Created by

     - Catalina Rodriguez

       - Yandri Rojas.

       - Margarita Rodriguez

       - Jose Manuel Trejos C.

      - Juan Quesada U.

Letter from the editor

Tikkunolam

Literature Newsletter

“Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it. It enriches the necessary competencies that daily life requires and provides; and in this respect, it irrigates the deserts that our lives have already become.” C.S Lewis, a British scholar and novelist.

 Letter from the Editors:

As stated in the quotation by C.S . Lewis, literature not only describes reality but also adds to it, literature is more than a language, it introduces us to a new world, full of experiences such tragedy, magic, romance and mystery.

Literature help us to learn more about human nature, it makes us back ground into the past, and to learn how our antecessors built magnificent structures, their believes and costumes, or instead of that, we can travel to the future, experimenting  through our imagination a mechanic world, full of robots, and incredible machines.

Thousands of writers had changed the readers mind with their literature master pieces, thousands of them had plant the seed of curiosity and had given wings to our dreams.

The TikumOlam isan example of how we want to contribute to this change , it contains a lot of useful resources where we can learn to develop our imagination and refresh ourselves with the fresh perfume of creativity.

The word TikumOlam is a Hebrew phrase that means “reparing the world” or “healing and restoring the world” which suggest humanity’s shared responsibility with the creator to heal, repair and transform the world.

Definitely when we read we discover that literature can be the magical key to travel to any place at any time. It adds life to our bodies and help to change our lives through magical words. 

Assigments

You don't Know how I feel

it is not what you think.

In this world you,d better kill

When your body wants honey or milk.

Here nothing is pleasant or makes sense

Because they steal your inocence.

Please, come and hold my hand

I must be strong but sometimes I can't.

You don't Know how I feel

But unfortunetely this is real.

Sometimes my wrist calls a knife

Because I don't want to live this awful life.

Created by Catalina Rodriguez Carranza

ALAJUELA CENTRAL MARKET

Alajuela’s central Market it is an old building, located just in the heart of Alajuela downtown; when you are near there the mystic fragrance of coffee invites you to come in. Once you are there you can be easily wrapped in a magical world of color, smells and sounds. When you go through the stands, the sweet aroma of chamomile and eucalyptus captivates your senses, and for a second you travel backwards to your grandmother garden. The sound of the pressure cooker in the little dinners announce the early preparation of “Today’s special dish”, and from some of them scape a delicious smell of fresh beans. Walking through the aisles you can observe colorful typical dresses hanging everywhere, hats, handkerchiefs, shoes, and leather articles. Everything is found there, from a pet to a Cuckoo clock, from your bicycle spare part to your engagement ring, it is like a mini Mall with very cheap prices and a variety of products. People there are very kind and gentle; everyone asks you if you need something or if they can help you with something. The typical “piropos” or flatteries like “Reina” “belleza” or “preciosa” are always used by men to catch the ladies attention and it really works! If fact they make you feel like the big cheese. With any doubt if you feel depressed or sad, waking around Alajuela´s Central Market will help you raise your spirits up.

Created by Yandri Rojas 

His new muse

His new muse

I lived with my parents in a little village in France, but when I was fourteen years old my mother carried me to elegant house in Paris,. I knew that I will become in a servant in that house, but for a girl in my position was the   best option that I had. When I started to live and work in that house I never hope to find love or passion , but my life maybe had to be different that others.

I remember that day, I was in the room with my master I lived in this house for six horrible year   ,but  that morning was different my master was writing a letter; all the people in the house was waiting that  letter I knew that was something about the crown, but my mind was in other place.

Suddenly. I saw him with his black hair and his blue suit , my mind only remember the first time that I knew him that night in October in the middle of the rain. I never saw him before in the house, but all the servants  grasped  we didn´t have to bother him .I heard he was a famous painting in all France but his inspirations one day only disappeared   ; this situation was very difficult for him.

However nobody in the house didn`t know one girl visited him every night   maybe it was the reason why he went out to the house that morning, maybe was  the reason why he started painting again. I believed   , he found his new muse, his inspirations and passions, but I only thought in one thing, I had to visited him again that night. 

Created by Margarita Rodriguez









Saturn Devouring His Son

 

Cronus fears to loose his reign
He murders his own son
So that the child does not take his place
He tears his body with the strong tusks. 

The child in agony and full of pain
Screams until his soul is done
And blood dripping from his dad’s lips
Shows he was doing something wrong. 

Fear in his face and cruelty in his min
Will bring him forever guilt
And he will never live in peace in his life
Because he has taken the spirit of this kid. 

The son has vanished
And Cronus will not loose his reign
Wrapped in himself he was driven insane
He will pay for his acts and die in pain

Created by Juan Quesada

  

Biography

Joanne Rowling

She was born on July 31, 1965 in England a northeast of Bristol. Her parent’s names were Ana Rowling and Peter James Rowling. She has a little sister her name is Dianna Rowling .They moved to the nearby village Winterbourne when Rowling was four years old

Her education started in St Michael´s Primary School at that time she really enjoyed to write short stories and then told to her sister. When she was a teenager her family had to move to Curch Cottage in the Gloucestershire village of Tutshill, close to Chepstow, Wales. Rowling studied in the secondary school at College. It was a difficult time for her because her mother was very ill , and she had a difficult relation with her father . Then she tried to took the entrance test for Oxford but she was not accepted, so she went to Classics at the University of Exeter in France.

In 1991 one day in a travel to Manchester to London she started to write Harry Potter character, but her mother died in this year, so her life changed a lot ,she decided to moved to Portugal and teach English like Foreign language; she married and has daughter ,but one year later she divorced because she suffered domestic abuse. Then she moved with her daughter to Scotland and in that time she had the three principal character of her book.

In 1995 Rowling finished her first book Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone one year later the book was published by editor Barry Cunningham from Bloomsbury .In 1997 Bloomsbury published 1000 copies of Philosopher's Stone. In this moment her adventure began, she wrote a complete collection of Harry Potter seven books with a story about a child noticed that he is a wizard.

Her project about this book became her in one of the most millionaire persons in England and around the world, Harry Potter is not only a book .Also she motive to created all the collection in movies , become in one of the most successful stories on the big screen. She is a incredible women that also support many benefits organization for example: Anti-poverty and children's welfare and Multiple sclerosis. She said all the time it doesn´t matter how many obstacle do you have in your life you never give up. Rowling lives in England with her family and continues writing.

Created by Margarita Rodriguez

Games

ON LINE LITERATURE GAMES

http://www.vocabulary.co.il/literature-games/

With fun games and activities like the ones found on this site, new vocabulary words found in literature can be easy to learn. Another great way to learn vocabulary is by writing. Taking simple writing courses or by doing some creative writing on your own can be helpful. Doing book reports on the literature you have read can be fun and enjoyable. Once you have played these games, try doing a creative writing piece on how you enjoyed playing the games and use the terms you’ve learned. Finally, you can use or create printable worksheets to practice your knowledge about literature.


Esl games


http://www.englishclub.com/esl-games/

Where you can have fun and improve your English at the same time.With a great variety of games which are important to learn English, English club offers us a fuuny way to practice and improve new vocabulary, with help and tutorials on everything from tenses to prepositions.Why don`t try your pronunciation meanwhile you are playing?, you will pronounce words and phrases through the many games where a tutorial help you explaning such as intonation,transcription and listening.

Useful web sites

How to write a short story?

http://jerz.setonhill.edu.com

It is a pleasure writing in this amazing magazine for ILE-students, this day I will bring you some important information and types about how to write a short story . I research, and I recommend you the web pages www.http://jerz.setonhill.edu.com it`s an interesting blog that can give you useful information.


First , this page explained you what is a short story, and gives you ten different contents about this topic; the first content that you can find is about emergency tips that can help you when you forgot your homework. For example:
Who is your protagonist, and what does he or she want?
(The athlete who wants her team to win the big game and the car crash victim who wants to survive are not unique or interesting enough.)
When the story begins, what morally significant actions has he or she already taken towards that goal?
(“Morally significant” doesn’t mean your protagonist has to be conventionally with repercussions that drive the rest of the story.)


Then, giving you some clues about the importance in your first sentences when you are writing a short story,the first sentence of your short story should catch your reader’s attention with the unusual, the unexpected, an action, or a conflict. Begin with tension and immediacy. Remember that short stories need to start close to their end.


Also you can find five different classifications that helped our students or our classmates to improve in this topic.

Hi book Lovers!

Last week I found an amazing web page, and I won’t like to miss the opportunity to recommend it to you, it is www.englishliteratureforum.com

This amazing web page contains a lot of useful information about different kind of literature, there you can find since poetry and fiction to great literature humor works.

The web page provides a wonderful quantity of forums where readers can leave their opinions about the books they have already read it. It also provides information about the book itself and the author. It also carries you on a direct link to amazon where you can but the books you like the most and get it at home.

To register is really easy, you only have to agree with the regulations they ask for and then fill out an information page, the system will automatically send you an email to your email account with your user name for the forum and a letters code.

Once on the page you can spend hours reading the comments and selecting your favorite’s books not only for you but also for your friends.

Try it out! I am sure you won’t regret about it!




With love,

Yan

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