Summative Rubric
Read Hunter's piece: comments appreciated - What did he do well?
The Cages In Society
You can’t write out your life before you know what is coming your way. In the short stories Stolen Party and Everything will be Okay both main characters have a conflict with their parents. However, the boy in Everything will be Okay was declaring his independence where Rosaura should have heeded the advice of her mother for she was the wise character in the story. Splattered paint represents chaos, fear and confusion on the painting. Both a cellar and cage come up in the story both representing deep and dark places and secrets. He goes to his cellar (pg. 40) when he was mad and upset symbolising that he is hiding within his own fears. The kitten is describing what he is seen as to the world. Weak and scrawny is how the kitten is described (pg. 37) and phrases are used like “Be a man” (pg. 43) when his brother is telling him how to act and who to be. Most people would think of this situation as a shadow dooming them and describing them. But unlike in The Stolen Party this character found his switch and declared that no one will decide who he will be when he says “I will decide what kind of boy I am, what kind of man I will become.” (pg. 44) he is showing that he will write out his own life and from now on he is the one making his own decisions. Similarities come up in the “Stolen Party” Rosaura dreams of power and even says that one day she would like to have the power over life and death over her subjects. But that is not all. There is a cage with the monkey in it, trapped but yet so peaceful as if it was unaware that he was isolated. She is the monkey, except her cage is social status. She does not belong with the rich kids in the sense that she does not have the same amount of power and wealth as them. She was fueling her own fire when she continued to do slave chores such as passing out the cake (pg. 3) The monkey was trapped in the place where the servants work, the kitchen proving that she has been trapped in a cage told who she is and what defines her. Her light switch, yellow with the glowing ability to heal and help, was the magician. Who when performing with the monkey out of the cage and calling him “partner” (pg. 3) and then goes on saying, “I need a volunteer for his act and choosing her.” (pg. 3) he showed her that there was a way out of the cage and out of the kitchen. She did not have to become a rich kid, that would not make her happy she just needed to realize that her life was not there for her to take and that even though she does not have money or power she could choose what she wanted to become. Others do not make us who we are, money does not make us who we are, the way we choose to be different and separate us from everyone else.
H/W
Bring a song that you know to class tomorrow and say how it relates to the short story you read in groups today. Make sure you can discuss different elements of musician's craft, see image below, and say how they relate to your short story.
This WEEK
Membean test on Friday. This is a membean week. You are expected to reach 30 minutes all 40 minutes for exemplary.
On Friday you must turn in your summative reading across text. You will receive the second story in class tomorrow. The rest of the week you'll be given time to read and reread both stories and find connections that go across both texts. You'll be able to select your own medium to show your thinking. For example, photography, art, music, image etc.
Make sure you keep up with your independent reading this week. Eventually, We will be writing reading responses that go across multiple stories.
Coming next week: Poetry unit and the Poscars
(The Poetry Oscars)
Students go head-to-head in a competition of poetry recitation. If you win a round, you move to the next round. For each round you need a new poem. It takes approximately one month to finish the Poscars. In the end, we will have a Poscar champion for each class and then the finals for the entire C-Side. What you be ready with beautifully recited poetry and claim your position, reap fame and fortune, and become internationally recognized as a POSCAR Champion? Start memorizing your favorite poems!
Coming next week: Poetry unit and the Poscars
(The Poetry Oscars)
Students go head-to-head in a competition of poetry recitation. If you win a round, you move to the next round. For each round you need a new poem. It takes approximately one month to finish the Poscars. In the end, we will have a Poscar champion for each class and then the finals for the entire C-Side. What you be ready with beautifully recited poetry and claim your position, reap fame and fortune, and become internationally recognized as a POSCAR Champion? Start memorizing your favorite poems!
