Eng10/11 Oct 27

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Good morning, everyone.

We’ll get started at 8:30.

Today’s agenda:

1. Replacement quiz or test for next Thursday

Replace one quiz or test that you missed or got a low mark.

Email me by Friday, 3PM

Attach the quiz or test that I corrected so that I know which one you want to replace.

2. Finish JP Ch 15

3. Japanese internment

4. Essay review

5. Essay tomorrow on The Jade Peony

6. HW Read Romeo and Juliet excerpt for tomorrow.

Review your notes for the essay on The Jade Peony

"Stepmother went upstairs to her bedroom..." p276 READ TO END

“the carved pendant” the jade peony

MY OPINION – the jade peony was passed from the juggler to Poh-poh, from Poh-poh to Sek Lung, from Sek Lung to his mother

- symbol of love from one person to another

- through line that moves through generations

- acceptance of mother into the family, finally

- beloved family heirloom

- cements a bond between people – juggler+Pohpoh, Pohpoh+Sekky, Sek Lung+StepMother

The ambiguity of symbols is what makes them interesting. Lack of simple clarity fires your imagination.

Canada – maple leaf – not interesting, nowhere to go, nothing to imagine

“Her guitar strings were like the vapour trails of six jet engines.”

more interesting, fires the imagination- suggest travel, motion, fleetingness, impermanence

Good novels and poetry like good art should fire your imagination and make you ask questions; not give you answers.

• Introduce idea of Japanese Internment

• POEM "What Do I Remember of the Evacuation", Joy Kogawa

• HW Look at website.  URL on blog: http://www.cbc.ca/history/EPISCONTENTSE1EP14CH3PA3LE.html

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**JAPANESE INTERNMENT CLASS

• Intro

http://www.cbc.ca/history/EPISCONTENTSE1EP14CH3PA3LE.html

• Excerpts from Torn Apart Kobayashi diary

Read aloud, relate to JP

• URLs:

http://tellingthestoriesofthenikkei.wordpress.com/tag/japanese-canadian-internment/

EXCELLENT STUDENT-MADE VIDEO AND CONTENT

WATCH VIDEO “Kiyoko (Kay) Takahara interview” (9:55m)

OR

“Emiko (Amy) Mori interview” (10:15m)

• “GasaGasaGirl”, p.c.

• “Lost Fleet” with photos segment

• WATCH VIDEO Minoru: Memory of Exile (19m)

http://www.veoh.com/watch/v205615599DJG5CB3?h1=%22Minoru%3A+Memory+of+Exile%22+-+Michael+Fukusima+%281992%29

• Class discussion on ideas of Japanese interment

1. Why do you think the Canadian government did what they did?

2. Was the Canadian government right to do this?

3. What would you have done if you were in charge at the time?

After the war ended in 1945, the Japanese were given a choice by the Canadian government:

1. stay in Canada away from the coast, not allowed to go back to Vancouver

2. move to Japan

Many people moved to Japan and had a hard time; later they moved back to Canada.

Difficult part of Canadian history.

Eventually, the Canadian government recognize that this was a very bad decision and changed it. In the 1980s the government apologized for this mistreatment of Japanese/Canadians.

Essay – multigraph writing (250-300w)

Introductory paragraph

-grabber

-thesis statement

-preview of your points

Body paragraphs (depending on how many points you have)

1. -topic sentence

-supporting points

2. -topic sentence

-supporting points

 

     3. -topic sentence

-supporting points

Concluding paragraph – restate the thesis statement

- restate your points

-clincher (optional)

HW Review notes on JP

Review essays