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Ms. Weisman's AP English: Things Fall Apart: Cultural Scrutinization
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Ms Weisman's AP English. Wednesday, January 27, 2010. Things Fall Apart: Cultural Scrutinization. In Part 1 of. We read about many cultural traditions of the Igbo people- many of which you noted seemed odd or unfounded. Others of you pointed out that. Culture possesses those "odd" practices, including ours- we're simply more used to them so they don't strike us as extraordinary. But oh, ho, ho, they WILL! WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT: I still often see personal biases occasionally crop up in y'all's writing....
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Ms. Weisman's AP English: December 2009
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Ms Weisman's AP English. Thursday, December 24, 2009. Dec Outside Reading Project. December Outside Reading Presentations require the following:. A reading card with all the goodies. A creative method of presenting the STORY of your Outside Reading, as well as an ANALYSIS of its possible meaning/significance. This is essentially just what you've been doing when we go around and share in class, but with visuals and special effects. Hats and costumes are also encouraged. Funny voices too! No answer. An...
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Ms. Weisman's AP English: Tale of Two Cities Post
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Ms Weisman's AP English. Saturday, April 24, 2010. Tale of Two Cities Post. Please post yours before Monday morning. Excited to read your thoughts! My students have been in Tale of Two Cities. For a while now, Charles Dickens's epic historical novel about the French Revolution. My seniors started the book in January and finished before March; my AP kids have now been reading it for the past several weeks. The historians dismiss an entire life in a word: feckless. Heroic- it is a heroic. His own words des...
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Ms. Weisman's AP English: Figurative Language: Write a Poem
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Ms Weisman's AP English. Monday, February 8, 2010. Figurative Language: Write a Poem. Those are your instructions: write a poem, using figurative language. Practice employing what you're learning; the specific figurative language terms that were in your reading were. Simile, metaphor, personification, apostrophe,. Purpose of the assignment: you will internalize the concept, enjoy your own creative expression, and build a greater appreciation and understanding of the ideas we're discussing in class. Figur...
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Ms. Weisman's AP English: AP Symbolism Cheat Sheet: Class books
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Ms Weisman's AP English. Wednesday, February 24, 2010. AP Symbolism Cheat Sheet: Class books. Crosses: wooden cross to Ras—she takes the brass one (taking the heavier burden on herself); redemptive gesture—signifies his cleansing/second chance to come. Also represents the burden of sin… Ras’s acceptance of cross perhaps symbolizes his decision to repent, accept responsibility for his sin. Foreshadows his salvation. Drunk girl: Shows Ras’s better nature—he cares about the well being of others&...Money: mo...
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Ms. Weisman's AP English: September 2009
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Ms Weisman's AP English. Friday, September 25, 2009. Friday Blog Work: Yellow Wallpaper and Critical Theories. Good morning folks. Hope you're awake- or at least coursing on the momentum of the knowledge that it's FRIDAY. God help these kids get through the day with enthusiasm. And me too, God. Amen. I would like you to do two blog-related tasks today:. 1) Post a response to the blog post. The brand of theory those thoughts fall into. Use the "Thoughts on Yellow Wallpaper" blog that I posted below as...
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Ms. Weisman's AP English: May 2010
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Ms Weisman's AP English. Monday, May 24, 2010. Http:/ www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). A Tale of Two Cities: Fairytale. Dani (requires logging in). Tale of Two Cities thoughts. Great Income with Injustice. Death in "Tale of Two Cities". Jessica's AP English Blog. Recalled to Life- ♫♪. Heroic Death in Tale of Two Cities. Ms Weisman's Senior English. Research Paper: The 3rd and 4th Paragraphs. Tale of Two Cities - Theme Connection.
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Ms. Weisman's AP English: April 2010
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Ms Weisman's AP English. Saturday, April 24, 2010. Tale of Two Cities Post. Please post yours before Monday morning. Excited to read your thoughts! My students have been in Tale of Two Cities. For a while now, Charles Dickens's epic historical novel about the French Revolution. My seniors started the book in January and finished before March; my AP kids have now been reading it for the past several weeks. The historians dismiss an entire life in a word: feckless. Heroic- it is a heroic. His own words des...
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Ms. Weisman's AP English: Rhetoric Speech-- LLAMAS!
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Ms Weisman's AP English. Friday, April 16, 2010. The lovely, lackadaisical llamas! These beasts come with such desirable fur, and this fur must needs be sheared, and once the fur sheared, must needs be spun, and once the fur spun, must needs be sold! Beautiful yarn, and beautiful llamas, and beautiful money from yarn and llamas! Happy the merchant that hath been llama-fied! For llamas are not dirty smelly creatures at all, but divine providers of college tuition for their masters! Labels: have fun :).
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