For this section of The Old Man and the Sea, which goes until page 87, we encountered some of the more difficult themes and ideas in the book. Please write a minimum 10 sentence article reflecting on the book. Quote the book at least one time, and allow your reflection to be driven by questions [...]
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I would like to you to think more about symbols as we read The Old Man and the Sea. A symbol, by definition, is something that stands for (represents) something bigger than itself. Thus, the US flag stands for the proud history of the United States, and for freedom.
Finding symbols in literature is difficult, but [...]
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The second stretch of The Old Man and the Sea went from pages 30-50. We’ve read enough to react a bit to what is going on, so please comment in 7-10 sentences what you think about what we’ve read. Pick a line from this past section that stands out and quote it in your article. [...]
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Having read the first 20 pages of The Old Man and the Sea, please explain your initial reaction to the book. I realize you will not have too much to say yet, so if you run out of things to say about what we already read, extend into the future and predict where the story [...]
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Having read an article about traveling, which is a descriptive article, I’d like you to write a short post talking about the article you read. Provide a link to the article’s url in the first sentences and explain why you were reading it. Then find examples in your chosen article of each of the three [...]
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We begin the year with blogs (using Learnerblogs), and we’ll use them throughout the year. But here I’ve started you on a blog in the first days of school, and I haven’t even explained what they are!
So I want you to begin by telling me what you think about all this - before I even [...]
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Give me a landscape made of obstacles
These are the words of Dana Gioia, from his poem, “Rough Country,” which is our poem of the week and the way we will begin our year. We will take a tiny bit
of liberty with his poem and pull aside that line and make it our own, [...]
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Of Mice & Men Worth It
