1. My English 101 classes do not meet next week; we have individual conferences. Please make sure that you know your scheduled time. Conferences are in LWH 2084.
2. The deadline for the Narrative FD has been moved to FRIDAY. Folders are due in the box outside my office or in my dept. mailbox by 5 p.m. Also due at that time: the extra credit RR.
3. On Monday, Nov. 9, we have a normal class meeting (and discussion leaders!). The RR is on this essay.
Friday, October 30, 2009
Monday, October 26, 2009
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
3 writing techniques that can be used in story telling.
1.descriptive writing
2. using different point of views
3.useing flashbacks
2. using different point of views
3.useing flashbacks
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Writing Techiniques
1. Different Points of views
2. Chronologically
3. Making Connections to your own personal life
Halie Sanchez
2. Chronologically
3. Making Connections to your own personal life
Halie Sanchez
Monday, October 19, 2009
This Week
Today (Monday): Discussion of "Ghost Children." Consider how you can use this reading as a model for your Narrative Essay. How many stories does Brown tell? What techniques does he employ? What does he tell us about individuals in systems?
Coming up/Looking at the Schedule:
M Oct 19
Discussion // more Narrative stuff: six-word memoirs!
HMWK:
1. Post your six-word memoir on the blog by noon on W--DO THIS
2. Post a list of three writing techniques we can use in story-telling (there can be NO repeats; if yours is already posted, you need to think of a new one)--DON'T DO THIS; INSTEAD, JUST BRING YOUR IDEAS TO CLASS
3. Brainstorm for your Narrative Essay (RD due Fri)--DO THIS
W Oct 21
More Narrative Essay // In-class writing // GRAMMAR WORK
HMWK:
1. RD1
2. DH online exercises: TBA
3. Bring DH to class
Coming up/Looking at the Schedule:
M Oct 19
Discussion // more Narrative stuff: six-word memoirs!
HMWK:
1. Post your six-word memoir on the blog by noon on W--DO THIS
2. Post a list of three writing techniques we can use in story-telling (there can be NO repeats; if yours is already posted, you need to think of a new one)--DON'T DO THIS; INSTEAD, JUST BRING YOUR IDEAS TO CLASS
3. Brainstorm for your Narrative Essay (RD due Fri)--DO THIS
W Oct 21
More Narrative Essay // In-class writing // GRAMMAR WORK
HMWK:
1. RD1
2. DH online exercises: TBA
3. Bring DH to class
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
From Olivia: Monday's class
We watched an episode of this program.
WED: Read NEWS from The New York Times.
(You must find an article that connects to our theme of individuals and systems!)
WED: Read NEWS from The New York Times.
(You must find an article that connects to our theme of individuals and systems!)
Monday, October 5, 2009
Figurative Language & sensory details
Metaphor- Even across the room, her glare set me on fire for everyone to see
Simile- Her hair looked like old straw mixed with other burned straws!
Personification- The curtains danced so elegantly to the music the wind would blow.
Kenning- Drugged up call girl
eddy
Simile- Her hair looked like old straw mixed with other burned straws!
Personification- The curtains danced so elegantly to the music the wind would blow.
Kenning- Drugged up call girl
eddy
Sunday, October 4, 2009
figurative langauge
Straight metaphor- There are plenty of other fish in the sea
Simile- Life is like an onion: You peel it off one layer at a time, and sometimes you weep.
Kenning- Spongebob
Personification- My computer hates me
Simile- Life is like an onion: You peel it off one layer at a time, and sometimes you weep.
Kenning- Spongebob
Personification- My computer hates me
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
Straight Metaphor: "The rain striking the window resembled a large waterfall"
Kenning: "Gold Friend"
Simile: "It was as loud as a lion's roar "
Personification: "The lonely train whistle cried out into the night"
Kenning: "Gold Friend"
Simile: "It was as loud as a lion's roar "
Personification: "The lonely train whistle cried out into the night"
Friday, October 2, 2009
Figurative Language Amaris Gomez
Similie - "I walked along Devon Avenu when the bank clock read twenty below . i had hypothermia. It was like a circuit at times" (Where I Slept)
Personification- " when all the colours die. (A Martian Sends a Postcard Home)
Metaphore- "mist is when the sky is tired of flight" (A Martian Sends a Postcard Home)
Straight - " his word is scripture" (Baghdad Burning)
Personification- " when all the colours die. (A Martian Sends a Postcard Home)
Metaphore- "mist is when the sky is tired of flight" (A Martian Sends a Postcard Home)
Straight - " his word is scripture" (Baghdad Burning)
From Olivia: Posting for this week is closed.
I've just had a chance to look over your recent posts (they've been read and recorded). Things are coming along quite nicely.
1. Kafka's "The Metamorphosis," Part One, must be read for Monday.
2. You should work on your Observation this weekend. The RD is due on Friday.
Don't forget about this post and this.
-Olivia
1. Kafka's "The Metamorphosis," Part One, must be read for Monday.
2. You should work on your Observation this weekend. The RD is due on Friday.
Don't forget about this post and this.
-Olivia
Figurative Language
Straight Metaphor: Life is a Highway
Simile: The mind is like a sponge
Personification: the fog crept closer and closer
Figurative Language
1) Straight metaphor- "Mist is when the sky is tired of flight"
2) Similie- "We greeted each other like long lost friends..."
3) Personification- "kept in a box, ticking with impatience"
4) Kenning- "In homes, a haunted apparatus sleeps, that snores when you pick it up."
1) Straight metaphor- "Mist is when the sky is tired of flight"
2) Similie- "We greeted each other like long lost friends..."
3) Personification- "kept in a box, ticking with impatience"
4) Kenning- "In homes, a haunted apparatus sleeps, that snores when you pick it up."
Figurative Language and sensory details
Anxiety that gripped me. Personification N.D.
The heat almost forced me back inside. Personification / sensory detail Baghdad Burning
Being out in the streets is like being caught in a tornado. Simile Baghdad Burning
His word is scripture. Metaphor Baghdad Burning
The Whale Road. Kenning
HOLLER
The heat almost forced me back inside. Personification / sensory detail Baghdad Burning
Being out in the streets is like being caught in a tornado. Simile Baghdad Burning
His word is scripture. Metaphor Baghdad Burning
The Whale Road. Kenning
HOLLER
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Figurative Language
Straight Metaphor: "The rain came down in long knitting kneedles"
Kenning: "The land of 1,000 lies"
Simile: "Brave as a lion"
Personification: "When all the colours die, they hide in pairs"
Kenning: "The land of 1,000 lies"
Simile: "Brave as a lion"
Personification: "When all the colours die, they hide in pairs"
Figurative Language
Metaphor: Mist is when the sky is tired of flight - A Martian Sends a Postcard Home
Similie: then the world is dim and bookish like engravings under tissue paper - A Martian Sends a Postcard Home
Personification: I was serenaded by the sound of controlled military detonating of IED's. - A Soldier's Thoughts
Kenning:(Iraq) The land of 1,000 lies - A Soldier's Thoughts
Similie: then the world is dim and bookish like engravings under tissue paper - A Martian Sends a Postcard Home
Personification: I was serenaded by the sound of controlled military detonating of IED's. - A Soldier's Thoughts
Kenning:(Iraq) The land of 1,000 lies - A Soldier's Thoughts
Figurative Language
1. "The moment I had one foot out the door, the heat almost forced me back inside" (Baghdad Burning) *Mode: PERSONIFICATION*
2. "Being out in the streets is like being caught in a torndado" (Baghdad Burning)
*Mode: SIMILE*
3. "Since its too late in the day to pick up my Rent-A-Wreck" (Nickel and Dimed, 52)
*Mode: KENNING*
4. "On the coldest nights, when my lashes became icicles" (Where I Slept, 155)
*Mode: STRAIGHT METAPHOR*
2. "Being out in the streets is like being caught in a torndado" (Baghdad Burning)
*Mode: SIMILE*
3. "Since its too late in the day to pick up my Rent-A-Wreck" (Nickel and Dimed, 52)
*Mode: KENNING*
4. "On the coldest nights, when my lashes became icicles" (Where I Slept, 155)
*Mode: STRAIGHT METAPHOR*
Figurative Launguage
a) Metaphor: Mist is when the sky is tired of flight-A Martian Sends a Postcard Home
b) Simile: Being in our streets is like being caught in a tornado.- Baghdad Burning
c) Personification: Our sun, at noon, isn't a heavenly body-it's a physical assault.-Baghdad Burning
d) Kenning: If the ghost cries, they carry it to their lips and sooth it to sleep with sounds.- A Martian Sends a Postcard Home
-Halie Sanchez
b) Simile: Being in our streets is like being caught in a tornado.- Baghdad Burning
c) Personification: Our sun, at noon, isn't a heavenly body-it's a physical assault.-Baghdad Burning
d) Kenning: If the ghost cries, they carry it to their lips and sooth it to sleep with sounds.- A Martian Sends a Postcard Home
-Halie Sanchez
figurative language
" Being out in the streets is like being caught in a tornado." - simile
" I mumble thanks for the advice feeling like I've just been stripped naked by the crazed reforcer of some ancient sumputary law." - simile
" With a cane that he twirled around his dimond ring finger." - personification
" In homes a haunted apparatus sleeps, that snores when you pick up." - kenning
" I mumble thanks for the advice feeling like I've just been stripped naked by the crazed reforcer of some ancient sumputary law." - simile
" With a cane that he twirled around his dimond ring finger." - personification
" In homes a haunted apparatus sleeps, that snores when you pick up." - kenning
Figurative Lanaguage
Straight Metaphor- "Model T is a room with the lock inside."
Single Metaphor- "The world is dark and dimmish like engravings under tissue paper."
Personification- " A haunted apparatus sleeps, that snores when you pick it up."
Kenning- "Model T is a room with the lock inside."
Figurative Language
Simile: Being out in the streets is like being caught in a tornado. "Baghdad Burning"
Metaphor: His word is Scripture. "Baghdad Burning"
Kenning: The kid with the buzz cut. "Nickel and Dimed"
Personification: The thick tropical air parts to let me pass. "Nickel and Dimed"
Metaphor: His word is Scripture. "Baghdad Burning"
Kenning: The kid with the buzz cut. "Nickel and Dimed"
Personification: The thick tropical air parts to let me pass. "Nickel and Dimed"
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
Straight Metaphor=a shade of brown similar to that of caked, dry mustard .
Simile= Being out in the streets is like being caught in a tornado.
Personification=Are you proud of me Mother? I am a soldier. Are you proud of me Father? I have killed. To my country I ask you, are you proud of me?.
Kenning=The land of 1,000 lies..
Simile= Being out in the streets is like being caught in a tornado.
Personification=Are you proud of me Mother? I am a soldier. Are you proud of me Father? I have killed. To my country I ask you, are you proud of me?.
Kenning=The land of 1,000 lies..
Figurative Language
Straight Metaphor - It is Raining cats and dogs.
Simile - It is hot as hell outside
Personification - Wind yells while blowing.
Kenning - WhaleRoad - The Sea
Mohammed Khan
Simile - It is hot as hell outside
Personification - Wind yells while blowing.
Kenning - WhaleRoad - The Sea
Mohammed Khan
Simile- "I had a large bedroom and the walls were covered in wallpaper that looked like an open sky full of birds and clouds."
Simile- "He was beautiful,like a woman."
Kenning- " In homes, a haunted apparatus sleeps, that snores when you pick it up."
Personification- "Mist is when the sky is tired of flight and rests its soft machine on the ground."
Lorena Gonzalez
Simile- "He was beautiful,like a woman."
Kenning- " In homes, a haunted apparatus sleeps, that snores when you pick it up."
Personification- "Mist is when the sky is tired of flight and rests its soft machine on the ground."
Lorena Gonzalez
Figurative Language
Straight Metaphor - The rain came down in long knitting needles.
Simile - Her smile was as slick as an door to door salesman.
Personification - The sky was full of dancing stars.
Kenning - Smoldering fire stick
Saad Jeewa
Simile - Her smile was as slick as an door to door salesman.
Personification - The sky was full of dancing stars.
Kenning - Smoldering fire stick
Saad Jeewa
Figurative Language
Kenning : yuppie-land
Metaphor: a shade of brown similar to that of caked, dry mustard.
Personification: the ladder of law has no top and no bottom.
Simile: I listened to the noise that had become as common as crickets in the summer
Metaphor: a shade of brown similar to that of caked, dry mustard.
Personification: the ladder of law has no top and no bottom.
Simile: I listened to the noise that had become as common as crickets in the summer
Figurative Language
Kenning-- trailer trash
Simile-- "the entrance sits there like a beached ocean liner"
Kenning-- "but time is tied to the wrist or kept in a box, ticking with impatience"
Metaphor-- "the land of 1000 lies"
Elena Gonzalez
Simile-- "the entrance sits there like a beached ocean liner"
Kenning-- "but time is tied to the wrist or kept in a box, ticking with impatience"
Metaphor-- "the land of 1000 lies"
Elena Gonzalez
Straight Metaphor "It was a gladiator arena filled with children awaiting placement and stuffed thirty to a room"
Simile "Being out in the streets is like being caught in a tornado"
Personification "when all the colours die, they hide in pairs"
Kenning "the fire pit was 'Pete Browns grave'''
Juan rivera
Simile "Being out in the streets is like being caught in a tornado"
Personification "when all the colours die, they hide in pairs"
Kenning "the fire pit was 'Pete Browns grave'''
Juan rivera
Figurative Language
1)Straight Metaphor-"I had fallen through a trap door of depression"
2)Simile-"brave as a lion"
3)Personification-"opportunity knocked at my door"
4)Kenning-"Dwelling place"- resident
Chelsee Strojny
Figurative Language
Straight Metaphor- Life is a Bitch
Simile- Clean as a whistle
Personification- A plane is like a bird flying freely in the air
Kenning- A radio is like a music haven
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