One of the best ways to study for an essay exam is to try and get inside the teacher's head. To help each other study, this blog will serve as a forum. Try to think of possible Daily Reflection questions or Critical Lens quotes that I might ask. Then, try to plan out your response. Remember: they will probably ask you to compare works of literature. Focus on common elements among the stories we have read. These include:
To Kill a Mockingbird
"The Scarlet Ibis"
"The Most Dangerous Game
The Odyssey
And Then There Were None
Vocabulary units 1-7 WILL be on the exam.
Edith Hamilton's Mythology will NOT be on this exam.
Pose a question or quote for your classmates to consider and analyze so they may post ideas on what works of literature they would choose and how they would approach the question. I will post a sample question to get you started.
V-Squares earned for participating on this blog site will be distributed after midterms during the 3rd quarter.
Have fun...and good luck on midterms :-)
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In "To Kill a Mockingbird" one of Atticus' famous sayings is, "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view." Throughout the book how do both Scout and Jem act on what their father is teaching them?
The most obvious one is Scout on Boo's porch because she finally understands him fully and sees things from his perspective.
Also, another example would be in part one when Jem cries about the tree. Jem realizes Boo's point of view.
also when Jem freaks out when atticus wants to give back the blanket
Is the Brother in "The Scarlet Ibis" evil or not?
I think brother is evil because he left his brother when he was calling for his help and he only taught him to walk because he didn't want to be known as the kid with a handicaped brother.
I think Brother is not evil because he admitts that it was his fault that Doodle died. He did break Doodles heart by running ahead but he was just a kid. And as an adult he takes responsibility to what he has done to his younger brother as his fault from pushing him too far.
I agree with Nicole, he admits to his mistake after it was done and he grieves over it now as an adult. And, although his intentions were not completely pure, he still did love his brother and he gave him more than anyone else was willing to. I don't think "Brother" was evil.
In "And Then There Were None" how do you see the sanity of the "ten little indians" slowly dissapearing as the novel goes on?
you can see that their sanity is decreasing because they are all becoming very parinoid with one anonther. They are all going mad with worry about who is going to be the next to go.
The theme of survival/desperation being the driving force behind one's actions comes into play. Also, everybody begins to lose trust in each other. The reason for this is the fact that everyone knows that the killer lies among them. This causes people to become paranoid and eventually lose their sanity.
How is the theme of hospitality used in the Odyssey?
Hospitality is shown in The Odyssey because it was an important value back then. Homer shows hospitality in good and bad ways. Penelope is a good host, the suitors are bad guests. Cyclops is a bad host, the crew are good hosts at the beginning, but turn bad when they realize that they will not be treated well. Also, the men are not good hosts on Ismaros. They raid the island and the Cicones, without giving the people a chance to be good hosts. The Phaeacians are good hosts to Odysseus and he is a good guest by telling them who he is and his story. The Laestergonians are certainly not good hosts. Another example is with Circe. She is a pretty good host until the men act like pigs so she turns them into pigs. Hospitality is so prevalent in The Odyssey because it was so important to the Greeks. Homer wants to teach the people how to be good hosts and guests.
What is the point of view in And Then There Were None and how does it add to the story?
The point of view in And Then There Were None is third person omniscent. This allows the reader to get inside the character's head and see how trluy insane they are becoming and what they are thinking about the island and other characters.
To practice the critical lens, here is a sample quote. Use this forum to discuss which works of literature you would use, how the literature fits, and what literary devices are used by the author to promote this theme.
"You must look into people as well as at them" - Chesterfield.
Oh...and here's a link to some literary devices and their definitions.
http://olc.spsd.sk.ca/de/resources/litdevices/index.html
Also:
characterization, symbolism, setting, point of view, theme, conflict
This quote by Chesterfield means you should judge a person by what he or she does as well as what he or she is. This quote applies to "Scarlet Ibis" because Brother judges Doodle only by what he is. After Doodle dies, brother realizes his mistake. his mistake was not judging Doodle by what he does.
This quote by Chesterfield means that people should not judge each other until they have examined their actions and way of life. This applies to "The Scarlet Ibis" as well as To Kill a Mockingbird. People have to be around Doodle enough to realize that he is a loving, caring human being. People judge Boo Radley based upon the stories told about him. Automatically, people jump to conclusions about a man they have never seen or met. Scout and Jem are taught by Atticus to climb into other people's skin, a prominent theme throughout the novel.
The quote by Chesterfield applies to To Kill a Mockingbird because Atticus is always encouraging Jem and Scout to not focus on the appearance of people, but what's on the inside.
I know you went over this in class, but what is the format for the midterm?
I have a question for Miss Arney...if on the mid-term there are 50 vocabulary and then all the writing so then why do we have to know TKAM and the Odyssey?
Melissa:
In order to prove your thesis and develop your paragraphs in ALL of the essays, you will need to know the literature well (that includes titles, authors, genres, and literary devices).
Katie:
50 vocab (which will also be your final vocab test of the quarter); 8 figurative devices; 3 essays
Going back to the critical lens quote:
I think that it applies to "The Scatlet Ibis" and To Kill a Mockingbird. In both of these stories, certain people are treated differently because of the way they look and act. The people that depict this are Tom Robinson in TKAM and Doodle in SI. Just because they stand out from the crowd, people don't respect them or treat them normally. People need to learn to look beyond disabilities and skin colors to see the true qualities, personalities, feelings, and emotions of others.
Miss Arney
What are the other two essays on the midterm? I know one of the essays is the critical lens essay.
The other two writing pieces are short responses - one can be answered in a brief paragraph; the other, in a paragraph or two.
Are the eight figurative devices just what are on that website?
Such as identifying similies, metaphors and irony?
Thank you!
Within the novels and short stories we have read how do humans resemble or connect to animals?
Casey- In And Then There Were None, Agatha Christie shows that the guests become more like animals by describing there features to animals. Agatha Christie also shows the characters agression and accusations increase throughout the novel once they uncover that the murderer can only be one of them.
Miss Arney-
For the link you gave on the blog regarding the figurative language devices, should we know all the words on the list?
In terms of the multiple choice, yes. I think this covers all of the terms. For the critical lens essay, you also need to know literary elements as I posted earlier.
Thank you!
Casey- Also, in "The Most Dangerous Game", Rainsford becomes more animal-like after being hunted.
what was the link for the 8 figurative language devices? I only saw literary terms.
The figurative devices are the same...simile, metaphor, etc.
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