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 * Generate theme lists for "Halfbreed Girl in a City School" and "Superman and Me"**


 * WU: Cultural Artifacts**

If someone were to create a section in a museum dedicated to you and your culture, what artifacts would be in it? What items would represent you in a material, spiritual, and/or physical sense? Would these artifacts paint an accurate picture of you and your culture?

What is lost and gained in the creation of museums that attempt to preserve or represent culture/history?


 * Material/Physical || Spiritual/Emotional ||

Vocabulary: add Metaphor to your list of academic vocabulary at the end of your journal


 * Metaphor:**

Figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things directly. One thing “becomes” the other without the use of the word like, as, than, or resembles. A metaphor can be direct (love is a red, red rose), implied (my love bursts into bloom), or extended throughout a passage or work.

He’s the bee’s knees. Love is a red, red rose. [The future] It’s a ripe fruit ready to be eaten.


 * J: Metaphor Practice**

Create an example of metaphor that explains how your day is going or mood right now.

For example:

Today was a tall glass of iced tea on hot summer day. AKA What a cool, refreshing, great day.

Yesterday was a nightmare that never let me wake up. AKA Yesterday was terrible and I never felt like I got anything right.

This morning, my bed was heaven, tempting me with warmth and dreams. AKA It was really hard to get up out of my nice warm bed this morning.

As you read, highlight (using two different colors) examples of metaphor and symbol. For HW, continue looking for these two elements AND mark-up the margins to explain what the each example means/suggests thematically. "Unpack" the metaphors and symbols with detail. We'll discuss this next class.
 * Read: "Museum Indians" by Susan Powers (copies in my class)**

2) Bring a choice reading material to class next time. You may borrow one of mine if you don't have one you're reading at home. Know that your choice reading material might not be a book--it could be articles you've printed off, magazines that have substantial articles/information (no gossip magazines for instance), graphic novels, etc. You may also bring kindles or similar products. 3) Come to class having performed some preliminary research on the historical figure Buffalo Bill Cody. Please bring some short notes (include source) or print out an article you find online. Make sure the website you use is reliable AKA .org, .edu, etc. Avoid any askhow type sites, and don't rely only on wikipedia (consider sources that the authors on wikipedia used). This should not be extensive--10-15 mins max.
 * HW: 1) Mark-up "Museum Indians"**