This book is key to being able to analyze literature. We will refer to it all year. I expect you to write your journal entry at the end of reading each chapter.…
(Warning: This novel contains some explicit language. If this is an issue for you or your child, please contact the English Department Chair at karthur@bcps.org to discuss. An alternate assignment can be created.)…
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Characters’ weaknesses ▪ What characters do ▪ Reasons (for something) ▪ Reasons why (something occurs) ▪ Genre • Three Subtopics: 3 categories based on the principle of classification BODY (Paragraphs 2-4) •…
Narrative." Studies In The Novel 43.2 (2011): 218-236. Literary Reference Center. Web. 11 Feb. 2014.…
The element of the book that I will be exploring today is; the setting and cultural assumptions underpinning the novel. Representation of one character from the novel. An overview on the main issues presented in the text and the relevance to students. A connection of one major issue in relation to our 21st century contemporary world. And lastly the effects of the textual features of the texts, eg language, imagery, gaps and silences, visuals, and structural elements.…
Where his actions would have been charming in adopting Murusaki and grooming her to become his wife, through the eyes of the modern reader they are disturbing at best. The Tale of Genji certainly earned its place as a masterpiece of literature in the Heian period but has since lost its appeal with the changing societal norms that readers conform…
Cited: Kennedy, X.J., and Dana Gioia, eds. Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama. Fourth Compact Edition. New York: Pearson Longman, 2005.…
5/15/2014 ENG203/04 Literary Analysis and Composition Semester finals 5/15/2014 Agenda Complete part 1 of the finals in the quiz manager. Review answers for part 1 as a means to review for part 2. Review best practices for answering the part 2. Surprise Semester final, Part 1 There are 15 questions on this part of the test.…
The package is designed to assist students in preparing for the Diploma Examination in English 30-1. Publications such as The Key: Diploma Preparation Guide (published by Castle Rock Research Corp) may also be useful.…
of plot, setting, character, and theme. This paper will cover these elements and how they convey the author's message.…
Writers have a hard time escaping the limitations of knowing the human condition. It is a problem not of imagination, but of not being fired so concretely into anything other. Our stories are riddled with intensity and vividness and source enough for millennia. I have selected a few stories we have read this semester that exemplify this and to bring up questions they ask. In “The Things They Carried,” we see burdened men of combat. In “To Build a Fire,” the unnamed protagonist dies in the wilderness because he did not respect it. In “A Point of Morals,” a moral decision is investigated. And in “The Yellow Wallpaper,” very fundamentally, reality is questioned. War, nature, morals, and reality are the themes in each respective story to be explored.…
Write an essay about Unwind by Neal Shusterman, in response to ONE of the topics below. Make sure you understand both parts of the topic before you start writing. Make sure you answer both parts of the topic ('describe' and 'explain'). Each part is equally important to help you show understanding of the text. Support your points with specific details from the text. Topic 1: Describe a setting in the text that was challenging for the characters . Explain how this setting helped you understand an idea (or ideas) in the text. Note: 'idea' = theme Topic 2: Describe a situation or event in the text that changed your thinking. Explain how this situation or event helped you understand an idea (or ideas) in the text. Note: 'idea' = theme Topic 3: Describe an important idea you learned about in the text. Explain what the author did to show this idea was important. Note: 'idea' = theme Topic 4: Describe an experience or event that was important to a character or individual in the text. Explain why this experience or event was important to that character or individual. Topic 5: Describe a challenging relationship between at least TWO characters or individuals in the text. Explain how this relationship helped you understand these characters or individuals. Topic 6: Describe an important change that happened to ONE character or individual in the text. Explain why this change was important. Topic 7: Describe at least TWO techniques used to make a character or individual in the text interesting. Explain why these techniques made the character or individual interesting. Note: “Techniques” could include language, structure and/or narrative point-of-view.…
Religion of Near Eastern- Polytheism (worship of Gods/Goddesses), Corpus of literature that circulated (Epic of Gilgamesh, Canonical texts), Myths/stories about the origin of the world (Atraphasis, Enuma Elish), Life after death (Pyramids).…