Today’s agenda:
1. “The Wise Woman of Cordoba”
2. Sentence combining quiz
Wednesday – Hump Day, over the hump of the week
The weeks are short. They fly by.
Don’t wish your Mondays away.
Blue Monday , yesterday, most depressing day of the year
Find something enjoyable in each day- something small is fine.
Always have something to look forward to. Getting to look forward to everyday.
“The Wise Woman of Cordoba”
walkthrough of my thoughts on the story-
*First reading- basics of the story
– setting-where & when
- characters- major, minor, protagonist, antagonist, static, dynamic
- plot- plotline – exposition, rising action, climax, falling action,
denouement
*Second reading – deeper look- relevance of setting, symbolism,
metaphors
- guide us to a deeper understanding of the story, find deeper meaning
-on the surface, children’s story, scary story
on deeper level – meanings and significances that we can come to understand
Not reading on the surface, like a child.
Read deeper, like a mature, thoughtful human.
trust the author- meaning to be found, investigation is worthwhile
some stories have no deeper meaning, that’s fine – plot-driven stories
good fiction and movies have layers
worthwhile to uncover those layers, see what’s there
you may look at a work of fiction, movie and guess that there’s nothing there, but there may be something valuable there
matter of investigation, caring, experience, thoughtful reading,
stories can reveal what makes us human, universal experience
resonate with your life, experience
The gold is there. You have to dig. You may need someone to show you where to dig.
“long ago” – suggests fairy tale, children’s story, deeply metaphorical
Cordoba- city in Spain, city in Mexico- relationship?
history of colonialism
religion – Catholicism, Catholic Church
Mexico – syncretic- mix of religions, mix of Catholicism and pre-Contact beliefs
association between women and devil
internal conflict in the character WW – associated with the devil, yet very helpful, community-minded
Wise Woman – independent, powerful, strange, magic powers
story about powerful women – feared distrusted by men, disliked by men
WW put in jail – metaphor, keeping women under control, controlling powerful women
the judge – represents power
men and women, witches, full moons – tomorrow
These are my thoughts. You can disagree or agree. This is my reading of the story. Take what you like from it.
Quiz#7
Email it to me by 12:30
Combine each exercise in two ways using two different sentence styles.
1. Students have gathered.
Coaches have gathered.
Parents have gathered.
They have gathered for the provincial final.
The final is in senior girls’ basketball.
2. The players enter the floor area.
They enter from the dressing rooms.
They begin to warm up.
They receive a standing ovation.
The ovation is from their supporters.
3. The players step onto the court.
The ref steps onto the court.
The ref blows his whistle.
The game begins.
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