Macbeth Act I Motifs

Now that we have finished Act I of Macbeth, and have scanned the text for examples of the motifs I listed before we began reading, write a response in which you use your annotations to help you 1) demonstrate an understanding of the passage in the context of the play and 2) identify and discuss the significance of your motif within the passage.  Why is it meaningful, and how is Shakespeare playing with motif symbolically?

Here, again, is a list of motifs, and if you find one on your own, that's even better.

Things that grow (seeds, eggs, etc.)
Blood
Paradoxes
Rings (things that fold back upon themselves).
Hands
Sharp Objects (cutting through coverings).
Darkness
Vision / eyes
Fog / Murk
Time
Garments that don't fit.
Jewels
"Manliness" / Femininity
Gluttony / over-eating

Dichotomies:
Healthy bodies / dismembered bodies
Cleanliness / Dirtiness
Fairness / Foulness
Illusion / Reality.
Health / Sickness.

Midterm Vocab, Grammar, and other subjects.

Hi Everyone: Here is the midterm vocab and other units.  Keep in mind that there is a significant part of the midterm devoted to text of Huckleberry Finn.

English 10

Mr. Telles

Midterm Vocabulary

1. Antagonism                        41.  Scapegoat
2. Ideology                               42.  Sagacious
3. Paradox                                43.  Shrewd
4. Iniquity                                 44.  Abhorrent
5. Evasion                                45.  Aversion
6. Parochial                             46.  Conscience
7. Primal                                   47.  Jest
8. Hysteria                               48.  Meddle
9. Symbol                                 49.  Gaudy
10. Cynicism                             50.  Trifling
11. Communal
12. Maturity                               GRAMMAR UNITS
13. Romanticize                       1.  Subject, Object, Indirect Object I.D.
14. Oracle                                   2.  Passive and Active Voice
15. Ingenuity                             3.  Subject / Verb Agreement
16. Irony                                      4.  Phrases and Clauses
17. Authenticity                        5.  Verb Tenses
18. Regionalism                       6.  Parallel Structure
19. Identity                                 OTHER UNITS
20. Satire                                     1.  Poetry Terms (see worksheet)
21. Picaresque
22. Oppression                         ESSAY
23. Antebellum                         Question #1 (On Huck Finn and Modern Times)
24. Dialect                                 
25. Culture                                 Question #2 (On Huck Finn)   Sep. Handout.
26. Pathos
27. Equivocation
28. Simile
29. Metaphor
30. Personification
31. Onomatopoeia
32. Assonance
33. Consonance
34. Hyperbole
35. Alliteration
36. Allusion
37. Satire
38. Apostrophe
39. Imagery
40. Class

Search-a-Word Description

Hi Everyone:

Here is a description of the three graded parts of your search-a-word project:

1.  What You Found: For this part, simply create a little heading (e.g. Unabridged Dictionary or Oxford English Dictionary) and the simply copy down the information that you collected from that source. 

2.  Works Cited: For this part, create a Works Cited page based strictly on MLA format.  You can use on-line sources like Easybib, but make sure you proofread the final page and check for common problems (for instance, forgetting to alphabetize or use hanging indentations).

3.  Four responses: For this part, simply respond to each of the four follow-up questions which were handed out to the class before research.  Do this in a standard open response format (10 or more sentences).

Huck Finn First Post.

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is most notable as a challenge to racism and the racist institution of slavery, but the novel also takes aim at a whole field of social problems: child abuse, homelessness, crime, war, lack of education, poverty, lawlessness, etc.  For this blog post, write about a social problem that you care about and have strong opinions about.  Describe the problem as you see it, and explain your stand on the issue and why it matters to you.

P.S. This blog post will not only help your grade for first quarter but it will also set you up for an upcoming assignment (called the "ironic paper"), so it is particularly useful.

Final Crucible Post.

Hi Everyone:

As preparation for tomorrow's in-class essay, identify a character from The Crucible that you found to be particularly interesting and complex, and explain what kinds of insight you may have into this character's situation.  In other words, what do you understand about this character that others may not understand.  Keep in mind that tomorrow's question, like almost all MCAS long composition questions, is character-based. 

Since this is an overnight assignment, a response of approximately 100 words is acceptable.  Thank you, Mr. Telles.

Incorporating Quotations.

Look back at the quotations you have collected from The Crucible and choose a quotation that you think is particularly meaningful or significant.  In your post, explain the quote and explain why you think it is so important or interesting.  Also, try to incorporate the quote (and maybe other quotes) into your post by using the techniques we talked about in class for weaving quotations into your writing.  The due date will be Friday, October 10th.  Thanks, Mr. Telles.

Crucible Formal Discussion Response

For this post, respond to the ideas that a fellow student  has shared during the in-class formal discussion of Acts I and II of The Crucible (Wednesday and Thursday).  If you agree, extend the other student's ideas by explaining why they are so essential and meaningful.  If you disagree, politely explain why you disagree and offer an alternative understanding or interpretation.

This post will be due on Friday, not Thursday.  Thanks, Mr. Telles.