English III- all classes
Thursday, April 16 and Friday, 17: The last bonus work of the 3rd quarter. (a writing bonus!) On Monday, the 4th quarter begins.
Stay tuned!
Assignment: watch the 10 minute video and respond to the following in approximately 250 words: What’s an experience you’ve had where you needed to balance courage and fear?
the beautiful balance between courage and fear
Wednesday, April 15 bonus work.
(grades close this Friday!)
Below you will find a link to 5 historical sites: the pyramids of Giza, Petra, Angkor, Taj Mahal, and Venice.
Assignment: I would like you to visit each of these sites and send me a list of three facts from each (copy the place, followed by the three of the facts) that are shared. You'll have lots to choose from. These are all important places that you should put on your to visit list. Have fun. We are stuck at home, but we can voyage in our minds.
virtual tours of historic sites
FRIDAY, Grades CLOSE...are you prepared? Remember, if you pass the course, you will not have to take the ELA Regents.
Stay tuned!
Assignment: watch the 10 minute video and respond to the following in approximately 250 words: What’s an experience you’ve had where you needed to balance courage and fear?
the beautiful balance between courage and fear
Wednesday, April 15 bonus work.
(grades close this Friday!)
Below you will find a link to 5 historical sites: the pyramids of Giza, Petra, Angkor, Taj Mahal, and Venice.
Assignment: I would like you to visit each of these sites and send me a list of three facts from each (copy the place, followed by the three of the facts) that are shared. You'll have lots to choose from. These are all important places that you should put on your to visit list. Have fun. We are stuck at home, but we can voyage in our minds.
virtual tours of historic sites
FRIDAY, Grades CLOSE...are you prepared? Remember, if you pass the course, you will not have to take the ELA Regents.
Tuesday, April 14 ZOOM reflection bonus
This past Saturday, the satirical Saturday Night Live show had a sketch on a Zoom meeting. Most of you should be now have had an opportunity to participate in one.
Assignment: watch the sketch. Remember that this is what is known as Horatian satire. That means the speaker holds up to gentle ridicule the absurdities and follies of human beings.
After you have watched, write a reflection on your own personal experience with a zoom meeting. Think about the participants (no names), thoughts going through your head, how did you feel about participating, what you did while in class. Really, let your mind wander back through the experience.
Enjoy!
Great news: if you pass the course, you will not be required to take the ELA Regents!
Monday bonus (don't forget to check out the Friday through Monday that is worth a writing grade.)
What Did Hubble See on Your Birthday?
Follow the link and send me a picture.
What did the space craft hubble see on your birthday?
Addtional optional bonus opportunity for the weekend worth a class participation grade: Send me a picture of yourself outside engaging in the world.
Marking quarter ends April 17!
Friday, April 10 through Monday, April 12.
Big Bonus work!
Sometimes it snows in April
Sometimes I feel so bad, so bad
Sometimes I wish life was never ending
And all good things, they say, never last
Prince
VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION: There is no ELA Regents exam this year. If you pass your English class, you will be exempt from the Regents exam.
We have one week until the end of the marking quarter, and I want to give you an opportuntity for some excellent bonus points. Are you missing a writing grade? As this is an important time Christians and Jews, I'd thought we'd take the time to at What's it's like to be a Muslim in America. Please watch the 16 minute video and respond in approximated 250 words to the following:
Political leaders have often used dehumanizing rhetoric against a group of people, like comparing Jews to rats during World War II in Germany, or comparing African Americans to apes during the Jim Crow era. What do you think is the goal of using this kind of language? What have we seen dehumanizing language set the stage for? What can we do to address dehumanization of groups of people?
Thursday, April 9... The third quarter ends a week Friday, April 17.
Today's bonus!
Below you will find 5 contemporary satirical cartoons. Explain the what is happening in each.
Important news for juniors!
The state has decided that you will not have to take the ELA Regents exam, if you pass your ELA course. Have you turned in your missing assignments? Are you checking out the daily bonus. Time's running out.
Wednesday, April 8: The theme of identity
Bonus work; this can be substituted for one of the in class assignments you might have a zero for not completing or pure bonus work.
Assignment: look at this oil painting from the Art Institute in Chicago and respond to the six questions that follow.
Date:
Look at the photo.
1. What do see?
2. What is the position of the American flag?
3. What does the figure appear to be doing?
4. What do those stripes remind you of?
5. Hmm..but the figure also seems enveloped in the flag?
6. What could this image possibly be a metaphor for? (consider when the work was painted.) Explain in a couple of complete sentences.
Something different: interview and response to the author Ailsa Chang on her book Pretty Bitches.
As you listen to the 7 minute interview,( Pretty Bitches Feisty. Ambitious. Lucky. Female Writers On The Words That Undermine Women )consider the following and discuss in a solid paragraph. Are the points valid? Have you experienced, observed or used these words?
1) Are words like "shrill" or "mature" code words for actions that people are going to take?
2) Note what a "professional" voice is? What if the voice is ethnic?
3) Where does the voice of authority come from?
4) What about "lucky"? How does this relate to women? What do you think about substituting "nice to see all your hard work paying off."
5)How does the editior of this collection of essays say the material relates to men and by extension of race?
Saturday, April 4 and Sunday, April 5: the weekend. There is nothing official on the blog, but if by Sunday night you send me a 100 words of how you passed the last two days, that will go into the your bonus work. Take care of yourselves. The temperature is warming a bit.
Friday, April 3
Today's bonus work: Send me a picture that you have taken outside that indicates a positive sign of spring.
Thursday, April 2.. Once again, 3rd quarter grades are based upon the work you completed before we the physical school closed. You may make up your old work (see dated blog posts) so as to get rid of any zeros. You may also do "bonus" work. Lots of assignments follow. Today: Webcam Fun below are some webcams, which are video cameras that feed or stream an image. Browse through these. Your bonus work is to find four other webcams. These should be from four different places anywhere in the world. They could be from any place: zoos, aquariums, different cities, cultural areas, parks, etc. Share the four links, so that I can check them out and you can receive the credit.
Ouwehand Park Polar Bear Cubs
Penguin Habitat Above Water
Sea Jellies
Eagles Nest
Wednesday, April 1...updated information. Yesterday, I sent an e-mail to everyone, as a reminder that all the covid listed work on the blog is an opportunity to bring your grade up from what you had prior to the last day of classes. You also may make up any missing work. Per the Governor Cuomo there is no academic break this year. That means you have additional time to bring up your grades.
Please look over the assignments below.
If I have not heard from you, I'll be calling home to check in with a parent or guardian. Send me an e-mail, at least, even if you do not want to do an assignment. Thanks!
Several people have asked for the common application essay prompts. An essay is required for those wishing to attend four-year colleges. The following are the topic choices. The AP language students usually get them done in the spring. You have the time now, and I have the time to help you edit them. Believe me, they will need editing. These essays are very important and a key factor in college admissions. Ok, here are your topic choices.
The length should be about 500 words. Let's get them going!
Common App has announced that the 2020-2021 essay prompts will remain the same as the 2019–2020 essay prompts.
1. Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, please share your story.
2. The lessons we take from obstacles we encounter can be fundamental to later success. Recount a time when you faced a challenge, setback, or failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience?
3. Reflect on a time when you questioned or challenged a belief or idea. What prompted your thinking? What was the outcome?
4. Describe a problem you’ve solved or a problem you’d like to solve. It can be an intellectual challenge, a research query, an ethical dilemma — anything of personal importance, no matter the scale. Explain its significance to you and what steps you took or could be taken to identify a solution.
5. Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others.
6. Describe a topic, idea, or concept you find so engaging it makes you lose all track of time. Why does it captivate you? What or who do you turn to when you want to learn more?
7. Share an essay on any topic of your choice. It can be one you’ve already written, one that responds to a different prompt, or one of your own design.
Thursday, March 31...IMPORTANT: changes are coming in student accountability for school work. The end of the third quarter is in two weeks. Yesterday's assignment is a bonus / writing grade.
Something more to help you out:
“Because women earn less, on average, than men, they must work longer for the same amount of pay. The wage gap is even greater for most women of color.”
Bonus writing assignment: Reflect upon the two images above. In approximately, 250 words, respond to the following: why has there historically been this inequity and why does this situtation continue?
Monday, March 30...We've hit the three week mark. It's time for a little humor, followed by a bit of philosophy. Take a look. 1)Enjoy the first bit of silliness. If you can figure it out, send along the "correct" sentence for bonus points.
AND / OR...some folks really need some bonus points. Check those grades. Are you happy? What if for some reason there was no fourth quarter and what you have is your year- end grade?
2) Watch the short video on Koans. Then, write a paragraph with your explanation of one of the koans I am giving you. Big bonus points, enough to "fix" that writing assignment you forgot to turn in.
1) The Price of Gas in France
After careful planning, he got past security, stole the paintings, and made it safely to his van.However, he was captured only two blocks away when his van ran out of gasWhen asked how he could mastermind such a crime and then make such an obvious error, he replied,'Monsieur, that is the reason I stole the paintings.'I had no MonetTo buy DegasTo make theVan Gogh.'See if you haveDe Gaulle to send this on to someone else....G
I sent it to you because I figured
I had nothing Toulouse.
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Part 2: Watch the following on Koans,
which are a paradoxical anecdote or riddle, used in Zen Buddhism to demonstrate the inadequacy of logical reasoning and to provoke enlightenment. These can be a difficult concept. Take your time to reflect on what is being said. The video does an excellent job of explaining, but more importantly, I hope you can made a connection to life right now. When you have finished, apply what you have learned to one of the following two koans.
Koans 4:57
What is your face before your mother and father were born?
or When you can do nothing, what can you do?
Friday, March 27...Thank you all again, for the work you are sending along. Get the word out to your classmates. Is everyone comfortable with the grade they had two-weeks ago? Now is the time to adjust this. The quarter ends in two weeks.
Something new: enjoy! Any personal thoughts? Do share.
Thundercat On Anime
Twenty seconds of hand washing. 60 to 90 percent alcohol. Six feet of distance. People worldwide have absorbed these guidelines as the coronavirus pandemic has closed its fist around the world. But humans also need to keep the spirit moving, as did Charles Dickens — who lived through a few epidemics — by taking a daily "breather" in the fresh air. Here we offer recommendations for psychic health from people who go deep into their own hearts and minds: artists and writers. Creative people have been uniquely affected by the onset of the current pandemic. Still they continue to dream, and to create. They can help us understand how. —Ann Powers
Today's Breather comes from the songwriter and producer Stephen Bruner, aka Thundercat. His new album "It Is What It Is" is out April 3 on Brainfeeder Records.
"I've got a record player and DVDs and everyone's like, 'Oh, the internet is getting slow.' In this one moment, it pays to be an anime nerd because I buy all my DVDs – so if the internet goes down, I still have all my DVDs.
I've been listening to the theme and outro from [anime series Neon Genesis] Evangelion repetitively for the last week. And with Evangelion, there are moments you can attach some nostalgia to if you've been watching it as long as a guy like me. But more than just the nostalgia, there's the overall amazing animation and quality of the story, and the story arc and the message ... There's nothing that makes up for that. It stands on its own. So the significance of it is a bit bigger than just the part where it's like a cartoon for me; I feel like it has a very big purpose behind it.
Watching the show is like watching the creators' minds spin while creating the cartoon. There's a very famous story behind about the depression the creator was experiencing while creating the cartoon, how that started to bleed over into the actual story. When you go into all of the different character's minds, you're kind of going into the animator's and the illustrator's minds. It's a really, really wild cartoon."
Also: "A lot of crying has helped. Like real silent crying: Crying by yourself in the dark in the bathroom. Crying helps." — as told to Emma Bowers
Have a listen
Thursday, March 26.. shout out for the birds that have returned. Have you heard them? Today is supposed to be warm, so open a window and listen. And thank you to those who are sending along some work. I'm updating the grades daily. However, those of you with an A+, I can't do any more numerically, but this reinforces how super you are. Please, if you have not, take advantage of this offer. (Sorry I sound like a salesperson.)
Send along the bubble gum from Wednesday and for anyone who wishes: What are you watching, listening to or following these days that gives you a bit of joy? A few words will suffice. Take care.
Wednesday, March 25..Thanks for all the communications. Again, check those grades.
Something to entertain you today:bubble gum!
Spring has returned. The Earth is like a child that knows poems. -Rainer Maria Rilke
Tuesday, March 24...Thanks to those who have already sent along the reflection from yesterday's free will clip. You are brilliant. Come on; more folks please share. Get those grades up! This is week 8.
Some humor for today: https://howmuchtoiletpaper.com/
Monday, March 23...Note that all grades are up-to-date. If I have made an error, let me know. If you care to improve your grade, see below.
the vernal equinox:
"Equal dark, equal light
Flow in Circle, deep insight
Blessed Be, Blessed Be
The transformation of energy!
So it flows, out it goes
Three-fold back it shall be
Blessed Be, Blessed Be
The transformation of energy!"
- Night An'Fey, Transformation of Energy
Flow in Circle, deep insight
Blessed Be, Blessed Be
The transformation of energy!
So it flows, out it goes
Three-fold back it shall be
Blessed Be, Blessed Be
The transformation of energy!"
- Night An'Fey, Transformation of Energy
Something new: Do we have free will? 9 minutes
Those of you who have read Ethan Frome will immediately understand why I am asking you to watch this short clip. Was Ethan's life determined by his birth (nature) and his environment (nuture) or did really have a choice? Could he have left with Mattie? What really held him back? Or perhaps there are always a series of happenstances that play us like a pinball machine? Even if you have not read or listened to the text, respond in a couple hundred words, so that I can boost your grade, if needed. I cannot require you to complete any assignment, but some might not want their grade to stand as is.
Simple question: is there such a thing as free will. Look to the video to reflect.
Sunday, March 22... It's cold, but such a beautiful day. Get out and enjoy the light.
Saturday, March 21...I've decided to keep a running tab, so as you'll be able to find information more easily.
Light note today: Any of you who have Netflix, will see there is a new release called Spenser. Mark Wahlberg plays the ex con cop with a too-compassionate heart. I'm not promoting the film, except its Boston location, but there is a specific connection between minutes 13 and 15. Can you figure it out? Send along for bonus points.
Thank you to those who are sending along work. Question? ask away. I love hearing from you.
Friday, March 20...“This too shall pass.” An update after a zoom meeting this morning: Any work that was due on the Friday, and for English III classes periods 4 and 9 that means Ethan Frome through chapter 4, including the work on the graphic organizer, will count as a writing grade for quarter three; this will be the last grade. I'll take any old material, as well. Those of you who choose to finish the organizer will receive much, much extra credit! Thank you to those who already sent material along. Go ahead and ask for those college recs in the fall! Take care over the weekend! New opportunities on Monday. Miss your faces :)
Thursday, March 19... Remember that doing the right thing is always the right thing.Thank you to those who are sending along material or writing to ask questions. Keep them coming. I'm very interested in hearing about your daily life. What you observe? How do you feel? Please keep in touch. On Monday, I shall post some new material. Since this is an aberrant (new word meaning, not standard) situation, we can try some non-traditional ELA stuff. Keep tuned..and communicate. Miss you guys!
Wednesday, March 18... Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet
Tuesday, March 17...St. Patrick's Day: For each petal on the shamrock, this brings a wish your way:
Good health, good luck and happiness for today and every day
Monday: March 16...Thursday, March 19...
Questions of any sort: contact me: e-mail- dorothy.parker@rcsdk12.org
Everyone should be hunkered down and supporting each other as we move through this covid-19 situtation. It's important to stay focused on practical needs, and that includes your education.
As in periods 4 and 9 we started Edith Warton's novel Ethan Frome last week, and I handed out a graphic organizer in which you were to find evidence in each of the chapters supporting each of the three themes listed, please do complete this. I've posted another copy of the handout below. As well, there is a google doc link that you may use and share with me.
For period 7, you have been working with Ms. Camp, whose program at the U of R has been interupted. What I am asking you to do is listen and/ or read the short novel Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton. The links are provided below.
Graphic Thematic Organizer Link
https://docs.google.com/document/d/12FauDLv-PBiR2d2Y0Zx0UBAmcxraqp6HcszAderNw88/edit
Ethan Frome text link:https://www.gutenberg.org/files/4517/4517-h/4517-h.htm
Ethan Frome audio link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-BZEa3WY0E
If you have questions, thoughts or reflections, please contact me. Stay safe and intelligent,
I will be posting other material on Saturday for the following week. In the meantime, take walks and observe the world.
Name________________________________ Thematic Organizer for Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton
Explain each of the following themes in your own words, using complete sentences
1. Determinism and Free Will _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. Duty and Morality vs. Desire
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Gender Roles and Marriage
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As you read through each of the chapters, select one textual example that supports each of the above three themes. Write out the text and explain your selection. Include the page number and relevant character (s)
Chapter I: 23-35
Chapter II 36-49
Chapter III 50-58
Chapter IV 59-76
Chapter V 77-85
Chapter VI 86-93
Chapter VII 94-111
Chapter VIII 112-124
Chapter IX 125-149
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