Due Wednesday...

PRINT FOR CLASS ON WEDNESDAY! Please copy & paste into a Word file the following posts:

1. Transcendentalism in Popular Culture:What examples can you find in comics, music, movies, television shows, etc…?*This assignment is ongoing. Please use the class blog to post examples at least twice throughout the unit. (20 Points=2 blog entries)

2. As we begin to wrap up our discussion of Nickle and Dimed, please use this forum to comment about ideas that you were unable to share in class or any concluding thoughts. Please reference particular page numbers in the novel where appropriate. (10 Points)

3. Locate pertinent information about John Steinbeck's life that might have influenced his writing in The Grapes of Wrath. What other interesting facts can you find? (10 Points)

4. Comment on your thoughts about Woody Guthrie and Bruce Springstein's lyrics/ Music. Do you notice any thematic parallels? Feel free to comment on other aspects of the music/ lyrics as well. Listen to songs from Bruce Springsteen’s 1995 album The Ghost of Tom Joad. Why would Springsteen use that allusion? (10 Points)

5. What can be learned from photographs from the Dust Bowl era?Link to Dorothea's Lange's, "Migrant Mother? Choose a photograph from the Dust Bowl Era. Include the link in your response/ blog comment. Write about what you believe the image conveys. You may use the following questions to help guide your response:Why would the artist have taken the photograph?Who do you see in the photograph?Where do you think they are?What can you tell about these people based on the photograph?How do you think they feel in this picture? How can you tell?What techniques does the photographer use to draw you into the subject matter or to draw an emotion from you? (10 Points)