September - 2015

Imagery Poetry

This is an excerpt from Preludes, an imagery poem by T. S. Eliot. The winter evening settles down With smell of steaks in passageways....

Good descriptive writing includes many vivid sensory details that paint a picture and appeal to all of the reader's senses of sight,...

We will read the short story Identities by W.V. Valgardson. Identities is a strong model of descriptive writing: writing that recreates a...

Irony is the difference between appearance and reality. Dramatic Irony The reader knows more about the events of a story than a...

A writing block today to work on your synthesis essay.

Synthesis is a lot like baking a cake. We will start with a group discussion of The Heart of a Peacock (including going over the multiple...

You will start today with a group discussion of A Pair of Silk Stockings by Kate Chopin. Please use your highlighted quotes and notes as...

Methods of Characterization An author implicitly (indirectly) reveals a character’s personality and traits by describing his/her: •...

Excerpt from Postcards by E. Annie Proulx How to Structure an English Literature Essay How to Use Quotations in a Literary Essay Analyze...

Today we will be continuing to discuss expository writing: writing that attempts to explain, persuade, analyze, research or investigate a...

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