Answer these questions
IN COMPLETE SENTENCES.
DUE WEDNESDAY.
1) Looking only at the opening line, what kind of relationship do you think the author has with his father? How do you know?
2) Find an example of an onomatopoeia.
3) What does the repetition of this onomatopoeia do for you as a reader?
4) Why does the author use flashbacks? What does using flashbacks do for this story?
5) Is this story funny? Why or why not? BE SPECIFIC. I want quotes and examples!
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/08/24/090824fa_fact_sedaris
Friday, February 25, 2011
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Kooka-whaaa?!
David Sedaris goes to Australia.
Read this: http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/08/24/090824fa_fact_sedaris
Be prepared to talk about it on Monday.
Read this: http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/08/24/090824fa_fact_sedaris
Be prepared to talk about it on Monday.
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Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Vocab for Week of Feb 22nd
Look up in a book Dictionary! Do not use an online one.
Handwrite these out. I want to see them on paper! HANDWRITTEN!
DISGRACE
EUPHORIA
PROFOUND
DIDACTIC
INNOCENCE
DECISIVE
RESOLUTE
INVASIVE
EMBRACE
INCEPTION
Handwrite these out. I want to see them on paper! HANDWRITTEN!
DISGRACE
EUPHORIA
PROFOUND
DIDACTIC
INNOCENCE
DECISIVE
RESOLUTE
INVASIVE
EMBRACE
INCEPTION
Friday, February 11, 2011
Say whaaa?!?!?! How write a novel via text message.
Read this really awesome article: Japanese Novels Done By Text Messages
Answer these questions to turn in tomorrow and to discuss with the class.
1) Summarize the article. What is the point of it? What is it trying to say? I want to know the WHO WHAT WHERE WHEN WHY.
2) Some people in the article are worried that cell-phone novels could "kill" what?"
3) Who created the cell-phone novel? How did it come about?
4) Do you think there is a demand for cell-phone novels here in America? Why or why not?
Answer these questions to turn in tomorrow and to discuss with the class.
1) Summarize the article. What is the point of it? What is it trying to say? I want to know the WHO WHAT WHERE WHEN WHY.
2) Some people in the article are worried that cell-phone novels could "kill" what?"
3) Who created the cell-phone novel? How did it come about?
4) Do you think there is a demand for cell-phone novels here in America? Why or why not?
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Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Totally awesome, yo.
Big Sky Film Festival Blog!
http://bigskydocff.blogspot.com/
Follow the documentaries I watch and write about.
http://bigskydocff.blogspot.com/
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