WLC+Jasmine

Historical Detail Working Agents /Siberia Labor Camp

I think my source is reliable because it is a real interview from a man who survived staying in Siberia, and it is also from BBC, a reliable source.

Working for the Communist Party as an agent was extremely dangerous, especially in many countries like Italy and Spain, communism was forbidden. But people risked their lives and freedom because they believed in the ideas of communism. When agents got a message from Moscow to go back, that usually meant that they were going to be arrested there. When people were arrested, they were sent to a Gulag prison in Siberia, and they lived a tough life there. Food was not enough, guards were abusive, and many died from diseases and exhaustion. When they ran out of food, criminals would pick a man and eat his kidneys, without cooking. The way people survived the Gulag was due to their luck and strong physical resistance.

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Examining the Setting with Research

Why? Actively pursuing additional background knowledge can make a book more enjoyable and multiply the avenues of conversation when literature circles meet.

1. With your world lit. group, list the time period, location, and as many historical details and figures as you can identify from the first section of your book. - During World WarII, Siberia Labor camp, (historical details) 2. Each group member needs to select one item on the list to research. It could be the time period, location, or a historical detail.(pick something interesting in the book) siberia, where is it? how big is it? what were people doing there? what did soviets make in siberia?

3. You need to find one reliable source (an article or web page) that provides interesting / relevant information on your topic. 4. You may not use Wikipedia as your source, but you can always check the links at the bottom of the relevant page. 3. By the next class you need to post the following on your world lit. wikipage: (on the Block C or Block E page)
 * your topic of research
 * a URL link to your reliable source
 * state why you think the source is reliable
 * write a one paragraph summary of your source (5-8 complete sentences)
 * be prepared to share with your group and the class

Reflections: After each world literature circle discussion, please complete the following reflection in complete sentences on your page. (Clearly label each discussion reflection.) **What was the most interesting idea or insight that was discussed in your group meeting today?**Describe the discussion in as much detail as you can, noting the ideas various members came up with as well as any follow-up questions that were asked. (This reflection needs to be a paragraph in length.)

The most interesting idea was when we were talking about connection to Candide. We thought that in both books, people are overly punished, even when they did not do anything wrong. In Candide, he faces a lot of adventures that eventually lasts in the misery of many people. In One Day In The Life Of Ivan Denisovich, they are punished and charged for things they did not even do wrong. We also found it very ironic that the doctors at the sick bay were telling Shukhov that the cure for illness is working hard. The doctor also tells Shukhov that he would not recommend Shukhov to rest in the doctor's office because that would be risky. This tells us that the doctors and other guards won't let prisoners to rest even if they are sick.
 * Reflection 1 **

Reflection 4 (Literary Connections) 1) Candide Everywhere Candide go, he meets people who faced/is facing unjustness and violence. Like this, the prisoners in camp also face unjustness of the Soviet Union's governing system and the way they send people to labor camps accusing them for being a traitor. The prisoners also face violence occurring among prisoners and from guards. 2) Things Fall Apart In Things Fall Apart, the village people have prejudiced minds toward Christianity and white people because they are not used to it and it does not seem familiar to the village people. Like this, the prisoners also have a prejudiced minds toward the Moldavian prisoner and despise his nationality for the reason that his race is not a common race among the prisoners. 3) Candide When Shukhov received a pair of shoes that he should wear for another five years, Shukhov was still happy to get a pair of shoes, despite the fact that he knew that he will have to work in it until it ran out. Like this, in Candide, Pangloss is keeping a positive and hopeful mind about that this is the best of all possible world, although he knows that the world is now having many crimes happening.

Class 39 World Literature Circles - Meeting #1 Pages / Chapters Due: p.3-70

Class 41 World Literature Circles - Meeting #2 Pages / Chapters Due: p.71-110

Class 43 World Literature Circles - Meeting #3 Pages / Chapters Due: p.111-124

Class 44 World Literature Circles - Meeting #4 Pages / Chapters Due: p.125-139

- This book is going to be about a camp during war. - Third person point of view. The narrator describes the main character, Ivan Denisovich Shukhov. - Ivan Denisovich is in a military camp, prisoned. - Shukhov. - He is in a labor camp during war and he is always the first one to wake up. - Five o' clock, in a camp. - I think this book is going to be about a guy in a labor camp during war.
 * Preview** your book by answering the following questions on your wiki page:
 * What do you think this novel will be about based on the cover art? (complete sentences)
 * READ THE FIRST PAGE ALOUD IN YOUR GROUP
 * What is the POV (provide evidence)?
 * What conflict is introduced?
 * What characters are introduced?
 * What do you learn about each of the characters (provide textual evidence)?
 * What is the setting (time, location)?
 * What do you think this book will be about? (complete sentences)