English Lang and Lit

25.8
Homework:
1. Do I choose which literature I study or do we do that as a class.
2. Are we being tested on literature and language together or
separately?
3. How many assessments do we have in a year?

1.9
notes about the diamond skull “for the love of god”
Awful, laughing about the dead and about poverty.
Analyzing texts questions:
who do readers read
how do writers write? What’s the text meaning
why do writers write?
6.9
Global issues have three qualities:
 Transnational
 Significant
 Relevant to local contexts

13.9
Jean Kilbourne: killing us softly (BOW)
The objectification of men and women – women are turned into
objects: in ads they are photoshopped into beer bottles cut up into parts
(in which legs or cleavage are only work noticing) and seen as
accessories. Treating them like objects is the first stop in justifying
violence toward them.

Eroticism of violence – In ads women are presented as the victims of

sexual violence. In many a strangely they seem to be sexually abused by
the violence against them.
Commodification of sex – sex is portrayed in these ads as a something
that can be bought or sold. Instead of being intimate, it becomes
associated with a product such as perfume or clothing. This brings us to
the next point.
The trivializations of sex – if we are to believe that we see in the ads is
normal behavior then sex is something simple and insignificant.
Aristotle
Speaker appeals Ethos (ethics)
Credibility authority
( (Narrator)

(emotion) pathos Logos (logic)

Audience message
(Text and visual graphics on screen)

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Non diegetic sound - sound that playing in the background without the
characters noticing.
Diegetic sound – music that everyone can hear (including the
characters) for example, conversation.

 Uses concise language structures.

 Persuasive language—use of superlatives, comparisons with
competitors.
 Abbreviated language and often abbreviations—the latter are
often specialized or technical terms
 Syntax often characterized by imperative sentences
 Diction suggests urgency ie. limited availability, special offer, sale,
discount.
 Often uses metaphors.
 Other vocabulary: trademark, retail price, guarantee, warranty,
special conditions apply, ingredients.
Extensive use of graphics:
Layout
color
type font and size
visual images
Note: often designed to appeal to specific audience or to extend
audience.

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 Satire
Satire is used in many works of literature and media to show
ridiculousness of vice in humans, organizations, or governments, to
accomplish this, satire used sarcasm, ridicule, incongruity, or irony.
satire is often used to effect political or social change, or to prevent it.
Partner work:
 three adjectives that will describe the human characters in the clip
are: lazy, naive, dependent.
 What type of person do these characters represent: humans at
their worst position, dependent, mind less, life less and the effect
of science technology and the natural world on the humans in
future.
 The purpose of the robot WALL E is to show how low humanity
had gone and the shock when he see that is the same effect that
audience had.
 The creator purpose is to inform the audience what might be our
reality in the future if we don’t balance our lifestyle.

13.10 Satire vocabulary

Understatement - the presentation of something as being smaller,
worse, or less important than it actually is. For example, Danny said that
the impossible test was hard, that is an understatement
tongue in cheek - in an ironic, flippant, or insincere way. For example,
He said that he was a huge fan of the president, although I suspect it
was tongue in cheek.
Self-deprecating – to disparage or be little yourself (Often times used in
humorous context). For example, the comedian self-deprecating humor
made him more relatable to the audience.
Lampoon – a harsh satire usually directed towards a specific person. For
example,
Sardonic - disdainfully or skeptically humorous. For example,
Farce – a form of expression that seems to entertain the audience
through situations that are highly exaggerated, extravagant, ridiculous,
absurd, and improbable. For example, “the plot of the movie ended in
farce”
Parody – imitation with intentional exaggeration of specific subject for
comedy affect. For example, because the director doesn’t have a good
sense of humor he wasn’t amused by the parody of his films.
Caricature – a funny drawing of somebody that exaggerate some of their
features and characteristics. For example, the caricature of Donald
Trump was very funny.
Facetious – Joking or jesting inappropriately, meant to be funny. For
example, Jake’s facetious actions in his aunt funeral were highly
inappropriate.
Hyperbole – exaggeration or exaggerated claim that is not mean to be
taken literally. For example, I am so hungry I will eat anything.
Irony - the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally
signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect. For
example, “Don't go overboard with the gratitude,” he rejoined with
heavy irony
Paradox -
oversimplification - simplification of something to such an extent that a
distorted impression is given. For example, a general assessment runs
the risk of oversimplification

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The layout (structure) newspaper article
  Website address primary point of contact.
 A dynamic headline that creates intrigue.
 The journalist’s name normally sits under the headline.
 A media image that supports the headline.
The brand name of the media organization, usually followed by
some kind of logo.
 A slogan that influences a preferred or leading perception towards
the publication.
 Written in narrow columns so the reader can process the
information quickly.

When we analyze the article we need to say if they have all of those
stuff
Newspaper and news website article conventions:
News = current affairs
Headline with dramatic hook
Image with caption
Date, byline, hyperlinks, social sharing icons, comment section.
Written in short paragraphs, leads with 5 W’s (who, what, when, where
and why).
May include interviews, quotes, facts, statistics, experts.
Style: headline may include rhyme, allusions, use alliteration and puns.
Article style: 3rd person point of view.
Modes of address formal and serious.
Written in past tense, short simple sentences, passive voice, objective
tone, impersonal sentences that lack emotional color, euphemistic
terms.

Oral exam:
Start with how global issues are being conveyed in the Onion in general
and then specifically in my article
5.1
I find the artwork very interesting because you can see how every
character has differences, but they are all very unpleased, it clearly
shows the cartoonist put a lot of effort into the smallest details in order
to give the words life.
10.1
The main character is a “third culture kid” she doesn’t feel belongs not
matter where she is, in France she is Iranian and in Iran she is from
France.
The author wrote the text for the western world about the culture in
Iran and not for the Iranian people.
Mise en page – the special arrangement of the artwork on the page in a
graphic novel, can show different times in one page.
Positioning of hand and feet can be used to express what is happening in
the story and create both emotion and movement in the text. (also gaze)
Key terms: assimilation, revolution, oppression, religious/political
ideologies, the self and other, civil disobedience and unrest, gender
standards, rebellion, capitalism, mise en pagem tableau vivant, isolation,
displacement
Identity – very important key concept, through the story the main
character identity is being formed, social, religious, financial and many
many more parts of their identity.
White is a symbol of light, good, relaxation and black symbolizes evil ,
In page 17 panel 7 we can see the sweat drops on the main character
face which symbolizes her stress and her inner fight between listening to
god and religion and to her family. By not listening to god (in page 13
panels 4,5) symbolizes the slow fall of her belief.
In page 25, panel 1 the main character rides her father back and says the
same noise as in the first page, this represents the connection of
superior and inferior just like in the beginning but instead of veil and
without a veil is in prison and out of it.
In page 25, panel 8 the main character stays in a bath for a very long
time in order to know how it feels like to be a prisoner who lives in a cell
full of water. This symbolizes the emotional growth of the main
character and foreshadows her compassion and her will to make a
difference.
In page 27, panel 4 the cartoon shows the king stand high (looks like he
preaches to the citizens and surrendered by stars. This cartoon is there
to show us the king is the like the night stars and that he will light the
country up by modernizing it. His words were “I am the light of the
Aryans. I will make this country the most modern of all time. Our people
will regain their splendor.”
In page 29 we learn about the main character father that takes pictures
of the revolution and represents a role model for the main character
from her childhood.
19.1
Homework:
Find between pages 80-153 ten scenes I like the most. Write a
description of the scene and the page numbers.
1. Pages 80-86– A coup attempt by other Iranian people happened,
the main character cares a lot about the country and in the scene
she gains hope her dad does as well. Later she finds out the dad of
her friend died in the attack, when tries to comfort her she says
her dad was a hero and the other child responds with “I wish he
were alive and in jail rather than dead and a hero”
2. Pages 87-88 – the child and her mother are looking for supplies at
the supermarket but barely finds anything, after that the father
yell at both of them asking “did you get jerry cans” later he
explains it’s in order to get gasoline, and the child get upset.
3. Pages 90-92 - The mother friend “Mali” came with her family to
their house because her house got destroyed in an Irek’s attack.
Mali, her husband and their 2 kind lived with them for a week.
4. Page 94 – The main character talks with her mom about the
casualties at war, and they discus about life and agrees that they
should keep living even if people dies around them.
 5. Page 97 – the main character starts to make fun of the dead
people and everything including the revolution, her classmates
follow her at the same path
6. Page 99-199 – The maid tells the family she works at (the main
family) that the school gave her 14 years old son a plastic key
painted with gold, and told him that if he is lucky enough to die a
war this key will lead him to heaven, the mother of the main
character is talking to the son and tries to explain that dying in
war isn’t good and that there is many reasons to live life: college,
marriage…
7. Pages 101-102 – kids are sent to war with fake hope that the after
life is “better then Disneyland” and die in minefields while the
keys are around their necks, at the same time girls get to go to
parties and dance.
8. Pages 103-104 – Everyone are preparing the buildings for
bombing and after each attack take care of each other and make
sure everyone are ok
9. Page 105 – the mother is changing the house as well, making
defenses against flying glass or neighbors that might have
switched sides, it’s not allowed to party or play games so
everyone is at risk. They have parties every Thursdays and cards
every Monday.
10.Pages 108-110 – a 16 year old cop stops their car and see they
drank, fortunately the wife was clever and convinced him to
mercy them. At the house the girl flushed all the wine with her
grandma so they wouldn’t be caught.

24.1

Persepolis Themes
The role of education (formal and informal)
Impact of rigid gender roles
Inequality by the social classes
Religion as a tool of oppression
Struggle for freedom
Importance of family
Coming of age (during revolution and civil unrest)
The impact of war/The horrors of war
The effects of Modernism vs Fundamentalism

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Effect on the story, the narrator, and on the reader
Settings: Time (historical context), place (cultural context) and space
(social context)
Characters: Direct and indirect characterization (clothes, behavior,
intentions…). Protagonist is round (they have different parts in their
personality), dynamic (they change during the story because of the
events that occur. Secondary characters are flat (not much personality
traits) and static (don’t change during the story).
Action
Style: irony, hyperbole, symbolism,
ideas
turning point climax
rising action

Exposition (settings, character, complication)

Juxtaposition – putting two different ideas or objects side by side for
contrast.
Dichotomy – a type of Juxtaposition
Notes the wine:
 Marji’s family foreshadow her actions because her family was
rebellious (drinking alcohol and having parties) and this what
Marjie will be like at the future. Her family didn’t put a good
example for what Marjie should be, her family breaking the law is
the example they set her to be.
 There is situational irony when they say “god forgive me, god
forgive me” as they break grapes with their legs to make alcohol
(which is forbidden in the Islam) on page 106, last panel.
Notes for the cigarette:
 Marjie is in puberty and has a big burden from the last couple
months, she rebels because she doesn’t know her self and she
tries to do what her parents do (rebel, drink, smoke…)

Notes on “The Shabbat”

  The shading in the last page 4 panel shows ho Marjie eyesight is
“lost” and the panel after only shows darkness because that how
she feels.
 The only black panel in the whole book is in here.
 On page 138 panel 8 we can see how Marjie suddenly the cost of
war and she have is afraid that her family was lost (runs from the
store to find her parents)
 Marjie always tries to be older and be an adult but at this moment
(page 139) she is just a child who cares for her friend and her
family lives, in addition, she feels small and powerless and it’s
being presented by her being lost in the crowd of people (that are
bigger then her)

Notes on “The dowery”

 Marjie is being shocked and scared at page 145 when her mom
yells at her and tell her what will happen if she get arrested. We
can see it better in the last 2 panels (Marjie shaking and her facial
oppression)
 Repeating phrase “blood feed our society veins” in other words
blood shed is the only way to keep them alive, but at page 146 last
panel Marjie is saying “her blood definitely didn’t feed our society
veins” in other words she was killed for nothing.
 A big shift in her life because suddenly everything in the past the
affected her more are not merely as important as her new worries
(being arrested, raped, executed, loosing a friend, family
member…)
 In the last panel everyone are sad, bowing down (most of the
figures don’t have any faces or colors) the mother fainted and the
dad is entirely black (Marjie understands that her parents are
devastated)
 By putting a lot of graphic weight (colors contrast and characters)
the mood is very obvious sad and depressing

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Block G terms list:
Imagary appeals to the senses:
Visual
Auditory (listening)
Olfactory (smell)
Gustatory (taste)
P - point
E - example
E – explanation
L – links to implications
Tension frequently builds to a critical point in literary work. How is
tension created in two works you have studied and for what purpose

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context of production and reception
Introduction to paper 2
why it was written and who for
Context in relationship to question
Genre? Memoir
Graphic Novel
review the conventions
how they address the selected question
Imagery, Symbolism, Irony
Key concepts Satrapi talked about perception, identity
subjective = her perceptions, bia
provide insight her experiences, her values, and beliefs, bias po”v
2.3.2023
We saw the whole character arc in the book but no in the film. From very religious to
not religious at all (after Anoosh’s death).

Tension frequently builds to a critical point in literary work. How is

tension created in two works you have studied and for what purpose?
Tension synonyms – pressure, stress, anxiety
Builds – growing over time.
 Critical point – An important point in the story (can be a crisis or a
turning point)
How is – By what means, techniques, authorial choices. Tension
between characters, society, herself.
Created – formed, originated. Conventions of graphic novel, conventions
of memoir
Purpose synonyms – reasoning, motive, cause. The purpose can be
reflective (show’s how she feels), informative (to persuade people about
Iran’s prejudice)
Thesis
Throughout the memoir Persepolis, tension is built to a critical point (a
crisis), in Marjie’s (the protagonist) religious life. The tension is slowly
built by the internal conflict Marjie is having with her identity. The crisis
is being affected by the life event at the time, and Marjie’s family
ideology about religion. Satrapi reasoning behind building up the
pressure is reflective. Satrapi tries to show the reader the emotional
journey she went through, and all the struggle in the way.
*adding the conventions of a memoir to the thesis*

Key moment – link it to a

Chapter Key moment Quote/explanation Authorial choices Implications
The veil Talking to “I wanted to be justice, Love, and Negative space at the Foreshadows the
God (page 9) the Wrath of God all in one” background future of her
Losing her belief.

The God “That night he didn’t come” - God walking out of the - God was not there
Bicycle disappearing door. for her.
(page 16-17) - Marjie stands at a - The beginning of
 completely dark panel her losing
- Sweat drops on Marjie’s connection with God
face
The Demonstrations “Down with the king” Tableau vivant – we can Show the reader
water and protests Marjie’s parents protest everyday truly see how the protests how desperate were
cell (1) (Page 18) against the king. looked like the people. They put
them self at risk for
their values.
The Marjie is Marjie heard about her grandpa In this moment Satrapi This is how slowly
water taking a bath torture with a water cell, and she used Marjie’s mom as a Marjie personality
cell (2) (Like a water decides she want to feel his pain. foil character to show Develops. She is
cell) Marjie strong suits. empathic and wants
to be a hero (you
must suffer to be a
hero)
The Marjie’s “My father is not a hero, my Marjie’s friend is twice This is a key
heroes friend’s dad mother wants to kill people, so I her size – because her moment in Marjie’s
came back from went out to play in the street.” friend’s dad is a hero so perspective on
jail she is better heroes, her dad
(page 52) wasn’t a hero
because he didn’t
suffer, and because
he isn’t a hero she
is worthless.
The trip University is “I wanted to be an educated, Satrapi is showing one of This will be very
being canceled liberated woman, and so another Marjie’s inspiration and important to the
because it led dream went up the smoke” using her to convey the plot when later
people away death of Marjie’s dreams Marjie is moving to
from the true Vienna in order to
Islamic way. study and have a
(Page 73) good life.
The Key Marjie is going Different social classes have Satrapi is using Social classes were
to her first completely different life. juxtaposition to enhance bothering Marjie
party as young Marjie and her friends are the effect those two since her childhood,
boys explode at partying, and having fun, while panels have. but this shows how
war. (Page 102) lower social class kids explode at she is growing up
war. into a teen girl.
The wine Marjie’s The government decided to Tableau vivant in the This panel showed
parents’ rebel forbid any parties, card games or party panel. Marjie the bad influence
and go against alcohol. However, Marjie’s holding a cup of drink Marjie’s parents had
the law. parents decided to rebel, drink, herself to be part of the on her. This
party and everything. party foreshadows the
future of Marjie
rebelling a lot, and
eventually being
sent to Vienna
because of that.
The Marjie’s Marjie’s Jewish friend and her The only black panel in The black panel
shabbat friend’s house family were killed by a missile the entire novel is in that shows the reader
is being hit by a hitting their house. Marjie saw scene and it represents that this is the
missile. her friend’s hand between the how lost was Marjie at climax of the story.
Rambles. that moment. And Marjie will
never be the same

Mise en page – page 11, no gutters between the different times.

Juxtaposition – page 102 – exploding kids (with the key) vs Marjie is
going to her first part (social classes differences)
Paradox – page 6 – paradox in her head, represents that she is very
religious but at the same time her family is modern and so is she.
Foil character – her friend and her teachers, make her fight for her
values, and rebel the ones in power. In addition, rethink her own
perspective and ideas.
Oversimplification – Marjie is oversimplifying her definition of a hero,
you cannot be a hero unless you suffered (mentally or physically)
Tableau vivant – Literally every protest panel, for example page 18. You
can really see how this will look in real life.
Imagery type visual – page 15, the cinema was burned by the king, the
corpse can be seen screaming while burning.

Bread sawn motive – Anoosh made the swan in the darkest times of his
life. He gave it to Marjie so she will always remember to look at the good
in the bad, and to remind her that no matter what you lose, you will
always have your humanity. The second time he gave it to Marjie was
him saying goodbye before being executed.
God motive – represents Marjie’s connection with religion
“golden” key motive – the key was given to boys at lower social classes
with a promise that if they were “lucky” enough to die at war they will
go heaven with it, they promised them everything they couldn’t get
because of their social class will be waiting for them after death. The
higher social class kids never heard of it (Marjie’s cousin).
Veil motive – The veil is a religious piece that suppose to bring you
closer with God. However, in the memoir Persepolis the veil is being
used as a tool of oppression by the people in power to keep everyone
under their control. As the book progresses we see multiple examples of
the veil being forced on to people and loosing all of its original religious
value.
Black and white motive – being a child in Iran society has forced her to
see life in black and white, she could be a modern or religious woman,
kind or evil, there is no middle ground.

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Macbeth:
When is the oral exam we need to say from what part is our extract from
(exposition, rising action…), what is the part means and the relation with
the extract itself.
Act 1 – exposition
Act 2 – rising action & complications
Act 3 – The turning point (climax)
Act 4 – The falling action
Act 5 – catastrophe & denouement
Historical context:
 The supernatural.
 The natural order.
 The divine right of kings.
 The rule of God in the universe.
 Illness and evil (the connection between the two).
Issues to consider:
 The characters of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth and how they
change throughout the play.
 The relationship between Macbeth and lady Macbeth and how it
changes.
 How are we as readers positioned to react to the changes.
 The witches what part do they play in the tragedy.
 Who is to blame for the tragedy.
 How do Macbeth’s words influence the reader/audience?
 With Whom (what characters) does our sympathy lie?
 What are the various techniques used by Shakespeare to create
sympathy or revulsion?
Motifs:
false appearances – good/evil
animals – light/dark
blood – night + darkness (links to evil, devil, death)
babies/children
supernatural
clothes
sleep
guilt
violence
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The things I carry:
1. “The Things They Carried”
2. A Pencil case including 9 markers several of the same color, 5 pens
3 blue and 2 black, 2 different types of sticky notes, one eraser
and one pencil, a glue stick, a converter, and a dirty friendship
bracelet.
3. 2 math exams and practice paper
4. Calculator
5. Biology book
6. Inktober notebook
Red – not useful
Character to includes:

Jimmy Henry Dave Ted Mitche Norma Rat Kiow

Cross Dobbin Jensen Lavender l n Kile a
s sander bower y
s
Tangible Letters from Extra Toothbrus Tranquilizer
Martha, 2 rations to h, dental
photograph feed floss, and s, six or
s of Martha, himself, M- several seven
Compass, 6o hotel-sized
maps, code (Machine bars of
ounces of
books, gun) which soap premium
binoculars, weighed 23 Three dope, 34
strobe light, pounds pairs of
and a .45- unloaded, socks and rounds of
caliber 10 - 15 a can of ammunition
pistol that pounds of Dr. Scholl's
weighed 2.9 ammunitio foot
, Star light
pounds fully n, His powder - a scope – 6.3
loaded, The girlfriend’s precaution pounds
smooth Pantyhose against
pebble from (Good luck trench
Martha, The charm), foot, Night
thoughts of Black Flag sight
Martha and insecticide vitamins –
the white full of
sand at carotene
Jersey Ear plugs
shore, The Rabbits
guilt for foot –
Lavender good luck
 death as a charm
result of Empty
loving sandbags
Martha
more than
his men

Untangibl Love to Good luck Unweighted

Martha,
e Responsibili fear
ty for the
lives of his
man,


.
Mitchel sanders
. Condoms
. PRC-25 radio, 26 pounds with Battery
. Brass Knuckles
Norman bower
. Diary
. Cut thumb – good luck charm
Rat Kiley
. Comic books
. Canvas satchel filled with morphine and plasma and malaria
tablets and surgical tape, M&M's for especially bad wounds, for a
total weight of nearly 20 pounds;
Kiowa
. illustrated New Testament
. grandmother's distrust of the white man
. his grandfather's old hunting hatchet
Kurt Lemon
a bit crazy, cares for others
Writing a pastiche using the same authorial choices:
Repetition
Acronyms
Simple sentences
Cumulative sentences
Figurative language
Direct and indirect characterization
Temporal distortions – jump between the past and present which
ignite memories for the characters
Need a plot, complication, climax, setting, conflict (internal, or
external) how was it resolved? Or an ambiguous ending.
The hero quest – at least 2 or 3 aspects
500-800 words
A story that we heard that we could fictionalize
The intended audience – people who read “The Things They Carried”
Symbolism – certain objects
Faction - The audience not knowing what is real and what is fake
Symploce – Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning and
another at the end of successive clauses.
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“It wasn’t a war story. It was a love story.” -