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    A Separate Peace In the opening passage of A Separate Peace‚ John Knowles utilizes personifications‚ similes‚ and metaphors in order to create a gloomy and contemplative mood. At the beginning of the book‚ Gene Forrester is visiting his old high school‚ The Devon School‚ and the school ironically looks newer and more improved. As he explores this new school‚ a mood of gloom and contemplation is created. A personification such as‚ “Now here it was after all‚ preserved by some considerate hand with

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    Pre-Ap 8 January 2015 A Separate Peace Timed Writing Rewrite In life we often deny the truth even if we’re in the wrong‚ because accepting that someone else may be right is much worse than denial. My mom is always right. Sometimes I try to outsmart her‚ because I can’t face the fact that I’m wrong and she’s correct. At times Finny has a hard time in accepting the painful truth in the novel‚ whether it be from misunderstanding or denial. Finny‚ in A Separate Peace‚ has a flaw of acceptance when

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    October 22‚ 1943 Gene Forrester Time capsule letter Devon High School Dear ‚ What do you remember from Devon? Do you remember your growth‚ your maturity‚ and your fraternity? Hopefully you will now remember the easy times of peace and your trials from Devon. The tree: the shrunken giant‚ my worst nightmare‚ and best tutor. It taught me many things about life‚ and that is to respect its teachings. Its broken branch‚ dead and weak‚ represents the tree as a whole. No longer high and mighty

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    Chapter One: “I didn’t entirely like this glossy new surface‚ because it made the school look like a museum‚ and that’s exactly what it was to me‚ and what I did not want it to be” (Knowles 9). By the way this story is already narrated; I can tell that this man will be telling a story about his past. From what I know is that this story is taking place during World War II. Is he visiting a place he did not like to be during a teenager? Did something bad happen to him being at Devon School? How

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    Dialectical journal

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    Act One Character List Character Description‚ Traits‚ Characteristics‚ etc. Flavius tribunes‚ argues with commoners‚ takes the decorations off of the statues‚ does not support Caesar Pompey Old ruler‚ Caesar has taken his place Marullus tribunes‚ argues with commoners‚ takes the decorations off of the statues‚ does not support Caesar Cobble A shoe fixer who supports Caesar Act One Character List Character Description‚ Traits‚ Characteristics‚ etc. Flavius tribunes‚ argues with commoners

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    “When she couldn’t come herself‚ she sent my father‚ usually with a letter and a couple of oranges. ‘The only fruit‚’ she always said” (page 29). 1. Why did I choose this passage? I chose this passage because of the mention of oranges. “Oranges are not the Only Fruit” is the title of the book‚ so as I read the passage‚ I immediately noted the reference to oranges. This struck me as interesting upon first glance‚ and I decided to delve further into the meaning behind the repetition of the symbol

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    1. American Literature - Dialectical Journals What is a Dialectical Journal? A dialectical journal is a record of your dialogue (conversation) with the book you are reading. It is also called a double entry or reader response journal. In this journal‚ you will write down your thoughts‚ questions‚ comments‚ predictions‚ and ideas while you read. The process helps you develop critical reading skills and encourage you to expand your reflective writing. Your Assignment - Requirements

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    complete the following:  Academic Vocabulary - begin prior to reading the novel to help you understand the historical context and the structure of the novel. Due first day back.  Dialectical Journal – a dialectical journal is a “discussion” with the text. You will be responsible for creating a total of 7 dialectical journals on the novel. See the directions for further information. Due within your first week back – please consult your teacher for the exact date.  Literary Reflection - you will be

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    Example  Dialectical  Journal     To  Kill  a  Mockingbird  by  Harper  Lee     A  dialectical  journal‚  also  known  as  two-­‐column  notes‚  is  used  to  identify  important  passages  in   a  text  and  analyze  their  significance.     TEXT  EVIDENCE:  these  are  word-­‐for-­‐word  copied  from  the  text  quotes  and  should  demonstrate   some  important  part  of  the  text.  Page

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    Writing a dialectical journal for the first time was actually interesting. Especially spending each day with a leaf. I would get weird looks or questions from my family and friends why I am holding a leaf. If I saw someone holding a deformed leaf in the library‚ or cafeteria I would react the same way. For a week we have to take at least ten minutes of our time to write down our experience with our object for class. In my case I took my leisure time with a leaf. I was actually surprise to find

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