A Close Reading Exercise From: http://ocw.mit.edu/NR/rdonlyres/Literature/21L-003Fall2003/E3B42E8B-1A45-447E-938E-7CC3C79F6FC2/0/notes_on_close_reading.pdf What does it mean to read a text closely and analyze it? Why do we do close reading in literary study? The answers to these questions emerge more from the doing than the talking. Briefly‚ close reading is a basic tool for understanding‚ taking pleasure in‚ and communicating one’s interpretation of a literary work. The skills employed
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Module 1 Homework 1. Describe three or four benefits of globalization. Globalization is increasing interdependency of nations and businesses throughout the world. It has had a profound effect on both markets and production. It has lowered or eliminated government barriers to export-import trade. Gives firms access to the worlds vast offerings of food‚ clothing‚ and other manufactured goods. Companies can also benefit from foreign manufacturing‚ shifting factory production to less developed
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Summer Reading Assignment 2013 MYP Year 5‚ Honors English 10 AREAS of INTERACTION: Human Ingenuity Health and Social Education Environments Community and Service Approaches to Learning Essential Questions: How do humans endure traumatic situations in life? How do our values and beliefs shape who we are as
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leaves an unforgettable sense of community within. Overall‚ the purpose for any pilgrimage‚ near or far‚ is to have a physical experience to help us better understand what we cannot come to know through our senses. Reading about pilgrimages is far different from actually taking one. Reading about the powerful emotions and feelings taken from this experience makes me wonder what triggers these reactions. The author of this article said that on one of her journeys‚ she‚ “I felt that I connected with the
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READING JOURNAL Keeping a reading journal: http://www.gmu.edu/departments/writingcenter/handouts/puller.html 1. What do you find interesting in this reading assignment? Summarize the point of interest and then discuss why you find it interesting. 2. What do you find unclear in this reading assignment? Summarize the section you find muddy or foggy and explain what you think it means but why you’re still uncertain. 3. What do you find "linkable" in this reading assignment? Something may link
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MBK – Lab Report Name: ____ Section: ___ Module 1‚ Experiment 1: Observing Bacteria and Blood (No microscope needed for this lab) Questions: A. List the following parts of the microscope‚ AND Briefly describe the function of each part. A. Eyepiece – transmits and magnifies the image from the objective lens to the eye. B. Main tube – moves vertically for focusing C. Nosepiece– holds the objective lenses and rotates them. D. Objective lens - Objective lenses provide
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Carlie Sorrells Ms. Johnson 8-28-12 English ll pre-ap Summer Reading Assignment-Alas Babylon Alas Babylon by Pat Frank is a literary work of art that holds important themes applicable to the present. Though the story takes place in the time of the Cold War‚ some of the messages are still transferable to life in the modern world. An apocalyptic world where the United States is at war with the Soviet Union is the premise of the book in which the characters are put up to the ultimate test‚ survival
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“A Child’s Christmas in Wales” is the story of a man retelling certain events from the past Christmases in his life. He describes many activities an experiences through his eyes when he was a young boy as if they were miracles‚ some things that many adults overlook and take for granted. “A Christmas Memory” tells the tale of Christmas traditions between a seven year old boy and a grown woman‚ who the boy views as his cousin and best friend. Each of these stories was written with a certain purpose
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to five‚ and works with them for 10-15 minutes on reading and comprehension. She strategically chooses the group based on the reading ability of the students. For example‚ there are a handful of students who excel at reading. She picks out more challenging books for them to read together during small group and then discusses the book with the children. They take turns reading each page‚ and ask higher-order thinking questions based from their reading. On the other hand‚ there is also a group of four
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Palmistry We all wonder what awaits us in the future. We wonder about our health‚ our careers and of course‚ our love life. Well the answer to all of these questions may lie quite literally in the palm of your hand. Palmistry‚ or palm reading‚ is the practice of predicting the future outcomes through the study of the palm. This study dates back to 3000 BC in ancient Egypt and still being practiced today worldwide. Today we will discuss how our palm lines can tell us about our future and ourselves
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