Blog # 2 - I, Juan de Pareja

Please read pages 41-54 and respond to the prompts / questions below.

Due Dates:
A1/A2 - Wednesday, 2/23
B4 - Thursday, 2/24

1.  Describe Juan's treatment beneath Velazquez.  (1 Paragraph - Must include a quote).

2.  What were some of the duties he had?

3.  How did Velazquez react when Juan could not stretch the canvas properly?  What does this say about Velazquez's personality?

4.  What does this quote tell us about Velazquez?  "Master had not denied me of his own free will, but because he was forced to do so, by the law" (49)?

5.  What do we learn of the style Velazquez used to paint?  (Use a quote in your response.  Be specific).

6.  What was the most important factor for Velazquez's new studio?

Blog # 2 - To the Edge of the World

Please read to page 67, then respond to the prompts / questions below.


Due:
A1/A2 Wednesday, 2/23
B4 Thursday, 2/24


1.  What do you think the green flames are?

2.  Who is St. Elmo?  You might need to look this up.

3.  What would you have rather been in; absolute calm or terrifying wind?

4.  With historical hindsight, why was it wise for Mateo to stick with Magellan?

5.  What was the first sign of land?

6.  Why did Rodrigo and Mateo think they had landed in paradise?

7.  Describe a "garroting."

8.  How do Mateo and Ayso transcend language barriers?

I, Juan de Pareja Blog # 1

Read pages 27-41 and respond to the prompt below.

Please find three quotes that illustrate the unique relationship Juan de Pareja had with his owner(s).  Then, write how these quotes support stereotypical notions of slavery or go against such ideas.

Due Dates:
A1/A2 - Monday, 2/21 (Before class)
B4 - Tuesday, 2/22 (Before class)