Wednesday, June 8, 2016
Tuesday, May 31, 2016
Brit Lit Trivia Study Guide
What to review:
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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
·
Famous lines from Hamlet
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Important characters from Hamlet, Wuthering Heights,
and Brave New World
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Key plot points about Hamlet, Wuthering Heights,
and Brave New World
·
Key plot points and characters from The Tempest (as viewed in class)
·
Important poets of the Romantic, Victorian, and
Modern Eras
·
Characteristics of the Romantic, Victorian, and
Modern Eras
·
Novelists of the Victorian Era
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Grammar Tips from Mr. Achimore
·
Random Life Insights from Mr. Achimore
Thursday, May 26, 2016
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
Creative Poetry Project
For
your final poetry assignment of the year, you will choose one poem from the
Victorian or Modern Era units that you find particularly intriguing and you
will represent it in a more artistic and
personal manner. This is due May 20th. The three project options
include:
·
Creating a painting that
represents a line or a major idea of the poem.
·
Creating a voice-over
video that highlights the topic or theme of the poem (this may include two
people).
·
Recreating the poem in a
dance/performing-arts medium.
Possible poems include:
·
Bronte
o
Love
and Friendship
o
Often
rebuked, yet always back returning
·
Clare
o
The
Mores
·
Tennyson:
o
Ulysses
o
Crossing
the Bar
o
The
Kraken
·
Hopkins:
o
Pied
Beauty
o
Spring
o
God’s
Grandeur
·
Hardy:
o
The
Man He Killed
o
Hap
o
Neutral
Tones
·
Yeats:
o
When
you are old
o
The
Song of Wandering Aengus
o
The
Second Coming
·
T.S. Eliot:
o
The
Waste Land
·
W.H. Auden:
o
As I
Walked Out One Evening
·
DH Lawrence
o
Bat
o
Hyde
Park, After the War
·
Dylan Thomas:
o
Do
Not Got Gentle into that Good Night
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
Forms of Narration
First Person: Straight
forward form of writing. Choose one character and tell the story through their
point of view only. We get to know the narrator really well, but everything we
know about other characters is through the narrator’s own perspective.
Example: I had no idea, but when I finally put on the mask and cape again, I
felt as though new energy rushed into my veins. I was no longer just Bruce
Wayne; I was the Dark Knight. Right
then I heard the door open and there was Alfred. He told me in his usual,
skeptical voice that my favorite TV show was about to begin: Vampire Diaries.
If I was going to defeat Bane, I would need a restful night with my favorite
form of entertainment. I’ll save the city tomorrow.
What can benefit the writer
when using this form of narration? What can be difficult because of it?
Third Person:
When the story or narrative is told from a point of view that is from an
outsider’s perspective. There are three different forms of this narration:
·
Third Person Limited: When
the narrator is a third party and not an actual character in the story (think
of it like a fly on the wall). But the “third person limited” means that this
narrator will sometimes give insight as to what one character might be feeling
or thinking, but none of the other characters: The focal character’s thoughts and
feelings are revealed through the
narrator:
Example:
Bruce Wayne had not put on the cape and
mask for many years, and he felt weary of picking them up again. But once he
looked in the mirror and saw the Dark Knight looking back into his own eyes, he
knew that he was destined to fight for Gotham city again. Right then, Alfred
came into the room and told Bruce, in a hesitant voice, that Vampire Diaries
was on. The news brought joy to Bruce’s ears as he decided to take the night
off and fight Bane tomorrow.
What can benefit the writer
when using this form of narration? What can be difficult because of it?
·
Third Person Omniscient: is when the narrator is
still that fly on the wall, explaining the story through an outsider’s point of
view. Only this time, the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all of
the characters in the story. All the characters’ thoughts and feeling
are revealed through the narrator.
Example: Bruce
Wayne had not put on the cape and mask for many years, and he felt weary of
picking them up again. But once he looked in the mirror and saw the Dark Knight
looking back into his own eyes, he knew that he was destined to fight for
Gotham city again. Right then, Alfred came into the room. Feeling slightly
embarrassed over the fact that Bruce had his Batman utility belt on backwards,
Alfred approached Master Wayne and delivered some important news: Vampire
Diaries was about to begin. Although Alfred was a bigger fan of Pretty Little
Liars, he decided that he could withstand the drama and suspense of the popular
CW show for the night.
What can benefit the writer
when using this form of narration? What can be difficult because of it?
·
Third Person Objective: The narrator is again a
“fly on the wall” and reports the events and story from an outside perspective.
Only this time, the narrator does not
share any of the feelings or thoughts that pass through a character’s mind. The
reader must come to their own conclusions based on the objective information
that is being revealed to them.
Example: Bruce
Wayne picked up the cape and mask and stared at it for a long time. He finally
fitted the mask to his face and draped the cape over his slouching shoulders.
He paused and looked into the mirror. As a smile began to emerge over his
mouth, the door opened as Alfred walked slowly toward the Dark Knight before
coming to a complete stop. Alfred’s eyes widened before quietly stating, “Vampire
Diaries is about to begin. Should I get the popcorn?”
What can benefit the writer
when using this form of narration? What can be difficult because of it?
Thursday, April 21, 2016
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