Describe the one place on Earth that makes you feel the most "at peace." What does this place look like? Where is it? Why does it comfort you? When do you go there?
Thursday, February 2, 2012
My Peaceful Place
Describe the one place on Earth that makes you feel the most "at peace." What does this place look like? Where is it? Why does it comfort you? When do you go there?
Monday, December 12, 2011
What is Your Weakness?
Background: The Glee Project is an American reality television series from Oxygen. It serves as an audition for the FOX TV series Glee. The Glee Project premiered on June 12, 2011. We are going to connect the two clips from the Glee project to the Scarlet Letter.
Directions: Answer the Questions to the best of your ability. Connect what you see to The Scarlet Letter.
1. Vulnerability refers to the susceptibility of a person, group, society, sex or system to physical or emotional injury or attack. The term can also refer to a person who lets their guard down, leaving themselves open to censure or criticism. Vulnerability refers to a person's state of being liable to succumb to manipulation, persuasion, temptation etc. What word signifies vulnerability to you?
2. The teacher says, “If you want to be a superstar, you gotta’ be vulnerable to the world” what does he mean by this? Do you agree? Can “celebrities” have private lives?
3. What is so difficult about speaking openly like these teens trying out for GLEE are asked to?
Friday, December 9, 2011
Writer's Blog: 3rd Body Paragraph
Here's what to notice:
1. Quotes that take up MORE THAN 4 FULL LINES of your writing are to be separated and indented. The quote DOES NOT NEED QUOTATION MARKS and should still be cited properly.
3rd body paragraph:
The dismal day and nervous energy of the people gathered in Jackson’s “The Lottery” created a dark and apprehensive mood for the reader. Tessie Hutchinson was running late to the annual lottery drawing of the town. She arrived in the town-square where her peers have gathered to partake in the event. One by one the heads of each family was called to the podium to pick a slip of paper out of a black box:
The people had done it so many times that they only half listened to the directions: most of them were quiet, wetting their lips, not looking around. Then Mr. Summers raised one hand high and said, "Adams." A man disengaged himself from the crowd and came forward…They grinned at one another humorlessly and nervously. Then Mr. Adams reached into the black box and took out a folded paper. He held it firmly…and went hastily back to his place in the crowd where he stood a little apart from his family, not looking down at his hand…(Jackson 4).
Adams and the other townspeople are described in such a manner that the reader understands that they are all nervous, scared and worried about the drawing. Another lady “held her breath” as her husband went to draw from the box (Jackson 4). These details created the apprehensive mood for the reader, which ultimately led the audience to believe that whoever “won” the lottery was in danger as the “prize” was serious, dramatic and not a good thing.
Writer's Blog: 2nd Body Paragraph
Here's a second body paragraph using the same parameters.
Three points to take notice of:
1. The ... represents that I edited out part of the quote.
2. When using a quote within a quote single quotations are used to signify where the conversational piece actually is within the quote.
For example "George handed the pump to him. 'Awright. You get him back there quick, and don' you take him out no more. You'll kill him the first thing you know'" (Steinbeck 43).
3. The [ ] within the quote means that is isn't an actual part of the literal quote from the source I pulled it from, rather it's information I inserted so the reader understands it better.
In Jacobs’ “The Monkey’s Paw” the gloomy and apprehensive mood was set up through the mystery of a talisman and the dark events that took place as a result of wishing upon it. Sergeant Major Morris, who had just returned to his home country of England, visited his old friends, the White family. During the period of colonization, Sergeant Major Morris was in India and obtained a mysterious, shriveled monkey’s paw that was cursed by a fakir, or magic man. Allegedly, the monkey’s paw could grant three men three wishes a piece. The Sergeant obtained the paw through controversial surroundings as he explained, “The first man had three wishes…I don’t know what the first two were, but the third was for death. That’s how I got the paw” (Jacobs 25). The looming presence of death foreshadowed the consequence of wishing upon the paw. Despite this warning, the foolish Mr. White’s desire and greed led him to cast his fist wish. “‘I wish for two hundred pounds,’ said [Mr. White]” (Jacobs 26). While he did gain in wealth, it came at the expense of his only son; it was compensation for the untimely death. The deaths throughout the story combined with the apprehensiveness of the Sergeant and eerie circumstances surrounding the paw helped create a dark mood that highlighted the severity of the situation.
Three points to take notice of:
1. The ... represents that I edited out part of the quote.
2. When using a quote within a quote single quotations are used to signify where the conversational piece actually is within the quote.
For example "George handed the pump to him. 'Awright. You get him back there quick, and don' you take him out no more. You'll kill him the first thing you know'" (Steinbeck 43).
3. The [ ] within the quote means that is isn't an actual part of the literal quote from the source I pulled it from, rather it's information I inserted so the reader understands it better.
In Jacobs’ “The Monkey’s Paw” the gloomy and apprehensive mood was set up through the mystery of a talisman and the dark events that took place as a result of wishing upon it. Sergeant Major Morris, who had just returned to his home country of England, visited his old friends, the White family. During the period of colonization, Sergeant Major Morris was in India and obtained a mysterious, shriveled monkey’s paw that was cursed by a fakir, or magic man. Allegedly, the monkey’s paw could grant three men three wishes a piece. The Sergeant obtained the paw through controversial surroundings as he explained, “The first man had three wishes…I don’t know what the first two were, but the third was for death. That’s how I got the paw” (Jacobs 25). The looming presence of death foreshadowed the consequence of wishing upon the paw. Despite this warning, the foolish Mr. White’s desire and greed led him to cast his fist wish. “‘I wish for two hundred pounds,’ said [Mr. White]” (Jacobs 26). While he did gain in wealth, it came at the expense of his only son; it was compensation for the untimely death. The deaths throughout the story combined with the apprehensiveness of the Sergeant and eerie circumstances surrounding the paw helped create a dark mood that highlighted the severity of the situation.
Writer's Blog: Intro Paragraph
The first body paragraph should be about the first story listed in the thesis. It should contain:
1. Topic Sentence- a sentence that directly supports the thesis and is the main idea of the entire paragraph.
2. Relevant background information- The reader will best understand your evidence (quote) if you set it up through need-to-know information (the who, what, {when}, where).
3. Evidence- Make sure your properly cited direct quote supports the topic sentence. If it doesn't, don't use it.
4. Explanation- In 1-3 sentences explain the relevance (meaning) of the quote (the why).
In duMaurier's "The Birds", the cold, dark and windy setting intensified the severity of the bird attacks. Nat, a World War II veteran who worked part-time on a farm near the ocean in England, noticed a sudden change in the weather. "He...heard the wind in the chimney. Not the storm and bluster of a sou'westerly gale, bringing the rain, but the east wind, cold and dry. It sounded hollow in the chimney, and...Nat listened, and he could hear the sea roaring in the bay. Even the air...had turned chill (duMaurier 59). DuMaurier sets up the mood by describing the setting as being "cold", "hollow" with the "sea roaring." These terms depict a scene of creepy restlessness, which is exactly how the birds were acting. Instead of migrating around this time, Nat observed oddly enough, that all types of birds were grouped heterogeneously and attacking humans during night hours as a united front. "...again and again they returned to the assault, jabbing his hands, his head, the little stabbing beaks sharp as pointed forks" (duMarurier 1). The eerie and dark setting of the attacks created a mood that encouraged the reader to feel how prolific and scary the assault really was.
1. Topic Sentence- a sentence that directly supports the thesis and is the main idea of the entire paragraph.
2. Relevant background information- The reader will best understand your evidence (quote) if you set it up through need-to-know information (the who, what, {when}, where).
3. Evidence- Make sure your properly cited direct quote supports the topic sentence. If it doesn't, don't use it.
4. Explanation- In 1-3 sentences explain the relevance (meaning) of the quote (the why).
In duMaurier's "The Birds", the cold, dark and windy setting intensified the severity of the bird attacks. Nat, a World War II veteran who worked part-time on a farm near the ocean in England, noticed a sudden change in the weather. "He...heard the wind in the chimney. Not the storm and bluster of a sou'westerly gale, bringing the rain, but the east wind, cold and dry. It sounded hollow in the chimney, and...Nat listened, and he could hear the sea roaring in the bay. Even the air...had turned chill (duMaurier 59). DuMaurier sets up the mood by describing the setting as being "cold", "hollow" with the "sea roaring." These terms depict a scene of creepy restlessness, which is exactly how the birds were acting. Instead of migrating around this time, Nat observed oddly enough, that all types of birds were grouped heterogeneously and attacking humans during night hours as a united front. "...again and again they returned to the assault, jabbing his hands, his head, the little stabbing beaks sharp as pointed forks" (duMarurier 1). The eerie and dark setting of the attacks created a mood that encouraged the reader to feel how prolific and scary the assault really was.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Power, how I adore thee!
In 1887, a John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton (What a mouthful! That's like Professor Albus Percival Wolfric Brian Dumbledore) once said "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men." Connect this to the play.
Friday, November 18, 2011
Moral Dilemma
"The Crucible" really tests the limits of morality. Discuss a time in your life when you made a decision because you thought it was "the right thing to do" instead of actually wanting to do it. Were there repercussions? What was driving your morality?
OR
It's within human nature to want power. However, the age old question of "how much power is too much power?" has been posed many a time. Discuss a time when you abused power that was seemingly yours. What did you do, and what was the result? Did you regret your decision or ultimately, would you do it again?
OR
It's within human nature to want power. However, the age old question of "how much power is too much power?" has been posed many a time. Discuss a time when you abused power that was seemingly yours. What did you do, and what was the result? Did you regret your decision or ultimately, would you do it again?
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