Ms. Hyde, this post was made for you to guide you through my webpage. Below are the required assignments for you class upon which I will be graded. Under each assignment you will find the date it was posted. I do please request that you visit each posting individually to analyze it independently. Thank you very much and if you have any questions please ask me.
1. ELA Session One Part B Essay (text and graph)
date posted: 1/10/08...Ms. Hyde just returned it to me today!
2. ELA Session Two Part B Essay (critical lens)
date posted:1/8/08...I just got it back today because I was absent, that is why it is just posted today.
3. Questions on Session One Part B
date posted:12/19/07...Ms. Hyde, this date is not displayed at the top of the post-i don't know why- but i can show you from my logged-on account, i can see it from there.
4. Area of Weakness on ELA Regents Exam and have people comment on how to help you
date posted:1/2/08
5-6. Analysis of 2 Critical Lens Quotes (you had to write the introductory paragraphs)
date posted:12/3/07
7. One of the 2 critical lens quote developed into a complete outline
date posted:12/5/07
8-9. Plot of Fences and August Wilson's Bio with Works Cited
date posted:12/10/07
Note:#s 8 and 9 are both in the same post as asked I was told in the beginning to do so.
10. Story Map on Fences
date posted:1/8/08...Ms. Hyde just asked us to post it today on our blogs.
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Story Map on Fences
Information Technology High School 1
Ms. Hyde
English E5H
12/30/07
Lourdes Vicuna
Fences by August Wilson
Characters & Characterization:
Troy Maxson-is known as the protagonist of the book. He is 53 years old African American and his occupation is a sanitation man. Troy is the husband of Rose, brother of Gabriel and father of Lyons, Cory and Raynell.
Jim Bono-He is Troy’s best friend.
Rose-She is the wife of Troy and has faithfully maintained herself on his side. Rose is the mother of Cory, stepmother of Lyons and raises Raynell.
Lyons-Troy’s son, who is a musician and comes to ask for money on Troy’s payday.
Gabriel-Troy’ brother who served as a soldier in WWII and now has a metal plate in his head because of an injury.
Cory-Son of Troy and Rose, great football player in High School and later serves in the Marines.
Raynell-Daughter of Alberta and Troy, innocent child raised by Rose after mother’s death.
Alberta-Mother of Raynell, she dies when she gives birth. This is the woman who Troy had an affair with.
Death-Death is the antagonist of the play because Troy fears it and it kills him too.
Setting:
This play takes place mostly in the backyard of a two-story brick house or the house itself in Pittsburgh, PA. The time during which this took place was 1957-1965 and this time period is very important because it was a time of Civil Rights Movement and a time of segregation. The reader was able to perceive a feeling of separation in this town because they were African American and thus were limited to certain rights.
Vocabulary: (from www.dictionary.com)
1. sickle(p.11)- an implement for cutting grain, grass, etc., consisting of a curved, hook like blade mounted in a short handle.
2. hauling(p.35)- To pull or drag forcibly; tug.
3. recruited(p.49)- To engage (persons) for military service.
4. penitentiary(p.70)- a place for imprisonment, reformatory discipline, or punishment, esp. a prison maintained in the U.S. by a state or the federal government for serious offenders.
5. maneuver(p.85)- a planned and regulated movement or evolution of troops, warships, etc.
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Information Technology High School 2
Ms. Hyde
English E5H
12/30/07
Lourdes Vicuna
Plot: (Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Conclusion/Resolution):
This play begins with the fact that Troy and Bono are drinking on payday at Troy’s backyard. As they are talking Bono suspects that Troy is cheating on Rose. Lyons later appears asking for money and permission to play football at North Carolina, but is denied. Late into the play, after talking with his boss, Troy gets to drive the garbage truck. As Troy and Cory are working on the fence, Bono tells them that Rose wants to have a fence because she loves them and she wants to keep them all to herself. Troy confesses that he had an affair with Alberta to Bono and later more importantly to Rose. Months later he brings home the baby that belongs to Alberta and Troy and Rose in a feeling of love and emotion agrees to raise baby Raynell. Troy and Cory later have a physical fight and eight years later, Troy dies from a heart attack. By this time he had already build the fence that Rose had always wanted.
2 “Quotes”: (With explanation, 1 paragraph each)
“Death ain’t nothing but a fastball on the outside corner”-Troy (p.10)
As quoted above, Troy’s antagonist was death. He knew that once it came, that was the end of him. That is why he compares it as a fastball, because it is something that occurs without giving warning, spontaneously, like as if he was waiting online for his turn to come. This quote was foreshadowing the future death of Troy because it would be fast and unexpected by the reader.
“Some people build fences to keep people out …and other people build fences to keep people in. Rose wants to hold on to you all. She loves you.”-Bono (p.61)
This quote is very important because it gives a sense of symbolism. This quote means that in this play Rose tried to keep her family protected, but little did she know that this would not happen. Here the fences symbolize protection for her family. It is also important to not forget how fences keep the evil away from Rose’s family because her family is her priority. This quote is very important because August Wilson tells the reader how the fences symbolize protection or put a stop to something and in this case it was keeping the family together despite the racial society that surrounds them.
Conflicts: (External, Internal)
Troy vs. Troy (Internal Conflict)-Tory has to battle within himself the fact that he always tries to give his family the best of him; attention, love and support. But when he tries to do so, it somehow fails, especially since he had an affair with Alberta. It’s like as if he wanted to give of himself more than what he has.
Troy vs. Cory (External Conflict)-Troy confronts his son because they had an argument, they physically interacted with each other. Mostly because Troy doesn’t approve Cory’s
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Information Technology High School 3
Ms. Hyde
English E5H
12/30/07
Lourdes Vicuna
desire to play professional football. This conflict leads to a rough relationship between father and son which later is seen in the end of the play because Cory refuses to go to his dad’s funeral. Rose makes him realize that not going to his dad’s funeral doesn’t make him a man so he decided to go.
Themes:
Family is Priority
Family is priority to Rose because she was always trying to find out ways to keep her family together. Like when Troy confessed that he was having an affair with another woman, she could of have left, but yet she chose to put her family first and make sacrifices for them by staying with them because her family was her priority.
Protection of Fences
Protection of Fences was a main topic in this play because it was constantly brought up to Troy that he had to build fences for Rose. What makes fences a theme is the fact that protection was necessary for everything. Fences served as a barrier to what was going around society.
Literary Elements:
Tone- a particular style or manner, as of writing or speech; mood.
p. all of the book
This play had a tranquil tone because it was very moderate; it was always kept at the same tone to let the reader know how there was barely any trouble.
Motif- a dominant theme or central idea.
p. all of the book
In this play, family is a motif because anything any character did affected the family. Like when Troy died, it devastated the entire family. Every character tried to do their best to keep the family together in peace and in harmony.
Symbolism- the practice of representing things by symbols, or of investing things with a symbolic meaning or character.
p. all of the book
Fences are a symbol of protection, protection shown by Rose’s struggle to keep her family together. Fences is also a symbol of barriers, barriers seen in life when Troy struggled to get a garbage truck position at his job because he was an African American.
Annotated Bibliography:
Wilson, August. Fences. New York: Penguin Books, 1986.
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Information Technology High School 4
Ms. Hyde
English E5H
12/30/07
Lourdes Vicuna
Fences is an amazing work of art by August Wilson that tells about the life of an African American family in the 1950s and in the 1960s and their struggle to keep their family together. The Maxson family has difficulties like the other families, but what makes this family stand out is their desire to reunite themselves and be the best that they can. This family is made up of different ways of thinking and yet they all know what they should do to make their family go through difficult times. That is what makes a family so great, which is why August Wilson won many awards and among these Pulitzer Award. Clearly August Wilson wants to make it clear that when everyone turns their back on you, your family will be there for you.
Ms. Hyde
English E5H
12/30/07
Lourdes Vicuna
Fences by August Wilson
Characters & Characterization:
Troy Maxson-is known as the protagonist of the book. He is 53 years old African American and his occupation is a sanitation man. Troy is the husband of Rose, brother of Gabriel and father of Lyons, Cory and Raynell.
Jim Bono-He is Troy’s best friend.
Rose-She is the wife of Troy and has faithfully maintained herself on his side. Rose is the mother of Cory, stepmother of Lyons and raises Raynell.
Lyons-Troy’s son, who is a musician and comes to ask for money on Troy’s payday.
Gabriel-Troy’ brother who served as a soldier in WWII and now has a metal plate in his head because of an injury.
Cory-Son of Troy and Rose, great football player in High School and later serves in the Marines.
Raynell-Daughter of Alberta and Troy, innocent child raised by Rose after mother’s death.
Alberta-Mother of Raynell, she dies when she gives birth. This is the woman who Troy had an affair with.
Death-Death is the antagonist of the play because Troy fears it and it kills him too.
Setting:
This play takes place mostly in the backyard of a two-story brick house or the house itself in Pittsburgh, PA. The time during which this took place was 1957-1965 and this time period is very important because it was a time of Civil Rights Movement and a time of segregation. The reader was able to perceive a feeling of separation in this town because they were African American and thus were limited to certain rights.
Vocabulary: (from www.dictionary.com)
1. sickle(p.11)- an implement for cutting grain, grass, etc., consisting of a curved, hook like blade mounted in a short handle.
2. hauling(p.35)- To pull or drag forcibly; tug.
3. recruited(p.49)- To engage (persons) for military service.
4. penitentiary(p.70)- a place for imprisonment, reformatory discipline, or punishment, esp. a prison maintained in the U.S. by a state or the federal government for serious offenders.
5. maneuver(p.85)- a planned and regulated movement or evolution of troops, warships, etc.
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Information Technology High School 2
Ms. Hyde
English E5H
12/30/07
Lourdes Vicuna
Plot: (Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Conclusion/Resolution):
This play begins with the fact that Troy and Bono are drinking on payday at Troy’s backyard. As they are talking Bono suspects that Troy is cheating on Rose. Lyons later appears asking for money and permission to play football at North Carolina, but is denied. Late into the play, after talking with his boss, Troy gets to drive the garbage truck. As Troy and Cory are working on the fence, Bono tells them that Rose wants to have a fence because she loves them and she wants to keep them all to herself. Troy confesses that he had an affair with Alberta to Bono and later more importantly to Rose. Months later he brings home the baby that belongs to Alberta and Troy and Rose in a feeling of love and emotion agrees to raise baby Raynell. Troy and Cory later have a physical fight and eight years later, Troy dies from a heart attack. By this time he had already build the fence that Rose had always wanted.
2 “Quotes”: (With explanation, 1 paragraph each)
“Death ain’t nothing but a fastball on the outside corner”-Troy (p.10)
As quoted above, Troy’s antagonist was death. He knew that once it came, that was the end of him. That is why he compares it as a fastball, because it is something that occurs without giving warning, spontaneously, like as if he was waiting online for his turn to come. This quote was foreshadowing the future death of Troy because it would be fast and unexpected by the reader.
“Some people build fences to keep people out …and other people build fences to keep people in. Rose wants to hold on to you all. She loves you.”-Bono (p.61)
This quote is very important because it gives a sense of symbolism. This quote means that in this play Rose tried to keep her family protected, but little did she know that this would not happen. Here the fences symbolize protection for her family. It is also important to not forget how fences keep the evil away from Rose’s family because her family is her priority. This quote is very important because August Wilson tells the reader how the fences symbolize protection or put a stop to something and in this case it was keeping the family together despite the racial society that surrounds them.
Conflicts: (External, Internal)
Troy vs. Troy (Internal Conflict)-Tory has to battle within himself the fact that he always tries to give his family the best of him; attention, love and support. But when he tries to do so, it somehow fails, especially since he had an affair with Alberta. It’s like as if he wanted to give of himself more than what he has.
Troy vs. Cory (External Conflict)-Troy confronts his son because they had an argument, they physically interacted with each other. Mostly because Troy doesn’t approve Cory’s
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Information Technology High School 3
Ms. Hyde
English E5H
12/30/07
Lourdes Vicuna
desire to play professional football. This conflict leads to a rough relationship between father and son which later is seen in the end of the play because Cory refuses to go to his dad’s funeral. Rose makes him realize that not going to his dad’s funeral doesn’t make him a man so he decided to go.
Themes:
Family is Priority
Family is priority to Rose because she was always trying to find out ways to keep her family together. Like when Troy confessed that he was having an affair with another woman, she could of have left, but yet she chose to put her family first and make sacrifices for them by staying with them because her family was her priority.
Protection of Fences
Protection of Fences was a main topic in this play because it was constantly brought up to Troy that he had to build fences for Rose. What makes fences a theme is the fact that protection was necessary for everything. Fences served as a barrier to what was going around society.
Literary Elements:
Tone- a particular style or manner, as of writing or speech; mood.
p. all of the book
This play had a tranquil tone because it was very moderate; it was always kept at the same tone to let the reader know how there was barely any trouble.
Motif- a dominant theme or central idea.
p. all of the book
In this play, family is a motif because anything any character did affected the family. Like when Troy died, it devastated the entire family. Every character tried to do their best to keep the family together in peace and in harmony.
Symbolism- the practice of representing things by symbols, or of investing things with a symbolic meaning or character.
p. all of the book
Fences are a symbol of protection, protection shown by Rose’s struggle to keep her family together. Fences is also a symbol of barriers, barriers seen in life when Troy struggled to get a garbage truck position at his job because he was an African American.
Annotated Bibliography:
Wilson, August. Fences. New York: Penguin Books, 1986.
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Information Technology High School 4
Ms. Hyde
English E5H
12/30/07
Lourdes Vicuna
Fences is an amazing work of art by August Wilson that tells about the life of an African American family in the 1950s and in the 1960s and their struggle to keep their family together. The Maxson family has difficulties like the other families, but what makes this family stand out is their desire to reunite themselves and be the best that they can. This family is made up of different ways of thinking and yet they all know what they should do to make their family go through difficult times. That is what makes a family so great, which is why August Wilson won many awards and among these Pulitzer Award. Clearly August Wilson wants to make it clear that when everyone turns their back on you, your family will be there for you.
ELA Session One Part B Essay (text and graph)
MS. HYDE THIS WAS JUST POSTED BECAUSE YOU JUST GAVE IT BACK TO ME, NOT BECAUSE I WAS IRRESPONSIBLE!!!
Grade I Received: 6A
Task: Write an article for the community health newsletter. Using relevant information from the text and graphs, discuss the factors that influence teenage smoking and the implications of those factors for reducing teenage smoking.
Grade I Received: 6A
Task: Write an article for the community health newsletter. Using relevant information from the text and graphs, discuss the factors that influence teenage smoking and the implications of those factors for reducing teenage smoking.
Session One: Part B Essay
Teenage smoking has been an issue of controversy for many years. While some people try to promote smoking, others try to reduce it. So then, what are these factors for reducing teenage smoking?
A passage by B. Feder mentioned that "Teenage smoking rates are still lower than in the 1970's, but they are rapidly increasing". In fact according to a survey conducted by the University of Michigan, 12th graders who smoke on a daily basis are up to 20% since 1991, 10th graders went up to 45% and 8th graders went up to 44% between the years of 1991 and 1996. The cause of this was due to the industries spending on domestic advertising and promotions such as on tv went up from $361 to $4.83 billion. These promotions caused people to buy more cigars. Also propaganda has been used to attract children such as the "ever-hip Joe Camel and Philip Morris' use of the rugged Marlboro man and the Marlboro Adventure Team". These type of factors influence a "cool" and "trendy" way to promote smoking.
The passage also informed how Reynolds and Philip Morris gave "T-shirts in return for coupons accumulated by buying their cigarettes". Thus more people would buy their cigarettes, another factor that would influence teenage smoking. According to the passage, some artist would sell their CDs at bargain prices only if they bought cigarettes. Hollywood would also be another factor because they made cigars a "symbol of success in the movies" which would promote the idea to teenagers that smoking would involve success, especially if artist smoked. Artist smoking made teenagers use them as role models to do as well like seen in the movies. All of these factors influenced smoking in teenagers.
One factor to reduce teenage smoking was the high inflation of taxes, according to the FDA as seen in the passage. The industries also used seen in the passages. The industries also used people "older than 25" to focus their messages on adults to stop teenage smoking. Industries have also perceived how students don't see smoking as a cool but a normal activity. One person said in the passage by B. Feder "If I buy anything but Camel, it feels like I wasted money because I collect Camel cash" he said, referring to the coupons that can be redeemed for Camel merchandise.
Graph 1 shows the percentage in each grade who told surveyors that they smoked at least 1/2 a pack of cigarettes a day provided by th University of Michigan. It is evidently clear that it is increasingly rapidly over the years and thus can be caused because of the factors that influence smoking. These factors can be Hollywood, Artist, give-aways, etc. Graph 1 supports the factors that influence smoking in teenagers. However on the other hand, Graph 2 supports in part how smoking has declined over the past to decades but of those who smoke once in a while have increased their habits has rapidly increased over the recent years because smoking is promoted in teenagers.
Society points their finger at one another for the evidence that is seen in daily life. Teenagers were influenced to smoke because of factors by Hollywood, Stars, etc. But smoking in teenagers was also trying to be stopped through the FDA's higher taxes and propaganda using older people to promote smoking for older people only. At the end of the day it is the teenager who decides what he or she will do with the "factors that influence teenagers smoking and the implications of those factors for reducing teenage smoking".
A passage by B. Feder mentioned that "Teenage smoking rates are still lower than in the 1970's, but they are rapidly increasing". In fact according to a survey conducted by the University of Michigan, 12th graders who smoke on a daily basis are up to 20% since 1991, 10th graders went up to 45% and 8th graders went up to 44% between the years of 1991 and 1996. The cause of this was due to the industries spending on domestic advertising and promotions such as on tv went up from $361 to $4.83 billion. These promotions caused people to buy more cigars. Also propaganda has been used to attract children such as the "ever-hip Joe Camel and Philip Morris' use of the rugged Marlboro man and the Marlboro Adventure Team". These type of factors influence a "cool" and "trendy" way to promote smoking.
The passage also informed how Reynolds and Philip Morris gave "T-shirts in return for coupons accumulated by buying their cigarettes". Thus more people would buy their cigarettes, another factor that would influence teenage smoking. According to the passage, some artist would sell their CDs at bargain prices only if they bought cigarettes. Hollywood would also be another factor because they made cigars a "symbol of success in the movies" which would promote the idea to teenagers that smoking would involve success, especially if artist smoked. Artist smoking made teenagers use them as role models to do as well like seen in the movies. All of these factors influenced smoking in teenagers.
One factor to reduce teenage smoking was the high inflation of taxes, according to the FDA as seen in the passage. The industries also used seen in the passages. The industries also used people "older than 25" to focus their messages on adults to stop teenage smoking. Industries have also perceived how students don't see smoking as a cool but a normal activity. One person said in the passage by B. Feder "If I buy anything but Camel, it feels like I wasted money because I collect Camel cash" he said, referring to the coupons that can be redeemed for Camel merchandise.
Graph 1 shows the percentage in each grade who told surveyors that they smoked at least 1/2 a pack of cigarettes a day provided by th University of Michigan. It is evidently clear that it is increasingly rapidly over the years and thus can be caused because of the factors that influence smoking. These factors can be Hollywood, Artist, give-aways, etc. Graph 1 supports the factors that influence smoking in teenagers. However on the other hand, Graph 2 supports in part how smoking has declined over the past to decades but of those who smoke once in a while have increased their habits has rapidly increased over the recent years because smoking is promoted in teenagers.
Society points their finger at one another for the evidence that is seen in daily life. Teenagers were influenced to smoke because of factors by Hollywood, Stars, etc. But smoking in teenagers was also trying to be stopped through the FDA's higher taxes and propaganda using older people to promote smoking for older people only. At the end of the day it is the teenager who decides what he or she will do with the "factors that influence teenagers smoking and the implications of those factors for reducing teenage smoking".
ELA Session Two Part B Essay (critical lens)
Grade I Recieved:5 to 5.5 depending on the teacher grading my essay.
Task: Write a critical essay in which you discuss two works of literature you have read from the particular perspective of the statement that is provided for you in the Critical Lens. In your essay, provide a valid interpretation of the statement, agree or disagree with the statement as you have interpreted it, and support your opinion using specific references to appropriate literary elements from the two works. You may use scrap paper to plan your response.
Quote: "The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." - Martin Luther King, Jr.
Note: Since indenting doesn't work, I skipped a line to show when a new paragraph began.
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." as quoted by Martin Luther King Jr. taken from Strength To Love,1963. This quote simply means that a person really proves to be themselves best not when their life is going well, but rather in times of difficulty in life. I agree with this quote because it is clear in today's society, that men and women seem to get proper respect and honor of other only after they have faced and overcomed their obstacles. Harper Lee personified Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird through characterization and imagery because he also showedan attitude like the one in Martin Luther King Jr. described. Ray Bradbury did as well in Farenheit 451 when Guy Montag ironicly proved to be a man like the one in the quote.
Atticus Finch, the protagonist from To Kill a Mockingbird fills the requirements of a man who proves to be strong despite the "challenges and controversy " life may present. Harper Lee characterized Atticus Finch as a strong man who is able to help out his community and still have time for his family. The author creates an image in the readers mind where the town is tranquil and free of trouble. The town is also known to have a good reputation and yet Atticus is pictured as a personof strength in times of difficulty. Furthermore into the novel, Atticus is asked if he wants to defend Tom, an African American, accused of possible rape. Harper Lee characterized Atticus as a humble person who is willing to help and therefore accepted the offer. We must remember that this is where the action begins to rise because Atticus is a white man who offers to defend Tom, an African American who is not accepted by the community. Here Atticus proves "the ultimate measure of a man who stands" firm and doesn't change who he is " at times of challenge and controversy". The reader is now able to visualize how tough it was for Atticus to face racial opposition because he lived in a white community in the South during the 1930s when African Americans were not well accepted because of segregation. Once again Atticus proved to be that man who stood firm of all times.
Guy Montag from Farenheit 451 was a person who ironicly becamethe man who stood firmly "at timesof challenge and controversy". We have to remember that the exposition Ray Bradbury proposed was important because he went against something that was censored. Books were not allowed to be read and if someone was caught doing so, fireman were called over to burn books. Ironicly, Guy Montag decided to read some of the books and denied that he any when he was asked if he did. But as the plot advances, he knew that there was no way out and decided to move out of his house and live with the rest of the people that read books. Guy Montag was able to prove he stands at the line as a man with and "ultimate measure" who "stands" firm "at times of challenges and controversy" when he chose to read books knowing that they were censored.
Both Harper Lee and Ray Bradbury conveyed the same theme for their protagonist when they became heroes as they stood firm for who they really were. Atticus Finch an Guy Montag, proptagonists of both novels faced conflicts that made them seem as humble people. Atticu s Finch had an external conflict with society because he faced racial challenges when he was defending a possible black rapist. Many people thought he was doing wrong. Atticus didn't pay mind to this, but rather didi what he thought was the ight thing. Once again proving to show the "ultimate measureof a man"where he "stands at times of challenges and controversy". Even though Guy Montag from Farenheit 451 didn't have to go through the same situation that Atticus went through from To Kill a Mockingbird, he was still able to prove that he was a man of strength when he decided to go against something thatwas censored. Both Harper Lee and Ray Bradbury showed that Martin Luther King Jr. quoted in their novels through characterization, exposition, conflict, imagery and irony as seen above .
The man that is the greatest is the one who stands strong in times of difficulty despite his/her surroundings. Harper Lee and Ray Bradbury were both able to show the reader how a man can be when faced life's challenges. It was very clear that Atticus Finch and Guy Montag fit these standards when they faced racial accusations and went against society just to prove that they were better when they were under pressure.
Task: Write a critical essay in which you discuss two works of literature you have read from the particular perspective of the statement that is provided for you in the Critical Lens. In your essay, provide a valid interpretation of the statement, agree or disagree with the statement as you have interpreted it, and support your opinion using specific references to appropriate literary elements from the two works. You may use scrap paper to plan your response.
Quote: "The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." - Martin Luther King, Jr.
Note: Since indenting doesn't work, I skipped a line to show when a new paragraph began.
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." as quoted by Martin Luther King Jr. taken from Strength To Love,1963. This quote simply means that a person really proves to be themselves best not when their life is going well, but rather in times of difficulty in life. I agree with this quote because it is clear in today's society, that men and women seem to get proper respect and honor of other only after they have faced and overcomed their obstacles. Harper Lee personified Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird through characterization and imagery because he also showedan attitude like the one in Martin Luther King Jr. described. Ray Bradbury did as well in Farenheit 451 when Guy Montag ironicly proved to be a man like the one in the quote.
Atticus Finch, the protagonist from To Kill a Mockingbird fills the requirements of a man who proves to be strong despite the "challenges and controversy " life may present. Harper Lee characterized Atticus Finch as a strong man who is able to help out his community and still have time for his family. The author creates an image in the readers mind where the town is tranquil and free of trouble. The town is also known to have a good reputation and yet Atticus is pictured as a personof strength in times of difficulty. Furthermore into the novel, Atticus is asked if he wants to defend Tom, an African American, accused of possible rape. Harper Lee characterized Atticus as a humble person who is willing to help and therefore accepted the offer. We must remember that this is where the action begins to rise because Atticus is a white man who offers to defend Tom, an African American who is not accepted by the community. Here Atticus proves "the ultimate measure of a man who stands" firm and doesn't change who he is " at times of challenge and controversy". The reader is now able to visualize how tough it was for Atticus to face racial opposition because he lived in a white community in the South during the 1930s when African Americans were not well accepted because of segregation. Once again Atticus proved to be that man who stood firm of all times.
Guy Montag from Farenheit 451 was a person who ironicly becamethe man who stood firmly "at timesof challenge and controversy". We have to remember that the exposition Ray Bradbury proposed was important because he went against something that was censored. Books were not allowed to be read and if someone was caught doing so, fireman were called over to burn books. Ironicly, Guy Montag decided to read some of the books and denied that he any when he was asked if he did. But as the plot advances, he knew that there was no way out and decided to move out of his house and live with the rest of the people that read books. Guy Montag was able to prove he stands at the line as a man with and "ultimate measure" who "stands" firm "at times of challenges and controversy" when he chose to read books knowing that they were censored.
Both Harper Lee and Ray Bradbury conveyed the same theme for their protagonist when they became heroes as they stood firm for who they really were. Atticus Finch an Guy Montag, proptagonists of both novels faced conflicts that made them seem as humble people. Atticu s Finch had an external conflict with society because he faced racial challenges when he was defending a possible black rapist. Many people thought he was doing wrong. Atticus didn't pay mind to this, but rather didi what he thought was the ight thing. Once again proving to show the "ultimate measureof a man"where he "stands at times of challenges and controversy". Even though Guy Montag from Farenheit 451 didn't have to go through the same situation that Atticus went through from To Kill a Mockingbird, he was still able to prove that he was a man of strength when he decided to go against something thatwas censored. Both Harper Lee and Ray Bradbury showed that Martin Luther King Jr. quoted in their novels through characterization, exposition, conflict, imagery and irony as seen above .
The man that is the greatest is the one who stands strong in times of difficulty despite his/her surroundings. Harper Lee and Ray Bradbury were both able to show the reader how a man can be when faced life's challenges. It was very clear that Atticus Finch and Guy Montag fit these standards when they faced racial accusations and went against society just to prove that they were better when they were under pressure.
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Area of Weakness on ELA Regents Exam and have people comment on how to help you
What is part 4?
Critical Lens is Part 4 and it consists of reading a quote and interpreting the quote. This part of the regents also involves supporting the quote through 2 works of Literature depending or not on whether you agree or disagree with the quote. You must also use literary elements to support your interpretation.
My Weakness:
My weakness in this part of the regents is remembering with exact detail both of the works of literature. I don't always remember the characters, plot summary and of course where to identify the literary elements.
How I can improve:
1. I could briefly review two novels before the regents to assure my self that I know these novels with exact detail (but i wouldn't read these novels due to the shortage of time...it's impossible).
2."decide if you want to agree or disagree. it might be easier from there."-Hanna Jang
3."I think that you should read the summary of the novel and write down key ideas of each novel and just revise them until the regents!"-Marya Altaf
Critical Lens is Part 4 and it consists of reading a quote and interpreting the quote. This part of the regents also involves supporting the quote through 2 works of Literature depending or not on whether you agree or disagree with the quote. You must also use literary elements to support your interpretation.
My Weakness:
My weakness in this part of the regents is remembering with exact detail both of the works of literature. I don't always remember the characters, plot summary and of course where to identify the literary elements.
How I can improve:
1. I could briefly review two novels before the regents to assure my self that I know these novels with exact detail (but i wouldn't read these novels due to the shortage of time...it's impossible).
2."decide if you want to agree or disagree. it might be easier from there."-Hanna Jang
3."I think that you should read the summary of the novel and write down key ideas of each novel and just revise them until the regents!"-Marya Altaf
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Homework: Create an outline for the text of ELA Regents Session I Part 2, January '06
Text Outline:
First Paragraph
-the author tells a personal experience of an encounter with a Manatee, which catches the reader's attention
Body Paragraphs
-the following finishes the experince with the Manatee
-after that, the reader is also informed about how the Manatee's population has decreased over the years.
-it later talks about past alternatives for this endangered species and how people have tried to help
-then we later here about future alternatives to save this endangered species
Last Paragraph
-here the narrator discusses his personal experience in helping a Manatee recover over an accident, making the reader feel compasion over the Manatees so that he/she also can help save this endanger species.
First Paragraph
-the author tells a personal experience of an encounter with a Manatee, which catches the reader's attention
Body Paragraphs
-the following finishes the experince with the Manatee
-after that, the reader is also informed about how the Manatee's population has decreased over the years.
-it later talks about past alternatives for this endangered species and how people have tried to help
-then we later here about future alternatives to save this endangered species
Last Paragraph
-here the narrator discusses his personal experience in helping a Manatee recover over an accident, making the reader feel compasion over the Manatees so that he/she also can help save this endanger species.
Questions on Session One Part B
Ms. Hyde Assignment:
Let's take a look at a past ELA Regents Part 2 exam and do the following:
Read the entire text and graph.
Read the instructions and answer the following:
1.What kind of texts do you expect to read? In this part of the regents I think that the text will relate to the graph. For example, the text can support the endangered species of the Manatees such as in what ways we can help. But the text could also challenge the graph. Either way we can infer that the text will have a relation to the graph.
2.What is a graph, and what kind of information does it elicit? A graph will explain information through comparing and contrasting the text. The graph can explain in easier terms what the text is arguing.
3.How can you compare the two:graph and the text? Both the text and the graph can talk about the same things. But at the same time, both can disagree wth each other, they could have different points of view over the same topic.
4.What are they asking you to do in this essay? In this essay the reader is asked to take into consideration the fact the the Manatees are an endangered species and to do something about this to prevent this.
5.Is this a persuasive or informative essay? Why? This is an informative essay because it is informing the reader about the Manatees Endangerment and what effective ways exist. This essay also focuses on the side that the Manatees are killed and how much they suffer because of what we do. Therefore we can conclude that it is an informative essay so that we can also save the Manatees.
6.What thesis statement can you possibly write for this essay? The thesis statement of this essay is: Manatees in Florida are endangered and there are three effective methods that exist to save them.
7.What if they wanted you to write a Letter to a senator, then how many paragraphs would you write? I would write a minimum of 4 paragraphs so that the Senator would be convinced that I know what I am talking about.
Key Note: if you refer to ONLY the text without referring to the graph, then your essay cannot score above 3. THEREFORE, YOU MUST REFER/CITE BOTH TEXT AND GRAPH TO SCORE ABOVE 3 providing you address the situation and write a well structured essay.
Let's take a look at a past ELA Regents Part 2 exam and do the following:
Read the entire text and graph.
Read the instructions and answer the following:
1.What kind of texts do you expect to read? In this part of the regents I think that the text will relate to the graph. For example, the text can support the endangered species of the Manatees such as in what ways we can help. But the text could also challenge the graph. Either way we can infer that the text will have a relation to the graph.
2.What is a graph, and what kind of information does it elicit? A graph will explain information through comparing and contrasting the text. The graph can explain in easier terms what the text is arguing.
3.How can you compare the two:graph and the text? Both the text and the graph can talk about the same things. But at the same time, both can disagree wth each other, they could have different points of view over the same topic.
4.What are they asking you to do in this essay? In this essay the reader is asked to take into consideration the fact the the Manatees are an endangered species and to do something about this to prevent this.
5.Is this a persuasive or informative essay? Why? This is an informative essay because it is informing the reader about the Manatees Endangerment and what effective ways exist. This essay also focuses on the side that the Manatees are killed and how much they suffer because of what we do. Therefore we can conclude that it is an informative essay so that we can also save the Manatees.
6.What thesis statement can you possibly write for this essay? The thesis statement of this essay is: Manatees in Florida are endangered and there are three effective methods that exist to save them.
7.What if they wanted you to write a Letter to a senator, then how many paragraphs would you write? I would write a minimum of 4 paragraphs so that the Senator would be convinced that I know what I am talking about.
Key Note: if you refer to ONLY the text without referring to the graph, then your essay cannot score above 3. THEREFORE, YOU MUST REFER/CITE BOTH TEXT AND GRAPH TO SCORE ABOVE 3 providing you address the situation and write a well structured essay.
Monday, December 10, 2007
August Wilson's Bio with Works Cited and Plot of Fences
August Wilson (1945-2005)
1985: New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
1985: Tony Award nomination for Best Play, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
1987: Drama Desk Award for Outstanding New Play, Fences
1987: New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play, Fences
1987: Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Fences
1987: Tony Award for Best Play, Fences
1988: Literary Lion Award from the New York Public Library
1988: New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play, Joe Turner's Come and Gone
1988: Tony Award nomination for Best Play, Joe Turner's Come and Gone
1990: Drama Desk Award for Outstanding New Play, The Piano Lesson
1990: New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play, The Piano Lesson
1990: Tony Award nomination for Best Play, The Piano Lesson
1990: Pulitzer Prize for Drama, The Piano Lesson
1992: American Theatre Critics' Association Award, Two Trains Running
1992: New York Drama Critics Circle Citation for Best American Play, Two Trains Running
1992: Tony Award nomination for Best Play, Two Trains Running
1996: New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play, Seven Guitars
1996: Tony Award nomination for Best Play, Seven Guitars
1999: National Humanities Medal
2000: New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play, Jitney
2000: Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Off-Broadway Play, Jitney
2001: Tony Award nomination for Best Play, King Hedley II
2002: Olivier Award for Best new Play, Jitney
2004: The Freedom of Speech Award at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival.
2005: Make_Shift Award at the U.S. Confederation of Play Writers.
2007: Tony Award nomination for Best Play, Radio Golf
He was born as Frederick August Kittel on April 27,1945 in Hill District, Pittsburgh, PA. His father was German and his mother was African American. Not much is said about his school life except when he goes to High School at Central Catholic High School, but there he receives threats and abuse and thus changes school. Afterwards he goes to Connelley Vocational proves to not be right school for him. He then goes to Gladstone High School in 1960, but drops out of HS in 10Th grade when a teacher accused him of plagiarizing a 20-page paper on Napoleon. From there on he gets his education at the library and on the street. From 1962-63, Frederick August Wilson worked in many places as a porter, short-order cook, gardener, dishwasher and even enlisted in the army for three years but only lasted one. After a hard time, in 1987 Fences opens on Broadway and wins wins Pulitzer with an income of $11 million in its first year (Broadway's record for a non-musical). Of course he had other literary works such as The Piano Lesson (1990) ,a Pulitzer Prize and the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, and Joe Turner's Come and Gone. Below is a list of some other awards he received found on Wikipedia:
1985: New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
1985: Tony Award nomination for Best Play, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
1987: Drama Desk Award for Outstanding New Play, Fences
1987: New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play, Fences
1987: Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Fences
1987: Tony Award for Best Play, Fences
1988: Literary Lion Award from the New York Public Library
1988: New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play, Joe Turner's Come and Gone
1988: Tony Award nomination for Best Play, Joe Turner's Come and Gone
1990: Drama Desk Award for Outstanding New Play, The Piano Lesson
1990: New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play, The Piano Lesson
1990: Tony Award nomination for Best Play, The Piano Lesson
1990: Pulitzer Prize for Drama, The Piano Lesson
1992: American Theatre Critics' Association Award, Two Trains Running
1992: New York Drama Critics Circle Citation for Best American Play, Two Trains Running
1992: Tony Award nomination for Best Play, Two Trains Running
1996: New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play, Seven Guitars
1996: Tony Award nomination for Best Play, Seven Guitars
1999: National Humanities Medal
2000: New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play, Jitney
2000: Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Off-Broadway Play, Jitney
2001: Tony Award nomination for Best Play, King Hedley II
2002: Olivier Award for Best new Play, Jitney
2004: The Freedom of Speech Award at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival.
2005: Make_Shift Award at the U.S. Confederation of Play Writers.
2007: Tony Award nomination for Best Play, Radio Golf
The time period in which this book took place is so important because it was the time where the civil right movement was at it's climax. At the same time it was very important because during the 1950 women were also gaining lots of rights. The time period plays a very important role because it affected the characters in a certain way.
Characters from Fences:
Troy Maxson: 53 year old heavy man who is African American. He is married to Rose and has 3 kids: Lyons, Cory and Raynell. His best friend is Bono and is always talking about how they have to be faithful to their wives.
Jim Bono: He is Troy's best friend who advises Troy to always be fair to his wive. They both have what is known between them "man talk".
Rose: Troy's faithful wife who ends up raising Raynell, daughter of Troy and Alberta.
Lyons: Troy's son with a previous marraige, shows up on rare occations.
Gabriel: Brother of Troy.
Cory: The son of Troy and Rose, plays on the football team but yet seems as an unwanted child of Troy because of the way he treats him.
Raynell: Daughter of Troy's affair with Alberta, she is innocent and has no fault of anykind based on what Troy did.
Alberta: Woman who Troy had an affair with.
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PLOT of FENCES:
1.Exposition-1957 at Troy's backyard. He is having a conversation with Bono about their day at work. August Wilson presents the time to be very cool, calm and dry.
2.Rising Action-Troy buys a drink to a woman named Alberta, Bono just warns him to fair with Rose because she is a very good woman.
3.Climax-Troy's conscience bothers him after meditating on what Bono said and thus confesses to Rose that he will a future father of a child with Alberta. On her rage, Rose flips out and doesn't find an explaination as to why Troy would do such a thing.
4.Falling Action-Troy knows that he must leave to see his new born child, and then with time brings her home where Rose raises her.
5.Result/Conclusuion-Raynell is the name of his daughter who has now grown tothe age of 7. Troy dies and the play ends with his funeral.
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
One of the 2 critical lens quote developed into a complete outline
August 2006 ELA Critical Lens & Level 6A essay:
“To gain that which is worth having, it may be necessary to lose everything else.”
—Bernadette Devlin
The Price of My Soul, 1969
Two Works of Literature/Authors:
-Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs
-A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
Intoduction: -is already done and revised!-
"To gain that which is worth having, it may be necessary to lose everything else" is a quote by Brenadette Delvin which means that in order to gain certain things in life, sometimes sacrifices will have to be made. I agree with this quote because personally I had to make sacrifices in order to gain other things that were for my own benefit. A similar scenario is placed with Harriet Jacobs in Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl when she had to sacrifice her family life to gain freedom even when there were conflicts, especially because of her antagonist. Lorraine Hansberry portrayed a similar situation in A Raisin in the Sun through the point of view that the book was written in and the exposition that was placed when the Younger family had to sacrifice their comfort to gain a better life despite the fact that this family would have to receive racial comments in their new neighborhood.
Body1: Discussion of INLSG
-how Harriet Jacobs exposes conflicts as no obstacle when Linda Brent makes the appropriate sacrifices 'to gain what is worth'
-e.g. how hard it is to get the north
-how Harriet Jacobs tells how Linda had to face one antagonist indirectly and make sacrifices to gain her freedom
-e.g. Dr. Flint making her life miserable
Body2: Discussion of A Raisin in the Sun
-how Lorraine Hansberry's writing in point of view tells how important it became for the Younger family to make sacrifices to gain a better life
-from the African American family point of view, who had to face segregation
-how Lorraine Hansberry points out the importance of the exposition, involving even larger and harder sacrifices to be made
-e.g. in the 1960s, civil right movement inspires and affects how this family was willing to do whatever was necessary
Body3: Comparing and Contrasting
-explaining how different authors had the same central idea that Bernadette Devlin had but used different literary elements
-restate quote and apply
Conclusion:Briefly summarize
-state the point of the quote
-2 authors, same idea
-quick overview of idea
“To gain that which is worth having, it may be necessary to lose everything else.”
—Bernadette Devlin
The Price of My Soul, 1969
Two Works of Literature/Authors:
-Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs
-A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
Intoduction: -is already done and revised!-
"To gain that which is worth having, it may be necessary to lose everything else" is a quote by Brenadette Delvin which means that in order to gain certain things in life, sometimes sacrifices will have to be made. I agree with this quote because personally I had to make sacrifices in order to gain other things that were for my own benefit. A similar scenario is placed with Harriet Jacobs in Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl when she had to sacrifice her family life to gain freedom even when there were conflicts, especially because of her antagonist. Lorraine Hansberry portrayed a similar situation in A Raisin in the Sun through the point of view that the book was written in and the exposition that was placed when the Younger family had to sacrifice their comfort to gain a better life despite the fact that this family would have to receive racial comments in their new neighborhood.
Body1: Discussion of INLSG
-how Harriet Jacobs exposes conflicts as no obstacle when Linda Brent makes the appropriate sacrifices 'to gain what is worth'
-e.g. how hard it is to get the north
-how Harriet Jacobs tells how Linda had to face one antagonist indirectly and make sacrifices to gain her freedom
-e.g. Dr. Flint making her life miserable
Body2: Discussion of A Raisin in the Sun
-how Lorraine Hansberry's writing in point of view tells how important it became for the Younger family to make sacrifices to gain a better life
-from the African American family point of view, who had to face segregation
-how Lorraine Hansberry points out the importance of the exposition, involving even larger and harder sacrifices to be made
-e.g. in the 1960s, civil right movement inspires and affects how this family was willing to do whatever was necessary
Body3: Comparing and Contrasting
-explaining how different authors had the same central idea that Bernadette Devlin had but used different literary elements
-restate quote and apply
Conclusion:Briefly summarize
-state the point of the quote
-2 authors, same idea
-quick overview of idea
Monday, December 3, 2007
Analysis of 2 Critical Lens Quotes (you had to write the introductory paragraphs)
August 2006 ELA Critical Lens & Level 6A essay: “To gain that which is worth having, it may be necessary to lose everything else.”
—Bernadette Devlin
The Price of My Soul, 1969
Two Works of Literature/Authors:
-Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs
-A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
"To gain that which is worth having, it may be necessary to lose everything else." is a quote by Brenadette Delvin which means that in order to gain certain things in life, sometimes sacrifices will have to be made. I agree with this quote because I personaly had to make sacrifices in order to gain other things that were for my own benefit A similar scenario is placed with Harriet Jacobs in Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl when she had to sacrifice her family life to gain freedom. Lorraine Hansberry potrayed a similar situation in A Raisin in the Sun when the Younger family had to sacrifice their comfort to gain a better life despite the fact that this family would have to recieve racial comments in their new negihborhood.
August 2005 ELA Critical Lens & Level 6A essay: “I like flawed characters because somewhere in them I seemore of the truth.”
— Nicolas Cage, as quoted in“His Truth is Out There”from Los Angeles Times,November 12, 2000
Two works of Literature/Authors:
-Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
-To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
“I like flawed characters because somewhere in them I seemore of the truth.” by Nicolas Cage means to me that some chararcters, the least expected, can demonstrate a character full of truth and justice. I agree with this qoute because looks can decieve, in other words, the characters you least expected can surprise you and sometimes with the most important turning point in a book. Ray Bradbury characterised a personality like the one that Nicolas Cage described with Guy Montag in Farenheit 451 because he found a different person inside of him. And Happre Lee did as well with To Kill a Mockingbird when Tom knew that the truth was all he spoke when he was accused of something he didn't do.
—Bernadette Devlin
The Price of My Soul, 1969
Two Works of Literature/Authors:
-Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs
-A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
"To gain that which is worth having, it may be necessary to lose everything else." is a quote by Brenadette Delvin which means that in order to gain certain things in life, sometimes sacrifices will have to be made. I agree with this quote because I personaly had to make sacrifices in order to gain other things that were for my own benefit A similar scenario is placed with Harriet Jacobs in Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl when she had to sacrifice her family life to gain freedom. Lorraine Hansberry potrayed a similar situation in A Raisin in the Sun when the Younger family had to sacrifice their comfort to gain a better life despite the fact that this family would have to recieve racial comments in their new negihborhood.
August 2005 ELA Critical Lens & Level 6A essay: “I like flawed characters because somewhere in them I seemore of the truth.”
— Nicolas Cage, as quoted in“His Truth is Out There”from Los Angeles Times,November 12, 2000
Two works of Literature/Authors:
-Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
-To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
“I like flawed characters because somewhere in them I seemore of the truth.” by Nicolas Cage means to me that some chararcters, the least expected, can demonstrate a character full of truth and justice. I agree with this qoute because looks can decieve, in other words, the characters you least expected can surprise you and sometimes with the most important turning point in a book. Ray Bradbury characterised a personality like the one that Nicolas Cage described with Guy Montag in Farenheit 451 because he found a different person inside of him. And Happre Lee did as well with To Kill a Mockingbird when Tom knew that the truth was all he spoke when he was accused of something he didn't do.
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