We have 3 activities today. Activities 2 and 3 are homework (the due dates are Nov.22 and Dec.1 respectively.), If there is anything you can start today, please do.
1. Form a group of 3-4 and discuss what makes a good literarywork (e.g., haiku, senryu, story, manga, poem, etc). (10 minutes)After you have created your own literary work, your teacher as well as your classmates will evaluate your work mutually. Based on today’s discussion, we will create an evaluation criteria that will be used at the end of the semester.
- In a group of 3-4, discuss some of the characteristics that would make a good literary work(e.g., haiku, senryu, story, manga, poem, etc)..
- Share what you have discussed by posting comments on this blog entry. Include all the group members’ names or initials.
(1) Read other people’s comments on “what makes a good literary work”. (2 minutes)
- Scroll down to the comment section of this entry and read other people’s comments on “what makes a good literary work”.
(2) By using katakana words/expressions, create your own literary work and post it on your own blog. (18 minutes)
So far, we have searched and categorized various usages of katakana. We have also analyzed the purposes and effects of each katakana word/expression. By making the most of what we have learned through our katakana project, create literary work using various usages of katakana, instead of using just a single usage of katakana (e.g. loanword only).
- Choose the type of your literary work among haiku, senryu, manga, story, poem, etc. If you want to do 2 different types of literary works, you may create another one.
- If you choose to write senryu, read the previous blog entry about haiku, and senryu and review the rules. You have to write at least 3 senryu works.
- Leave your own comment for the same blog entry (the one where you published your literary work) and explain why you have used the particular katakana words in your literary work as well as their effects. (Due: November 22nd, Tuesday)
- Revise your analysis by and post it on your blog. For the title, write "Katakana Analysis (final)."
- Do not delete your Katakana analysis (draft). Write a new entry.
- The final analysis will be graded by the instructor.
- Did you clearly state the source(s) for your data (e.g., newspaper "Asayomi shinbun," women's magazine "Kitty")?
- Did you gather enough information from varied sources to support your conclusion. (Deadline: December 1, Thursday)
What makes a good literary work:
ReplyDelete1. Interesting subject
2. Basics are all right - grammar, spelling,punctuation, sentence structure, et cetera.
3. Humor is a bonus
4. Can be something others can relate to
5. Original
6. Well done and revised, not sloppily created.
7. For stories, plot and character development.
8. Connects to humanity's values on a deeper level
9. Is meaningful to the author
10. Is well received by the general public
Brian, Fiona, Millacy, Keith
A good literary work...
ReplyDelete- inspires emotion in the reader
- creates a dialogue between author and reader
- has layers of meaning
- is comprehensible
- acknowledges the rules of the form (for a haiku or senryu)
- should make you think or should cause some internal change
- should be in Japanese using vocabulary that we've learned
Emma Peterson, Mikhail Horne, AJ Kuhr, Elisa Tsukayama
Mia McKinstry, Ziping Zhuo, Quian Xu:
ReplyDeleteA good literary work should:
1. Have an eloquent use of words
2. Be thought provoking
3. Appeal to one's feelings (sadness, happiness, anger, etc)
4. Be enjoyable to read or make you laugh!
5. Have an interesting storyline if it is a manga or short story.
Characteristics of a good literary work...
ReplyDelete- creative
- uses vocabulary we've learned
- can use illustrations
- content relates and is accessible to readers
- uses language creatively to get at a deeper meaning
- it stimulates new thoughts in new ways
Allison, Madeleine, Mio, Joy
A good literary work should be innovative and original. Depending on the kind of literary work it is, we came up with different criteria.
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Inspirational
Emotional rather than rational
Succint
Illustrative language
- Manga/Story
Illustrative language
Easy to follow
Clear
Thoughtful
Tracy Einstein, Ulug Kuzuoglu, Jisoo Hyun, Lisa Tan
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ReplyDeleteCharacteristics a good literary work should have:
ReplyDelete~Creativity; this entices the reader
~Be able to connect to the reader
~Interesting topic
~Good grammar and punctuation
~In depth content
~Some type of message being delivered
~Interesting images
~Not difficult to comprehend
Indya Brown, Soo Hyun, Jeong Yoon
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- Evokes emotion.
- Well-written in the sense of correct grammar, spelling, and sentence formation, and in the case of certain poetic forms, at least easily understood.
- Interesting content.
- Comprehensible and approachable; in this case, understandable to the target audience of introductory students of Japanese.
- Original.
A good literary work should be original or an elaboration. It should also be relatable to someone or some group with deliberate language.
ReplyDeleteFor haikus, subtlety is appreciated. With so few syllables to work with it is better to achieve a mood or image rather than a direct message.
James Rodrigues, Jakob Horngren, Brian Burgess, Kyoko Yamamoto
Characteristics of a good literary work include:
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- Haiku: 5,7,5 syllables
- Manga: good artwork
- Creative
- Humorous/enjoyable
- Has a deeper meaning
- Easy to understand
Kelly, Katherine, Xin, Melissa
A good literary work should include:
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- Easy to understand
- Creative
- Satiric (senyu)
- Funny, enjoyable
- Following the 5,7,5 syllable structure (Haiku)
Manga
- Simple
- Succinct
- Good visuals and relevant to story line
Angela Ni, Stephanie B., Daniel Oh, Emily P.
For our Katakana project, we should look for:
ReplyDelete- entertaining content.
- not too advanced for class level.
- creative approach.
- Utilized what we have learned.
- ascetic appeal.
- neat and easy to comprehend.
Andrew and William
A good literary work consists of:
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- Clearly recognized as humorous, depressing; clear genre
- Relatable (uses language and subject matter everyone can understand)
- Correct spelling, grammar, structure (i.e. haiku/senryu syllable structure) etc. (Proofreading is important!)
David Choi, Jess Bertubin
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ReplyDeleteA good literary work should be
ReplyDelete---meaningful
---inspirational
---easy to read and memorize
---insightful
---creative and innovative
---excellent rhythm and grammar
---evoke the readers’ emotion
---touching
--- fun to read
---interesting topic( relate to life)!
ダイ、ジョン、スジョン
A good literary work should be:
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- easy to understand
- somewhat relatable to the reader
- enjoyable and interesting to read
- have a purpose
- personal
- able to evoke emotion
- inspirational
- well-written and grammatically correct
- utilizing the grammar and vocabulary that we have covered so far in class
- appropriate for the audience and non-controversial
ハモンド ＋ クイン
-original
ReplyDelete-correct use of grammar
-conciseness
-interesting
-some meaning
-fits genre or style
Carlos, Bethany, Erik, Tae
A good literary work should be:
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coherent
interesting
offers a new perspective
descriptive
culturally correct
Anastasia, Kaan, Amanda and Liangzi
What makes a good literary work?
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-multiple meanings or messages
-elicits emotion
-flow
-correct use of grammar
-makes you think!
Idera, Jamnah, Allsion, Annie, Akiko
A good literary work needs to:
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-be properly structured
-have proper grammar
-be stylistic
-invoke emotion
-be concise
Pomes
A good literary work has...
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- creative
- draw emotion
- original
- create a mental image
- good artwork (for manga)
Janice, Michelle, Alec
A good literary work should have following characters:
ReplyDelete~1. Originality:the author should tell something interesting and unique
~2. Understandability:the topic should not be too obtrusive
~3. Inspiration:the literary work should inspire the readers' resonance
~4. Good grammar and punctuation
~5. Completeness: the story should be concrete and completed
~6. Respect all cultures, no discrimination
You Chen, Zi Yan
A good literary work:
ReplyDelete1- is grammatically correct
2- interesting to read
3- has a point
4- is imaginative
5- is original
6- and invokes images in the reader's mind.
Miles Roldan, Miguel Escobar
A good literary work should be:
ReplyDelete>original: interesting and unique ideas expressed and developed upon
>understandable: using vocabulary and grammar on a level appropriate for a beginning Japanese class
>appropriate: content suitable for all viewers, respectable to all cultures
-Minnia, Jin
Kaneisha Payton
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Jenny Payne
Deanna Nardy
-good mechanics (spelling/grammar)
-interesting
-original!
-comprehensive
-humor if humor is relevant
-concise
-interesting
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-few grammar/spelling mistakes
-formal
-creative
-humorous
-cohesive
Ethan Edwards, Zhiyao Ding