SUMMER READING ASSIGNMENT 2013 9TH GRADE Mrs. Nelson: nelson@greenvilleisd.com; Cell- 903-269-0603 English I Pre-AP Summer Reading: To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee) Available at Hastings‚ Barnes and Noble‚ or on Amazon.com [pic] [pic] Assignment: While you read To Kill a Mockingbird‚ note and annotate passages that you think are significant. Mark that book! 1. The goal is to note your thoughts about selected quotes as you read. 2. While you are reading‚ you
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Occupy Wall Street Professor Craig Business Ethics May 5‚ 2013 “Occupy Wall Street is a leaderless resistance movement with people of many colors‚ genders and political persuasions. The one thing we all have in common is that We Are The 99% that will no longer tolerate the greed and corruption of the 1%. We are using the revolutionary Arab Spring tactic to achieve our ends and encourage the use of nonviolence to maximize the safety of
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lifeless objects that humans call their own creations with the intent to embody the technological genesis of a world that will soon consume the future of time. When comparing Joseph Kosinski’s post-apocalyptic‚ Oblivion‚ and Jim Morris’ animated film‚ Wall-E‚ similarities between both struggling protagonists are revealed‚ leading the reader to realize that the human instinct of survival has evolved into an impulse for humans to forge a world of their own‚ though when humans periodically forget to reflect
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“The different accidents of life are not so changeable as the feelings of human nature. I had worked hard for nearly two years‚ for the sole purpose of infusing life into an inanimate body. I had desired it with an ardour that far exceeded moderation; but now that I had finished‚ the beauty of the dream vanished‚ and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart.” (Shelley‚ 1831‚ p. 74 (Chapter V – Paragraph 3). Victor is the protagonist in Frankenstein. He created the “monster‚” and then realizes
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Name ProfWRT 150.18 26 October 2013 The Importance of Reading Mark Twain once said that “The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them.” Reading is one of the most powerful skills sets a person can have‚ yet almost all students who have access to good books‚ shamelessly take little advantage of them. Children who are growing up in the digital age are reading less and less‚ but can we blame them? The children of this era are growing up immediately immersed
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English 2030 Mar 5th‚ 2013 A reading of Gary Soto’s “Behind Grandma’s House” The poem talks about main character that has intense craving for attention from family‚ friends‚ and even strangers. Because of this kind of intense craving‚ the character has hostile behavior‚ rebellious acts of misconduct‚ and a lack of respect for authority. The boy in “Behind grandma’s House” does so as a way to appear tough and intimidating. At the end of this poem‚ the Grandma finally shows up‚ and stops the boy
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INTRODUCTION Reading aloud activity is commonly used by teachers all around the world.However‚most ELT methodology authors such as Broghton‚Brumfit‚Flavell‚Hill‚and Pincas‚ on the other hand some speacialists suggest its use.The discussion about reading aloud is a perennial one. It has been discussed over thirty years or more‚reading aloud is beneficial or just a time filler.In recent years‚it is proven to be a useful tool while acquiring vocabulary‚developing reading skills and comprehension
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tells a story‚ a particular event‚ or happening‚ it often relates to a long story. Lyric poetry is any fairly short poem in which the speaker expresses intense personal emotion or state of mind. Narrative and lyric poetry may seem like they are similar‚ but there is a big difference between the two. An example for narrative poetry is the poem Confession by Bruce Lansky. In the poem he confesses about what he has done wrong. An example for lyric poetry is the song Thousand Miles by Vanessa Carlton
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Reading Comprehension James M. Ihle COLL 100 B116 November 28‚ 2010 Francis P. Hyland Reading Comprehension Reading comprehension is a valuable and necessary tool in the learning process. It allows the reader to expand his vocabulary‚ understand the text he is reading‚ and use various strategies as he might need them in order to improve learning. It is necessary because it shapes the reader ’s understanding of ideas and words. It assists his ability to make sense of ideas and concepts
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Daniel T. The university of Dodoma. COED. 0769 058488. Extensive reading is an approach to language including foreign language by the means of a large of unknown words in specific context will allow the learner to the words in specific context will allow the learner to the words meaning specific context thus to learn unknown words. (cobb‚ 2007) Extensive reading is an “extensive reading approach” and involves students reading along texts orf large quantities for general understanding. With the
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