Write a well-organized, well-developed essay about one of the stories. You may NOT write about the same story you used for your long essay.
In your essay, answer ONE of the following questions:
1) How does the mani character’s (or narrator’s) attitude change in the course of the story. SHOW using specific examples (not quotations) what the [...]
1. Allusion
2. Ambiguity
3. Diction
4. Imagery
5. Irony
6. Context
7. Symbol
8. Syntax
9. Rhetoric
10. Tone
DON’T FORGET A STICK!!!! WE WILL REVIEW ON MONDAY; IF YOU FEEL FINE ABOUT THE TEST, WE CAN DO COUNCIL STICKS ON TUESDAY. That will give you another day to REMEMBER a stick.
A question: is anyone interested [...]
All of the stories, and ONLY the stories (no Holden, no Ody, no Othelly…etc) will be fair game for the exam questions. You will NOT be able to write your exam essay on the same story you have written your paper on, nor will you be able to write the long essay on the exam [...]
There will be 10 on the exam, you will need to use 5 correctly in your writing on the exam. If you want the low down on how many words you have to learn, talk with Ryanne!
1 decorum 9 [...]
There are 3 stories. Number 3 is first, but should be last!
Please print and bring to class. “A Christmas Memory”
The last one! If you DON’T like this…I will be really sad.
“A Telephone Call” by Dorothy Parker
This is an excerpt from a Sandra Cisneros novel, Woman Hollering Creek:
“Eleven” by Sandra Cisneros
Attached, please find, and read Truman Capote’s short story “A Christmas Memory.” It’s a wonderful story; I think you will like it.
“A Christmas Memory” Truman Capote
Remember: good writing is simple, direct and CLEAR, focusing on your IDEA; your idea should not be obfuscated by “thick” or ambiguous language.
USE PRESENT TENSE
Revise by highlighting all TO BE verbs; prepositional phrases; who, which, that clauses. Look carefully to see whether you need those groups of words, or are they cluttering your sentences?
NO Fluff!
NO [...]
Monday: we will finish discussion on “The Foghorn” and will discuss “Harrison Bergeron.”
There will be no homework this week other than working on the essays.
On Friday, THE NEXT Tuesday (5/13), Wednesday and Thursday we will look at some other short stories.
5/19 and 5/20 we will review for the Exam which will be on Thursday 5/22 [...]
