Outside Reading for Visual Literacy Unit (Fourth Outside Reading)

"Recalling a Mission to Capture an Era's Misery" New York Times. 17 October 2008. nytimes.com. 22 October 2008

This article is about the photographers helped shaped a nation. During the Great Depression, Roy Stryker was working with the government to show the poverty going on. He turned these photographes into something monumental. His photos showed the rest of America the hardships everyone was going through, especially the farmers. Today, most of these pictures are in the Library of Congress. They helped define a generation and also photography. This relates to what we're studying in visual literacy because Roy Stryker helped advance photography. A lot of what we study today, he expanded upon.

Neighbor and Sister in Leaves

Third Outside Reading

"The NFL Thrives on Mayhem, and the Brutality has Increased" Star Tribune. 9 October 2008. startribune.com 9 October 2008

This article is about the growing violence in the NFL. More and more these days, players are sacrificing their bodies to win and end up badly injured. It explores how the game has changed from when it started and how much more physical it is. One theory was expressed that people today love to watch because of the violence. This relates to The Iliad because the whole story takes place during the Trojan War. It's all about killing, and blood and guts. 

Second Outside Reading

"Tot Called 911 to Slaying Scene, Cop Testifies." CNN. 3 October 2008. CNN.com. 5 October 2008

This article is about the murder of the Steven and Michelle Andrews. Three years ago they were brutally murdered. Their son, two years old at the times, called the police. They know it was him because when the police showed up the boy had a phone in his hand and because they can hear his voice calling out to his mom in the 911 recording. They caught the killer and he's now in court. If convicted guilty he faces life sentence or death. He killed them because his girlfriend was cheating on him with Steven Andrews. This relates to The Odyssey in several ways. The little Andrews boy could be compared to Telemachus. Telemachus is trying to watch out for his mother and help her. The little Andrews boy was the one to call the police to inform them of the murder. Also, in The Odyssey, Agamemnon is killed by his wife for having cheat on her. While Steven's wife didn't kill him, there were still tragic consequences from the situation.