Category Archives: Senior 1 2020

Point of View

Point of view is the “eye” or narrative voice through which you tell a story. When you write a story, you must decide who is telling the story, and to whom they are telling it. The story could be told … Continue reading

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Poetry (19thC)

Task 1: Read the poem How Do I Love Thee? (Sonnet 43) Elizabeth Barrett Browning – 1806-1861 How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.I love thee to the depth and breadth and heightMy soul can reach, when feeling … Continue reading

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Nathaniel Hawthorne and Dark Romanticism

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

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Rising Five

Check out this video to understand the poem deeply. Rising Five by Norman Nicholson Take notes of the following: -Voice -Theme -Tone -Literary devices (visual images, symbols, alliteration, etc) After this, go to classroom to work on a worksheet.

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Music in Literature

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

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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Farmhand via #twitter

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Google classroom for our virtual classes (until March 31)

Google classroom will be the platform for us to share work and submit activities and tasks but we’ll also use the blog (as usual), drive (doc and presentations) and other tools you are familiar with (I’ll let you know later). … Continue reading

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Literary terms: Games

Try these different links to play games! Game 1 Game 2 Games 3 Game 4  

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Literary Devices

We are going to start our classes with a review on Literary Devices. Many of them are very well-known to you and some others are new! Let´s have a try! Literarytermsteaching from Pato_Ch Let’s Have Fun Jeopardy  

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Farmhand by James K. Baxter

Farmhand You will see him light a cigarette At the hall door careless, leaning his back Against the wall, or telling some new joke To a friend, or looking out into the secret night. But always his eyes turn To … Continue reading

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