Jaimee Barbee ENGL 300 Bouton Poetry Analysis "I Knew a Woman" by Theodore Roethke Theodore Roethke wrote of the beauty of a woman and how she captivated a man in his poem "I Knew a Woman." Roethke describes a sexual attraction radiating from the man towards the woman that eventually is explored. Who the man is to the women is never revealed but one may interpret him as someone who didn ’t get to spend his life with this woman but rather had a beautiful love affair with her long ago and is
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Wade Petersen Presents Dare to Be “Different” Using “Choice Menus” to Differentiate in Your Classroom Iowa World Language Association Conference October 7-8‚ 2011 Des Moines Downtown Marriott Contact Information: Wade Petersen wadecp@netins.net petersenw@wdmcs.org Valley Southwoods Freshman High School West Des Moines‚ Iowa Differentiation The new buzzword in the education world is “differentiation.” Teachers are increasingly being asked to provide alternative ways to help students learn. The
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(Course book/Unit) Used: Handouts‚ Blackboard‚ Smartboard. Lesson Focus: Grammar Duration of the lesson: 45’ Learners’ Previous Knowledge: They know simple present tense‚ can and can’t‚ also they are familiar with the wh- question forms and they have basic vocabulary knowledge and knowledge of present continuous tense. Learner Profile (Age + Proficiency Level/ Number of Students): They are prep. class students. There are 30 students in total and they are elementary level students. Their
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Short Story Rough Draft Natasha and her mother had never gotten along very well. They fought daily. The atmosphere in the house was always tense. It was no wonder that her mother was so sick. Everyone in the family knew of her condition. Well everyone but Natasha. A few months ago‚ Natasha was at a friend’s house and her mother had to go to the hospital. Apparently the stress from all the fighting over the years was making her sicker and sicker. When they had tried to tell Natasha‚
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Everyday‚ someone experiences the loss of a family member or friend.This loss impacts everyone differently. All of us have or will experience the loss of someone close. Some individuals experience intense grief‚ whereas others are able to move on easily. The poem “English” by Yusef Komunyakaa explores the perspective of a boy who befriends a girl who is later shot to death by soldiers. “English” explores events that occur before the girl’s death. The poem “While I Slept” by Robert Francis explores
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A. Learner’s profile Virginia is a 29-year old native Spanish speaker born in Madrid. She is currently studying a professional training course and works as an animal caretaker. She is one of the A2 or Elementary proficiency level students of the Celta Teacher Training Program at International house Language School. She took part of the same program two years ago‚ but she didn’t continue studying English afterwards. Virginia studied English in primary and secondary school following a traditional
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save him. In the first three sentences of the essay‚ the speaker adopts a very childlike style. He makes use of simple words and keeps the sentences short‚ similar in style to that of an early aged teenager. But since the text is written in the past tense and the narrator mentions that he was "going on thirteen" (181)‚ we know the speaker is now older. After reading a little further‚ we find that the style becomes more complex‚ with a more select choice of words and longer sentences. The contrast between
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the family has to get up very early to take the bus. Also something that could indicate that the family isn’t very wealthy. The story is fairly detailed‚ and contains few descriptions of the environment. It covers a single day‚ is written in past tense and proceeds chronologically. But it contains a lot of small flashbacks/memories Baluta has from his life in Liberia. That’s all very typical features for a short story. All the memories appear because something in his ’new life’ reminds him of
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and the responsibilities at different ages‚ shown in 100 Years. The autobiography Lionheart written by Jesse Martin invites the reader along Jesse’s physical journey as well as his journey of emotional and physical development. This use of present tense and an autobiographical nature allows the reader to understand a first hand account of his experiences and to get the reader to think about their own life goals‚ dreams and achievements. Jesse’s main goal of his adventure was to prove that anyone
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