Carlos Barrera

American Literatue Honors-11/29/07

Today we began reading "The Things They Carried"--the first story in the novel. We read half the story, you will be responsible for finishing the story.

We viewed clips of (edited TV-14) Platoon.

Tomorrow we begin the story "How to Tell a True War Story" Quizlabs for all literature are up at:

www.quizlabcom

The Things They Carried Vocabulary in Context

Born on the Fourth of July Cloze Summary

Born on the Fourth of July-The Long Journey Home

Born on the Fourth of July-Vocabulary in Context

from Platoon

How to Tell a True War Story

Platoon test

The Things They Carried Cloze summary

Who's Who in Platoon

Who's Who in The Things They Carried

 

10th Grade Literature 11/29/07

In class today we handed out scripts of the assassination of Caesar (Act III, Scene i). We went outside and did a first read through. We observed the physical actions viewing the movie with sound down. We viewed a modern rendition of the assassination of Caesar.

Quizlabs for all literature are up at:

www.quizlabcom

Julius Caesar Cloze Summary Act I

Julius Caesar Act I quiz

Julius Caesar Act II Cloze Summary

Julius Caesar Close Summary Act III

Who's Who in Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar paragraph essay

 

10th Grade Literature November 27-28

Tuesday-

We began studying Julius Caesar. I gave out a study guide, which you should use for Monday's quizlabs.

We viewed/read Act I, Scene i of Julius Caesar

We viewed two scenes from a modern film about Julius Caesar. We viewed an incident from his youth when the dictator Sulla invaded Rome.

We viewed Julius Caesar's capture, ransom, and release by Sicilian Pirates.

Wednesday-

I muted the Julius Caesar film and I acted out the voices of Caesar, Antony, Brutus, and Cassius from Act I Scene ii.

These pages will help review Julius Caesar:

http://osbornehighschool.typepad.com/barrera/julius-caesar-act-i-.html

http://osbornehighschool.typepad.com/barrera/julius-caesar-act-ii.html

http://osbornehighschool.typepad.com/barrera/julius-caesar-act-iii.html

http://osbornehighschool.typepad.com/barrera/julius-caesar-powerpoints.html

We read pages 6-19 from the Graphic animation novel version of Julius Caesar.

We discussed the first 15 questions from the Act I study guide for Julius Caesar.

We viewed another version of the Julius Caesar story from the ABC mini-series Empire. We are introduced to Julius Caesar's nephew and adopted son, Octavius. We also met the gladiator responsible for protecting Julius Caesar and Octavius.

The Modern Script of Act 3 Scene 1 which we will use to act out our class scene can be download here:

Download act_3_scene_1.doc

American Literature Honors November 27-28

Tuesday-Wednesday

We began our Vietnam Unit. We listened to, read and discussed Bob Dylan's song "Masters of War".

http://bobdylan.com/songs/masters.html

We began reading, viewing, and discussing Ron Kovic's memoir Born on the Fourth of July. I gave out copies of The Things They Carried, a novel by Tim O'Brien.

American Literature Honors

We were in the computerlab today finishing all quizlabs that were due.

www.quizlab.com

Tomorrow we begin a unit on the Vietnam War. We will read from Tim O'Briens The Things They Carried and Ron Kovic's Born on the Fourth of July.

Download vietnam.ppt  This is a powerpoint we will view this week.

 

10th Literature Monday November 26

We were in the computerlab today. We were finishing quizlabs due tonight. Tomorrow we start JULIUS CAESAR by William Shakespeare.

Here are links to two powerpoints we will view this week in class.

http://osbornehighschool.typepad.com/barrera/julius-caesar-powerpoints.html

American Lit Honors Monday November 19

We are in the computer lab today, tomorrow, and next Monday. Tomorrow, the next two groups present their TPCASTT Harlem Renaissance poems. The folllowing assigments are up or have been put up again:

www.quizlab.com

You have until Monday November 26th to get them finished.

The Great Gatsby Powerpoints + Resources * (old)

The Great Gatsby Quotations * (old)

The Great Gatsby test * (old)

AP Multiple Choice Questions-Notes of a Native Son * (current)

Great Gatsby Chapter 1 and 2 Vocabulary * (old)

Great Gatsby-Chapter 1 and 2 Quiz * (old)

Harlem Renaissance poems * (new)

Sonny's Blues by James Baldwin * (current)

Symbols and Themes in The Great Gatsby * (old)

The Great Gatsby Quiz Chapter 3 * (old)

Timed Write essay-Rewrite the best of your Baldwin essays * (old)

Monday November 19 10th Literature

We are in the computer lab today, tomorrow, and next Monday. The folllowing assigments are up or have been put up again:

www.quizlab.com

You have until Monday November 26th to get them finished.

The Trojan War-Iphigenia at Aulis * (new)

The Trojan War-Paris and Childhood * (new)

The Trojan War-The Oath of Tyndareus * (new)

Hotel Rwanda dialogue explanation * (old)

Iphigenia in Aulis Test * (old)

Problems/Solution Essay-Editorial Addressing a Local Issue * (old)

Research Paper Questions Pretest * (old)

The Greatest-A Fighter's Exile/The Cruelest Sport/ Ali vs. Fraizer * (old)

viewing Muhammad Ali Powerpoint * (old)

ALI * (old)

Hotel Rwanda summary * (old)

Friday November 16

Today in class we gave over the time before lunch to the planning of the TPCASTT presentations for your Harlem Renassiance performances.

The "Negro Speaks of Rivers" and "A Black Man talks of Reaping" groups presented. We will be in the computer lab on Monday to finish our assessments. We will eat Lunch F.

Friday November 16

Today in class we worked on two graphic organizers. The first reviewed the information on the "Iphigenia in Aulis" handout and organized the information into a plot structure.

Download iphigenia_at_aulis_outline.doc  Download here "Iphigenia in Aulis" handout here.

The second graphic organizer compared and contrasted two different scenes from The Greek's assault on Troy. One was from "Helen of Troy" and the other was from (the edited TV-14)"Troy".

The quizlabs on this unit are due on Tuesday evening. We will be in the computer on Monday.

Thursday November 15

Today in class we:

Viewed a clip from the Ken Burn's film Jazz on Theolonius Monk

Discussed "Sonny's Blues" by James Baldwin

We planned in our poetry groups for our upcoming presentations. Two groups go on Friday and the other groups present on Tuesday. The Sonny's Blues assessment is up on quizlab. www.quizlab.com

Thursday November 15

Today in class we viewed a series of clips:

1st- from (edited TV-14) Troy-Paris and Hector discuss Helen being stowed away on the ship sailing to Troy

2nd- Agamemnon and Menelaus visit Odysseus in Ithaca on the day Telemachus is born (from The Odyssey)

3rd- clip of the Greek army stranded at the bay of Aulis; the murder of Artemis' sacred deer (from Iphigenia)

We read from Eric Shanower's Sacrifice-the graphic novel depicting the Euripides play Iphigenia in Aulis

American Lit Honors-Tuesday November 13

Today in class we read and viewed clips from Ken Burns' Jazz that defined Jazz, discussed improvisation, and explored Charlie Parker's life.

We listened to songs from Charlie Parker and Miles Davis. We began reading James Baldwin's "Sonny Blues" and we will continue reading the story on Thursday.

10th Literatue-Tuesday November 13

Today in class we read two poems on Helen of Troy

Helen by H.D.

http://womenshistory.about.com/library/etext/poem1/blp_hd_helen.htm

The face that launch'd a thousand ships by Christopher Marlowe

http://www.cs.rice.edu/~ssiyer/minstrels/poems/75.html

We viewed clips from Helen of Troy where we see how Paris was born, raised, and visted by three goddesses. Also, we meet Helen and see how the Kings of Greece competed for her.

Sonny's Blues

We will be reading "Sonny Blues" by James Baldwin.

Download blues.pdf  This is a copy of the story

A summary of the story can be found at:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonny's_Blues_(short_story)

Download sonny_questions.doc  These are the study questions for the story

There is a lecture on "Sonny's Blues" to be found at:

http://cai.ucdavis.edu/uccp/sblecture.html

Helen's Lament

Helen's Lament    
copyright 1998  by Tracy Marks
(Torrey Philemon of Ancient Sites)

How Was I To Know?

I only followed my heart, the dart

of Cupid, that sparked a fire,

the flaming awakening of desire,

so long dead in this foundering

union, with Menelaus, my spouse,

who never could arouse

my love.

Not long before 

I knew adoration,

the fascination of our nation,

of men who saw in me

a beauty I could never feel.

Inside, a wild Aphrodite

cried to live with passion,

to be real.

How was I to know

that I'd be captive -

mother, wife, compelled

to give, to live for others,

receiving wealth

from kings and princes, 

but losing myself?

How was I to know that 

yearning for life,

that touching my lips 

to Paris's lips

would launch the ships,

would cause such burning,

death, loss, strife?

How was I to know

that if I fled, to soar 

the sky, breathe Aphrodite's air, 

and fly on Cupid's wings,

that men would die?

How was I to know

that I'd be wooed, 

pursued, acclaimed,

then later booed?

That waking to Paris,

to mutual gain,

would bring such pain?

That what I lost 

when I left Greece

would cost such a price,

would brand me a whore,

would cause such a war?

How was I to know?

How was I to know 

that to surrender to caring

would render me victim 

to years of despairing,

that to shun the ways

of Spartan wives

would mean that men 

would lose their lives?

How was I to know

I would feel such shame,

receive such blame,

and forever regret

that I ever met

young Paris of Troy?

How was I to know?

American Lit Honors Monday November 12, 2007

Today we were in the computer lab revising the best of Friday's two timed-writes. You posted the essay on to www.quizlab.com

TPCASTT of

Harlem

Renassiance poem

Instructions:

In the same Great Gatsby groups you last were in, you will be assigned one of these four poems:

The Negro Speaks of Rivers by Langston Hughes (Kaleb, Hayley, Juan, Kyle, Kara--Friday November 15th)

found at: http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15722

The Tropics in

New York

by Claude McKay (Gabby, Sarah, Amanda, Musa--- Tuesday November 20th)

found at: http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15249

From The

Dark

Tower

by Countee Cullen (Leticia, Josh, Nathalie, Kortni--Tuesday November 20th)

http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/from-the-dark-tower/

A Black Man Talks of Reaping by Arna Bontemps (Christian, Conor, Tristan, Maria--Friday November 15th)

http://www.nathanielturner.com/blackmantalksofreaping.htm

You will create a poster size TPCASTT chart of your poem.

You will teach the poem and the meaning of the poem to the class. Check the Quizlab calendar for the dates.

TPCASTT info can be found at:

http://hs.houstonisd.org/ReaganHS/Academies/Resources/TPCASTT.htm

and http://skyview.vansd.org/bquestad/cw/poetry/TPCASTT%20Template.htm

10th Literature Monday November 12, 2007

Today in class we were in the computer lab. Three quizlabs regarding Muhammad Ali were due tonight.

www.quizlab.com

Also, the writing collaborative groups were finishing the Problem/Soution essays based on a problem in your neighborhood or school.  Find the assignment on quizlab. It is to be posted on:

www.pearsonsuccessnet.com

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