PLEASE NO PLAGIARISMFOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS AND USE THE ATTACHED DOCUMENTS TO DO YOUR WORKDO EVERYTHING ASSIGNED A. InstructionsChoose a topic that enables you to tell a short, interesting personal story. Your story can be funny, suspenseful, meaningful, or exciting, but it must focus on one event. For example, if you decide to write about traveling to Denmark, you should not write about the entire trip. Choose one event — for example, an afternoon you spent bicycling on an island, or your first taste of smoked herring, or visiting the childhood home of Hans Christian Anderson — and tell a detailed story that focuses on that event.Following are some ideas that can help you to select a topic for your story:Firsts — Think of a "first" in your life and describe that moment in detail.Proud Moment — Choose a moment when you felt proud about an accomplishment.Adversity — Describe a time when you had to think or act quickly to overcome a challenge.Traveling — Recall a memorable experience you had while traveling.B. Think About Your WritingBelow your completed narrative, include answers to all of the following reflection questions:1. Which narrative techniques did you use to bring your story to life? (2-3 sentences) Sophia says: Did you use vivid description, sensory details, and/or dialogue to engage readers? Provide two examples from your essay in which you “show” readers rather than “tell” them. EXAMPLE: A sentence such as "I glanced at the clock, grabbed my briefcase, and sprinted for the elevator" uses more descriptive language than simply saying "I was running late for the meeting."2. How did your purpose and audience shape the way in which you wrote your narrative? (3-4 sentences) Sophia says: Your hypothetical audience extends beyond the people who will evaluate your narrative. Which individuals or groups were you addressing when you wrote your narrative, and how did consideration of your audience and your purpose influence the way in which you wrote it?3. Provide a concrete example from your narrative that shows how you have written specifically for this audience and purpose. (3-5 sentences) Sophia says: Consider including a quotation from your essay and explaining how it was written to appeal to your audience, and to accomplish your purpose. Alternatively, you might describe a theme, tone, or narrative technique that you used and explain how it was intended to appeal to your audience, and to achieve your purpose.C. Narrative GuidelinesDIRECTIONS: Refer to the checklist below throughout the writing process. Do not submit your Touchstone until your essay meets all of the guidelines. Print this checklist!Narrative Focus and Flow❒ Are all of the details in your story relevant to your purpose?❒ Are the events presented in a logical order that is easy to follow?❒ Is your story 500-800 words in length? If not, which details do you need to add or subtract?Narrative Structure❒ Is there an opening paragraph that introduces the setting, characters, and situation?❒ Are there middle paragraphs that describe the progression of events?❒ Is there a closing paragraph that provides a thorough resolution to the story?Narrative Language and Techniques❒ Have you incorporated narrative language and techniques (e.g., figurative language, sensory details, dialogue, and vivid description)?❒ Can examples of narrative language and techniques be found throughout your story, or are they only evident in some places?Conventions❒ Have you double-checked for correct grammar, punctuation, spelling, formatting, and capitalization?❒ Have you proofread to find and correct typos?Before You Submit❒ Have you included your name, date, and course at the top left of the page?❒ Have you answered all of the “Think About Your Writing” questions?❒ Is your essay between 500 and 800 words in length (2-3 pages)?D. ScoringYour composition and reflection will be scored according to the Touchstone 1 Rubric, which evaluates the narrative focus, narrative flow, narrative structure, narrative language and techniques, use of conventions (grammar, punctuation, etc.), and your answers to the “Think About your Writing” questions above.Your narrative must be 500 to 800 words (approximately 2-3 pages) in length.Narrative Guidelines and Topic Selection Guidelines must be followed or your submission will not be graded.Double-space the essay and use one-inch margins.Use an easily-readable 12-point font.All writing must be appropriate for an academic context.Your narrative must be original, and written for this assignment.Plagiarism of any kind is strictly prohibited.Your submission must include your name, the name of the course, the date, and the title of your composition.Your submission must include both your narrative and your answers to the "Think About Your Writing" questions.Submit only a single file that contains all of the assignment components.Acceptable file formats are .doc, .docx, and .pdf.

Are We There Yet.pdf Are We There Yet.pdf - Alternative Formats (13.351 MB) My Place Glossary 001.jpg (1.321 MB) My Place--Back Page 001.jpg (822.937 KB) photo.JPG (2.565 MB) Sophie Scott Goes South 001.jpg (617.064 KB) Read--Several shorter readings this week, some read aloud to you."Are We There Yet" read aloud ()Historical works by white authorsAboriginal Stories2. Go to Sacred Texts - Australia (http://www.sacred-texts.com/aus/index.htm) and read the introduction to Australian folklore.Then at the same site, go to Australian Legendary Tales collected by K. Langloh Parker and read the first five storiesDinewan the Emu, and Goomblegubbon the Bustardhttp://www.sacred-texts.com/aus/alt/alt04.htmThe Galah, and Oolah the Lizardhttp://www.sacred-texts.com/aus/alt/alt05.htmBahloo the Moon and the Daenshttp://www.sacred-texts.com/aus/alt/alt06.htmThe Origin of the Narran Lakehttp://www.sacred-texts.com/aus/alt/alt07.htmGooloo the Magpie, and the Wahroogahhttp://www.sacred-texts.com/aus/alt/alt08.htmModern Picturebooks3. Picturebook authors and Illustratorsa. Nadia Wheatley and Donna Rawlins, My PlaceRead the back cover first, at the top of the pageThis book has a glossary, pdf at the top of the page.My Place Part 1 S3Nadia Wheatley’s home pagehttp://nadiawheatley.com/my-place/b. Shaun Tan and John Marsden, The RabbitsThis book makes a bit more sense and meaning if you know that: • aborigines were invaded by white colonizers, • rabbits were introduced by the colonizers and then • exterminated, both about the same time in AustraliaThe RabbitsCommentary by Tan:http://www.shauntan.net/books.htmlc. Graeme Base, My Grandma Lived in GooligulchReading for my Niece and NephewThe quality of this reading is not so high, start at 2:29.d. Mem Fox, Possum Magic, illus. Julie VivasReading Possum MagicGood news this week—no aboriginal Cinderella. There is a recent retelling of the story, Cindy-Ella, not available in this country; from the reviews, it looks like the language and Australian slang is pretty saltyQuestions for the Discussion BoardHere is a list of the modern picture books assigned this week. On a scale of 1-10 high, score each entry based on the extent of aboriginal ‘presence’ in each book—how aboriginal is this work.| The list: My Place Your score:Your reasoning:Are We There Yet? Your score:Your reasoning:The RabbitsYour score:Your reasoning:My Grandma Lived in GooligulchYour score:Your reasoning:Possum MagicYour score:Your reasoning:Based on your scoring, is the reading representative enough of Aboriginal culture? In this 21st century global society, new books are more international, more Americanized in their feel and viewpoint than specific to a culture. And remember, there are two at least formative cultures: Aboriginal and White European; both need representation, in appropriate balance.Did you feel that this lesson seems Australian? What evidence do you give from the readings to support your answer?Check out this set of criteria for Australian children's book awards: Australian Policy for Book of the Year Awards Australian Policy for Book of the Year Awards - Alternative Formats CBCA Award Info CBCA Award Info - Alternative Formats Which of the picture books should win this award? Please be specific with details from the books and the criteria to support your answer.The aboriginal folk stories are difficult to locate, since the culture is not committed to written communication and is very secretive about its legends. When a group is treated as badly as aboriginals were, the task for white collectors becomes even more difficult. So these stories are rare.What do you see in these stories that is different from the other folktales we’ve read? Do they need editing for our purposes? For the purpose of U.S. children reading them?Research: please evaluate these websites for inclusion in our textbook.Walker Books Classroom Ideashttp://www.walkerbooks.com.au/statics/dyn/12180010...The Dreaming (Australia.gov)http://www.indigenousaustralia.info/the-dreaming.h...Dream Stories – the Rainbow Serpenthttp://www.expedition360.com/australia_lessons_lit...dreamtime_stories_the_rainbow.htmlWorth a Thousand Words: The Top 10 Best Australian Children’s Picture Bookshttp://theconversation.com/worth-a-thousand-words-...Extra for Experts This is your chance to visit the South Pole: Please read and review Alison Lester’s Sophie Scott Goes South. This book is available at public libraries. What have you learned about Antarctica from this book?Cinderella story from Antarctica—no need to visit, but I thought you might want to know about The Penguin Cinderella, and the Glass Flipper.Sophie Scott Goes South by Alison Lester ()Lesson 12 LectureBefore you begin:Two articles recommended by former students as background to this lesson:Aoriginal Culture (http://www.aboriginalculture.com.au/introduction.html)Australian Legacy (https://www.sacred-texts.com/aus/alt/alt36.html)Konrad Krupa, who took this class in summer 2018 gave me permission to use his research:This class was different enough that I decided to write a preface.To even attempt to understand the Australian culture and its representation in tales we need to familiarize ourselves with Australian culture and history.The central aspect of its culture are the two different social groups; Aboriginal, the local tribes that have been occupying Australia until 1788, and the White Europeans. Those two groups represent not only two different ethnic groups but most importantly represent two different groups from culture and civilization advancement point of view. The first group represents more “primitive” and less civilized society, which is reflected in the first set of tales for this class. The second group, more civilized, can be associated with the modern Australian picture books covered in this class.The Aboriginal tribes’ tales are very specific, and the common denominators between them are the “fear” and “ghostly” environment. The tricks planted by the main characters reflect the primitive culture. In the aboriginal tales, again, we have translations and choices of stories by European-educated collectors, who may or may not be white. The racism in these stories was probably more acceptable in the last century, but it clearly needs attention now. And both sides of the Australian story, the aboriginal and the white European, need attention in this lesson, so that the reader of our textbook gets a fuller sense of the Australian experience and what Australian children's literature is like. So you have two selections to read, a novel and some native aboriginal tales.Previous Australia lessons have featured a novel chosen by previous students, who identified it, found it superior to another novel found by previous students, and identified the need for a novel that showed the differences between Australia and the United States. Because these novels [six of them in thirteen years] keep going out of print, there's a new lesson/set of assignments that are less likely to be unavailable.It’s been difficult to find an Australian novel written by an Australian, available for purchase in this country. Like Canada and even the United States, Australia has been late in developing its own literary tradition apart from England, but its children’s literature is voluminous—and in English, so we don’t need to worry about translation [though we may need a glossary]. Unfortunately, book publishers haven’t made these books available for purchase in the U.S., so no novel has stayed very long in this course—I think this is number 6--the number 5 novel went out of print.I really worked hard to find another alternative to this book--but I can't find one that you can purchase in this country! I’m offering a challenge to anyone who can find a children’s novel that’s as good, still in print, available in public libraries and easily purchased at the usual ebooksellers.Before you beginThe major contributors to this lesson are former students Veronika Froehlich, Carrie Allwine, Sarah Foster, Don Bixler, and Gail Haze, all members of the summer 2007 class.Here’s a website that starts you off with information about traditional stories in Australia: http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/mff/oceania_australia.htmBefore you readConsider the purpose of the stories this week--explaining other cultures, including magical, secretive ones--so that you can understand the contrast of the aboriginal stories with what we have read so far.Also keep a list of Australian words and slang that you don’t know.AnecdoteMy spouse works for an Australian software company. Australians pop in to our lives all the time. They are some of the most hard-working, hard-living, hard-playing people I have ever met, broad and friendly, and noisy!Thanksgiving is not their holiday, but they have come to our home anyway for a feast. They really have trouble understanding why anyone would serve cranberry sauce to guests. Why would something that obnoxious be considered a delicacy? Perhaps some of you agree.This December, I learned a new Christmas carol, from New Zealand, where it's summer in December. Who ever heard of a Northern Christmas carol with 'beach' as a rhyme word? Carol our Christmas, and upside-down Christmas:snow is not falling and trees are not bare.Carol the summer, and welcome the Christ Child,warm in our sunshine and sweetness of air.Sing of the gold and the green and the sparkle,water and river and lure of the beach.Sing in the happiness of open spaces,sing a nativity summer can reach!Shepherds and musterers* move over hillside,finding, not angels, but sheep to be shorn;Wise ones make journeys, whatever the season,searching for signs of the truth to be born.Rightside-up Christmas belongs to the universe,made in the moment a woman gives birth;Hope is the Jesus gift, love is the offering,everywhere, anywhere, here on the earth.Music: Reversi Colin Gibson (20th C)Words: Shirley Erena Murray (20th C)*musterers are ranchersHere’s what the song sounds like:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1mzFHophV4