Fist Quarter Review

A)This quarter I woukd give myself an 8 on my performance in this class. I have done my assignments, even when I did'nt have internet for about a month or more I went back and made up my work. I have been knocking my SR project out of the park! My German is picking up! I changed my BQ.

B)I really hope this coming semester we will right more inclass essays and multiple choice. (I am very bad at the multiple choice part) to prep for the AP exam.

C)I would like to have Dr. P show us a book and we break it down and apply it to the AP exam.

Writing as a Spectator Sport comment

So at fist i like the idea of WaaSS but now.......i would rather have inclass essays, topics unknow given insted.
Oh well.

Writing as a Spectator Sport

Wrote my fist essay today
For WaaSS.
Only got 2 par. In ten minutes.
Needs work!

The Time of my life

In the time given I was really split on what to focus on.
I talked to Iliana how she was going to send the time, she said she wanted to think about SrlR projects. I agreed and we made a list of possablities. Write a novel, make a music video, and such... till Iliana proposed to learn German! It was settled! We spend the rest of the time looking up German basics both writen and audio.

The Life of Pi

This weekend I went and saw The Life of Pi.
I have not red the book but the movie was good.
The ending has a pretty big twist that makes you view any story diffrently.
I wont spoil any more!
;)

I am here

Iliana and I have been pumping out oir German.
I found out today that Kelli G might join us!!!!!!!!!
I enjoyed Dickens's Tale of Two Cities.
I am planning a Writing as a Spectaror sport for this Wednesday. Students beware!
Only about 3 months befor the exam! I an feeling some pressure.

Big Question update

Nature or Nurture?

Lit terms 83-108

Onomatopoeia: the use of a word whose sound to an extent imitates the meaning

Oxymoron: a figure of speach in which two words that opposites are put together to contradict. Producing a rhetorical efdect by means of a concise paradox.

Pacing: tempo, rate of movement.

Parable: a story whose purpose is to convey a moral lesson, religious princible, general truth.

Paradox: a statement contrary to generaly accepted ideas.

Parallelism: the principle in sentance structure that states elements of equal function shouls have equal form.

Parody: a mocking imitatiob of a pre existing work of Literature.

Pathos: the ability to call up feelings of compassion or pitty.

Plot: the plan or scheme to accomplish purpose.

Prose: the ordinary form of spoken and writen language . This language does not have a regualr rhyme pattern.

Protagonist: a cental character in a work of fiction, opposes antagonist.

Pun: a play on words, a humerous use of a word emphasizing different meanings.

Purpose: the intened result wished by an author.

Refrain: a phrase or verse recurring at intervals in a poem or song, chorus.

Requiem: any chant, hyme, pr musical service for the dead.

Restatement: idea repeated for emphasis.

Rhetoric: use of language, verbal and writen in order to persuade.

Senior Project

For my sr project,
Iliana are learning Germen!
Progress to fallow!!

Lit Terms 56-81

Genre: a category or class of artistic endeavor having a particular form, technique, or content

 Gothic Tale: a style in literature characterized by gloomy settings, violent grotesque action, and a mood of decay, degeneration, and decadence

 Hyperbole: an exaggerate statement often used as a figure of speech or to prove a point Imagery: figure of speech or vivid description, conveying images through any of the sense

 Implication: a meaning or understanding that is to be arrived at by the reader but that is not fully and explicitly stated by the author

 Incongruity: the deliberate joining of opposites or of elements that are not appropriate to each other 

Inference: a judgement or conclusion based on evidence presented; the forming of an opinion which
possesses some degree of probability according to the facts already available

 Irony: a contrast or incongruity between what is said and what is meant, or what is expected to happen and what actually happens, or what is thought to be happening and what is actually happening

 Interior Monologue: a form of writing which represents the inner thoughts of a character; the recording of the internal, emotional experiences of an individual; generally the reader is given the impression of overhearing the interior monologue

 Inversion: words out of order for emphasis Juxtaposition: the intentional placement of a words, phrase, sentence or paragraph to contrast with another nearby

 Lyric: a poem having musical form and quality; a short outburst of the author's innermost thoughts and feelings

 Magical Realism: a genre developed in Latin America which juxtaposes the everday with the marvelous or magical

 Metaphor: an analogy comparing two different things imaginatively; can be extended, controlling, or mixed 

Metonymy: literally "name changing" a device of figurative language in which the name of an attribute or associated thing is substituted for the usual name of the thing

 Mode of Discourse: argument, narration, description, and exposition Modernism: literary movement characterized by stylistic experimentation, rejection of tradition, interest in symbolism and psychology 

Monologue: an extended speech by a character in a play, short story, novel, or narrative poem Mood: the predominating atmosphere evoked by a literary piece Motif: a recurring feature (name, image, or phrase) in a piece of literature

 Myth: a story, often about immortals, and sometimes connected with religious rituals, that attempts to give meaning to the mysteries of the world

 Narrative: a story or description of events Narrator: one who narrates or tells a story

 Naturalism: extreme form of realism

 Novelette/Novella: short story; short prose narrative, often satirical

 Omniscient Point of View: knowing all things, usually the third person

Lit Terms 31-56

Dialect: the language of a particular district, class or group of persons; the sounds, grammar, and diction employed by people distinguished from others Dialectics: formal debates usually over the nature of truth Dichotomy: split or break between two opposing things Diction: the style of speaking or writing as reflected in the choice and use of words Didactic: having to do with the transmission of information; education Dogmatic: rigid in beliefs and principles Elegy: a mournful, melancholy poem, especially a funeral song or lament for the dead, sometimes contains general reflections on death, often with a rural or pastoral setting Epic: a long narrative poem unified by a hero who reflects the customs, morals, and aspirations of his nation of race as he makes his way through legendary and historic exploits, usually over a long period of time Epigram: witty aphorism Epitaph: any brief inscription in prose or verse on a tombstone; a short formal poem of commemoration often a credo written by the person who wishes it to be on his tombstone Epithet: a short, descriptive name or phrase that may insult someone's character, characteristics Euphemism: the use of an indirect, mild, or vague word or expression for one thought to be coarse, offensive, or blunt Evocative: a calling forth of memories and sensations; the suggestion or production through artistry and imagination of a sense of reality Exposition: beginning of a story that sets forth facts, ideas, and/or characters, in a detailed explanation Expressionism: movement in art, literature, and music consisting of unrealistic representation of an inner idea or feeling(s). Fable: a short simple story, usuall with animals as characters, designed to teach a moral truth Fallacy: from Latin word "to deceive", a false or misleading notion, belief or argument; any kind of erroneous reasoning that makes arguments unsound Falling Action: part of the narrative or drama after the climax Farce: a boisterous comedy involving ludicrous action and dialogue Figurative Language: apt and imaginative language characterized by figures of speech (such as metaphor and simile) Flashback: a narrative device that flashes back to prior events Foil: a person or thing that, by contrast, makes another seem better or more promient Folk Tale: a story passed on by word of mouth Foreshadowing: in fiction and drama, a device to prepare the reader for the outcome of the action; "planing" to make the outcome convincing, though not to give it away Free Verse: verse without conventional metrical pattern, with irregular pattern or no rhyme

Lit Terms 6-30

Analogy: a comparison made between two things to show the similarities between them Analysis: a method in which a work or idea is separated into its parts, and those parts given rigorous and detailed scrutiny Anaphora: a device or repetition in which a word or words are repeated at the begining of two or more lines, phrases, clauses, or sentences Anecdote: a very short story used to illustrate a point Antagonists: a person or force opposing the protagonist in a drama or narrative Antithesis: a balancing of one term against another for emphasis or stylistic effectiveness Aphorism: a terse, pointed statement expressing some wise or clever observation about life Apologia: a defense or justification of some doctrine, piece of writing, cause, or action; also apology Apostrophe: a figure of speech in which an absent or dead person, an abstract quality, or something inanimate or nonhuman is addressed directly Argument(ation): the process of convincing a reader by proving either the truth or falsity of an idea in proposition; also, the thesis or proposition itself Assumption: the act of supposing, or taking for granted that a thing is true Audience: the intended listener or listeners Characterization: the means by which a writer reveals a character's personality Chiasmus: a reversal in the order of words so that the second half of a statement balances the first half in inverted word order Circumlocution: a roundabout or evasive speech or writing, in which many words are used but a few would have served Classicism: art, literature, and music reflecting the principles of ancient Greece and Rome (tradition, reason, clarity, order, and balance) Cliche: a phrase or situation overused within society Climax: the decisive point in a narrative or drama; the point of greatest intensity or interest at which plot question is answered or resolved Colloquialism: folksy speech, slang words or phrases usually used in informal conversation Comedy: originally a nondramatic literary piece of work that was marked by a happy ending; now a term to describe a ludicrous, farcical, or amusing event designed to provide enjoyment or produce smiles and laughter Conflict: struggle or problem in a story causing tension Connotation: implicit meaning, going beyond dictionary definition Contrast: a rhetorical device by which one element (idea or object) is thrown into opposition to another for the sake of emphasis or clarity Denotation: plain dictionary definition Denouement: loose ends tied up in a story after the climax, closure, conclusion