HL ONLY DUE Their Eyes Were Watching God

 Vlog Diary Entries
WHILE the Vlog is not assessed, it will be used for an assessment later on.

You may work in a group up to three people.  You will create vlog diary (upload to Youtube, share as 'unlisted.')

Your vlog needs to do the following:

 Select 5 extracts to discuss.  An extract should be 40-80 lines.  For each extract, you should discuss the following:

How does the narrator's view influence the reader?
In this extract, what do we learn about the way the characters relate to one another?
How is a major theme from the work discussed in this extract?
What literary devices are used in this extract?
How does this extract help us to understand Hurston's writing style bettter?

Deadlines:
1st Youtube entry posted May 29
2nd May 30
3rd June 1st
4th and 5th:  June 5th

Textual Analysis Practice Monday (post Due Tuesday)

Answer the following questions for EACH of the texts above:

1.  What are three important things to understand about this text?  Why are those things important?

2.  What is the author’s point?  How do you know?

3.  What are the circumstances (context) that make this text understandable?

4.  What is the tone of this text?  How do you know?

5.  What perspective (visual) is the reader provided with, and why and how did the author achieve that perspective?

A Twovel (Due Wednesday)

How is Twitter changing the way the reader interacts with a book?  Cite at least twice from this article here
150 words, please

What is the PETER of Seth's Blog? (Due May 30)

What is the PETER of this blog?  (you must refer to at least three of his posts)
Seth's Blog Here!
Minimum 200 words

More Connected...more caring?

After viewing JR's talk "One Year of Turning The World Inside Out"
http://www.ted.com/talks/jr_one_year_of_turning_the_world_inside_out.html

Answer the following in 150 words:  Now that we are more connected to one another, does it make us care more for one another?  Why or why not?

Twife (HL only)

HL only

Read/listen to the following stories on Twitter:
http://www.npr.org/2012/04/09/150068298/simple-tweets-of-fate-teju-coles-condensed-news

AND

http://www.npr.org/2012/04/10/150355105/philly-cops-bust-crime-in-140-characters-or-less

Quoting from both stories (at least 2 quotes per story) answer the following:
How is Twitter capable of changing the way we interact with others?  What others ways do you think we could be using social media like Twitter in our community here at PSI?


(350 word minimum)

 

Speech! Speech! (Due Monday)

View each of the commencement addresses:

Aaron Sorkin:  http://slyoyster.com/cheap-thrills/2012/aaron-sorkins-syracuse-commencement-speech/

Amy Poehler:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7N_L_pu74k&feature=fvst


 In  200 words, compare and contrast the speeches.  How do the speakers use some of the same tactics?  How are the speeches entirely different?

BANGARANG!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OlY7MwihXY&feature=youtu.be

AGE, CULTURE, GENDER affect the way we perceive a text.  We are still working towards an understanding of how a 'reader' creates the text.

What does this video say about the 'obstacles' we face when perceiving a 'text' outside of our understanding?
(100 words please) 

What makes a great speech?

You will need to read/view the following speeches:

a)  George Bush's speech after 9/11:  http://www.historyplace.com/speeches/gw-bush-9-11.htm

b)  Nelson Mandela's "I am prepared to die":  http://www.historyplace.com/speeches/mandela.htm

c)  Steve Jobs "Stay Hungry Stay Foolish"  http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/Americas/stay-hungry-stay-foolish-steve-jobs-speech-at-stanford/Article1-754153.aspx

In 350 words, explain WHICH speech you think is the BEST speech.  You'll need to explain which criteria you are using when assessing the three speeches.

What do you think the speaker was trying to accomplish? 

Comparative Analysis for today

Go here for a better look at the image:  http://niemann.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/06/the-world-map-of-useless-stereotypes/

Mathvertisement: DUE MONDAY (HL&SL)

In small groups, you will be creating an advertisement for MATH.  We are going to share these as part of a 'get well soon,' message to Dr. I.

In order to get you inspired, check out the following:

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You may work on your advert independently, or in a group (no larger than three students please).  

The Living Word: DUE MONDAY HL&SL

Step one:  read ME!!!

Answer the following questions

1.  Why is it important to recognize 'shifts of meaning' within a conversation?
2.  Give an example of a 'meaning shift' for a word in a conversation (draft a short script)
3.  "We never completely sharpen the meaning,"  do you agree with this idea?  Why or Why not?
4.  What is the 'so what?' factor for this article?

WORLD CLASS!

Today, May 8th is WORLD ASSEMBLY DAY
GO HERE:  click me!

You need to check out the

World Class Stories

• The Lonely Battle
• London 2012: Five-star encounter with Russia's Olympic hopefuls
• Lonely runner
• India: The Digital Divide 

SELECT ONE STORY.
In 250-350 words, explain why this STORY MATTERS TO YOU.
In 100-200 words, explain how you feel you might view that issue differently if you were
a) a different gender
b) a different age
c) from a different culture

Still Screaming...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/interactive/2012/may/03/edvard-munch-scream-interactive?intcmp=239

What about the analysis of Munch's work changes your perspective on the work of art?
(75 words please)

It's a real scream

Reading for L&Lers:
http://www.npr.org/2012/05/02/151706441/scream-still-echoes-after-more-than-a-century?sc=fb&cc=fp

Munch captured something real, says Ana Mozol, a Jungian analyst in Vancouver, British Columbia. She dreamed on the image and found it deeply disturbing — "Like a dark truth," she says. "In Jungian psychology we speak of the personal shadow and the collective shadow. I think in a moment like that, the way I was seeing it, was a seeing through to the collective shadow."

Why does this work of art appeal to so wide of an audience?
What does this work of art mean to you?
300 word minimum