2014年1月2日 星期四

Children's Literature(Week 17) 單字筆記

Topic : The Secret Garden

1.scarecrow (n.)
/ˋskɛr͵kro/
an object that looks like a person dressed in old, torn clothes and that stands in a garden or field to frighten birds away

It is a scarecrow.

2.courage (n.)
/͵kɝɪdʒ/
the ability to control fear and to be willing to deal with something that is dangerous, difficult, or unpleasant

He lacked the courage to tax the American people to pay for his Great Society programs.

3.disagreeable (adj.)

/͵dɪsəˋgriəb!/
unpleasant; unattractive

The drinking water had a disagreeable oily taste.

4.spare (v.)
/spɛr/
to decide not to hurt or destroy something or someone

By reducing workers’ hours, the company spared some people's jobs.

5.spoil (v.)
/spɔɪl/
to destroy or damage something, or to become destroyed or damaged

The oil spill spoiled five miles of coastline.

Children's Literature(Week 17) 上課筆記

Topic : The Secret Garden

1.Final exam

(1)書名要underline!
(2)Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears


   A West African Tale is a picture book told in the form of a cumulative tale written for young children, which tells an African legend. In this origin story, the mosquito lies to a lizard, who puts sticks in his ears and ends up frightening another animal, which down a long line causes a panic. In the end, an owlet is killed and the owl is too sad to wake the sun until the animals hold court and find out who is responsible. The mosquito is eventually found out, but it hides in order to escape punishment. So now it constantly buzzes in people's ears to find out if everyone is still angry at it.

*Conflicts : Who is the murder ?
So the mother owl won't wake the sun so that the day can come.

(3)下禮拜blog分數打分完畢
(4)wrap-up

(5)解釋名詞
What is that?
What is that for ?
What should we care ?
Give an example .

(6)ID
a. to kill a mockingbird 



      To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel by Harper Lee published in 1960. It was immediately successful, winning the Pulitzer Prize, and has become a classic of modern American literature. The plot and characters are loosely based on the author's observations of her family and neighbors, as well as on an event that occurred near her hometown in 1936, when she was 10 years old.

      The novel is renowned for its warmth and humor, despite dealing with the serious issues of rape and racial inequality. The narrator's father, Atticus Finch, has served as a moral hero for many readers and as a model of integrity for lawyers. One critic explains the novel's impact by writing, "In the twentieth century, To Kill a Mockingbird is probably the most widely read book dealing with race in America, and its protagonist, Atticus Finch, the most enduring fictional image of racial heroism."

b.Franklin Delano Roosevelt


c.Bildungsroman

    In literary criticism, a Bildungsroman,novel of formation, novel of education, or coming-of-age story is a literary genre that focuses on the psychological and moral growth of the protagonist from youth to adulthood (coming of age), and wherein character change therefore is extremely important.

d. St. Regis Hotel
e. the Devil Wears Prada




    The Devil Wears Prada is a 2006 comedy-drama film, a loose screen adaptation of Lauren Weisberger's 2003 novel of the same name. It starsAnne Hathaway as Andrea Sachs, a college graduate who goes to New York City and gets a job as a co-assistant to powerful fashion magazine editor Miranda Priestly, played by Meryl Streep. Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci co-star, as co-assistant Emily Charlton, and Art Director Nigel, respectively.

    Adrian Grenier, Simon Baker and Tracie Thoms play key supporting roles.Wendy Finerman produced and David Frankel directed the film, and was distributed by 20th Century Fox. Streep's performance drew critical acclaim and earned her many award nominations, including her record-setting 14thOscar bid, as well as the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical. Blunt also drew favorable reviews and nominations for her performance, as did many of those involved in the film's production.

f. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz


    The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a children's novel written by L. Frank Baumand illustrated by W. W. Denslow. Originally published by the George M. Hill Company in Chicago on May 17, 1900, it has since been reprinted numerous times, most often under the name The Wizard of Oz, which is the name of both the popular 1902 Broadway musical and the well-known 1939 film adaptation.

    The story chronicles the adventures of a young girl named Dorothy Gale in the Land of Oz, after being swept away from her Kansas farm home in acyclone. The novel is one of the best-known stories in American popular culture and has been widely translated. Its initial success, and the success of the 1902 Broadway musical which Baum adapted from his original story, led to Baum's writing thirteen more Oz books. The original book has been in thepublic domain in the US since 1956.



2.golden shower danae by klimt
*奧地利畫家(畫風晶晶亮亮的)



3.天下雜誌 - 想飛的15歲

4. Hansel and Gretel


      Hansel and Gretelis a well-known fairy tale of German origin, recorded by theBrothers Grimm and published in 1812. Hansel and Gretel are a young brother and sister threatened by a cannibalistic witch living deep in the forest in a house constructed of cake and confectionery. The two children save their lives by outwitting her. The tale has been adapted to various media, most notably the opera Hänsel und Gretel (1893) by Engelbert Humperdinck and a stop-motion animated feature film made in the 1950s based on the opera. Under the Aarne–Thompson classification system, "Hansel and Gretel" is classified under Class 327.

5.To kill a Mockingbird 短片


6.The Secret Garden (成長小說代表)


    The Secret Garden is a novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It was initially published in serial format starting in the autumn of 1910, and was first published in its entirety in 1911. It is now one of Burnett's most popular novels, and is considered to be a classic of English children's literature. Several stage and film adaptations have been produced.

7.Themes
fault/greeting/retell the story/leadership


2013年12月26日 星期四

Children's Literature(Week 16) 單字筆記

Topic : The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

1.confirm (v.)
/kənˋfɝm/
to make an arrangement, plan, or meeting certain or fixed

The hotel has confirmed our reservation.

2.initiation (n.)
/ɪnɪʃɪˋeʃən/
the act of beginning something

The initiation and carrying out of such a measure, he wrote, is absolutely necessary.

3.deadly (adj.)
/ˋdɛdlɪ/
dangerous and able to kill

It is a deadly poison.


4.elderly (adj.)
/ˋɛldɚlɪ/
old

William is nearly 50, and his parents are elderly.

5.lovely (adj.)
/ˋlʌvlɪ/
attractive and beautiful, or pleasant and enjoyable

You look lovely in that dress.



Children's Literature(Week 16) 上課筆記


Topic : The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

1.Bildungsroman

     In literary criticism, a Bildungsroman,novel of formation, novel of education, or coming-of-age story is a literary genre that focuses on the psychological and moral growth of the protagonist from youth to adulthood (coming of age), and wherein character change therefore is extremely important.

(1)To Kill a Mockingbird





    To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel by Harper Lee published in 1960. It was immediately successful, winning the Pulitzer Prize, and has become a classic of modern American literature. The plot and characters are loosely based on the author's observations of her family and neighbors, as well as on an event that occurred near her hometown in 1936, when she was 10 years old.

    The novel is renowned for its warmth and humor, despite dealing with the serious issues of rape and racial inequality. The narrator's father, Atticus Finch, has served as a moral hero for many readers and as a model of integrity for lawyers. One critic explains the novel's impact by writing, "In the twentieth century, To Kill a Mockingbird is probably the most widely read book dealing with race in America, and its protagonist, Atticus Finch, the most enduring fictional image of racial heroism.

2.Initiation
    Initiation is a rite of passage marking entrance or acceptance into a group or society. It could also be a formal admission to adulthood in a community or one of its formal components. In an extended sense it can also signify a transformation in which the initiate is 'reborn' into a new role. 

    Examples of initiation ceremonies might include Hindu diksha, Christian baptism orconfirmation, Jewish bar or bat mitzvah, acceptance into a fraternal organization, secret society or religious order, or graduation from school orrecruit training. A person taking the initiation ceremony in traditional rites, such as those depicted in these pictures, is called an initiate.

3. adventure / journey
(1)The Wonderful Wizard of Oz


    The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a children's novel written by L. Frank Baumand illustrated by W. W. Denslow. Originally published by the George M. Hill Company in Chicago on May 17, 1900, it has since been reprinted numerous times, most often under the name The Wizard of Oz, which is the name of both the popular 1902 Broadway musical and the well-known 1939 film adaptation.

    The story chronicles the adventures of a young girl named Dorothy Gale in the Land of Oz, after being swept away from her Kansas farm home in acyclone. The novel is one of the best-known stories in American popular culture and has been widely translated. Its initial success, and the success of the 1902 Broadway musical which Baum adapted from his original story, led to Baum's writing thirteen more Oz books. The original book has been in thepublic domain in the US since 1956.

(2)Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
    Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is an 1865 novel written by English author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. It tells of a girl named Alicewho falls down a rabbit hole into a fantasy world populated by peculiar,anthropomorphic creatures. The tale plays with logic, giving the story lasting popularity with adults as well as with children. It is considered to be one of the best examples of the literary nonsense genre. 
    Its narrative course and structure, characters and imagery have been enormously influential[3] in both popular culture and literature, especially in the fantasy genre.

4.Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears


    A West African Tale is a picture book told in the form of a cumulative tale written for young children, which tells an African legend. In this origin story, the mosquito lies to a lizard, who puts sticks in his ears and ends up frightening another animal, which down a long line causes a panic. In the end, an owlet is killed and the owl is too sad to wake the sun until the animals hold court and find out who is responsible. The mosquito is eventually found out, but it hides in order to escape punishment. So now it constantly buzzes in people's ears to find out if everyone is still angry at it.

*Mother Owl won't wake the sun so that the day can come.

5.Quiz

(1) Shirley Temple


    Shirley Temple Black is an American film and television actress, singer, dancer, and former U.S. ambassador to Ghana and Czechoslovakia. She began her film career in 1932 at the age of three, and in 1934, found international fame in Bright Eyes, a feature film designed specifically for her talents. She received a special Juvenile Academy Award in February 1935 for her outstanding contribution as a juvenile performer to motion pictures during 1934, and film hits such as Curly Top and Heidi followed year after year during the mid-to-late 1930s.

(2) Oscar  " somewhere over the rainbow "

2013年12月19日 星期四

Children's Literature(Week 15) 單字筆記

Topic : The Brothers Grimm


1. occupation  (n.)
/͵ɑkjəˋpeʃən/
a person’s job

He listed his occupation on the form as "teacher."

2.abolition (n.)
/͵æbəˋlɪʃən/
the official ending of an activity or custom
We all hope for the abolition of war.

3. abortion (n.)
/əˋbɔrʃən/
a medical operation in which a baby's development inside a woman is stopped so that it is not born alive

Abortion is illegal in some states.

4. abandon (v.)
/əˋbændən/
o leave behind or run away from someone or something, or to give up something

Air attacks forced the villagers to abandon their homes.

5.abolish (v.)
/əˋbɑlɪʃ/
o put an end to something, such as an organization, rule, or custom

Massachusetts voters abolished rent control.

Children's Literature(Week 15) 上課筆記

Topic : The Brothers Grimm

1.What's in your mind ?你在想什麼?


2. Quiz : The Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen

(1)hero(es) → 指男女主角
(2)occupation 職業
(3)Deutshmarks
a. Deutsh → 德文的「德國」
               →英文的「德國」:German

(4)against the wall
(5)protest (新、舊教徒)
(6)馬丁路德將拉丁文版的聖經翻成方言(德文)
(7)詹姆士國文將學者集合,把Bible訂翻為英文版。
(現今普及版,稱King James version)

(8) 苦盡甘來

a. 阿信


b.Cinderella

(9) 小紅帽故事 (剪破肚子)來自於希臘故事
(10)peculiar = odd
(11)Mendelssohn (結婚進行曲)


(12)黑澤明 Dreams 


(13)型男飛行日誌 silent night

(14)Song : Hark the Herald Angels song


Hark the herald angels sing
"Glory to the newborn King!
Peace on earth and mercy mild
God and sinners reconciled"
Joyful, all ye nations rise
Join the triumph of the skies
With the angelic host proclaim:
"Christ is born in Bethlehem"
Hark! The herald angels sing
"Glory to the newborn King!"

Christ by highest heav'n adored
Christ the everlasting Lord!
Late in time behold Him come
Offspring of a Virgin's womb
Veiled in flesh the Godhead see
Hail the incarnate Deity
Pleased as man with man to dwell
Jesus, our Emmanuel
Hark! The herald angels sing
"Glory to the newborn King!"

Hail the heav'n-born Prince of Peace!
Hail the Son of Righteousness!
Light and life to all He brings
Ris'n with healing in His wings
Mild He lays His glory by
Born that man no more may die
Born to raise the sons of earth
Born to give them second birth
Hark! The herald angels sing
"Glory to the newborn King!"

(15)Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears


    A West African Tale is a picture book told in the form of a cumulative tale written for young children, which tells an African legend. In this origin story, the mosquito lies to a lizard, who puts sticks in his ears and ends up frightening another animal, which down a long line causes a panic. In the end, an owlet is killed and the owl is too sad to wake the sun until the animals hold court and find out who is responsible. The mosquito is eventually found out, but it hides in order to escape punishment. So now it constantly buzzes in people's ears to find out if everyone is still angry at it.

(16)Retell the story and make conflicts.
(17)The Sleeping Beauty



(18)Tangled

2013年12月12日 星期四

Children's Literature(Week 14) 單字筆記

Topic : Why mosquitoes Buzz In People's Ear

1. thrill (n.)
/θrɪl/
a feeling of great excitement and pleasure

It gave me a thrill to see her again after so many years.

2. drug (n.)
/drʌg/
any chemical that is used as a medicine:over-the-

counter/prescription drugs

3.medication (n.)
/͵mɛdɪˋkeʃən/
any substance used to treat an illness or disease, esp. a drug

Are you taking any medications now?

4.reveal (v.)
/rɪˋvil/
to make known or show something usually secret or hidden

She revealed her history to him because she thought it was important.

5.guilty (n.)
/ˋgɪltɪ/
If you feel guilty, you feel that you have done something wrong

I feel so guilty about forgetting your birthday.