LOOK CLOSELY

THINGS ARE NOT ALWAYS WHAT THEY SEEM…

Julian Beever-3D Sidewalk Art

“Once you label me you negate me.” ― Søren Kierkegaard

“Why do boys say someone acts like a girl as if it were an insult?” ― Tamora Pierce, In the Hand of the Goddess “Power is the ability not just to

tell the story of another person, but to make it the definitive story of that person.” ― Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30VPbTLqbMU(Teen PSA-Stereotypes)

PROVING THEY’RE WRONGBREAKING NEGATIVE

STEREOTYPES

TWO PRISONERSRAYMOND SOUSTER

RAYMOND SOUSTER

http://poets.ca/members_data/Raymond%20Souster

VOCABULARY

dishevelled: messed up clothes/hair-write out a sentence using the word dishevelled in a different way.

bewildered: confused or puzzled-write out a sentence about the last time you were bewildered. Share to the class.

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS…

1. What do you think the third line “looking nothing at all” means?

2. Visual of them walking stiffly-does this reinforce the stereotype?3. How does the third stanza enforce this altered view of teens? 4. “Some of us should be made to go along with them”- what is the author trying to say here?

WRITING ASSIGNMENT

Write on one of the following topics:1. Imagine that you are one of

these boys. Write a journal describing what you have done, and your thoughts after you’ve been sentenced.

2. Write another version of this poem; this time use a different stereotype of your choice.

MAKE 3 ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT EACH

WOMAN IN THE FOLLOWING

IMAGE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=wJM9PTpa-tQ

OUR APPEARANCEOur Appearance,Our words,Our actionsAre never greaterThan ourselves.For the soulIs our house;Our eyes its windows;And our wordsIts messengers

PARAPHRASING

What is Paraphrase? Definition para·phrase (par′ə frāz′) noun:

1. a rewording of something spoken or written, usually for the purpose of making its meaning clearer

2. the use of this as a literary or teaching device

an approximate rendering of a quotation, saying, etc. whose exact words cannot be cited or recalled

A VALUABLE SKILL

Paraphrasing is a valuable skill because...it is better than quoting information from

an undistinguished passage.it helps you control the temptation to

quote too much.the mental process required for

successful paraphrasing helps you to grasp the full meaning of the original.

6 STEPS TO EFFECTIVE PARAPHRASING

6 Steps to Effective Paraphrasing1. Reread the original passage until you understand its full meaning.2. Set the original aside, and write your paraphrase on a note card.3. Jot down a few words below your paraphrase to remind you later how you envision using this material. At the top of the note card, write a key word or phrase to indicate the subject of your paraphrase.4. Check your rendition with the original to make sure that your version accurately expresses all the essential information in a new form.5. Use quotation marks to identify any unique term or phraseology you have borrowed exactly from the source.6. Record the source (including the page) on your note card so that you can credit it easily if you decide to incorporate the material into your paper.

RUMI-SOUL POET

http://peacefulrivers.homestead.com/rumipoetry1.html#anchor_13839

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlQaxwBIxE8

QUOTATIONS OF THE SOUL

1.Research Assignment: research quotes about the soul from different cultures.

2.In partners-pick a culture and research quotes about the soul specific to that culture.

3. Compile five quotes into a document.4. Print off in LAB 2345. Present to class.

THE ELEPHANT MAN

“THE ELEPHANT MAN”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpqjtF1eGXg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpqjtF1eGXgHow would someone that is

physically deformed need to be ‘seen’ in ways that are simple for someone who is ‘normal looking’?

“MASK”-ROCKY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fc0uxTiUDrE&feature=relmfu

In a paragraph, describe how this meditation might be applied to the elephant man’s or Rocky’s story.

EGGS IN AN EGG CRATE

QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER

Look at the painting.

How has the artist made it look realistic?

Consider the use of light and shading.

How does the painting resemble a photograph?

ART IS EVERYWHERE