1 / 35

Journal Prompts

Journal Prompts. 10Honors. Journal 1 – 8/18. Over the summer, you were asked to read two distinctly different British novels: Heart of Darkness and Pride & Prejudice. Discuss your experience reading these two novels and themes you came across that are relevant to today’s society. .

cindy
Download Presentation

Journal Prompts

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Journal Prompts 10Honors

  2. Journal 1 – 8/18 • Over the summer, you were asked to read two distinctly different British novels: Heart of Darkness and Pride & Prejudice. Discuss your experience reading these two novels and themes you came across that are relevant to today’s society.

  3. Journal 2 – 8/23 • What is redemption? • “Hell is yourself and the only redemption is when a person puts himself aside to feel deeply for another person.”Tennessee Williams • “Seeking to forget makes exile all the longer; the secret of redemption lies in remembrance.” Richard von Weizsaecker • Discuss your perception of redemption, citing one of the quotes from above in your response. Explain why the speaker’s quote either coincides or conflicts with your image of redemption.

  4. Journal 3 – 8/30 • “Nothing so soothes our vanity as a display of greater vanity in others; it makes us vain, in fact, of our modesty.” -Louis Kronenberger • What does Kronenberger mean by this statement and how could this relate to some of the characters in Pride & Prejudice?

  5. Journal 4 – 9/1 • How does Austen use the satirization of characters to mock and criticize human qualities and foibles? • How does Austen use irony to provoke laughter and make observations on society and its morals?

  6. Journal 5 – 9/6 • Words are things; and a small drop of ink • Falling like dew upon a thought, produces • That which makes thousands, perhaps millions, think. • -Lord Byron, poet (1788-1824) • Discuss what Lord Byron meant by this poem and connect it to a novel you have read that produces the reaction Byron is referring to.

  7. Journal 6- 9/27 • Gender Relations : In Chapter 12, Jane articulates what was for her time a radically feminist philosophy: • Women are supposed to be very calm generally: but women feel just as men feel; they need exercise for their faculties, and a field for their efforts as much as their brothers do; they suffer from too rigid a restraint, too absolute a stagnation, precisely as men would suffer; and it is narrow-minded in their more privileged fellow-creatures to say that they ought to confine themselves to making puddings and knitting stockings, to playing on the piano and embroidering bags. It is thoughtless to condemn them, or laugh at them, if they seek to do more or learn more than custom has pronounced necessary for their sex. • Give your initial reactions to this text, connecting it with your understanding of the story (so far). Were you surprised by this statement, given the Victorian time frame? Other reactions?

  8. Journal 7- 9/29 • “In the case of good books, the point is not how many of them you can get through, but rather how many can get through to you.” • -Mortimer J. Adler, philosopher, educator and author (1902-2001) • Choose a novel you have read (does not have to be from this course) and discuss the impact that novel had on you, positive or negative. Did this novel change your perception of things or enhance it? Who would you recommend this novel to?

  9. Journal 8 – 10/4 • Mr.  Rochester is intrigued by Jane and wishes to learn more about her.  Assume you are Rochester.  Make a list of at least ten questions that you would like Jane to answer.

  10. Journal 9 – 10/27 • John Locke, an English philosopher, wrote that children “should not be taught facts, but rather, allowed to cultivate their own intellect.” He felt that through stories like Aesop’s Fables, which incorporates a story with a moral paired with illustrations to entice young readers, children can grow to develop their “young blank minds.” • Discuss the pros and cons of Locke’s logic and respond in writing.

  11. Journal 10- 11/10 • “When I consider the brief span of my life, swallowed up in the eternity before and behind it, the small space that I fill, or even see, engulfed in the infinite immensity of spaces which I know not, and which know not me, I am afraid, and wonder to see myself here rather than there; for there is no reason why I should be here rather than there, now, rather than then.” -Pascal, Thoughts of Pascal • Discuss the affect this quote has on you upon reading. If you cannot connect to this, consider and discuss Pascal’s conflict with existence. • Connect this to Mrs. Dalloway.

  12. Spring Semester Journal 1 Jan. 9 Happy New Year! Everyone seems to have a New Year’s Resolution. First, what are the pros and cons of having one? Second, did you make one this year? If so, what is it and how do you plan on implementing it? If not, what are some resolutions you’ve made in the past?

  13. Journal 2 1/10 • “Renaissance poets compared their beloveds to “perfect” things in nature or to timeless figures in mythology. Do any songwriters idealize love today? If so, to what “perfect” things do they compare their loves? Give an example.

  14. Journal 3 1/19 • Of all the sonnets you read in Part 1, which one is your favorite? Why? • Compare and contrast the message in Petrarch’s Sonnet 28 with that in Shakespeare’s Sonnet 29.

  15. Journal 4 1/23 • fate • honor • ambition • guilt and /or anguish • (1) define the concept, (2) give examples that illustrate it, (3) list some of the consequences associated with it, and in other ways show how we react to the concept.

  16. Journal 5 1/24 • Is there a difference between being ambitious and being power-hungry? If so, how fine is the line between these two?

  17. Journal 6 1/26 • Discuss Virginia Woolf’s purpose for writing this chapter (Shakespeare’s Sister) in her novel, A Room of One’s Own. What point is she trying to illustrate about women’s roles in the literary world? Use evidence from the excerpt to support your argument.

  18. Journal 7 2/6 • They say that “all is fair in love and war.” What does this even mean? Do you agree? Disagree? Why?

  19. Journal 8 2/7 • Corruption and Theories of Kingship in Macbeth • Essay by Michelle A Labbe • Discuss the theory of divine right, a philosophy of King James I. • 2. Labbe mentions a number of occurrences within Macbeth which are characteristic of when divine right is jeopardized. Discuss the following points she brings up: • Gender Ambiguity • Causes of upset within the political and social order • Supernatural occurrences, including unnatural infertility • Mental illnesses

  20. Journal 9 2/28 • Most people identify themselves by what they do—athlete, scholar, entrepreneur, accountant, doctor, waiter, etc. • Does your vocation—a regular occupation, especially one for which a person is particularly suited or qualified—define you? Is that who you are? How do you decide who you are?

  21. Journal 10 3/1 • Choose at least two of the following statements and discuss why you agree or disagree with each statement. Give an example from your life (or something you’ve read, heard, etc.) to support your reasoning. • It is natural for parents to expect their children to care for them in old age. • Our lives are ruled by Fortune and by Fate. • Good will always triumph over evil. • Good people will prosper. • A Fool can also be wise, and vice versa.

  22. Journal 11 3/5 • “Ignorance from reality provides no protection from it.” –Harold Gordon • Discuss your understanding of this quote. Also, connect it to your own life as well as to King Lear’s situation in Act 2.

  23. Journal 12 - 3/8 • Respond to each painting using the “Three Steps in Art Criticism” handout. • At the end of your response, discuss how the painting may reflect some of the events in King Lear.

  24. Journal 13 3/19 • Sound & Sense • First, read “Harlem” by Langston Hughes on pg. 73. • Answer DQs # 1&2. • Then, read “A Noiseless Patient Spider” by Walt Whitman on pg. 97. • Answer DQs 1-3 on pg. 97.

  25. Journal 14 3/20 • Happy First Day of Spring! • Writing is an arduous task at times. Write a short narrative, using similes and metaphors, to describe the difficulty and trying journey of a writer as they try to compose a piece. • You can even pretend to be the author you are thinking of and write from their perspective. It helps to think of an author whose pieces you have read already.

  26. Journal 15 3/22 • Kingship and Humanity. • In the beginning of the play Lear is very much a king. During the storm sequence he speaks of being stripped down to the essence of manhood. What kind of view of humanity is this? Does the play ever step back from this darkness and madness to some kind of redemption? Why or why not?

  27. Journal 16 3/27 • Haikus are all about a special moment. Think about a special moment in your life (birthday, graduation, a fun day with friends, etc.) • Write about what you might hear, see, taste, smell, or touch on that day. Try to find images that reveal the way you might feel at that particular moment on that special day Now, using the special experience you wrote about, create your own Haiku! Remember, 5 7 5 Be as simple and to the point as you can.

  28. Japanese Tanka • Japanese Tankas by Ono Komachi (translated from Japanese into English) • ** When translated into English, tankas lose their original syllable structure -5,7,5,7,7 • Since my heart placed me • on board your drifting ship, • not one day has passed • that I haven’t been drenched • in cold waves. • Which emotion is conveyed here? What is the image used to convey it? • What might the drifting ship refer to?

  29. How sad that I hope • to see you even now, • after my life has emptied itself • like the stalk of grain • into the autumn wind. • Which emotion is conveyed here? • What is the image used to convey it? • How is it similar to or different than the last Tanka?

  30. Journal 17 4/10 • An ode is meant to immortalize something or someone you cherish and/or admire. Think of something or someone you cherish and list characteristics you love about it/them. Be as unique and as specific as you can.

  31. Ode To Cheese, with crackers and wine, with grapes can flatter.Ode To Cheese, when you're sad and happy, Cheese just fits.Ode To Cheese, Mountains and Mountains, or bits and bits.Ode to the Cheese, To appreciate, eat, and take pictures.  • Ode To Cheese • Ode To Cheese, Which Makes Us Smile, When Camera's go Clack.Ode To Cheese, Which make us taste, The greatest of flavors, the wackiest of whack.Ode To Cheese, Blue, Gorgonzola, American and Cheddar.Ode To Cheese, Beja and Feta, In all types of weather.Ode To Cheese, For those on a diet, or trying to get fatter.

  32. Journal 18 4/23 • Read “Ballad of Birmingham “ on pg. 15-16 in Sound & Sense. Notice the repeating refrain & verse/rhyme scheme. • Answer questions 1-4 in your journal.

  33. Journal 19 5/1 • Poetry Book Project Reflection • Of the poems you have written, which is your favorite? Why? • Which is your least favorite? Why? • After this project, what is something new that you discovered about yourself?

  34. Journal 20 5/3 • Many adults become upset when young people break with the traditions of the past. Do you think that these adults are justified in reacting this way? Why or why not? Support your position with evidence from your own experience or the experience of people you know.

  35. Journal 21 5/7 • Answer the following questions in your journal. Your response should be at least one paragraph per question. Be prepare to discuss. • 1. Discuss an event that occurred to you when you were very young and how it continues to affect you now, even in a little way. • 2. Do you have any habits that are exactly like habits your parents have? How do you feel about having the same habits?

More Related