In Our Town by Thorton Wilder set initially in 1901, the play fastforwards in time to 1904 and eventually to 1913, which depicts everyday life in the town of Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire.The play’s principal  appeal, which is a function of its misleading simplicity, is the flow which the spectator is invited inorder to identify with the characters portrayed. Barely using a stereotype, the villagers of Grover’s Corners help to remind spectators of what makes Americans different from other people; the play’s setting, meanwhile, serves to remind them of a simpler life-style which, even by 1938, had retreated behind the desire to return.

trellis: a frame or structure of latticework

gingham: yarn-died, plain weave cotton fabric, usually striped

unobtrusively: inconspicuous

chattering: to talk rapidly in a foolish way

affronted: a personally offensive act or word

alacrity: cheerfull readiness


tone: the tone is very welcoming


-Imagery:Wilder begins the play at the crack of dawn, when the town is waking up, and concludes the play with the dead in the cemetery. The repetition of the sun’s cycle parallels the life cycle, with one important distinction. The human lifespan is not as long as the sun’s. And unlike a sun, when a person dies, he does not rise again. There is hope, however, in the human life cycle: reproduction. Significantly, Emily dies while giving birth to her second child. Although it is unclear whether her baby lived, we do know she has at least one child to survive her and continue the circle of life.
-The play is an allegory of life structured over three days.
-Wilder calls for no scenery at the opening of the play, making the Stage Manager carry on a few basic chairs and tables.

 How does the structure of Our Town reflect and influence the main ideas of the play?

How does Wilder break down this barrier between the audience and the action onstage?

Why is Emily unhappy when she tries to relive part of her life after she dies?


People are meant to go through life two by two.

reflection

i enoyed the entire trip it was a fun and exciting experience. taking the bus and train were great first time experiences. i also learned alot in this feild trip. i would have never thought that the way train stations were built was art. even though the main purpose we went to Hollywood was not achieved it was a great experience alot was learned and enjoyed. i couldnt have asked for a more fun and exciting feildtrip. missing the train and trying to get on the train at the same time getting on the wrong train and having to get off then taking the bus was the best experience ever. even though it was kind of stressful but so far this whole entire school year this feildtrip was the most fun day. i honestly enjoyed it and had a great day. i am glad that i had the priviledge to go and have first time experiences with new things and have fun doing it even though i was afraid at first. thanks Ms.Roz

Half The Sky

PRECIS: in Half The Sky the author calls for help inorder to stop the human trafficking and help with ways that it can be stopped.they bring to the attention of the reader how serious the situation is and if someone doesnt step in now tere will never be an end to human trafficking. the authors tone is sensible and persuasive.

VOCAB:
consensual:formed or existing merely by consent
perch:any place or object
iodization: to treat

STRATEGIES:
pg.242 metaphor.... " we like to think of aid as a kind of lubricant..."

pg.228-229 contrast... " the capaign... developing world"
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pg.221 rhetorical questin... "are women human yet?...."

pg. 205 metaphor .... " a women .... hard indeed"

pg. 167 sarcasm..... " if you think.... try ignorance"

QUESTIONS:

- how are the authors so sure that there strategies to help stop human trafficking will work?
- what was the purpose of contrast on page 228-229
- why did the author use the rhetorical questions?

MEMORABLE

you must be the change you wish to see in the world . this means that in order for there to be a change it has to start from somewhere and it may be you

week 2

PRECIS:
IN HALF THE SKY THE AUTHORS USE NARRATION IN ORDER TO SHOW HOW HUMAN TRAFFICKING IS AROUND THE WORLD. THE AUTHORS FOCUS IS TO CALL FOR HELP, VOLUNTEERS, AND CONTRIBUTIONS SO THAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING WILL STOP. THE AUTHORS USE VERY WELL CRAFTED PROSE IN ORDER TO SHOW " THE CENTRAL MORAL CHALLENGE" OF OUR TIME. KRISTOF AND WuDUNN GO FROM A SPECIFIC TO GENERAL POINT OF VEIW THORUGHOUT THE NOVEL. THE AUTHORS GO FROM FIRST PERSON TO SECOND PERSON THROUGHOUT. IN THIS NOVEL THE AUTHORS GO FROM COUNTRY TO COUNTRY THROUGHT THE NOVEL FROM ONE CHAPTER TO THE OTHER AND USE SENSORY DESCRIPTION TO DESCRIBE THE DIFFERENT SITUATIONS. THE AUTHORS HAVE A PASSIONATE TONE WHICH CAUSES A ENPOWERED MOOD. IT MAKES YOU WANT TO ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING TO HELP OR MAKE A CHANGE.

1.PATRIARCHAL: male head of a family
2.SQUALID :foul and repulsive
3.INCUBATORS:an apparatus in which eggs are hatched artificially
4.GAMUT :the entire scale or range


THE TONE IS PASSIONATE YET PRACTICAL

pg.152- analogy

pg.150 - contrast

pg.137 - metaphor "your body is wrapped in a lollipop"

pg.118- narration

pg.119-sensory detail


clarification-what does trade-offs have to do with the birht of women?
style- why does the author use narration
themeor concept-what made the authors only talk about women why not men also?

" the central moral challenge of our time"

Half the sky

1.)The authors argurment in this book is that women are treated bad to show how different woman fought for what they believe. In Half The Sky the author uses different countries to show how women are forced into prostitution and show how they fought there way out of it and stood up for what they believe was right. The author shows that women can also make a change which shows that "women hold up half the sky"

2.)gangly: tall

brothel: a place where men pay to have sexual intercourse with prostitutes

stigmatized: to get some mark of disgace

delegation: a group or body of delegates

dilapidated: fallen into partial ruin or decay

stipend: a periodic payment

vermin: objectionable

3.)
tone: a passionate call against our era’s most pervasive human rights violation: the oppression of women and girls in the world.

4.)
Invective pg. 13
Euphemism pg. 14
Narrative pg. 3
Theme pg.9
Logos pg 11


5.)
clarification: were the women in charge of the brothels prostitutes also?
style: why does the author make the book sound like a documentary?
theme or concept: did the author write this book to stop this type of slaver because it is still going on today?

6.)"women hold up half the sky"