Life Journey Maps are due on Monday, November 9.
Response Journals are due on Monday, November 23
Friday, November 6, 2009
AP Definition of tragedy
“A tragedy, then, is the imitation of an action that is serious and also, as having magnitude, complete in itself; in language with pleasurable accessories, each kind brought in separately in the parts of the work; in a dramatic, not in a narrative form; with incidents arousing pity and fear, wherewith to accomplish its catharsis of such emotions.” (Imgram Bywater: 35).
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
English 11 Letters About Literature Assignment
You are to write a letter to the author of your independent novel. This letter will be due on Tuesday, December 1. It should be typed and double-spaced. It should be no less than 500 words, but no more than 800 words.
Consider one or more of these questions when writing your letter:
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Did the characters, conflict or setting mirror your life in some way?
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What strengths or flaws do you share with a character or characters in the book?
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What did the book show you about your world that you never noticed before?
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What surprised you about yourself while you were reading this book?
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Why was this work meaningful to you?
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As you were reading, what did you remember about yourself or something you experienced in the past?
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How did the book's characters or theme help you to understand that past experience?
Your letter need not -- and in fact, should not -- answer every one of the questions above. The questions are just prewriting prompts to get you to start reflecting (or thinking).
Your letter will be graded on the following: Content (the writer addresses the theme) Writer's Voice (originality of expression and style) Exposition (the writer's use of language skills, organization and grammar)
Consider one or more of these questions when writing your letter:
*
Did the characters, conflict or setting mirror your life in some way?
*
What strengths or flaws do you share with a character or characters in the book?
*
What did the book show you about your world that you never noticed before?
*
What surprised you about yourself while you were reading this book?
*
Why was this work meaningful to you?
*
As you were reading, what did you remember about yourself or something you experienced in the past?
*
How did the book's characters or theme help you to understand that past experience?
Your letter need not -- and in fact, should not -- answer every one of the questions above. The questions are just prewriting prompts to get you to start reflecting (or thinking).
Your letter will be graded on the following: Content (the writer addresses the theme) Writer's Voice (originality of expression and style) Exposition (the writer's use of language skills, organization and grammar)
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