Welcome to IB English! You have chosen a wonderful and challenging full year of literary analysis.
You will find most everything you need on CANVAS!! Please check it out for course info, handouts, the calendar, etc..
Link to Syllabus:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2xKbsx3JCcQSFFpdmo2eVRDOG8/view?usp=sharing
Link to Southridge/IB Academic Integrity Policy:
https://www.beaverton.k12.or.us/schools/southridge/academics/Documents/IB/Academic%20Honesty%20Policy%202017%20IB.pdf
Your first assignment is a letter to me about a life-changing piece of literature! Here is my example:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2xKbsx3JCcQTEcwcHViY193ZTQ/view?usp=sharing
Poems Unavailable for Rita Dove IOPs / I apologize ahead of time for spelling errors and other errors
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Sonnet in Primary Colors
Nestor's Bathtub
Toll Wan Speaks to..
Catherine of Alexandria
Catherine of Siena
Belinda's Petition
The House Slave
David Walker
the Abduction
the Transport of Slaves
Lady Freedom Among Us
The Situation is Intolderable
Freedom Kids
Climbing In
Claudette Colvin..
Rosa
QE2
In the lobby of the Warner
Parsely
Heroes
Primer
Party Dress for a First Born
Persephone, Falling
the Narcissus Flower
Mother Love
Breakfast of Champions
Golden Oldie
Wiederkehr
The Bistro Styt
Exit
Demeter, Waiting
Used
Ta Ta Cha Cha
Fox Trot Fridays
*Styx in The Bistro Styx?
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ReplyDelete1. Why was Siddhartha nursing discontent?
2. What does it mean that the samanas wafted the “hot scent of passion” as they went through Siddhartha’s village?
3. Why does Siddhartha’s father change his mind about Siddhartha’s discussion to become a samana?
4. How would you characterize the relationship between Govinda and Siddhartha?
5. How does the second paragraph on page 13 mirror existential philosophy? What other passages in the first two chapters also mirror existential philosophy?
6. Why does Siddhartha want to leave the samanas?
7. Characterize the language on pg. 21.
8. How is he changing through the course of the first few sections?
9. How do we know?
10. Stylistically, what’s going on? How does form affect the meaning?
TRANSLATION ACTIVITY--if you didn't finish in class!
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Siddhartha—comparison of two passages
In Part I, we read works in translation. Of course, there are some inherent problems with this—we aren’t actually reading the author’s own words, but words that a translator believed to be a true representation of the author’s ideas. For this assignment, we’re going to look at two different translations of the opening paragraph in Siddhartha.
1. Read both passages as a whole and jot down your overall impressions of each (homework).
2. Find a partner.
3. Number the sentences.
4. If you didn’t already, mark instances of parallel structure (anaphora in poetic terms).
5. Think about the different ways in which the sentences are constructed. What types of sentences are these? Is passive voice used at all? How are the constructions different from passage to passage?
6. Note the sentences where Siddhartha is the subject. What is the effect?
7. What are the effects of these stylistic choices? How are the passages different as a result? Write one well-organized paragraph in which you address these issues.
8. Share your paragraph with another group.
9. Comment on CONTENT and APPRECIATION OF LITERARY FEATURES.
Tips for preparing for the IOP.
ReplyDeleteØ Select a topic that is tightly focused.
For example not just “Race and Gender” in the novels studied but
“How racial hierarchy is set up in the novels and the way it impacts on gender.”
Rather than “Power Relations” you could say “How different characters’ power is presented through the use of language.”
Or – instead of “Death and its consequences” – “The way in which death impacts on other characters in…” (Whatever the choice may be)
Ø Select the most appropriate extracts to demonstrate your points of view.
The extracts you choose should be the most appropriate to highlight the points you want to make. Make sure that you focus on every literary technique contained and explain their effect. Include syntax and diction, as well as the more obvious literary techniques used in prose.
Ø Make sure that you fulfil the criteria listed on the Assessment Sheet
Look at what marks are awarded for and make sure that you fulfil all of the criteria.
Ø Rehearse your speech – again and again – and TIME IT.
You should sound confident, self assured. Face the audience. Make sure to make eye contact - throughout. Notes should only be lightly referred to not read the whole way through. You should sound interested in your own speech – vary tone and gesture. Powerpoint presentations should be there to refer to not to rely on. You must fulfil time requirements or you will be penalised.
Ø You will be asked questions at the end of your presentation. Make sure that you come up with a list of possible questions you might be asked and think about the answers. Make sure you understand how the extract fits into your understanding of the rest of the novel. PREPARE.
Mother Love Poetry Presentations
ReplyDelete1. Read the poem several times.
2. Look up any unfamiliar words.
3. Make notes of patterns you see (diction, repetition).
4. Identify and color mark figurative language present (metaphors, imagery, symbols, etc.) and make a key. (You might have already done this!)
5. Label poetic devices present (rhyme scheme, enjambment, etc.).
6. Discuss what the meaning of the poem is. What is the poet talking about? Write a brief summary of your impressions.
7. Identify the emotional effect of the poem. Then, examine how the figurative language and poetic devices add to, enhance, or emphasize what the author is trying to say. Jot down notes about this analysis to use as a reference during your presentation.
8. Come up with a thesis (or an effect statement) which will start off your presentation.
9. Divide up the presentation so everyone has an equal role and does some speaking.
10. Practice reading the work out loud. Think about how you can read the poem for maximum effect.
11. Be prepared to answer questions about your poem!
Each group member should have all the above information written down in your Dove packet. As groups present, you will mark and label the other poems. By the time we have gone through all the poems, you will have an analysis of each one!
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