1. Epic *

2. Epic Hero *

3. Epic Cycle

4. In Media Res

5. Muse

6. Myth

7. Epithets *

8. Flashback *

9. Metaphor *

10. Simile *

11. Homeric Simile *

12. Personification *

The 4 subjects are:
1. Naive (Shallow) Women
2. Dishonest (Unfaithful) Men
3. Attitudes About Marriage
4. Society (Aristocracy)

TIOBEQuotes.doc

When you use these in the essay, you will need to identify the act from which they came.

P.S. You owe me big time for this. I expect some gratitude!

College of St. Benedict St. John's University Writing Center
This is a collection of handouts about every aspect of writing a research paper. The MLA section at the bottom will be especially helpful.

The OWL at Perdue
This is my favorite MLA guide. Everything you want to know about formatting your paper in your favorite word processor (I still don't know how any of you can prefer M$ Word).

This is not required this time, but when you are required to use a Works Cited page, you can use an online citation generator. The one below is my favorite. Just insert the information about your source and it will spit out an MLA citation that can be cut and pasted into your paper.
Citation Machine

If you find any other cool cites, please share the below in the comments section.

See Tristen for any "Tiffing."

These pages must be complete with:

1. dominant images

2. first sentence captions

3. My Stories

Obviously if there is time, you need to get the photo strip/caption quotes/sidebar/True Life quote and any other component of the page done, but 1-3 above is the minimum due by Friday! Late is NOT an option!

Chandler is working on a story about Ms. Wilburn (feel free to ask her how you can help) and we have hopefully got a handle on what we are doing for the cover art. Any suggestions?

Here are a few things that must happen by the beginning of next week (Feb. 16):

1. Lit. Mag. content must be ready and layout completed

2. All pages must be proofed (grab your favorite colored pencil!)

3. Everyone must submit 12 wonderful story ideas (complete with slugs and sections) for the March edition. Forms are in the drawer next to the door

4. See section editors about specific stories

5. Check the revision folder and get your stories back in production ASAP!

6. We are looking for Wilburn remembrances. We need to type up as many of these as we can find

Take the time to peruse all of these sites, and then pick five of the sites to answer the two satire questions at the bottom. By the way, one of these sites is not satire; it is a legitimate web site. I just wanted to see if you are paying attention.

• Free your dogs from bondage. Send them to Dog Island!
• We must all unite to rid the world of Dihydrogen Monoxide!
• RYT Hospital-Dwayne Medical Center is synonymous with the world's most innovative and extraordinary healthcare.
  
• This site has the guts to tell The TRUTH About "Belgium."
• Won't you do your part to help save the endangered Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus?
• Panexa! Ask your doctor for a reason to take it!
  
• As the father of a bald daughter, it's about time for small wigs for small people.
• Why pay an animal shelter to take your unwanted dog, when this site will pay you!
• Christian Women's Wrestling: a non-profit, Bible-believing, Spirit-filled ministry taking Satan to the mat! Whooo!
  

Answer both satire questions below for each of the 5 websites you select.

1. What is being made fun of in the website? Name as many targets of the satire as you can.
2. What is the point or message of the webmaster? In other words, what lessons does the satirist attempt to teach the reader?

Rank the 6 purposes from Most Important to Least Important.

Be sure you can describe why each possible purpose was ranked in the order you chose. It is probable that you will believe some of the purposes are poor reasons for teaching English. If that is the case, you will rank them at the bottom and explain why you did so.

You will write a formal timed essay in class answering:

What are the most important reasons for teaching English?
&
(One of the following questions)
What are the least important reasons for teaching English?
What are poor reasons for teaching English?

Ground Rules
Write in blue or black ink or type and print in black ink.
Double space your paper. (if you don't know what double spacing is, ask!)
Don't write on the back of a sheet of paper.
Must have at least 5 paragraphs.
Intro. paragraph must end with a thesis statement.
Conclusion paragraph should not simply repeat the intro.
You will have at least 3 body paragraphs.
No paragraph will have fewer than three sentences.

After you have defined the satire terms, let's see if you can apply that information. Below you will find links to 6 satirical articles from a hilarious (and often inappropriate) news parody website called The Onion. Read each of the articles and answer the following 2 questions after reading each article.

1. What is being ridiculed in the article? Name as many targets of the satire as you can (there are almost always more than 3 targets).
2. What is the point or message of the author? In other words, what lesson does the satirical author attempt to teach the reader?
   

To make this perfectly clear, you'll neatly write down the title of each article on your own paper and answer the same two questions for each article (read 6 articles and answer 12 questions).

Satire article links:

• Teen Mortified After Winning Academic-Achievement Award
  [PDF]
• 8-Year-Old Accidentally Exercises Second Amendment Rights
  [PDF]
• New Mommy A Lot Prettier
  [PDF]
• Nation's Educators Alarmed By Poorly Written Teen Suicide Notes
  [PDF]
  
  
• 'Hanging Out' Continues To Grow In Popularity Among Teens
  [PDF]
  
  
• New Video Game Designed To Have No Influence On Kids' Behavior
  [PDF]

Note: If any of these articles are blocked by the school firewall, use the PDF links to the right of the articles.

1. Satire
2. Sarcasm*
3. Verbal Irony*
4. Situational Irony*
5. Pun*
6. Understatement*
7. Hyperbole*
8. Parody
9. Caricature
10. Double Entendre*

Here are some sources I found with Google. I searched for "literary terms" in quotes.

tnellen
uncp
VirtualSalt
tnellen2

If all else fails, you can always try wikipedia, but be sure the definition is the one that has to do with literature. Don't just write the first definition you see.

I'll check your terms and examples soon and might let you use them on an upcoming quiz. Don't lose them!

Here is the trailer to the film version that was made a couple of years ago:

If you are reading this you are:
a. a student in Honors Freshman Literature;
b. a member of the staff of Aplomado, Pebblebrook High School's yearbook;
c. a member of the staff of BrookSpeak, Pebblebrook High School's student newspaper;
d. very bored and the type of person who enjoys reading class blogs for entertainment.

I hope you'll explore what is here and let me know what's missing. I want this site to be more than a list of stuff for you to do. I hope this site can be a place where we can have a dialogue and you can come whenever you need help. You'll find calendars, assignments, links, handouts and tutorials on this site, and eventually you'll be authoring your own blog here.

In fact, let's start the dialogue right now! Below this post, you'll find a place where you can leave a comment. I'll refrain from giving you some lame writing prompt (we'll save those for the writing portion of the GHSGT), so feel free to express yourself in your own way (please note that I read this stuff to my 4-year-old son, and I don't want him learning some of your favorite words), but remember the old cliché, "you only get one chance to make a first impression." Try to spell your name correctly.

~Stroud