She felt her hairy arms brush against her hairy forehead and regretted ever sending gossip blasts, she wanted it to be day light so that she could have her blonde hair, carmel skin and green eyes back. Instead of the god-awful turning into a gorilla after 5 p.m. For being a "gossipmonger" was getting old. When she got out of the shower she had to put a whole jar of gorilla snot gel in her hair, (the curse had affected frizz apparently.)
When Gaba arrived at bubble jr. High, she saw skeeter. His black wavy hair and deep blue eyes shined in the sun. GABA and skeeter had been friends since they joined spy club in third grade. GABA was still looking for her observation book witch shenhad lost just a week ago. It contained all of her juicy stories and well, obvservations.
miércoles, 21 de septiembre de 2011
lunes, 19 de septiembre de 2011
Myth Outline
Exposition:
Setting:
Bubble Jr. High, and Gaba-talksalot's house
Characters:
Skeeter (bestfriend) Gaba-talksalot (main character)
Intro-Characters what they look like?
Gaba-talksalot has blonde hair, big green eyes, and carmel skin tone
Skeeter had black wavy hair, blue eyes and olive skin tone
Problem:
Gaba talks bad, and spreads gossip about everyone! People are beginning to be hurt by her rumors.
Element of Myth:
way of life
Every morning Gaba-talksalot has to shower, put a whole jar of Gorilla snot gel into her hair so that the curse won't make her hair frizzy. She has to shower, and brush her teeth really well so she doesn't get gorilla breathe and of course check her twitter to see if Skeeter has blasted any rumors yet. When she arrives at her School the first thing she does is run to the bathroom to see if anyone has written any juicy gossip.
Rising Actions:
New characters:
Pheme
How the problem gets worse:
Every time she sends a gossip blast she makes her curse of becoming a gorilla last longer, adding on an hour. (she is now cursed for 567 hours). Gaba can barley resist only sending one gossip blast a day for back before Pheme the godess of rumors cursed her for hurting so many people with the information she would obtain each day.
Element of Myth:
Goddess Pheme and transforming into an animal
Enemy: Pheme
Climax:
The worst part of the problem:
Pheme and everyone has had enough of Gaba-talksalot's gossiping. Pheme is tired and has given Gaba many chances to apologize and stop spreading rumors. But, apparently Gaba has not been able to follow the rules and has been sentenced to 10 years of transforming into a Gorilla after 5 o'clock in the afternoon. Gaba can't hold it in anymore, breaks down and ends up telling Skeeter everything. He is grossed out and now Gaba is left alone without any friends!
Falling Action:
Gaba-talksalot is so sad and she realizes that maybe there is hope and she can turn this all around, she apologizes for days to all the people she ever hurt with her gossip blasts. This took a long time since she sent blasts about pretty much everyone in the whole school! Finally she prays to the God of forgiveness and apologizes to Pheme.
Resolution:
Gaba-talksalot wakes up panting in her bed, with aposable thumbs! She realized everything was just a dream, and decides that she is never going to talk behind someone's back or gossip again!
Setting:
Bubble Jr. High, and Gaba-talksalot's house
Characters:
Skeeter (bestfriend) Gaba-talksalot (main character)
Intro-Characters what they look like?
Gaba-talksalot has blonde hair, big green eyes, and carmel skin tone
Skeeter had black wavy hair, blue eyes and olive skin tone
Problem:
Gaba talks bad, and spreads gossip about everyone! People are beginning to be hurt by her rumors.
Element of Myth:
way of life
Every morning Gaba-talksalot has to shower, put a whole jar of Gorilla snot gel into her hair so that the curse won't make her hair frizzy. She has to shower, and brush her teeth really well so she doesn't get gorilla breathe and of course check her twitter to see if Skeeter has blasted any rumors yet. When she arrives at her School the first thing she does is run to the bathroom to see if anyone has written any juicy gossip.
Rising Actions:
New characters:
Pheme
How the problem gets worse:
Every time she sends a gossip blast she makes her curse of becoming a gorilla last longer, adding on an hour. (she is now cursed for 567 hours). Gaba can barley resist only sending one gossip blast a day for back before Pheme the godess of rumors cursed her for hurting so many people with the information she would obtain each day.
Element of Myth:
Goddess Pheme and transforming into an animal
Enemy: Pheme
Climax:
The worst part of the problem:
Pheme and everyone has had enough of Gaba-talksalot's gossiping. Pheme is tired and has given Gaba many chances to apologize and stop spreading rumors. But, apparently Gaba has not been able to follow the rules and has been sentenced to 10 years of transforming into a Gorilla after 5 o'clock in the afternoon. Gaba can't hold it in anymore, breaks down and ends up telling Skeeter everything. He is grossed out and now Gaba is left alone without any friends!
Falling Action:
Gaba-talksalot is so sad and she realizes that maybe there is hope and she can turn this all around, she apologizes for days to all the people she ever hurt with her gossip blasts. This took a long time since she sent blasts about pretty much everyone in the whole school! Finally she prays to the God of forgiveness and apologizes to Pheme.
Resolution:
Gaba-talksalot wakes up panting in her bed, with aposable thumbs! She realized everything was just a dream, and decides that she is never going to talk behind someone's back or gossip again!
Gaba-talksalot Character Outline
Looks: Blonde, green eyes, carmel skin tone.
Ambition: Wants to be a People magazine editor
Talent: Very good at making believable stories
Deep Dark Secret: Is half gorilla after 5 in the afternoon
Carries in her pocket: Gorilla snot gel (need to control those crazy curls), camera incase she sees something juicy, cellphone always need to be checking on more gossip!
Best friend: Skeeter always gets her all the dirt on whats happening(Pheme's nephew)
Lost recently: Her notebook that had all the gossip she needed to spread!
How she acts: One day she'll be your best friend and the next your worst enemy
Worst Enemy: Pheme the greek god for cursing her!
Questions:
1. Why does Pheme decide to punish her?
Answer:
Pheme punishes her because she sent a gossip blast about Skeeter who happens to be her nephew.
2. Why does she become a gorilla?
Answer:
Because, gorillas cannot talk or text since they don't have thumbs!
3. Why does she gossip about people?
Answer:
She enjoys having power over people
4. How did she and Skeeter meet?
Answer:
They both attended Spy club
Ambition: Wants to be a People magazine editor
Talent: Very good at making believable stories
Deep Dark Secret: Is half gorilla after 5 in the afternoon
Carries in her pocket: Gorilla snot gel (need to control those crazy curls), camera incase she sees something juicy, cellphone always need to be checking on more gossip!
Best friend: Skeeter always gets her all the dirt on whats happening(Pheme's nephew)
Lost recently: Her notebook that had all the gossip she needed to spread!
How she acts: One day she'll be your best friend and the next your worst enemy
Worst Enemy: Pheme the greek god for cursing her!
Questions:
1. Why does Pheme decide to punish her?
Answer:
Pheme punishes her because she sent a gossip blast about Skeeter who happens to be her nephew.
2. Why does she become a gorilla?
Answer:
Because, gorillas cannot talk or text since they don't have thumbs!
3. Why does she gossip about people?
Answer:
She enjoys having power over people
4. How did she and Skeeter meet?
Answer:
They both attended Spy club
3 Modern-day Myths
Gossip Girl-illa
Character: Gaba-talksalot
Setting: Bubble-gum Jr. High
Problem: Gaby-talksalot gossips about everyone in her grade even her best friends! Her rumors are beginning to hurt people's feelings
Solution: The greek god Pheme Ossa (of rumor and report) has punished her by turing her into a gorilla after 5p.m.
Elements of Myth: Greek God, transformation into an animal
Tally timeclocks
Character: Tally Tardy
Setting: Bikini Bottomville Middle School
Problem: Tally is always tardy to school and to all her classes! She is making everyone wait for her so the class is falling behind. Oh-no!
Solution: Ontimebesdaes the god of punctuality has put tally's alarm clock 1 hour early for everyday of the rest of her life!
Elements of Myth: Greek God, made up character and setting
Excuses Excuses!
Character: Skeeter
Setting: Deerpath Middle School
Problem: Skeeter never does his homework, and ontop of that he makes up lame excuses and lies for it!
Solution: The god of loyalty and honesty Sancus has punished him by turning him into a disgusting rat after 2p.m
Elements of Myth: Transforming into a strange animal, Roman god Sancus
Character: Gaba-talksalot
Setting: Bubble-gum Jr. High
Problem: Gaby-talksalot gossips about everyone in her grade even her best friends! Her rumors are beginning to hurt people's feelings
Solution: The greek god Pheme Ossa (of rumor and report) has punished her by turing her into a gorilla after 5p.m.
Elements of Myth: Greek God, transformation into an animal
Tally timeclocks
Character: Tally Tardy
Setting: Bikini Bottomville Middle School
Problem: Tally is always tardy to school and to all her classes! She is making everyone wait for her so the class is falling behind. Oh-no!
Solution: Ontimebesdaes the god of punctuality has put tally's alarm clock 1 hour early for everyday of the rest of her life!
Elements of Myth: Greek God, made up character and setting
Excuses Excuses!
Character: Skeeter
Setting: Deerpath Middle School
Problem: Skeeter never does his homework, and ontop of that he makes up lame excuses and lies for it!
Solution: The god of loyalty and honesty Sancus has punished him by turning him into a disgusting rat after 2p.m
Elements of Myth: Transforming into a strange animal, Roman god Sancus
Character Development/Story Elements
Characters
Authors use a a special "character map" or a key to create a character and make you have a certain opinion of the character (the want you to like him, hate him, envy ect.)
-Looks
-Ambition
-Deep dark secret
-Worst Enemy
-Best friend
-What does she carry in her pocket
-What she/he recently lost
-What makes them different
Story Elements
Authors also use elements like setting, theme, conflict to create a base for their story. They can draw you in by making the conflict something you can relate to and connect with. Or they can make you scared by making you feel and imagine that you are part of the story. They can make you feel sad, change your opinion and perspective on something by putting you in a characters shoes. All of these feeling wouldn't be possible without the vital story elements.
Authors use a a special "character map" or a key to create a character and make you have a certain opinion of the character (the want you to like him, hate him, envy ect.)
-Looks
-Ambition
-Deep dark secret
-Worst Enemy
-Best friend
-What does she carry in her pocket
-What she/he recently lost
-What makes them different
Story Elements
Authors also use elements like setting, theme, conflict to create a base for their story. They can draw you in by making the conflict something you can relate to and connect with. Or they can make you scared by making you feel and imagine that you are part of the story. They can make you feel sad, change your opinion and perspective on something by putting you in a characters shoes. All of these feeling wouldn't be possible without the vital story elements.
Story Elements: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Main idea
This novel is about Dorothy and her friends whom she meets along her journey. It also has to do with taking things for granted, for example at the beginnign of the story Dorothy's life is described as dull an boring and as the story moves along all she can think about is being back home with her Aunt and Uncle in Kansas. Also her friends; the scare crow who claims to have no brains but, is really the smartest of them all, the tin man who says he has no heart but is most loving. The lion who longs for bravery while he the most brave. All of these characters didn't realize what they had until they lost it like Dorothy and the tin man. Throughout the story you see how the characters evolve and have a broader, more open mind. Like in real life too, the farther, or longer you go along life's path the more you learn and accept.
Plot
Exposition:
The main characters are:
-Dorothy
-Scarecrow
-Tin-man
-Lion
Rising Action:
Dorothy lands in Oz when a tornado in Kansas blew her and totto in her house, she crushes the wicked witch of the west. When she arrives she is greeted by a good witch who tells her that the only peron that can get her back home is the great wizard of Oz. The witch tells her to follow the yellow brick road. She kisses her forehead; so that she will be protected along her journey. The second main character introduced is the scarecrow who Dorothy helped down from his stake, he told Dorothy he would accompany her to ask for brains. Then they came across the tin man who was so rusted he could not move. Thy oiled him and he went along with them to ask for a heart. Finally they met the Lion who craved bravery and they all set out on a quest to see the wizard. After overcoming many challenges, they arrive in the land of Oz, the wizard tells them they must kill the wicked witch of the east to have their wishes granted.
Setting:
The story takes place in Kansas at the very beginning, and throughout in the wonderful land of Oz!
Climax:
When they set along their second quest the wicked witch won the battle by calling upon the flying monkeys who then captured Dorothy and her friends. Dorothy ended up becoming her slave w one day she was cleaning and she accidently spilled water on the witch and melted her! Dororthy was so happy she went out to find her friends and they all set out back to the land of Oz. When they arrived with prood they had killed the witch, they find out that the great wizard is nothing but a fraud. The scarecrow, tin man, and lion still insist on having their wishes granted. So the wizard had a makeshift ways of making them realize what they already had inside of them! As for Dorothy they plan on making a hot air balloon and floating up into the sky to see where it takes them, for how is how the great wizard landed in Oz. But, the plan fails whrn totto jumps out of the basket and Dorothy goes to retrieve him the balloon has already flown up into the sky!
Falling Action/ Resolution:
When all hope is gone for Dorothy, Glinda the good witch shows up and tells her to click her heels together three times while saying there's no place like home and as Dorothy does this se wakes up in Kansas surrounded by her family and realizes it was all just a dream.
Connections
I can understand how Dorothy felt suddenly being in a different world with different kinds of people and different ways of doing things. When I moved from Chicago to Colombia it sort of felt like I was a stranger in this big world. Also I can't literally connect but I can imagine how terrible it must of felt or feel not having a way to get back home.
This novel is about Dorothy and her friends whom she meets along her journey. It also has to do with taking things for granted, for example at the beginnign of the story Dorothy's life is described as dull an boring and as the story moves along all she can think about is being back home with her Aunt and Uncle in Kansas. Also her friends; the scare crow who claims to have no brains but, is really the smartest of them all, the tin man who says he has no heart but is most loving. The lion who longs for bravery while he the most brave. All of these characters didn't realize what they had until they lost it like Dorothy and the tin man. Throughout the story you see how the characters evolve and have a broader, more open mind. Like in real life too, the farther, or longer you go along life's path the more you learn and accept.
Plot
Exposition:
The main characters are:
-Dorothy
-Scarecrow
-Tin-man
-Lion
Rising Action:
Dorothy lands in Oz when a tornado in Kansas blew her and totto in her house, she crushes the wicked witch of the west. When she arrives she is greeted by a good witch who tells her that the only peron that can get her back home is the great wizard of Oz. The witch tells her to follow the yellow brick road. She kisses her forehead; so that she will be protected along her journey. The second main character introduced is the scarecrow who Dorothy helped down from his stake, he told Dorothy he would accompany her to ask for brains. Then they came across the tin man who was so rusted he could not move. Thy oiled him and he went along with them to ask for a heart. Finally they met the Lion who craved bravery and they all set out on a quest to see the wizard. After overcoming many challenges, they arrive in the land of Oz, the wizard tells them they must kill the wicked witch of the east to have their wishes granted.
Setting:
The story takes place in Kansas at the very beginning, and throughout in the wonderful land of Oz!
Climax:
When they set along their second quest the wicked witch won the battle by calling upon the flying monkeys who then captured Dorothy and her friends. Dorothy ended up becoming her slave w one day she was cleaning and she accidently spilled water on the witch and melted her! Dororthy was so happy she went out to find her friends and they all set out back to the land of Oz. When they arrived with prood they had killed the witch, they find out that the great wizard is nothing but a fraud. The scarecrow, tin man, and lion still insist on having their wishes granted. So the wizard had a makeshift ways of making them realize what they already had inside of them! As for Dorothy they plan on making a hot air balloon and floating up into the sky to see where it takes them, for how is how the great wizard landed in Oz. But, the plan fails whrn totto jumps out of the basket and Dorothy goes to retrieve him the balloon has already flown up into the sky!
Falling Action/ Resolution:
When all hope is gone for Dorothy, Glinda the good witch shows up and tells her to click her heels together three times while saying there's no place like home and as Dorothy does this se wakes up in Kansas surrounded by her family and realizes it was all just a dream.
Connections
I can understand how Dorothy felt suddenly being in a different world with different kinds of people and different ways of doing things. When I moved from Chicago to Colombia it sort of felt like I was a stranger in this big world. Also I can't literally connect but I can imagine how terrible it must of felt or feel not having a way to get back home.
domingo, 18 de septiembre de 2011
Quiz 3: Sentence Types
Errors:
I seem to confuse compound complex and compound sentences.
Learned:
That I need to work on differentiating these two typed of sentences!
I seem to confuse compound complex and compound sentences.
Learned:
That I need to work on differentiating these two typed of sentences!
Quiz 2: Which, Who, and That
Errors:
1. I used that instead of which, to identify where something could be found.
Learned:
I learned that although you can use that in this way but since the sentence had commas they were looking for added information, making the meaning of the sentence a little different. Therefore using which would be the correct form.
1. I used that instead of which, to identify where something could be found.
Learned:
I learned that although you can use that in this way but since the sentence had commas they were looking for added information, making the meaning of the sentence a little different. Therefore using which would be the correct form.
Quiz 1: Repairing Run-on sentences
Errors:
1.I put two independent clauses that had a conjunction with a period to being in a new sentence, but since they had a conjunction it's better to separate them with a comma.
Learned: Two independent clauses should be paired together with a comma when they have a conjunction.
1.I put two independent clauses that had a conjunction with a period to being in a new sentence, but since they had a conjunction it's better to separate them with a comma.
Learned: Two independent clauses should be paired together with a comma when they have a conjunction.
miércoles, 7 de septiembre de 2011
The Difference (corrected)
That: Incorrectly: The boy that was crying. Correctly: The dog that ate my shoe.
Who: Incorrectly: The pan who sizzled. Correctly: The girl who was crying.
Which: Incorrectly: The girl which lent me her hair tie Correctly: This is the shirt, which I wore to the dance.
That: The difference between saying "that ball" and "she wore the coat that she bought in Spain" is that the first example that is being used is called a demonstrative pronoun which is a way in which "where the meaning is dependent on something other than the relative physical location of the speaker, for example whether something is currently been said or was said earlier." "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demonstrative_pronoun
The second example that is being used in a restrictive relative clause this is something that adds information to the noun.
Who: The difference between saying "Who is he?" or "He is friends with Charlie who is the senator's son" is that the second example who is being used as a subordinate clause which "will begin with a subordinate conjunction or a relative pronoun(who) and will contain both a subject and a verb."
http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/subordinateclause.htm
Which: the difference between saying "which one?" or "he ate the food which he brought from his home"
the first example is an interrogative the second example is called a relative.
Run-on senctence: A run-on sentence is a sentence with two independent phrases which can stand by there self in one sentence alone. Run-ons are commonly used in our writing although they are grammatically wrong!
Who: Incorrectly: The pan who sizzled. Correctly: The girl who was crying.
Which: Incorrectly: The girl which lent me her hair tie Correctly: This is the shirt, which I wore to the dance.
That: The difference between saying "that ball" and "she wore the coat that she bought in Spain" is that the first example that is being used is called a demonstrative pronoun which is a way in which "where the meaning is dependent on something other than the relative physical location of the speaker, for example whether something is currently been said or was said earlier." "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demonstrative_pronoun
The second example that is being used in a restrictive relative clause this is something that adds information to the noun.
Who: The difference between saying "Who is he?" or "He is friends with Charlie who is the senator's son" is that the second example who is being used as a subordinate clause which "will begin with a subordinate conjunction or a relative pronoun(who) and will contain both a subject and a verb."
http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/subordinateclause.htm
Which: the difference between saying "which one?" or "he ate the food which he brought from his home"
the first example is an interrogative the second example is called a relative.
Run-on senctence: A run-on sentence is a sentence with two independent phrases which can stand by there self in one sentence alone. Run-ons are commonly used in our writing although they are grammatically wrong!
Wizard of Oz summer questions
Questions
1. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was first published in 1900 and met with both commercial and critical success. It continues to be a favorite, and the story has been translated to the stage and film numerous times. What do you think makes this tale so appealing, so timeless, and so easily adapted to other media?
What makes this tale appealing, timeless, and easily adapted to other media is the fact that it is different from any other story tale. Also given that it was published over 100 years ago it was a refreshing and new way of combining real-life events with fantasy. For example Dorothy, a young girl living in kansas with totto her dog, her uncle and aunt. But then comes a twist, a big tornado takes her and totto to a new world.
2. What roles do money and capitalism play in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz? What is valued in the land of Oz as opposed to what is valued in the real world?
Money has no value in the in the land of Oz. Good will and power is valued as opposed to in the real world where friendliness is appreciated but not necessary.
3. In addition to being a writer, L. Frank Baum was an actor and playwright. Does theatricality play a role in this book? How? What role does illusion play in the story?
Theatricality does play a role in this story, because there is a lot of drama throughout the book, like the scarecrow not having any brains, or the tin man having no heart, lion without bravery, these are all drama-filled characters but there all of their problems are really all just illusions. Also the great Wizard of Oz was nothing more than a ballon artist that got trapped in his balloon and dropped from the sky to Oz.
4. One of the things that L. Frank Baum did not like about traditional fairy tales was the didactic we in which they taught morals and values. Does his story express any particular values or moral lessons? If so, how does he communicate them?
The story does express the moral value of not taking your-self or what you have for granted. At the beginning of the story it describes Dorothy's life boring and gray, in an almost complaining kind of way as you get more in to the story they go through all these quests and battles so that Dorothy could get back home.
5. Though this story has had a timeless appeal, is there anything time bounded or dated about it? Are there aspects of the story, characters, style, or setting that decrease the accessibility or appeal of the book for a modern audience?
The Wizard of Oz is a timeless tale because of the twists it has from any classic fairy-tale. What really helps the tale I think is the good vs. evil between the witches, also the fact that the great wizard that everyone so dearly admires and fears is just a fraud.
6. The Scarecrow yearns for a brain, but in reality he is the most intelligent of the small group in which Dorothy travels. Is this irony present elsewhere in the story? If so, what do you suppose Baum's purpose is in using this device?
This irony is present throughout the whole story, with the lion who longs for bravery when he is the bravest of the group, or the tin-man who craves a heart when he is the most loving. I think that the message that Baum is sending out to the world is to be aware of what you have and not take it for granted.
Analyze the character of the Wizard. Why does he behave the way he does? Is his behavior excusable or not? He tells Dorothy that he is a good man but a bad wizard. Do you agree?
The Wizard behaves the way he does so that people will fear him and not come across his path, but when Dorothy and her friends do he caves in a reveals himself. I believe that his intentions where good of protecting all of the munchkins and people of his land, but the execution of his plans weren’t good.
8. What is the significance of the delicate people in the Dainty China Country? What is Baum saying
about beauty and/or about sensitivity in this chapter?
Baum is saying that you have to treat people with respect and listen to there opinions, Dorothy could’ve taken that princess home to Kansas with all good intentions not knowing that she would be unhappy and miserable. Also when she was chasing the little princess if she hadn’t heard her cry out and tell Dorothy to stop chasing her she would’ve broken her.
9. In his Preface to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Baum says that he aimed to create a tale in which
"wonderment and joy are retained and the heartaches and nightmares are left out." Would you say he succeeded? Do you think that this type of optimism and pure entertainment are valuable? Why or why not?
In my opinion Baum did succeed and I do believe that his optimism and pure entertainment are an escape from the real world because when you begin reading this amazing tale you forget everything and you feel like your in the story.
What are the power dynamics in Oz? Who has power and who lacks it? How does one gain and lose power in Oz?
You gain power by overcoming or defeating enemies, you loosepower when you are vanquished. Also when you gain the trust of the citizens by doing good deeds, you loose their trust by betraying them.
1. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was first published in 1900 and met with both commercial and critical success. It continues to be a favorite, and the story has been translated to the stage and film numerous times. What do you think makes this tale so appealing, so timeless, and so easily adapted to other media?
What makes this tale appealing, timeless, and easily adapted to other media is the fact that it is different from any other story tale. Also given that it was published over 100 years ago it was a refreshing and new way of combining real-life events with fantasy. For example Dorothy, a young girl living in kansas with totto her dog, her uncle and aunt. But then comes a twist, a big tornado takes her and totto to a new world.
2. What roles do money and capitalism play in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz? What is valued in the land of Oz as opposed to what is valued in the real world?
Money has no value in the in the land of Oz. Good will and power is valued as opposed to in the real world where friendliness is appreciated but not necessary.
3. In addition to being a writer, L. Frank Baum was an actor and playwright. Does theatricality play a role in this book? How? What role does illusion play in the story?
Theatricality does play a role in this story, because there is a lot of drama throughout the book, like the scarecrow not having any brains, or the tin man having no heart, lion without bravery, these are all drama-filled characters but there all of their problems are really all just illusions. Also the great Wizard of Oz was nothing more than a ballon artist that got trapped in his balloon and dropped from the sky to Oz.
4. One of the things that L. Frank Baum did not like about traditional fairy tales was the didactic we in which they taught morals and values. Does his story express any particular values or moral lessons? If so, how does he communicate them?
The story does express the moral value of not taking your-self or what you have for granted. At the beginning of the story it describes Dorothy's life boring and gray, in an almost complaining kind of way as you get more in to the story they go through all these quests and battles so that Dorothy could get back home.
5. Though this story has had a timeless appeal, is there anything time bounded or dated about it? Are there aspects of the story, characters, style, or setting that decrease the accessibility or appeal of the book for a modern audience?
The Wizard of Oz is a timeless tale because of the twists it has from any classic fairy-tale. What really helps the tale I think is the good vs. evil between the witches, also the fact that the great wizard that everyone so dearly admires and fears is just a fraud.
6. The Scarecrow yearns for a brain, but in reality he is the most intelligent of the small group in which Dorothy travels. Is this irony present elsewhere in the story? If so, what do you suppose Baum's purpose is in using this device?
This irony is present throughout the whole story, with the lion who longs for bravery when he is the bravest of the group, or the tin-man who craves a heart when he is the most loving. I think that the message that Baum is sending out to the world is to be aware of what you have and not take it for granted.
Analyze the character of the Wizard. Why does he behave the way he does? Is his behavior excusable or not? He tells Dorothy that he is a good man but a bad wizard. Do you agree?
The Wizard behaves the way he does so that people will fear him and not come across his path, but when Dorothy and her friends do he caves in a reveals himself. I believe that his intentions where good of protecting all of the munchkins and people of his land, but the execution of his plans weren’t good.
8. What is the significance of the delicate people in the Dainty China Country? What is Baum saying
about beauty and/or about sensitivity in this chapter?
Baum is saying that you have to treat people with respect and listen to there opinions, Dorothy could’ve taken that princess home to Kansas with all good intentions not knowing that she would be unhappy and miserable. Also when she was chasing the little princess if she hadn’t heard her cry out and tell Dorothy to stop chasing her she would’ve broken her.
9. In his Preface to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Baum says that he aimed to create a tale in which
"wonderment and joy are retained and the heartaches and nightmares are left out." Would you say he succeeded? Do you think that this type of optimism and pure entertainment are valuable? Why or why not?
In my opinion Baum did succeed and I do believe that his optimism and pure entertainment are an escape from the real world because when you begin reading this amazing tale you forget everything and you feel like your in the story.
What are the power dynamics in Oz? Who has power and who lacks it? How does one gain and lose power in Oz?
You gain power by overcoming or defeating enemies, you loosepower when you are vanquished. Also when you gain the trust of the citizens by doing good deeds, you loose their trust by betraying them.
Wizard of Oz summer questions
Questions
1. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was first published in 1900 and met with both commercial and critical success. It continues to be a favorite, and the story has been translated to the stage and film numerous times. What do you think makes this tale so appealing, so timeless, and so easily adapted to other media?
What makes this tale appealing, timeless, and easily adapted to other media is the fact that it is different from any other story tale. Also given that it was published over 100 years ago it was a refreshing and new way of combining real-life events with fantasy. For example Dorothy, a young girl living in kansas with totto her dog, her uncle and aunt. But then comes a twist, a big tornado takes her and totto to a new world.
2. What roles do money and capitalism play in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz? What is valued in the land of Oz as opposed to what is valued in the real world?
Money has no value in the in the land of Oz. Good will and power is valued as opposed to in the real world where friendliness is appreciated but not necessary.
3. In addition to being a writer, L. Frank Baum was an actor and playwright. Does theatricality play a role in this book? How? What role does illusion play in the story?
Theatricality does play a role in this story, because there is a lot of drama throughout the book, like the scarecrow not having any brains, or the tin man having no heart, lion without bravery, these are all drama-filled characters but there all of their problems are really all just illusions. Also the great Wizard of Oz was nothing more than a ballon artist that got trapped in his balloon and dropped from the sky to Oz.
4. One of the things that L. Frank Baum did not like about traditional fairy tales was the didactic we in which they taught morals and values. Does his story express any particular values or moral lessons? If so, how does he communicate them?
The story does express the moral value of not taking your-self or what you have for granted. At the beginning of the story it describes Dorothy's life boring and gray, in an almost complaining kind of way as you get more in to the story they go through all these quests and battles so that Dorothy could get back home.
5. Though this story has had a timeless appeal, is there anything time bounded or dated about it? Are there aspects of the story, characters, style, or setting that decrease the accessibility or appeal of the book for a modern audience?
The Wizard of Oz is a timeless tale because of the twists it has from any classic fairy-tale. What really helps the tale I think is the good vs. evil between the witches, also the fact that the great wizard that everyone so dearly admires and fears is just a fraud.
6. The Scarecrow yearns for a brain, but in reality he is the most intelligent of the small group in which Dorothy travels. Is this irony present elsewhere in the story? If so, what do you suppose Baum's purpose is in using this device?
This irony is present throughout the whole story, with the lion who longs for bravery when he is the bravest of the group, or the tin-man who craves a heart when he is the most loving. I think that the message that Baum is sending out to the world is to be aware of what you have and not take it for granted.
Analyze the character of the Wizard. Why does he behave the way he does? Is his behavior excusable or not? He tells Dorothy that he is a good man but a bad wizard. Do you agree?
The Wizard behaves the way he does so that people will fear him and not come across his path, but when Dorothy and her friends do he caves in a reveals himself. I believe that his intentions where good of protecting all of the munchkins and people of his land, but the execution of his plans weren’t good.
8. What is the significance of the delicate people in the Dainty China Country? What is Baum saying
about beauty and/or about sensitivity in this chapter?
Baum is saying that you have to treat people with respect and listen to there opinions, Dorothy could’ve taken that princess home to Kansas with all good intentions not knowing that she would be unhappy and miserable. Also when she was chasing the little princess if she hadn’t heard her cry out and tell Dorothy to stop chasing her she would’ve broken her.
9. In his Preface to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Baum says that he aimed to create a tale in which
"wonderment and joy are retained and the heartaches and nightmares are left out." Would you say he succeeded? Do you think that this type of optimism and pure entertainment are valuable? Why or why not?
In my opinion Baum did succeed and I do believe that his optimism and pure entertainment are an escape from the real world because when you begin reading this amazing tale you forget everything and you feel like your in the story.
What are the power dynamics in Oz? Who has power and who lacks it? How does one gain and lose power in Oz?
You gain power by overcoming or defeating enemies, you loosepower when you are vanquished. Also when you gain the trust of the citizens by doing good deeds, you loose their trust by betraying them.
1. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was first published in 1900 and met with both commercial and critical success. It continues to be a favorite, and the story has been translated to the stage and film numerous times. What do you think makes this tale so appealing, so timeless, and so easily adapted to other media?
What makes this tale appealing, timeless, and easily adapted to other media is the fact that it is different from any other story tale. Also given that it was published over 100 years ago it was a refreshing and new way of combining real-life events with fantasy. For example Dorothy, a young girl living in kansas with totto her dog, her uncle and aunt. But then comes a twist, a big tornado takes her and totto to a new world.
2. What roles do money and capitalism play in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz? What is valued in the land of Oz as opposed to what is valued in the real world?
Money has no value in the in the land of Oz. Good will and power is valued as opposed to in the real world where friendliness is appreciated but not necessary.
3. In addition to being a writer, L. Frank Baum was an actor and playwright. Does theatricality play a role in this book? How? What role does illusion play in the story?
Theatricality does play a role in this story, because there is a lot of drama throughout the book, like the scarecrow not having any brains, or the tin man having no heart, lion without bravery, these are all drama-filled characters but there all of their problems are really all just illusions. Also the great Wizard of Oz was nothing more than a ballon artist that got trapped in his balloon and dropped from the sky to Oz.
4. One of the things that L. Frank Baum did not like about traditional fairy tales was the didactic we in which they taught morals and values. Does his story express any particular values or moral lessons? If so, how does he communicate them?
The story does express the moral value of not taking your-self or what you have for granted. At the beginning of the story it describes Dorothy's life boring and gray, in an almost complaining kind of way as you get more in to the story they go through all these quests and battles so that Dorothy could get back home.
5. Though this story has had a timeless appeal, is there anything time bounded or dated about it? Are there aspects of the story, characters, style, or setting that decrease the accessibility or appeal of the book for a modern audience?
The Wizard of Oz is a timeless tale because of the twists it has from any classic fairy-tale. What really helps the tale I think is the good vs. evil between the witches, also the fact that the great wizard that everyone so dearly admires and fears is just a fraud.
6. The Scarecrow yearns for a brain, but in reality he is the most intelligent of the small group in which Dorothy travels. Is this irony present elsewhere in the story? If so, what do you suppose Baum's purpose is in using this device?
This irony is present throughout the whole story, with the lion who longs for bravery when he is the bravest of the group, or the tin-man who craves a heart when he is the most loving. I think that the message that Baum is sending out to the world is to be aware of what you have and not take it for granted.
Analyze the character of the Wizard. Why does he behave the way he does? Is his behavior excusable or not? He tells Dorothy that he is a good man but a bad wizard. Do you agree?
The Wizard behaves the way he does so that people will fear him and not come across his path, but when Dorothy and her friends do he caves in a reveals himself. I believe that his intentions where good of protecting all of the munchkins and people of his land, but the execution of his plans weren’t good.
8. What is the significance of the delicate people in the Dainty China Country? What is Baum saying
about beauty and/or about sensitivity in this chapter?
Baum is saying that you have to treat people with respect and listen to there opinions, Dorothy could’ve taken that princess home to Kansas with all good intentions not knowing that she would be unhappy and miserable. Also when she was chasing the little princess if she hadn’t heard her cry out and tell Dorothy to stop chasing her she would’ve broken her.
9. In his Preface to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Baum says that he aimed to create a tale in which
"wonderment and joy are retained and the heartaches and nightmares are left out." Would you say he succeeded? Do you think that this type of optimism and pure entertainment are valuable? Why or why not?
In my opinion Baum did succeed and I do believe that his optimism and pure entertainment are an escape from the real world because when you begin reading this amazing tale you forget everything and you feel like your in the story.
What are the power dynamics in Oz? Who has power and who lacks it? How does one gain and lose power in Oz?
You gain power by overcoming or defeating enemies, you loosepower when you are vanquished. Also when you gain the trust of the citizens by doing good deeds, you loose their trust by betraying them.
lunes, 5 de septiembre de 2011
Problems In Middle School
In my opinion middle school is where you figure out part of how you want people to see you as. You could be the class clown, the brat, the party person, or someone everyone asks for help with homework. Of course people may get the wrong picture of you, or you could change with time but, I think that these 3 years are where you begin to create an image of yourself. People may not see this as a problem but, here is what is wrong, most of the time when someone has an image of you it can change, yet there will always be that old part of you in the back of their minds. The good thing about middle school is that you can screw up one hundred times and people will still forgive you (well at least your parents) because no matter how badly you did your still considered “young and careless”. Which basically means that people 15 and older think were babies (which we are not!) Also in middle school you start to straighten out your priorities, what’s really important, getting good grades, being and making new friends, and most importantly family appreciate having your relatives that in the end may sometimes be your only true friends.
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