The work:
As the week began we took notes on naturalism as we started reading Stephen Crane's The Red Badge of Courage. We can relate to the young boy Henry fighting in the Civil War by us understanding his emotions and personal growth that we all went through (BB). The class searched for Crane's usage of similes and metaphors within the text (BF). We have picked out themes thus far in The Red Badge of Courage such as nature in the spiritual sense and colors (DM).
The workers:
Mike M. noted how nature seemed to cover over the dead soldier inside the chapel (BF). Conor pointed out that Jack is emotionally torn when he needs to find info on Judge Irwin (NR). Noel identified the veracity behind the theme of color (JW). Conor demonstrated the symbolosm of running away (JW). Pat said that the last scene in chapter 7 talks about the youth's encounter with death. Brendan says that the chapel is only about as big as two people (DM). Vinny shined light to the cruelty of nature and the ways it is unforgiving (MF). Eric spoke about how Crane's lifestyle clearly affects his writing (GM). Pete commented on how Henry regretted not fighting in battle, he wanted his own "red badge of courage" (KK). Bob F. said that when the soldier says "leave me" it's like when Jesus rejects the offer of the wine on the sponge... (TR).
Words to live by:
"Within him, as he hurled himself forward, was born a love, a despairing fondness for this flag which was near him. It was a creation of beauty and invulnerability."
"Yer jest one little feller amongst a hull lot of others, and yeh've got to keep quiet an' do what they tell yeh."
"The impulse of the living to try to read in dead eyes the answer to the Question."
"Don't go a-thinkin' you can lick the hull rebel army at the start, because yeh can't."
"He wondered what those men had eaten that they could be in such haste to force their way to grim chances of death."
Monday, March 31, 2008
Thursday, March 13, 2008
You don't get to say you're atoning.
Homework for 3/13:
Read the full text of Eliot Spitzer's resignation as governor of New York. Then read the first fifty reader responses people wrote below it.
We just read a book about the way the governor of a state eventually gets corrupted despite his intentions of being a good, honest man. Be prepared to talk intelligently about how we can connect these two men in remarkable ways.
Then, just for kicks, read the new CM blog here.
Read the full text of Eliot Spitzer's resignation as governor of New York. Then read the first fifty reader responses people wrote below it.
We just read a book about the way the governor of a state eventually gets corrupted despite his intentions of being a good, honest man. Be prepared to talk intelligently about how we can connect these two men in remarkable ways.
Then, just for kicks, read the new CM blog here.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Blog, Weeks 3-4-5
The work:
We started to get into Robert Penn Warren's political novel All the King's Men (GM). Each classmate chose a character they most closely resembled identified with individually (JW).
We learned the correct rules on how to cite sources and used examples from actual papers to show us how to do it (DM). We learned the way people can play dirty politics and the with faith in representing the people (MF). The class made some reference to the tactics that politicians use then and now in our current elections (BB). We looked at our reader response essays and tried to fix them for a 2nd draft (PD). We put the "human google" to work in search of the word 'know' (SC). "I suffer..." sums up our struggle through the hardy chapters of All the King's Men (VC).
The workers:
Keith said that Willie is an exceptional speaker. Graham mentioned that Jack is apologetic to Sadie in some scenes. (DK)
Steve told us how Anne declined Jack's hand in marriage (PS).
Travis said that the best way to start a reader response essay is with the character's first presentation (NR).
Chapin saved the class by shedding light on Jack's job of digging up dirt for Willi. (CM)
David K. made a connection between JAck Burden and his father to the relationship between King Henry IV and his son.
Steve tells us Jack is more of an innocent character in the movie. (DM)
Danny pointed out the thesis statement made by Jack on p60. (TJ)
Silverio stumped McG. with what show Jackie was watching in chapter 7. (ER)
John said that Jack chose to go to state college rather than Harvard. (SC)
Andrew compared the description of the highway in chapter six to the highway in chapter 1 that came as a result of Willie's ascension to governor (RH).
Words to live by: (from guest blogger, Brendan B)
Don't give him too much, he's not used to it. -There's a lot of things he's not used to. ~Sadie
The truth is a terrible thing. ~Jack
Nothing fazed him, not insult or anger or violence of getting his face beat into a hamburger. He was a true businessman. He knew the value of everything. ~Jack
We started to get into Robert Penn Warren's political novel All the King's Men (GM). Each classmate chose a character they most closely resembled identified with individually (JW).
We learned the correct rules on how to cite sources and used examples from actual papers to show us how to do it (DM). We learned the way people can play dirty politics and the with faith in representing the people (MF). The class made some reference to the tactics that politicians use then and now in our current elections (BB). We looked at our reader response essays and tried to fix them for a 2nd draft (PD). We put the "human google" to work in search of the word 'know' (SC). "I suffer..." sums up our struggle through the hardy chapters of All the King's Men (VC).
The workers:
Keith said that Willie is an exceptional speaker. Graham mentioned that Jack is apologetic to Sadie in some scenes. (DK)
Steve told us how Anne declined Jack's hand in marriage (PS).
Travis said that the best way to start a reader response essay is with the character's first presentation (NR).
Chapin saved the class by shedding light on Jack's job of digging up dirt for Willi. (CM)
David K. made a connection between JAck Burden and his father to the relationship between King Henry IV and his son.
Steve tells us Jack is more of an innocent character in the movie. (DM)
Danny pointed out the thesis statement made by Jack on p60. (TJ)
Silverio stumped McG. with what show Jackie was watching in chapter 7. (ER)
John said that Jack chose to go to state college rather than Harvard. (SC)
Andrew compared the description of the highway in chapter six to the highway in chapter 1 that came as a result of Willie's ascension to governor (RH).
Words to live by: (from guest blogger, Brendan B)
Don't give him too much, he's not used to it. -There's a lot of things he's not used to. ~Sadie
The truth is a terrible thing. ~Jack
Nothing fazed him, not insult or anger or violence of getting his face beat into a hamburger. He was a true businessman. He knew the value of everything. ~Jack
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