A simple, pictorial, explanation of why language study should not cause terror.

THE NUMBER TWO.

Proto-Indo European, or simple PIE is theorized as the root of many of the languages you might encounter in your life living in the western hemisphere or in many parts of Europe.

Enjoy.

And you thought bagpipes were only a Scottish thing…

Bagpipes are almost universal.

China, Ireland, Scotland, wherever.

And in Spain.

The distance between Spain and the UK is minor.

Most of western Europe was Celtic not very long ago. And still very much so in Galicia in northern Spain.

Enjoy this video.

Receta de la semana…

More of a summer thing, but why not?

Agua de Jamaica. (Click…)

It’s a refreshing cool beverage made from dried hibiscus flower petals (available at local Hispanic shops or online), water, sugar, some spices…

Trust me, if you can, buy the spices at a Mexican tiendita, or maybe at Woodman’s.  Especially the cinnamon, it’s totally different. 

The tightly rolled and horribly expensive cinnamon at the average store is not the same. 

Buy the cheaper stuff.  It’s better, and, if you go to a Hispanic store, it also provides a cultural experience.

Covid 19 essay rubric

https://www.rcampus.com/rubricshowc.cfm?code=U2XW9W7&nocache=1585878449875

Para las vacaciones, para que salgan poco y que se queden en casa para evitar el Covid 19. ;)

Biografía corta de Jorge Luis Borges:

Las obras:

"Borges y yo":

-quizlet 01 , quizlet 02 , quizlet 03

"El Sur":  And in English.

-quizlet 01 , quizlet 02 , quizlet 03

Isabel Allende, "Dos palabras":  And In English:

-quizlet 01 , quizlet 02 , quizlet 03

Take your usual notes on Context, authorship, etc.

Feel encouraged to find other quizlets to help reinforce your reading and notes. Search online or in handouts for possible comparison questions and write ONE short essay using one of these readings to compare with something else that you find or have read , watched, experienced, seen (art) in the past.

Extra consideration given if you complete more than one.

Summer’s coming…

Recipes for beverages:

Agua de Jamaica

Horchata

Las lecturas para el AP Lit:

The titles are links!!!

“Dos palabras” by Isabel Allende

Possible themes:

· male chauvinism

· the fight for power between the two sexes

· winning and losing in the “game of love”

· passion between men and women

“Romance de la pérdida de Alhama” by Anónimo (Anonymous author)

Vocab quizlet.

Possible themes:

· social and political criticisms

· romance in poetry

“Lazarillo de Tormes” by Anónimo (Anonymous author)’

In Wikipedia.

The sections that are fair game for the exam are the prologue (prólogo) and sections (tratados) 1, 2, 3 and 7.

Possible themes:

· perseverance

· the tenacity of individuals

· obstacles in life

· honor and dishonor

· social and political criticism

“Volverán las oscuras golondrinas” (Rima LIII) by Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer

Breve biografía de Becquer.

Possible themes:

· carpe diem

· time and change

· passion between men and women

“Borges y yo” by Jorge Luis Borges

Possible themes:

· most of Borges’s tales embrace universal themes

· the often recurring circular labyrinth can be seen as a metaphor of life.

“El Sur” by Jorge Luis Borges

Possible themes:

· the fine line between what is real and what isn’t

· the different facets of being

“A Julia de Burgos” by Julia de Burgos

Possible themes:

· self-identity

· personal oppression and that of others

“El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha“ by Miguel de Cervantes

Focus on: Primera parte, capítulos 1-5, 8 y 9; Segunda parte, capítulo 74

Possible themes:

· truth and justice

· reality and fantasy

“La noche boca arriba” by Julio Cortázar

You could teach this story in conjunction with “El Sur.”

Possible themes:

· the fine line between what is real and what isn’t

· the different facets of being

“Segunda carta de relación” by Hernán Cortés

Possible themes:

· imperialism

· the conquest of Mexico

“Hombres necios que acusáis” by Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz

Possible themes:

· feminism

· men as accusers

“A Roosevelt” by Rubén Darío

Possible themes:

· societies interacting and clashing

· modernity and the past

· time and space

· the duality of being

· literary creation

“De lo que aconteció a un mozo que casó con una mujer muy fuerte y muy brava” (Conde Lucanor, Exemplo XXXV) by Don Juan Manuel

This is one short story within the greater collection.

Possible themes:

· perseverance

· sexism

· struggle for power between the sexes

· passion between men and women

“El hombre que se convirtió en perro” by Osvaldo Dragún

Possible themes:

· negative impact of militant government

· transformation

“Chac Mool” by Carlos Fuentes

Possible themes:

· lack of control in society

· the fine line between reality and fantasy.

“La casa de Bernarda Alba” by Federico García Lorca

Possible themes:

· this play explores the themes of being one’s own worst enemy

· the transition from honor to death

· the role of religion

· the idea that the poor are “like animals”

“Prendimiento de Antoñito el Camborio en el camino de Sevilla” by Federico García Lorca

Possible themes:

· honor

· tenacity of the individual

“El ahogado más hermoso del mundo” by Gabriel García Márquez

Possible themes:

· the idea of community

· myth

· the definition of “man”

“La siesta del martes” by Gabriel García Márquez

Possible themes:

· relationships between men and women

· religion

Soneto XXIII,”En tanto que de rosa y azucena” by Garcilaso de la Vega

SONETO XXIII

   En tanto que de rosa y azucena
se muestra la color en vuestro gesto,
y que vuestro mirar ardiente, honesto,
enciende al corazón y lo refrena;

   y en tanto que el cabello, que en la vena
del oro se escogió, con vuelo presto,
por el hermoso cuello blanco, enhiesto,
el viento mueve, esparce y desordena;

   coged de vuestra alegre primavera
el dulce fruto, antes que el tiempo airado
cubra de nieve la hermosa cumbre.

   Marchitará la rosa el viento helado,
todo lo mudará la edad ligera,
por no hacer mudanza en su costumbre.

(Texto tomado de Tomás Navarro Tomás, 1973.)

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Possible themes:

· carpe diem

· the effects of time

Soneto CLXVI, “Mientras por competir con tu cabello” by Luis de Góngora

You can do an activity comparing this poem with that of Garcilaso de la Vega.

Possible themes:

· carpe diem

· time and beauty

“Balada de los dos abuelos” by Nicolás Guillén

Possible themes:

· the integration of races

· specifically those of the people who were relocated to America during colonization.

“En una tempestad” by José María Heredia

Possible themes:

· distance and absence

· missing home

“Visión de los vencidos” by Miguel León-Portilla

There are two sections to focus on in this text: “Los presagios, según los informantes de Sahagún” and “Se ha perdido el pueblo mexico.”

Possible themes:

· suffering

· death

· self-defense

· hunger

“He andado muchos caminos” by Antonio Machado

Possible themes:

· the differences between the rich and the poor.

“Nuestra América” by José Martí

Possible themes:

· the author’s opinions of American policies

· diversity in society

· opinions relating to authority figures

“Como la vida misma” by Rosa Montero

Possible themes:

· the impact of urbanization on human relationships

“Mujer negra” by Nancy Morejón

Possible themes:

· historical themes

· feminism

“Walking around” by Pablo Neruda

Possible themes:

· life and death

· emotions and reflection

“Las medias rojas” by Emilia Pardo Bazán

Possible themes:

· the harsh reality of human life on a day-to-day basis.

Salmo XVII (“Miré los muros de la patria mía”) by Francisco de Quevedo

Possible themes:

· the constant reminders of death present in daily life.

· religion

“El hijo” by Horacio Quiroga

Possible themes:

· lack of order and control in society

· the fine line between what is real and what isn’t

“…y no se lo tragó la tierra” by Tomás Rivera

There are two main chapters to work with in this text: “…y no se lo tragó la tierra” and “La noche buena.”

Possible themes:

· lack of faith in religion

· social change

“No oyes ladrar los perros” by Juan Rulfo

Possible themes:

· escapism

· poverty

“Peso ancestral” by Alfonsina Storni

Possible themes:

· feminism

· stereotypes about men and women

“El burlador de Sevilla y convidado de piedra” by Tirso de Molina

Possible themes:

· free will and destiny

· friendship

· corruption

· order and disorder

“Mi caballo mago” by Sabine Ulibarrí

Possible themes:

· coming of age

· time and space

“San Manuel Bueno, Mártir” by Miguel de Unamuno

Possible themes:

· compassion

· conflicting beliefs