PD 6 AP ENGLISH LANGUAGE
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Reflect on our time with Thank You For Arguing. Answer at least 1 of these discussion questions in the below space.
Your response should be THOUGHTFUL. It should be at least 4 sentences long. After posting your response, please comment on the responses of at least 2 of your peers. Remember our norms of online discussion. Your responses should add to the discussion (ie ask further questions, remark on things you agree/disagree with in responses). Happy blogging arguers!!
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Let's think about archetypes and how they are significant in Wiley Cash's writing. Remember, an archetype is a common pattern repeated throughout many stories (example: Christ Figures, the battle between good and evil). Below is a list of common archetypes in stories. The Quest or Journey The Task The Hero The Blind Character The Shared Meal Death and Rebirth Battle Between Good and Evil The Unhealable Wound The character who thinks they are normal until told they are a hero The Return Home Mentor-Pupil Relationship The Threshold Guardian (Gatekeeper) Father-Son Conflict Hunting Group of Companions The Side-kick The Evil Character with an Ultimately Good Heart The Creature of Nightmare The Outcast Damsel in Distress The Beautiful but Dangerous Lady Friendly Beast The Shadow The Devil Figure The Unfaithful Wife Light vs. Darkness Nature vs. Civilization The Underworld What archetypes do you recognize in your Wiley Cash book?? In the comments below, choose one or two or two archetypes and explain how you see them played out in your book. Make sure to explain why you think the use of this archetype is significant to the story/overall themes of your novel. Your response should be at least 5-6 sentences. After posting, you should reply to two of your peers with a quality 2-3 sentence response (add to the discussion). Your initial reply is due by Saturday night (12 midnight). Your replies should be completed by Monday night (12 midnight). Excellent discussions for the past few days!
Let's think about archetypes and how they are significant in Wiley Cash's writing. Remember, an archetype is a common pattern repeated throughout many stories (example: Christ Figures, the battle between good and evil). Below is a list of common archetypes in stories. The Quest or Journey The Task The Hero The Blind Character The Shared Meal Death and Rebirth Battle Between Good and Evil The Unhealable Wound The character who thinks they are normal until told they are a hero The Return Home Mentor-Pupil Relationship The Threshold Guardian (Gatekeeper) Father-Son Conflict Hunting Group of Companions The Side-kick The Evil Character with an Ultimately Good Heart The Creature of Nightmare The Outcast Damsel in Distress The Beautiful but Dangerous Lady Friendly Beast The Shadow The Devil Figure The Unfaithful Wife Light vs. Darkness Nature vs. Civilization The Underworld What archetypes do you recognize in your Wiley Cash book?? In the comments below, choose one or two or two archetypes and explain how you see them played out in your book. Make sure to explain why you think the use of this archetype is significant to the story/overall themes of your novel. Your response should be at least 5-6 sentences. After posting, you should reply to two of your peers with a quality 2-3 sentence response (add to the discussion). Your initial reply is due by Saturday night (12 midnight). Your replies should be completed by Monday night (12 midnight). What is art? What is the purpose of art? What does art ask us?
Choose one of the 27 definitions of art from this article. Then, explain the following:
1 week until the National Gallery field trip!! We are having a Socratic Seminar on Wednesday to prepare for your essay on Thursday. I'd like you to synthesize the texts that we have covered in the last month or so (Persepolis, He Named Me Malala, Iran and the West, the Declaration of Independence, Patrick Henry and supplementary texts). Think about common ideas between texts.
Please submit 1 interesting discussion question for Wednesday in the comments below. You may address anything in the texts that we discussed or ideas that relate to the texts discussed. You should have read Malcolm Gladwell's article "Small Change: The Revolution Will Not be Tweeted" and "Social Media as Formidable Force for Change" by Ritu Sharma.
Respond to 2 of the below questions in detail (at least 5 sentences for EACH response).
Post is due by Friday at midnight. Two legitimate (conversation continuing) replies to peers by Sunday midnight. (Note: Short replies with no explanation such as "I completely agree with you!" or "good job, buddy!" without will not count) Earlier this year, we heard Chimamanda Adiche say, "The single story creates stereotypes, and the problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete. They make one story become the only story." This is incredibly important to remember in our unit on Persepolis and the rhetoric of revolution.
After you have watched Iran and the West and have read part of Persepolis (at least the first 5 chapters), respond to at least of the following questions.
Answer with at least 5-6 thoughtful sentences by Friday at midnight. Reply to two peers by Sunday midnight. Happy blogging! In her 2014 Nobel Peace Prize Speech, Malala Yousafzai said "I tell my story, not because it was unique, but because it is not. It is the story of many girls". Malala was the youngest person to ever receive a Nobel Peace Prize.
After watching the documentary He Named Me Malala in class this week, answer at least one of the questions below.
Write a thoughtful 5-6 sentence response in the comments by Friday midnight. Respond to two of your peers by Sunday midnight. Happy blogging! P.S. Still interested in Malala? Check out these other videos On Wednesday, we will be traveling to Martinsburg High School to hear the 2016 Appalachian Heritage Writer in Residence, Charles Frazier. To prepare for our visit, I'd like you to familiarize yourself with Mr. Frazier and his writing style.
Read this excerpt from Frazier's 1997 Civil War Novel (and later movie) Cold Mountain. Then, either read this interview about Cold Mountain or read this article from The Guardian about Frazier's views on writing. In the comments below, please answer both of the following questions. Please put a space between your paragraphs so that it is easier to read. Your answer to each of the questions should be at least 4 sentences.
Post your response by Tuesday @ Midnight. You DO NOT need to reply to peer comments for this post. Last week, we watched Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Adichie's TED talk, "The Danger of a Single Story". And, then, we read the very unusual short story "The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. One thing that you will learn in AP Language is that there is never just "one story", or at least there shouldn't be.
For today's blog post, please respond to at least 1 of the below questions.
Your response should be at least 5 sentences. Look at your notes from the video or rewatch it to come up with support for your points. Please respond to at least 2 of your peer's comments. Response is due by Friday midnight, comments due by Sunday midnight. Happy Blogging! |
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