SEPTEMBER 6
Topic: Writers Workshop
Aim: How does a comic differ from other types of literature?
Begin drafting our epic Topic: Of him who knew
Aim: What is an epic?
Is Gilgamesh an epic?
Read Now: Compare these two blogs. Which do you think would score higher? Why?
I think that both blogs have clear and good ideas. Both of them would get similar grades. Though the first one was longer, I think that the second one was more interesting. The first one was a list of facts about the book, and the second one was a comparison with her life and a movie.
VOCABAB:
Epic: long narrative focused on a hero
Ephemeral: temporary, fleeding
Gilgamesh Questions:
A. Gilgamesh seacks eternal life, using the plant that makes old man young.
B. Uthnapistim becomes immortal because he escapes the flood and saves living things. He is honored by the gods.
C. Gilgamesh fails the test because he looses the plant, and also sleeps though one hole week, when he says he would not sleep at all.
D. Example of Efemeral form page 64: "How long does a building stand before it falls?". every building has to fall, or in a way end. This is the meaning of this in the book= nothing lasts forever.
E. Gilgamesh did find what he was looking for, but he lost it.
Two lessons that Gigamesh Gives the Reader:
Two lessons that Gilgamesh gives the reader id that immortality is knowledge, and that anything you want to accomplish can be done without fear. Enkidu made Gilgamesh fearless, and when he was gone, Gilgamesh discovered that he could do anything without fearing the results and the future. Also, two people are better than one. Difference are not a problem.
heroes.
Write Now: Revise 1-3 of these sentences
1. The forum program, spring orientation, will be healed at West Point Military Academy.
2. The short story "Blue Gill" was published in Jayne Anne Phillips' book lanes.
3. Many people today are intent on exploring their relationship with God.
WHAT IS A COMIC BOOK:
A. What is a comic, and what they express and are. He explained the difference between comics and cartoons.
B. He describes comics as a Juxtaposed pictorial and other images in deliberate sequence.
C. Juxtaposition means side by side (comparison between the two)
D. They don't have to be realistic because it is fictional: you can relate to it more
E. Gilgamesh happens in consecutive order. It has small paragraphs.
VOCAB: Juxtaposition: things next to each other that are compared
SEPTEMBER 4
Topic: Of him who knew
Aim: What is an epic?
Is Gilgamesh an epic?
Read Now: Compare these two blogs. Which do you think would score higher? Why?
I think that both blogs have clear and good ideas. Both of them would get similar grades. Though the first one was longer, I think that the second one was more interesting. The first one was a list of facts about the bood, and the second one was a comparison with her life and a movie.
VOCABAB:
Epic: long narrative focused on a hero
Ephemeral: temporary, fleeding
Gilgamesh Questions:
A. Gilgamesh seacks eteran life, using the plant that makes old man young.
B. Uthnapistim becomes immortal because he escapes the flood and saves living things. He is honored by the gods.
C. Gilgamesh failes the test because he looses the plant, and also sleeps though one hole week, when he saild he would not sleep at al.
D. Example of Efemeral form page 64: "How long does a building stand before it falls?". every building has to fall, or in a eay end. This is the mesning of this in the book= nothing lasts forever.
E. Gilgamesh did find what he was looking for, but he lost it.
Two lessons that Gigamesh Gives the Reader:
Two lessons that Gilgamesh gives the reader id that imortality is knowledge, and that anything you want to acomplish can be done withought fear. Enkidu mage Gilgamesh fearless, and when he was gone, Gilgamesh discovered that he could do anything withougt fearing the results and the future. Also, two people are better than one. Difference are not a probelm.
August 31
Topic: Of him who knew
Aim: Why does Gilgamesh go on a quest? What is his question?
Read Now: What does this blogger do well? What could she/he improve?
I think that Majo did a good job in her blog. She gave two examples on what connections she made towards Gilgamesh, and one personal connection. She could explain more about it.
AIM: Gilgamesh goes on a quest to find the demon Huwawa, guardian of the forest. His question is what happens to ys when we die. He believed that there is an underworld, that is cold and depressing.
VOCAB: Woe: greif
The Questions: How are they related to Glgamesh:
4. Why are we here
5.What happens to us when we die: Gligamesh thinks that death is like an underworld, full of pain and darkness. Another life.
ESSAY CORRECTIONS:
traped
didn't
boredom
freedom
August 29
VOCAB:
Tragic Flaw: weakness, characteristic of someone that is its weakness
Lust: sexual desire
Hero: Strength, Tragic flaw, power
Hero example:
Aqules: Demigod, strong, tragic flaw ( heel)
Gilgamesh: Size, strength, tragic flaw ( lustful)
Inkidu: fur, size, tragic flaw ( heart, conscience)
1 st Charcater: Lady D
Lady D lived in England, London, during the 17th Century. She never met her parents, so she grew up alone.
D was like a ghost, almost never leaving trace of her presence anywhere, though when she did, people were distroughted by her beauty.
She had long, black, wavy hair, that was as soft as the finest silk. Her eyes were purple and glimered as the stars.
Lady D would take one glimpse at you, and she would be able to read your mind, go to the darkest parts of your brain and see what your fears were, as well as what you loved. In a second, she would know you more than what you knew yourself. Though, she did have a foil, and it was that she spoke really fast. When she started to talk, you could not process what she had just said, though she could talk to your mind instead. When she stared at you, you could instantly hear her talking yo you.
Lady D could be a nightmare for most, but she has a weakness, a tragic flaw. It was fried chicken!
2nd Character: Swandarel
Swandarel lived in London, England, during the 18 th century. She was a 17 th year old girl, from a wealthy family.
Swandarel was the oldest of 3 brothers, and was like a mother to them (their parents where always working or traveling).
She wasn't very pretty, though she was very tall, and had a way of talking that made people hold on to every sylable of her words, and rethink each one of them in order to understand. In their mind, it was like a melody.
Swandarel was strong and determined, though in her looks, she had a certain stuborness that made people think she was weak, vulnerble.
One day, they travelled to the zoo for the first time, and when she saw the pinguins, Swandarel got the flu inmediately and red spots appeared all over her body.
Her brothers took care of her, though she could barely move. The boys had to feed her, find her some medicine, and take care of her.
During the night, she heard a wierd sound that echoed through the hall. She was scared not of what was outside, but of not being able to face it and protect her siblings. One of them came into the room and she looked at him, intensely. In that instant, they could understad each other perfectly. In one second, he realized what was wrong, and went to see what it was; he realized it was the family dog, but he, as well as her, were astounded about their discovery: She had telepathy.
August 27
Topic: Of Him Who Knew
Aim: How can we describe the relationship between Gilgamesh and Enkidu
Write Now: Who is your closest freind? How did you meet? Describe your relationship
My closest friend is Ana Maria Samper. We met in school becase of my other best friend. Our relationship is like sisters. We stay together at school and on the weekends as well. She is very funny and talkes a lot so it is really nice to have her company.
A. Gilgamesh is the king of Uruk. He is like a demigod. Everyone fears him.
B. Gilgamesh is set In Uruk.
C. We get to know him because of the complains of the people. He write his story on a tablet
unstoppable
D. People dought Gilgamesh because he does not have a limit ( he thinks his power is so he can do whatever we wants to).
E. Gilgamesh is selfish in some ways. VERY POWERFUL.He always goes to far, tho
ugh he gives a lot to his people, while he is taking away. Endiku is powerful, though not as powerful as Gilgamesh. He gives but does not ask for more.
F. I think this is an exemplory friendship because they are not equal, but they have mutual respect. The love each other.
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AUGUST
Write Now: Writers Workshop
Aim: If I had a super power what would it be? What would I use it for?
If I had a super power it would be persuasion. I would talk to people and convince them that what I was saying was true. This power would be mainly used to solve world wide problems like hunger, descrimination, human rights etc.
I would start by making education something that everyone would have ( this is a human right but it is not really implied).
VOCAB: Coherence ( coherent=adj): noun, overall sence or understamdability
English: August
21 OF AUGUST
AIM: WHO ARE THE " takers" AND THE " leavers" ACCORDING TO DANIEL QUIN:
According to him the takers would be humans in general and the leavers would be the people who are not exposed to society.
LOOK NOW: 3 observations about the picture
- one is old and one is young
- they might be family
- one is beggining liceo and one is ending it
-the kid is 2/3 years old
IMPLICATION: audiences prior knowledge + text ( writer) INFERENCE: prior knowledge+ text ( reader)
The reader infers that Ismael has talked about the Topic because he has had other pupils
The main character does not know what to do with his life
Quin implied that we are all captives
QUESTIONS
A.the takers take more than what they need but don't think about the consequences.
B. The main character seres Ishmael like a friend and with more respect, more trust
C. leavers are the people that leave the resources and think about the future
D. mother culture: you were born for a purpose
E. i agree that we were all born for a purpose, but you are responsabe to find it
you can choose to be a captive, or be free
- we are always been captives
- there are no leavers because we as well as animals have to use resources
English: August 16
Topic: Takers and Leavers
Aim: Who is Ishmael? Ishmael is a gorilla that has been trapped in a cage for a long time of bis life.
How does Ishmael relate to the QUESTions? he is a gorilla, though he is a not more developed than other gorillas.
Review Now: Would this be a good title for a students blog? Why? Why not?
The red hot Chili Peppers
It is not accurate, not original, does not represent anything ( English) not capitalized correctly.
Pupil: (n) student
Olfactory: ( adj) to smell; sence of smell
Menagerie: like a zoo
Sign meaning"WITH MAN GONE, WILL THERE BE HOPE FOR GORILLA?": if the humans disappear, will gorillas survive? ( extinction of gorillas)
QUESTions on Ishmael
A. Where is Ishmael set?
In Room 105, empty
B. Who are the protagonists?
Ishmael the gorilla, and the man
C. Identify one conflict in this narrative.
There is a conflict between the MAN and the teacher
Ishmael has been in a cage for a long time
The gorilla was taken from the wild, and everything he loved was destroyed
D. Make two inferences about Ishmael
Ismael is a very wise gorilla, that has studied humans as we have studied gorillas.
E. Based on our reading, what do you expect to happen? I think that the MAN will have to stay close to the gorilla, since he is the teacher. Maybe the gorilla might escape and find who he really is.
