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IN CLASS TODAY:
You indicated that you would like a number of practice sentences to diagram. Voila:- Miriam is nuts.
- Fiver is also nuts, but he is also smart.
- Do you remember his visions?
- You should remember them.
- Don't worry.
- You will remember.
- Studying is very important.
- Do not forget that.
- Thinking, memorizing, and reviewing are absolutely essential.
- Listen, boys and girls!
- This is a very important and essential truth!
- Are you listening?
- Excellent studying is reviewing and imagining.
- Do not just review.
- You must really think creatively.
- This will help you enormously.
- I am not kidding.
- Don't you believe me?
- Why are you laughing and rolling your eyes?
- Stop mocking me!
We need to go over themes in preparation for the essay. In talking about "Miriam" today, we decided that repressing fundamental aspects of yourself leads to instability and isolation. You could certainly say the same is true of Woundwort's warren. From just this connection, we might ask, "What leads to instability in people and communities?" That's a useful question to ask of Antigone as well. This is the sort of questioning we need to do to arrive at a list of potential essay topics for the exam.
To effectively do this, you need to refamiliarize yourself with key elements of the plot and character, and start asking why characters start taking the actions they do. Tomorrow needs to be a really productive day in class, so come prepared to focus, think and elaborate.
CLASS NOTES:
Notes for today may be found here.
HOMEWORK & EXAM PREP
Prepare for review tomorrow and add to the study guides on the wikispace.
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