Elisha K.Destiny P.Ashley A. Ace R.

COLLABORATIVE MIDTERM

ENGLISH 223

Identify the interplay of key ideas, attitudes and social justice issues

related to nationality, linguistic background, race, class, gender,

religion, ability and sexual orientation within and among the characters, plots, settings of the

selected texts

OBJECTIVE #4 INTRODUCED

3 THEMES OF LITERATURE

Diversity Up Stream: An American Chronicle

Human Beings All Have The Same Needs Reminiscences

Displacement The Poor Unhappy Transported Felon’s Sorrowful

Account of His Fourteen Years Transportation at Virginia in America

Schurz, Carl. "Reminiscences." Becoming Americans: Four Centuries of Immigrant Writing. New York, NY: Library of America, 2009. 80-89. Print. Revel, James. "The Poor Unhappy Transported Felon's Sorrowful Account of His Fourteen Years Transportation at Virginia in America." Becoming Americans Four Centuries of Immigrant Writing. New York, NY: Library of America, 2009. 7-16. Print. Lewisohn, Ludwig. "Up Stream: An American Chronicle." Becoming Americans: Four Centuries of Immigrant Writing. New York, NY: Library of America, 2009. 121-28. Print.

Historical ApproachLooks at the events occurring during the time period of the author

Moral CriticismViews the work from an ethical standpoint

2 SCHOOLS OF LITERARY CRITICISM

“The Poor Unhappy Transported Felon’s Sorrowful Account”

By James Revel

APPLICATION OF 2 SCHOOLS OF LITERARY CRITICISM

Definition“We and the negroes both alike did fare, [o]f work

and food we had an equal share” (12).

“Think of seven or fourteen years to come” (15).

“[T]he negroes who for life are slaves” (13).

Revel, James. “The Poor Unhappy Transported Felon’s Sorrowful Account.” Becoming Americans: Four Centuries of Immigrant Writing. 1st ed. New York: Literary Classics, 2009. Print.

HISTORICALLY – INDENTURED SERVANT

Consisted of Family and/or children

“[I]f no cloaths nor money they have got, [h]ard is their fate, and hard will be their lot” (10).

Felons“Did with a gang of thieves a robbing a go…. But justice stopped us in our full career” (8-9).

Revel, James. “The Poor Unhappy Transported Felon’s Sorrowful Account.” Becoming Americans: Four Centuries of Immigrant Writing. 1st ed. New York: Literary Classics, 2009. Print.

HISTORICALLY – INDENTURED SERVANTS

Transportation“In a few days we left the river quite, [a]nd in short time of land we lost the sight” (9).

“[K]ept us under lest we should rebel” (9).

“Five of our number in the passage dy’d” (10).

Revel, James. “The Poor Unhappy Transported Felon’s Sorrowful Account.” Becoming Americans: Four Centuries of Immigrant Writing. 1st ed. New York: Literary Classics, 2009. Print.

HISTORICALLY – INDENTURED SERVANTS

Sold“Sold for a slave because you prov’d a thief (16).

“Some view’d our limbs turning us round, [e]xamining like horses if we were sound” (10).

Revel, James. “The Poor Unhappy Transported Felon’s Sorrowful Account.” Becoming Americans: Four Centuries of Immigrant Writing. 1st ed. New York: Literary Classics, 2009. Print.

HISTORICALLY – INDENTURED SERVANTS

Upbringing“Of honest parents I did come tho’ poor” (7).

Revel, James. “The Poor Unhappy Transported Felon’s Sorrowful Account.” Becoming Americans: Four Centuries of Immigrant Writing. 1st ed. New York: Literary Classics, 2009. Print.

MORALLY - ETHICS

Choices Good

“In virtue’s paths he for some time did run” (7).

Bad“To wickedness I quickly was inclin’d, [s]o soon is tainted any youthful mind” (8).

Revel, James. “The Poor Unhappy Transported Felon’s Sorrowful Account.” Becoming Americans: Four Centuries of Immigrant Writing. 1st ed. New York: Literary Classics, 2009. Print.

MORALLY - ETHICS

Consequences From bad choices

“[T]ransportation I did get at last, [a] just reward for my vile actions base” (9).

From good choices“He said he would not use me as a slave, But as a servant if I’d well behave, And if I pleas’d him when my time expir’d, He’d send me home again if I requir’d” (14).

Revel, James. “The Poor Unhappy Transported Felon’s Sorrowful Account.” Becoming Americans: Four Centuries of Immigrant Writing. 1st ed. New York: Literary Classics, 2009. Print.

MORALLY - ETHICS

1. Start slow, buy an English/[Your Language Here] Dictionary to look up small words.

2. Start to create sentences using that dictionary.3. Memorize those sentences.4. Read short stories, articles, or children’s books in English.5. Take a class to learn more English as well as the grammar

and punctuation.6. Have a conversation with someone who speaks fl uent

English.7. Practice writing small speeches in English.8. Start writing a journal about your day or short stories in

English. 9. Read larger stories, about 300 pages or so, in the English

language.10. Start to think in English before saying or writing things in

the English language.

10-STEPS TO HELP OVERCOMEILLITERACY IN ENGLISH

STEPS TO LIVING A COMPASSIONATE LIFE

Empathy is defined as “the ability to share in another’s emotions, thoughts, or feelings.”

3 valuable ingredients: Listen attentively Do not be quick to judge Try to understand from their perspective

FEEL EMPATHY

“Empathy.” Webster’s New Dictionary and Thesaurus. 2nd ed. 2002. Print.

Mindfulness can be defined as “attentive, aware, or careful.”

Skills to being mindful:- Being aware of the setting and situation around

you.- Trying to feel what those around you are feeling

so that no judgmental assumptions are made.- Positive, realistic, and open attitude, that way

there is always a fresh mind available to new ideas.

"mindfulness." Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition. HarperCollins Publishers. 15 Sep. 2012. <Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/mindfulness>.

PRACTICE MINDFULNESS

Learn about other cultures Be open minded – can’t learn if you aren’t

open to it If you don’t understand something, go find

out about it instead of judging Listen: you can gain knowledge by listening

to other’s stories

BUILD KNOWLEDGE

RECOGNIZE COMPASSION

Compassion – Sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others

Be kindDon’t think of yourself

EXPLICATION OF POEMS

“Faith” is a fine invention

When Gentlemen can see–

But Microscopes are prudent

In an Emergency.

3 Themes of Literature Diversity

“‘Faith’”

Love is the Worthiest of Pursuits“‘Faith’ is a fine invention”

Emigrant vs. Immigrant Perspective“But Microscopes are prudent [i]n an Emergency”

Dickinson, Emily. “Faith.” PoemHunter.com. January 2004. Web. 9 Sept. 2012.

“FAITH” BY EMILY DICKINSON

AN AFTERNOON IN PANGASINAN WITH NO ELECTRICITY BY REGIE

CABICOIn the yellow of butterMy mother colors my skinIn the yellow of sunMy skin becomes brownIn the yellow of yolkMy grandfather finds an eggIn the yellow of noonWe eat the baby chickBalot, they call it “Long life!” he saysAnd discards the purple shell

"Top 5 Poems by Filipino American Poets." : âAn Afternoon in Pangasinan with No Electricityâ by Regie Cabico. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Sept. 2012. <http://raquelkj.blogspot.com/2010/11/afternoon-in-pangasinan-with-no_23.html>;.

AN AFTERNOON PANGASINAN WITH NO ELECTRICITY BY REGIE CABICO

Migration

The Importance of Family

Displacement

"December 24th and we're through again. This t ime for good I know because I didn't throw you out -- and anyway we waved.

No shoes. No angry doors. We folded clothes and went our separate ways.

You left behind that fl annel shirtof yours I l iked but remembered to take your toothbrush. Where are you tonight?

Richard, i t 's Christmas Ever againand old ghost come back home.I 'm sitt ing by the Christmas treewondering where did we go wrong.

Okay, we didn't work, and al lmemories to tel l you the truth aren't good. But sometimes there were good t imes.

Love was good. I loved your crooked sleep beside me and never dreamed afraid.

.

There should be stars for great wars

l ike ours. There ought to be awardsand plenty of champagne for the surv ivors.

After a l l the years of degradat ions, the several ho l idays of fa i lure, there should be somethingto commemorate the pain.

Someday we' l l forget that great Braz i l d isaster.Ti l l then, R ichard, I w ish you wel l . I w ish you love aff airs and plenty of hot water , and women kinder than I t reated you. I forget the reason, but I loved you once, remember?

Maybe in th is season, drunkand sent imental , I 'm wi l l ing to admita part of me, crazed and kamikaze, r ipe for anarchy, loves st i l l .”

Cisneros, Sandra. "Major Works." Sanda Cisneros. N.p., 2012. Web. 16 Sep 2012. <http://sandracisneros.com/credits.php>.

“ONE LAST POEM FOR RICHARD” BY SANDRA CISNEROS

“ONE LAST POEM FOR RICHARD” BY SANDRA CISNEROS

Long walks at night-- that's what good for the soul: peeking into windows watching tired housewives trying to fight off their beer-maddened husbands.

- Charles Bukowski

Themes of Literature

Displacement

Choice-less- choices

Human beings all have needs

"And The Moon And The Stars And The World by Charles Bukowski." PoemHunter.Com - Thousands of poems and poets. Poetry Search Engine. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Sept. 2012.

<http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/and-the-moon-and-the-stars-and-the-world-2/>;.

“AND THE MOON AND THE STARS AND THE WORLD”

Relates to our oppression because of linguistic backgrounds

Relates to many stories read because of the social justice issues

Relates to each of ours living compassionately, stereotypes and social injustices

OBJECTIVE #4 REINFORCED

Dickinson, Emily. “Faith.” PoemHunter.com. January 2004. Web. 9 Sept. 2012.

“Empathy.” Webster’s New Dict ionary and Thesaurus. 2nd ed. 2002. Pr int.

Revel, James. “The Poor Unhappy Transported Felon’s Sorrowful Account.” Becoming Americans: Four Centuries of Immigrant Writ ing. 1 s t ed. New York: Literary Classics, 2009. Pr int.

Cisneros, Sandra. "Major Works." Sanda Cisneros. N.p. , 2012. Web. 16 Sep 2012. <http:/ /sandracisneros.com/credits.php>.

"mindfulness." Col l ins Engl ish Dict ionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edit ion. HarperCol l ins Publ ishers. 15 Sep. 2012.

Dict ionary.com. <http:/ /dict ionary.reference.com/browse/mindfulness>.

"And The Moon And The Stars And The World by Charles Bukowski." PoemHunter.Com - Thousands of poems and poets. Poetry Search Engine. N.p. , n.d. Web. 9 Sept. 2012. <http:/ /www.poemhunter.com/poem/and-the-moon-and-the-stars-and-the-world-2/>;.

WORKS CITED

Schurz, Carl. "Reminiscences." Becoming Americans: Four Centuries of Immigrant Writing . New York, NY: Library of America, 2009. 80-89. Print.

Revel, James. "The Poor Unhappy Transported Felon's Sorrowful Account of His Fourteen Years Transportation at Virginia in America." Becoming Americans Four Centuries of Immigrant Writing . New York, NY: Library of America, 2009. 7-16. Print.

Lewisohn, Ludwig. "Up Stream: An American Chronicle." Becoming Americans: Four Centuries of Immigrant Writing . New York, NY: Library of America, 2009. 121-28. Print.

"Top 5 Poems by Fil ipino American Poets." : âAn Afternoon in Pangasinan with No Electricityâ by Regie Cabico . N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Sept. 2012. <http://raquelkj.blogspot.com/2010/11/afternoon-in-pangasinan-with-no_23.html>;.

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