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Wednesday, September 08, 2010

Opening Day

College Prep 12
  • Discussed expectations.
  • Read opening letter.
  • HW: respond to opening letter
Grades 9 and 10
  • Handouts
  • Vocabulary:
  • Theme: a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic workEx: “Never give up.” “Accept what can’t be avoided.” “The need of the one outweighs the need of the many.”
  • Tone: a literary technique, that is a part of composition, that encompasses 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.
  • HW: What are the theme and tone of your life right now?
  • Handouts signed and returned.



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