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9/28/10 Grab a novel & your CB! Allusion

9/28/10 Grab a novel & your CB! Allusion. OMAM example- the title is an allusion to Robert Burns' poem "To A Mouse": "The best-laid plans of mice and men, [often go awry].” Originally, Steinbeck wanted to title the novella “Something that Happened.”

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9/28/10 Grab a novel & your CB! Allusion

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  1. 9/28/10 Grab a novel & your CB! Allusion • OMAM example- the title is an allusion to Robert Burns' poem "To A Mouse":"The best-laid plans of mice and men, [often go awry].” • Originally, Steinbeck wanted to title the novella “Something that Happened.” • Answer this question in your composition book: Which title is better? Why?

  2. continued Take the following notes in the notes’ section of your binder: Allusion is a brief reference to a person, event, or place, real or fictitious, or to a work of art. Casual reference to a famous historical or literary figure or event.An allusion may be drawn from history (The Holocaust), geography (Greece), literature (Shakespeare), or religion (Biblical reference). (One more slide to go!)

  3. 9/29/2010 Grab a Novel & your Character materials. Write in your notes: An analogy is a comparison of two dissimilar things that share a special relationship. Example: Candy: dog Lennie: rabbit Write in your composition notebook: Complete the following analogies. Hint: Determine the relationship of the first two words, and then select a word related to the third word in the same manner. 1. Lennie: gullible Curley’s wife: __________ 2. Crooks: stable buck Slim: _____________

  4. 9/30/10 Grab a novel! • Today is the day. We finish reading the book! • Tomorrow we will finish the character work (last day). CAP/Early-out Schedule Period 1 8:00- 8:50 Announcements/Breakfast 8:50- 9:00 CAP 9:05- 9:35 Period 2 9:40- 10:25 Period 3 10:30- 11:15 Period 4 11:20- 12:05 A Lunch 12:05- 12:35 Late Period 5 12:40- 1:25 Early Period 5 12:10- 12:55 B Lunch 12:55 1:25 Period 6 1:30- 2:15 Period 7 2:20- 3:05 Study Hall (7th. Period class) 3:05 3:35

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