After you’ve written your story about your Christmas break, why don’t you click over to Technorati and explore what the world of blogging has in it for you to read. What you’ll see on the page to which I’ve linked are some of the most popular topics and blogs on the web right now. Click [...]
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Henry David Thoreau is often considered a “writer of great sentences,” and it’s a label that is backed up by the number of times his writing is quoted. If you head to Quotations Page.com and the Thoreau quotes, you’ll find 64 different quotes - that’s a lot, and the reason seems to be his [...]
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As you look to write about a poet, consider at least three potential poets you might research. List those three, then explain what poet you lean towards. Why? Be as specific as possible when explaining why you want to research that particular poet.
After explaining that poet, begin a new paragraph and tell us about your [...]
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In a short blog article (7-10 sentences), I’d like you to explain what the archetypal American man is.
Consider all stereotypes and characterizations that you know, and then form what you would consider to be the definitive character sketch of the American man.
We’ll continue to study Hemingway and his work, and then we’ll look back [...]
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Okay, we have finished The Old Man and the Sea. I would like you to focus on three areas for this blog article, and I’d like you to extend to at least 250-300 words. Be sure to quote the book at least once. The areas are these:
Your initial reaction upon reaching the finish.
Questions that remain [...]
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After reading to page 109, we have stopped to collect our most pressing questions about the book to this point. Below I’ve listed many of these questions, and I’d like you to write this blog article by answering these questions. The requirement is for you to write 10 to 12 sentences in the article, and [...]
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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 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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Of Mice & Men Worth It
