South America: Argentina

By -
Today we will start our exploration of other cultures and voices starting with the continent of South America (students overall voted S. America as one of their top 3 choices on the survey).

Let's start with a little knowledge. Take the map test on the countries in South America. How did you do? Do you know, for example, where Bolivia is, or Brazil, or Peru?

Today we will start our world tour with Argentina. After the quiz (this is not graded), please take a moment or two and read the notes handed out to you with a partner. Find at least one item on these notes that you find interesting or valuable. Consider what you know about the life and culture in Argentina, if anything. Share your ideas or opinions.

Then let's get cracking reading some contemporary Argentinian writers. We will read these stories and collection of poems out loud together as a class. After each story or collection of poems, please respond to what you have read. Your response should be a creative one. If you have an idea for a story, start writing. If you have a comment about the story, start writing. If you have an idea for a character or a setting or a theme or a style, start writing. If it reminds you of something in your own experience, start writing. Start writing.

Comic Book Script Project: please keep working on this on your own time. We're going to be spending more time in class in class, not so much in the lab working on the portfolio, so find a way to keep working on your script, if you have not finished it yet. The comic book script and 1 page of design is due when I collect the portfolio.

HOMEWORK: None, but you may want to continue working on your project or start a new poem, story, play, essay, etc. from what you wrote today. All drafts should be collected in your portfolio.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

The Namesake Analysis/Discussion Chp. 1 & 2; How It Feels To Be Colored Me

By -
Image
Let's go back to examining  The Namesake , Chapter 1 this morning to continue examining the writing style going on here. Take a closer look at these passages: Pg. 3 (1st full paragraph) to 4 (end of 1st full paragraph): How is Ashima's character compared/contrasted with the American women in the hospital? What do you notice about the sentence structure of this paragraph? What does the use of dialogue in this paragraph provide for the reader? What literary devices do you notice? Can you find figurative language/metaphor/alliteration or other elements of imagery? How are the sentences similar to a contraction (the action in the scene)? Pg. 10-12: how is Ashoke's character presented? How does his story parallel or contrast with his wife's? How is Ashoke different from the other American men in the waiting room? What details do we learn about him?  Pg. 13-14: Nickolai Gogol and the short story "The Overcoat" is alluded to here. Just notice it for now. This al...
Read more

How It Feels to Be Colored Me & Writing Prompts

By -
Image
"How it Feels to Be Colored Me" is an essay by  Zora Neale Hurston . Take a moment to read a bit of information about Zora Neale Hurston, then we'll read the essay in class. Look closely at how the article opens (the hook, lead-in, thesis), and how it develops (the body, topic sentences, argument), and notice the sentence structure (length, diction, syntax). After studying some of these elements respond to the article in writing. ESSAY PROMPT: What defines you? What single physical, mental, emotional trait defines you? Why? What is the significance of this trait?  ESSAY PROMPT: Think about your own educational experience. How multicultural has your experience been?  ESSAY PROMPT: Is there value in having a common culture (for example stressing the idea that we are all 'Americans' over fragmenting our culture)? Why or why not? ESSAY PROMPT: Does this idea of multiculturalism need updating? Is this issue still important--and, if so, why? ESSAY, PLAY, or M...
Read more

Mythology Prezi Projects

By -
Myths. Watch the following short videos concerning mythology. W hat makes a hero ? Anti-hero of One's Own A Host of Heroes Due at end of class , please complete your mythology Prezi project.  You should know the major gods/goddesses of your chosen mythological subject. Create a slide or two where you discuss/list who are the major gods/goddesses in your chosen mythology and what they represent You should know the creation myth that goes with that tradition. In a few slides tell the story of that creation myth through videos, pictures, text, etc. [note: most cultural mythology traditions have more than one creation myth. Pick the one you'd like to use.] You should identify key cultural traditions/beliefs that are represented in the myths of this culture: for example: arête (strength) is a common cultural quality examined in many hero myths. Find examples of some others. At least one slide should include the cultural tradition--note that this slide could come before ...
Read more