Unit 4: Modernism

1.)ELAALRL2 The student identifies, analyzes, and applies knowledge of theme in a work of American literature and provides evidence from the work to support understanding.

I had alot of trouble with this standard because it was kind of difficlt to find evidence for the things i read. It made no since, so how was i suppose to find a good supporting evidence if i didn't understand what was going on in the passages.

2.)The Jazz Age
I chose the Jazz age because it seemed like it would be a good interesting story. I think the topic of this story would be about Jazz history. Comparing it to other songs to jazz and talking about its history. It should fall under ELAALRL3 The student deepens understanding of literary works by relating them to their contemporary context or historical background, as well as to works from other time periods.

3.) "there are only diamonds in the whole world, diamonds and perhaps the shabby gift of disillusion" was my favorite part because people use to say diamonds were a girls bestfriend and people thouhgt if you had diamonds that you were wealthy but for him to say thatthey are a disilliousion is like saying they are unemportant and meaning less and I agree with that because they are just simple possession.

4.)Richard Corey by Edwin Arlington RobinsonThe poem Richard Corey was very interesting. It talks how rich and charming a man named Richard Corey is. The poor people wants to be just like him so they do their jobs and then all of a sudden Richard goes home and kills himself. This poem is an example of Moderrnism
Mending Wallby Robert FrostThe wall is is always getting broken and every year The narrator and The neighbor is always fixing the wall. The narrator didn"t understand the purpose of the wall, and the neighbor replied" Good fences makes Good neighbors". The narrotor thought the neighbor was Dillusionment because of he thought they barely knew each other. In the end by building the wall they really had a chance to communicate.
A Dream Deferredby Langston HughesThis poem is an example of Dillusionment. It is talking about a dream. A dream that is put away for later. Then he starts to ask what happens to people who dreams an put them awy.Example:Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over-- like a syrupy sweet?
The Negro Speaks of Rivers by Langston HughesThis poem is based more on The Harlem Renaissance,because he basis of how his people have been here for the longest. He talks says "I've known rivers ancient as the world and older than the flow of human blood in human veins." All that the Africans were the first to be around and that most people don't recongnize that.
Incident by Countee Cullen This poem poem to me is relly hard for me to notice what it is. I think it would be Dullisionment because he went to Balitomore and didn't expect what happend to happen. "Now I was eight and very small,And he was no whit bigger,And so I smiled, but he poked out His tongue, and called me, "Nigger."

5. Review your response to number 1 in this unit. Then explain how you have addressed the Georgia Performance Standard you said was a challenge for you. You should support this claim with evidence from your own work.I learned a new word and by reading examples and talking to others to make me understand the word better. By doing these things it has tought me how to inderstand the standard ELAALRC3 The student acquires new vocabulary in each content area and uses it correctly better.

"The Raven"

The raven was over all a good poem. It uses good elements to amplify the mood of the poem. After looking over the video again I got a better understanding of what his poem really about. It was about a man who was full of sorrow after losing his wife to death. The name The Raven was I think was Poe's own conscious and he was really asking himself all those questions.

Which side of the divide do you fall?

My argument would have to be that everything is not gods doing like the Transcendentilists believed, because everyone is not a good person. I believe that no body's perfect and its because of adam and eve's faults.

Short Review

1.)Original sin is said to be the condition of sin that marks all humans as a result of Adam and Eve's first act of disobedience.

2.)TheTranscendentalists believed that people were very good and that people could not be evil because god was always there for them.

"Unit Three"

ELAALRL4 The student employs a variety of writing genres to demonstrate a comprehensive grasp of significant ideas in selected literary works. The student composes essays, narratives, poems, or technical documents.

I think this standared is sayin that we will be talking about ideas and parts of the text deling with poems and technical documents. I think i would have to be able to understand my work better in order to meet this particular standard.

The video was a very good example of Transcendentalism because the man was one with nature. He believed that it was just him and god and the animals. Something I thought was very cool was he lived out in the woods for 35 years by himself. An example from the text by Ralph Waldo Emerson is, “to go into solitude, a man needs to retire as much from his chamber as from society.” What he is saying in this is that you should go outside to think and talk to god. Because when you are with people it’s too much going on.

Nature is a good example of Transcendentalism Because they believed that if you was to go out into nature that you could talk to god because its just you and him. They didn’t believe in sin because everyone was good. One good example is "standing on the bare ground-my head bathed by the blithe air, and uplifted into infinite space- all mean egotism vanishes. I become a transparent eyeball. I am nothing. I see all."

Sel-Reliance is a good example of Transcendentalism because it talks about how man should depend on them selves and not society. The Transcendentalism believed that humans mind was one of the most powerful instruments in the world. They thought the same way. You should only depend on yourself. Your interself is a powerful thing and thats what you should listen to.

Self Reliance

In Self-reliance Emeson I think, was a poem on how man should relie on self than society. "Man is his own star; and the soul that can Render an honest and a perfect man,Commands all light, all influence, all fate; This part of the poem is the strong point to me. Its the main source of the poem. Man is there own person ans shouldn't depend on others because everyone is not dependable, and should only depend on there thoughts, dreams, and themselves. Man should make their own decision. "Our acts our angels are, or good or ill,Our fatal shadows that walk by us still." This is saying to me is saying that our god is with us good or bad. They stand beside us at all times. Its also saying that the only thing that's always with us is our own shadow, so why depend on others.

"Nature"

Nature to me was a good writing that is about men and nature. It is about how men work to hard. It states" that men needs to retire as much from his chamber as from society" meaning that men should take some time off of working so hard and take some time for themselves. I think that this is true because alot of men attend to work hard and forget to have "Me Time". Its a good thing to have Me Time because you should have time off to know yourself, because some people attend to forget who they are and how to relax. Which brings me to my next example "The stars awaken a certain reverence, because though always present, they are inaccessible; but all natural objects make a kindred impression, when the mind is open to their influence." This brings us to What i stated earlier about finding yourself and relaxing. He starts talking about stars. He's saying that if you were to take a look at the stars you would be relaxed and notice that there are better things in life then to work all day. Stars are relaxing and soothing and it could take your mind off of things. Stars are like a beautiful sight from god. It makes me want to appreciate nature.

Closing

ELAALRL1 In this standared it helped me to under stand by using evidence from literary works Like in Rip Van Winkle it was hard to understand but after taking parts away anlyzing the story it started to make sense.
ELAALRL2 by reading the american native poems It talked about death and mother nature.
ELAALRL3 The poem was all about nature, but today poems are about love and passion and other things today.

American Romanticism

In the beginning of the story it talks about nature one of the romanticism themes. It talks bout death and if you are scare to go to outside and listen to the voice of mother nature. Another was focus of imagination. that is when he thought that mother nature was talking to the writer.for imagination it also tells the reader to imagine all the dead people buried and it comforts people who are scared of dying. The last one was promotion of common people which means that a regular person can achieve anything a king or a person who is high. It show in the poems that we all will die and even if our friends don't notice that we are gone that we will have plenty of company once we are gone.

" Rip Van Winkle"

“Rip Van Winkle” is about a man named Rip who has been married a few times however he still feel like a slave to his wife. He slacks at home on housework and he does not have a real job. All the neighborhood children love him and he spends time with them as much as possible. His best friend is his dog, Wolf, who he easily relates to. while hes headed home one day when he was on his way down the mountain Rip hears someone calling his name. Rip followed the man to a gathering in the woods. Rip falls asleep but when he awakes he has no idea that hes been sleep for years. His village is no longer subject to British control, but the Revolutionary War has made him a free citizen of the United States.

Unit 2

ELAALRL2 The student identifies, analyzes, and applies knowledge of theme in a work of American literature and provides evidence from the work to support understanding.

I think its sayin that we sould be able to identify and analyze any of the work we do or anything else necessary should have a Theme. You should be able to identify it. Theme is the moral of the story. It tells you whats going on and whats its mainly about.

vocabulary

Total Depravity - through Adam and Eve's fall, every person is born sinful -That's kind of true, but god is a forgiver. So if you make a mistake just call on Jesus and he will see you through. Unconditional Election - God "saves" those he wishes -I think that if you wanted to be saved god will lead you on to that, because that's a good thing. Everyone and anyone can be saved all they have to do is believe and dedicate there life to god. The Rationalist: They believed in science that everything wasn't made by god-I cant really say. I thought that lighting and thunder and everything else was made by god. Deism: is a religious and philosophically belief that a supreme being created the universe-I think God created the universe,that my beliefs. Could it be that he only created Man and Woman? I think he did alot more, but i could be wrong. Limited Atonement - Jesus died for the chosen only, not for everyone-God died for everyone. He believed that he had to sacrifice his life so others can be free. He gives everyone a chance to believe in him, even if you don't god is still there for you.




Differences between the Puritans and the Rationalists:


The different between the puritans and the rationalists is that the Puritans believed in religious sermons that said that everyone was sinners and that god had his chose of people that he thought was perfect and no matter what everyone was going to hell. The rationalists on the other hand didn't believe that god was the reason for everything but they believed in science.He believed in science just as well as the rationalists did.





Benjamin Franklin believed that god didn't make everything and that's when he flew the kite with the key hooked to it to show proof to his theory. The rationalist believed in science and that's what Ben was trying to prove that there was science involved with life.


1.) Cleanliness-Be clean and respect the people

2.) Respect-Treat others how you want to be treated

3.) Organized-Stay in order and make sure your on top of your schedule

4.) Responsibility-all ways know what to do and when to do it

5.)loving-Love everyone around you

6.)Time-be on time to the important things

7.)Neatness-Be neat and organized so you can be prepared for anything

8.)Positive-always stay positive

9.) Clear mind- keep a clear mind

10.)Thankful-be thankful for what you have

11.)kindness-be kind to others

12.)appreciation- appreciate what people do for you

13.)Reading- Read everyday for 30 mins.

These are my 13 virtues and i think that if anyone go by theses virtues they would go in the right direction. Its making sure you stay on task and know how to achieve what you got going for yourself. My mom always told me that its not what life gives us its what we make of it. I think people should do the same it makes since if you at least try to set something for yourself to accomplish you will if you stick to it.

ELAALRL1 -We established evidence by looking at Ben Franklin's life and talking about the things he accomplished in life.
ELAALRL3 -We established this by reading other stories, poems, and listening to music from other times. we also compared our stories to other story

Native American Poem: You Are Part Of Me

You are part of me now You touched me,

With your kindness and love So enchanted.

Your soft lips are kind. Your eyes glow with life.

I'm glad you touched me, You're part of me now.



I think my poem is sweet and loving. It talks about how you can touch somebody with love and kindness without literally touching them.

Georgia Performance Standard

To comprehend something means to understand it and to be able to explain it your self. To have evidence mean to be able to prove something or be able to show that anything you say is true without a doubt.