K2

K2 - Picture from NY Times


NY Times Article

Jeep Video - Climbing K2

Women under rule of Taliban

http://www.rawa.org/rules.htm

"A denier of veil is an infidel and an unveiled woman is lewd".

"Conditions of wearing veil:

1. The veil must cover the whole body.
2. Women's clothes must not be thin.
3. Women's clothes must not be decorated and colourful.
4. Women's clothes must not be narrow and tight to prevent the seditious limbs from being noticed. The veil must not be thin.
5. Women must not perfume themselves. If a perfumed woman passes by a crowd of men, she is considered to be an adulteress.
6. Women's clothes must not resemble men's clothes.

"In addition,

1. They must not perfume themselves.
2. They must not wear adorning clothes.
3. They must not wear thin clothes.
4. They must not wear narrow and tight clothes.
5. They must cover their entire bodies.
6. Their clothes must not resemble men's clothes.
7. Muslim women's clothes must not resemble non-Muslim women's clothes.
8. Their foot ornaments must not produce sound.
9. They must not wear sound-producing garments.
10. They must not walk in the middle of streets.
11. They must not go out of their houses without their husband's permission.
12. They must not talk to strange men.
13. If it is necessary to talk, they must talk in a low voice and without laughter.
14. They must not look at strangers.
15. They must not mix with strangers."




The link below shows a recent antagonist movement by the Taliban. Girls now struggle to go to school in Pakistan.

Class Dismissed in Swat Valley: NY Times

Mortenson Video - 4-14-2009 Tuesday

Watch CBS Videos Online

Extra Credit 3rd Quarter

Creative Extra Credit Assignment
Points: Extra 100 pt assignment (only to benefit, not to hurt)

Using your 3rd Quarter SSR book, create one of the following using your SSR book as inspiration:

1. Create EITHER:
· 8x10 photo with artist statement
· recorded piece of music with artist statement
· drawing, painting, or sculpture with artist statement

2. Write EITHER (2-3 pages):
· rewrite a chapter of your book from another character’s point of view
· create an alternate ending
· literary criticism (needs clear thesis statement)
o examples: feminist theory, queer theory, psychoanalytical perspective

What is an artist statement? Check it out using the link below:

http://www.artistsfoundation.org/art_pages/resources/resources_arts_statement.htm

WARNING: Make sure to connect your piece of art to your SSR book!

DUE: Thursday, April 16th, 2009

Jack Kerouac's On The Road

Take a look at the information below. This information will be included in the final quiz.






Kerouac Website: Scroll











Below is a PowerPoint on the Beat Culture

PowerPoint of On The Road:Beats

Uploaded on authorSTREAM by mr.cmwhite

On The Road: Grammar Project

SOME GRAMMAR WEBSITES TO GET YOU STARTED:

Commas:

http://www.waukesha.uwc.edu/academics/owl/commas.html

http://www.utsa.edu/twc/tutorials/lesson04.htm

http://www.harpercollege.edu/writ_ctr/comma.htm

http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/proofing_grammar.shtml

The comma splice:

http://www.yorku.ca/bethune/writing/comma.html

General Tutorials:

http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/proofing_grammar.shtml

http://www.geocities.com/athens/aegean/6354/grammar.html

http://college.cengage.com/devenglish/fawcett/evergreen/7e/students/grammar_errors.html

Pronoun Agreement:

http://personal.georgiasouthern.edu/~timwhel/Writing%20Clinic/rule9a.html

Hamlet Criticism

Choose one of the criticisms below and write your reaction to it. In your reaction, make sure the reader can easily answer the following:

1. Does the blogger agree or disagree with the criticism?

2. What quote or quotes from the criticism does the blogger use in his/her reaction?

3. What original insight does the blogger add?

Eminem: A Modern Hamlet?

A Pyschoanalytical Analysis of "Mother" in Hamlet: Making Mother Matter. In Oedipal terms, does Hamlet love his mother?

Your reaction does not need to be lengthy. A paragraph or two will suffice.
Post your reaction as follows:

Criticism chosen: Either "Eminem" or "Making Mother Matter"

Reaction: Write your reaction making sure to cover the three questions above.