Theseus Goes for a Swim and the 2nd Deady Sin/ The Silver Kiss Part X

College Prep 12

• Handed out the Second Deadly Sin of Writing.
• Discussed briefly
• Handed out chapter 3 from The King Must Die. Started reading.
• Tomorrow: peer review

Grade 10

• Journal: How did the story end? Was it a good ending? Why or why not?
• Discussed the dream imagery of chapter 13 and the significance of the discussions Zoe had with lorraine and her father.
• unit test tomorrow, including all ten vocab words:
  Theme: a unifying idea that is a repeating element in literary or artistic work
  Ex: "Never give up." "Accept what can’t be avoided." "The need of the one outweighs the need of the many."
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  Tone: a literary technique, that is a part of composition, that shows the attitudes toward the subject and toward the audience implied in a literary work. Tone may be formal, informal, intimate, solemn, sad, playful, serious, ironic, condescending, or many other possible attitudes.
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  Irony is a literary or rhetorical device, in which there is a clash or discordance between what a speaker / writer /actor says or does, and what he or she means or what is generally understood. There are three types of irony: verbal, dramatic and situational.
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  Allusion: An indirect reference to some piece of knowledge not actually mentioned.
• Allusions usually come from a body of information that the author presumes the reader will know.
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  Symbol: something used for or regarded as representing something else; ex. The grim reaper=death, huskie=football team, eagle=America
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  Allegory: a story meant to be read symbolically.
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  Elfin: Relating to or suggestive of an elf, Having a magical quality or charm
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  Empathy: understanding and entering into another's feelings. Different than sympathy which is to feel sorry for; empathy is to feel the same as.
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  Hedonism: Pursuit of or devotion to pleasure, especially to the pleasures of the senses
  Anguish: excruciating or acute distress, suffering, or pain