adumbrate -to indicate or foreshadow slightly
apotheosis -the highest point in the development of something
ascetic -self discipline (religious reasons)
bauble -a small ornament
beguile -to charm or enchant someone (deceptive)
burgeon -begin to grow or increase rapidly
complement -something that completes or makes perfect or expression of praise
contumacious -disobedient to authority
curmudgeon -a bad tempered person
didactic-intended to teach, having moral instruction
Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Ancient Stories
How is the language in these texts similar to and/or different from the language you use in everyday conversation?
- It is different from the language I use everyday because they use very descriptive diction and every word they use contains a lot of weight and they all have great meaning.
Because it began as an oral story, "White Buffalo Calf Woman" can be found in multiple text versions. How important is it for a story to be repeated word for word? Is meaning embellished, distorted, lost, or enhanced in the retelling?
- It is very important for a story to have almost the same language because you want the story to maintain the same value as it did when it started. If people exaggerate the story, orally, then the story can be lost and no one knows the original text word for word.
Thursday, August 14, 2014
Assignment #1
What are your reasons for taking this course?
I thought I was getting just a regular English 3 class, to be completely honest but now I'm realizing it's much more than just a "class"
What are you excited about and what makes you nervous?
I am excited for a different kind of learning. But I'm also nervous for the same reason. It's something new and it seems awesome but hard to adjust to.
What are your goals for this course?
I want to be smarter than I was going in.
How do you expect your knowledge and thinking to be improved by taking this course?
I expect my knowledge to be improved a lot so that I can be prepared for life outside and after high school.
Why Richard Cory would never have surprised an open source learning network the way he surprised the narrator and readers of the poem?
I think he never would have surprised an open source learning network because it speaks for itself, it's open. As opposed to just reading one thing with nothing else to help you. It's kind of like a kid having strict parents and a kid having really laid-back parents. The kid with the strict parents is not nearly as "used to," I guess, to the regular "shock" value in society today.
I thought I was getting just a regular English 3 class, to be completely honest but now I'm realizing it's much more than just a "class"
What are you excited about and what makes you nervous?
I am excited for a different kind of learning. But I'm also nervous for the same reason. It's something new and it seems awesome but hard to adjust to.
What are your goals for this course?
I want to be smarter than I was going in.
How do you expect your knowledge and thinking to be improved by taking this course?
I expect my knowledge to be improved a lot so that I can be prepared for life outside and after high school.
Why Richard Cory would never have surprised an open source learning network the way he surprised the narrator and readers of the poem?
I think he never would have surprised an open source learning network because it speaks for itself, it's open. As opposed to just reading one thing with nothing else to help you. It's kind of like a kid having strict parents and a kid having really laid-back parents. The kid with the strict parents is not nearly as "used to," I guess, to the regular "shock" value in society today.
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