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12/8-9: Irony


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Common Problems, Part 2


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Common Problems in Research Papers, Part 1


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10/15: Jury selection audio

Listen to the lead attorneys for the defense and prosecution haggle over jurors.

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10/13-14: Four sentence types


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10/8: Frankenstein discussion, 3rd period


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10/8-9: Subject-Predicate, Clauses


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10/6-7: Motif, ambiguity, metaphors


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Group novels for 2nd Quarter are:

Atwood, Margaret. Oryx & Crake. New York: Anchor, 2004.
Morrison, Toni.
Beloved. New York: Vintage, 2004.
Hosseini, Khaled.
The Kite Runner. New York: Riverhead, 2003.
Andre Dubus, House of Sand and Fog. New York: Vintage, 2000.
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Research Outline Presentation


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First Quarter Capstone Essay

Many people have suggested that Western culture is “losing faith in faith.” Others scoff at this notion, saying instead that our understanding of faith has merely evolved. Is faith in something greater than ourselves an anachronism of a past ridden with human superstitions, or is it a universal human quality that fulfills a genuine need? Explain your response in a well-organized essay in which you compare and contrast attitudes toward faith as presented by Life of Pi and one of the following novels: The Road, Slaughterhouse Five, Siddhartha, or Ceremony.
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9/9-10: Metaphor, Simile, Apostrophe


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8/11-12: Characterization


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8/4-5: Didactic, allegory, parable, proverb


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7/28-29: Plot, anagnorisis


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7/21-22: Theme, Thesis, Syllogism, Allusion, Voice


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Homework:
Determine the theme of Life of Pi and return to class with 3-5 pieces of specific evidence that you could use to support your thematic thesis, including page numbers.

IF YOU HAVE NOT YET FINISHED
LIFE OF PI, YOU NEED TO DO SO ASAP!!!
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First Day: Welcome to Class


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