Each student will find group's google doc under captain's name above, and add the following to the chapter assignment:
1. a one-sentence summary of the chapter
2. a memorable passage (quote and cite)
3. your opinion on what the chapter means (beyond literal)
4. one question for your captain
Friday, April 29, 2011
Friday, April 15, 2011
Captain Crowsnest's Blog
From the philosophy readings, we learned about sea poems, sea songs, and the power of the color of white. We read a sentence from Melville that is 471 words long!
Blog about a song or poem about the sea. Add a link to the song or poem, if you can, so we can share the experience as well.
Blog about a song or poem about the sea. Add a link to the song or poem, if you can, so we can share the experience as well.
Captain Fairfax's blog
From the history readings, we learned about the wreck of the whaleship Essex. We also learned more about Ahab, Moby-Dick, and the gam - that social gathering of ships at sea.
Blog about a time when you were in a social gathering with a lot of people you did not know. What happened? What did you talk about? Did you rush to leave, or did you linger? Did you wish you had never met them, or did you make new friends and stay in touch?
Blog about a time when you were in a social gathering with a lot of people you did not know. What happened? What did you talk about? Did you rush to leave, or did you linger? Did you wish you had never met them, or did you make new friends and stay in touch?
Monday, April 11, 2011
Captain Nemo's blog
From the science readings, we learned about cetology, or the study of the whale. Melville used types of books as an analogy to classify types of whales. We also learned what happens to the human body when it drowns, based on a chapter from the novel The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger.
Blog about the ocean and its inhabitants. Write about your first trip there - fishing or swimming in it, or maybe sailing on it. Tell us about a time when you were face to face with a sea creature. Make an analogy of your experience to something else, as Melville does with whales and books.
Blog about the ocean and its inhabitants. Write about your first trip there - fishing or swimming in it, or maybe sailing on it. Tell us about a time when you were face to face with a sea creature. Make an analogy of your experience to something else, as Melville does with whales and books.
Captain Hook's blog
From the adventure readings, we learned about mates, harpooners, and pirates. Each group has its own hierarchy, or "pecking order." Whalers even ate meals according to this order, with those in power getting better food and more time to enjoy it.
Blog about a group you are in that has a hierarchy. You could discuss your family, a sports team, a club, activity, or your job. Tell us where you fit in to the pecking order. Who is above you? Who is below you? Discuss how you act differently when dealing with different people.
Blog about a group you are in that has a hierarchy. You could discuss your family, a sports team, a club, activity, or your job. Tell us where you fit in to the pecking order. Who is above you? Who is below you? Discuss how you act differently when dealing with different people.
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Pequod post
Follow the link above to read an essay on the Pequod Indians, the tribe after which Melville named his fated ship.
Then blog your opinion of the essay. What did you learn? Whose side are you on? Why do you think Melville named his ship after them?
Then blog your opinion of the essay. What did you learn? Whose side are you on? Why do you think Melville named his ship after them?
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