Thursday, May 29, 2014
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Thursday, May 1, 2014
Sunday, April 6, 2014
Look Inside My Brain
describe how your masterpiece and/or work in general reflects your inner thinking and capability for creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration.
My masterpiece involved free hand drawing and painting using acrylics. It demonstrates how my mind works through the way I learn, how I comprehend things on a deeper level, and how I connect words/thoughts into pictures to benefit myself. My imagination and creativity are easily to be expressed through images, using color, the idea itself that is demonstrated in the picture. My capability for creativity is endless since anything can be created using a blank canvas. Collaboration can be done through art using techniques from watching other painters on youtube or simply asking my friends who also enjoy art.
My masterpiece involved free hand drawing and painting using acrylics. It demonstrates how my mind works through the way I learn, how I comprehend things on a deeper level, and how I connect words/thoughts into pictures to benefit myself. My imagination and creativity are easily to be expressed through images, using color, the idea itself that is demonstrated in the picture. My capability for creativity is endless since anything can be created using a blank canvas. Collaboration can be done through art using techniques from watching other painters on youtube or simply asking my friends who also enjoy art.
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
MEET MACBETH.
Through the use of indirect characterization, Macbeth is described as a brutal killer who slices off heads. The witches predict about the fortune of Macbeth and his cousin. They say Macbeth will be a king and his cousin, Banquo's children will be children. The witches prediction pretty much lead us to the ending of the play. Shakespeare uses the witches as an exposition, they help introduce characters that are not formally "introduced" to the story, but the audience is aware. The foreshadowing leads the audience to the conclusion, but how Macbeth gets there isn't revealed, and what happens beyond coming king.
Sunday, March 30, 2014
Literature Analysis #6 I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS
1. Briefly summarize the plot of the novel you read according to the elements of plot you've learned in past courses (exposition, inciting incident, etc.). Explain how the narrative fulfills the author's purpose (based on your well-informed interpretation of same).
The story introduces a girl nicknamed Maya, who already sets up the difference between whites and blacks when she wishes she wasn't "a big ugly black girl" and would rather be a blonde white woman. Her parents move her along with Bailey her brother to the town stamps where they meet Ms. Henderson, whom they start to call Momma. Maya says her brother is her exact opposite, graceful, attractive etc. Momma is a character who is respected well in the community despite being a black woman. Maya has always been conservative, would rather curl up reading a book, but aware of the social standings within stamps. Maya and Bailey get shifted around to their mothers home, whom Bailey adores. It is during this time Maya is molested and raped by Mr. Freeman, Vivian's boyfriend. He threatens to kill bailey if she tells. Maya was confused and didn't understand. Eventually Mr. Freeman is killed by being beat to death and Maya feels like she condemned him for lying about there being no other incidents. Bailey and Maya drift apart as he tries to be like vivian's taste. She goes moved back to stamps, then with her father then back to stamps, and back to Vivian.
The story is an autobiography, so I think her purpose is to let her story be known to other not only for her audience's benefit to serve as an inspiration through tough times but also to help her vent what has went on in her life.
2. Succinctly describe the theme of the novel. Avoid cliches.
The story is a lot of racism, when Maya first wished to not be a black ugly woman but a blonde white woman. The whites were treated better. Losing of innocence occurred in the story as well. Maya was aware of the line between whites and blacks from a young age. As well as her incident with Mr. Freeman, which she had no clue was going on at the time, demonstrates her innocence.
3. Describe the author's tone. Include a minimum of three excerpts that illustrate your point(s).
Maya's tone is very personal and open throughout it, sharing her most personal experiences right from the start of the book. Within the 3rd page, "I ran, peeing and crying, not toward the toilet but back to our house." Pg. 3 " He threw me on the blankets and his "thing" stood up like a brown ear of corn. He took my hand and said "feel it."" pg 73. This was so personal, to the point I felt uncomfortable reading the part about Mr. Freeman raping and molesting her.
4. Describe a minimum of ten literary elements/techniques you observed that strengthened your understanding of the author's purpose, the text's theme and/or your sense of the tone. For each, please include textual support to help illustrate the point for your readers. (Please include edition and page numbers for easy reference.)
CHARACTERIZATION
1. Describe two examples of direct characterization and two examples of indirect characterization. Why does the author use both approaches, and to what end (i.e., what is your lasting impression of the character as a result)?
The author uses both indirect and direct
"The age-faded color made my skin look dirty like mud, and everyone in church was looking at my skinny legs." pg. 2
2. Does the author's syntax and/or diction change when s/he focuses on character? How? Example(s)?
3. Is the protagonist static or dynamic? Flat or round? Explain.
Maya could be considered both static and dynamic to me. I feel as if she's always noticed the things around her being not right, but not until later she doesn't know why. So with that respect for always noticing, she's static but when she ends up finding out why and what's truly going on with the racism, the changes in Bailey, she's a dynamic protagonist. Maya is a round character because she undergoes some development, and she had a fully developed personality with flaws and strengths.
4. After reading the book did you come away feeling like you'd met a person or read a character? Analyze one textual example that illustrates your reaction.
I feel like I met a character. The character had struggles like everyone else does, as well as insecurities about her own physical appearance like many teenage girls do. I could relate to that, which established a connection with me early on the book. She has her flaws of not being much of a social person, but also was able to be an AVID reader due to this.
The story introduces a girl nicknamed Maya, who already sets up the difference between whites and blacks when she wishes she wasn't "a big ugly black girl" and would rather be a blonde white woman. Her parents move her along with Bailey her brother to the town stamps where they meet Ms. Henderson, whom they start to call Momma. Maya says her brother is her exact opposite, graceful, attractive etc. Momma is a character who is respected well in the community despite being a black woman. Maya has always been conservative, would rather curl up reading a book, but aware of the social standings within stamps. Maya and Bailey get shifted around to their mothers home, whom Bailey adores. It is during this time Maya is molested and raped by Mr. Freeman, Vivian's boyfriend. He threatens to kill bailey if she tells. Maya was confused and didn't understand. Eventually Mr. Freeman is killed by being beat to death and Maya feels like she condemned him for lying about there being no other incidents. Bailey and Maya drift apart as he tries to be like vivian's taste. She goes moved back to stamps, then with her father then back to stamps, and back to Vivian.
The story is an autobiography, so I think her purpose is to let her story be known to other not only for her audience's benefit to serve as an inspiration through tough times but also to help her vent what has went on in her life.
2. Succinctly describe the theme of the novel. Avoid cliches.
The story is a lot of racism, when Maya first wished to not be a black ugly woman but a blonde white woman. The whites were treated better. Losing of innocence occurred in the story as well. Maya was aware of the line between whites and blacks from a young age. As well as her incident with Mr. Freeman, which she had no clue was going on at the time, demonstrates her innocence.
3. Describe the author's tone. Include a minimum of three excerpts that illustrate your point(s).
Maya's tone is very personal and open throughout it, sharing her most personal experiences right from the start of the book. Within the 3rd page, "I ran, peeing and crying, not toward the toilet but back to our house." Pg. 3 " He threw me on the blankets and his "thing" stood up like a brown ear of corn. He took my hand and said "feel it."" pg 73. This was so personal, to the point I felt uncomfortable reading the part about Mr. Freeman raping and molesting her.
4. Describe a minimum of ten literary elements/techniques you observed that strengthened your understanding of the author's purpose, the text's theme and/or your sense of the tone. For each, please include textual support to help illustrate the point for your readers. (Please include edition and page numbers for easy reference.)
CHARACTERIZATION
1. Describe two examples of direct characterization and two examples of indirect characterization. Why does the author use both approaches, and to what end (i.e., what is your lasting impression of the character as a result)?
The author uses both indirect and direct
"The age-faded color made my skin look dirty like mud, and everyone in church was looking at my skinny legs." pg. 2
2. Does the author's syntax and/or diction change when s/he focuses on character? How? Example(s)?
3. Is the protagonist static or dynamic? Flat or round? Explain.
Maya could be considered both static and dynamic to me. I feel as if she's always noticed the things around her being not right, but not until later she doesn't know why. So with that respect for always noticing, she's static but when she ends up finding out why and what's truly going on with the racism, the changes in Bailey, she's a dynamic protagonist. Maya is a round character because she undergoes some development, and she had a fully developed personality with flaws and strengths.
4. After reading the book did you come away feeling like you'd met a person or read a character? Analyze one textual example that illustrates your reaction.
I feel like I met a character. The character had struggles like everyone else does, as well as insecurities about her own physical appearance like many teenage girls do. I could relate to that, which established a connection with me early on the book. She has her flaws of not being much of a social person, but also was able to be an AVID reader due to this.
Monday, March 24, 2014
IS THERE AN EXPERT IN THE HOUSE?
For my project, the experts would be some of my friends for the art part such as Miki, and Ashley. They would be capable of drawing tips, assisting with the art, or assisting with the details of faces, objects, hair and etc.
Other experts would be everyone in the senior class! who else better to help me with reflecting on their senior experiences than individuals who are currently in their most difficult, and memorable times! Asking senior to reflect on their senior year so far, some expectations they had for it and why it has been memorable. Anyone who has experienced senior year is able to assist me!
Themes in literature.. Well pretty much EVERYONE. Dr. Preston could assist me with some of the themes involved in novels or other things that apply to life in books read but not easily found. But just about every student find th
Other experts would be everyone in the senior class! who else better to help me with reflecting on their senior experiences than individuals who are currently in their most difficult, and memorable times! Asking senior to reflect on their senior year so far, some expectations they had for it and why it has been memorable. Anyone who has experienced senior year is able to assist me!
Themes in literature.. Well pretty much EVERYONE. Dr. Preston could assist me with some of the themes involved in novels or other things that apply to life in books read but not easily found. But just about every student find th
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