Brian An Mr. Fisher AP. Literature 27 May 2013 1. Analytical Reading Log # 3 2. 1984 George Orwell 3. Page 145‚ “what is it‚ do you think?” …..pg147 “Heart of the crystal.” The passage is taken from the scene where Winston tells Julia that the paperweight is a link to the past and sings a song about Clement’s Church. Orwell’s application of symbol‚ imagery‚ and foreshadowing represent that theme of lost past and Winston’s attempt to reconnect with the past. The recurrence of the
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Response 1 The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis is set in war-ravaged Kabul‚ Afghanistan during the Taliban’s rule of the country. The quote‚ “There had been a war going on in Afghanistan for more than twenty years”(13) indicates that it probably took place in the Taliban’s early rule between 1996 and 1998. The protagonist is a young eleven year girl named Parvana who has spent most of her life witnessing and suffering from the turmoil in her country. At the beginning of the story‚ she appears to be
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Reading Log - ‘The Outsiders’ - NO PLAGIARISM The story starts off with Ponyboy‚ the protagonist‚ getting jumped by a bunch of Socs. Socs is the abbreviation for the Socials‚ they are the “West-side rich kids.” Harmony is a joke between the two gangs‚ as differences are common. Unlike the Socs‚ “Greasers are almost like hoods; we steal things and drive old souped-up cars... and have a gang fight once in a while.” Ponyboy Curtis lives with his two older brothers‚ Sodapop and Darry. One night
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* * How do your surroundings affect your reading comprehension? How might you minimize distractions while you are reading for your class assignments? * * Our surroundings while reading play a big part in comprehension. If your in a loud and distracting atmosphere you won’t understand what your reading. Being in a quiet and peaceful atmosphere helps you concentrate more. I can minimize distractions by turning off my phone‚ reading alone‚ and avoiding everything. * *
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Reading Log: “Macbeth” by W. Shakespeare Act I:This Act opens with the three Weird Sisters setting up the entire theme of the play: Fair is foul and foul is fair. A war is taking place against Scotland (the setting of this play) and Norway. Scotland is victorious due to the valiant efforts of Macbeth. The traitorous Thane of Cawdor is captured and executed. King Duncan decides to reward Macbeth with the title of Thane of Cawdor to show his gratitude.The scene shifts to the battleground where the
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when your professor mentions a passage or when a reading is to be covered in class. Prioritize readings by determining what will be reviewed in discussion sections and by knowing test dates and due dates for papers. Be sure that you have enough time to complete your reading assignments by scheduling more time than you think you need. To get the most from your class readings‚ use the following tips; managing reading assignments‚ and Reading effectively. Condense information take margin notes
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DEFINITIONS 1. Ominous: Giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen. 2. Promontory: A point of high land that juts out into a large body of water. 3. Vagabond: A person who wanders from place to place without a home or job. 4. Enmity: The state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something. 5. Disembarked: Leave a ship‚ aircraft‚ or other vehicle. 6. Waning: (Of the moon) have a progressively smaller part of its visible surface
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Today my friends and I did a debate about should we keep reading logs or should we give them away. I say that we should keep them! Three reasons why we should keep them is because. One‚ getting good grades for school. Another reason why we should keep reading logs is because it keeps you focused and help us summarize and organized. And why they are just good for reading! So I am going to talk about those three topics today. Are you ready? Then let’s go! Reason one that they are good for schools
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How To Keep a Reading Log or Book Journal A reading log or book journal is a great place to react to what you read. You can find out exactly how you feel about the characters; you may gain insight about the theme and plot; and you can expand your overall enjoyment of the literature. Here’s How: 1. Write about what your feelings are after reading the opening chapter(s) of the book. How do your feelings change (or do they) after reading half the book? Do you feel any differently after finishing
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The Kite Runner Reading logs NV1D Reading Log Task One‚ Part I. [13.01.12] The author of The Kite Runner‚ Khaled Hosseini‚ I think can be portrayed as the protagonist Amir for several reasons one of which is that he himself was born in Kabul‚ Afghanistan‚ in 1965. I think that‚ because of the fact that he was born in Afghanistan‚ it has contributed to the novel in the aspect of which that the place is not entirely random. Like‚ if I wrote a book I wouldn’t write a story based in perhaps the United
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