This is a repeat of blog assignment #4 only with another story from your duotang. Be sure to get this done before Dec. 22nd.
We will begin Ender's Game in January. I suggest reading the book on your own before you return to school on Jan.6th as we only have 10 days to go over the novel and will be doing it rather quickly. There will be an essay on your final exam for this novel.
Monday, December 21, 2009
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Blog Assignment #4
Using one of the stories from our Mystery and Suspense unit (duo-tang) - complete a journal entry. Use the example given in your notes and answer the following questions.
Is it a mystery or suspense?
When is the suspense introduced?
How is it resolved?
Did the author include any red herrings?
Is the story an example of poetic justice?
Due Wednesday, December 16th.
Is it a mystery or suspense?
When is the suspense introduced?
How is it resolved?
Did the author include any red herrings?
Is the story an example of poetic justice?
Due Wednesday, December 16th.
Lamb To Slaughter by Roald Dahl- Vocabulary
administered - delivered; carried out
consoling - calming; comforting
exasperated - annoyed; irritated
exceptionally - very; extremely
extraordinary - amazing; incredible
hospitality - welcome; kind attention
instinct - impulse; urge
luxuriate - bask; wallow
placid - still; mild
tranquil - calm; mild
translucent - clear; transparent
Irony occurs when appearances are somehow at odds with reality. Perhaps the most common type of irony is verbal irony, when someone says the opposite of what they really mean (e.g. saying "Warm enough for you?" on the coldest day of the year.)
In "Lamb to Slaughter", Roald Dahl uses two types of irony.
Dramatic irony - the audience or reader knows something that the characters in the story do not know. Situational irony - events turn out the opposite of what's expected.
Find examples of these in Roald Dahl's story.
consoling - calming; comforting
exasperated - annoyed; irritated
exceptionally - very; extremely
extraordinary - amazing; incredible
hospitality - welcome; kind attention
instinct - impulse; urge
luxuriate - bask; wallow
placid - still; mild
tranquil - calm; mild
translucent - clear; transparent
Irony occurs when appearances are somehow at odds with reality. Perhaps the most common type of irony is verbal irony, when someone says the opposite of what they really mean (e.g. saying "Warm enough for you?" on the coldest day of the year.)
In "Lamb to Slaughter", Roald Dahl uses two types of irony.
Dramatic irony - the audience or reader knows something that the characters in the story do not know. Situational irony - events turn out the opposite of what's expected.
Find examples of these in Roald Dahl's story.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Adding text from the poems to your essay
In the second stanza, Anne Sexton refers to war "if you faced the death of bombs and bullets" (line 14).
The text from the poem is enclosed with quotation marks. After the quotation explain with line of the poem you are referring to in brackets.(line 23).
'you'll bargain with the calendar" (Sexton line 43). In this case the poem is referenced with the line number.
The text from the poem is enclosed with quotation marks. After the quotation explain with line of the poem you are referring to in brackets.(line 23).
'you'll bargain with the calendar" (Sexton line 43). In this case the poem is referenced with the line number.
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