W: Read chapters 8, 9, and 10
Compose one double-entry response fpr each chapter
Compose one double-entry response fpr each chapter
W: Read chapters 8, 9, and 10
Compose one double-entry response fpr each chapter
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HW: Read Chapters 2-3 of "Catcher."
Complete three double-entry responses. Here is what you missed:
George Orwell (Biographical Info) June 25 1903 – January 21 1950 -Real name was Eric Blair -Wrote novels and essays which were critical of social injustice and totalitarianism -Worked at times as a teacher, soldier, and journalist -Well known works include: 1984, Animal Farm, and "Politics and the English Language" Orwell famously warned of the danger of political language in "Politics and the English Language" Term: Allegory: a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one. Other things from class (Watch these): https://www.ted.com/talks/paul_piff_does_money_make_you_mean?language=en https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scSSELy0aZc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yueij8jo9Q Terms to be familiar with:
-figurative language -rhetorical questions -emotional appeal -logical appeal -alliteration -repetition -persuasive techniques -revisionist history -propaganda -foreshadowing -irony -allegory -symbolism -oppression -politically correct language Other items: -plot (AF) -themes (AF) -characters (AF) -Politics and the English Language -Allegorical connections with Russian Revolution (allegory is a story that uses symbolic representations) -Arab Spring/Social Media Documentary -pathos -ethos -logos -rhetoric -Communist Manisfesto |
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