Limericks consist of five anapaestic lines.
Lines 1, 2, and 5 of Limericks have seven to ten syllables and rhyme with one another.
Lines 3 and 4 of Limericks have five to seven syllables and also rhyme with each other.
Monday, March 16, 2009
Soph Lit:
Today we recreated a plane crash in class. I played sound effects, and narrated the action. After we "crashed" and pulled ourselves from the burning carnage, we found ourselves on the peaceful shore of a deserted island- alone with no adults.... Things seemed very peaceful until the nightfall, when we became very aware that at the center of the island was a uncharted jungle. Somehow we made it through the long night, and discovered a way to get a fire started. I asked you to record this in a journal. If you were absent, please see me to fully explain this assignment.
Tonight we enter a similar world in the novel Lord of the Flies. By the way, you always underline the title of the book- but this is not an option in the tools that I have in making this post. While we are on the subject- you NEVER underline your OWN title.
HW: Read CH 1-2. Please expect a quiz. In class Tuesday we will begin work on our survival guides. Luke is going to love this assignment- guaranteed.... All hail the Conch. The conch is power. There is nothing without order....
Tonight we enter a similar world in the novel Lord of the Flies. By the way, you always underline the title of the book- but this is not an option in the tools that I have in making this post. While we are on the subject- you NEVER underline your OWN title.
HW: Read CH 1-2. Please expect a quiz. In class Tuesday we will begin work on our survival guides. Luke is going to love this assignment- guaranteed.... All hail the Conch. The conch is power. There is nothing without order....
Brit Lit:
Macbeth:
To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
Macbeth Act 5, scene 5, 19–28
Your assignment today: Please memorize the above text. You will be reciting these in class this Friday.
To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
Macbeth Act 5, scene 5, 19–28
Your assignment today: Please memorize the above text. You will be reciting these in class this Friday.
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Soph Lit
Final typed version of your papers are due Monday. Please have both your 1st draft, as well as your final copy ready to pass in.
If any of you get stuck, I will be checking my school email this weekend, so please feel free to email me if you need help.
If any of you get stuck, I will be checking my school email this weekend, so please feel free to email me if you need help.
Wos:
Please make sure you touch base with your groups and are ready for Monday or Tuesday. Please report to class first. Have a great 3 day :-)
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Word O' the Week
Alogotrophy: [al-uh-gah-truh-fee]
Excessive nutrition to any one part of the body resulting in deformity.
Excessive nutrition to any one part of the body resulting in deformity.
Soph Lit
Writing Assignment: Animal Farm, Ten Years After
Directions: Ten years have past since the last page of the novel. Origional animals have died, but not all of their ideas. Describe the new farm. Have the animals come closer to creating a true communistic state? Like history, have events repeated themselves? How are the events of the 1st revolution recorded and remembered? Have facts been changed to benefit specific animals. Has greed once again contaminated the Marxist philosophy?
Requirements:
Your paper must be typed and have at least 250 words
Directions: Ten years have past since the last page of the novel. Origional animals have died, but not all of their ideas. Describe the new farm. Have the animals come closer to creating a true communistic state? Like history, have events repeated themselves? How are the events of the 1st revolution recorded and remembered? Have facts been changed to benefit specific animals. Has greed once again contaminated the Marxist philosophy?
Requirements:
Your paper must be typed and have at least 250 words
Monday, March 9, 2009
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