"The weight of this sad time we must obey,/ Speak what we feel, not what we ought to say."

OK, maybe Edgar's words don't exactly capture your feelings about the end of the year. But, it's just about over.

If you haven't already done so, please see Edline for all of the vocabulary lists, study sheets, and practice sheets for the first essay.

Advanced Literary Terms (the original sheets are now also in the Vocabulary folder on Edline):

Anaphora: is emphasizing words by repeating them at the beginnings of neighboring clauses
eg. “We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing-grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills” (Winston Churchill).

Asyndeton: is a stylistic scheme in which conjunctions are deliberately omitted from a series of related clauses
e.g., “I came, I saw, I conquered” (Caesar).

Chiasmus: is the figure of speech in which two or more clauses are related to each other through a reversal of structures in order to make a larger point; that is, the clauses display inverted parallelism
e.g., “Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country” (JFK).

Polysyndeton: is the use of several conjunctions in close succession, especially where some might be omitted
e.g., “And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark” (Genesis 7:22-24).

Zeugma: is a figure of speech describing the joining of two or more parts of a sentence with a single common verb or noun. A zeugma employs both ellipsis, the omission of words which are easily understood, and parallelism, the balance of several words or phrases.
e.g., “He stole both her car and her heart that fateful night.”

Hyperbole: a deliberate, extravagant, and often outrageous exaggeration
eg. “The shot heard ‘round the world.”

Understatement: the opposite of hyperbole. It is a kind of irony that deliberately represents something as being much less than it really is
e.g., “I could probably manage to survive on a salary of two million dollars per year.”

Sarcasm: the use of verbal irony in which a person appears to be praising something but is actually insulting it
e.g., “As I fell down the stairs headfirst, I heard her say, ‘Look at that coordination.’”

Antithesis: a direct juxtaposition of structurally parallel words, phrases, or clauses for the purpose of contrast
e.g., “Sink or swim.”

Conceit – 1. a figure of speech in which two completely unlike things are compared; these comparisons are usually very intellectual in nature
2. extended metaphor with a complex logic that governs an entire poem or poetic passage
e.g., “An example from popular culture is the way many cartoons feature animals that can speak to each other, and in many cases can understand human speech, but humans cannot understand the speech of animals”

Foil – a character who is used as a contrast to another character in order to emphasize the differences between the two characters.
e.g. Edgar is a foil for Edmund and vice versa.

Rabbit Proof Fence

First thing today, I collected choice book essays. Then we watched the first half of Rabbit Proof Fence, our final text of the year.

You may use your HANDWRITTEN study sheets on the final exam if you print them from Edline and complete them on your own.

Homework: The graphic project is due tomorrow, at the beginning of the hour, NO EXCEPTIONS!!

DON'T FORGET THAT AN INDIVIDUAL 1-PAGE REFLECTION ON THE PROJECT MUST ACCOMPANY IT--see assignment sheet for information about topics to be addressed in the reflection.

**IF YOU STILL HAVE NOT DONE SO, PLEASE REVIEW THE FINAL EXAM INFORMATION AND STUDY SHEETS ON EDLINE!!

The Return of the Choice Books

We began today with peer evaluation of the choice book essay. After peer evaluation, students worked on graphic projects.

The deadline for the final choice essay has been extended to Monday. Here's what you need:

PERFECT MLA heading
PERFECT Page number headers
PERFECTLY FORMATTED Creative title

Submit final draft with:
Rough Draft w/ peer comments (required)
Prewrite/thesis sheet (required)
Any other prewriting/outlines/drafts

**No technology excuses—figure it out. NO LATE COUPONS!!

The Final Graphic Project is due on Tuesday, June 2nd.

**IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY DONE SO, PLEASE REVIEW THE FINAL EXAM INFORMATION ON EDLINE!!

Persepolis is a GREAT Read!

That's what we decided in class today. After discussing Persepolis, students worked on reading choice graphic novels and/or creating the graphic project.

Homework: Rough draft of choice book essay due tomorrow for peer evaluation.

Persepolis, choice graphic, project...

...so much to do and SO LITTLE TIME!!!!

Today we began with the vocab. quiz. If you were absent, make arrangements to make up the quiz soon! Then, we used the hour to work on finishing Persepolis, reading choice graphic novels, and planning the graphic project.

Tomorrow we will discuss Persepolis and continue working on the choice graphic and final project.

Please see Edline for information about the final exam.

Persepolis II

Today students tried to finish reading Persepolis. Some were unsuccessful--we'll finish next week.

Homework: Work on choice book essay; acquire a choice graphic novel (the library has a great selection); study for vocab quiz on Tuesday.

**Also--see Edline for a review of the 2nd semester final exam. The review will refer you to other documents, also found on Edline. All vocab from the semester can be found in the Vocabulary folder.

Persepolis

We used class time today to read Persepolis. If you were absent, you'll have to get started on the book tomorrow and finish it over the weekend.

Homework: Work on choice book essay. I recommend that you complete an outline of your paper by tomorrow.