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The Invention of Wings: Book Recommendation

Title: The Invention of Wings
Author: Sue Monk Kidd
Year Published: 2014

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Creative Writing: Descriptive Writing: Sense Description Mentor Text Chart

Directions: Use the samples of setting descriptions to answer the questions and complete the chart.

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Creative Writing: Descriptive Writing: Setting: Mentor Texts

Directions: Read each of the following excerpts and then answer the questions and complete the chart. We looked and were petrified with astonishment. The opening in which we stood was the mouth of a round tunnel that slanted straight back

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Frankenstein: The Letters

Chapter Reviews: View as Adobe PDF or Microsoft Powerpoint Frankenstein Chapter Reviews- The Letters 2MB pdf Frankenstein Chapter Reviews- The Letters 9MB pptx Quiz: 1. In Letters I – IV, Walton writes about his work to: A. His Friend B.

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Literary Criticism Intro

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Writing Literature Critiques

As a beginning scholar, if you slam a work of published literature (especially a “classic”) because you claim that it has nothing to do with you or that it is “stupid,” “boring” or “irrelevant,” readers (especially teachers) will probably disagree with you.

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Frankenstein Themes Analysis Chart

As you read, keep track of when and how Mary Shelley addresses each of the following themes: View and Print Frankenstein Themes Analysis Chart (pdf) 1. The male pursuance of goals against all odds Citation / Explanation Citation / Explanation

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He Said; She Said: Conflict in Dialogue

OBJECTIVE: Students Will Be Able To use dialogue to propel plot and convey emotion
BY writing dialogues about a specific conflict in script form.

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The Hobbit: Book Review

Title: The Hobbit
Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
Year Published: 1937

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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep: Book Review

Title: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep / Blade Runner
Author: Philip K. Dick
Year Published: 1968

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