Journals will be collected and read thoroughly after every 10 entries. This is a formative grade, so please make sure all your entries are at least 5 sentences, are making thoughtful connections, and answer the prompts completely.
***PLEASE make sure you are completing journals for the correct class. Read headings carefully.
Honors World Literature & Composition
**All journal entries must be AT LEAST five complete sentences. You should be thoughtful with your answers and address the prompts completely.
Journal #1:
Using your notes, discuss the presence of a symbolic archetype in at least TWO different pieces of literature. What’s their purpose in each text? How dose the symbolism contribute meaning to the text?
Remember, text can be anything from movies, to manga, to video games (anything that can be analyzed for deeper meanings).
Journal #2:
Watch the video:
Then, respond to the TED Talk by making connections (Text to text, text to world, and text to self).
Journal #3:
Watch the clip below and write about the presence of symbolic archetype and/ or indirect characterization.
Journal #4:
Reflect on the Mock-Socratic seminar over “Masque of the Red Death.”
"Masque of the Red Death" FULL TEXT
- PRAISE (These are the things I particularly like what I wrote or said)
- I like the part where...
- I’d like to know more about....
- I used some powerful quotes, like...
- POLISH (These are suggestions to make what you wrote even better)
- What is your favorite part?
- Could you write a lead sentence to “grab” the reader?
- Are your thoughts superficial or mostly literal?
- I got confused in the part about......
- I could add more to this part because...
- I could leave this part out because...
- QUESTION (These are the questions I have about what you wrote, or these are questions that the writer has for the reviewer)
- What do you think is the strongest part of your writing? Your speaking?
- What do you want to know more about—be specific?
- What part doesn’t make sense to you?
Journal #5:
When reading a brand-new text, what do you believe are the most important details, aspects, or themes to pay attention to? What importance do you try to gain from reading? How do these connect to your core beliefs and philosophies as an individual?
Then, read the following article. Which lens do you think best fits your purpose(s) for reading?
Journal #6:
Define allegory in your own words. Why do you think author’s employ this type of narrative purpose? Then, consider the story “Yertle the Turtle.” What larger idea does this entire story represent? Who/What does Yertle represent? The turtles at the bottom? The moon? The lake?
Journal #7:
EXAMPLE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr5hovBVqHs&t=197s
Using one of the Critical Lens below, watch the following clip and write 5 sentences analyzing aspects specific to your focus.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQeXQIIMr-A
- Feminist/Gender
- Marxist/Socioeconomic
- Historical
- Psychoanalytical
- Archetypal
- Religious Connection
Journal #8:
—Early Brainstorming for Final Project
Consider what makes the TED Talk powerful. Choose a tidbit of wisdom or insight from your own life and create your own TED Talk (rough draft).
Journal #9:
Why do you think Christ-Figures/ Martyr Archetypes occur in literature? What is their larger purpose for the audience?
Then, come up with your example of this type of character from another text. How do they fit the archetype, and what is their significance in the text?
Remember, texts are ANYTHING that can be read for deeper meaning(s).
Journal #10:
LIsten to this before completeing the journal
What is evil? What makes good people change into agents of evil?
Does the case of the SPE support or debunk your thoughts about evil? Was there anything that surprised you? Do you think the experiment was ethical?
Journal #11
Conduct a practice literary analysis synthesizing a quote from today’s reading (Ch. 9 of LOTF) and at least one of the poems below. For extra points, apply a critical literary lens to your writing.
I stood upon a high place
Stephen Crane
I stood upon a high place,
And saw, below, many devils
Running, leaping,
and carousing in sin.
One looked up, grinning,
And said, "Comrade! Brother!"
All There is to Know About Adolph Eichmann
Leonard Cohen
EYES:……………………………………Medium
HAIR:……………………………………Medium
WEIGHT:………………………………Medium
HEIGHT:………………………………Medium
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES…None
NUMBER OF FINGERS:………..Ten
NUMBER OF TOES………………Ten
INTELLIGENCE…………………….Medium
What did you expect?
Talons?
Oversize incisors?
Green saliva?
Madness?
World Literature & Composition (with Ms. Lauck)
**All journal entries must be AT LEAST five (5) complete sentences. You should be thoughtful with your answers and address the prompt completely.
Journal #1:
Watch the following clips and identify at least two different moods. Defend your reasoning with specific examples from the video. Consider things like music, character’s reactions, setting, time of day, etc.
(JAWS) https://www.wingclips.com/movie-clips/jaws/a-bigger-boat
(10 Things) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7N6kB11GpE
(Meet the Parents) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPKYgHtnMJQ
Journal #2:
Part 1: In your own words, describe THEME in literature.
Part 2: Give me an example of THEME from two (2) texts of your choice (music, comics, novels, movies, TV shows, etc.). What happens to show us the moral of the story?
Journal #3:
Watch the following film clip, then use at least TWO methods of indirect characterize and give insight to that character’s personality/backstory.
We indirectly characterize people based on their...
Speech
Thoughts
Effects on others
Actions
Looks
After reading ch. 2:
In TED format pick one character from chapter two and tell me how they are using one method of indirect characterization.
T: In chapter two, Curley is ______.
E: This is shown when, “bdfgerge5yehe” (5667).
D: This shows that he is (another character word) because…
Journal #4:
Respond to each of the statements below.
Say whether you agree, disagree, or depends. Then, explain why. Make a connection to help defend your reasoning.
- Sometimes you have to hurt someone to really help them.
- It is more socially acceptable for women to love their female friends than it is for men to love their male friends.
- Physical abuse is always worse than verbal abuse.
Journal #5:
What are some difference between the Of Mice and Men movie and book? Do you like these changes? Why or why not.
-5 SENTENCES
_____________________________________________________
If you were absent, watch the trailer below and explain in at least 5 sentences whether or not it conveys the overall mood of the book well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQtiStdDaYw
Journal #6:
Choose one of the following statements and respond. Indicate whether you agree, disagree, or it depends. Then, explain WHY you believe this. Use a connection to defend your reasoning (text, world, self).
- If someone cannot “pull his/her weight,” he/she is expendable.
- Adult supervision is necessary in every context.
- The force of good is stronger than that of evil.
Journal #7:
Review notes on THEME. What are they?
Then, choose ONE of the following clips to write about. What is a theme from your selected video, and HOW do we learn this lesson?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phT1OKgSflI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DXR7Ny1qNE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AZevrYju3w (start at 1.50)
Journal #8:
What would have to happen for you to stop being friends with someone? What types of changes would that person have to undergo for you to want to stop talking and hanging out with them?
Journal #9:
Look at your Archetypes sheet, and discuss the prensece of a SYMBOLIC archetype in another text. What does this color, number, shape, or idea add to the meaning of your text?
Journal #10:
Take out your Archetypes Sheet and look under the section about CHARACTER. Then, discuss 1-2-character archetypes from another text. How do your chosen characters fit the description on your notes? What THEME does your character teach us?
Journal #11:
What does it mean to be evil? What do you think, specifically, causes a good person to change from good to bad? Make a specific connection to defending your reasoning.
Journal #12:
"They're Made Out of Meat" WRITTEN TEXT
"They're Made Out of Meat" VIDEO
Read the story, then discuss at least one theme.
Then, look up the definition of "irony." How is the story ironic?
Do you like the film or written text better? Why?
Journal #13:
Listen to the NPR interview.
Look back at your Journal #11. Does the case of the SPE support or debunk your thoughts about evil? Was there anything that surprised you? Do you think the experiment was ethical?
Journal #14:
Review your notes on Christ-Figures/Martyr Archetypes.
Come up with an example of this figure for another work of literature (movie, TV show, manga, song, etc.). What qualities of the archetype does your character exhibit?
Why do you think these archetypes exist in literature? What are their purposes?
Journal #15:
Read the full text below:
Define allegory in your own words. Why do you think author’s employ this type of narrative purpose? Then, consider the story “Yertle the Turtle.” What larger idea does this entire story represent? Who/What does Yertle represent? The turtles at the bottom? The moon? The lake?
Journal #16:
What is your prior knowledge of Shakespeare? Have you read anything by him before? Do you know of any films, TV shows, or stories which are inspired by Shakespeare? Why do you think Shakespeare's stories keep getting re-told and re-made throughout the ages?