Help with Homework Week of 8/20/18

Until we have our textbooks and Chromebooks, please use these simple resources for your Read and Respond Questions.

Grade 12 Brit Lit

History of the English Language

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_English

Homework Read and Respond Questions

8/21/18 Read and Respond Question

Write a succinct paragraph--8-10 sentences--in your own words.

Did Latin influence the English Language?

History of the English Language, Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_English

8/23/18 Read and Respond Question

Write a succinct paragraph--8-10 sentences--in your own words.

The language of Shakespeare was transformative because of incorporating what languages?

History of the English Language, Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_English

Grade 11 American Lit

Beginnings of American Literature-Pre-Colonial and Colonial

American literature

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_literature#Colonial_literature

Homework Read and Respond Questions

8/21/18 Read and Respond Question

Write a succinct paragraph--8-10 sentences--in your own words.

Why was English not the only language spoken in Colonial America?

American Literature

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_literature#Colonial_literature

8/23/18 Read and Respond Question

Write a succinct paragraph--8-10 sentences--in your own words.

Describe the social status differences in the writers of this period.

American Literature

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_literature#Colonial_literature

Grade 10 and 9

World Literature

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_literature

8/21/18 Read and Respond Question

Write a succinct paragraph--8-10 sentences--in your own words.

Read and Respond

What was one of the first inventions that took literature around the world quickly?

 World Literature

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_literature

Read and Respond Question

Write a succinct paragraph--8-10 sentences--in your own words.

How many of these stories are very ancient? How many are modern?

The Top Ten Stories That Shaped The World

http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20180521-the-top-10-stories-that-shaped-the-world

Grades 7 and 8

What are Myths, Legends and Folktales

http://myths.e2bn.org/teachers/info311-what-are-myths-legends-and-folktales.html

Lesson Plan 8/23/18 Look over the top ten Greek myths.

8/21/18 Read and Respond Question

Write a succinct paragraph--8-10 sentences--in your own words.

Read and Respond

Of these genres, which two are you familiar with?

What are Myths, Legends, and Folktales?

http://myths.e2bn.org/teachers/info311-what-are-myths-legends-and-folktales.html

Read and Respond

In a succinct paragraph, write about two  Greek Myths you would like to read with the class.

5 Terrifying Greek Myths 

https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/history/greece/greek-myths/

Looking for Outside Reading? Here are some suggestions:

20 Indispensable High School Reads

https://www.edutopia.org/article/20-indispensable-high-school-reads-stephen-merrill

Who Is the Toughest of Them All? Snow White?

Snow White just ain't the same gal she used to be...is that good? We'll see what women's lib has done for fairy tales this summer with films and television. I must say to clarify to young readers, they probably should read the originals first (and I don't mean Disney, that revisionist.)

There is, of course, the Grimm Brothers. Not the one living in Portland. Is this confusing enough yet?

Here is an online library link:

http://openlibrary.org/works/OL3050267W/The_Classic_Grimm%27s_Fairy_Tales_%28Children%27s_Storybook_Classics%29

Snow doesn't look that tough.

And you can buy one. Its marked down.

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/Classic-Fairy-Tales-Grimm?r=1&utm_medium=cpc&sort=R&store=book&fmt=PHYSICAL&utm_campaign=C_3&utm_source=google&cm_mmca1=13d525b4-8312-2f88-eaea-000060bf3fb1&view=list&utm_term=+grimm%20+classic%20+fairy%20+tales&imkwid=22967033&cm_mmc=Google-_-C_3-_-Classic%20Fairy%20Tales%20series,Grimm-_-%2BGrimm%20%2Bclassic%20%2Bfairy%20%2Btales

The Brothers wrote rather eloquently.

Here is an online version translated from the German.

The Story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves

http://www.dltk-teach.com/rhymes/snowwhite/story.htm

There are also stories from France, like Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and Little Red Riding Hood, by Charles Perrault in his 'Mother Goose Tales.'

http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/perrault.html 

And there's always Faerie Tale Theatre from the 1980s that were relatively faithful to the stories and legends. They're on hulu, or you can buy them. They are very entertaining for kids younger than about 15.


http://www.hulu.com/shelley-duvalls-faerie-tale-theatre 
http://www.amazon.com/Shelley-Duvalls-Theatre-Complete-Collection/dp/B00077BPH8


I found the collection for about twenty bucks--but don't remember where.

Man, not more magic in Maine!

There is one television series with uncountable fairy tale characters that won't help you understand anything about the who's who in the land of wicked queens and handsome princes. The Mad Hatter and Snow White? That's kind of a mixed metaphor. Here's the link to "Once Upon A Time," the TV script that probably is plagiarism.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Once_Upon_a_Time_%28TV_series%29

I like how they handled Cinderell

Another fairy tale based television show, Grimm , highlights the story's original form at the beginning of each episode, and has created lots of 'artifacts' tied to the Grimm brothers' stories, legends, superstitions and myths. It's very creative, and I like the characters, especially Monroe, a blutbad. 

Monroe the blutbad.

The premise reminds me of Warehouse 13 on SyFy that spotlights urban legends, and folktales, too.That series is not so grim (pardon the pun.)

Claudia's getting a little steampunkish.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grimm_%28TV_series%29

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warehouse_13

Hey, Tink!

There are two, count them, two movies out currently about Snow White. I don't know why, maybe no one does. Here are the trailers.

I'm kind of fatigued with the cool, hip (tired) language inhabiting lots of kids' movies.  Like this Julia Snow White one. I really did like Julia when she played Tinkerbelle (Hook)

Mirror, mirror, who the evilest queen of all? Man, Charlize got some crazy eyes



I will call this the Julia Roberts one.

'Mirror Mirror' Trailer 2012 Julia Roberts Movie - Lily Collins as Snow White - Official [HD] 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35EGNolcxEg 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is the Kristin one. Somehow I don't think she's singing, "Someday My Prince Will Come." Maybe to polish her armor.

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VY67V0wOlz8

 I'm going to see the Kristin one today, I like the Shakespeare sound of their language in the trailer. I hope CG effects doesn't interfere with the story.