Literature 3rd year- 19th March

You are going to make a BLACKOUT POEM (the poem we were supposed to do in class with the texts you brought but, well, we didn't have time to do it)

Follow the instructions above if you need help, and then let your imagination fly.

Step 1: Read the articles fastly. Keep an eye out for an anchor word as you read. An anchor word is one word on the text that is significantly meaningful for you. It will help you to imagine possible themes and topics for your poem.

Step2: Now read the articles slowly. Circle or highlight words or phrases related to your anchor word.

Step 3: you cannot change the order of the words, but you can eliminate parts of words, for example the endings of the words. You can look for words that rhyme, too.

Step 4: Read the words and phrases you have chosen and select any other word or phrase you need to form you poem.

Step 5: Highlight in black all the words you won't use. Then you will have your final blackout poem.

Example:

They Hook You When You’re YoungBy SETH STEPHENS-DAVIDOWITZ April 19, 2014

How do events from our childhood shape our adult preferences?

I recently studied this question using a classic American example: baseball. I tested how a team’s performance at every age of our childhood affects which team we root for as adults. From Facebook’s publicly available advertising platform, I downloaded data on how many fans every baseball team has, broken out by gender and age. (Facebook estimates whether someone is a fan of a team based on both “likes” and posts.)

This data is not perfect, but it does correlate pretty well with previous polling. According to Facebook, the most popular teams are the Yankees, Red Sox, Mets, Cardinals and Braves; there are 1.65 Yankees fans for every Mets fan.

Facebook data can reveal patterns that polls generally do not have large enough sample sizes to detect. For example, Facebook tells us that among men, the ratio of Yankees fans to Mets fans fluctuates enormously depending on when those men were born.

Is God Just Not That Into Me?By STACY D'ERASMO April 17, 2014

I never thought much about God, certainly never wondered whether God was thinking about me, until I fell in love with a Zen Buddhist priest. I met him on an online dating site, an environment of tactical omission. I just knew he was a Buddhist, as he knew I was a writer.

He entered the coffee shop where we were meeting in person for the first time — a compact, handsome man with a shaved head. He was wearing a peculiar pin, and his clothes, although ordinary, had a subtle flowing quality.

We talked, clicked, then got to some personal history. Since we’re both in our early 50s, we each had some.

He said, “So, I ordained as a Zen priest at around 35”

“Oh, uh huh, wow,” I said, while thinking, “A priest!” But as he talked about his life, I was also intrigued by the spark I glimpsed beneath his calm.

Deadline: 20th MarchWhen you finish the activities, send them to the school's email: notificacionessecundariaks@gmail.com

(Asunto: write your name, subject, course)