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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

British Literature Final Study Guide



What to review:

·         Poetic and Literary Terms:
o   Prose
o   Verse
o   Alliteration
o   Chivalric Literature
o   Elegiac
o   Iambic Pentameter
o   Symbolism
o   Allusion
o   Imagery
o   Sonnet
o   Ode
o   Meter
o   Couplet
o   Heroic Couplet
o   Blank Verse
o   Monologue
o   Soliloquy
o   Foil
o   Sublime
o   Romanticism
o   Naturalism
o   Realism
o   Satire
o   Stream of Consciousness
o   Dystopian Literature

     ·         Literary Periods of British Literature
     ·         Important soliloquies and monologues from Hamlet
     ·         Famous lines from Hamlet
     ·         Important characters from Hamlet and The Tempest
     ·         Important facts about the play Hamlet and The Tempest
     ·         Important poets of the Romantic, Victorian, and Modern Eras
     ·         Characteristics of the Victorian Era
     ·         Novelists of the Victorian Era
     ·         Grammar Tips from Mr. Achimore
     ·         Obvious Brave New World plot points
     

Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Reflective Write-Up #13: Creative Writing



This reflective write up will be longer and will require more care and attention compared to previous ones. For this reflective write up…
 
·         You need to map out a short (short) story that involves the steps of plot development.
·         You need to pick one form of narration and stick with it.
·         You need to create characters and breathe life and personality into them through your writing (think PAIRS)
·         You need to use descriptive language that sets the scene and thus the mood of the story.
·         You need to include at least some dialogue in the story and it must be formatted correctly.
·         You need to proofread it for common errors.
·         You need to start your short story with the line “It was a dark and stormy night…”

This Reflective Write-Up needs to be between 600-1200 words. If you type it up you can get 5 extra-credit habit points.