My Featured Novel

A Christmas Carol

I. About the Novel

A Christmas Carol is a novella by Charles Dickens about Ebenezer Scrooge, an old man, who is well-known for his miserly ways.

On Christmas Eve, Scrooge is visited by a series of ghosts, starting with his old business partner, Jacob Marley. The three spirits which follow, the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Christmas Present and Christmas Yet to Come, show Scrooge how his mean behaviour has affected those around him. At the end of the story he is relieved to discover that there is still time for him to change and we see him transformed into a generous and kind-hearted human being.

Works Cited （参考文献）

　

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Christmas_Carol

II. Versions of the Novel in the Mass Media

Disney's A Christmas Carol is a 2009 animated 3D movie adaptation of theCharles Dickens story of the same title. The movie was released by Walt Disney Pictures on November 6, 2009. It received its world premiere in London Leicester Square, which had a Dickensian theme.

Works Cited （参考文献）

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Christmas_Carol_(2009_film)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSo2HBblD6g

III. About the Author

Charles Dickens

Late in 1842 or early in 1843 Dickens begins work on Martin Chuzzlewit.

Dickens begins work on A Christmas Carol in October of 1843.  It is published during the holiday season of that year.

On January 15, 1844 Francis Jeffery (Frank) Dickens, the third son of Charles Dickens, is born.

IV. My Reaction

A. Reaction Point - Setting

• The setting is the time, place and/or situation in which a story takes place.
• A holiday season
• A Christmas Carol was the most successful book of the 1843 holiday season.

B. Reaction Point - protagonist

• main character
• Ebenezer Scrooge
•  The miserly owner of a London counting-house, a nineteenth century term for an accountant's office. The three spirits of Christmas visit the stodgy bean-counter in hopes of reversing Scrooge's greedy, cold-hearted approach to life.

C. Reaction Point - character

• the persons or things that are the focus of the plot
• The Ghost of Christmas Past 
• The first spirit to visit Scrooge, a curiously childlike apparition with a glowing head. He takes Scrooge on a tour of Christmases in his past. The spirit uses a cap to dampen the light emanating from his head.

D. My General Opinion
I learned ”Christmas Carol” in other classesIt was difficult because I read it in English
But I thought that it was very rewarding.

My Featured Song

My Featured Song

Beyoncé by Love On Top

Beyonce - Love On Top

Bring the beat in!

Honey, honey
I can see the stars all the way from here
Can't you see the glow on the window pane?
I can feel the sun whenever you're near
Every time you touch me I just melt away

Now everybody asks me why I'm smiling out from ear to ear.
(They say love hurts)
But I know
(It's gonna take the real work)
Nothing's perfect, but it's worth it after fighting through my fears
And finally you put me first

Baby it's you.
You're the one I love.
You're the one I need.
You're the only one I see.
Come on baby it's you.

You're the one that gives your all.
You're the one I can always call.
When I need you make everything stop.
Finally you put my love on top.

Ooo! Come on Baby.
You put my love on top, top, top, top, top.
You put my love on top.
Ooo Ooo! Come on baby.
You put my love on top, top, top, top, top.
My love on top.
My love on top.

Come on Baby
I can feel the wind whipping past my face.
As we dance the night away.
Boy your lips taste like a night of champagne.
As I kiss you again, and again, and again and again.

Now everybody asks me why I'm smiling out from ear to ear.
(They say love hurts)
But I know
(It's gonna take the real work)
Nothing's perfect, but it's worth it after fighting through my fears.
And finally you put me first.

Baby it's you.
You're the one I love.
You're the one I need.
You're the only one I see.
Come on baby it's you.

You're the one that gives your all.
You're the one I can always call.
When I need you make everything stop.
Finally you put my love on top.
Ooo! Baby.
You put my love on top, top, top, top, top.
You put my love on top.

Ooo Ooo! Come on baby.
You put my love on top, top, top, top, top.
My love on top.

Baby it's you.
You're the one I love.
You're the one I need.
You're the only thing I see.
Come on baby it's you.
You're the one that gives your all.
You're the one that always calls.
When I need you baby everything stops.
Finally you put my love on top.

Baby.
You're the one I love.
Baby you're all I need.
You're the only one I see.
Come on baby it's you.
You're the one that gives your all.
You're the one I always call.
When I need you everything stops.
Finally you put my love on top

Baby.
Cuz You're the one that I love.
Baby, you're the one that I need.
You're the only thing I see.
Baby baby it's you.
You're the one that gives your all.
You're the one that always calls.
When I need you everything stops.
Finally you put my love on top

Baby.
Cuz You're the one that I love.
Baby, you're the one that I need.
You're the only thing I see.
Baby baby it's you.
You're the one that gives your all.
You're the one that always calls.
When I need you everything stops.
Finally you put my love on top

I. About the Song

"Love On Top" is a song recorded by American singer Beyoncé for her fourth studio album 4 (2011). Inspired from her state of mind while playing Etta James in the 2008 musical biopic Cadillac Records, Beyoncé wrote the song alongsideTerius Nash, Belle Nuru, and Shea Taylor; its production was handled by Taylor and Beyoncé. A throw-back to 1980s music, the uptempo R&B song exhibits style similar to that of Stevie Wonder, Whitney Houston and The Jackson 5, among others. While incorporating four key changes, Beyoncé adopts a high range when repeating the song's chorus towards the end of the song. She sings about a man whom she can always call, even after facing grief and hard work, finally earning his love and respect.

The song's musical composition, as well as Beyoncé's vocals and versatility, positively surprised critics. Beyoncé sang "Love On Top" live at 2011 MTV Video Music Awards, announcing her pregnancy at the end of her performance. This caused the upsurge of the song on several charts worldwide. It reached the top ten in Hungary and South Korea, and the top twenty in Australia, Italy, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. It also debuted at number 20 on the US BillboardHot 100 chart and became the second highest debut of Beyoncé's career as a solo artist. "Love On Top" remained at number one on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for seven consecutive weeks, and has sold over one million copies. At the 55th Grammy Awards, Beyoncé won her 17th Grammy Award with Best Traditional R&B Performance for "Love On Top".

Works Cited （参考文献）

▽　https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_On_Top

II. About the Main Songwriter: Beyonce

While this song was written by Beyoncé and three other people, Terius Nash, Belle Nuru and Shea Taylor, we can think of Beyoncé as the main songwriter.

American singer and songwriter Beyoncé has released six studio albums, four live albums, three compilation albums, five EPs, one soundtrack album, one mixtape, two karaoke albums, and 65 singles (including 10 as a featured artist, eight promotional singles and five charity singles). She has sold 100 million records as a solo artist, and a further 60 million with Destiny's Child, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) recognized her as the Top Certified Artist of the 2000s decade. As of June 2016, in the United States, Beyoncé has sold 17.2 million albums as a solo artist, and a further 17 million albums as part of Destiny's Child.

Beyoncé's career began as lead vocalist of Destiny's Child. She released her first solo album, Dangerously in Love (2003), during the hiatus of Destiny's Child. It debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 and produced the singles "Crazy in Love", "Baby Boy", "Me, Myself and I", "Naughty Girl" and "The Closer I Get to You". With "Crazy in Love" and Dangerously in Love, Beyoncé became the first female artist—and the fifth artist ever—to top both the singles and albums charts simultaneously in the United States and the United Kingdom. In 2003, "Crazy in Love" and "Baby Boy" peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 for eight and nine weeks, respectively. Dangerously in Lovehas sold 11 million copies worldwide.

Beyoncé's third album, I Am... Sasha Fierce (2008), was a double CD set, intended to reflect the two facets of her personality. It debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart and included the singles "If I Were a Boy", "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" which topped the US Billboard Hot 100 chart for four weeks, "Halo" and "Sweet Dreams". I Am... Sasha Fierce sold 3.12 million copies in the United States, and the album has sold eight million copies worldwide as of 2015. Beyoncé's fourth studio album, 4, was released in June 2011 and debuted atop the US Billboard 200 chart. The album's first two singles, "Run the World (Girls)" and "Best Thing I Never Had", both reached the top ten in several charts worldwide, whilst the fourth single "Love on Top" topped the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for seven consecutive weeks.

Works Cited （参考文献）

▽　https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9

IV. My Reaction

A. Reaction Point - lyrics - 歌の歌詞

• The words to a song
• Love On Top
• "Love On Top" was written by Beyoncé, Terius Nash and Shea Taylor while production was handled by Beyoncé and Taylor. From June 16 to June 27, 2011, the songs from 4 were available to listen to in full each day on Beyoncé's official website, paired with its accompanying photo spread from the album packaging and a quote. On June 26, 2011, "Love On Top" was the eighth song to be chosen. The quote found Beyoncé elaborating on the song's inspiration:

B. Reaction Point - lead vocal - 曲のレコーディングのメインシンガー

• the main singer in a song recording 
• Beyoncé
• Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter is an American singer, songwriter and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she performed in various singing and dancing competitions as a child and rose to fame in the late 1990s as lead singer of R&B girl-group Destiny's Child. Managed by her father, Mathew Knowles, the group became one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time.

C. Reaction Point - song chorus - 繰り返される曲のセクション

• the section of a song that is repeated
• You put my love on top, top, top, top, top
• 
  

D. My General Opinion
This song is my favorite.I get energetic when I hear this song.
Please listen to everyone

My Feuatured Poem

THE TYGER

By William Blake

Tyger Tyger, burning bright, 

In the forests of the night; 

What immortal hand or eye, 

Could frame thy fearful symmetry?

In what distant deeps or skies. 

Burnt the fire of thine eyes?

On what wings dare he aspire?

What the hand, dare seize the fire?

And what shoulder, & what art,

Could twist the sinews of thy heart?

And when thy heart began to beat,

What dread hand? & what dread feet?

What the hammer? what the chain, 

In what furnace was thy brain?

What the anvil? what dread grasp, 

Dare its deadly terrors clasp! 

When the stars threw down their spears 

And water'd heaven with their tears: 

Did he smile his work to see?

Did he who made the Lamb make thee?

Tyger Tyger burning bright, 

In the forests of the night: 

What immortal hand or eye,

Dare frame thy fearful symmetry?

I. About the Poem

The Tyger is a poem by the English poet William Blake published in 1794 as part of the Songs of Experience collection. Literary critic Alfred Kazin calls it "the most famous of his poems," and The Cambridge Companion to William Blake says it is "the most anthologized poem in English." It is one of Blake's most reinterpreted and arranged works.

Works Cited （参考文献）

▽　https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tyger

▽　https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5c1vRS7Zis

II. About the Author

William Blake (28 November 1757 – 12 August 1827) was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his lifetime, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of the poety and visual arts of the Romantic Age. His prophetic works have been said to form "what is in proportion to its merits the least read body of poetry in the English language". His visual artistry led one contemporary art critic to proclaim him "far and away the greatest artist Britain has ever produced". In 2002, Blake was placed at number 38 in the BBC's poll of the 100 Greatest Britons.Although he lived in London his entire life (except for three years spent in Felpham), he produced a diverse and symbolically rich œuvre, which embraced the imagination as "the body of God" or "human existence itself".

Works Cited （参考文献）

▽　https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Blake

IV. My Reaction

A. Reaction Point - character - 登場人物

• A fictional personality created by an author
• A tyger
• It represents a presence that transcends human.

B. Reaction Point - alliteration - 頭韻の繰り返す

• repetition of initial consonant sounds
• Tyger Tyger
• It emphasizes the tiger.

C. Reaction Point - theme - 物語の主旨、主題, テーマ

• the central idea of a work of literature
• To the hands and eyes work out a horrible precursor of the tiger, the image of God has been put.
• This poem, rather than sang the tiger itself, than which emphasis is placed towards the tiger of the creation by the hand of God

D. My General Opinion
This poem sang the brave figure of the tiger is one of the most famous Among the break of work. Rhythmic sequence is powerful words, the image is also brilliant. But the content is not always simple.

Hi!
I'm Kanako Morishima.
I'm nighteen years old.
I'm a first year student at Kyoritsu Women's Univercity.
I'm glade 2.
I belong to the department of English language and litterature.
Please call me Kanako.

My hobby is traveling.
I have been to Korea, Thailand, Taiwan, Guam before.
I'm studying English and want to be able to speak with the people of many countries.

My favorite food is Avocado!!!!!!!!
Let's go to eat Avocado food with me!!