English 1 Advanced: Class 10

Richard Wilson

Agenda

•Registration• Idiom•Homework Review•Chapter 2: Third Reading

NOTICES

QuizFriday 18th April

IDIOM

“A way of solving a problem by thinking about it in

different and unusual ways”

Thinking Outside the Box

PUZZLE 1

The Ship

• The ship is slowly sinking into the Pacific Ocean

• None of the passengers are frightened or even worried.

• How is this possible?

The Ship

Answer

PUZZLE 2

Murder in a Bar

Murder in a Bar• Dave & Paul met at a bar and both order vodka

with ice.

• Dave quickly drank his drink and ordered another, Paul was drinking slowly.

• Paul suddenly falls dead. Dave is fine.

• Someone had tried to kill both men.

• Why did Paul die but Dave was ok?

Answer

PUZZLE 3

The Cowboy

The Cowboy• The Cowboy rode into town on Friday.

• He stayed for 4 days, and then left on Friday.

• How is this possible?

Answer

Friday

PUZZLE 4

The Apartment

The Apartment• A man lives on the 12th floor of the

apartment block.

• He always takes the elevator to the 8th floor, and then walks to the 12th floor.

• Why does he do this?

Answer

HOMEWORK REVIEWComplete main ideas and close reading questions (chapter 2, reading 2). Then: Pg. 43-45: Synonyms, Using the Dictionary, Word Forms

Main IdeasStatements:

• 2• 5• 6• 8

Close ReadingStatements:

1. C2. C3. B

Synonyms1. Valuable2. Food3. Cross4. Anger5. Liquid

Using the Dictionary 1

a. 4b. 3c. 1d. 2

Using the Dictionary 2

a. 2b. 4c. 3d. 1

Word Forms 11. admire, admiring, admiringly2. correspondence, corresponding,

correspondingly3. designation, designated4. intensity, intensify, intense5. permanent, permanently6. pioneer, pioneer

Word Forms 21. designation2. pioneers3. correspond4. permanent5. intensity6. admires

READING 3: ABSTRACT IMPRESSIONISMPg. 47

Jackson Pollock (1912-1956)

Abstract

“art that does not attempt to represent reality, instead using only shapes,

patterns and colours”

Expressionism

“a style of art where the painter attempts to express inner emotions

rather than external reality”

HIGHLIGHTING IMPORTANT INFORMATIONPg. 47

Paragraph 3One of the best ways to understand AbstractExpressionism —or any art form— is throughthe words of an artist, while considering one ofhis paintings. One of the most famous AbstractExpressionists, or action painters, was JacksonPollock (1912–1956), who created one of themost original forms of expression in the history ofAmerican painting.

Paragraph 4In Pollock’s work Autumn Rhythm: No. 30,the paint is dribbled and flung upon the canvas ,which, as Pollock worked on it, was placed flat onthe floor rather than upright on an easel. The endresult is unpremeditated, and the “happy accident”is an integral part of the imagery and a reference toits spontaneity. On an off-white ground, the primarycolor is black, with a secondary color of rust-orangeand touches of numerous other hues.

Paragraph 5The painting exists as an exciting aestheticexperience—an experience the viewer can sharebecause the painting itself explains in an instant the process of its making. Typically of Pollock’s work, the overall effect is without depth of space or focal center. While the action glides across the surface, a structure, a unity, and even an order eventually evolve in the multitude of complexities.

Paragraph 6It was noted in interviews that Pollock andother Abstract Expressionists “are not concernedwith representing a preconceived idea , but ratherwith being involved with an experience of paint andcanvas, without interference from the suggestedforms and colors of existing objects. Pollock doesnot know beforehand how a particular work of hiswill end. He is impelled to work by the urge, thestrong need, to create, and this urge and what itproduces are forever unknowable. We can experiencethe unknowable but not understand it intellectually.”

Paragraph 7“…when I am in my painting, I’m not aware of what I’m doing. It is only after a sort of ‘get acquainted’ period that I see what I have been about. I have no fear of making changes, destroying the image, etc., because the painting has a life of its own. I try to let it come through. It is only when I lose contact with the painting that the result is a mess. Otherwise there is pure harmony, an easy give and take, and the painting comes out well.”

READ IN FULLMain Ideas & Close Reading Questions

Homework

Pg. 51-55:

•Vocabulary, Collocations, Synonyms & Antonyms