Nightingale

1. find symboles

• rose - (unrequited) love
• stud-ent - naivete
• girl - materialism
• nightingale - devotion, virtue, goodness
• oak tree - wisdom

2. examples: simile, metaphor, personication, alliteration, assonance, consonance
3. write 2 paragraphs your interpetation - see writing correction code evaluation
topic sentence, transitional words, 250 words

The Nightingale and the Rose was a very intriguing story that follows the theme of love. It shows how one life would sacrifice itself to make another one happy. I don`t understand why people take this story destined for children. The nightingale was a symbol of devotion, virtue and goodness. The meaning and the way that love and sacrifice is portrayed in it is way too advanced and graphic for children. The things that I loved in this short story were how the animals and plants were portrayed. Oscar Wilde used metaphors and personification in his story to make it feel more alive and meaningful.

At the begining of the story, I thought that the student was really in love, that he would do anything just to be with the professor`s daughter, even the nightingale tought that, but it was all just a lie and the poor bird didn`t realize that in time, she was already dead. The scholar did not feel real love towards the girl, in my opinion, it was just a crush. So the nightingale sacrificed her life for nothing, her love and devotion just went into the gutter and crushed by a cart-weel, just like the rose. The sholar and the girl did not know the true meaning of love. Ì`m saying that because if the student really did love the girl, he would not surrender like that and he would not say that love does not prove anything. By saying that you can clearly see that he did not feel love towards the professor`s daughter. The girl in the other hand is a materialist, she does not care about love she just want to be spoiled. Overall I really liked the story.

Occurrence

Write 5 images:
Ex 1. Beating of the watch is compared to ''stroke of a blacksmith`s hammer upon an anvil''.
Ex 2. Sand is compared to diamonds, rubies, emeralds.
Ex 3. It hurt his ear like the thrust of a knife.
Ex 4. The water roared in his ear like the voice of Niagra (falls).
Ex 5. The ``dancing driftwood`` caught his eye.
Ex 6. He found himself whirling around spinning like a top.

Writing Correction Code

write 2 facts about each
2. thesis/ topic sentence

Sentence Patterns

Background

IC = Independent clause = subject +verbs+direct = complet idea
DC = Dependent clause = subject+verbs = incomplete idea
M = Modifier
PP = Prepositionial phrase (no verb)
ex. CSL(subject) has(vb) 3200 taelented(m) students(do) in many(pp) programs, which(rp) are(dc) very interesting.
DO = Direct object
SC = Subordinating conjuction
CC = Coordinating conjunction
RP = Relative pronoun
CA = Coordinating adverb
IO = Indirect object
, = Coma
; = Semi-colon
: = Colon

Sp #1 : IC ; IC
ex 3. Some people get away with their crimes ; others don`t.
ex 4. Half the people would tell the oy to listen to the princess ; the other half would not.
ex 5. Some people think they are sane ; others would disagree.
ex 6. Ceasar, try on this toga ; it seems to be your size.

1a. IC ; CA, IC.
ex 1. The narrator in the story, claimed he was sane ; however, he was really nuts.
ex 2. F. Stocktom had one leg shorter than the other; therefore he took up writing to compensate.
ex 3. The narrator thought the old man`s eye wasmean ; neverless it was all in gis head.

1b IC ; IC, CC IC
ex 1. poe was a great writer ; he infuenced many others, and he was immensely admired.
ex 2. The princess was semi-barbaric ; she was manipulative and cunning, but she could not have her way.

2. IC: IC
ex 1. Darwin`s ``Origin of Species`` states a harsh truth: only the fittest survive.
ex 2. The empty coffin in the crypt had a single horrifying meaning: Dracula had awoken to search for fresh blood.
ex 3. Peyton`s fate was decided: he was about to be hanged.
ex 4. The story was quite ironic: Ambierce, a northern soldier, took a southern view.

SP 3. Using a series without a conjunction: A, B, C for emphasis. ( A, B and C) ( A and B and C)
ex 1. With passion, determination, purpose, Lincoln fought slavery.
ex 2. Being a family man, being rich, being happy, he still gave up his life

The Lady or the Tiger?

4 Points

1. F.S. discovered his passion for writting after winning a short story contest.
2. F.S. was writing when the romantic period was in bloom in the US.

A. Vocabulary to Define.

• Will - Determination
• Valour - Courage
• Poetic Justice -  Virtueis rewarded, evil is punished
• Wails - Cries
• Mourners - People grieving
• Dire - Terrible
• Fate - Destiny
• Fair - Just, pretty
• Choristers - Singers
• Maidens - Young women
• The apple of his eye - Somebody important
• Unsur passed - The best unequalled
• Startling - Suprising news
• Damsels - Ladies
• Glances - Looks
• Mazes - Labyrinths
• Fangs - Sharp teeth
• Gnassh - grind
• Shriek - Loud scream
• Aguishes - Tormented, tortured, anxious

B. What advice would you give the lover?

The Tell-Tale Heart

1. Point of View

The Tell-Tale Heart is told in the first person, by the killer's point of view. We can clearly notice it by reading the word "I".

2. Style

2.1. Imagery : "Whenever it fell upon me my blood ran cold"
Darkness, sounds- heart beat / beating of drum

2.2. Metaphor : "fell upon the vulture eye, stone dead"
He compares the old man's eyes to vulture's eyes

2.3. Simile : "It was a low, dull, quick sound / black as pitch / heart beating like a drum/ ray of light like shread of a spider"

2.4. Personification : Death describe as a black shadow

2.5. Irony : It is ironic that the narrator tought the old man was kind, but he killed because he was evil. It`s ironic that he conceals the body reallly well and then gives himself away. That he says he`s not mad. Kindness, cruelty but really insane. Precautions vs honest. Insanity vs sanity.

Themes :

1. A human being has a perverse, wicked side that can goad him or her into doing evil things with no apparent motive.
2. Fear of discovery can bring about discovery.
3. The evil within is worse than the evil or ugliness without.

Prefixes

• Dis-ease                               
• Im-possible
• Fore-sight
• Des-ire
• Mid-night
• Un-did
• Con-tain
• Pre-sently
• Intro-duced
• Ex-treme

Suffixes

• Cause-less
• Uncontroll-able

4 Speaking Criteria

1. Delivery

• Loudness
• Speed
• Fluency
• Pronunciation

2. Content

• Main idea
• Development
• Good introduction : questions, facts, statistics, structure, historical period, quotation, place, startling, anecdote.

3. Organisation

• Structures
• Sequencers : first, second, third, then, finally.
• Transitions: however, therefore.

4. Language

• Vocabulary
• Grammar ( Verbs)
• Sentence variety

Literary Elements

Plot (Storyline, action) : 1, 2, 5, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17

• Exposition
• Conflict
• Rising Action
• Complication
• Climax
• Resolution

Settings (Hour, day, year, place) : 2, 7, 8, 9, 10

• Flashback
• Foreshadow

Characters ( Protagonist, antagonist) : 2, 3, 4, 6, 20, 22, 25

• Round vs flat
• Internal, external conflict
• Physical description
• Dialogue
• Action

Theme (Meaning) : 16, 19, 26


Narration (Point of View) : 7

• 1st person
• Omniscent
• Multiple narrators

Style (Diction, syntax, dialogue, tone, mood) : 15, 18, 21, 23

• Irony
• Satire
• Figurative
• Simile
• Dialogue

Student Profile : Dave

Last week, in my english class I met this great guy, his name is Dave. We talked a little bit about ourselves and learned a lot about each others. We talked about our GAINS, G for goals, A for achievements, I for interests, N for network and S for skills. I have learned about 3 of his goals, his short, mid and long term goals.

His short term goal is to make supper tonight, yes I know pretty funny. His mid term goal is to finish his novel, I was pretty surprise when he said that he was writting a book, because at our age, we don't really like writting espacially writting novels. That shows that he is pretty unique. His long term goal is to finish his studies. His achievements is that he created a spagetti sauce, I really would like to taste it. He was able to write a novel, that's a pretty big achievement I think, and he is a good model for his little brothers and sisters.

Now lets talk about his interests, well he likes to write, that's for sure. He also likes to read. His networks are his brothers and sisters, mom and dad. His skills are writting, making food and drawing. That's about all I know about him.