tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84111451278570893422024-03-13T00:26:09.714-04:00AP Literature 2010 - 2011R. Gallagherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320082679219510745noreply@blogger.comBlogger320125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411145127857089342.post-62198384251492244982011-04-06T07:41:00.003-04:002011-04-06T07:49:09.150-04:00Volume 3: Jane Eyre<span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSZrYWBMylhjjRIxusRyU2iIdGuVzks44Jf1RKbPEvLcLH2SsH91HTc6nBuE3lJrReJZwMA_S7sokUHyzQMs6Ks9VmFX1wZudsFgCrJkyxMe8_HFgPj8OfAnsWrFfbAYTp6_AdO5E-HdY/s1600/2008w0004p01.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 244px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSZrYWBMylhjjRIxusRyU2iIdGuVzks44Jf1RKbPEvLcLH2SsH91HTc6nBuE3lJrReJZwMA_S7sokUHyzQMs6Ks9VmFX1wZudsFgCrJkyxMe8_HFgPj8OfAnsWrFfbAYTp6_AdO5E-HdY/s320/2008w0004p01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592434760863434530" border="0" /></a></span><!--[if !mso]> <style> v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Attention to Detail! by </span><a style="font-family: times new roman;" href="http://www.norikoambe.com/">Noriko Ambe</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> 2008 </span> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Cut on catalogues of "Attention to Detail - Curated by Chuck Close" at Flag Art Foundation 12 1/4 (H) x 14 1/2 (W) x 11 1/2 (D) inches 31(H) x 36.8(W) x 29.2(D)cm </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"> </p> <p face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Flag Art Foundation collection</span></p> <p face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">In full disclosure: I did not come up with these topics, but I do like them. I would cite or reference this, but I don’t know from where it came.</span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span> </p> <span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" >Choose </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;color:red;" >one</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" > of the following three blog posts</span> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong>Topic A</strong><br /><br />At the opening of Ch. 28, Jane leaves Thornfeild and returns to Nature. What is the significance of this? What do you note about the ways in which “Nature” is described here: are Jane’s attitudes towards Nature essentially pagan, or are they leavened with Christianity? How does this help us consider the treatment of “Nature” within the novel as a whole?<br /><br /><strong>Topic B</strong><br /><br />After being taken in by the Rivers’ in Ch. 29, Jane meets St. John Rivers. How does Jane see him? Look particularly at the para. “Mr. St. John sitting as still as one. . . and again in Ch. 30 at her response to his sermon “It began calm. . .”. In what ways is St. John represented as being opposite to Rochester (consider Jane’s thoughts in Ch. 31 “Meantime, let me ask myself one question. . .”) What values or point of view do you feel are associated with him? What is significant about the way that Jane responds to him?<br /><br /><strong>Topic C</strong><b><br /></b><br />Just as Jane has significant dialogues with Rochester, so she converses with St. John. What is significant about these conversations, especially in terms of the light they throw on the novel’s treatment of “values”? Look at chapter 31 “Very well; I hope you feel the content. . .” and at the end of Chapter 32 “Again the surprised expression crossed his face. . .”. Also look at Chapter 34 “I have no medium. . .” and the last five pages of this chapter “God and nature intended you for a missionary’s wife. . .”. How does the novel present Jane’s dilemma as to whether or not to accept Rivers’ proposal, and how is it resolved, especially in the last few pages of chapter 35?</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong>Each post should be a minimum of 1000 words. I'm much more interested in the depth and specificity of your answers (analyzing how the text works) than generalities. </strong><a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/22357440/Passage-Explication-Assignment-2009"><strong><span style="text-decoration: none;">Click here for passage explication handout</span></strong></a><strong>. You should use some of these strategies. Also, you will be graded on the </strong><a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/20086332/APE-Rubric-With-Grade-Translation"><strong><span style="text-decoration: none;">APE Rubric</span></strong></a><strong>.</strong></span></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">These are due by class on Monday, April 25th, 2011.</span></strong></span></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong>Finally, I would like you to do a passage explication on Volume 3. Choose any passage (half-page to a page), write your own Question 2 prompt, and a respond to it. Also due </strong></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">on Monday, April 25th, 2011.</span></strong></span></p>R. Gallagherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320082679219510745noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411145127857089342.post-35763682309742815692011-04-06T07:30:00.004-04:002011-04-06T07:39:50.569-04:00Volume 2: Jane Eyre blog posts<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: times new roman;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfkCqiX41k67q1V4c1rPJQo8LCpVJ8e0SEInL9HOJAXOl-8p0DUP6FnV8-2R-6xCk5t1sELLrweK0ES-io_q8Wp05xgGwvWPxEUyleBWJ7Q8nT4WIYprdIQ15-KlB7la-DmIe2lc8H4T0/s1600/2008w0004p02.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 249px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfkCqiX41k67q1V4c1rPJQo8LCpVJ8e0SEInL9HOJAXOl-8p0DUP6FnV8-2R-6xCk5t1sELLrweK0ES-io_q8Wp05xgGwvWPxEUyleBWJ7Q8nT4WIYprdIQ15-KlB7la-DmIe2lc8H4T0/s320/2008w0004p02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592431908585948610" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"> <span style="font-family:times new roman;">Attention to Detail! by </span><a style="font-family: times new roman;" href="http://www.norikoambe.com/">Noriko Ambe</a><a style="font-family: times new roman;" href="http://www.norikoambe.com/"> </a></span><!--[if !mso]> <style> v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">2008<br />Cut on catalogues of "Attention to Detail - Curated by Chuck Close" at Flag Art Foundation<br />12 1/4 (H) x 14 1/2 (W) x 11 1/2 (D) inches<br />31(H) x 36.8(W) x 29.2(D)cm<br /><br />Flag Art Foundation collection.</span></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">In full disclosure: I did not come up with these topics, but I do like them. I would cite or reference this, but I don’t know from where it came.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Topics for Thursday. April 14th, 2011:</span><br /></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Topic A:</span> In Chapter 10, Jane provides a summary of her feelings and mental state at this point. What is the significance of this passage as a description of Jane’s inner state, and how does it match what we have learned of Jane’s character? What is the significance of her going to the top of the building to make this self-assessment? Is it significant that, almost directly after making this plea, her wish is granted? Does it not seem as though events seem almost to be caused or precipitated by her subjective feelings?</p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">In an equivalent passage, the opening paragraphs of Chapter 12 (the famous “stiller doom” passage) Jane again craves excitement, and very shortly afterward it happens when she encounters Rochester for the first time. What does this passage say about Jane and her ‘self’? Does it confirm her as a ‘Romantic’ character? What is the significance of her ‘Feminist’ sentiments (and it might be worth noting that, in Mary Wollstencraft, there was a close affinity between Feminism and the Romantic movement)? Are both passages further examples of Jane’s sense of frustration at feeling ‘imprisoned’, and how accurately does this tally with Rochester’s assessment of Jane in Chapter 19?</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Topic B</span>: In Chapter 12, Jane first encounters Rochester. What significance do you find in the way that he is introduced, the background, use of imagery, etc.? In what ways is he established as a ‘Byronic’ hero from the start? </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">At two key points, in Chapter 13 and Chapter 27, Rochester and Jane have a discussion, culminating in the moment of choice for Jane. What do you think is revealed by these exchanges? How relevant is it here to bring in ideas of Rochester as the Byronic hero who must be educated?</p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Half of you will partake in a SRD on one of the Topics. The other half of you will make an extended blog post (1,000 words) addressing the other topic. *see note at bottom of post<br /></span></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Topics for Friday, April 15th, 2011:</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Topic C: </span>In Chapter 13, Jane shows Rochester her paintings. What do these tell you? What significance do you find in the imagery and description of these? Does the novel give any clues as to the source of these paintings? </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">What are we to make of Jane’s responses to the reality of Blanche Ingram? Look at the end of Chapter 16 and then at Chapter 17 “Genius is said to be self-conscious…”. You might also look at Chapter 18: “I have told you, reader, that I had learnt to love Mr. Rochester…”. What do these passages tell us about Jane? What are we to make of Jane’s point of view as the victim? What are the effects of the change of tense in the second extract? Do you detect any elements of masochism or self- martyring in these passages?</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Topic D:</span> What do you think is the significance of the retelling of dreams by both Jane and Rochester? What do they show? Look at Chapter 25: “No, no, sir: besides the delicacy and richness of the fabric…”, “I dreamt another dream, sir…”, at Chapter 27: “That night I never thought to sleep…”, or at the final paragraph of Chapter 15.<br /> </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">What strikes you about the use of the ‘Gothic’ passages in these chapters, particularly in Chapter 15, “I tried again to sleep…’”) and the beginning of Chapter 20.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">Finally, what do you notice about the use of imagery and symbolism in these chapters? You might look at the lightning episode at the end of Chapter 23.<br /></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Half of you will partake in a SRD on one of the Topics. The other half of you will make an extended blog post (1,000 words) addressing the other topic. </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">*see note at bottom of post</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p style="font-family: times new roman; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">* I'm much more interested in the depth and specificity of your answers (analyzing how the text works) than generalities. <a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/22357440/Passage-Explication-Assignment-2009">Click here for passage explication handout</a>. You should use some of these strategies. Also, you will be graded on the <a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/20086332/APE-Rubric-With-Grade-Translation">APE Rubric</a>.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">Post here and please remember to put an extra space between paragraphs for easier reading. I want you all to be able to read these posts.<br /></p>R. Gallagherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320082679219510745noreply@blogger.com39tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411145127857089342.post-49558309644150692082011-04-06T07:21:00.003-04:002011-04-06T07:34:02.983-04:00Volume 1: Jane Eyre<span style="font-family:times new roman;"><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/-NKXNThJ610?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" width="480" frameborder="0" height="390"></iframe><br /><br />You should be able to discuss any and all items with references to text. I recommend using post-it notes to mark your text and jot down reminders. We will not be able to cover all of this in class if your conversation probes text with appropriate depth, insight, and analysis.<br /><br />For this text, I am most interested in looking at whole passages with depth and examine <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">HOW</span> Charlotte Brontë develops ideas <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">through</span> her writing.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">You can obviously reference things not on this list—these are obvious things in the novel, but I would be happy to hear about things you would like to comment on, especially if they garner intellectual thought.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Monday, April 11th, 2011.</span> </span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">•<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> In class: SRD, Volume 1, Preface & Chapters 1-9 (p.1-91)</span></span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">• Homework Due: Prep for SRD, chapter questions.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" >Chapter 1</span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">• Analyze how each character is described – Jane, Mrs. Reed, John, Georgiana, Eliza. </span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">• Analyze the exchange between John and Jane when John attacks Jane for her ‘imprudence’ at the end of the chapter. Examine this scene on as many literary levels as possible—character analysis, symbols, allusions, significance to plot, etc.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" >Chapter 2</span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">• Analyze how each character is described – Bessie, Abbot.</span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">• Examine the “Red Room” on as many literary levels as possible. A close reading of passage here would be helpful.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" >Chapter 3</span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">• Analyze how each character is described – Mr. Lloyd. </span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">• What is the most important paragraph in this chapter from the narrator? Why?</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" >Chapter 4</span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">• Analyze how each character is described – Mr. Brocklehurst.</span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">• Examine the exchange he has with Jane. Examine this scene on as many literary levels as possible.</span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">• Examine the following symbols throughout the novel so far. Locate and trace the evolution of these symbols from chapter 1 through 4: Books, The Color Red, Bird Imagery, Nature (as it represents Jane’s mind). Continue to examine any of these symbols as they appear throughout the novel.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" >Chapter 5</span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">• Analyze how each character is described – Miss Temple?</span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">• Analyze the significance of “Let your light shine so before men that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in Heaven.”—St. Matt. V. 16.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" >Chapter 6</span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">• Analyze how each character is described – Miss Scatcherd, Helen Burns.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" >Chapter 7</span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">• Analyze how each character is described – Julia Severn, Mr. Brocklehurst.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" >Chapter 8</span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">• Analyze how each character is described – Miss Temple.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" >Chapter 9</span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">• Analyze how each character is described – Mary Ann Wilson.</span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">• Analyze the significance of “Her grave is in Brocklebridge Churchyard: for fifteen years after her death it was only covered by a grassy mound; but now a gray marble tablet marks the spot, inscribed with her name, and the word ‘Resurgam’.”</span><br /><br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--><b style="font-family: times new roman;">Wed., April 13<sup>th</sup>, 2011 </b> <ul style="font-family: times new roman;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">In class: SRD, Volume 1, Chapters 10-15 (p. 91-156) </li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">Homework Due: Prep for SRD, chapters 10 – 15, terms listed below.</li><ol start="1" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="">What is Romanticism? What is a Romantic Character?</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">What is a Byronic Hero?</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">What is Gothic? What is a Gothic novel?<br /></li></ol></ul>R. Gallagherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320082679219510745noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411145127857089342.post-62448030029972368242011-03-09T14:55:00.003-05:002011-03-09T15:22:32.757-05:00Hamlet Video critique for Act 3, Scene 1<div class="post-header"> </div> <span style="font-family: times new roman; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Please follow all directions. Ask a question about anything that you do not understand in the comment stream by Friday and I will respond. After Friday, you are on your own (collectively.)</span><br /><br />You have until Monday, March 14th, 2011 @ 2:00 p.m. to complete this assignment. Late assignments will lose a letter grade a day. You should make a comment on this post with a link to your essay on your online portfolio. Feel free to embed video on your website.</span><br /><strong style="font-family: times new roman;"><br />It is worth 100 points in 'Quizzes and Open Response' and will be graded with the <a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/44473857/Literary-Analysis-Paper-Rubric">Literary Analysis Scoring Guide</a><a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/7741597/APE-Rubric"></a>.</strong><br /><br /><span style="font-family: times new roman;">You can either write about Hamlet's "To be, or not to be" soliloquy, or the "Get thee to a nunnery" exchange between Hamlet and Ophelia. You have four versions of each section from which to choose in the Act 3 google doc, but you can certainly write about a different version that I did not provide.</span><br /><br /><strong style="font-family: times new roman;">Objective</strong><span style="font-family: times new roman;">: </span><strong style="font-family: times new roman; font-weight: normal;">Watch the versions from </strong><span style="font-family: times new roman;">either Hamlet's "To be, or not to be" soliloquy, or the "Get thee to a nunnery" exchange between Hamlet and Ophelia</span><strong style="font-family: times new roman; font-weight: normal;"> in Act 3, Scene 1 and argue which of the three videos is the best video interpretation of the text.</strong><span style="font-family: times new roman;"><br /><br />Your critique of the video must be based on your knowledge and understanding of the passage, so you must provide textual evidence from Hamlet as well as provide descriptions of the video. I can't watch the video and read your essay at the same time, so you need to make me see what you see with your words. It will also help you to take notes on the video while you watch it. Pay attention to what you captures your attention. Notice what you notice!</span><br /><br /><a href="http://gallagherseniorhonors.blogspot.com/2010/03/act-3-scene-1-to-be-or-not-to-be.html"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: times new roman;"></span></a><span style="font-family: times new roman;">Pay attention to:</span><br /><ul style="font-family: times new roman;"><li>delivery of the lines</li><li>imagery the setting / scenery</li><li>the portrayal of the actor[s]</li><li>lighting & camera effects</li><li>sound effects or music</li><li>a million other things . . .<br /></li></ul><p style="font-family: times new roman;">You should use the same structure as a poem explication with the addition of your critique of the video. Paper must be MLA formatted, including how to cite line numbers from a play: (pages 198-199 of <span style="font-style: italic;">easyWriter</span>)!</p><span style="font-family: times new roman; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Finally, you only have space in this essay to write about one video--please do not waste any words writing about why the other videos are not as good.</span><br /><br /><a href="http://gallagherseniorhonors.blogspot.com/2010/03/stephanys-hamlet-video-critique-act-3.html">Here's a sample from last year</a> with my comments on how it could have been improved.<br /></span>R. Gallagherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320082679219510745noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411145127857089342.post-7996858339013925172010-12-03T11:02:00.005-05:002010-12-03T11:14:56.372-05:00Poetry in Translation Assignment<span style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Please make sure you run a poem by me as soon as possible, and then sign up for a critique slot (below).</span> I have plenty of poems from plenty of different languages in my room. You can also check out </span><a style="font-family: times new roman;" href="http://exchanges.uiowa.edu/archives/">eXchanges, the University of Iowa's online journal of literary translation</a><span style="font-family: times new roman;">, which has a good selection. And, if you are interested in reading more of my translations, they published </span><a style="font-family: times new roman;" href="http://exchanges.uiowa.edu/three-poems/">three poems here</a><span style="font-family: times new roman;">--if you follow to the bottom, there is also a link to my "meta-cognitive".</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: times new roman;"><a title="View Poetry in Translation Dec. 2010 on Scribd" href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/44599874/Poetry-in-Translation-Dec-2010" style="margin: 12px auto 6px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; display: block; text-decoration: underline;">Poetry in Translation Dec. 2010</a> <object id="doc_188027372617239" name="doc_188027372617239" height="600" width="100%" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf" style="outline:none;"> <param name="movie" value="http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf"> <param name="wmode" value="opaque"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"> <param name="FlashVars" value="document_id=44599874&access_key=key-1iyjezr7wuiz4q1o4q3d&page=1&viewMode=list"> <embed id="doc_188027372617239" name="doc_188027372617239" src="http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=44599874&access_key=key-1iyjezr7wuiz4q1o4q3d&page=1&viewMode=list" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="600" width="100%" wmode="opaque" bgcolor="#ffffff"></embed> </object></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: times new roman; font-weight: bold;">Sign Up for you schedule in google docs (& it should show up here):</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: times new roman;"><iframe src="https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1yfBFKfk1l5xjmp6gEp_XhTT9OZ-7ZvyUL2PlD3iayts&embedded=true"></iframe></span>R. Gallagherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320082679219510745noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411145127857089342.post-6229051803011663602010-12-03T10:40:00.001-05:002010-12-03T10:42:21.800-05:00Independent Reading Book Cycle 3:<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="Default"><b><span style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype";">Suggested independent reading books that are particularly good for Question 3 (Cycle 3):</span></b></p> <ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype";">Donna Tartt’s <i style="">The Secret History</i></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype";">John Steinbeck <i style="">East of Eden</i> </span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype";">Michael Chabon’s <i style="">The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay</i><span style=""> </span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype";">Toni Morrison’s <i style="">Beloved</i></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype";">Gabriel García Márquez’s <i style="">One Hundred Years of Solitude</i><span style=""> </span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype";">Haruki Murakami’s <i style="">The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle</i><span style=""> </span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype";">Junot Díaz’s <i style="">The Brief Wondrous Life of <span style="">Oscar Wao</span></i></span></li></ul> <p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype";"></span></i><span style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype";">You will need to pass your book with me.<span style=""> </span>I would like you to read a work of fiction that has a bit of an “epic” scope—one that is of great “literary” value that will be of particularly good use on Question 3.<span style=""> </span>I have included some suggestions of books that I love that fit this category, but feel free to pick one of your own.<span style=""> </span>Take note of the length of the above texts though.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype";">For this assignment, you can either produce 100 post-it notes, or complete a Reader’s Notebook (12 extended D.J.s).<span style=""> </span>In either case, I would like you to include commentary which draws from the reading strategies from the “WAYS TO ANALYZE FICTION” handout (you can find it in google docs.)<span style=""> </span>You will turn in your book (with post-its) or Reader’s Notebook on <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">January 3</span><sup style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">rd</sup> and answer a <a href="http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/members/exam/exam_questions/2002.html">question 3 prompt</a> in class.</span><br /></p>R. Gallagherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320082679219510745noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411145127857089342.post-55599842431597462272010-12-01T14:24:00.005-05:002010-12-01T14:42:12.271-05:00Poetry Out Loud Overview & Scoring Guides<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p face="times new roman" style="font-family: times new roman; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">Here is the overview that everyone at MHS will be getting:</p><p style="font-style: italic;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">"Poetry Out Loud is the national poetry recitation contest; Malden High has sent students to the state finals for all but one year that the contest has existed.<span style=""> </span>Last year, we committed to having every student in the school take part in the contest."</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">The basic process:</p> <ul style="margin-top: 0in; font-family: times new roman;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="">Student select poems from the <a href="http://poetryoutloud.org/">Poetry Out Loud</a> collections (in print and online) to study, memorize and perform.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">Teachers support students’ selection, study, and performance.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">Each class holds a class contest by the end of December. We will have our contest on <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">December 16th, 2010.</span><br /></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">Class winners will compete in the period contest in January.<span style=""> </span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">Period winners will compete in the school contest shortly after the period contest.<span style=""> </span>Period winners will need to select a second poem</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">The school winner will compete in the state semi-finals in early March.</li></ul><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" >And here are the Scoring Guides that we were given:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><a title="View Malden High School's Poetry Out Loud Analytic Rubric on Scribd" href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/44487025/Malden-High-School-s-Poetry-Out-Loud-Analytic-Rubric" style="margin: 12px auto 6px; font: 14px Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; display: block; text-decoration: underline;">Malden High School's Poetry Out Loud Analytic Rubric</a> <object id="doc_594744201581817" name="doc_594744201581817" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf" style="outline: medium none;" width="100%" height="600"> <param name="movie" value="http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf"> <param name="wmode" value="opaque"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"> <param name="FlashVars" value="document_id=44487025&access_key=key-1erb2r3bwtzizp493b7b&page=1&viewMode=list"> <embed id="doc_594744201581817" name="doc_594744201581817" src="http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=44487025&access_key=key-1erb2r3bwtzizp493b7b&page=1&viewMode=list" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="opaque" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="100%" height="600"></embed> </object></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><iframe src="https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=19kBYPcR7iNBUiw6IJqkQZAOsJ8AlRU2oMzbQmPIHzgc&embedded=true"></iframe></span>R. Gallagherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320082679219510745noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411145127857089342.post-23461120895473917562010-11-30T11:04:00.002-05:002010-11-30T11:06:03.358-05:00Alice Notely’s “I the People”<span style="font-family: times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzbwDngaA1ZtdB_vvV4X3qDfzMzZq5CUXOi7FQjrZrRF6lBr29KIk1W8NxVotkahwERsCKbeZ-fK-XH6zLqxUT0rj9bUOewfW43EKOcDScwpAeBnPvalv94Y5diYqGdvxUsEdKHhULzhY/s1600/notley.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 144px; height: 144px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzbwDngaA1ZtdB_vvV4X3qDfzMzZq5CUXOi7FQjrZrRF6lBr29KIk1W8NxVotkahwERsCKbeZ-fK-XH6zLqxUT0rj9bUOewfW43EKOcDScwpAeBnPvalv94Y5diYqGdvxUsEdKHhULzhY/s200/notley.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545374461165147458" border="0" /></a><br /></span><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-size:100%;" >You have an <a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/7741576/Poetry-Explication-Assignment-20">explication</a> of Alice Notely’s <a href="http://www.poetryfoundation.org/archive/poem.html?id=237236">“I the People”</a> due. It should adhere to MLA formatting guidelines and be posted on your blog by<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"> Dec. 20</span><sup style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">th</sup><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"> @ noon</span>.</span> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Please consult the following post: <a href="http://poemtalkatkwh.blogspot.com/2009/11/notley.html">“democracy at 10th & A (PoemTalk #25)”</a>—and make use of the background info and the audio clip. But when it comes to the explication, I am only interested in how the poem works to create meaning. For this style of paper, disregard anything that can not be proved with what the text provides.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;color:black;">You will be graded on the <a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/20086332/APE-Rubric-With-Grade-Translation">APE rubric</a> and it will count in the Quizzes and Open-Response category.</span></p>R. Gallagherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320082679219510745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411145127857089342.post-1896589212259494652010-11-30T10:29:00.005-05:002010-11-30T10:39:35.538-05:00Robert Duncan’s “Often I am Permitted”<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH0m66keTK9S9TNhd4FhYMpoD2C7pG33h3rDoBe57SIHfrU98Rf6S2MQ_ZWuspszmCh1wBenBSJv_leIVMblkQioj7MflyBgqAaglHdmQH4_GG7CXfSgGDJKh9y231Mwf0YqB4OpRizfA/s1600/U4Qcqf11Vkpkm57oTfYcDOKto1_400.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH0m66keTK9S9TNhd4FhYMpoD2C7pG33h3rDoBe57SIHfrU98Rf6S2MQ_ZWuspszmCh1wBenBSJv_leIVMblkQioj7MflyBgqAaglHdmQH4_GG7CXfSgGDJKh9y231Mwf0YqB4OpRizfA/s320/U4Qcqf11Vkpkm57oTfYcDOKto1_400.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545366428259961970" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;font-size:85%;" class="caption" >Painting by Jess (Burgess F. Collins, Robert Duncan's life-long lover): <i>The Enamord Mage, Translation #6</i>, 1965</span><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-size:85%;" > (the head is Robert Duncan's)</span><br /><br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--><span style="font-family:times new roman;">You have an </span><a style="font-family: times new roman;" href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/7741576/Poetry-Explication-Assignment-20">explication</a><span style="font-family:times new roman;"> of Robert Duncan’s </span><a style="font-family: times new roman;" href="http://poemtalkatkwh.blogspot.com/2010/01/duncan.html">“Often I am Permitted”</a><span style="font-family:times new roman;"> </span><span style="font-family: times new roman;"> </span><span style="font-family:times new roman;">(scroll to</span><span style="font-family:times new roman;"> bottom) due</span><span style="font-family:times new roman;">. It should adhere to MLA formatting guidelines and be posted o</span><span style="font-family:times new roman;">n your blog by <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Dec. 13</span></span><sup style="font-family: times new roman; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">th</sup><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"> @ noon</span>.</span><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">Please consult the following post: <a href="http://poemtalkatkwh.blogspot.com/2010/01/duncan.html">“the made place (PoemTalk #27)”</a>—and make use of the background info and the audio clip. But when it comes to the explication, I am only interested in how the poem works to create meaning. For this style of paper, disregard anything that can not be proved with what the text provides.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;">You will be graded on the <a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/20086332/APE-Rubric-With-Grade-Translation">APE rubric</a> and it will count in the Qui</span><span style="color:black;">zzes and Open-Response category.</span></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWCbKt720TD9Cvi4Ja_YxlJ4VWra9NdjpV_wW-p-c9lCzRqPRz1HeBj8OIlWT57kpW4Y4iyhomi4sMaIJkd6Yw1e0jxqIE0qFQeAC6mcWVYSeIAZtJAh622_fPQPhZ3ODfNHM4R0Ca5hk/s1600/jess2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWCbKt720TD9Cvi4Ja_YxlJ4VWra9NdjpV_wW-p-c9lCzRqPRz1HeBj8OIlWT57kpW4Y4iyhomi4sMaIJkd6Yw1e0jxqIE0qFQeAC6mcWVYSeIAZtJAh622_fPQPhZ3ODfNHM4R0Ca5hk/s320/jess2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545367118424286066" border="0" /></a></span></p><p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">This is a collage (paste-up) from Jess. If you want to see more of his art, go here: <a href="http://paperstreetsupplies.com/art-and-artists/narkissos-the-influential-collage-art-of-jess-collins/" title="Permanent Link to Narkissos: The Influential Collage Art of Jess Collins">Narkissos: The Influential Collage Art of Jess Collins</a></span><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--></p>R. Gallagherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320082679219510745noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411145127857089342.post-59864389144456416922010-11-30T09:56:00.005-05:002010-12-01T12:43:58.993-05:00Robin Blaser lecture, "Where's hell?" (June 19, 1999)<div style="font-family: times new roman;"><a href="http://www.sfu.ca/aq/archives/April_07/images/RobinBlaser.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; float: right; width: 225px; height: 311px;" alt="" src="http://www.sfu.ca/aq/archives/April_07/images/RobinBlaser.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Robin Blaser lecture, "Where's hell?" (June 19, 1999) 65:58</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">"A Robin Blaser lecture titled <span style="font-style: italic;">Where's hell?</span> Blaser reads and discusses portions of his Great companion piece on Dante Alighieri, a poetic commentary on Dante's ideas and use of language. Blaser discusses the works and ideas of other writers including James Joyce, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Ludwig Wittgenstein and Ezra Pound." <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/Robin_Blaser_lecture__Where_s_hell___Jun_99P021">(Click here for source in the Naropa Archives.)</a></span><br /><br />The text of this is later printed as "Great Companion: Dante Alighiere" in his book <a href="http://www.ucpress.edu/books/pages/10430.html">The Holy Forest</a>. You can <a href="http://epc.buffalo.edu/authors/blaser/blaser_dante.html">read it here</a>.<br /><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" width="640" height="26"><param value="true" name="allowfullscreen"><param value="always" name="allowscriptaccess"><param value="high" name="quality"><param value="true" name="cachebusting"><param value="#000000" name="bgcolor"><param name="movie" value="http://www.archive.org/flow/flowplayer.commercial-3.2.1.swf"><param value="config={'key':'#$aa4baff94a9bdcafce8','playlist':[{'url':'99P021_vbr.mp3','autoPlay':false}],'clip':{'autoPlay':true,'baseUrl':'http://www.archive.org/download/Robin_Blaser_lecture__Where_s_hell___Jun_99P021/'},'canvas':{'backgroundColor':'#000000','backgroundGradient':'none'},'plugins':{'audio':{'url':'http://www.archive.org/flow/flowplayer.audio-3.2.1-dev.swf'},'controls':{'playlist':false,'fullscreen':false,'height':26,'backgroundColor':'#000000','autoHide':{'fullscreenOnly':true},'scrubberHeightRatio':0.6,'timeFontSize':9,'mute':false,'top':0}},'contextMenu':[{},'-','Flowplayer v3.2.1']}" name="flashvars"><embed src="http://www.archive.org/flow/flowplayer.commercial-3.2.1.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" cachebusting="true" bgcolor="#000000" quality="high" flashvars="config={'key':'#$aa4baff94a9bdcafce8','playlist':[{'url':'99P021_vbr.mp3','autoPlay':false}],'clip':{'autoPlay':true,'baseUrl':'http://www.archive.org/download/Robin_Blaser_lecture__Where_s_hell___Jun_99P021/'},'canvas':{'backgroundColor':'#000000','backgroundGradient':'none'},'plugins':{'audio':{'url':'http://www.archive.org/flow/flowplayer.audio-3.2.1-dev.swf'},'controls':{'playlist':false,'fullscreen':false,'height':26,'backgroundColor':'#000000','autoHide':{'fullscreenOnly':true},'scrubberHeightRatio':0.6,'timeFontSize':9,'mute':false,'top':0}},'contextMenu':[{},'-','Flowplayer v3.2.1']}" width="640" height="26"></embed> </object><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">This is will be scored as a homework assignment and be graded on </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">the </span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/7747628/Malden-High-School-Rubric-for-Open-Response-Questions">Malden High School Open Response Rubric</a><span style="font-weight: bold;">.</span> <span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Due Tuesday, December 7th @ noon</span>.</span> Since this is a discussion and your voice is important to the communal dialogue, late posts will lose 10 points a day. Budget your time accordingly, especially if you need the school computers to complete assignment.</span><span></span><ol><li><span>Listen to the lecture and take notes. Write down what you think might be interesting, important, etc. There may be things to which you do not "get" the reference or allusion and there may be things that spur your own thoughts. Write them down. Pay attention to your mind and document it.</span></li><li><span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Prompt A</span>: Post your reaction to something specific and thought provoking in the beginning, middle, and end of the Blaser lecture (though this is not a minimum, your post should be at least a few hundred words.) Feel free to ask questions in this section as well, since everyone will be reading these posts.</span></li><li><span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Prompt B: </span></span><span>You should also respond by elaborating on another comment in the stream (about the same length--a few hundred words as a minimum.)</span></li></ol>This assignment is mostly to get your philosophic and literary minds in working. Keep this in mind when you post. I hope you enjoy this lecture as much as I do.<br /><br />And here's a clip of him reading some poetry if you are interested:<br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/WJ6GpgP4GTw?fs=1&hl=en_US&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/WJ6GpgP4GTw?fs=1&hl=en_US&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><div> </div></div>R. Gallagherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320082679219510745noreply@blogger.com58tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411145127857089342.post-87088453622960181292010-11-22T07:10:00.004-05:002010-11-22T07:16:25.688-05:00Style Assignment: Short Stories<span style="font-family: times new roman;">If you would rather write an extended (5 - 7 pages) analysis on either: Laura Chester's "True or Untrue, Grit" or Lavanya Sankaran's "The Red Carpet", then you may do so. You are also welcome two or three of these choices and I will grade you on which one is the best. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: times new roman; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Assignments are to be posted on your online portfolio (as a pdf.) by class-time, 11.29.10.</span><br /><br /><a title="View STYLE Assignment Hemingway Faulkner Rewrites on Scribd" href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/43606986/STYLE-Assignment-Hemingway-Faulkner-Rewrites" style="margin: 12px auto 6px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; display: block; text-decoration: underline;">STYLE Assignment Hemingway Faulkner Rewrites</a> <object id="doc_910805989420311" name="doc_910805989420311" height="600" width="100%" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf" style="outline:none;"> <param name="movie" value="http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf"> <param name="wmode" value="opaque"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"> <param name="FlashVars" value="document_id=43606986&access_key=key-1deqa9v7ac9lrd5kp6ji&page=1&viewMode=list"> <embed id="doc_910805989420311" name="doc_910805989420311" src="http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=43606986&access_key=key-1deqa9v7ac9lrd5kp6ji&page=1&viewMode=list" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="600" width="100%" wmode="opaque" bgcolor="#ffffff"></embed> </object>R. Gallagherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320082679219510745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411145127857089342.post-85762138033706955612010-10-22T07:25:00.003-04:002010-10-22T07:39:12.382-04:00Agenda for week of 10.25.10<span style="font-family: times new roman;"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/BwnBukRiRJI?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/BwnBukRiRJI?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Note the slight change in the projected schedule. (We are moving things ahead one day.)<br />Also, don't forget to keep on top of your reading group blogging.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">10.25.10.</span> Day 4: We will finish discussing <span style="font-style: italic;">A Doll's House</span> by Henrik Ibsen.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">10.26-27.10.</span> I am being professionally developed. You will still meet as a class and are to use the time for book club, catching up on reading, or developing an on-line portfolio of all your work. (Details to Be Announced Monday.) <br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">10.28.10.</span> Day 1: Long Block. Before Lunch is TBD, but will involve some sort of look at writing and how to revise. <span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">After lunch you will respond to a</span> <a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/5426725/AP-Binder-packet-1">Question 3</a> <span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">prompt on </span></span><span style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">A Doll's House</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"> by Henrik Ibsen.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">10.29.10</span>. Day 7: </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/20209916/%C2%A9-Ms-Pettit-Modified-by-Ryan-Gallagher"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">SRD</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Azar Nafisi's <i>Reading Lolita in Tehran</i> SRD on Parts 1 & 2</span>R. Gallagherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320082679219510745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411145127857089342.post-58794472663651973182010-10-14T21:23:00.004-04:002010-10-14T21:42:43.364-04:00Agenda for week of 10.18.10<span style="font-family: times new roman;">Thanks for the great week of Student Run Discussions on the first two Parts of <span style="font-style: italic;">Reading Lolita in Tehran</span>. I really enjoyed listening and taking notes. I keep returning to this idea of the imagination being so crucial to empathy--many of you have addressed this in various ways throughout the discussion.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: times new roman;">Anyway, here's the video we watched in class (as prelude to the SRDs) in case you wanted to return to it for any reason; I've watched it three times and have gotten something from it each time. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: times new roman;"><!--copy and paste--><object width="446" height="326"><param name="movie" value="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="bgColor" value="#ffffff"></param> <param name="flashvars" value="vu=http://video.ted.com/talks/dynamic/ElifShafak_2010G-medium.flv&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/ElifShafak-2010G.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=432&vh=240&ap=0&ti=917&introDuration=15330&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=830&adKeys=talk=elif_shafak_the_politics_of_fiction;year=2010;theme=a_taste_of_tedglobal_2010;theme=the_creative_spark;theme=master_storytellers;event=TEDGlobal+2010;&preAdTag=tconf.ted/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;"><embed src="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf" pluginspace="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="446" height="326" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" flashvars="vu=http://video.ted.com/talks/dynamic/ElifShafak_2010G-medium.flv&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/ElifShafak-2010G.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=432&vh=240&ap=0&ti=917&introDuration=15330&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=830&adKeys=talk=elif_shafak_the_politics_of_fiction;year=2010;theme=a_taste_of_tedglobal_2010;theme=the_creative_spark;theme=master_storytellers;event=TEDGlobal+2010;"></embed></object></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: times new roman; font-weight: bold;">The Schedule for the week of 10.18.10:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: times new roman; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" id="internal-source-marker_0.3660460611084412">Monday 10.18.10, Late-entry, the schedule is 7,1,2,3</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: times new roman; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">. No class.</span><br /><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: times new roman; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Tuesday 10.19.10, Day 1 (Long Block)</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: times new roman; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">. Before lunch you can have time in your independent reading groups, just to make sure your posting schedule is organized and shared with me. After class, we will begin the first of three classes on Henrik Ibsen’s </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: times new roman; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">A Doll’s House</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: times new roman; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">, so please make sure you have read it (at least once) before class and can access moments in the text at will. What we are doing over the next three days is my surprise. . .</span><br /><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: times new roman; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Wednesday 10.20.10, Day 7. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: times new roman; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Class on Henrik Ibsen’s </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: times new roman; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">A Doll’s House.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: times new roman; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: times new roman; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br /><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: times new roman; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Thursday 10.21.10, Day 6. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: times new roman; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Class on Henrik Ibsen’s </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: times new roman; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">A Doll’s House.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: times new roman; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: times new roman; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br /><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: times new roman; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Friday 10.22.10, Day 5 </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: times new roman; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">, No Class, but your first (of three) book club posts will be due by midnight.</span><span style="font-family: times new roman;"> Details coming soon.</span>R. Gallagherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320082679219510745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411145127857089342.post-78850377941965768662010-10-08T09:00:00.000-04:002010-10-08T09:00:36.419-04:00Amiri Baraka<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9OZFAG_AizX1OqtvTwdd5HH2MbIj3wAMLSdZOkoBKBhmc1tJXtXwC2iQGSdvMOSl4OL-ZK7GgQh4uu_-U8C4F_8tu7GTndM-VxefIuxgpi0NV-2V3zAkHIpo_f2Vx8bTnVlUnw-qlc_Q/s1600/JeanMichelBasquiat2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9OZFAG_AizX1OqtvTwdd5HH2MbIj3wAMLSdZOkoBKBhmc1tJXtXwC2iQGSdvMOSl4OL-ZK7GgQh4uu_-U8C4F_8tu7GTndM-VxefIuxgpi0NV-2V3zAkHIpo_f2Vx8bTnVlUnw-qlc_Q/s320/JeanMichelBasquiat2.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Image: <b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Michel_Basquiat">Jean-Michel Basquiat’s</a> </b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Untitled_acrylic_and_mixed_media_on_canvas_by_--Jean-Michel_Basquiat--,_1984.jpg">"untitled (skull)," 1984</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">You have an <a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/7741576/Poetry-Explication-Assignment-20">explication</a> of Amiri Baraka’s <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh34ytjdUe2rYqf0x0eneDvTl_HWVUgAb3u4p0wg-wVYW2AQO3YRUPqsykURdRG88uXdmy7-cz1Gaj2vdbh4sFMPKVuubPuGIdJMNiST0pxIp92VxhyGBiQhJkyk4I77-2KKkKo8rkExzWp/s1600-h/baraka-kenyatta-poem.jpg">"Kenyatta Listening to Mozart"</a> due by class time on Wednesday, October 13<sup>th</sup>.<span> </span>It should be typed and adhere to MLA formatting guidelines.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Provided below are a couple helpful links to help you gain some entrance points into the poem—please make use of them.<span> </span>But when it comes to the explication, I am only interested in how the poem works to create meaning.<span> </span>For this style of paper, disregard anything that can not be proved with what the text provides.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;">You will be graded on the <a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/20086332/APE-Rubric-With-Grade-Translation">APE rubric</a> and it will count in the Major Projects category.<span> </span>If you would like feedback on your other explications, come and see me today (Friday) or Tuesday and I will give you feedback.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://poemtalkatkwh.blogspot.com/2009/07/baraka.html">choice and style (PoemTalk #20)</a></div><div> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amiribaraka.com/bio.html">Amiri Baraka</a></div>R. Gallagherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320082679219510745noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411145127857089342.post-80578707936996567022010-10-07T16:02:00.000-04:002010-10-07T16:02:14.661-04:00Agenda for Week of 10.11.10<div class="post-header"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWx-Dd_X0Yij1OmEozs2O7XD2Emb-L3Ei7tkOUzXy8XZqfcs3tlfP8ula0tGZoFq0gbgJIjcyqOH3pNuuSUR3Pa44fcLM3gsekIIuzWpOP9GXC79MXch9GjYjrQl7WL0tmL5AJihYiD97U/s1600/artwork_images_138625_148030_rupert-garcia.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWx-Dd_X0Yij1OmEozs2O7XD2Emb-L3Ei7tkOUzXy8XZqfcs3tlfP8ula0tGZoFq0gbgJIjcyqOH3pNuuSUR3Pa44fcLM3gsekIIuzWpOP9GXC79MXch9GjYjrQl7WL0tmL5AJihYiD97U/s320/artwork_images_138625_148030_rupert-garcia.jpg" width="232" /></a>image: <a href="http://www.renabranstengallery.com/garcia.html">Rupert Garcia</a></div><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>10.13.10:</b> "Get Ahead Day": Long Block: <b><span style="color: magenta;">Explication on Blog on Amiri Baraka "Kenyatta Listening to Mozart"</span></b>. Details in post above. </span><a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/20209916/%C2%A9-Ms-Pettit-Modified-by-Ryan-Gallagher"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">SRD</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> <b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Azar Nafisi's <i>Reading Lolita in Tehran</i> SRD on Parts 1 & 2</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">10.14.10: Day 3: </span><a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/20209916/%C2%A9-Ms-Pettit-Modified-by-Ryan-Gallagher"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">SRD</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Azar Nafisi's <i>Reading Lolita in Tehran</i> SRD on Parts 1 & 2</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">10.15.10: Day 2: </span><a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/20209916/%C2%A9-Ms-Pettit-Modified-by-Ryan-Gallagher"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">SRD</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Azar Nafisi's <i>Reading Lolita in Tehran</i> SRD on Parts 1 & 2</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Henrik Ibsen’s <i>A Doll’s House</i> needs to be read by 10.19.10 for </span><a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/20209916/%C2%A9-Ms-Pettit-Modified-by-Ryan-Gallagher"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">SRD</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> s</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">You should also be doing your Independent Reading.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span>R. Gallagherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320082679219510745noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411145127857089342.post-24053479707649946492010-10-04T10:34:00.000-04:002010-10-04T10:34:02.537-04:00Agenda for week of 10.4.10<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi20js_rgyBS9IBaf9hILYVZSyqW2pQsjY_wndF7aqoEdbf1hBm8rckOcnhKxue-5QGLN9sQZSqSVFizJ8siW2SwvgFGTNsSTq6nvBLKsBiwHBdY7qdulITObZv9vPI71uHvDeI45uNASY/s1600/Kline.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi20js_rgyBS9IBaf9hILYVZSyqW2pQsjY_wndF7aqoEdbf1hBm8rckOcnhKxue-5QGLN9sQZSqSVFizJ8siW2SwvgFGTNsSTq6nvBLKsBiwHBdY7qdulITObZv9vPI71uHvDeI45uNASY/s320/Kline.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<a href="http://www.neh.gov/news/humanities/2009-03/AmericanArt.html" id="internal-source-marker_0.15765838424165068"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">Image: Mahoning</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;"> 1956, by Franz Kline</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;"> Oil and paper collage on canvas, 203.2 x 254 cm </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">—Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, Purchase, with funds from the Friends of the Whitney Museum of American Art. © 2009 The Franz Kline Estate/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">10.6.10 </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Day 1: Long Block: <span style="color: red;">Due: Explication of Charles Olson’s “Maximus to Gloucester, Letter 27 [withheld]” MLA formatting required. You will be graded on the <a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/20086332/APE-Rubric-With-Grade-Translation">APE rubric</a> and it will count in the Major Assessments category.</span> In class we will look at Eavan Boland’s “It’s A Woman’s World” & Erica Funkhouser’s “The Accident.”</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">10.8.10 </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Day 6: I<a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/38276866/Scoring-Guide-for-Annotated-Bibliography-Independent-Reading-Project">ndependent Reading Project due.</a> In class: 2nd cycle book club rotation set up. Agenda for next week set up.</span>R. Gallagherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320082679219510745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411145127857089342.post-24839920352599936672010-09-27T21:23:00.001-04:002010-09-28T13:50:46.357-04:00Resources & The Independent Reading Project<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYvNWC3syNqi-1lK6xepx73ppjX0qnXsRcCq0KVjs5bThnDL7nNQeXyYYCIF9s3u7iZu6c4PlQwjZuJIAuChYRVi74EFwHllOBvLwl3W65_H0Z6vXUWrlSiB4VYJFkfy8LV293fUrqnRA/s1600/Fig-7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYvNWC3syNqi-1lK6xepx73ppjX0qnXsRcCq0KVjs5bThnDL7nNQeXyYYCIF9s3u7iZu6c4PlQwjZuJIAuChYRVi74EFwHllOBvLwl3W65_H0Z6vXUWrlSiB4VYJFkfy8LV293fUrqnRA/s400/Fig-7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.tate.org.uk/research/tateresearch/tatepapers/08autumn/mary-jacobus.shtm"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Cy Twombly "Untitled (Say Goodbye, Catullus, to the Shores of Asia Minor)" 1994 Oil, acrylic, crayon, oil stick, pencil, and coloured pencil on canvas.</span></a> </div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span id="internal-source-marker_0.021046049830292124" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Please don’t take these links as the only places to look on “the inter-nets”, but if you are at a loss for where to begin or just need some places to get your brain moving, then feel free to check out the following sites.</span><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Helpful Resources:</span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">First, your Malden Library Card gives you access to the Boston Public Library database. One of my main objectives is to get you to use this site. So, if you have not been exposed to how to use this resource, visit your local librarian (who happens to be phenomenal at her job!)</span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span><br />
<b style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">For audio files and poetry-related stuff:</span></span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://writing.upenn.edu/pennsound/"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">PennSound: Center for Programs in Contemporary Writing</span></a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.archive.org/details/naropa"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">Naropa Poetics Audio Archives</span></a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">You can also check out any news organization (and a million other places) for audio files.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">For audio / video avant-garde poetry and art:</span></span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.ubu.com/"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">UbuWeb</span></a></span><br />
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<b style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">For interesting Video Lectures & Talks:</span></span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.ted.com/"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">T.E.D talks</span></a></span><br />
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<b style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">And for Poetry:</span></span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.poetryfoundation.org/"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">The Poetry Foundation</span></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">There’s a million other places that I think would be interesting—but I’m trying not to overwhelm you. You could get lost in any of these sites for a few years.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/38276866/Scoring-Guide-for-Annotated-Bibliography-Independent-Reading-Project" style="display: block; font: 14px Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; margin: 12px auto 6px; text-decoration: underline;" title="View Scoring Guide for Annotated Bibliography Independent Reading Project on Scribd">Scoring Guide for Annotated Bibliography Independent Reading Project</a> <object data="http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf" height="600" id="doc_553271037338358" name="doc_553271037338358" style="outline: medium none;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf"> <param name="wmode" value="opaque"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"> <param name="FlashVars" value="document_id=38276866&access_key=key-1voodpwnd52pggfi4ma2&page=1&viewMode=list"> <embed id="doc_553271037338358" name="doc_553271037338358" src="http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=38276866&access_key=key-1voodpwnd52pggfi4ma2&page=1&viewMode=list" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="600" width="100%" wmode="opaque" bgcolor="#ffffff"></embed> </object> </span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="color: red;">Due Friday October 8th, in class.</b></span></span></div>R. Gallagherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320082679219510745noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411145127857089342.post-33500631089621707972010-09-24T13:06:00.000-04:002010-09-24T13:06:36.411-04:00Agenda for week of 9.27.10<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibOqeyERXyfGm0i2Qe-FFbe2y91tLQK1BcV6yzF7_FQpo9FaxZXNu2qUK3fbZHA3BEEFtDqUuNJAJBBLQCl5XO-vd5md7dMzyYkmMin4PhfiYmwH0zhMkQdv9VITUY9Jf-tQNbrepIeDLy/s1600/cupcollagemedium.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibOqeyERXyfGm0i2Qe-FFbe2y91tLQK1BcV6yzF7_FQpo9FaxZXNu2qUK3fbZHA3BEEFtDqUuNJAJBBLQCl5XO-vd5md7dMzyYkmMin4PhfiYmwH0zhMkQdv9VITUY9Jf-tQNbrepIeDLy/s320/cupcollagemedium.jpg" width="202" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: red; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.joebrainard.org/COLLAGE_MAIN.htm">Joe Brainard's "Untitled" Collage 1975 </a></span></b></span></div><br />
<div style="color: red;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>Note--you should really try and finish your independent reading book by the middle of the week if you want to leave yourself enough time to do the assignment with the attention it requires--details to be given on Wednesday.</b></span></div><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: red; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="color: black;">9.27.10</span></b> Day 1, <b><span style="color: black;"></span></b></span><b>In class, we will watch <a href="http://www.polisisthis.com/">"Polis is This; Charles Olson and the Persistence of Place"</a> by <em>Henry Ferrini</em></b><b> and prepare ourselves for the SRD on Tuesday - Wednesday.</b><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: red; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="color: black;">9.28.10</span></b> Day 7, </span><a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/20209916/%C2%A9-Ms-Pettit-Modified-by-Ryan-Gallagher">SRD</a><b> on Charles Olson. <a href="http://gallagherseniorhonors.blogspot.com/2010/09/charles-olson-online-reader-and-links.html">Click here for details.</a></b><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: red; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="color: black;">9.29.10</span></b> Day 6, <span style="color: red;"></span></span><a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/20209916/%C2%A9-Ms-Pettit-Modified-by-Ryan-Gallagher">SRD</a><b> on Charles Olson continued. (Please note the schedule change.)</b><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: red; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="color: black;">9.30.10</span></b> Day 5: No class.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: red; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="color: black;">10.1.10</span></b> Day 4, <span style="color: black;"></span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: red; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: red;"></span></span><b><a href="http://gallagherseniorhonors.blogspot.com/2010/09/charles-olson-online-reader-and-links.html">Olson blog due</a>. Independent Reading & College Essay workshop time.</b><br />
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<b>Next week:</b><br />
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<b>Independent reading Project will be due <span style="color: red;">Monday, Oct 4th</span>. We will move on to a new unit after this. </b><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span>R. Gallagherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320082679219510745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411145127857089342.post-74006216864110201372010-09-23T13:21:00.000-04:002010-09-23T13:21:06.877-04:00Charles Olson (online) reader and linksPlease read / watch / listen to <u>all of the following items</u> for the <a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/20209916/%C2%A9-Ms-Pettit-Modified-by-Ryan-Gallagher">SRD</a> on <span style="color: red;">Tuesday, September 28th</span>. Note: Some of these things may require you to read more than once, mark up / take notes, etc. so that you can have something specific, probing, and sophisticated to say in class.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy2eR2JPWh2yExeNjB3nh3AMwvMBLO56bctsPCabz_pkor7tahiWFkQBI7p0WAyfaXb13p3swom2zwjq1-IIQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;">Charles Olson reads <span class="h1 small"></span><em>"Maximus to Gloucester, Letter 27</em> [withheld]"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.poetryfoundation.org/archive/poem.html?id=238348"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b>Print and read all of the following for class discussion:</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.poetryfoundation.org/archive/poem.html?id=238348"><em>"Maximus to Gloucester, Letter 27</em> [withheld]"</a> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.poetryfoundation.org/archive/poem.html?id=176948">Maximus, to himself</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.poetryfoundation.org/archive/poem.html?id=176950">I, Maximus of Gloucester, to You</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.poetryfoundation.org/archive/poem.html?id=176952">The Songs of Maximus: Song 1</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.poetryfoundation.org/archive/poem.html?id=176953">The Songs of Maximus: Song 2</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.poetryfoundation.org/archive/poem.html?id=176951">Maximus, to Gloucester: Letter 2</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.poetryfoundation.org/archive/poet.html?id=5137">The Poetry Foundation’s Biography</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.poetryfoundation.org/learning/poetics-essay.html?id=237880">Projective Verse (1950)</a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Also, <a href="http://media.sas.upenn.edu/pennsound/podcasts/PoemTalk/PoemTalk-34-Olson-Maximus_Letter_27.mp3">listen to the following talk called</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://poemtalkatkwh.blogspot.com/2010/07/back-to-geography-poemtalk-34.html">back to geography (PoemTalk #34)</a></div><br />
Finally, you have 48 hours (from the end of Tuesday's class) to make a comment in the comment stream that continues the class discussion:<br />
<div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: red;"></span></b></span></div><div style="color: blue; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">recommended minimum: 700 words</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span> </div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Post your reaction to something specific and thought provoking from a classmate's comment in the SRD and elaborate on how it could be used to further explicate the poetry of Charles Olson--please be <u>specific</u> and <u>original</u>--this is not the place to be restating ideas, but furthering them . . . </span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">This post will be graded on the </span><a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/21439315/Malden-High-School-Rubric-for-Open-Response-Questions" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Malden High Open Response Rubric</a></span><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> and counted as a homework grade. Because of the nature of the assignment, late credit will not be granted.</span></span></span>R. Gallagherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320082679219510745noreply@blogger.com43tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411145127857089342.post-28830955006982710372010-09-22T19:46:00.000-04:002010-09-22T19:46:10.770-04:00Ted Berrigan & links for "Red Shift"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: right;"></div><div style="text-align: right;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ0-RtPqw3HjN328zbXIMLdyS0ilfo8qTq-LQ8vekkBQWI9xSIVabh8E3_BcI0Nq9cHJDzupDo-AEhdZFrpo-6Yi-inHWQQ4PYnHRW77wZw7D97VaV4BBh2Z_FroKyg1XJ8JPxcvwx6Lo/s1600/143.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ0-RtPqw3HjN328zbXIMLdyS0ilfo8qTq-LQ8vekkBQWI9xSIVabh8E3_BcI0Nq9cHJDzupDo-AEhdZFrpo-6Yi-inHWQQ4PYnHRW77wZw7D97VaV4BBh2Z_FroKyg1XJ8JPxcvwx6Lo/s640/143.jpg" width="452" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://epc.buffalo.edu/authors/berrigan/redshift.html">the text of "Red Shift"</a> by Ted Berrigan</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://writing.upenn.edu/pennsound/x/Berrigan.php">The Ted Berrigan Page</a> on PennSound</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://mediamogul.seas.upenn.edu/pennsound/authors/Berrigan/Berrigan-Ted_Red-Shift_Exact-Change_12_7-25-82.mp3">the audio of "Red Shift"</a> by Ted Berrigan</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redshift">Red Shift </a>on Wikipedia<span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dN3GbF9Bx6E&feature=related"><span style="font-size: small;">The Mamas & The Papas: California Dreamin'</span></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3XGFZ84F7lWSjWluz5ZC3a5aqctGn43o86oT1gpGM-4yIjxU82ucFa7Dwtx1ikz218vURyGPYzcubSCWTkgoO9CVomDHs7-Y_8ZOk_ED0aD4qmZj49O5q3o8BRTPmFaK8w7OUL9er7t0/s1600/ted+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div>R. Gallagherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320082679219510745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411145127857089342.post-33025767440988629872010-09-21T13:29:00.003-04:002010-09-21T14:55:13.523-04:00College Essay Scoring Guide<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiomhjW2-Ilcf2aYT2ytrIJNRfHB1rwjODwe1oyWA-8rYlnHw-Wbm9cRA1-mBRvZ8wBhBwxWmrwzYHsPXnNpdj4T47KkI832tx3emA4zPQfvI1npg8VjQrgHaidfcpHkyAfGGOL0Tv7hB8/s1600/E1232.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiomhjW2-Ilcf2aYT2ytrIJNRfHB1rwjODwe1oyWA-8rYlnHw-Wbm9cRA1-mBRvZ8wBhBwxWmrwzYHsPXnNpdj4T47KkI832tx3emA4zPQfvI1npg8VjQrgHaidfcpHkyAfGGOL0Tv7hB8/s320/E1232.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><div class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 7.5pt;"><a href="http://www.jaydefeo.org/E1232.html">Mirage<span style="font-style: normal;"> 1989<br />
oil on linen<br />
16 x 20 inches<br />
Estate no. E1232</span></a></span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 7.5pt;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Jay Defeo </span></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>50 points</b>--Grammar, mechanics, typos, spelling, & usage. Remember, this is your only impression to show yourself through language. No matter the content of your essay, careless mistakes make you seem--well, careless. And you do not want the college admissions team to think you are apathetic. I expect you to make sure the essay is flawless. I would be happy to suggest how to phrase things better, but I should not be spending my time fixing your careless typos and spelling errors (and I won't). </div><br />
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<ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal"><b>50 points</b>--Writer demonstrates control of sentence structure, grammar, and usage. </li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><b>40 points</b>--Errors do not interfere with communication. There are few errors relative to length. </li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><b>30 points</b>--Errors interfere with communication. </li>
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<b>50 points</b>--Insight and creativity, readability, and is your essay compelling? A note to remember your audience here and the purpose of your essay: All writers do this on some level--we consistently look at audience and purpose when we analyze writing. If you are using this to apply to college, keep in mind that the admissions officers are looking for intelligent and motivated students who will be successful at their school. Your essay should: <br />
<ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal">Be personal (instead of general) </li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Be concrete (instead of abstract--can you make your reader "see" your world?) </li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Include anecdote (instead of summary--this is not a resume) </li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Include a hook or lead </li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Have sophisticated and / or subtle organization </li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Show a sophisticated or subtle mastery of language </li>
<li class="MsoNormal">AND AVOID CLICHE! </li>
</ul>In order for me to work on your essay, you also need to write me a letter:<br />
<ol><li class="MsoNormal">Describe yourself: where are you from, where have you lived, languages, cultures, etc. “Surface level stuff.”</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Describe yourself as a reader.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Describe yourself as a writer.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Describe yourself as a student.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Describe yourself as a friend.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Describe yourself as a thinker.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">What else should I have asked you to describe and why?</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">What you were trying to do in your college essay. </li>
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<b><span style="color: red;">PLEASE PRINT THIS PAGE OUT AND ATTACH TO THE BACK OF YOUR ESSAY SO I CAN WRITE COMMENTS. WHEN YOU PRINT, MAKE SURE YOU ONLY PRINT THIS PAGE.</span></b></div>R. Gallagherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320082679219510745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411145127857089342.post-12049150009508017342010-09-21T13:17:00.000-04:002010-09-21T13:17:35.602-04:00College Essay Prompts<div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: right;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTlDgeWoC5Hg3cPZOoH7k7N6d-m9zIbMmaODKb_HqLJt0YzNEbqxiZU-gDz-DbLpDZwWx_XCCZiq60ek2Gh0Ql6GnAspKvqQNpXAM69NsXxS6lSYNHoeOQcsQ3iDDK0_SuG4O2k9KjscU/s1600/73.38_01_b02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTlDgeWoC5Hg3cPZOoH7k7N6d-m9zIbMmaODKb_HqLJt0YzNEbqxiZU-gDz-DbLpDZwWx_XCCZiq60ek2Gh0Ql6GnAspKvqQNpXAM69NsXxS6lSYNHoeOQcsQ3iDDK0_SuG4O2k9KjscU/s320/73.38_01_b02.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span id="internal-source-marker_0.14796404162807508" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">image:</span><a href="http://www.sfmoma.org/artwork/4392"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">Jay DeFeo The Veronica, 1957; painting; oil on canvas, 132 in. x 42 3/8 in. (335.28 cm x 107.63 cm); Collection SFMOMA, Gift of Irving Blum; © Estate of Jay DeFeo / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The prompts provided are often a starting point—it’s not really about which prompt you choose to answer, but </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: red; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">HOW</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> you use the topic to write an essay.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Remember Borges, “people tend to prefer the personal to the general, the concrete to the abstract”. You will notice that the questions are vague, repetitive, and general. You could almost adapt any good essay to fit a prompt.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Anyway,</span><a href="https://www.commonapp.org/CommonApp/DownloadForms.aspx"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;"> here are the common application prompts</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>Personal Essay</b>: "Please write an essay (250 words minimum) on a topic of your choice or on one of the options listed below, and attach it to your application before submission. Please indicate your topic by checking the appropriate box. This personal essay helps us become acquainted with you as a person and student, apart from courses, grades, test scores, and other objective data. It will also demonstrate your ability to organize your thoughts and express yourself."</span></span></div><ul style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Evaluate a significant experience, achievement, risk you have taken, or ethical dilemma you have faced and its impact on you.</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Discuss some issue of personal, local, national, or international concern and its importance to you.</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Indicate a person who has had a significant influence on you, and describe that influence. Describe a character in fiction, a historical figure, or a creative work (as in art, music, science, etc.) that has had an influence on you, and explain that influence.</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">A range of academic interests, personal perspectives, and life experiences adds much to the educational mix. Given your personal background, describe an experience that illustrates what you would bring to the diversity in a college community, or an encounter that demonstrated the importance of diversity to you.</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Topic of your choice.</span></li>
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<a href="http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/events/bancroftiana/112/defeo.html">Image of Jay Defeo working on an early draft of "The Rose."</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artadox.com/art-for-sale-art-and-optimism/"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">Image is Three Studies for a Self-Portrait (1976) by Francis Bacon (the 20th century painter, not the Renaissance thinker.)</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #009900; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">9.21.10, </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: red; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Day 5: No Class due to rotation.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">9.22.10, </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: red; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Day 4: </span><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">“</span><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Heart of Darkness</span><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> found poem” & meta due.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: red; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> In class: Introduction to College Essay</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">9.23.10, </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: red; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Day 3: </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In Class: Lecture on Ted Berrigan’s Red Shift</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">9.24.10, </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: red; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Day 2: </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In class: College Essay workshop and / or Independent Reading Research Day.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">By Friday at the latest, you should have selected (and made some progress in reading) your independent reading book. Please see me for consultation if you want or need suggestions. When you have selected your book, please post the author and title of the book in the comment stream (for posterity) and link to a description of the book online.</span>R. Gallagherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320082679219510745noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411145127857089342.post-44608195778508597372010-09-15T21:38:00.002-04:002010-09-15T21:38:58.025-04:00Found Poetry Assignment for *Heart of Darkness* by Joseph Conrad<a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/37523549/Found-Poetry-Assignment-for-Heart-of-Darkness-by-Joseph-Conrad-2010" style="display: block; font: 14px Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; margin: 12px auto 6px; text-decoration: underline;" title="View Found Poetry Assignment for Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad 2010 on Scribd">Found Poetry Assignment for Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad 2010</a> <object data="http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf" height="600" id="doc_386556412752162" name="doc_386556412752162" style="outline: medium none;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf"> <param name="wmode" value="opaque"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"> <param name="FlashVars" value="document_id=37523549&access_key=key-1bpp9lkjvw2pt7bhp11x&page=1&viewMode=list"> <embed id="doc_386556412752162" name="doc_386556412752162" src="http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=37523549&access_key=key-1bpp9lkjvw2pt7bhp11x&page=1&viewMode=list" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="600" width="100%" wmode="opaque" bgcolor="#ffffff"></embed> </object>R. Gallagherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320082679219510745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411145127857089342.post-482752975273336362010-09-15T21:35:00.000-04:002010-09-15T21:35:39.289-04:00O Modernism<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyrKobLWHMoHsj1VilrDCw9P0g1aD49Z0Bg-T3Snbt4MCBXFVmFjKBuUCJX8KRlbnAbUgR5iNhsqBc22aPwqQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujxZd3tBG18&feature=related">An excerpt from Ezra Pound's "Sestina: Altaforte," read by the poet. It is written in the personae of the troubadour warlord Bertrans de Born.</a></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://aduni.org/%7Eheather/occs/honors/Poem.htm">A Hypertext version</a> of T.S. Eliots <a href="http://poetry.poetryx.com/poems/784/">"The Hollow Men" </a></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.sas.upenn.edu/%7Ejenglish/Courses/Spring02/104/steinpicasso.html">"IF I TOLD HIM; A Completed Portrait of Picasso"</a> by Gertrude Stein </span></div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">photo of Stein in front of Picasso's portrait of her</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://smarthistory.org/gertrude-stein.html">Click this link to hear <span class="caption"><span id="lblMessage"></span></span></a><a href="" target="_blank" title="Steven Zucker bio">Dr. Steven Zucker</a> <a href="" target="_blank" title="Beth Harris bio">Dr. Beth Harris</a><a href="" target="_blank" title="Beth Harris bio"><span id="lblMessage"></span></a><a href="" target="_blank" title="Beth Harris bio"><em><span id="lblMessage"></span></em></a> talk about Picasso's portrait of Stein</td></tr>
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