Agenda This week’s lessons continue activities started in prior weeks’ lessons. All items covered up to this point will be fair game for an END of UNIT test. All ISSUUs should be consulted / referred to for study purposes.
So to recap: Students should continue to work on LORD OF THE FLIES out of class, paying close attention to the schedule in ISSUU #2 “MistAkes” This includes: 1.
Reading Target Dates
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Vocabulary Study and Quiz Dates
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Elements of Narration Notes (Due on final date)
Students should continue to work on the ESSAY PREP SEAT NOTES in class, paying close attention to the newly revised ISSUU #3 “Static”
SPECIFIC to this week: The SRI, a mandatory reading test, will be given to each 9th grader. Our classes are scheduled in the labs from Monday to Thursday (i.e. that’s our “window” to take the assessment). There is no need to use both days, and the amount of time the assessment takes is individual. Some in the past have taken twenty minutes, others took the majority of the block. Due to this flexibility of time allowed, the SRI will feature at the start of the first meeting this week, and the remainder of the time will be spent on ESSAY PREP SEAT NOTES. I will begin conferencing with each group regarding writing to have our first small group orientation. The second meeting will revolve around makeup SRIs if needed, and repeat the set up of the Note taking / Conferencing.
#4 “(Ought to Correct) Love Note”—EDM “You’re Amazon” Poem on the Doorstep —EDM
What’s on the doorstep? What could it be? A present for you? A gift from me? Does it rattle when you shake it? Does it bounce on the ground?
There is a lot of independent work at home and in class, so it is important for each student to understand when everything is due.
Does it stack up like towers? Does it utter a sound? What’s in this package? What could it be?
The additional stuff for this week (relatively low key) is explained in this ISSUU and will be done during class time.
A present for you? A gift from me? I’m sparkling with wonderment to see your bright face, But why try to shake, bounce or stack your precious Ming vase?*
Chinese vase sells for a record £51.6m
By TAMARA COHEN FOR THE DAILY MAIL and LAURA CAROE
UPDATED: 09:49 EST, 12 November 2010
A world record has been smashed in a provincial British auction house after a household vase fetched £51million. The 18th-century Chinese antique was found during a routine clear-out of a dusty attic in a three-bed semi-detached house on the outskirts of London. The owners, a brother and sister who were clearing out their late parents’ modest home in suburban Pinner, West London, had to be taken out of the auction room in shock as frenzied bidding lasted half an hour. It ended with the hammer coming down at £51,600,000 – which includes the buyers’ premium – sold to an unknown Chinese purchaser. Auctioneers at Bainbridges, more used to dealing with items under the £500 mark, had given it a guide price of £800,000 – more than enough for a comfortable retire ment – alongside a few other knick-knacks the pair were selling, priced at £40 or £50.
What neither owner nor auctioneers banked on was the incredible interest from the Chinese market in buying back its relics, at any price. When news of the find broke in the antiques world, the small auction house was inundated with queries from all over the globe. The vase is from the Qianlong period, when the production of intricately designed china was at its peak, and the Emperor, who ruled from 1736 to 1795, was an avid connoisseur of art. The bottom of the 16-inch high vase, thought to have been made in the 1740s, is marked with the Imperial seal. The elaborately decorated and enamelled body, exquisitely painted in pastel yellow and blue, contains an inner vase that can be viewed through the perforations. The reigning world record for Chinese porcelain is £20million, for a Qing dynasty vase in a Sotheby’s sale in Hong Kong last month. Bainbridges’ previous highest sale was £100,000 for a Ming enamel piece two years ago. Helen Porter of Bainbridges said: ‘We are absolutely stunned. This must be one of the most important Chinese vases to be offered for sale this century. ‘In the 18th century it would have resided no doubt in the Chinese royal palace and was most certainly fired in the Imperial kilns. It is a piece of exquisite beauty. How it reached [London] is something we shall never know, and that it is in such fine condition is amazing. It is, quite simply, a masterpiece.’ She added: ‘We’re just a very typical local auction house so, as you can imagine, it was something of a surprise. This is the ultimate cash in the attic story. ‘The room was absolutely packed, there were several hundred people there. ‘The elderly woman whose house the vase was found in literally had to be taken outside as she was in so much shock.’ Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1328904/Chinese-vase-sells-51-6m-lying-decades-Middlesex-home.html#ixzz3nAl7KOQT
SIDE NOTE: Since the above article was published, the record has been broken. From Time: www.Time.com/3854903/picasso-auction-record-christies-art
Pablo Picasso’s “Women of Algiers (Version O),” auctioned at Christie’s in New York City on May 11, 2015. A Picasso painting became the most expensive work of art ever sold at auction on Monday, going for more than $179 million. Christie’s said “Women of Algiers (Version O)” sold for $179,365,000. That figure, which the Associated Press reports to include the auction house’s premium, surpasses a Francis Bacon work called “Three Studies of Lucian Freud” that held the top spot, also selling at Christie’s for $142.4 million in 2013.Picasso painted the work as part of a 15-painting series (versions A through O) created in 1954 and 1955, inspired by Eugène Delacroix’s 1834 “Women of Algiers.” Industry experts say art world prices are staying high as collectors see these top works as strong and lasting investments. “Woman of Algiers” (fragment)
What makes good gift giving? Given that my wife’s name day is coming up, let’s use her as our example. CONSIDERATION ONE: So it dawned on me that there is a golden opportunity in education. Using my own expertise at GIFT GIVING, as well as the upcoming occasions, I can fully become the LIFE SKILLS teacher that I was meant to be.
Consider the LIKES of the Recipient and/or the NEEDS of the Recipient:. My ANSWERS: Likes outdoors, sitting and reading by the fire pit, a nice hot drink to warm the soul, a comforter to crawl under, throw pillows and other holiday décor, things that energize and shopping for cloth- FOR GIFT GIVING, there are a number of Considerations. ing, being a professional teacher and an inspiration for generations In order to not overload the novice minds of my class, however, we will concentrate on only FOUR: to come.
Keeping it curricular, however, is an essential element in teaching at the public school CONSIDERATION TWO: level. So, combining the opportunity for students to practice good GIFT GIVING skills, Consider the OCCASION and its MEANING: as well as learn something literary, I thought My ANSWERS: Name Day, It means a lot. it best to explore two concepts:
-the likes and needs -the occasion and meaning -the relationship between giver and receiver -the perception of symbol
SYMBOLS and TONE CONSIDERATION THREE:
FOR LITERATURE, these can be framed as follows:
Consider the RELATIONSHIP of the GIVER to the RECIPIENT:
-the attitude and aptitude of the reader
My ANSWER: Spousal.
-the situation and setting in the writing -the level of direct or indirect characterization
CONSIDERATION FOUR
-the personal interpretations of the symbol
Consider the PERCEPTION of the SYMBOL to the RECIPIENT:
(often experiential and/or cultural)
My ANSWER: She’ll love it!!!! A lot of attic time on this one.
What makes good use of SYMBOLS and TONE in literature?
What’s the symbol and tone of this picture. (Shenandoah, 2014), private collection, EDM
CONSIDERATION ONE: Consider the ATTITUDES of the Reader and/or the APTITUDE of the Reader:
CONSIDERATION TWO: Consider the SITUATION and SETTING of the writing:
CONSIDERATION THREE: Consider the level of DIRECT or INDIRECT CHARACTERIZATION
CONSIDERATION FOUR
Consider the PERSONAL INTERPRETATION of the SYMBOL
Please complete the boxes on the following page. Feel free to ask for clarification if needed, but use each other as sources first and make sure to share your answers in the study sessions.
LITERARY DEVICE SYMBOL
TONE
ALLEGORY
CHARACTERIZATION Direct Indirect
WORD ASSOCIATION
ITEM ASSOCIATION
DEFINITION
EXAMPLE (from reading(s) done in class)
Students’ example from that little thing called life.
Ok, since, I’m going to need your expertise on Symbols and Tone (especially since my wife’s name day is just around the corner), I need each of you to ace the little test I set up for you. It’s a self test, and the answers are on the following pages, but discuss and write down your answers before looking in back of this section. Let’s test your knowledge, using a relatively simple concept: COLORS, as they are often symbolic of something else in literature.
An artistic and poetic movement or style using symbolic images and indirect suggestion to express mystical ideas, emotions, and states of mind. It originated in late 19th century France and Belgium, with important figures including Mallarmé, Maeterlinck, Verlaine, Rimbaud, and Redon.
As an artistic movement
sym·bol·ism As an literary technique or device
Symbolic meaning attributed to natural objects or facts. MATCHING PICK THE BEST COLOR (THE NUMBER) TO MATCH WITH THE SYMBOL / CONCEPT (THE LETTER) 1.
RED
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YELLOW
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BLACK
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WHITE
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BLUE
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GOLD
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PURPLE
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GREEN
9.
MULTI-COLORED / RAINBOW
A. LOVE B. WOOD C. LUCK D. WEALTH E. LEADER WILL DIE SOON F. METAL or DEATH (but not DEATHMETAL) G. ORGANIC H. ROYALTY I. WATER
Submission Sheet for ___________(Name/Block):
Answers to Self Assessment Quiz. 1.
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Score ____ /9 The following pages help in understanding the correct answers for Self Assessment Quiz.
NOTE: Answers for Shopping Options (one per page): Please submit with symbolic and tonal meaning of the selected item. These pages are located just prior to the catalogue of options.
Color Symbolism in Chinese Culture: What do Traditional Chinese Colors Mean? One need not be a designer to have a special relationship with colors. Everyone has a favorite and in many cases, their culture also plays a significant role when it comes to associating symbolic or hidden meanings with different colors. The same is true in Chinese culture. A country with a rich heritage; China uses colors symbolically within every ritual, ceremony, festival and, lately, even in business. In fact; compared to the West, China has a surprisingly different and more powerful color symbolism.
From: http://www.color-meanings.com/color-symbolism-in-chinese-culture-what-do-traditional-chinese-colors-mean
Color Symbolism in Chinese Culture Just as the Five Elements Theory (of Metal, Fire, Water, Wood and Air) play an important role in influencing many of the Chinese beliefs and customs, the color theory is also based on the 5 elements. Hence five of the most popular colors in China also corresponded to these 5 Elements namely: 1. Red – Fire: Red is an auspicious as well as a popular color in Chinese culture. It symbolizes luck, happiness and joy. It also represents summer season and the Southern Direction. It is the color worn by brides, since it is believed to be an auspicious color for warding off evil. Red also represents vitality, celebration and fertility in traditional Chinese color symbolism. Today, westerners take red to be a representation of China’s Revolution or political system. However, this is definitely not the case since ancient Chinese roots certainly did not factor in the revolution for it. 2. Yellow – Earth: Yellow is an imperial color representing power, royalty and prosperity in traditional Chinese color symbolism. It mainly represents late summer and central direction. 3. Black – Water: As surprising as this might seem, Water element is not represented by Blue, but with Black. Black color in Chinese culture is associated with destruction, evil, profundity, disasters, cruelty, sadness and suffering. It is bad fortune and must not be worn to auspicious occasions like weddings. The Chinese word for black is ‘hei’ which itself stands for bad luck, irregularity, illegality etc. 4. White – Metal: White stands for the metal element and also symbolizes purity in Chinese culture. However, in some instances, it is associated with death and is the color worn at funerals. Today, white is a popular color in cars in China and (along with black) is used widely for making consumer goods such as watches, cells phones, clothes etc. 5. Blue – Wood: Blue represents the Wood element and also symbolizes spring, immortality and advancement.
Other traditional Chinese colors and what they represent 6. Gold– Like in Western culture, Gold also symbolizes wealth and riches in China. One can easily use it and related colors in their marketing materials (though too much of it could make things a bit gaudy and even cheap-looking). 7. Green– There is not much difference in between Western Symbolism associated with Green and that of it in Chinese traditions. The important differences include: Green stands for wealth, harmony, growth, eco friendliness in the West, whereas it stands for “clean, and contamination free” in China. Green is also used to describe organic things for example, Green Milk means organic or toxin free milk and Green vegetables mean ones without pesticides. A “man said to wear a green hat” means he has an unfaithful wife. Thus, green should be used carefully as it could symbolize something totally different. 8. Purple– In the western culture, purple symbolizes royalty while in Chinese symbolism it stands for divinity and immortality. In modern times, Purple is being used to represent Love or Romance in China just as red color does in the West. Younger consumers are highly attracted to Purple when it is used in brands and for marketing. 9. Multiple colors or Rainbow colors– The Chinese rarely use multiple colors since the rainbow seen in the sky was taken as a sign that the Emperor would die soon.
As is evident, China is a vast country with multitude of facets. While one must certainly use freedom and creativity in their use of colors especially when marketing in this country; one should also be extra careful in order to avoid pitfalls posed by the use of certain colors with negative connotations.
Ok, warmed up????If you are ready, let the shopping begin….. Here’s how it goes. 1.
I’ve to go shopping soon….ok, really soon….so
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The occasion and character traits of the recipient (my Schnoogums) were mentioned on an earlier page. Please commit to memory before proceeding.
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Find a partner who is adept at shopping, gift giving, and sharing meaningful suggestions and justifications.
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You may only do one page at a time. Given that my wife received a sturdy step stool for the B-day, I think it’s going to be quite difficult to top that. But with your help, I’m certain my wife will be as speechless as she was about her birthday present.
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Please do not share your suggestions with any member of my family, as it’s supposed to be a spontaneous surprise.
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Oh, one last thing, be sure to select only one option per page, and write a paragraph on the symbolic meaning and tone of the gift. As best as you can try to find symbols that go beyond the obvious like: “expression of your love” (for symbol) or “pure joy” (for tone). If (for whatever reason) you cannot commit to one of the options, please explain a better option for the page, with of course discussion of symbol and tone present by your gift ideas.
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Move on to the next page until you are complete.
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Turn in the answers. Be sure your name, block, seat number are included. You may discuss your thoughts, but each student will submit individually.
The CATALOGUE TABLE OF CONTENTS and DISUSSION PAGE
Things for OUTDOORS, YARD, GARDEN ANSWER: SYMBOLIC MEANING: TONE:
Things to NOT LOSE THINGS ANSWER: SYMBOLIC MEANING: TONE:
Things to Sit on
ANSWER: SYMBOLIC MEANING: TONE:
Things to Burn or Heat Up ANSWER: SYMBOLIC MEANING: TONE:
Things for the Books ANSWER: SYMBOLIC MEANING: TONE:
Books ANSWER: SYMBOLIC MEANING: TONE:
Bedroom Décor
ANSWER: SYMBOLIC MEANING: TONE:
Things to Wear ANSWER: SYMBOLIC MEANING: TONE:
Things to Drink from ANSWER: SYMBOLIC MEANING: TONE:
Things to Express my Love ANSWER: SYMBOLIC MEANING: TONE:
Things to Accessorize
ANSWER: SYMBOLIC MEANING: TONE:
Things for Health and Recreation ANSWER: SYMBOLIC MEANING: TONE: TONE:
Soft Things Part I ANSWER: SYMBOLIC MEANING: TONE:
Soft Things Part II ANSWER: SYMBOLIC MEANING: TONE:
Things for the Stomach and Brain ANSWER: SYMBOLIC MEANING: TONE:
Things for OUTDOORS, YARD, GARDEN A: Octopus hanging garden B. Earth firepit C. Outdoor desk and planter D. Minions planters
Things to NOT LOSE THINGS A. Glasses holder (glasses not included) B.
Glasses holder (glasses, books, and flower not included)
Things to Sit on
A. Chair B.
Loveseat
Things to Burn or Heat Up
A. Hottub B.
Woodburner
Things for the Books A. Handy shelf (books not included)
B.
Hanging shelf (books not included)
C.
Stylish bookends (books not included)
D. Wall mounted bookmarks (book not included)
Books A. Practical How To book B.
Philosophical Nature and Art book
C.
Study Guide (with answers)
D. Book for the Culinary Soul
Bedroom DĂŠcor
A. Framed Picture of Award Winning Iconic Film B.
Specialized Bedsheets
C.
Mt. Fuji miniature tissue dispenser
Things to Wear A. Stylish Socks B.
Head Pillow
C.
Shoes for Teachers
D. Inspirational message shirt E.
Profound message shirt
Things to Drink from A. Tea mug B.
Hose (various colors)
C.
Coffee mug
Things to Express my Love
A. Chiseled sculpture with concise and profound message B.
Tissued message
C.
Facebook showercurtain with all personal profiles (guy not included, showercap not included)
Things to Accessorize
A. handbag B.
Seasonal earrings
C.
Everyday pearl earrings
Things for Health and Recreation
A. specialized bandages B.
Salt and pepper shakers
C.
Nut cracker
D. Strap on horsie head E.
Slide
Soft Things Part I
A. illustrated educational pillows B.
His and Her pillows
C.
Seasonal autumn pillow (with fringe)
Soft Things Part II
A. camera pillows (set) B.
The Big Apple Urban pillow (to scale)
C.
Symbolically clever teddy bear night light
Things for the Stomach and Brain A. Plate B.
Bowl
C.
Clock