You may add these two questions to your list of options for your essays on The Scarlet Letter:

- Write about the conflict between inward reality and outward appearance.

- How are colors used as symbols in the novel?
 
 
http://www.learnenglish.de/gamespage.htm 

http://www.english-online.org.uk/games/gamezone2.htm

 
 
Would you like ten points on a quiz grade? Tell me which famous British author was born this day two hundred years ago. Email me the answer by Wednesday at 8:30 a.m.
 
 
Here is your essay question for Thursday's test:

Compare and contrast Bradstreet's poems "On My Dear Grandchild" and "Upon the Burning of Our House."
 
 
Here's an extra credit question to start your week off. Email me the answer by Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. to receive five points on a homework grade.

Question: On January 23, 1957, Wham-O (a toy company) produced the first... ?
 
 
Here are the answers that we didn't cover in class to your literature study guide:

16. True
17. True
18. False; that he is too confident in his own abilities and experience and thus too rash and impatient
19. True
20. True
21. False; to go back to the villa instead of showing them his new skill
22. False; the protagonist (although Ivan is weak, he is not evil)
23. True (duels and the protection of honor being part of those social values)
24. False; the use of dialect
25. False; man against himself
26. True
27. True
28. True
29. False; appeal to the emotions of readers, but never at the expense of their reason

30-32 - Email me if you have doubts about these questions.
 
Welcome back! 01/10/2012
 
Happy New Year! I hope all of you had a wonderful break. I am looking forward to what 2012 has in store for us. 

How about starting off the semester with an extra credit question? Email me the answer by Friday, January 13, at 8:30 a.m. for five points on a homework assignment.

Question: The first most-traded commodity in the world is oil. What is the second? Hint: It is also the world's most popular drink, after water. 
 
 
If you are having problems with your analytical essays,  try using some other resources. Here are some helpful websites:

Writing a thesis statement:http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/545/1/
http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/thesis_statement.shtml
http://www.writing.northwestern.edu/thesis.html


Writing an outline (main points):http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/544/02/
Make sure that all of the information in your paper can be categorized into main points that support your thesis statement. 
 
 
Hey, historians. Here is the Word document with your project requirements and the potential topics. Email me your three preferred topics by Tuesday, December 6. Thanks!
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Creative Pieces 11/28/2011
 
Juniors and Seniors -- Here are examples of creative pieces. There are five. Ignore the formatting, but hopefully the content will help you. These pieces are based on the novel The Awakening by Kate Chopin.
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