Carl Polley comes to visit! Students are engaged.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Carl Polley / Chinese Literature & Linguistics
Carl led the class in a look at he teachings of Confucius, Mencius and Zhaungzi. As a Fulbright scholar he studied in Taiwan and was first becoming a lawyer. As he proceeded in his major he realized that teaching was an honorable profession and now is set on a path to become a professor of Chinese philosophy or linguistics.
Choosing the right profession is an important decision in life. As you wake up and go off to work daily, you must be doing what you're passionate about.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Pelagio from East Timor
Pelagio visits World Literature. A few facts. Pelagio wants to have his own Telecommunication company someday and next wants to attend a British university (Cambridge or Oxford). East Timor is the most recent democracy or independent country in the world. It was invaded by the Indonesian in recent times but remains independent. It is a mostly Catholic and traditional in many ways. The crocodile is very abundant in East Timor and is sacred to their people.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Outsourced
We watched a video for the first time: Outsourced
Outsourcing jobs to India. May continue on Monday. Xiang coming and Pelagio also coming net week to visit World Literature.
Outsourcing jobs to India. May continue on Monday. Xiang coming and Pelagio also coming net week to visit World Literature.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Indonesia: Emiyanti Tuesday/ April 5
Emiyanti the partner of Charis and Erin, visited World Literature today.
She taught us a song and gave us general infomation on Indonesia. We discovered that she was Muslim and had a beautiful personality and voice.
*a video was taken and will be edited and put on this blog.
She taught us a song and gave us general infomation on Indonesia. We discovered that she was Muslim and had a beautiful personality and voice.
*a video was taken and will be edited and put on this blog.
Haiku's for Japan
Here are the haiku's that we sent to Japan through Nicole's Japanese friends Facebook page:
http://worldlithaiku.blogspot.com/
http://worldlithaiku.blogspot.com/
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Friday April 1
1. We start the day with exercise.
2. Forgot the Mahabharata.
3. Wrote Haiku's for Japan.
4. Announced song contest winners.
5. Prepare for our visitor.Chose groups to read and ask questions about Indonesia.
2. Forgot the Mahabharata.
3. Wrote Haiku's for Japan.
4. Announced song contest winners.
5. Prepare for our visitor.Chose groups to read and ask questions about Indonesia.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Tuesday March 29th
1. Mahabharata: 13th Year
2. Journal: (Linked to Moodle) Write your one achievement for the quarter and what you still need to work on for the next.
3. Grades: Tardies will affect your grade.
4. Song contest: Practicing.
5. Schedule for upcoming dates:
6 B day: Mountan judging, songs presented.
7. C day: Haiku's to Japan
8. E day: Indonesian partner
9. F day: Bible
10. B day: Koran
11. C day: Bhagavad gita: from the Mahabharata
2. Journal: (Linked to Moodle) Write your one achievement for the quarter and what you still need to work on for the next.
3. Grades: Tardies will affect your grade.
4. Song contest: Practicing.
5. Schedule for upcoming dates:
6 B day: Mountan judging, songs presented.
7. C day: Haiku's to Japan
8. E day: Indonesian partner
9. F day: Bible
10. B day: Koran
11. C day: Bhagavad gita: from the Mahabharata
Monday, March 28, 2011
Monday/March 28th
First day back from Spring Break.
1. The Lake of Death: Mahabharata
2. Last class: Hell center, Satan 9th Circle. Satan is in ice (cold, no warmth or heart. . . a cold world. The traitors are here. Satan has in his 3 heads, Brutus, Cassius and J, who betrayed Jesus.
3. Next paper, I Believe. 2 authors or men from World Literature in dialogue and you finish with "I believe". . . . .
4. Websites, up to date? Work on sites, put up recent paper #2.
5. Next song contest, Bible, Koran and Gita.
6. We will spend a day writing haikus for Japan and sending it enmass.
7. Tomorrow work on the song, and the next day you are on.
1. The Lake of Death: Mahabharata
2. Last class: Hell center, Satan 9th Circle. Satan is in ice (cold, no warmth or heart. . . a cold world. The traitors are here. Satan has in his 3 heads, Brutus, Cassius and J, who betrayed Jesus.
3. Next paper, I Believe. 2 authors or men from World Literature in dialogue and you finish with "I believe". . . . .
4. Websites, up to date? Work on sites, put up recent paper #2.
5. Next song contest, Bible, Koran and Gita.
6. We will spend a day writing haikus for Japan and sending it enmass.
7. Tomorrow work on the song, and the next day you are on.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Wednesday 3/16 Circle 9 and Satan
Coming:
1. After the break, song contest (run by Mountan), get into groups and choose a reggae beat, rap, southern beat, etc. It has to be an original tune so don't use the background of someone else. It needs 3 X 4 lines that rhyme or not and 2 X 2 lines of refrane or repeated lines. Our leader chose the theme of unity, harmony peace. All of these topics or a global world.
2. Next paper Dialogue/ I Believe paper. Have 2 authors, characters have a discussion on a topic and then state what you believe. For example - Emerson and Basho talk about Nature and why Nature is a part of man, or Krishna and Dante, is there a hell? Draupadi and Francesca, what is true love? Lao Tzu and Yudhisthera, what is the true path in life?
3.Dante's Ninth Circle: Satan trapped in ice. Sinners also trapped in ice. Satan has 3 heads with bodies in each mouth, Brutus and Cassius (with their legs in Santan's mouth and with Judas, he is in head first. Brutus and Cassius betrayed Julius Caessar and stabbed him. Judas was s deciple of Jesus and he betrayed him by kissing him and identifying him.
4.The ice contains sinners at different parts of hell proper. Hell has 4 levels the outside in Caina they were traitors against kin, then political party, guests and then benefactor or those that fed them. Judas was the worst sinner because he was a traitor to Jesus, son of god.
5. Ugolino eats ruffino's head because this man trapped him in a tower with his sons. His sons suggest that their father eat them so that he can live. Terrible sin to eat kids.
Secret Question: Why is this book such a masterpiece of literature? What do you learn from this book? Why is it so widely translated?
6. Class worked on redoing Paper #2, last day.
1. After the break, song contest (run by Mountan), get into groups and choose a reggae beat, rap, southern beat, etc. It has to be an original tune so don't use the background of someone else. It needs 3 X 4 lines that rhyme or not and 2 X 2 lines of refrane or repeated lines. Our leader chose the theme of unity, harmony peace. All of these topics or a global world.
2. Next paper Dialogue/ I Believe paper. Have 2 authors, characters have a discussion on a topic and then state what you believe. For example - Emerson and Basho talk about Nature and why Nature is a part of man, or Krishna and Dante, is there a hell? Draupadi and Francesca, what is true love? Lao Tzu and Yudhisthera, what is the true path in life?
3.Dante's Ninth Circle: Satan trapped in ice. Sinners also trapped in ice. Satan has 3 heads with bodies in each mouth, Brutus and Cassius (with their legs in Santan's mouth and with Judas, he is in head first. Brutus and Cassius betrayed Julius Caessar and stabbed him. Judas was s deciple of Jesus and he betrayed him by kissing him and identifying him.
4.The ice contains sinners at different parts of hell proper. Hell has 4 levels the outside in Caina they were traitors against kin, then political party, guests and then benefactor or those that fed them. Judas was the worst sinner because he was a traitor to Jesus, son of god.
5. Ugolino eats ruffino's head because this man trapped him in a tower with his sons. His sons suggest that their father eat them so that he can live. Terrible sin to eat kids.
Secret Question: Why is this book such a masterpiece of literature? What do you learn from this book? Why is it so widely translated?
6. Class worked on redoing Paper #2, last day.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Monday, March 7, 2011
Friday, March 4, 2011
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Monday, February 28, 2011
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Thursday/ Elbowing Final Drafts.. .Chelsea's watching!
Mr. Scribe
Paper #2 Gift to the World (not Davin)
Write a Top Paper for your Partner's to read and be inspired by your intelligence and your ability to figure out the greatness of their culture. Be thoughtful.
Write a Top Paper for your Partner's to read and be inspired by your intelligence and your ability to figure out the greatness of their culture. Be thoughtful.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
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