Extra Credit Assignments
Post any extra credit assignments here for March. I'll try to remember to post a link for assignments in April and May as well. Students can post extra credit assignments from January and February here as well.
Post any extra credit assignments here for March. I'll try to remember to post a link for assignments in April and May as well. Students can post extra credit assignments from January and February here as well.
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Zinaida Dzhilavdaryan
Professor Wanda Sabir
English 1 A
A poem by Marilyn Buck Rescue the Word
I read the poem by Marilyn Buck Rescue the Word. Marilyn Buck was a political prisoner. She was protesting against Vietnam War and was imprisoned for it. She was a revolutionist, a person who is not afraid to speak up, a true poet. And this poem makes clear how words were important and precious for her. She is asking us to appreciate the words, because right words can save lives. She is disappointed of how people misuse words sometimes. She believes that words are to be taught and shouted loud. The poem is very expressive, it made me think about the value of words we say and don’t say sometimes.
Julie Phoukeo
Professor Sabir
English 1A 8AM
22 March 2011
For extra credit, listen to a poem Marilyn Buck and Wild Poppies
In the poem, “Wild Poppies” by Marilyn Buck is about her experiencing travel to California in the city of San Francisco and remembering the Vietnam War, and etc. She describes the flowering plant with the color red behind the school which she does not want to be. But she cannot resist of watching the red poppies again. She mentions about her father that she could finally runaway to college to have her happiness and freedoms. I think that I her world is full with amazing story in her lifetime, yet so distracted with everything surround her. But in the end, she is herself and still continues on as she says, “I survived, carried on, glad to be like a weed, a wild red poppy, rooted in life.”
David Guzman
Professor Sabir
English 1A 9a.m.
15 March 2011
Diamano Coura West African Dance Company: Festival of the Masks
This past Friday, March 11th I had the pleasure of attending a performance of music, dance and African traditions in downtown Oakland. The event was aimed at children from different schools and colleges in the city and was intended to awaken the interest of young people about these various forms of art.
Professional groups from Senegal, Ethiopia, and Kenya, as well as music and dance classes from schools in the city, performed percussion and African folk dance.
The African music, very rich in setbacks and improvisation filled the auditorium and invited the audience to dance to its rhythm. The variety of African dance was awesome. Participants wearing traditional costumes and dancing to the rhythmic beat transported us in time and space to those corners of black Africa where once clans used to honor their kings. These cultural expressions reflect a long ago tradition.
It was 1 ½ hours of fun that definitely sowed the seed of interest in young people. I'm sure many of them will attend dance lessons in the future because it was clear that African music runs through the veins of some of them.
4:55 PM
Mahmood Kohgadai
Professor Sabir
English 1A 8-8:50
28 March 2011
Wild Poppies by Marilyn Buck
The poem had a lot of emphasis on Freedom, rebellion and self determination. This is symbolised by the wild poppies which she loved to watch behind the school. She mentions in the poem that she was glad to leave her father's "Thunderstorms." This shows that she was either very sheltered by her parents or completely dominated by their god like rules. This is the cause of her aspirations to be free and help others do the same.
Jeffrey To
Professor Sabir
English 1A 8AM
28 March 2011
Response to Wild Poppies Poem by Marilyn Buck
In the poem the author described her experience growing up in the bay area. She describe what she use to do at home watching poppies but as she got older she went to college in berkely and gained freedom. She mention Vietnam war and black power maybe the movement and war was still going on during the time of this poem. She mention going to Chicago for a trip. She described how free she in in SAN Francisco and the freedom to smoke, drink, and talk about the revolution that will come. I think the black panther movement was going on during this time.
At the end of the poem. She mention the revolution she has be waiting for did not come. She tells us how Fred Bennet died and found burned into ashes with only a wedding ring.I am confuse about the last lines in her poem I think she is happy to be am american.
Tyler Mecozzi
Professor Sabir
English 1A 8a.m.
1 April 2011
Budget Cut March
Waking up at 6 in the morning to a rainy day was not how I wanted to start off my week. Then my friend called me saying she was coming over so I rose out of bed and turned on the tea kettle to make some oatmeal. While I was waking up, I started grasping the idea that I was traveling to our state capitol today, something I had never seen before. I was excited.
Boarding the bus, the rain started to lighten up ensuring us of a moist, but nice day. The bus ride was fun. Everyone chanting "Education must be free" rallied everyone up for the event. Facts about how the budget cuts will affect us were passed around as well. We might have to shut down one of the Peralta schools!
Marching to the capital after everyone exited the bus was probably my favorite part. Seeing and hearing everyone act as one student body was a sight to see. We rose our banner high and screamed at the tops of our lungs. We did not care who was listening, we just wanted to be heard. . . .
Tyler Mecozzi
Professor Sabir
English 1A 8a.m.
1 April 2011
Budget Cut March
Waking up at 6 in the morning to a rainy day was not how I wanted to start off my week. Then my friend called me saying she was coming over so I rose out of bed and turned on the tea kettle to make some oatmeal. While I was waking up, I started grasping the idea that I was traveling to our state capitol today, something I had never seen before. I was excited.
Boarding the bus, the rain started to lighten up ensuring us of a moist, but nice day. The bus ride was fun. Everyone chanting "Education must be free" rallied everyone up for the event. Facts about how the budget cuts will affect us were passed around as well. We might have to shut down one of the Peralta schools!
Marching to the capitol after everyone exited the bus was probably my favorite part. Seeing and hearing everyone act as one student body was a sight to see. We rose our banner high and screamed at the tops of our lungs. We did not care who was listening, we just wanted to be heard. . . .
David Guzman
Professor Sabir
English 1A 9 a.m.
7 April 2011
Extra Credit: The Premiere of the Movie Maestra
After getting lost trying to find the premiere in Berkeley, I successfully attended the viewing in San Francisco at the Mission Cultural Center. A nice introduction was given by the cultural center director. After the introduction, a beautiful poem was read about Che Guevara and his poetic life.
The film made me aware of the high levels of illiteracy in developing countries. I was intrigued by how the Cuban revolution, instead of just supporting the new government in power, tried to fight social issues like illiteracy in the country. It was encouraging to see that the government had a goal to end illiteracy and they actually achieved the goal with the active help of the locals. Obviously the program’s success was due to the effective organization, training and implementation of the program. Oftentimes in developing countries the plan is good but implementation is weak so the program falls apart.
If was fascinating to see well-educated upper class teenagers very excited to leave the commodities of their houses and travel to the inner country to educate older people. They seemed so passionate because it was probably the first time they could do something significant that would change the lives of other people, and it definitely changed their young lives as well.
I think the overall theme of the movie was that teaching is one of the most rewarding and valuable professions. Through this opportunity many of the girls became successful professionals and some of them social leaders. It was also rewarding for the rural people who became educated because they could finally feel proud to read and write their names. More importantly, the program brought consciousness about the importance of education in one’s country.
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