THE LOST THING Shaun Tan Teacher’s Notes By Nancy Mortimer Contents • • • • • Introduction Language and Literacy Visual Literacy Design and Layout Discussion Points The Lost Thing – Shaun Tan Teacher’s Guide 2009 Page 1 of 8 www.hachettechildrens.com.au INTRODUCTION The Lost Thing is the first picture book that Shaun Tan has both written and illustrated‚ and the result is a wonderful‚ warm‚ humorous story that will be read and enjoyed by a wide range of
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MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND EDUCATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF PHILOLOGY FOREIGN LANGUAGES DEPARTMENT SPECIALITY 050207 “TRANSLATION STUDIES” DIPLOMA THESIS “TRANSLATION OF NEWSPAPERS. PROBLEMS OF BRITISH-AMERICAN PRESS HEADLINES TRANSLATION.” Almaty 2011 PLAN I. Introduction ..............................................................................................
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1 English The Lost Generation (1920-1929) During the 1920 ’s a group of writers known as "The Lost Generation" gained popularity. The term "the lost generation" was created by Gertrude Stein who heard her auto-mechanic while in France said that his young workers were‚ "une generation perdue". This referred to the young workers ’ poor auto-mechanic repair skills. Gertrude Stein would take this phrase and use it to describe the people of the 1920 ’s who rejected American post World War I.
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or Chaos: The Choice is Yours The statement misery loves company is well expressed in Book I of Paradise Lost‚ by John Milton. Satan is jealous of God’s command and decides him and an army of other rebellious angels will challenge God and overthrow Him as the ruler of heaven. Satan and the others woke in hell; they had just lost the battle against God. The results of their rebellion lost these disobedient angels access to eternal joy and peace and gained them eternal misery and chaos. Satan would
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Throughout Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok‚ the main character‚ Kimberly Chang‚ has a struggle to either assimilate or acculturate to American culture. The novel displays the benefits of both assimilation and acculturation. Kim is often bullied at school by her classmates and teacher in the beginning of the book because of her inability to speak complete english such as on pages 25-27‚ in which Mr. Bogart accused her of copying off another student just because she didn’t understand the directions
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The Lost Battalion: Film Analysis In movie The Lost Battalion Major Charles White Wittlesey and his troops lead an attack into the Argonne Forest where they encountered severally bloody battles with the Germans‚ who outnumbered them and completely surrounded them. He started off with 500 men at the beginning of the campaign and by the end under 200 men were left. This movie shows the obstacles that stood in their way in order to stand their ground against German forces. These obstacles included
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kindergarten. I hope you continue your dream of being a Pro-Wrestler. I wish you the best of luck for the rest of the year. Honesty is the best policy. Once upon a time there was a little boy‚ who never lost a toy. Isaiah Gilmore‚ the richest kid in the world‚ saved all his toy.. Isaiah had carried a Trigger Happy skylander toy‚ everyday. He was walking to a taxi and dropped it without knowing. A boy named Caden picked it up and tried to give it back to Isaiah
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Books are the quietest and most constant of friends: they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors‚ and the most patient of teachers. Charles W. Eliot The more that you read‚ the more things you will know. The more that you learn‚ the more places you’ll go. Dr. Seuss We shouldn’t teach great books; we should teach a love of reading. B. F. Skinner Today a reader‚ tomorrow a leader. Margaret Fuller Reading takes us away from home‚ but more important‚ it finds homes
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Katrina Pham Ms. Leang English 1 HP‚ Period 1 3 October 2012 Lost in a Forest “It’s too dark‚ Katrina. I can’t see!” cried Christopher‚ my baby cousin. “Slow down! If I lose you‚ the monsters are going to swallow me whole.” I heard him‚ but his whimpers only exacerbated the situation‚ which was already worsening by the second. The sun had nearly disappeared behind the mountain‚ and the darkness was quickly claiming the night. Out of instinct‚ I grabbed his hand and we ran as quickly as we could
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Book Report NAME: Bailey Barnes TITLE: Someone Named Eva AUTHOR: Joan M. Wolf GENRE: Realistic Fiction # of PAGES: 200 Citation: Wolf‚ Joan M. Someone Named Eva SETTING: The exposition begins in Lidice‚ Czechoslovakia at Milda’s home. Then it changes to Puschkau‚ Poland at a training camp to become perfect German citizens‚ then to Furstenberg‚ Germany where she lives then back to Lidice‚ Czechoslovakia where she finishes growing up. POINT of VIEW: First
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