Wednesday, August 21, 2013

"Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

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"Harrison Bergeron" is a satirical, dystopia.  Satire uses of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing,...
Saturday, January 14, 2012

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD College/ACT/SAT Vocabulary

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To Kill a Mockingbird : Vocabulary with Definitions Chapters 1-2 1. apothecary—one who prepares and sells medicines 2. assuaged—made le...
Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Independent Novel Menu 1: Novel Specific Vocabulary

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Part One: Novel Specific “Student-Chosen” Vocabulary Assignment Choose ONE of the following assignments. Include a title and any necessary...

Independent Novel Menu 2: Vocabulary, Literary Terms

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MENU TWO: LITERARY TERMS: If you know all of these terms and can prove it with Mr. McLaughlin, you do not need to complete this menu. Every...
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Independent Novel Menu 3: The Journal Entries

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PART THREE: RESPONSE TO LITERATURE JOURNAL ENTRIES Your task is to complete 10 JOURNAL RESPONSES (single-spaced, half-page, minimum in 12 ...

Independent Novel Menu 4: The Project

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PART FOUR: THE FINAL PROJECT After you have finished your novel choose one project to complete. This project is a chance to challenge your...

Independent Novel Menu 5: Writing the Literary Analysis

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GRADE SPECIFIC CRITERIA FOR THE WRITING COMPONENT Your final review must be typed in 12 point Times New Roman font. Your margins must be 1...

Independent Novel Sample Paper

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This paper demonstrates a good use of support to prove its point.  The paper, however, could afford to have a stronger attention getter/lead...
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Thursday, December 8, 2011

Montgomery Bus Boycott

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"My feets is weary, but my soul is rested." The Montgomery Bus Boycott officially started on December 1, 1955. That was the day w...
Saturday, December 3, 2011

SWEET POTATO PIE by Eugenia Collier

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Sweet Potato Pie by Eugenia Collier BEFORE READING Background When the Civil War ended, many owners of large Southern plantation split t...

Sweet Potato Pie Resources

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Harlem: A History in Pictures To the narrator, visiting the Harlem area of New York City is like returning "to some mythic ancestral ...
Wednesday, August 31, 2011

English 10B ACT/SAT Vocabulary Preparation: Unit One

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2008 Period 4, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2008 Period 1 1.1 ALOOF (uh LOOF) distant, reserved in manner, uninvolved....

Idea & Content Writing Excercise

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Special thanks to http://www.writersdigest.com/WritingPrompts/ for this material. Rewrite a nursery rhyme (Three Blind Mice, Jack and Jil...
Saturday, August 27, 2011

Guided Practice: Supporting a Literary Analysis Theme in HARRISON BERGERON

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Harrison Bergeron Themes The following are acceptable themes that Vonnegut pursues in his short story, HARRISON BERGERON.  Do your best to...
Thursday, March 10, 2011

Sample Literary Analyis for Independent Novel

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Alyssa Ensminger Mr. McLaughlin Literary Analysis 11 September 1998 Deep Desires that Transcend Time       William Butler Yeats wrote t...
Tuesday, February 15, 2011

(Poetry) Write Now

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Def Poetry - Al B Back - Super Negro

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Tuesday, July 28, 2009

To Kill a Mockingbird--Key Facts

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Key Facts FULL TITLE · To Kill a Mockingbird AUTHOR · Harper Lee TYPE OF WORK · Novel GENRE · Coming-of-age story; social drama; cou...
Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Mr. McLaughlin's English 10B Vocabulary: Unit 4 SAT/ACT Words

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4.1 ASTUTE ( ) quick in descernment; shrewd, clever, keen. Larry thought a new SUIT would make him appear more ASTUTE for his job interview...
Monday, May 18, 2009

Final Examination Speech Downloadable Tools

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TOOLS TO ASSIST YOU IN YOUR WORK'S CITED PAGE It is my advice to you that you create your work's cited page as you do your research....

Monroe's Motivated Sequence Used to Persuade an Audience

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Originally posted 11/14/2007 Monroe's motivated sequence is a technique for organizing persuasive speeches that inspire people to take a...
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Persuasive Speech Ideas

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Persuasive speech ideas, a list of 200+ ideas. I also help you to make a choice by finding specific angles of approach. Review the list of s...
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Thursday, May 14, 2009

Julius Caesar Reading Discussion Questions

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Shakespeare's Julius Caesar Study Guide Discussion Questions Directions: After reading each act out loud in class, the following questi...
Friday, May 1, 2009

In-Text Citations

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MLA Parenthetical Citation Formats The following are a few examples of parenthetical citation formats. For more detailed information, consu...

Julius Caesar Characters: Keeping Them Straight

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Julius Caesar Characters guide studies each character's role and motivation in this play. Julius Caesar: The victorious leader of Rome,...