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    Hope

    "‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers" By: Emily Dickinson ‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers – That perches in the soul – And sings the tune without… Read more "Hope"

    April 29, 2020 by Danielle Conti

    James Baldwin

    James Baldwin   Mini Biography https://www.biography.com/embed/30350121     “Sonny’s Blues” “Sonny’s Blues,” 1957 YouTube Recording of “Sonny’s Blues” Assignment #1 Read and annotate James Baldwin’s “Sonny Blues.”…… Read more “James Baldwin”

    April 21, 2020April 26, 2020 by Danielle Conti

    Zora Neale Hurston

      Who was Zora Neale Hurston? As you take a moment to explore Hurston’s hometown, be sure to view Eatonville from multiple lenses and to take notes.…… Read more “Zora Neale Hurston”

    April 7, 2020April 16, 2020 by Danielle Conti

    Grammar Practice

    Studying the intricate rules of conventional modern English can be extremely painstaking. If you need extra practice, please use No Red Ink. This is a completely optional…… Read more “Grammar Practice”

    January 30, 2018 by Danielle Conti

    Siddhartha

    Author: Herman Hesse Who is Hermann Hesse? Nobel Prize in Literature in 1946 Life Story Difference between Hinduism and Buddhism Creation of Hinduism   Digital Version of Siddhartha…… Read more “Siddhartha”

    February 1, 2017February 1, 2017 by Danielle Conti

    T’ang Poetry

    Major T’ang Poets: Wang Wei Tu Fu Li Po Li Ho Li Shang-yin Resources: http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/at/tang_po/tp01.html https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/tang Wang Wei’s Paintings   https://padlet.com/msdrellis/c4s0lo3yvqzs Further Reading for Those Interested: meaning-metaphor-and-allusion-in-tang-poetry-jstor…… Read more “T’ang Poetry”

    February 1, 2017February 8, 2017 by Danielle Conti

    The Harlem Renaissance

    1920-1930s Langston Hughes (the voice of the Harlem Renaissance) 1902-1967   Hughes speaks at UCLA in 1967 Hear Hughes read his own poetry in 1967 as he…… Read more “The Harlem Renaissance”

    January 24, 2017January 30, 2018 by Danielle Conti

    Have You Ever Wondered…?

    Have you ever wondered what commonly used abbreviations mean?   What is “i.e.” and “e.g.”? i.e. is Latin for id est which means that is, namely, or in other words. e.g.…… Read more “Have You Ever Wondered…?”

    December 15, 2016 by Danielle Conti

    Poetic Meter and Scansion

    Meter and Feet     Marking meter in poetry is also called scansion. Now for some notes: Stress= /  (ictus)             Unstressed= U…… Read more “Poetic Meter and Scansion”

    December 15, 2016December 16, 2016 by Danielle Conti

    Comparative Essays

    What is a comparative essay? Examples: Half-and-Half (text-by-text) Structure Discuss all of A and then all of B.   Point-by-Point Structure Alternate points about A with comparable…… Read more “Comparative Essays”

    December 2, 2016December 2, 2016 by Danielle Conti

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