Kevin Kerby period 1 smith English lit

·         scribe,

·         Pausch's Last Lecture: finish watching, Watching Last Lecture

o    Period 1: 1:00

o    Period 4: 58:00

·         Work on Summary Response: discuss Pausch's lecture- what can you take away? What can you apply to your own life?

o    Key phrases

o    Big picture ideas

o    Poster phrases- apply learning to life

·         Essential Question:

·         "To what extent does a creator have responsibility for its creation? When does the creation assume responsibility for its own actions?"

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·         HW: begin writing your own LL- part 1 due 2/13, Summary response due Wednesday

. The day started with smith's greetings

.We started watching the end of Pausch's last lecture

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo

Link to the lecture

.After fining the lecture we had a class disruption

.We went over how to write the summary response

. Key point being how Pauch's thinks you should live your life

Big ideas

Tigger vs. Eeyore

You haven't given them enough time if they have disappointed you.

If someone stops criticizing you that means they gave up on you.

. Then we split into groups  and made posters out of Pauch's quotes

English Literature Scribe 01/07/2015

English Literature Scribe 01/07/2015 Dillon Scala Went over seating chart and received class expectations Passed around Scribe and Donut Schedule, Scribe at least twice this semester Homework is last lecture part 1, and Summary Response Last Lecture: Final will be 5 minute lecture Definitely get started on this this week, get ahead don’t procrastinate Last lecture: Growing up will be part 1, lasting legacy will be part 2, and looking ahead will be part 3 Homework is Part 1: 2-3 pages about growing up (See Below). And Summary Response: Randy Pausch Due Wednesday 01/14/2015 (See Below) The writing should be about telling stories but work it around a theme. Due 02/01/2015 The theme of this semester will be these questions: To what extent does a creator have responsibility for its creation? When does the creation assume responsibility for its own actions? These units will be pieces of literature that all have to do with this central question. Hell unit: Dante's Divine Comedy, Bible, Milton Shelley's Frankenstein: We will read in class Wilde: Picture of Dorian Gray Stranger Than Fiction: movie Huxley’s Brave New World: about a dystopian society in 1931 All got together in the middle to talk about the best parts and lessons learned in English Literature last semester, we each wrote down a personal goal for this semester, and then we wrote goals for the semester as a class:

Summary Response: Randy Pausch Due Wednesday 01/14/2015 Summary: focus on the big ideas Response: Reaction to it: Agree or Disagree? What did it make you think about? Is it relevant or irrelevant? What did it mean to you? etc. About Randy Pausch: Died about 12 years ago. Got diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer, this lecture at Carnegie Mellon University was almost literally his last lecture, his last chance to say what he wanted to say about his life. We took notes on the talk.

December 16th

In class today we split up into our two groups. The people that were writing the paper worked on finalizing them. They then turned in their papers at the end of class.

The other group did the fishbowl all final period long.
Fishbowl discussions:

1. How does Pi, Hamlet, and Oedipus display heroism? What did they do to show heroism?
1. They all show heroism in their own way
2. How is Oedipus shown as a hero. He killed his father and married is mother.
2. Can we blame Jokasta for Oedipus’s mistakes?
1. Everyone is at fault for their own actions.
2. At the same time she was the one who sent him away and she was part of the dissbanning.
3. Do you think the people are in charge of their own faiths?
1. A lot of life is out of your control. A lot of things just happen and that’s what makes you who you are.
4. Who do you think is the antagonist in Oedipus?
1. It’s Oedipus himself.
5. Why doesn't Oedipus just kill himself instead of stabbing his eyes?
1. Oedipus wants to be able to “see better” so killing himself wouldn’t show him better.
6. What is saffer? Pursuing truth or staying in the darkness?
1. Truth is scary. The truth can hurt you.
2. If everyone told the truth in the beginning then nothing would have happened the way it happened in Oedipus.
3. Would everything have still happened? If the truth was told?
7. Can Oedipus really be blamed for the situation he was in?
1. He didn't know. He shouldn't be blamed because he didn't know that he was adopted. He didn't know that he killed his father and married his mother. He thought his “adopted parents” were his actual parents.
2. He is to blame for killing his father. He was very arrogant.
3. His downfall is arrogance.
8. How do they all show leadership?  And do they all show positive forms of leadership? Or are some negative?
1. He does everything he can do to help his people and help his land.
2. He also asked to be banished from his land once he found out about the prophecy and it was him.
3. He always uses I. We is what true leadership is run off of.
9. IS Oedipus a man of action or inaction?
1. He is a man of action. He did everything he could in his power.
2. He stuck to his word.
3. Hamlet is a man of inaction because he waited the entire book.
4. Does it matter how long it takes to do your action?
5. Yeah because it caused more deaths that way.
10. Should Oedipus call himself the worst of men?
1. No because what happened to him could have happened to anyone.
2. Where do these prophecies even come from? Why do they happen?
3. If he was truly bad then he would have just stayed there and let everyone suffer. He puts the people ahead of him.
11. Is the ending of Hamlet or Oedipus more tragic?
1. Hamlet because because it was drawn out. It took its time. Oedipus was so quick and so fast that it wasn't really interesting.
2. Oedipus because it was more interesting. He didn't know who killed the previous king and he was certain to find out who did.
12. How do all three texts display being lost?
1. They all feel helpless.
13. Out of all three who do you have more sympathy for?
1. Oedipus because he never knew what was going on.
14. Which character showed the most strength?
1. Pi because he literally survived off of nothing and survived living with a tiger.
15. Which shows the most religious values?
1. Pi because what got him through was praying and believing that he could.
2. Their beliefs change when they are put into situations.
16. In all three texts what is the importance of fatherly figures? Does it play a big role throughout the scripts?
1. It plays a huge role because I believe that we are a product of our parents. As fathers go, every guy has a spot in their hearts for their dads because we see part of ourselves in our fathers.
17. If pi had the tiger and hamlet have the ghost what is the figure in Oedipus?
1. Apollo because we never really see him but he’s one of their gods that has a big impact throughout the book.
18. Can we blame the gods for all of Oedipus’s problems?
1. They are definitely to blame because they are the reason why he ended up killing his father and having children with his mother.
19. How does the Oedipus complex play into hamlet?
1. I thought it was weird because for some reason hamlet felt he needed to have a strong relationship with his mother while all that was happening.
20. Why do bad things happen to good people?
1. Since Oedipus didn't die he probably learned from it and became one of the wisest people out there.
2. Does he learn from it?
21. Do you think the characters happened to them in the end?
1. I don’t think that anyone deserved that. It just happened but none of them deserve it.
2. Why do you think it is a common thing to have misfortune in these stories?
3. It tells a better story this way. If all these bad things never happened it would have been an ongoing story and not very interesting.
22. What do you think happened to Oedipus's children?
23. Why is there a theme of incest in Oedipus and Hamlet?
1. There is a lot of incest in Oedipus but in Hamlet it is a thought about incest.
24. Why are women shown as the weaknesses?
1. I don’t feel that they are shown as weaknesses because …..
25. IS there any similarities between hamlet and Oedipus moms?
1. They are not really the same because they all have different themes going on.
2. Don’t the mothers of hamlet and Oedipus know something but never say anything?
26. In Hamlet and Life of PI their themes are full of death and suffering. What do you think is their mindsets? Are they similar? Are they completely different?
1. Hamlets thoughts are revenge. Pi is just thinking he needs to survive and he may feel guilty because he is the only one to survive.
2. They both have a goal but they are different. They have different weights being pressed upon them.
27. Is Pi the only one who had to deal with survival?
1. Oedipus had to deal with survival because he is now living with the guilt.
2. Pi in more struck with trying to survive but Oedipus also survives.
28. How does Oedipus’s views of himself change throughout the book?
1. he thinks of himself so highly but then it changes and now hes not so high up and he sucks.
29. In the end of Oedipus is he a hero or a villain?
1. He is still portrayed as a hero. He still saved the land. He has saved it twice.

This discussion lead to a great fishbowl and really brought out key points towards Oedipus.

December 15th

Jessie Sloan

Work day in class.

Essay people worked on finishing up their conclusions and whatever else was left of their outline.

Fishbowl people worked on coming up with their 15-20 questions about parallels between Hamlet, Oedipus and Life of Pi.

Essay people will write their essays in class tomorrow and have them printed out and turned in by the end of class along with their outline.

Fishbowl people with turn in their questions and have their discussion tomorrow.

Monday Dec 15th

Angelo Garcia

DEC. 15th

Essay people : Must work on concluding paragraph..

Oedipus the king : We finished reading on friday. Start to come up with 15-20 questions for final Fishbowl. Find parallels between Hamlet, Life of Pi, and Oedipus.

And ...

the class is silent well everyone works :)

Well Smith uses her Iphone 6 + ( Ipad ) too text and put in grades.

and beep...beep...beep. as the librarian .. Mrs. Smith checks in Hamlet books LOLOLOL so please bring in Hamlet books if you haven’t.  

LIBRARIAN SMITH ^^^^
ANDD LIKE USUAL KENDRA TEXTS FROM THE BACK OF CLASS ;)

Shane almost slips and falls to his death after Justine’s backpack trips him .. 10:42
TYLER GOES TO NURSES OFFICE after feeling sick and looking fine

Christmas music pours out from Smith's class "La, la,la,la"
Mariah Carey singing Christmas music = another layer of hell

Short day + donut day = probably the best day ever! 

Today we are doing the fishbowl on act 2

Some questions to think about: 

-What does Shakespeare think about fathers in general? Look at the father child relationships throughout the book, ex. Polonius protecting his image by checking in with Laertes to make sure he's staying out of trouble. 

-Who can Hamlet trust/ rely on? Or is he currently on his own?

-What about the theater troupe does Hamlet find so interesting? Why is it significant? 

-What gave Hamlet the idea to test Claudius though the acting troupe? Are there any flaws in his plan?

-if Claudius is found not guilty, what problems would Hamlet face? (Keep in mind that he has convinced people that he's crazy, etc.)

Monday, December 15

Monday, December 15, 2014

Today in class we worked on our final. The essay or the Oedipus fishbowl questions. Mrs. Smith helped students with writing the essay as the fishbowl group worked together. You have to have your OWN questions to bring on the final day for those doing the fishbowl.  We also turned in our Hamlet books. Today was a simple day getting class time and preparing for the final.

Homework:
15-20 questions:
- Solo questions about Oedipus
- Questions about Life of Pi, and Hamlet together
                              OR
- Questions about all three readings and how they tie in together

Homework for essay people:
- Outline conclusion and an entire outline ready to write

Click on "homework" for the link of concluding paragraph expectations