World literature refers to the circulation of works into the wider world beyond their country of origin. We will be looking over some of the more classical literary pieces, as well as looking at how its nation of origin affected the works, and how the works themselves affect the world in a global aspect.
This is the overlook of what your class will be working on through this year. Your schedule and project over views will be here. The current week and objective will be in bold.
WEEK 1, 2– Introduction to World Literature WEEK 3, 4- First Book/Author Study: "Life of Pi- Yann Martel- Canada" WEEK 5 - The Alchemist: A Fable About Following Your Dream Paulo Coelho | Europe WEEK 6, 7- Things Fall Apart- Chinua Achebe | Africa WEEK 8,9- Night- Elie Wiesel | Europe (and the effect of WWII on writing) WEEK 10 – Midterms WEEK 11 - World Poetry and How it Effects the World WEEK 12 13– The Joy Luck Club - Amy Tan | China WEEK 14 15 - One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez | South America WEEK 16 17- Nectar in a Sieve - Kamala Markandaya | India WEEK 18– Independent Book Project WEEK 19– Final Project WEEK 20– Final examination
Class Projects
This will be the project give to the class to do during this class period or week, Please do not forget to hand in your homework!
Meet your class mates. What are the expectations for this course, Supplies and texts you will need, Questions and concerns. A brief look into "What is World Literature, and how does it define us?"
Class Roster Here is where you can find your Classmates, as well as find out if you are missing your class. Being absent without a permission slip is inexcusable and will be brought forward to the facility for Review.
This is where class rules and expectations will be placed, it will also be where you can find office hours for your teacher, as well as if there is tutors or study sessions you can become involved in.
Please see Ms. Gryphon in her office after class for additional help or questions.
Office Hours:
Monday- Saturday: 3PM- 6PM Closed on Sundays unless by Appointment
There is currently an open position for Tutor in this class, see Ms. Gryphon for more details.
Study sessions will be set up based on requirement.
White Board:
This is where notes for class will go, and will be used to deliver messages to the students from the staff. It may include School announcements, when Projects are Due, Homework to be assigned Etc.
There are no School announcements today.
There is no Homework due today. A note from your teacher is written in the top left corner: Please take your seat and do NOT Disturb the Birds or the Birds will disturb you. Class will begin after attendance has been taken, feel free to chat until that moment.
Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2015 11:32 pm
❝ Will Gryphon❞ High School English Teacher
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Will had been sitting in her chair for a while now, just relaxing and catching up on emails till her students arrived. She had had a marvelous breakfast earlier on this morning and everything was off to a great start so far.
The window closest to her desk was already open, and her information system was already on the go, Clair had reported that the local robins nest was expecting the chicks to fly soon, apparently one of the other teachers on staff was asleep while the other one was dealing with some sort of funny smelling boxed animal that made her messengers sleepy... Will wasn't sure what to make of that, but what ever Lucas was up to would certainly be entertaining at the least.
Will fumbled down her desk slightly before picking up her cup of tea. She felt that, though she had a good start to her morning, it could take a turn for the worst. In her books, tea would be a good soother for when she wanted to go ballistic over what may or may not happen.
The door to the class room opened and Will took in a breath before standing up and moving to the white board to write down the class agenda. the bird on her desk letting her know where she was writing and who was coming in without having to turn around. "Good morning and welcome to World Literature, I am your Teacher Ms. Gryphon, please be seated and wait for the rest of the students to arrive. I will take attendance shortly after." She stated as she continued to write on the board.
As more students filed in, Will hoped that they actually wanted to take this class, and didn't just enter it for an easy A. She knew that her classes were mandatory, and unlike the optional classes, she was always guaranteed to have one or two students dragging their feet through class. If not, well, she would just have to beat them into shape before the year was out. Will was not a pushover when it came to teaching, and could be brutal at times, if that meant she had to drag some students to study hall by their ankles... it wouldn't have been the first time.
Finally done writing on the board, Will turned around to face the class, "Alright, lets start attendance, first off, Ayami?" following this, Will made her way through the list waiting for an answer from each student.
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Hello Hello Hello! W. Lit. Is now open for business! I look forward to RP'ing with you! Feel free to take your time chatting with each other before responding to Willy, she was writing on that board for an awful long time!
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If I've missed anyone, Please let me know! I'll update the class roster and Quote you to make sure you get in here!
KiHyuk sat in his seat silently waiting for the teacher to start class. He looked around and listened to the other students talk before class. KiHyuk had been going to this school since middle school. His grandmother made sure of that, especially since it was KiHyuk's one wish to live among the normal humans and work as a music producer.
Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2015 5:37 pm
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Struggling to get through the darkness, Tripping on the failures of the past, Chained to the façade of the memories, Ripping through the painted canvas of lies.
Zhen Lu brushed her long, raven black hair somewhat more quickly than usual. She had woken up late and barely had time to take a shower before getting changed. Now, she was trying her best not to rip any hairs out of her scalp as she disentangled her hair. Soon, she was done and removed the hairs from the brush, dropping them into the trash. She placed the hair brush on the desk and stood up from the chair, walking over to her bed. She picked up her backpack, which had a panda head made of beads on the main flap, and put both straps on her shoulders. She glanced at her watch and muttered something in Mandarin. She walked over to the door, opened it, and quickly stepped out before shutting the door.
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She stepped through the door and into the World Literature class, slightly winded from having ran all the way from her dorm building. She noticed a woman at the teacher's desk and assumed she was the professor before taking a seat near the front. She placed her backpack on the floor, unzipping the main flap. She took out a notebook and a pencil, placing them on the desk. She looked up and noticed that the teacher was standing up and writing something on the board. But what really caught her attention was the bird on the front desk.A bird? What's it doing there? Maybe she likes birds or accidentally left the window open?She heard the teacher introduce herself as Ms. Gryphon, which was slightly odd to her. Then again, coming from another country, she was going to find many names strange. She opened her notebook to the first page, the lined white paper free of any writing. She placed her pencil on top of the page and looked up at the board again. She noticed that the bird was still on the desk and wondered about it. She was broken from her thoughts when Ms. Gryphon spoke again, something about attendance. She waited patiently for her name to be called while continuing to stare at the bird on the teacher's desk.
The scream tearing through the skies, Tears flowing down the smooth, ceramic cheeks, Questioning whether or not life is worth it But still having hope that the butterfly will lead the way.
Location: Her dorm room → in World Literature class Mood: Hurried, anxious → Tired, curious With: Herself → Other students Speaking to: No one → still nobody Thoughts:What is that bird doing there? Outfit:Zhen Lu's Outfit OOC:
So much for going to the event. Saiya had truly missed out on the fun festivities. But there are plenty of chances to meet her fellow classmates. This thought stayed with her as soon as she woke up and went to the bathroom to shower. A nice refreshing feel against her skin as the warm water sprayed against it. She hummed a soft and cheerful melody as she rinsed the soap off and stepped out of the tub.
Feeling clean and fresh, Saiya began to dry herself off with a blue towel that was hanging in her bathroom. She dried off the water off her body and from her raven dark hair. Finding an outfit to wear for the day, she quickly dressed and combed her hair into a neat ponytail. With her backpack on her back and made sure she have everything.. As soon as that was done she slipped on a pair of brown boots and tied them.
Soon after she finished preparing for the day, Saiya picked up her class schedule and walked out of the room. World Literature is her first class it seems. One of her favorite subjects. She hopes to meet some interesting people there. But her mind wanders about Alluna and wonder if things are alright with her. As her mind was focus on her next task at hand, a realization hit her. Floki never did give Alluna his new number. They have been apart for a long time after all. Also he did keep changing phones to avoid girls he no longer had any interest in.
She was near the building where her World Literature Class is taking place. But since she had a bit of time, Saiya sent Floki a text. Just to remind him that Alluna don't even know his current number and to make sure to give it to her soon. After tapping send on her smart phone, she entered her class and looked around. Not many people arrived yet so she must had been early still.
Her crimson orbs glanced around until she saw an available seat and sat down onto it.
Noemi rushed to class not wanting to be late or to be the last one there. This was her first year here and she wanted to make the best of it. she rushed through the halls weaving through the various students and teachers.She wore jeans her favorite cat hoodie and had her backpack slung over he shoulder as she looked at her schedule to make sure she was going to the right room. She made it to the classroom and stopped outside catching her breath and straightening herself out before walking in. She looked around at the other students before taking a seat near the front noticing the bird on her desk. She watched as she wrote on the board and opened her backpack pulling out a notebook and a pen putting her bag back on the floor.
xxxx"The artist is a receptacle for emotions that come from all over the place:from the sky, from the earth, from a scrap of paper, from a passing shape, from a spider's web."-Pablo Picasso
xxxxUpon leaving her dorm, she made her way to the East Wing building. She attempted to go as fast as she could, she had brought her art supplies along after all and was currently trying to put everything she grabbed into her book bag. Tripping over her own feet a couple of times, she finally made it to the class, bursting through the door just as she heard her name. ”H-here! Ayami…H-here!” She hoped she had just managed to make it. A light blush was on her face and she didn’t meet the other student’s faces due to slight embarrassment. One doesn’t want to be late to class ever. She took her seat, and peeked over to see who was beside her. It was a male and she gave him a small smile and a shy wave, in case their eyes had met. She then finally looked up at the teacher, her gaze being drawn to the bird on the desk. Oh…that is interesting…that would be fun to draw…though I guess I should pay attention…but at the same time it wouldn’t hurt to draw in my class notebook. Ayami had a slight short attention span when it came to things that didn’t really involve art. Setting her bag down, she took out her World Lit notebook and textbook, a pencil and an eraser. She then opened her notebook and began to draw the bird in the corner of the page. Looking up every so often, as if seemingly to pay attention to what the teacher said. She didn’t think class had started quite yet anyway, so she figured she was safe.
