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Classics/Foreign Lit, 3/21, Period 2

2006-03-21T09:39:00Z

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Dream appears lost in thought as he leads the classes today.

Classics: "I am certain you have now studied Latin enough to hold a basic discussion. Mr. Anders, Ms. Frasier, please do so. Mr. Connor, as TA you have the honor of speaking to me. You may discuss whatever you wish, within the limits of your vocabulary."

Foreign Lit: "We have studied haiku and a short story by Haruki Murakami. Obviously, this barely scratches the surface of the world of Japanese literature. In class today, please select a Japanese author and ~~handwave~~ share some information about them with the class."

"You all have a quiz on Thursday."

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Creature Languages, 3/20, Period 4

2006-03-20T10:29:00Z

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It's possible Dream may not be entirely recovered from directing the play, but he hides it well as he4 stands before the class.

"Hello. This week, we will study the language of snakes. We'll begin today with a discussion of snake mythology -- human mythology about snakes, though most of it has parallels in the snake culture.

( No, they aren't all on planes. )

Dream passes out a second handout listing additional myths about snakes.

"I would like for each of you to read and think about these stories and choose one as a favorite. For extra credit, imagine it from the snake's point of view."

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Creature Languages, 3/16, Period 3

2006-03-16T19:16:00Z

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Dream stands before class in his robes, a raven perched on his shoulder. There is a stack of vocabulary handouts on the table in the front of the room.

"This is Matthew. He will be teaching you today," Dream says, then steps aside.

Matthew takes flight, circling over the heads of the students, before perching back on the lectern and opening his beak. He speaks in English.

"Hey. I'm Matthew, like the boss said. I used to be a man, I smashed up my car, now I'm a raven. It happens."

And if birds could shrug, that's what he would be doing. "Anyhow. It's pretty cool. I'm even used to eating rats now, and our culture's pretty neat, if I do say so myself."

"I hate this lecturing thing. Study your vocabulary sheets and then ask me a question. Raven's better, but if you have to speak in English, go ahead."

With that, Matthew snaps his beak shut and watches the class expectantly.

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Classics/Foreign Lit, Period 2, 3/16

2006-03-16T18:43:00Z

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Classics: Dream passes out vocabulary sheets, then lectures on Latin grammar.

Foreign Lit: Dream asks students to read "The Second Bakery Attack", by Haruki Murakami.

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Classics/Foreign Lit, 3/14, period 3

2006-03-14T10:32:00Z

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"Hello. Welcome back from break; please note that your grades have been posted in my office.

Foreign Lit: ( Dream lectures on haiku )

In class today, please write and turn in your own haiku. This handout has some guidelines.

Classics: We will begin studying Latin today.

( Dream continues his lecture )

For homework, please study this primer on Latin spelling and pronunciation.

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Creature Languages, 3/13, Period 2

2006-03-13T10:15:00Z

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The DVD player has been set up at the front of the room, and a stack of handouts sits on the table up front, along with coffee, juice and breakfast pastries.

"Hello. I hope you all had pleasant breaks.

We will concentrate on non-mammalian languages for this half of the semester, beginning with birds. There is a documentary in the DVD player; we are watching the episode, "Signals and Songs".

In addition, study the handout about the raven. It will help prepare you for our lecturer on Thursday."

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Creature Languages, 03/02, Period 3

2006-03-02T12:28:00Z

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"I hope you are all prepared for your midterm. The test is on your desks; you have until the end of the class period to complete it. After you have handed it in, you may leave."

( Exam behind here )

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Foreign Lit/Classics, 3/02, Period 2

2006-03-02T12:16:00Z

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"Hello.

As we discussed Monday, you should turn in the written portions of your midterms today. They are to be critical reactions to the appropriate readings, 100 words for Classics students, 200 words for Foreign Literature.

Miss Santos, Mr. Dane, and Miss Bristow, you have been granted extensions to the end of break to complete these. Email them to me by March 10.

After you have turned in your papers, you may watch a film.

I will see you on the 13th, when Classics students will begin studying Latin and literature students will commence reading Asian literature."

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Classics/Foreign Lit, 2/28, Period 2

2006-02-28T09:27:00Z

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Dream has brought in coffee, tea and juice for his students this morning.

Foreign Lit: Your midterm assignment is to pick one of the works or writers we have studied thus far and write ~~or wiki/Google~~ a 200 word critical reaction. This is due at the end of class Thursday. You may have this class period to begin work.

Classics: As I did last term, we will begin with an oral midterm. You have 20 minutes to review ancient Greek grammar and pronunciation, then please come to my desk one at a time for a brief conversation in Greek.

On Thursday, you will have class time to write a 100 word critical reaction to any piece of Greek literature that we have studied, or a comparable work.

[OOC: The written exams are due for real at some point before the end of spring break; I'll remind you again next week. It's 25 percent of your grade.]

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Creature Languages, 2/27, Period 3

2006-02-27T11:13:00Z

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Dream sits at his desk, hands folded.

"You may use this period as a review session for your midterm, which will be on Thursday. There are audio recordings of the Creature languages you have studied available for your individual use, as well as handouts on the languages and culture of each being."

Spider
Dragon (Lockheed)
Rat
Cat

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Creature Languages, Period 3, 2/23

2006-02-23T11:07:00Z

Posted by: swerval_zero

The students are greeted as they enter not by Professor Dream*, but by a small pink kitten sitting on the desk next to the sign-in sheet. Well, they will be once someone looks directly at her. Until then, the small pink kitten? Adorable, but invisible.

A stack of Cat vocabulary sheets are sitting next to the adorable pink kitten. The following is written on the board behind her:

We will be having a very special class on Cat today. Please greet your guest speaker, me, Zero Hopeless-Savage.

1. Conversation. Talk with Kitty Zero on any subject. Your end of the conversation should ideally be in Cat, however, if your limited vocabulary or the limits of the human body prevent this, feel free to use English. Kitten Zero understands it. Since Cat is such a body language-intensive language, if your statement requires actions thought vulgar by humans, please use English. Then repeat back to Kitten Zero what you think she said, in English. She will tell you if you're correct or not.

If all else fails, one mew for yes, two for no.

2. Comprehension. Kitten Zero will recite a short passage. Record what you think she said.

3. Discussion. Ask Human Zero about facets of the Cat language or Cat culture you would like to know more about. Please remember that her experience is limited.

*Unless Professor Dream is present.

((OCD threads are up! Go for it! But please remember that due to a class this afternoon, I may be doing the dance of slowplay.))

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Classics/Foreign Lit, Period 2, 2/23

2006-02-23T11:03:00Z

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Dream sits cross-legged on his desk as the students file in. He appears mildly irritated.

"Hello, students. I hope you all find it fair that you are in this classroom today, and that you properly appreciated the lesson with Mr. Chaucer on Tuesday."

Classics: You have had a week to read the Homeric Hymns of Hesiod. Is there a hymn that you especially enjoyed reading? Why?

Also, your midterm will be next week. It would serve you well to review your Greek grammar in advance of the test.

Foreign Lit: Select an Italian Poet other than Dante. Write 100 words on their life and work.

You too will have an examination next week.

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Classics and Foreign Literature, 02/21/06

2006-02-21T09:51:00Z

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Tuesday, February 21, 2nd Period

Once everyone is assembled, Professor Chaucer hops down from where he's been sitting on the front of Professor Dream's desk and addresses the class.

"Good morning! For those of you whom I haven't had the pleasure of meeting yet, I'm Geoff Chaucer, but you can call me 'Professor' Chaucer because I know you all will anyway. Today we'll be discussing the poet Dante, and in particular his epic poem Commedia."

( Lecture for Classics and Foreign Literature )

Class Roster
Elizabeth Weir
Nadia Santos
Sydney Bristow
Hamlet Dane
Janet Frasier
John Connor
S. T. Anders

[OOC: Mun is on SP. Apologies.]

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Creature Languages, 2/16, Period 3

2006-02-16T11:47:00Z

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"We are now transitioning to the language of cats.

The cat, also called the domestic cat or house cat, is a small feline carnivorous mammal of the subspecies Felis silvestris catus. Its most immediate pre-domestication ancestor is the African wild cat, Felis silvestris lybica. The cat has been living in close association with humans for at least 3,500 years; the Ancient Egyptians routinely used cats to keep mice and other rodents away from their grain, and also believed that cats were sacred to the goddess Bastet. The history of the domestic cat may stretch back even further, as 8,000-year-old bones of humans and cats were found buried together on the island of Cyprus. Because the domestication of the cat is relatively recent, cats may also still live effectively in the wild, often forming small colonies. The cat's association with humans leads it to figure prominently in the mythology and legends of several cultures, including the ancient Egyptians, Vikings, and Chinese.

The unique sound a small cat makes is written onomatopoeically as "meow" in American English; "meow" or "miaow" in British English; "miaou" or "miaw" in French; "miao" in Mandarin Chinese and Italian; "miau" in German, Spanish, Finnish, Lithuanian, Polish, Croatian, Romanian and Portuguese; "miau" or "מיאו" in Hebrew;"miyav" in Turkish; "mjäu" in Estonian; "mowa'a" in Arabic; "nyaa" or "nyan" in Japanese; "meong" or "ngeong" in Bahasa Indonesia; "ngiau" in Malay; "nyau" in Swahili; "yaong" or "nyaong" in Korean; and various ways in other languages. The cat's pronunciation of this call varies significantly depending on meaning. Usually cats call out to indicate pain, request human attention (to be fed or played with, for example), or as a greeting. Some cats are very vocal, and others rarely call out. Cats are capable of about 100 different vocalisations, compared to about 10 for dogs. And that is only the vocal language that humans can detect; when combined with gestures and other means of expression, cats have a vocabulary and culture that nears that of many humans."

Consider this all the next time you encounter a feline. I am playing a documentary on jungle cats with subtitles, so that you may learn to recognize their language."

"Miss Hopeless-Savage, Miss Matthews -- I will expect you in my office on Wednesday to discuss next Thursday's class."

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Classics/Foreign Lit, 02/16, period 2

2006-02-16T11:29:00Z

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( Classics Lecture )

*****

( Foreign lit lecture )

After he is done leading both classes, he makes a special announcement:

"On Tuesday, we will have a special guest, Professor Chaucer. He will be lecturing both classes on the works of Dante Aligheri. It would serve you well to use this long weekend to become at least noddingly familiar with the works of Dante."

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Classics/Foreign Lit, 02/14, Period 2

2006-02-14T10:09:00Z

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Dream manages an absent smile for the students as they file in, and there is an assortment of heart-shaped candies on each desk.

"Hello. Happy day of St. Valentine."

Classics: Dream lectures on Sappho and reads some of her poetry aloud. "For classwork today, please find a Greek love -- or anti-love -- poem or myth and present it to your classmates."

Foreign Lit: Students must take a quiz on Russian literature, alas. But the light at the end of the tunnel is a handout of poems by Pablo Neruda to read in preparation for a class on Latin American literature on Thursday.

[OOC: Quiz is 10 questions about the bard movement, Gogol, and other Russian literature. Tell me what grade you got.]

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Creature Languages, 02/13, Period 3

2006-02-13T11:02:00Z

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Dream is not in the classroom today, but a raven with shiny eyes is perched on his desk, as if to oversee the students in his absence. In addition, there's small sack of heart-shaped cinnamon candies on each desk. The instructions written on the bulletin board read,

"Sign in and complete a quiz. You may then leave.

Matthew will contact me should there be problems, or I will be in my office later today."

[OOC: The quiz is taking one of the nursery rhyme translations completed on Thursday and putting it back into English, then listening to and transcribing a brief dialogue in Rat. Tell me what grade you got.]

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Creature Languages, 02/09, Period 3

2006-02-09T10:39:00Z

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"You have now learned to speak, if haltingly, in Dragon, Rat and Spider. Those are all difficult tongues, with rich histories and their own quirks -- from the choppy vowels of Spider, to the crooning of Rat, to the rhyming of the dragons. I applaud your sincere efforts to learn.

Today, I would like for each of you to pick a so-called nursery rhyme and translate it into the Creature language of your choice. I trust that you will have no problems in finding appropriate substitutes for words that may not be on your vocabulary sheets."

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Language Class Grades

2005-12-21T21:53:00Z

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Dream has posted preliminary grades for his students on his office door.

He's in the office, so come in and argue about the grades if you must.

( Grades behind here. Grades marked as incomplete are for students who have not turned in final projects. )

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Language Classes, 12/21

2005-12-21T09:01:00Z

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Written on the blackboard:

LAST CLASS -- Please hand in your final projects

There is a basket on Dream's desk to collect the papers; next to it sits another basket, full of red-and-green wrapped candy canes and Christmas chocolates. Dream is not visible, but a large raven is perched on his desk, watching over the students. When a paper is turned in, he inspects it with shiny eyes and seems to caw his approval.

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Language Classes, 12/20

2005-12-20T09:11:00Z

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Written on the blackboard:

LAST CLASS -- Please hand in your final projects

There is a basket on Dream's desk to collect the papers; next to it sits another basket, full of red-and-green wrapped Christmas chocolates. Dream, now free of the plague of balloons, leans against the blackboard with his arms folded. He manages a smile for each student as they hand in their papers.

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Language Classes, 12/19

2005-12-19T10:21:00Z

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For some reason, Dream has a balloon today. Don't ask questions.

"Hello. As I promised, you have a quiz today on your last units. After you have passed it in, you may work on your final projects in the computer lab, or stay here and watch a DVD. I have Sailor Moon episodes for Languages of Asia, and Clash of the Titans for Classics. The academic value of these things is limited, but I hope you will at least be entertained."

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Language Classes, 12/15

2005-12-15T11:32:00Z

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Welcome to your next-to-last classes for the semester. I hope some of you will continue with me next term.

We have a quiz, on French for the Languages of Europe students and on cat/human interaction for the Cat students. Complete the quiz, then watch "Marche de l'empereur" or work on your final projects.

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Language Classes, 12/14

2005-12-14T10:52:00Z

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Scrawled on the blackboard:

Classes cancelled today. Work on your final projects and review the units on Greek or Japanese, as appropriate. There will be a quiz on Monday and your final projects are due Wednesday.

I still need a TA for next term.

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Language Classes, 12/13

2005-12-13T10:07:00Z

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Dream seems relatively open and loose today, as though he's in a good mood.

All Students: Your topics for your final projects are now past due if they have not been turned in. All students will be expected to present in class in one week. See me if you still have questions.

Also, I'm looking for a TA for next term. Drop me an email or talk to me after class if you're interested.

Languages of Europe: Dream lectures on Christmas traditions in France, then passes out a Christmas word seek to all students.

"We will have a quiz on the entire French unit during Thursday's class."

Cat: Due to Mr. Samuelle's sudden departure, we're down to two students for the last three classes. Please pair up and talk to each other in cat while remaining in human form. You will have a quiz on Cat in class on Thursday.

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