EWRT1B-21: final

Remember, there is no class today, June 23rd.

For the final, you will need paper to write the in-class essay on. So you will need that and something to write with. You can use Norwegian Book, but no other book and no notes.

The final is from 4 - 6 on Wednesday, June 25th in our regular classroom.

EWRT1B-21: reading response 8 and journals

Here are the prompts for reading response 8. Use one or come up with a focus of your own.

• How does Toru deal with emotional pain? How does this compare with how Midori and Naoko deal with emotional pain?

• Why do Reiko and Toru do what they do at the end? What is the act's significance?

Also, remember that I'll be collecting the journals on Wednesday, June 18th.

EWRT1B-21: reading response 7

Here are the prompts for reading response 7. Use one of these or come up with your own. Be sure to refer to specific passages in the novel for your response.

• Explain what is wrong with Naoko.
• Compare the place where Naoko is with Tokyo (perhaps compare Naoko's sanitarium with Toru's dorm). What conclusions can you draw from the comparison?

EWRT1B-21: research paper draft etc.

Here's that handout I gave you Monday on MLA citation for websites and signal phrases:

MLA citation-research (pdf)

Also, the first draft of the research paper is due Monday. Because of the extension and the fact that we're nearing the end of the quarter, make the draft as complete an essay as possible.

The first four chapters of Norwegian Wood are still do Monday, June 9. But we'll be doing reading response 6 in class instead of as homework. That means reading response 7 will be for homework Wednesday, June 11.

EWRT1B-21: poetry terms

Here's a list of the poetry terms I had on the overhead:

A poets means- sound
alliteration
assonance
onomatopoeia
rhyme
perfect
near/slant
internal rhyme
end-stop
enjambment
rhythm
caesura

A poets meanings- words
tone
diction
denotation
connotation
imagery
figurative language
simile
metaphor
extended metaphor
personification
symbol
apostrophe
metonymy
synecdoche
oxymoron
hyperbole
understatement
paradox
theme