Writing Across Cultures

Today we will be spending our time preparing for our projects and portfolios (which are due today!) in the lab. What goes into your portfolio? --Your Zombie project (if you handed this in, I already have it) --Your ghazal --Your middle eastern writings (poems, plays, short stories, essays, etc.) --Previous work that you developed or revised --Your Pop Culture Project (the writing part of it only) --Other writing projects or pieces The Rubric for your portfolio was posted on September 15. Look there for info. Please choose any of the following projects (note: some are group projects). Common Elements of the projects: A. All projects should have a Works Cited page. This is a requirement, as the project encourages and requires additional sources, books, interviews, materials, etc. Check out the link to MLA format on the link page to your right. B. All projects should have a: treatment, outline, or 1-2 page proposal. This proposal should outline the following: 1. what do I...

Today we will finish watching the film Persepolis . After the movie, down to the lab we go. Projects are due Wednesday and Friday when we return from break. Portfolios are due MONDAY, Nov. 29.

Portfolio due the Monday after Thanksgiving Break. Make a note of it. Today we will be watching Persepolis (2008). For participation credit, please watch and complete the handout as you watch. More importantly, notice how the film is a traditional bildungsroman--coming of age story. You too can write a coming of age story. Pick a culture, create a young protagonist and have that character deal with pressures of growing up. A Note about Post Colonialism

Portfolios for the 2nd marking period are due Monday, Nov. 29. Speeches and pop culture projects (films, etc.) will be due Wednesday and Friday of that week as well. What goes into your portfolio? --Your Zombie project (if you handed this in, I already have it) --Your ghazal --Your middle eastern writings (poems, plays, short stories, essays, etc.) --Previous work that you developed or revised --Other writing projects or pieces Today we will be reading a section of Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis and a poem cycle by . After reading these fine pieces, we will discuss Islam and begin watching Persepolis . HOMEWORK: Work on your projects. Work on your portfolio.

Basic Beliefs of Islam Basic Beliefs of Islam 1. Allah, is the only God, and Muhammad is his prophet. 2. Prophets and Messengers: While Muhammad is the sole prophet in Islam, the religion recognizes many of the prophets from Judaism and Christianity, such as Noah, Moses, Abraham, Jesus, and others. Whereas Jesus is thought to be the final prophet for Christianity, Muhammad is God's last prophet according to Islam. As most prophets, Muhammad is chosen by Allah to deliver his message to humankind. 3. The Guidance from Allah & the Qur'an: Muhammad left behind the Word of Allah, the Qur'an, and his teachings, Hadith, were collected by his companions (similar to Christianity's disciples). The Qur'an and the Hadith are the textual sources of Islamic teachings. The Qur'an (or Koran) is equivalent in importance to the Christian Bible or the Jewish Talmud. 4. The Angels: Thought to be beings of purity and light, the angels do Allah's bidding. Taken from Jud...

1st period we will spend our time reading, discussing, taking a quiz, and then will go to the lab. Please read any handouts we do not cover in class for homework. For those of you who have not yet done so, please research Islam and hand in. In the lab, continue to work on your projects, writing, portfolio, etc.

Please research Islam and begin a list of notes (with internet addresses for sites) where you gather some facts about Islam, the religion, and its culture. Fill the paper appropriately for full credit with your research notes and then turn in at the end of class for credit. In the library lab, please use your time wisely (yes, you know who you are who don't actually use your time wisely--and so do I) to complete the following assignments (there's a lot to do people): 1. Work on your pop culture project 2. Complete and type your ghazal 3. Work on revision of your portfolio 4. Work on a reaction/creative response to Islam, Pakistan, Kashmere, or Afghanistan 5. Complete your zombie project HOMEWORK: Please finish reading Act III of Kabul if you haven't done so already.

After our journal writing, please select a role from the play and we will read as much of Kushner's play as we can in class. Please complete Tony Kushner's Homebody/Kabul . Yes, expect a quiz on this next class.

After the quiz on Shabanu , please work on these various projects/assignments: 1. Your ghazal. 2. Your research/writing about the Middle East (Pakistan or Afghanistan) 3. Your pop culture project 4. Read Act One of Homebody/Kabul Please turn in your homework: the Pakistani Newspaper assignment & the graphic organizers for Shabanu.