Beryl Yang/ Ethomusicologist, Peking Opera and music

Beryl presented us with a beautiful look at the music, storylines and characters in the Peking Opera. Her expertise and love of this stylized form of Chinese entertainment was impressive. This is a great example of how you must do what your heart loves because your happiness is related to loving what you are doing everyday.

Russian Triad

Breanna and Adrienne led the class in reading and discussing Chekov's "The Lady and the Dog". It was a intriguing story after the visit of Igor from Russia. We also looked at 2 poems by Pushkin.
The discussion revealed life and relationships in Russia, 100 years ago. The sentiments are the same but the outcome may be different today.

Today, divorce is not ostracized and seen as a negative aspect in life. Life goes on after a divorce.

Upcoming, Federico Garcia Lorca, the greatest poet from Spain, then the magical realists of Latin America.

Russian Partner visits

Igor, from Russia is a scholar in literature. He is Kyleigh's partner and was amazed at the depth that she got involved in her interchange. He says that the Russians adore Pushkin and praised the ecclectic reading (his favorite), Master Margarita, a satan is the main character and the plot intriguing. He was impressed with the class and says that American is number one because of its openness in education. "Their focus on learning and questioning all makes America the best"

Emerson Odango visits World Literature

Emerson Odango / Mortlockese

Koran/ by Sami

Sami presented a video on Mecca.

Links to different passages on Women.

Finished with a video on a woman that changed from Muslim to Christianity.

Next: Bhagavad gita

Indonesia: Emiyanti Tuesday/ April 5

Erni taught us about Indonesia: Power Point, song and question and answer session.
Check blog for questions:
http://shigcookbook.blogspot.com/


She is awesome and a Muslim from a small island in Indonesia.

*We took a video of her visit and will post the video after we edit.

Song Contest Winners:

We're all the Same

Monday/ April 4th Haiku's for Japan

Haiku's that we wrote for Japan are posted on this blog:

http://worldlithaiku.blogspot.com/

Tuesday March 29th

1. Mahabharata: 13th Year

2. Journal: (Linked to Moodle) Write your one achievement for the quarter and what you still need to work on for the next.

3. Grades: Tardies will affect your grade.

4. Song contest: Practicing.

5. Schedule for upcoming dates:

6 B day: Mountan judging, songs presented.

7. D day: Haiku's to Japan

8. E day: Indonesian partner

9. F day: Bible

10. B day: Koran

11. D day: Bhagavad gita: from the Mahabharata

Monday/March 28th

First day back from Spring Break.

1. The Lake of Death: Mahabharata

2. Last class: Hell center, Satan 9th Circle. Satan is in ice (cold, no warmth or heart. . . a cold world. The traitors are here. Satan has in his 3 heads, Brutus, Cassius and J, who betrayed Jesus.

3. Next paper, I Believe. 2 authors or men from World Literature in dialogue and you finish with "I believe". . . . .

4. Websites, up to date? Work on sites, put up recent paper #2.

5. Next song contest, Bible, Koran and Gita.

6. We will spend a day writing haikus for Japan and sending it enmass.

7. Tomorrow work on the song, and the next day you are on.

Monday/ March 14, F day Notes

Last Days:

Wednesday: Commentary on the Last Circle 9: Satan in Ice
Work on Paper #2: Add paragraph into paper.

Friday: Coffee Talk

Thursday/ Circle 7: Suicides and Sodomy & Usury

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Notes for Tuesday, March 8th, B day

Post notes here for class under comments:

Circle 5: Wrathful and the Sullen
Circle 7: Violent

Kristen's Notes 3/3 E day The Lustful

Here are Kristen's notes:

Wednesday's Notes 3/2 D day

Scribe: Chad

Monday/ February 28th, B day Notes

Scribe: Max

Thursday/ Elbowing Final Drafts

The Scribe: Tyler

Paper #2 Gift to the World

Write a Top Paper for your Partner's to read and be inspired by your intelligence and your ability to figure out the greatness of their culture. Be thoughtful.

Wednesday discussions and assignments