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Vocabulary: Devastated Places

Posted on 05/05/2020 by Pat

Activity 1 Read these articles in connection to disasters and make a list of words and phrases to describe devastated places. Use google drive  to share the document with all the members of your group and the teacher. -Each member … Continue reading →

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Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment

Posted on 28/04/2020 by Pat

Watch this video to review characters and themes! Make sure you have the story with you to find quotations!! After watching the video, organize private Meets with 2 or 3 partners Discuss ideas!! -First focus on the characters. -Then, make … Continue reading →

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Virtual period #7

Posted on 28/04/2020 by Pat

Read the story: “Secrets” by Bernard MacLaverty Bernard MacLaverty was born in Belfast in 1942, and moved to Scotland in 1975, where he lived in Edinburgh, on the Isle of Islay, and now in Glasgow. After leaving school he became a Medical Laboratory … Continue reading →

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Nathaniel Hawthorne and Dark Romanticism

Posted on 21/04/2020 by Pat

Before reading the story DR HEIDEGGER’S EXPERIMENT, the students investigated the writer and Dark Romanticism.

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All My Sons (group work)

Posted on 15/04/2020 by Pat

Scan this QR to see all the presentations !! GREAT WORK!!

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There Will Come Soft Rains: Reflections

Posted on 07/04/2020 by Pat

Today we are going to reflect on the story we have read.

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Vocabulary to create tension and fear

Posted on 07/04/2020 by Pat

Vocabulary can be used to change the way a reader feels about a scene. By changing just a few key words a setting can be made much more interesting to read. For example, a church might be a typical part … Continue reading →

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There Will Come Soft Rains

Posted on 03/04/2020 by Pat

There will-come-soft-rains-mini-scheme from Pato_Ch Here some analysis of the story in case you need it to write your essay

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Analysing poetry

Posted on 27/03/2020 by Pat

In pairs/groups you’ll be analysing some poems from Songs of Ourselves! Include: – themes and tones -literary devices, explanation, analysis and impact (why the writer uses them -your opinion on the poem -any connection with any other poem, story, song … Continue reading →

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Music in Literature

Posted on 27/03/2020 by Pat

Get in pairs to work with songs Choose a song that you like and prepare a presentation that includes: -short biography of the band/singer -analysis of the song (theme/tone/literary devices) -explanation of the title -your opinion on the song (why … Continue reading →

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How to write an essay

Posted on 26/03/2020 by Pat

What Is a Literary Essay? A literary analysis essay is an academic assignment that examines and evaluates a work of literature or a given aspect of a specific literary piece. It tells about the big idea or theme of a … Continue reading →

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Virtual period #3

Posted on 25/03/2020 by Pat

As we are reading “There Will Come Soft Rains”, I want you to focus on the poem inside the story. Listen to the poem There Will Come Soft Rains Sara Teasdale – 1884-1933 (War Time) There will come soft rains and … Continue reading →

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