Vocabulary
Unwanted pest
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Vermin
What is the difference between tone and mood?
Tone is the "voice" of the author - the author's attitude, while mood is the feeling the reader gets from the text
Who did Kafka not get along with when he was growing up?
a. mother b. father c. wife
b. father
Why do people read literature that has been translated from a different language?
So that they an experience new genres as well as individuals who are doing amazing work in other languages and cultures.
1) What is your favorite hobby? Painting
2) What is one of your hidden talents? Singing
3) What is on your bucketlist for 2025? Go on more road trips/traveling
Miss Leah
Favorite hobby: reading
hidden talents: I know a lot about pop culture
bucket list: read more books
Jalyssa
A way of thinking about or explaining a work of art or literature.
Interpretation
Bursting through the door, the flustered mother screamed uncontrollably at the innocent teacher who gave her child an F.
What is the tone of this passage?
Anger
What does Kafka believe a father-son relationship is like?
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full of violence and negativity.
True or False:
The translator is invisible when reading a text that has been translated from one language to another.
False
1) What is your favorite hobby?
Working out and riding my bike.
2) What is one of your hidden talents?
I am a trained singer and perform at family events.
3) What is on your bucketlist for 2025? Travel to the UK - Ireland and Scotland
Mr. Chris
Favorite hobby: basketball
hidden talents: I know how to play the bass guitar
bucket list: to make money (get a job)
Cooper
The product of expressing an existing work in a different language other than the original.
Translation
Often you feel you’ve done nothing when you’ve actually done a lot. That’s because what you did do seemed beneath notice—it was so small that it didn’t “count.” But it did—just as each stitch counts toward a finished dress, each brick or nail toward a house you can live in, each mistake toward knowing how to do things right.
What is the tone of the passage?
a. Hesitant b. Encouraging c. Amused d. Anxious
B. Encouraging
When Kafka wrote The Metamorphosis, Europe was becoming industrialized. Where did a growing number of people end up working?
The factories.
In what language was The Metamorphosis originally written?
German
1) What is your favorite hobby? Reading and pickleball
2) What is one of your hidden talents? I know all the state capitals
3) What is on your bucketlist for 2025? Save up for a house or go to Alaska
Mr. Patrick
Favorite hobby: chillin' outside
hidden talents: I can run really fast
bucket list: get out of school (make it to summer vacation)
Karlissa
The historical events taking place at or around the time the piece was written.
Historical Context
Each year in the middle of February, when slush is underfoot and the sky is a depressing gray, I begin dreaming of warm beaches, tropical fruits and sunsets. If only I could save enough for a winter vacation! Maybe next year I’ll win the lottery. Meanwhile, I’ll read travel brochures and sigh.
What is the mood of the passage?
a. unsure b. interested c. hopeful
C. Hopeful
Kafka creates a sense of alienation in the story through the words he uses such as referring to his parents as "the mother" and "the father". What does alienation mean and how does this show alienation?
Alienation means you feel alone. Typically, people are close to their family members and refer to their parents as "my mother" or "my father". This shows he is not connected to his family.
True or False: The translator's job is to create a work that captures the original author's story while making sure it is still readable.
True
Pickleball.
I can dance.
To go to an Ohio State football game
Mr. Jason
Favorite hobby: studying animals, video games
hidden talents: doing impressions of cartoon voices
bucket list: get a job working with animals
Ranson
A change of the form or nature of a thing or person into a completely different one, by natural or supernatural means.
Gently smiling, the mother tenderly tucked the covers up around the child’s neck, and carefully, quietly, left the room making sure to leave a comforting ray of light shining through the opened door should the child wake.
What is the tone and mood of this passage?
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Tone: peaceful and soothing
Mood: relaxed
Kafka was not happy working as a lawyer and accountant. What did he want to be?
A writer.
What are 4 things a translator must pay attention to when translating a work of literature?
1) What is your favorite hobby?
Spending time with my babies
2) What is one of your hidden talents?
My hidden talent is that I can sleep for 12 hours
3) What is on your bucketlist for 2025?
Stay away from toxic people.
Miss Corine
Favorite hobby: sleeping
hidden talents: I play percussion in a band
bucket list: skydiving
Travis