- people watch/ read fiction things but know the things in it aren't real.
Symbol: something which stands for something else, yet has a meaning of its own.
- a bed symbolizes sleep.
Synesthesia: the use of one sense to convey the experience of another sense.
- a dark noise
Synecdoche: another form of name changing, in which a part stands for the whole.
Syntax: the arrangement and grammatical relations of words in a sentence.
- "Powerful you have become; the dark side I sense in you."
Theme: main idea of the story; its message(s).
-the theme of "Kite Runner" is forgiveness/ getting over guilt.
Thesis: a proposition for consideration, especially one to be discussed and proved or disproved; the main idea.
- should be in the very beginning of an essay, must have the main ideas.
Tone: the devices used to create the mood and atmosphere of a literary work; the author’s perceived point of view.
-- eerie, cheerful, relaxing.
Tongue in Cheek: a type of humor in which the speaker feigns seriousness; a.k.a. “dry” or “dead pan”
Tragedy: in literature: any composition with a somber theme carried to a disastrous conclusion; a fatal event; protagonist usually is heroic but tragically (fatally) flawed
- Romeo and Juliet
Understatement: opposite of hyperbole; saying less than you mean for emphasis
- I am so tired I think I only got 5 minutes of sleep.
Vernacular: everyday speech
- talking with friends/ family
Voice: The textual features, such as diction and sentence structures, that convey a writer’s or speaker’s persona.
- the way the narrator sounds.
Zeitgeist: the feeling of a particular era in history
- a picture can help you feel how a time period is.
Sunday, February 2, 2014
The time of my life
We discussed and shared all of our notes and took the most important details and added it all on one page. This is effective because we are rereading through our notes and our peers notes avidly and really imprinting the information into our minds. I think that our discussion was very useful and essential for our benefit!
Thursday, January 30, 2014
lit terms # 4
-Interior Monologue: a form of writing which represents the inner thoughts of a character; the recording of the internal, emotional experience(s) of an individual.
ex when ever the event is going on inside the actors head.
-Inversion: words out of order for emphasis.
ex: Its so late, do you know what time it is?
-Juxtaposition: the intentional placement of a word, phrase, sentences of paragraph to contrast with another nearby.
ex: "The apparition of these faces in the crowd;
"Petals on a wet, black bough. by Ezra Pound
-Lyric: a poem having musical form and quality; a short outburst of the author’s
innermost thoughts and feelings.
-Magic Realism: a genre developed in Latin America which juxtaposes the everyday with the marvelous or magical.
-Metaphor(extended, controlling, and mixed): an analogy that compare two different things imaginatively.
ex: America is a melting pot.
Extended: a metaphor that is extended or developed as far as the writer wants to take it.
ex: Plato's Allegory of the Cave
Controlling: a metaphor that runs throughout the piece of work
Mixed: a metaphor that ineffectively blends two or more analogies.
-Metonymy: literally “name changing” a device of figurative language in which the
name of an attribute or associated thing is substituted for the usual name of a thing.
ex: knowledge is power
-Mode of Discourse: argument, narration, description, and exposition.
-Modernism: literary movement characterized by stylistic experimentation, rejection of tradition, interest in symbolism and psychology
ex: Modernist writing and influences
-Monologue: an extended speech by a character in a play, short story, novel, or narrative poem.
ex:The speech we remembered was a monologue.
-Mood: the predominating atmosphere evoked by a literary piece.
ex: Books can have different feelings such as depressing, or happiness.
-Motif: a recurring feature (name, image, or phrase) in a piece of literature.
-Myth: .a story, often about immortals, and sometimes connected with religious rituals, that attempts to give meaning to the mysteries of the world.
ex: Greek mythology, the Gods and Goddesses
-Narrative: a story or description of events.
ex: Lots of books are narratives.
-Narrator: one who narrates, or tells, a story.
ex: People want Morgan Freeman to be the narrator of their life.
-Naturalism: extreme form of realism.
-Novelette/Novella: short story; short prose narrative, often satirical.
-Omniscient Point of View: knowing all things, usually the third person.
-Onomatopoeia: use of a word whose sound in some degree imitates or suggests its meaning.
ex: snap crackle pop
-Oxymoron: a figure of speech in which two contradicting words or phrases are combined to produce a
rhetorical effect by means of a concise paradox.
ex: thats a little big lie.
-Pacing: rate of movement, the tempo.
ex: abc, abc, ab, ab, bc, bc
-Parable: a story designed to convey some religious principle, moral lesson, or general truth.
-Paradox: a statement apparently self-contradictory, an opinion contrary to generally accepted ideas.
ex: deep down you seem nice, but on the surface I see something different
ex when ever the event is going on inside the actors head.
-Inversion: words out of order for emphasis.
ex: Its so late, do you know what time it is?
-Juxtaposition: the intentional placement of a word, phrase, sentences of paragraph to contrast with another nearby.
ex: "The apparition of these faces in the crowd;
"Petals on a wet, black bough. by Ezra Pound
-Lyric: a poem having musical form and quality; a short outburst of the author’s
innermost thoughts and feelings.
-Magic Realism: a genre developed in Latin America which juxtaposes the everyday with the marvelous or magical.
-Metaphor(extended, controlling, and mixed): an analogy that compare two different things imaginatively.
ex: America is a melting pot.
Extended: a metaphor that is extended or developed as far as the writer wants to take it.
ex: Plato's Allegory of the Cave
Controlling: a metaphor that runs throughout the piece of work
Mixed: a metaphor that ineffectively blends two or more analogies.
-Metonymy: literally “name changing” a device of figurative language in which the
name of an attribute or associated thing is substituted for the usual name of a thing.
ex: knowledge is power
-Mode of Discourse: argument, narration, description, and exposition.
-Modernism: literary movement characterized by stylistic experimentation, rejection of tradition, interest in symbolism and psychology
ex: Modernist writing and influences
-Monologue: an extended speech by a character in a play, short story, novel, or narrative poem.
ex:The speech we remembered was a monologue.
-Mood: the predominating atmosphere evoked by a literary piece.
ex: Books can have different feelings such as depressing, or happiness.
-Motif: a recurring feature (name, image, or phrase) in a piece of literature.
-Myth: .a story, often about immortals, and sometimes connected with religious rituals, that attempts to give meaning to the mysteries of the world.
ex: Greek mythology, the Gods and Goddesses
-Narrative: a story or description of events.
ex: Lots of books are narratives.
-Narrator: one who narrates, or tells, a story.
ex: People want Morgan Freeman to be the narrator of their life.
-Naturalism: extreme form of realism.
-Novelette/Novella: short story; short prose narrative, often satirical.
-Omniscient Point of View: knowing all things, usually the third person.
-Onomatopoeia: use of a word whose sound in some degree imitates or suggests its meaning.
ex: snap crackle pop
-Oxymoron: a figure of speech in which two contradicting words or phrases are combined to produce a
rhetorical effect by means of a concise paradox.
ex: thats a little big lie.
-Pacing: rate of movement, the tempo.
ex: abc, abc, ab, ab, bc, bc
-Parable: a story designed to convey some religious principle, moral lesson, or general truth.
-Paradox: a statement apparently self-contradictory, an opinion contrary to generally accepted ideas.
ex: deep down you seem nice, but on the surface I see something different
Literature Analysis #1 Kite Runner (second semester)
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini:
1. This novel takes place in Kabul, Afghanistan from 1975-2001. The story is told from the point of view of Amir. Amir doesn't want to go to Afghanistan because of the events that happened in the past. After a death, Amir goes there, but then asks his half brother to come back to San Francisco with him and his wife. They feel as if things between them has mended and they can start over. Things between the two are better and they fly a new kite with one another at the end.
2. Guilt is a major theme in this novel. Amir feels guilt for the situation he was in when he is younger, which is why he has difficulties going back to Afghanistan, this is because he allowed Hassan to be raped many years before. Overcoming the guilt is also a huge factor of this novel.
3. The authors tone is realization from past situations, mournful
" I opened my mouth, almost said something. Almost. The rest of my life might have turned out differently if I had. But I didn't. I just watched. Paralyzed.” (page 73)
"But all I could manage was to whisper 'No. No. No' over and over again." (Page 219)
“I want to tear myself from this place, from this reality, rise up like a cloud and float away, melt into this humid summer night and dissolve somewhere far, over the hills. But I am here, my legs blocks of concrete, my lungs empty of air, my throat burning. There will be no floating away" (page )
4. Imagery: "The stench of something dank, like mildew, buldgened my nostrils that moment Karim opened the door that led down the creaky steps to the basement. (page 119)
Tone: " It was a smile, nothing more, it didn't make everything all right. It didn't make anything all right at all." (page371)
Symbolism: "We listen to what God says and we obey because we are nothing but humble, powerless creatures before Gods greatness" (page 270)
Characterization: "Come back home with me, they have doctors and with the technology today they can fix you up." (page 145)
Metaphor: "Hes like six million dollar man" (page 127)
Allusion:"The just like green that the green kite was spinning and wheeling out of control" (page 370)
Mood:" Whistles and applause broke out. The last time I had felt a rush like this I was in the winter of 1975.." (page 370)
Foreshadowing:" He led them toward us like he was the parent, like he had brought them here." (page 95)
Irony: " Which was ironic. Because that was the winter that Hassan stopped smiling." (page47)
Flashback:" I remebered the precises moment, crouching behind a crumbin." (page1)
Characterization:
1. The author uses both approaches of characterization because he wants the reader to get the physical appearance of the characters, but also wants the readers to get a deeper understanding of each character and their inner feelings and thoughts.
2. I think that like with many authors, he uses both when regarding to different characters. At times he will be very descriptive, but then be a little more settle when regarding to others.
3. yes, I felt as if I knew Amir and I felt the same emotions he did at times. I felt sorrow for him when he had to make decisions, and I also felt sadness when he was putting all the problems on himself. I get attached to many books in this way because I like to think of characters as my friends who I connect with on a really good level.
1. This novel takes place in Kabul, Afghanistan from 1975-2001. The story is told from the point of view of Amir. Amir doesn't want to go to Afghanistan because of the events that happened in the past. After a death, Amir goes there, but then asks his half brother to come back to San Francisco with him and his wife. They feel as if things between them has mended and they can start over. Things between the two are better and they fly a new kite with one another at the end.
2. Guilt is a major theme in this novel. Amir feels guilt for the situation he was in when he is younger, which is why he has difficulties going back to Afghanistan, this is because he allowed Hassan to be raped many years before. Overcoming the guilt is also a huge factor of this novel.
3. The authors tone is realization from past situations, mournful
" I opened my mouth, almost said something. Almost. The rest of my life might have turned out differently if I had. But I didn't. I just watched. Paralyzed.” (page 73)
"But all I could manage was to whisper 'No. No. No' over and over again." (Page 219)
“I want to tear myself from this place, from this reality, rise up like a cloud and float away, melt into this humid summer night and dissolve somewhere far, over the hills. But I am here, my legs blocks of concrete, my lungs empty of air, my throat burning. There will be no floating away" (page )
4. Imagery: "The stench of something dank, like mildew, buldgened my nostrils that moment Karim opened the door that led down the creaky steps to the basement. (page 119)
Tone: " It was a smile, nothing more, it didn't make everything all right. It didn't make anything all right at all." (page371)
Symbolism: "We listen to what God says and we obey because we are nothing but humble, powerless creatures before Gods greatness" (page 270)
Characterization: "Come back home with me, they have doctors and with the technology today they can fix you up." (page 145)
Metaphor: "Hes like six million dollar man" (page 127)
Allusion:"The just like green that the green kite was spinning and wheeling out of control" (page 370)
Mood:" Whistles and applause broke out. The last time I had felt a rush like this I was in the winter of 1975.." (page 370)
Foreshadowing:" He led them toward us like he was the parent, like he had brought them here." (page 95)
Irony: " Which was ironic. Because that was the winter that Hassan stopped smiling." (page47)
Flashback:" I remebered the precises moment, crouching behind a crumbin." (page1)
Characterization:
1. The author uses both approaches of characterization because he wants the reader to get the physical appearance of the characters, but also wants the readers to get a deeper understanding of each character and their inner feelings and thoughts.
2. I think that like with many authors, he uses both when regarding to different characters. At times he will be very descriptive, but then be a little more settle when regarding to others.
3. yes, I felt as if I knew Amir and I felt the same emotions he did at times. I felt sorrow for him when he had to make decisions, and I also felt sadness when he was putting all the problems on himself. I get attached to many books in this way because I like to think of characters as my friends who I connect with on a really good level.
Saturday, January 11, 2014
Lit terms #1
Allegory: a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one; an extended metaphor.
ex- The Allegory of the Cave.
Alliteration: the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables.
ex- Kendall kicks kind kangaroos. (each word starts with "k")
Allusion :is a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance.
ex- She was acting like an Einstein. (reference for being smart)
Ambiguity: is a word, phrase, or statement which contains more than one meaning.Ambiguous words or statements lead to vagueness and confusion and shape the basis for instances of unintentional humor.
ex- Teenage boys are hunting dogs. (its unclear whether the boys are hunting for dogs, or they are dogs)
ex- The Allegory of the Cave.
Alliteration: the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables.
ex- Kendall kicks kind kangaroos. (each word starts with "k")
Allusion :is a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance.
ex- She was acting like an Einstein. (reference for being smart)
Ambiguity: is a word, phrase, or statement which contains more than one meaning.Ambiguous words or statements lead to vagueness and confusion and shape the basis for instances of unintentional humor.
ex- Teenage boys are hunting dogs. (its unclear whether the boys are hunting for dogs, or they are dogs)
Anachronism: is an error of chronology or timeline in a literary piece.In other words, anything that is out of time and out of place is anachronism
ex- The lady always seems stuck in the past, she wears outdated clothes, rides her horse everywhere, and listens to the radio as a source of entertainment.
Analogy: is a comparison in which an idea or a thing is compared to another thing that is quite different from it. It aims at explaining that idea or thing by comparing it to something that is familiar.
ex- You are as annoying as nails on a chalkboard.
Analysis: detailed examination of the elements or structure of something, typically as a basis for discussion or interpretation.
ex- After we read a book we do a literature analysis on the themes, characters, and plots.
Anaphora: repetition of a word, phrase, or clause at the beginning of two or more sentences in a row.
ex- happiness is inspired, happiness is important, happiness is forever.
Anecdote: brief story, told to illustrate a point or serve as an example of something; often shows character of an individual.
ex- When you are telling your parents a funny story, but it turns into a lecture about how that isnt how you should be living life.
Antagonist: the character or thing opposing the protagonist.
ex- In Batman, the Joker can be considered the antagonist.
Antithesis: literal meaning opposite, is a rhetorical device in which two opposite ideas are put together in a sentence for achieving a contrasting effect.
Antithesis emphasizes the idea of contrast by parallel structures of the contrasted phrases or clauses i.e. The structures of phrases and clauses are similar in order to draw listener’s or reader’s attention.
ex- Speech is silver, but silence is gold.
Aphorism: brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life, or of a principle or accepted general truth.
ex-The simplest questions are the hardest to answer.
Apologia: a formal written defense of one's opinions or conduct.
ex- When students do wrong they rewrite what they did wrong over and over, this is an apologia for their bad conduct.
Apostrophe: A writer or a speaker, using an apostrophe, detaches himself from the reality and addresses an imaginary character in his speech.
ex- during a soliloquy talks to someone not there.
Argument: is the main statement of a poem, an essay, a short story, or a novel that usually appears as an introduction or a point on which the writer will develop his work in order to convince his readers.
ex- “Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show.”
Assumption: something taken for granted, supposing something with out facts.
ex- He always wears brand name clothes, his family must be very wealthy. ( he could of bought them from the thrift store)
Audience: listeners assembled at a performance, for example, or attracted by a radio or television program. The readership for printed matter, as for a book.
ex- The audience listens to what the narrator has to say.
Characterization: is used step by step in literature to highlight and explain the details about a character in a story.
ex- Billy is kind, caring, and always willing to help people with their problems.
Chiasmus: A rhetorical or literary figure in which words, grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in reverse order, in the same or a modified form.
ex- Learning to do, doing to learn.
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Calvin Terrell: Diversity day
Today I went to a work shop with Calvin Terrell as the speaker, during this workshop I felt tons of emotions and it truly inspired me to become a better person. As a group we did several activities that allowed us to come out of our comfort zones and experience things with our hearts and not just our minds. Calvin's activities were meant to allow us to realize everything that is going on in the world, so we can be more conscious when we make choices that can affect other people.
I went into this workshop as a senior, and it was mainly filled with juniors so I knew hardly anyone, but at the end I felt like I knew them on a deeper level than how I know some of my friends. Going to this workshop made me realize that I am not the only one with certain struggles, and if I ever need anyone to talk to, others will always be there with an open ear and not judge. I think that was my favorite part about this workshop, knowing others are there for me if I need them. It was comforting to see how a complete stranger can relate to me, and how even if they don't have that same problem they will not judge me based upon my problems in the past, present, or future.
As I was walking out of the gym I felt emotional, comforted, at peace, and inspired to make my life different. This was the most moving workshop I have ever been to and I hope it effects my life forever.
I went into this workshop as a senior, and it was mainly filled with juniors so I knew hardly anyone, but at the end I felt like I knew them on a deeper level than how I know some of my friends. Going to this workshop made me realize that I am not the only one with certain struggles, and if I ever need anyone to talk to, others will always be there with an open ear and not judge. I think that was my favorite part about this workshop, knowing others are there for me if I need them. It was comforting to see how a complete stranger can relate to me, and how even if they don't have that same problem they will not judge me based upon my problems in the past, present, or future.
As I was walking out of the gym I felt emotional, comforted, at peace, and inspired to make my life different. This was the most moving workshop I have ever been to and I hope it effects my life forever.
Whats in it for me?
Its my last semester of high school, everyone always says senior year flies by, and it certainly is for me! I think my biggest goal for this semester is to stay motivated. I was very motivated at the beginning of the year, but stress began to wear down on me and I started to lack motivation. I feel that if I can give 100% for the rest of the year I will be golden, and it will help to make me more motivated for college. I don't think I have "senioritous" I just think that it has been a stressful year and I need an extra push to being this semester great and end it even stronger. There is no second chances when it comes to senior year and this is all just beginning to pop into my mind. From this AP course I hope to achieve many things, and to give it my all every single day !
AP PREP POST SIDDHARTHA
1.In paragraph 3, the phrase “where did he belong?” is referring to
A. Siddhartha’s mind.
b. Siddhartha’s body.
c. Siddhartha’s Atman.
d. Govinda.
e. Siddhartha as a whole.http://snobles.grads.digitalodu.com/blog/groups/ap-english-2012-2013/forum/topic/siddhartha-multiple-choice-questions/
2. What purpose does self-denial serve in Siddhartha? What about self-indulgence?
http://www.shmoop.com/siddhartha/questions.html
3. What has caused Siddhartha "to feel the seeds of discontent within him"?
A. Siddhartha’s mind.
b. Siddhartha’s body.
c. Siddhartha’s Atman.
d. Govinda.
e. Siddhartha as a whole.http://snobles.grads.digitalodu.com/blog/groups/ap-english-2012-2013/forum/topic/siddhartha-multiple-choice-questions/
2. What purpose does self-denial serve in Siddhartha? What about self-indulgence?
http://www.shmoop.com/siddhartha/questions.html
3. What has caused Siddhartha "to feel the seeds of discontent within him"?
Siddhartha
believes that he has obtained all the knowledge that his father and teachers
can
offer, but it is not enough.
www.summit.k12.co.us/.../STUDY%20GUIDE%20QUESTIONS%20AN...
4. What
realization gives Siddhartha the feeling of awakening from a long dream?
He
realizes he has been afraid of being himself, and so he has tried to lose
himself in the
teachings
of others.
www.summit.k12.co.us/.../STUDY%20GUIDE%20QUESTIONS%20AN...
The Ap test is difficult and you have to think in detail for every question. These questions you cannot just find the answer you really need to dig deeper to find the actual answers. I think that these questions are AP standard and make you dig for the answer a little more then just regular tests do.
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Hacking my education
What do I want to know in June that I don't know now?
-I want to know that I am choosing the right path for myself, and to be reassured that majoring in child development is something that will really make me happy. I would also like to know which career choice I am thinking about so I have a clear goal for college.
What experiences do I want to have as a result?
- I want to know my path and goals in June because I will be on my way to college shortly after that. I like to set goals, and know what I am shooting for in order to have a less stressful time trying to figure that out.
Who do I need in my..
Peers: I have worked with many other students interested with a career in youth education, this leads me to believe that I have supportive peers that I can always rely on. I hope that this support only begins to expand the more people I meet.
Network: I need teachers and councilors that can give me advice and pointers for my future. At this point in time I have both, and I have been working with both to try and figure out what career path I ultimately want later on.
Experts: These people are vital to me because ultimately my goal is to become an expert in what ever career I choose. I work with elementary school teachers (experts) and they give me all the advice they have, I feel that working with them will only allow me to get a better sense of the future and what I will be dealing with.
-I want to know that I am choosing the right path for myself, and to be reassured that majoring in child development is something that will really make me happy. I would also like to know which career choice I am thinking about so I have a clear goal for college.
What experiences do I want to have as a result?
- I want to know my path and goals in June because I will be on my way to college shortly after that. I like to set goals, and know what I am shooting for in order to have a less stressful time trying to figure that out.
Who do I need in my..
Peers: I have worked with many other students interested with a career in youth education, this leads me to believe that I have supportive peers that I can always rely on. I hope that this support only begins to expand the more people I meet.
Network: I need teachers and councilors that can give me advice and pointers for my future. At this point in time I have both, and I have been working with both to try and figure out what career path I ultimately want later on.
Experts: These people are vital to me because ultimately my goal is to become an expert in what ever career I choose. I work with elementary school teachers (experts) and they give me all the advice they have, I feel that working with them will only allow me to get a better sense of the future and what I will be dealing with.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)