Wednesday, February 20, 2013
The Time of My Life (Feb 2)
Today in class most of my time was spent discussing my SMART goal with my other table members. This discussion included their SMART goals as well. We talked about our progress in each of our goals and also how were are all going to prepare for the AP exam.
Whats The Story (Jan 29)
Charles Dickens wrote Great Expectations to entertain his readers. It tells the story of a young man named Pip and his journey of becoming a gentlemen and his attempt to win over a beautiful woman named Estella. Dickens uses characterization so that all the characters in
the book are significant in Pip's life and affect him in numerous ways. The tone of the novel differs from person to person depending on how well that person compares to Pip in his adventures to becoming a gentleman.
Dickens Map (Jan 28)
1) My reading schedule consists of reading everyday for 30 minutes.
2) AP questions
-Why do you think this novel divided into three parts?
- Are there any points in the novel where you hear our author slipping into tour guide?
- If Pip had not received his "great expectations" and never left Joe's forge, how do you think his life
would have been different?
- Given Dickens' portrayal of Estella, what do you think attracts Pip to her in the first place, and what, when he learns of her cold-blooded manipulation of men, keeps Pip devoted to her until the end, loving her, as he says, "against reason, against promise, against peace"?
Sources
http://www.shmoop.com/great-expectations/questions.html
http://www.oprah.com/oprahsbookclub/Great-Expectations-by-Charles-Dickens-Reading-Questions
3) I think the only way i could actually get something out of this is to remix it or do a lit analysis on it.
2) AP questions
-Why do you think this novel divided into three parts?
- Are there any points in the novel where you hear our author slipping into tour guide?
- If Pip had not received his "great expectations" and never left Joe's forge, how do you think his life
would have been different?
- Given Dickens' portrayal of Estella, what do you think attracts Pip to her in the first place, and what, when he learns of her cold-blooded manipulation of men, keeps Pip devoted to her until the end, loving her, as he says, "against reason, against promise, against peace"?
Sources
http://www.shmoop.com/great-expectations/questions.html
http://www.oprah.com/oprahsbookclub/Great-Expectations-by-Charles-Dickens-Reading-Questions
3) I think the only way i could actually get something out of this is to remix it or do a lit analysis on it.
LIT TERMS 31-56 (Jan 25)
31. Dialect: the language of a particular district, class or
group of persons; the sounds, grammar, and diction employed by people
distinguished from others.
32. Dialectics: formal debates usually over the nature of truth.
33. Dichotomy: split or break between two opposing things.
34. Diction: the style of speaking or writing as reflected in the choice and use of words.
35. Didactic: having to do with the transmission of information; education.
36.Dogmatic: rigid in beliefs and principles.
37. Elegy: a mournful, melancholy poem, especially a funeral song or lament for the dead, sometimes
contains general reflections on death, often with a rural or pastoral setting.
38. Epic: a long narrative poem unified by a hero who reflects the customs, mores, and aspirations of his
nation of race as he makes his way through legendary and historic exploits, usually over a long period of time.
39. Epigram: witty aphorism.
32. Dialectics: formal debates usually over the nature of truth.
33. Dichotomy: split or break between two opposing things.
34. Diction: the style of speaking or writing as reflected in the choice and use of words.
35. Didactic: having to do with the transmission of information; education.
36.Dogmatic: rigid in beliefs and principles.
37. Elegy: a mournful, melancholy poem, especially a funeral song or lament for the dead, sometimes
contains general reflections on death, often with a rural or pastoral setting.
38. Epic: a long narrative poem unified by a hero who reflects the customs, mores, and aspirations of his
nation of race as he makes his way through legendary and historic exploits, usually over a long period of time.
39. Epigram: witty aphorism.
40. Epitaph: any brief inscription in prose or verse on a
tombstone; a short formal poem of commemoration often a credo written by the
person who wishes it to be on his tombstone.
41. Epithet: a short, descriptive name or phrase that may insult someone’s character,
characteristics.
42. Euphemism: the use of an indirect, mild or vague word or
expression for one thought to be coarse, offensive, or blunt.
43. Evocative (evocation): a calling forth of memories and
sensations; the suggestion or production through artistry and imagination of a
sense of reality.
44. Exposition: beginning of a story that sets forth facts,
ideas, and/or characters, in a detailed explanation.
45. Expressionism: movement in art, literature, and music
consisting of unrealistic
representation of an inner idea or feeling(s).
46. Fable: a short, simple story, usually with animals as
characters, designed to teach a moral truth.
47. Fallacy: from Latin word “to deceive”, a false or misleading
notion, belief, or argument; any kind of erroneous reasoning that makes
arguments unsound.
48. Falling Action: part of the narrative or drama after the
climax.
49. Farce: a boisterous comedy involving ludicrous action and
dialogue.
50. Figurative Language: apt and imaginative language
characterized by figures of speech .
51. Flashback: a narrative device that flashes back to prior
events.
52. Foil: a person or thing that, by contrast, makes another
seem better or more prominent.
53. Folk Tale: story passed on by word of mouth.
54. Foreshadowing: in fiction and drama, a device to prepare the
reader for the outcome of the action; “planning” to make the outcome
convincing, though not to give it away.
55. Free Verse: verse without conventional metrical pattern,
with irregular pattern or no rhyme.
56. Genre: a category or class of artistic endeavor having a
particular form, technique, or content.
SMART GOAL (Jan 24)
My SMART goal is to pass the AP exam when it comes around and also attend a university. While there I would like to major in Mechanical engineering.
LIT TERMS 1-5 (Jan 15)
1. Allegory: a tale in prose or verse in which characters,
actions, or settings represent abstract ideas or moral qualities; a story that
uses symbols to make a point.
2. Alliteration: the repetition of similar initial sounds, usually consonants, in a group of words.
3. Allusion: a reference to a person, a place, an event, or a literary work that a writer expects a reader to recognize.
4. Ambiguity: something uncertain as to interpretation.
2. Alliteration: the repetition of similar initial sounds, usually consonants, in a group of words.
3. Allusion: a reference to a person, a place, an event, or a literary work that a writer expects a reader to recognize.
4. Ambiguity: something uncertain as to interpretation.
5. Anachronism: something that shows up in the wrong place or
the wrong time.
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
I am Here
My progress in the class has in a way remained the same as it was before.
My progress toward my smart goal on the other hand is doing very well as I have found the career that i want to be involved in. I have thought of a couple different things to do for my senior project. The one i want to do the most is to remix a comic book.
My progress toward my smart goal on the other hand is doing very well as I have found the career that i want to be involved in. I have thought of a couple different things to do for my senior project. The one i want to do the most is to remix a comic book.
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