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Prepare for English Language Arts Finals

For those in the midst, or looking ahead at finals in my LA classes(9, 10-1, 20-1, 20-2, 30-1, 30-2). Consider the outcomes we've tried to achieve. Enhancing the artistry of communication has been a strong technical focus. Skills mastered include using online blogging tools, Word Processing, Spreadsheets, even graphical enhancements using Photoshop or audio/video podcasting tools have been included where time permitted and initiative taken.
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Critical Questions

The following lists of questions should be useful in discovering arguments you might make about a short story, poem, play, or film. Formalist Questions
  1. How do various elements of the work-plot, character, point of view, setting, tone, diction, images, symbol, etc.-reinforce its meaning?
  2. How are the elements related to the whole?
  3. What is the works major organizing principle? How is its structure unified?
  4. What issues does the work raise?
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The Night Aunt Dottie Caught Elvis's Scarf When He Tossed It From The Stage Of The Rushmore Plaza Civic Center

This exercise is simple: write a poem about a family member meeting a famous person.
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To Make a Dadaist Poem

  1. Take a news article (from your RSS aggregator, for example)
  2. Take some scissors
  3. Print the article
  4. Get a small bag (pencil case, ziplock, lunch bag)
  5. Cut the article into bits, one word per bit.
  6. Put the bits into the bag
  7. Shake gently(the bag, duh!)
  8. Take out each bit one by one and copy <
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An Interpretation of Hamlet

(30-1) For hundreds of years, scholars have written about problems of interpreting this play. Complete any of the following statements and develop your thoughts in an entry in your blog. Trackback, SVP.
  • What puzzles me most about Hamlet's behaviour is . . .
  • I don't understand why Shakespeare included (didn't include) . . .
  • My first impression of _________ has changed because . . .
  • I'm not sure whether . . .
  • There seems to be a contradiction . .
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Translations: Idea to Image

Write as quickly as you can and as much as you can using the following list of 4 words in addition to a few spontaneously selected words. Rage Order Justice Common Pollute Addiction Challenge Fantastic Binder Then remove the listed words from your writing and leave a set of () behind. Next to each listed word add an "==>" Idea==>Image Shut your eyes, think about a word from the list, let the mind "translate" the idea into an image. Write down an image corresponding to each word. Reinsert these translated images into your (). Restructure the piece into poetry.
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Plato's Cave Allegory

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