Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Session One Part B of the New Exam
Your Task: Write an article for the community health newsletter. Using relevant information from the text and graphss, discuss the factors that influence teenage smoking and the implications of those factors for reducing teenage smoking.
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Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Weakness/ How To Improve on ELA Regents
My Weakness:
- Part 4 Reading and Writing for Critical Analysis and Evaluation
- Not having any books that relate to the quote giving using Literary Elements
- I'm not good remembering exact details of the book because I might not have recently read the book
I think I could improve my Writing skills for Part 4 in the ELA regents by revising some books and also re-reading story maps, practices essays that Ms.Hyde has giving us. I could make an outline which well refresh my memory in thinking of literary element. I have to make to sure that I don't rush my work because then I won't organize my ideas.
Plot Fences
Plot:
Fences is a play in which Rose wants to built a fence around her home symbolizing that she would keep the ones she loves close to her. Throughout the play Rose, Troy, and Cory go through conflicts that give a turning point to the play. Cory tells Troy that he is being recruited for football, Troy tells Cory that he can't play football and he wants him to stop playing football and to go back to working at A&C because he thinks that what happened to him in the past is gonna happen to cory. Later on Troy confesses to Rose that he had been having an affair with Albert and he will be a father.According to him he has been living his entire life in "1st base" and for the first time in his life he had moved to "2ND base." When Alberta was giving birth she passed away and Rose takes Raynell as her daughter because she knows that a child without a mother is hard.
Fences is a play in which Rose wants to built a fence around her home symbolizing that she would keep the ones she loves close to her. Throughout the play Rose, Troy, and Cory go through conflicts that give a turning point to the play. Cory tells Troy that he is being recruited for football, Troy tells Cory that he can't play football and he wants him to stop playing football and to go back to working at A&C because he thinks that what happened to him in the past is gonna happen to cory. Later on Troy confesses to Rose that he had been having an affair with Albert and he will be a father.According to him he has been living his entire life in "1st base" and for the first time in his life he had moved to "2ND base." When Alberta was giving birth she passed away and Rose takes Raynell as her daughter because she knows that a child without a mother is hard.
Monday, December 31, 2007
Fences By August Wilson
Information Technology High School
Steffy Zambrano
December 31,2007
English E5 Honors
Fences
Fences By August Wilson
Characters & Characterization: Protagonist
Protagonist: Rose Maxson
Rose Maxson is the protagonist of the book. She is a very caring and loyal women. She is 43 years-old, ten years younger then Troy. She was the one who told Troy and Cory to build a fence. She believe that the fence would keep the ones she loved close to her. Rose was a tender women she took in Raynell, Troys love child. She always supported her son Cory Maxson into pursuing his dream in becoming a baseball player. Rose and Troy were married for 18 years. She has strength throughout the whole book, when Cory didn't want to forgive his father for not letting him purse his dream “Whatever was between you and your daddy… the time has come to put it aside..." In other words she meant that in order to"Forget you have to be able to Forgive"
Antagonist: Troy Maxson
Troy Maxson, is the antagonist in the play. He is 53 years old and is married to Rose Maxson. Troy is the antagonist because he cheated on his wife Rose. He is a very opinionated man, who speaks his mind and theres times in the book where he hurts the ones he loves. He played baseball in the Negro Leagues but his dream was to play in the Major Leagues. Troy loved baseball but in the Major League he was never accepted because of his color. He made his Son Cory Maxson quit playing football. Lyon and Raynell are also his kids and Gabriel Maxson is his brother. Jim Bono also known as Bono in the play was his best friend the one that listen to Troys stories ever Friday night.
Setting:
Importance of Setting: The importance of the setting is that most of the events occurred in the Maxson families house. For example ever Friday night Jim and Troy would drink ,watch the game and troy would tell his stories.
Setting Time: 1957 -1965
Setting Place: Maxson Family House, In Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
Vocabulary:
vigilance Page 77 - state or quality of being vigilant; watchfulness: Vigilance is required in the event of treachery.
rubbish Page 17 - worthless, unwanted material that is rejected or thrown out; debris; litter; trash.
tarred Page 32 - the weight of the wrapping, receptacle, or conveyance containing goods.
hauling Page 35 - To pull or drag forcibly; tug.
uppity Page 43 - affecting an attitude of inflated self-esteem; haughty; snobbish.
Plot:
Fences is a play in which Rose wants to built a fence around her home symbolizing that she would keep the ones she loves close to her. Throughout the play Rose, Troy, and Cory go through conflicts that give a turning point to the play. Cory tells Troy that he is being recruited for football, Troy tells Cory that he can't play football and he wants him to stop playing football and to go back to working at A&C because he thinks that what happened to him in the past is gonna happen to cory. Later on Troy confesses to Rose that he had been having an affair with Albert and he will be a father.According to him he has been living his entire life in "1st base" and for the first time in his life he had moved to "2ND base." When Alberta was giving birth she passed away and Rose takes Raynell as her daughter because she knows that a child without a mother is hard.
Rising Action: Troy is having an affair with Alberta, still being married to Rose. Troy discovers that Cory has not quit playing football and said
Climax: Troy Confess to Rose that he had been having an affair with Alberta and that shes having a baby. Rose is angry that after being married for 18 years he betrays there love. Troy finds out that Cory lied to him and that he isn't working at A&C. He tells him to get his job back at A&C.
2"Quotes": With Explanation
"See this woman, Bono? I love this woman. I love this woman so much it hurts. I love her so much...I done run out of ways of loving her."
This quote is when Troy is telling Jim Bono how much he loves Rose and how much he cares about her. He is describing his love for Rose. He quotes that his love for her is so strong at times it hurts him.
“Okay, Troy… you’re right. I’ll take care of your baby for you… cause like you say… she’s innocent… and you can’t visit the sins of the father upon the child. A motherless child has got a hard time. From right now… this child got a Mother But you are a womanless man.”
Rose is speaking in the above quote. She is saying that Raynell is innocent and that she is going to take care of her because its not her fault that Troy Maxson cheated on her and the sins he commits are not her fault. Rose is also saying that as if now Raynell as a mother because she knows that a child with no mother is hard.
Themes:
Forgiveness: Throughout the book Cory and his Father had a lot of conflicts because Troy never approved of any of Cory’s dream because he got rejected when he wanted to play in the Major Leagues and he thought that he would go through the same. Troy never signed the papers for him to get recruited and made him try and get his job back at A&C. Cory held a grudge against his father because he was never able to become a football player and he’s in the US Marines. Towards the end of the novel Cory comes to his dads funeral but doesn’t plan on staying Rose tells him that what happened between him and his father is to be stayed in the past and he has to put it all behind him because disrespecting his father is not going to make him a better person.
Strength : Rose had so much Strength throughout the play. She finds out that her husband was having an affair after being married to him for 18years and that his going to be a dad and that she has to take in Raynell because her mother passes away. She doesn’t say No im not going to take her in as my daughter. She accepts her and says that her fathers sins are not something she needs to be blames for.
Literary Elements:
"Some people build fences to keep people out… and other people build fences to keep people in. Rose wants to hold on to you all. She loves you. "
Dramatic Irony- Dramatic irony is when the words and actions of the characters of a work of literature have a different meaning for the reader than they do for the characters.
"Death ain't nothing but a fastball on the outside corner."
Metaphor- a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity.
Annotate Biography:
Wilson, August. Fences. Penguin USA. August Wilson in the play Fences, is telling a story about a woman who wants to built a Fence so that she keeps the people she loves close to her. Rose is a hard working, caring and loved woman in the play she takes in Troy's illegitimate daughter Raynell because she said that her fathers sins are not her fault. The story takes place in the year 1957 -1965 were Black men are not accepted to play in the Major Leagues and he destroys Corys dream in becoming a football player.
Steffy Zambrano
December 31,2007
English E5 Honors
Fences
Characters & Characterization: Protagonist
Protagonist: Rose Maxson
Rose Maxson is the protagonist of the book. She is a very caring and loyal women. She is 43 years-old, ten years younger then Troy. She was the one who told Troy and Cory to build a fence. She believe that the fence would keep the ones she loved close to her. Rose was a tender women she took in Raynell, Troys love child. She always supported her son Cory Maxson into pursuing his dream in becoming a baseball player. Rose and Troy were married for 18 years. She has strength throughout the whole book, when Cory didn't want to forgive his father for not letting him purse his dream “Whatever was between you and your daddy… the time has come to put it aside..." In other words she meant that in order to"Forget you have to be able to Forgive"
Antagonist: Troy Maxson
Troy Maxson, is the antagonist in the play. He is 53 years old and is married to Rose Maxson. Troy is the antagonist because he cheated on his wife Rose. He is a very opinionated man, who speaks his mind and theres times in the book where he hurts the ones he loves. He played baseball in the Negro Leagues but his dream was to play in the Major Leagues. Troy loved baseball but in the Major League he was never accepted because of his color. He made his Son Cory Maxson quit playing football. Lyon and Raynell are also his kids and Gabriel Maxson is his brother. Jim Bono also known as Bono in the play was his best friend the one that listen to Troys stories ever Friday night.
Setting:
Importance of Setting: The importance of the setting is that most of the events occurred in the Maxson families house. For example ever Friday night Jim and Troy would drink ,watch the game and troy would tell his stories.
Setting Time: 1957 -1965
Setting Place: Maxson Family House, In Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
Vocabulary:
vigilance Page 77 - state or quality of being vigilant; watchfulness: Vigilance is required in the event of treachery.
rubbish Page 17 - worthless, unwanted material that is rejected or thrown out; debris; litter; trash.
tarred Page 32 - the weight of the wrapping, receptacle, or conveyance containing goods.
hauling Page 35 - To pull or drag forcibly; tug.
uppity Page 43 - affecting an attitude of inflated self-esteem; haughty; snobbish.
Plot:
Fences is a play in which Rose wants to built a fence around her home symbolizing that she would keep the ones she loves close to her. Throughout the play Rose, Troy, and Cory go through conflicts that give a turning point to the play. Cory tells Troy that he is being recruited for football, Troy tells Cory that he can't play football and he wants him to stop playing football and to go back to working at A&C because he thinks that what happened to him in the past is gonna happen to cory. Later on Troy confesses to Rose that he had been having an affair with Albert and he will be a father.According to him he has been living his entire life in "1st base" and for the first time in his life he had moved to "2ND base." When Alberta was giving birth she passed away and Rose takes Raynell as her daughter because she knows that a child without a mother is hard.
Rising Action: Troy is having an affair with Alberta, still being married to Rose. Troy discovers that Cory has not quit playing football and said
Climax: Troy Confess to Rose that he had been having an affair with Alberta and that shes having a baby. Rose is angry that after being married for 18 years he betrays there love. Troy finds out that Cory lied to him and that he isn't working at A&C. He tells him to get his job back at A&C.
2"Quotes": With Explanation
"See this woman, Bono? I love this woman. I love this woman so much it hurts. I love her so much...I done run out of ways of loving her."
This quote is when Troy is telling Jim Bono how much he loves Rose and how much he cares about her. He is describing his love for Rose. He quotes that his love for her is so strong at times it hurts him.
“Okay, Troy… you’re right. I’ll take care of your baby for you… cause like you say… she’s innocent… and you can’t visit the sins of the father upon the child. A motherless child has got a hard time. From right now… this child got a Mother But you are a womanless man.”
Rose is speaking in the above quote. She is saying that Raynell is innocent and that she is going to take care of her because its not her fault that Troy Maxson cheated on her and the sins he commits are not her fault. Rose is also saying that as if now Raynell as a mother because she knows that a child with no mother is hard.
Themes:
Forgiveness: Throughout the book Cory and his Father had a lot of conflicts because Troy never approved of any of Cory’s dream because he got rejected when he wanted to play in the Major Leagues and he thought that he would go through the same. Troy never signed the papers for him to get recruited and made him try and get his job back at A&C. Cory held a grudge against his father because he was never able to become a football player and he’s in the US Marines. Towards the end of the novel Cory comes to his dads funeral but doesn’t plan on staying Rose tells him that what happened between him and his father is to be stayed in the past and he has to put it all behind him because disrespecting his father is not going to make him a better person.
Strength : Rose had so much Strength throughout the play. She finds out that her husband was having an affair after being married to him for 18years and that his going to be a dad and that she has to take in Raynell because her mother passes away. She doesn’t say No im not going to take her in as my daughter. She accepts her and says that her fathers sins are not something she needs to be blames for.
Literary Elements:
"Some people build fences to keep people out… and other people build fences to keep people in. Rose wants to hold on to you all. She loves you. "
Dramatic Irony- Dramatic irony is when the words and actions of the characters of a work of literature have a different meaning for the reader than they do for the characters.
"Death ain't nothing but a fastball on the outside corner."
Metaphor- a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity.
"You got to take the crookeds with the straights."
Imagery-the formation of mental images, figures, or likenesses of things, or of such images collectively: the dim imagery of a dream.
Annotate Biography:
Wilson, August. Fences. Penguin USA. August Wilson in the play Fences, is telling a story about a woman who wants to built a Fence so that she keeps the people she loves close to her. Rose is a hard working, caring and loved woman in the play she takes in Troy's illegitimate daughter Raynell because she said that her fathers sins are not her fault. The story takes place in the year 1957 -1965 were Black men are not accepted to play in the Major Leagues and he destroys Corys dream in becoming a football player.
Saturday, December 29, 2007
Critical Lens; Part B
Your Task: Write a Critical essay in which you discuss two works of literature you have read from the particular perspective of the statement that is provided for you in the Critical Lens. In your Essay, Provide a valid interpretation of the statement, agree or disagree with the statement as you have interpreted it, and support your opinion using specific references to appropriate literary elements from the two works. You may use scrap paper to Plan your response. Write your essay in Part B, beginning on page 7 of the essay booklet.
Critical Lens:
"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where h stands at times of challenge and controversy. "
--Martin Luther King, Jr.
Strength to Love, 1963
Guidelines:
Be Sure to
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Critical Lens:
"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where h stands at times of challenge and controversy. "
Guidelines:
Be Sure to
- Provide a valid interpretation of the critical lens that clearly establishes the criteria for analysis
- Indicate whether you agree or disagree with the statement as you have interpreted it
- Choose two Works you have that you believe best support your opinion
- Use the criteria suggested by the critical lens to analyze the works you have choosen
- Avoid plot summary. Instead, use specific references to appropriate literary elements (for example: theme,characterization, setting,point of view) to develop you analysis
- Organize your ideas in a infied and coherent manner
- Specify the titles and authors of the literature you choose
- Follow the conventions of standard written
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
ELA Regents Part 2
What kind of texts do you expect to read?
I expect to read non-fiction literature.
What is a graph, and what kind of information does it elicit?
The graph has stuff about Watercraft Collisions, Flood Gate/Canal Lock, Other Humans, Perinatal, Other Natural, and Undetermined disturbing the Manatee.
How can you compare the two?
I think that I can compare the two works by reading them and comparing the graph with the text.
What are they asking you to do in this essay?
The Task for this essay is this following:
Using relevant information from both documents, write a chapter for a guide
for your environmental science class in which you explain why the Florida manatee is
endangered and discuss effective methods used to save the Florida manatee.
Is this a persuasive or informative essay? Why?
This is an informative essay because it is telling you about how boats are killing manatees, how cold weather is also killing manatees.
What thesis statement can you possibly write for this essay?
The thesis I could possible write about the essay is why the Florida manatees are endangered and the methods that are being used to save the Florida Manatees.
What if they wanted you to write a Letter to a senator, then how many paragraphs would you write?
If they wanted me to write a letter to a senator I would write 5-7 paragraphs.
I expect to read non-fiction literature.
What is a graph, and what kind of information does it elicit?
The graph has stuff about Watercraft Collisions, Flood Gate/Canal Lock, Other Humans, Perinatal, Other Natural, and Undetermined disturbing the Manatee.
How can you compare the two?
I think that I can compare the two works by reading them and comparing the graph with the text.
What are they asking you to do in this essay?
The Task for this essay is this following:
Using relevant information from both documents, write a chapter for a guide
for your environmental science class in which you explain why the Florida manatee is
endangered and discuss effective methods used to save the Florida manatee.
Is this a persuasive or informative essay? Why?
This is an informative essay because it is telling you about how boats are killing manatees, how cold weather is also killing manatees.
What thesis statement can you possibly write for this essay?
The thesis I could possible write about the essay is why the Florida manatees are endangered and the methods that are being used to save the Florida Manatees.
What if they wanted you to write a Letter to a senator, then how many paragraphs would you write?
If they wanted me to write a letter to a senator I would write 5-7 paragraphs.
Monday, December 10, 2007
Fences
Do some research on the time period of this play and autobiography on August Wilson (in your own words) make this brief
August Wilson's Bio: complete name, DOB, DOD, education, conflicts from childhood to adult, achievements, personal life, works.
Time Period of the play Fences: what was going on at that time.
Create a list of all the characters and what role they play, how are they related, protagonist, antagonist, conflicts so far
Autobiography August Wilson:
Birth Name: Frederick August Kittel
Date Of Birth: April 27,1945
Date of Death: October 2,2005
Education: He Attended Central Catholic High School. Then leaves the school because he was the only colored man,they threaten and abuse him so he leaves the school. Later on he goes to Gladstone High School were he drops out because his teacher accuses him of copying a paper that he wrote of Napoleon. Wilson doesn't go back to high school and he gets his education from the Libraries and the streets.
Conflicts From Childhood To Adult: Throughout his teenage years he was threaten and not treated like he was suppose to because of his color. He doesn't get to finish High School because he was discriminated. His Biological father dies and that's when he changes his name to August Wilson. He grew up in Hill district of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Because of all the racist comments and mean things people would tell him, he wrote his plays so dramatic Black Bart and Sacred Hills are perfect examples of his writing
Achievements/Awards: Some of the achievements he received were getting honored at the 100th anniversary of Hill District Branch Library.
Personal Life: August Wilson was Married three times First With Brenda Burton in the year 1969-1962 when his marriage ends. He had a daughter in the year 1970 Sakina Ansari Wilson. Then in the year 1981 he marries Judy Oliver a Social Worker his marriage ends around the year 1990 and he moves to Seattle. He married Judy Oliver in 1994. August Wilson Passed away in the year 2005 at age 60,because he was diagnosed with cancer.
Fences:
Characters↓
Troy Maxson- Troy is the main Character of the book fences. He is married to Rose and had a daughter names Raynell with Alberta. He is 53 years old and theirs times in the novel where he is very stubborn and hardheaded. Troy Maxson was a very hard working man, he loved baseball and based his life on the baseball field.There is a current part in the book where he tells his wife rose I've been living my life on first base and for the first time i moved to second base. Bono is his best friend in the novel he listens to everything troy says. He has very harsh comments, that affected the people that loved him and that he loved.
Cory Maxson- Cory is Troy's & Rose's Son' attending high school in the beginning of the book. Troy was always hard on him about his playing Football
Rose Maxson- Rose Is Troy Maxson's Wife. She's been married to him for 18 years. Cory is the son she has with Troy. Rose is the one that wants to built a fence around her home to keep the ones she loves close to her.
Gabriel Maxson- Gabe is Troy's brother who is disabled because he fought in world war II and was shot in the head and now has to wear a metal plate inside his head.
Jim Bono- Jim and Troy are best friends in the play. They meet in jail and every friday night that would just drink and talk. Jim is a very loyal person who is always listening to everything Troy has to say, like for example when Troy played in the major leagues.
Lyons Maxson- Lyons is Troys other Son who loves music he wants to pursue his dream even though his father doesn't approve. Lyon is always coming to Troy's house on Payday to "borrow" money from him. He does not live with Troy,Rose, Or Cory. He lives with his girlfriend Bonnie who is basically supporting him financially.
Raynell Maxson- Raynell is a very innocent little girl whom troy had with Alberta. She is innocent of her fathers sins thats why Rose takes in Raynell as her daughter.
Alberta- is Troy's Lover, who passes away while giving birth to Raynell.
Sources(Links)→: August Wilson Timeline;August Wilson 1945-2005
August Wilson's Bio: complete name, DOB, DOD, education, conflicts from childhood to adult, achievements, personal life, works.
Time Period of the play Fences: what was going on at that time.
Create a list of all the characters and what role they play, how are they related, protagonist, antagonist, conflicts so far
Birth Name: Frederick August KittelDate Of Birth: April 27,1945
Date of Death: October 2,2005
Education: He Attended Central Catholic High School. Then leaves the school because he was the only colored man,they threaten and abuse him so he leaves the school. Later on he goes to Gladstone High School were he drops out because his teacher accuses him of copying a paper that he wrote of Napoleon. Wilson doesn't go back to high school and he gets his education from the Libraries and the streets.
Conflicts From Childhood To Adult: Throughout his teenage years he was threaten and not treated like he was suppose to because of his color. He doesn't get to finish High School because he was discriminated. His Biological father dies and that's when he changes his name to August Wilson. He grew up in Hill district of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Because of all the racist comments and mean things people would tell him, he wrote his plays so dramatic Black Bart and Sacred Hills are perfect examples of his writing
Achievements/Awards: Some of the achievements he received were getting honored at the 100th anniversary of Hill District Branch Library.
Personal Life: August Wilson was Married three times First With Brenda Burton in the year 1969-1962 when his marriage ends. He had a daughter in the year 1970 Sakina Ansari Wilson. Then in the year 1981 he marries Judy Oliver a Social Worker his marriage ends around the year 1990 and he moves to Seattle. He married Judy Oliver in 1994. August Wilson Passed away in the year 2005 at age 60,because he was diagnosed with cancer.
Cory Maxson- Cory is Troy's & Rose's Son' attending high school in the beginning of the book. Troy was always hard on him about his playing Football
Rose Maxson- Rose Is Troy Maxson's Wife. She's been married to him for 18 years. Cory is the son she has with Troy. Rose is the one that wants to built a fence around her home to keep the ones she loves close to her.
Gabriel Maxson- Gabe is Troy's brother who is disabled because he fought in world war II and was shot in the head and now has to wear a metal plate inside his head.
Jim Bono- Jim and Troy are best friends in the play. They meet in jail and every friday night that would just drink and talk. Jim is a very loyal person who is always listening to everything Troy has to say, like for example when Troy played in the major leagues.
Lyons Maxson- Lyons is Troys other Son who loves music he wants to pursue his dream even though his father doesn't approve. Lyon is always coming to Troy's house on Payday to "borrow" money from him. He does not live with Troy,Rose, Or Cory. He lives with his girlfriend Bonnie who is basically supporting him financially.
Raynell Maxson- Raynell is a very innocent little girl whom troy had with Alberta. She is innocent of her fathers sins thats why Rose takes in Raynell as her daughter.
Alberta- is Troy's Lover, who passes away while giving birth to Raynell.
Sources(Links)→: August Wilson Timeline;August Wilson 1945-2005
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