21st Century Literature - 2nd Quarter Exam PDF

21st Century Literature – 2nd Quarter Exam SPECULATIVE FICTION 3. Main Title – denotes the series it belongs to. - an umbrella term that encompasses horror, fantasy, 4. Subtitle – title of the individual issue. sci-fi, magical realism, and othe...

21st Century Literature – 2nd Quarter Exam SPECULATIVE FICTION 3. Main Title – denotes the series it belongs to. - an umbrella term that encompasses horror, fantasy, 4. Subtitle – title of the individual issue. sci-fi, magical realism, and other non-realist genres. (if the comic book does not belong to a series, the main - result of one or more “what if….?” questions. title is the title of the book) 5. Credits – lists the contributors (writers, artists, TYPES OF SPECULATIVE FICTION inkers) 6. Caption – speech box that contains narration. 1. Science Fiction – deals with the impact of actual 7. Panel – a single image is contained is contained or imagined science upon society or individuals. within a panel. - the premise may either be based on or flatly 8. Gutter – space between panels. contradict science facts and principles. 9. Though Bubble – contain the thoughts of 2. Fantasy – uses magic and supernatural indicated character. elements in plot, theme, and setting. 10. Dialogue Bubble – contain words spoken by the - Magic is central and often involves journeys character. and quests. 3. Utopian Fiction – presents a world that is The Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 2 #36 (The Black Issue): ideally perfect in all aspects of society. Stand Tall by J. Michael Straczynski - a reaction to the 4. Dystopian Fiction – an imaginary place where 9/11 terrorist attack in New York. The comic book people are unhappy and usually afraid because merges a real-life tragedy into the fictional world of they are not treated fairly. superheroes. - presents a futuristic, imagined world in which there is only an illusion of a perfect society. MEMOIR 5. Apocalyptic Fiction – deals with the end of - French term “memoire” = memory or reminiscence civilization through nuclear war, plague, or - is written some time after the significant period of some other general disaster. one’s life, allows for profound reflection and 6. Post-Apocalyptic Fiction – set in a world or introspection on the part of the writer. civilization after a disaster; time frame may be - is a subgenre of creative nonfiction that recounts the right after a catastrophe, focusing on the experiences of someone’s life. struggle of the survivors, or some time later when the existence of a civilization before the Biographies – are an account of one’s life written by catastrophe has been forgotten. another person. 7. Alternate History – set in worlds in which one or more historical events unfold differently Memoirs, Autobiographies, and Diaries – are all written from how it did in reality. by the individual whose story is being told. - based on the idea that for every event that Memoir – concerns a very specific life event. occurs or every decision made, there is another Autobiography – recounts a more general, place where the event or decision turned out broader story of one’s life. differently (Parallel Universe). Diary – is a day-to-day account of a person’s life, and is thus an immediate recording of Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegaut Jr. – is an personal experiences. example of Dystopian Fiction. - the timeline of the story is set in the year 2081. GUIDELINES IN WRITING A MEMOIR - it was written in 1961 - it explores the issue of equality. 1. Choose an event in your life that is important to you and has left a very big impact in you: Make sure you have a lot to say about this COMIC BOOK event spend some time remembering it. - any format that uses a combination of frames, words, Try to recall it in as vivid detail possible. and pictures to convey meaning and tell a story. First time, moment of success defeat Graphic Novel – when a comic book exceeds 50 pages failure, etc. and is bound in either soft or hard cover. 2. Begin at the beginning: PARTS OF A COMIC BOOK It’s okay to think of the climax and the end, but it's easier if you are going to think of 1. Cover Image – usually depicts a scene from the how the story started. book. Write down the major events first. You 2. Publisher – company responsible for publishing may odd the details later. the book. Prepared by: Francessca Sunga | 11 – St. Margaret (ABM) 21st Century Literature – 2nd Quarter Exam 3. Layer in the details and use imagery (words that appeal to the senses): Make your memoir more vivid by describing and explaining. 4. Add Reflection How has the event affected or changed your life? Why is it important to you? I am Malala: The Girl Who Stood up for Education and was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai (2013) SPOKEN WORD POETRY - is poetry intended for an oral performance onstage for a live audience. -Aims to make lasting impact on the audience by using: Rhythm – regular repeated pattern of sounds or moments. Rhymes – words or phrases that end with the same sounds. Improvisation – ad-libs, allows for audience participation. Word Play & Slang – puns, informal words - the live performance allows for the conveying and delivery of emotions and convictions. To This Day by Shane Koyczan – released in February 19, 2013. - is a spoken-word poem about bullying and its effect on people who experienced it. Prepared by: Francessca Sunga | 11 – St. Margaret (ABM) 21st Century Literature – 2nd Quarter Exam HARRISON BERGERON by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. "Only, if I was Handicapper General, you know what I would THE YEAR WAS 2081, and everybody was finally equal. They do?" said Hazel. Hazel, as a matter of fact, bore a strong weren't only equal before God and the law. They were equal resemblance to the Handicapper General, a woman named every which way. Nobody was smarter than anybody else. Diana Moon Glampers. "If I was Diana Moon Glampers," said Nobody was better looking than anybody else. Nobody was Hazel, "I'd have chimes on Sunday-just chimes. Kind of in stronger or quicker than anybody else. All this equality was honor of religion." due to the 211th, 212th, and 213th Amendments to the Constitution, and to the unceasing vigilance of agents of the "I could think, if it was just chimes," said George. United States Handicapper General. "Well-maybe make 'em real loud," said Hazel. "I think I'd Some things about living still weren't quite right, though. make a good Handicapper General." April for instance, still drove people crazy by not being springtime. And it was in that clammy month that the H-G "Good as anybody else," said George. men took George and Hazel Bergeron's fourteen-year-old son, Harrison, away. "Who knows better than I do what normal is?" said Hazel. It was tragic, all right, but George and Hazel couldn't think "Right," said George. He began to think glimmeringly about about it very hard. Hazel had a perfectly average intelligence, his abnormal son who was now in jail, about Harrison, but a which meant she couldn't think about anything except in twenty-one-gun salute in his head stopped that. short bursts. And George, while his intelligence was way above normal, had a little mental handicap radio in his ear. "Boy!" said Hazel, "that was a doozy, wasn't it?" He was required by law to wear it at all times. It was tuned to a government transmitter. Every twenty seconds or so, the It was such a doozy that George was white and trembling, transmitter would send out some sharp noise to keep people and tears stood on the rims of his red eyes. Two of of the like George from taking unfair advantage of their brains. eight ballerinas had collapsed to the studio floor, were holding their temples. George and Hazel were watching television. There were tears on Hazel's cheeks, but she'd forgotten for the moment what "All of a sudden you look so tired," said Hazel. "Why don't they were about. you stretch out on the sofa, so's you can rest your handicap bag on the pillows, honeybunch." She was referring to the On the television screen were ballerinas. forty-seven pounds of birdshot in a canvas bag, which was padlocked around George's neck. "Go on and rest the bag for A buzzer sounded in George's head. His thoughts fled in a little while," she said. "I don't care if you're not equal to me panic, like bandits from a burglar alarm. for a while." "That was a real pretty dance, that dance they just did," said George weighed the bag with his hands. "I don't mind it," he Hazel. said. "I don't notice it any more. It's just a part of me." "Huh" said George. "You been so tired lately-kind of wore out," said Hazel. "If there was just some way we could make a little hole in the "That dance-it was nice," said Hazel. bottom of the bag, and just take out a few of them lead balls. Just a few." "Yup," said George. He tried to think a little about the ballerinas. They weren't really very good-no better than "Two years in prison and two thousand dollars fine for every anybody else would have been, anyway. They were burdened ball I took out," said George. "I don't call that a bargain." with sashweights and bags of birdshot, and their faces were masked, so that no one, seeing a free and graceful gesture or "If you could just take a few out when you came home from a pretty face, would feel like something the cat drug in. work," said Hazel. "I mean-you don't compete with anybody George was toying with the vague notion that maybe dancers around here. You just sit around." shouldn't be handicapped. But he didn't get very far with it before another noise in his ear radio scattered his thoughts. "If I tried to get away with it," said George, "then other people'd get away with it-and pretty soon we'd be right back George winced. So did two out of the eight ballerinas. to the dark ages again, with everybody competing against everybody else. You wouldn't like that, would you?" Hazel saw him wince. Having no mental handicap herself, she had to ask George what the latest sound had been. "I'd hate it," said Hazel. "Sounded like somebody hitting a milk bottle with a ball peen "There you are," said George. The minute people start hammer," said George. cheating on laws, what do you think happens to society?" "I'd think it would be real interesting, hearing all the different If Hazel hadn't been able to come up with an answer to this sounds," said Hazel a little envious. "All the things they think question, George couldn't have supplied one. A siren was up." going off in his head. "Um," said George. "Reckon it'd fall all apart," said Hazel. Prepared by: Francessca Sunga | 11 – St. Margaret (ABM) 21st Century Literature – 2nd Quarter Exam "What would?" said George blankly. There was the shriek of a door being torn from its hinges. "Society," said Hazel uncertainly. "Wasn't that what you just said? Screams and barking cries of consternation came from the television set. The photograph of Harrison Bergeron on the "Who knows?" said George. screen jumped again and again, as though dancing to the tune of an earthquake. The television program was suddenly interrupted for a news bulletin. It wasn't clear at first as to what the bulletin was George Bergeron correctly identified the earthquake, and about, since the announcer, like all announcers, had a serious well he might have - for many was the time his own home speech impediment. For about half a minute, and in a state of had danced to the same crashing tune. "My God-" said high excitement, the announcer tried to say, "Ladies and George, "that must be Harrison!" Gentlemen." The realization was blasted from his mind instantly by the He finally gave up, handed the bulletin to a ballerina to read. sound of an automobile collision in his head. "That's all right-" Hazel said of the announcer, "he tried. When George could open his eyes again, the photograph of That's the big thing. He tried to do the best he could with Harrison was gone. A living, breathing Harrison filled the what God gave him. He should get a nice raise for trying so screen. hard." Clanking, clownish, and huge, Harrison stood - in the center "Ladies and Gentlemen," said the ballerina, reading the of the studio. The knob of the uprooted studio door was still bulletin. She must have been extraordinarily beautiful, in his hand. Ballerinas, technicians, musicians, and because the mask she wore was hideous. And it was easy to announcers cowered on their knees before him, expecting to see that she was the strongest and most graceful of all the die. dancers, for her handicap bags were as big as those worn by two-hundred pound men. "I am the Emperor!" cried Harrison. "Do you hear? I am the Emperor! Everybody must do what I say at once!" He And she had to apologize at once for her voice, which was a stamped his foot and the studio shook. very unfair voice for a woman to use. Her voice was a warm, luminous, timeless melody. "Excuse me-" she said, and she "Even as I stand here" he bellowed, "crippled, hobbled, began again, making her voice absolutely uncompetitive. sickened - I am a greater ruler than any man who ever lived! Now watch me become what I can become!" "Harrison Bergeron, age fourteen," she said in a grackle squawk, "has just escaped from jail, where he was held on Harrison tore the straps of his handicap harness like wet suspicion of plotting to overthrow the government. He is a tissue paper, tore straps guaranteed to support five thousand genius and an athlete, is under-handicapped, and should be pounds. regarded as extremely dangerous." Harrison's scrap-iron handicaps crashed to the floor. A police photograph of Harrison Bergeron was flashed on the screen-upside down, then sideways, upside down again, then Harrison thrust his thumbs under the bar of the padlock that right side up. The picture showed the full length of Harrison secured his head harness. The bar snapped like celery. against a background calibrated in feet and inches. He was Harrison smashed his headphones and spectacles against the exactly seven feet tall. wall. The rest of Harrison's appearance was Halloween and He flung away his rubber-ball nose, revealed a man that hardware. Nobody had ever born heavier handicaps. He had would have awed Thor, the god of thunder. outgrown hindrances faster than the H-G men could think them up. Instead of a little ear radio for a mental handicap, "I shall now select my Empress!" he said, looking down on the he wore a tremendous pair of earphones, and spectacles with cowering people. "Let the first woman who dares rise to her thick wavy lenses. The spectacles were intended to make him feet claim her mate and her throne!" not only half blind, but to give him whanging headaches besides. A moment passed, and then a ballerina arose, swaying like a willow. Scrap metal was hung all over him. Ordinarily, there was a certain symmetry, a military neatness to the handicaps issued Harrison plucked the mental handicap from her ear, snapped to strong people, but Harrison looked like a walking junkyard. off her physical handicaps with marvelous delicacy. Last of all In the race of life, Harrison carried three hundred pounds. he removed her mask. And to offset his good looks, the H-G men required that he She was blindingly beautiful. wear at all times a red rubber ball for a nose, keep his eyebrows shaved off, and cover his even white teeth with "Now-" said Harrison, taking her hand, "shall we show the black caps at snaggle-tooth random. people the meaning of the word dance? Music!" he commanded. "If you see this boy," said the ballerina, "do not - I repeat, do not - try to reason with him." Prepared by: Francessca Sunga | 11 – St. Margaret (ABM) 21st Century Literature – 2nd Quarter Exam The musicians scrambled back into their chairs, and Harrison stripped them of their handicaps, too. "Play your best," he "It's all kind of mixed up in my mind," said Hazel. told them, "and I'll make you barons and dukes and earls." "Forget sad things," said George. The music began. It was normal at first-cheap, silly, false. But Harrison snatched two musicians from their chairs, waved "I always do," said Hazel. them like batons as he sang the music as he wanted it played. He slammed them back into their chairs. "That's my girl," said George. He winced. There was the sound of a rivetting gun in his head. The music began again and was much improved. "Gee - I could tell that one was a doozy," said Hazel. Harrison and his Empress merely listened to the music for a while-listened gravely, as though synchronizing their "You can say that again," said George. heartbeats with it. "Gee-" said Hazel, "I could tell that one was a doozy." They shifted their weights to their toes. Harrison placed his big hands on the girls tiny waist, letting The Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 2 #36 (The Black Issue): her sense the weightlessness that would soon be hers. Stand Tall by J. Michael Straczynski https://readallcomics.com/amazing-spider-man-v2-036/ And then, in an explosion of joy and grace, into the air they sprang! Not only were the laws of the land abandoned, but the law of gravity and the laws of motion as well. They reeled, whirled, swiveled, flounced, capered, gamboled, and spun. They leaped like deer on the moon. The studio ceiling was thirty feet high, but each leap brought the dancers nearer to it. It became their obvious intention to kiss the ceiling. They To This Day by Shane Koyczan kissed it. https://youtu.be/LMyl_nmZxD4?si=AUv-gXZaIY7af75N And then, neutraling gravity with love and pure will, they remained suspended in air inches below the ceiling, and they kissed each other for a long, long time. It was then that Diana Moon Glampers, the Handicapper General, came into the studio with a double-barreled ten- gauge shotgun. She fired twice, and the Emperor and the Empress were dead before they hit the floor. Diana Moon Glampers loaded the gun again. She aimed it at the musicians and told them they had ten seconds to get their handicaps back on. It was then that the Bergerons' television tube burned out. Hazel turned to comment about the blackout to George. But George had gone out into the kitchen for a can of beer. George came back in with the beer, paused while a handicap signal shook him up. And then he sat down again. "You been crying" he said to Hazel. "Yup," she said. "What about?" he said. "I forget," she said. "Something real sad on television." "What was it?" he said. Prepared by: Francessca Sunga | 11 – St. Margaret (ABM)