For our lit circles this week, we were instructed to look at the imagery and connections. When looking for quotes I came across the quote "The world, that understandable and lawful world, was slipping away." This shows that everything that the children knew and loved, was slipping out of their grasps and they could not do anything to stop it. For the next lit circle, we were told to find as many connections as we could, then share them with our group. We were able to find some good connections. Vincent and I were told to find a T-T connection, one connection we found was how the book Lord of the Flies connected to the Even Stevens Movie. The movie has a family that was told that they were getting a free paid vacation, but instead they were sent to an island where they had to fend for themselves. Later on in the movie, the family decides that they don't need everyone. They then choose to split up. This is a lot like how Ralph and Jack split up everyone. I found that this is also a lot like the situation in Libya. How Ghadafi has spilt his country into two sides and when the society tried to rebel against him, he began to kill them. Personally, I do not think that it was a good idea to split up in the movie, in Lybia or the book because every team is stronger with numbers. Families, and friends are supposed to stick together in the end, not split up and lose the trust and help that could have been used by the others. I connected this to the EQ: What does power have to do with fairness and justice?. Everything above connects to this essential question because all of the power got to the leader's heads. It made them make bad decisions, that lost lives and destroyed trust. People that are higher up can get power hungry, and they can use that to be unfair and unjust, and I think that is what we have to stay away from because it will make the world unlivable.
Overall, my lit circle discussions with my group went exceptionally well. We found many quotes and we were able to complete the sheet. Everyone spoke a fair amount and everyone added on to other members ideas.
Monday, April 18, 2011
Monday, March 14, 2011
Journal entry #2 - edited ( summative)
Journal Entry #2
In our lit circles groups, our group talked about how it is alright to kill but only in specific situations, we also talked about how pain is necessary for growth. My group had mixed opinions about killing being justifiable, i believe that you should be able to kill an animal for food and killing anything for the safety of yourself."Kill the pig! Cut his throat! Kill the pig! Bash him in!" (pg 125 ch 7). This quote shows how hungry the kids are and it shows that killing a pig is necessary for survival because many people cannot survive mainly on fruits. Diki and Serena felt that it was not okay to kill things because of the harm they caused to the island. The boys of the island need to kill pigs and other animals to survive, otherwise they will die so i think that it is not only allowed, but it should be necessary for them to kill animals. It was different for when we discussed if pain is necessary for growth, we all felt that it is because pain shows you that you can get through the hard times. We all felt that pain is just weakness leaving the body. Just like if the boys survive and get off the island, they will grow in many different ways. They will find that they do not need to be so dependent on everyone else, and that they can be independent and survive. Just like what is happening right now in Japan with the the earthquake. The people that survive this disaster will be able to grow as people through the pain they had to live through. They will be able to survive independently because they have to survive independently right now. My group has great discussions, but the only thing that holds us back is that we are on different parts of the book and that makes it harder for us to discuss the book without ruining parts for the other members of the group.
In our lit circles groups, our group talked about how it is alright to kill but only in specific situations, we also talked about how pain is necessary for growth. My group had mixed opinions about killing being justifiable, i believe that you should be able to kill an animal for food and killing anything for the safety of yourself."Kill the pig! Cut his throat! Kill the pig! Bash him in!" (pg 125 ch 7). This quote shows how hungry the kids are and it shows that killing a pig is necessary for survival because many people cannot survive mainly on fruits. Diki and Serena felt that it was not okay to kill things because of the harm they caused to the island. The boys of the island need to kill pigs and other animals to survive, otherwise they will die so i think that it is not only allowed, but it should be necessary for them to kill animals. It was different for when we discussed if pain is necessary for growth, we all felt that it is because pain shows you that you can get through the hard times. We all felt that pain is just weakness leaving the body. Just like if the boys survive and get off the island, they will grow in many different ways. They will find that they do not need to be so dependent on everyone else, and that they can be independent and survive. Just like what is happening right now in Japan with the the earthquake. The people that survive this disaster will be able to grow as people through the pain they had to live through. They will be able to survive independently because they have to survive independently right now. My group has great discussions, but the only thing that holds us back is that we are on different parts of the book and that makes it harder for us to discuss the book without ruining parts for the other members of the group.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Glogster project - Summative piece.
http://jayeekaytee.glogster.com/false/
(copy and paste into the URL box, because it will not work otherwise)
(copy and paste into the URL box, because it will not work otherwise)
Monday, March 7, 2011
Response
I like how you are connectiong to one of the questions and explaining what you are talikng about. NOW TO ENRICH YOUR WIRITNG, BRING IN SPECIFIC QUOTES and egs from the nvoel to back up what you are saying. this will help develop your writng. Can you also add a connection.
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Journal Entry #2
Journal Entry #2
In our lit circles groups, our group talked about how it is alright to kill but only in specific situations, we also talked about how pain is necessary for growth. My group had mixed opinions about killing being justifiable, i believe that you should be able to kill an animal for food and killing anything for the safety of yourself. Diki and Serena felt that it was not okay to kill things because of the harm they caused to the island. The boys of the island need to kill pigs and other animals to survive, otherwise they will die so i think that it is not only allowed, but it should be necessary for them to kill animals. It was different for when we discussed if pain is necessary for growth, we all felt that it is because pain shows you that you can get through the hard times. We all felt that pain is just weakness leaving the body. Just like if the boys survive and get off the island, they will grow in many different ways. They will find that they do not need to be so dependent on everyone else, and that they can be independent and survive.
My group has great discussions, but the only thing that holds us back is that we are on different parts of the book and that makes it harder for us to discuss the book without ruining parts for the other members of the group.
In our lit circles groups, our group talked about how it is alright to kill but only in specific situations, we also talked about how pain is necessary for growth. My group had mixed opinions about killing being justifiable, i believe that you should be able to kill an animal for food and killing anything for the safety of yourself. Diki and Serena felt that it was not okay to kill things because of the harm they caused to the island. The boys of the island need to kill pigs and other animals to survive, otherwise they will die so i think that it is not only allowed, but it should be necessary for them to kill animals. It was different for when we discussed if pain is necessary for growth, we all felt that it is because pain shows you that you can get through the hard times. We all felt that pain is just weakness leaving the body. Just like if the boys survive and get off the island, they will grow in many different ways. They will find that they do not need to be so dependent on everyone else, and that they can be independent and survive.
My group has great discussions, but the only thing that holds us back is that we are on different parts of the book and that makes it harder for us to discuss the book without ruining parts for the other members of the group.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Summative Movie Analysis
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7YllAOqpF4
Plot Summary: http://www.ruinedendings.com/film2746plot
1) The characters convey darkness, which is shown by how Smeagol has an evil and dark side to him which forces him to do wrong things to his friends. Also,the setting conveys darkness seeing as it is set in a dark land like Mordor. Mordor is covered in smoke which gives a dark effect. Mordor is also where the Evil Lord Sauron lives. The setting is an obvious layer.
2) The film maker conveys darkness and evil through the setting, characters, and plot. The setting in Mordor conveys darkness and evil. There is a volcano that makes the land covered in black smoke that gives it a dark effect. Characters such as Golem and Sauron convey evil and darkness. Golem kills his cousin to get the ring. Sauron is the evil ruler of Mordor and has killed many people. The plot conveys darkness as Frodo must travel to Mordor to destroy the ring, but as he holds the ring he becomes dark. The ring corrupted Golem, and makes him do whatever it takes to get the ring. He also tricks Frodo into thinking that he is good, so that he can get close to him and try to steal the ring. The expression of darkness that impacted me most was when Golem killed his cousin to get the ring. This showed that Golem was evil and would do whatever it took to obtain and keep the ring.
3) A character can represent evil by his actions, whether it is acts of revenge, selfishness, or greed. Golem represents evil because he shows all of these actions. He bites off Frodo's finger in an act of revenge to get the ring back; he also kills his cousin in an act of greed and selfishness to obtain the ring.
4) The connection I thought of was text to text. I connected Lord of the Rings with Star Wars. In both stories, there is an evil dark lord trying to gain power by doing dark and evil deeds.
Does evil or fear lead to one infliction of violence or the observation of violence?
Yes, in the lord of the Rings, fear of the ring's power causes people to fight with one another to have the ring destroyed. Basically the good side want to destroy the ring because they fear how much power it has and how much damage it can do, whereas the evil side want to keep the ring so they can use its power to take over the world. Also Frodo observes violence as he tries to take the ring to Mordor. He watches as his team fights Sauron and his men.
To improve my piece I added a text to text connection and the character questions because I had not included them before. I also added another example in the second question.
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7YllAOqpF4
Plot Summary: http://www.ruinedendings.com/film2746plot
1) The characters convey darkness, which is shown by how Smeagol has an evil and dark side to him which forces him to do wrong things to his friends. Also,the setting conveys darkness seeing as it is set in a dark land like Mordor. Mordor is covered in smoke which gives a dark effect. Mordor is also where the Evil Lord Sauron lives. The setting is an obvious layer.
2) The film maker conveys darkness and evil through the setting, characters, and plot. The setting in Mordor conveys darkness and evil. There is a volcano that makes the land covered in black smoke that gives it a dark effect. Characters such as Golem and Sauron convey evil and darkness. Golem kills his cousin to get the ring. Sauron is the evil ruler of Mordor and has killed many people. The plot conveys darkness as Frodo must travel to Mordor to destroy the ring, but as he holds the ring he becomes dark. The ring corrupted Golem, and makes him do whatever it takes to get the ring. He also tricks Frodo into thinking that he is good, so that he can get close to him and try to steal the ring. The expression of darkness that impacted me most was when Golem killed his cousin to get the ring. This showed that Golem was evil and would do whatever it took to obtain and keep the ring.
3) A character can represent evil by his actions, whether it is acts of revenge, selfishness, or greed. Golem represents evil because he shows all of these actions. He bites off Frodo's finger in an act of revenge to get the ring back; he also kills his cousin in an act of greed and selfishness to obtain the ring.
4) The connection I thought of was text to text. I connected Lord of the Rings with Star Wars. In both stories, there is an evil dark lord trying to gain power by doing dark and evil deeds.
Does evil or fear lead to one infliction of violence or the observation of violence?
Yes, in the lord of the Rings, fear of the ring's power causes people to fight with one another to have the ring destroyed. Basically the good side want to destroy the ring because they fear how much power it has and how much damage it can do, whereas the evil side want to keep the ring so they can use its power to take over the world. Also Frodo observes violence as he tries to take the ring to Mordor. He watches as his team fights Sauron and his men.
To improve my piece I added a text to text connection and the character questions because I had not included them before. I also added another example in the second question.
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Sunday, November 7, 2010
comment to power
Ilike how you found an example in the first Act and expalined how M is reacting to the possiblility of gainig and achieving more power .Yes he is a good warrior. Now what I want you to do is prove wha tyou are saying. Where is your evidence in the text to back that up. This will help develop your writng. Bring in the quotes where you see ithaving impact ot to show where he is tempted to gain more power etc... and then you explain how tha tchanges him.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Macbeth Response
Act 1 in Macbeth can connect to the term "Power", which is the ability to do or act. After the witches told Macbeth that he would be king, it went straight to his head. Macbeth is a very courageous warrior, but his reaction to what the witches said clearly shows his desire to become the king. This also connects to the essential question "How does power corrupt?", Macbeth's reaction to what the witches' said shows how he has already started to change because of the power he thinks he's going to have.
Sunday, October 31, 2010
response
I like how you have connected to the song. Now can you connect to and Eq and connect to one of the short stories we have read. In doing so, this will help develop your writing.
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Song about Identity
T.I ft Rihanna - Live Your Life
T.I. featuring Rihanna - Live Your Life w/Lyrics
You're gonna be a shining star, fancy clothes, fancy car-ars.
And then you'll see, you're gonna go far.
Cause everyone knows, who you are-are.
So live your life, ay ay ay.
intead of chasing that paper.
Just live your life (Oh!), ay ay ay.
Ain't got no time for no haters.
Just live your life (Oh!), ay ay ay.
No telling where it'll take you.
Just live your life (Oh!), ay ay ay.
Cause I'm a paper chaser.
Just living my life (ay), my life (oh), my life (ay), my life (oh)
Just living my life (ay), my life (oh), my life (ay), my life (oh)
(T.I.):
Nevermind what haters say, ignore them 'til they fade away.
Amazing they ungrateful after all the games I gave away.
Safe to say I payed the way, for you cats to get paid today.
You still be wasting days away, nah had I never saved the day.
Consider them my protégé, homage I think they should pay.
Instead of being gracious, they violated in a major way.I never been a hater still I love them, yeah I graze the way.
Some say they so yay and no they couldn't even work on Labor day.
It aint that they black or white, their hands of area in shades of grey.
I'm West side anyway, even if I left the day it fades away.
Some move away to make a way not move away cause they afraid.
I'll go back to the hood and all you ever did was hate away.
I pray for patience but they make me want to face away.
Like I once made them scream, now I could make them plead their case away.
Been thuggin' all my life, can't say I don't deserve to take a break.
If you ever see me catch a case, and watch my future fade away.
(Rihanna):
You're gonna be a shining star, fancy clothes, fancy car-ars.
And then you'll see, you're gonna go far.
Cause everyone knows, who you are-are.
So live your life, ay ay ay.
instead of chasing that paper.
Just live your life (Oh!), ay ay ay.
Ain't got no time for no haters
Just live your life (Oh!), ay ay ay.
No telling where it'll take you.
Just live your life (Oh!), ay ay ay.
Cause I'm a paper chaser.
Just living my life.
(T.I.):
I'm the opposite of moderate, immaculately polished with the spirit of a hustler and the swagger of a college kid.
Allergic to the counterfeit, impartial to the politics.
Articulate but still would grab a nigga by the collar quick.
Whoever had problems, they reckoncile they just holla 'tip.
If that don't work and just fails, then turn around and follow 'tip.
I got love for the game but ay I'm not in love with all of it.
I do without the fame and the rappers nowadays are comedy.
The hootin' and the hollerin', back and forth with the arguing.
Where you from, who you know, what you make and what kind of car you in.
Seems as though you lost sight of whats important when depositing
your checks into your bank account, and you're about poverted.
Your values is a disarrayed, prioritized are horribly.
Unhappy with the riches cause you piss poor morraly.
Ignoring all prior advice and fore warning.
And we might be full of ourselves all of a sudden aren't we?
(Rihanna):
You're gonna be a shining star, fancy clothes, fancy car-ars.
And then you'll see, you're gonna go far.
Cause everyone knows, who you are-are.
So live your life, ay ay ay.
instead of chasing that paper.
Just live your life (Oh!), ay ay ay.
Ain't got no time for no haters
Just live your life (Oh!), ay ay ay.
No telling where it'll take you.
Just live your life (Oh!), ay ay ay.
Cause I'm a paper chaser.
Just living my life (ay), my life (oh), my life (ay), my life (oh)
Just living my life (ay), my life (oh), my life (ay), my life (oh)
(TI):
Got everybody watchin what I do
Come walk in my shoes
And see the way I'm livin if you really want to
Got my mind on my money
And I'm not goin nowhere
So keep on gettin your paper
And keep on climbing
Look in the mirror and keep on shining
Till the game ends, till the clock stops
We gon' post up on the top spot
Livin the life, the life
In a brand new city got my whole team with me
The life, my life
I do what I wanna do
I'm livin my life, my life
I will never lose, I'm livin my life, my life
And I'm not stopping
So live your life!
(Rihanna):
You're gonna be a shining star, fancy clothes, fancy car-ars.
And then you'll see, you're gonna go far.
Cause everyone knows, who you are-are.
So live your life, ay ay ay.
instead of chasing that paper.
Just live your life (Oh!), ay ay ay.
Ain't got no time for no haters
Just live your life (Oh!), ay ay ay.
No telling where it'll take you.
Just live your life (Oh!), ay ay ay.
Cause I'm a paper chaser.
Just living my life (ay), my life (oh), my life (ay), my life (oh)
Just living my life (ay), my life (oh), my life (ay), my life (oh)
So live your life.!!
Not only did I choose this song because I like it, I chose this song because it shows that people should stay true to their identity. People shouldn't listen to listen to what the "Haters" say, they should ignore them until they go away. This is shown by this quote from the song "Nevermind what haters say, ignore them 'til they fade away." This song has a very strong feeling towards the fact that people should not change their identity for others, they should live their lives the way they want to !
T.I. featuring Rihanna - Live Your Life w/Lyrics
You're gonna be a shining star, fancy clothes, fancy car-ars.
And then you'll see, you're gonna go far.
Cause everyone knows, who you are-are.
So live your life, ay ay ay.
intead of chasing that paper.
Just live your life (Oh!), ay ay ay.
Ain't got no time for no haters.
Just live your life (Oh!), ay ay ay.
No telling where it'll take you.
Just live your life (Oh!), ay ay ay.
Cause I'm a paper chaser.
Just living my life (ay), my life (oh), my life (ay), my life (oh)
Just living my life (ay), my life (oh), my life (ay), my life (oh)
(T.I.):
Nevermind what haters say, ignore them 'til they fade away.
Amazing they ungrateful after all the games I gave away.
Safe to say I payed the way, for you cats to get paid today.
You still be wasting days away, nah had I never saved the day.
Consider them my protégé, homage I think they should pay.
Instead of being gracious, they violated in a major way.I never been a hater still I love them, yeah I graze the way.
Some say they so yay and no they couldn't even work on Labor day.
It aint that they black or white, their hands of area in shades of grey.
I'm West side anyway, even if I left the day it fades away.
Some move away to make a way not move away cause they afraid.
I'll go back to the hood and all you ever did was hate away.
I pray for patience but they make me want to face away.
Like I once made them scream, now I could make them plead their case away.
Been thuggin' all my life, can't say I don't deserve to take a break.
If you ever see me catch a case, and watch my future fade away.
(Rihanna):
You're gonna be a shining star, fancy clothes, fancy car-ars.
And then you'll see, you're gonna go far.
Cause everyone knows, who you are-are.
So live your life, ay ay ay.
instead of chasing that paper.
Just live your life (Oh!), ay ay ay.
Ain't got no time for no haters
Just live your life (Oh!), ay ay ay.
No telling where it'll take you.
Just live your life (Oh!), ay ay ay.
Cause I'm a paper chaser.
Just living my life.
(T.I.):
I'm the opposite of moderate, immaculately polished with the spirit of a hustler and the swagger of a college kid.
Allergic to the counterfeit, impartial to the politics.
Articulate but still would grab a nigga by the collar quick.
Whoever had problems, they reckoncile they just holla 'tip.
If that don't work and just fails, then turn around and follow 'tip.
I got love for the game but ay I'm not in love with all of it.
I do without the fame and the rappers nowadays are comedy.
The hootin' and the hollerin', back and forth with the arguing.
Where you from, who you know, what you make and what kind of car you in.
Seems as though you lost sight of whats important when depositing
your checks into your bank account, and you're about poverted.
Your values is a disarrayed, prioritized are horribly.
Unhappy with the riches cause you piss poor morraly.
Ignoring all prior advice and fore warning.
And we might be full of ourselves all of a sudden aren't we?
(Rihanna):
You're gonna be a shining star, fancy clothes, fancy car-ars.
And then you'll see, you're gonna go far.
Cause everyone knows, who you are-are.
So live your life, ay ay ay.
instead of chasing that paper.
Just live your life (Oh!), ay ay ay.
Ain't got no time for no haters
Just live your life (Oh!), ay ay ay.
No telling where it'll take you.
Just live your life (Oh!), ay ay ay.
Cause I'm a paper chaser.
Just living my life (ay), my life (oh), my life (ay), my life (oh)
Just living my life (ay), my life (oh), my life (ay), my life (oh)
(TI):
Got everybody watchin what I do
Come walk in my shoes
And see the way I'm livin if you really want to
Got my mind on my money
And I'm not goin nowhere
So keep on gettin your paper
And keep on climbing
Look in the mirror and keep on shining
Till the game ends, till the clock stops
We gon' post up on the top spot
Livin the life, the life
In a brand new city got my whole team with me
The life, my life
I do what I wanna do
I'm livin my life, my life
I will never lose, I'm livin my life, my life
And I'm not stopping
So live your life!
(Rihanna):
You're gonna be a shining star, fancy clothes, fancy car-ars.
And then you'll see, you're gonna go far.
Cause everyone knows, who you are-are.
So live your life, ay ay ay.
instead of chasing that paper.
Just live your life (Oh!), ay ay ay.
Ain't got no time for no haters
Just live your life (Oh!), ay ay ay.
No telling where it'll take you.
Just live your life (Oh!), ay ay ay.
Cause I'm a paper chaser.
Just living my life (ay), my life (oh), my life (ay), my life (oh)
Just living my life (ay), my life (oh), my life (ay), my life (oh)
So live your life.!!
Not only did I choose this song because I like it, I chose this song because it shows that people should stay true to their identity. People shouldn't listen to listen to what the "Haters" say, they should ignore them until they go away. This is shown by this quote from the song "Nevermind what haters say, ignore them 'til they fade away." This song has a very strong feeling towards the fact that people should not change their identity for others, they should live their lives the way they want to !
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Image connecting to my short story
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