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English 11 E & G Activity instructions

As promised here are the instructions for the 3 quotations you were given in class.  Make sure that on a separate piece of paper you answer all the questions. A-C can be in point form. D needs to be written out in sentences. if you missed class, see me for the quotation sheet.

 

Macbeth Act III Quotation significance and Group work

 

Instructions:  You will be given three quotations from the play.  For each of the quotations, complete the following:

  1. Identify the speaker
  2. Identify to whom he or she is speaking
  3. Identify what the quotation is about
  4. Explain the significance of the quotation (how is it important to the rest of the play? What does it reveal about the characters, their emotions, their changes, their motivations? Does it reveal themes in the play?)

Grade 12 work

There has been some confusion about finding work on the Webpage when checking from cell phones. So, just to clarify, all work is posted on "Ms Preibisch's Space." As usual, if you follow the link from the tweet, it will take you directly to the post :)

Below is the work for the Owen and Shakespeare poems.  Over the next week and a half we will be working on a contrast essay on the tones/theme/symbols in the poems. Make sure for next class you have parts 1-3 done and we will start work on the essay in class.

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Poetry Slam poems: Gr 12

Block B & D: be ready to present your poetry slam poems on Monday.  You may pre-record an audio or video clip or present in class.  Must be 2-10 minutes long.  Looking forward to it!  Prizes for best poems :)

Block H: be ready to present your poetry slam poems on Tuesday. You may pre-record an audio/video clip or present in class.  Must be 2-10 minutes long.  Looking forward to it! Prizes for best poems.

 

Eng12 Block B

Questions for poem due Monday.  See below:

 

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“Dulce Et Decorum Est” By: Wilfred Owen

 1. The last line of the poem (and title) is a famous Latin quotation from the Roman poet Horace. It means, “it is a sweet and glorious thing to die for one’s country.”  What is the poet’s comment on this statement?

2. Which elements of the poem seem "unpoetic"? (Not typical of what one imagines to be poetry).

3. What does the poem gain from moving from plural pronouns and the past tense to singular and the pronouns present tense?

 4. How do the comparisons in lines 1, 14, 20, 23-24 contribute to the effectiveness of the poem? Explain the imagery in detail.