Writing Across Cultures

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Canada Information Cinema of Canada Canadian Poets (with sample poems) Canadian Authors

South Africa South African History: The Apartheid South African Arts Cinema of South Africa Lionel Abrahams Peter Abrahams Nadine Gordimer Music of South Africa

List of authors Collection of New Zealand Films Rugby Team: The All Blacks Public Holidays Pure New Zealand (clip)

Tora! Tora! Tora! clip Poet: Janos Pilinszky Picture Poems by Lajos Kassak Cuisine Torte recipe

Greek National Anthem Greek Food Greek Alphabet Song Dogtooth, film

Icelandic History Iceland information Learn some Icelandic! Icelandic Poetry Icelandic novels Icelandic writers

General information Discussion of prominent poets and styles Authors and Prose Movements Culture (art/dance, etc.) El Camino trailer Dance Video

Carlos Slim, a Mexican Billionaire Octavio Paz , a Mexican Poet Poem Emile Kuri's filmography Day of the Dead Mexico Statistics Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Filmography Biutiful Trailer

The following presenters today have not provided me with a link page: Malaysia, Vietnam, Czechoslovakia, Thailand, Indonesia.

From Mr. Craddock: By far, the most influential film maker of early Russian film was Sergei Eisenstein . Here's a few clips from some of his films: Battleship Potemkin (1925) Oktober Alexander Nevsky (battle on the ice sequence) - Music by Sergei Prokofiev Ivan the Terrible Please read this article on the state of contemporary Russian Film . Then take a look at this clip. Top 20 Russian Film clips.

Russia (basic information) : the US Department of State has information on World countries with statistics. This can be helpful for social studies courses. Compare US information with a site in the UK. Russian Culture Russian Revolution Soviet National Anthem News articles Russian Literature Russian Poets Russian Film: Night Watch (trailer) Architecture Sports Russian recipes

Information about China Government Youtube video Confucianism (The Analects) Literature The Misty Poets ( Bei Dao ) Chinese American poet: Li-Young Lee ( "Eating Alone" ) Contemporary Chinese Poets Film: Sixth Generation Jackie Chan Jackie Chan from Mulan Theatre: Cao Yu (play Thunderstorm , adapted into the film Curse of the Golden Flower ) Contemporary Chinese Theater Artists Music: Harlem Yu Chinese Hip-Hop: Yin T'sang Don't Worry (hip hop video) Big Bird in China & Rubber Ducky Chinese food in America versus Chinese food in China

Japanese News Traditional Japanese "Noh" Theater Hiroshi Kawasaki (poet) Japanese Pop Music Sumo: cultural pastime Japanese literature and history is divided into various periods (based largely on who was controlling the country): Nara Period (710-794 A.D. or C.E.) Japanese literature traces its beginnings from an oral tradition that later used a writing system introduced from China. Most of this literature from the eighth century was created as governmental projects. The Kojiki ( Record of Ancient Matters ) and Nihon shoki (Chronicle of Japan) are really an anthology of myths, legends, stories, and history (much like the Western Bible, but without the religious significance). The most brilliant literary product of this period was the Man'yoshu (Collection of Ten Thousand Leaves), an anthology of 4,500 poems written by a variety of people ranging from peasants and commoners to emperors and nobility (compiled around 759 CE). It is here that Tanka: 31 syllab

Australia General information: Australia More information: Australia Map of Australia Animals of Australia One World Online has a lot of information concerning most cultures in the world. Literary Figures Films The Proposition (film clip) Presentation Photos Information from Mr. Craddock: Patrick White (Nobel Prize winning author) Max Barry List of Australian poets

Brazil : has a long and interesting history and culture. Information about Brazil can be found here . Wikipedia and E-Notes are quick ways to find general information in which to expand your research, but be careful about using them as your sole resource. Many professors in college dislike it as it is not always reliable. Always find at least three sources on any subject and compare information. Look for scholarly articles and reputable sources. Article on Brazil   Literature  and the History of Brazilian Literature Literature excerpt From Mr. Craddock: Jorge Amado Clarice Lispector Brazilian poetry Mario de Andrade  (various) Carlos Drummond de Andrade  (Seven-sided poem) João Cabral Melo Neto  (A Knife All Blade...poem) Augusto de Campos: Manifesto on Concrete Poetry  (several examples of de Campos' concrete poems ) Brazilian Film Directors Glauber Rocha Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund (City of God - Oscar nominated film, trailer)  Sergio Machado (Lower City)

Columbia (basic information) A unique culture of Spanish culture and other mixed cultures. Columbia is bordered by the Pacific Ocean were their traditions are diverse, with a broad group that have unique customs, accents, social patterns, and cultural adaptations. These groups are classified into three cultures: those in the interior, the countryside, and the coastal regions. Modern Colombian music is a mixture of African, native Indigenous and European (Spanish) influences, as well as more modern American and Caribbean musical forms, such as Trinidadian, Cuban, and Jamaican. The official language is Spanish, which was imposed during the colonial period. All Colombians speak it except some of the indigenous populations in the Amazonian basin. In major cities, English is used, particularly by the upper class, but it is not commonly understood or spoken. Outside urban areas, Spanish is virtually the only medium of communication. Some of the architectural gems are the many church

We are sending the seniors away with a party. This is your night. Please plan on attending the last coffeehouse of the year. Friends and family are welcome! As seniors you've worked a lot, put in a lot of effort, and spent your time writing, revising, thinking, procrastinating, and learning. Now we can show you off to the world. Before you graduate and say goodbye to SOTA, we want to celebrate your hard work and effort! Please join us at 7:00 on Monday in the Ensemble Theater. Refreshments will be provided. NOTE: If you have a film project you would like to present, please copy the MP4 file and send it to my teacher email address. Also: we would like to put together a graduation booklet with your favorite and best written work. Please send me the attached file and we'll put you in the booklet. I need the files by Monday, June 6.

Please use the time in lab today to complete any research in school you need to do for your presentation (this is our last day in the lab as a class). What is due today?: a list of links that you want to share with your class (either during your presentation or so that students can find authors' pages, web resources on your subject, or sample writing, etc.) What is due next week? Please sign up for one of the three possible dates to present your research to the class: June 6, June 8, or June 10. During your presentation you should be familiar (in other words "know") what you are talking about, present your information to the class concisely and accurately. If you are using visual aides (powerpoint presentations, wallwishers, prezis, posters, booklets, etc.) please be aware that you are not to read strictly from these objects (they are not your notes--use 3x5 cards for this, if you need to.) Other parts of the project: But first, a little trimming. Instead of havi