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After reading the passage, “Clover”, by Billy Lombardo, a reader is able to describe a particular character’s interactions and analyze descriptions of this individual. In the passage, “Clover”, is a teacher, Graham. He, in his classroom, shares something that had occurred that morning. In this passage, the author, Billy Lombardo, describes interaction, responses, and unique characteristics and traits of the key character, Graham. When writing “Clover”, the author, Lombardo, described Graham’s interactions with his students one morning. In his section of his writing, Lombardo revealed the tactic and style in which Graham runs his classroom. This shows the relationship between him and his students. According to the text, this day was
an informal Monday. The detail that the Monday was informal is a sign of relaxation and Graham being partly laid back in his work. In his encounter with his students, Graham uncovered his new “tuft”, in his hair, to the students. Some students had already seen this. In paragraph two, the text stated, “Graham waited for the ritual to feather away and for the girls to take out their novel and note-books before he cleared his throat and pointed to his hair, which a couple of the girls had already noticed.” Throughout this paragraph, Graham maintained a light, amusing nature toward his students allowing an easygoing conversation. After reading the passage, “Clover”, an individual can analyze and interpret how the author, Billy Lombardo, describes Graham. Lombardo, the author of this passage, portrays Graham as an amusing and enjoyable teacher. Because the passage states that Graham caused laughter to the class, a reader would recognize that Graham is humorous and comical. “’Well,’ Graham said, ‘I’ve finally taken the mirror down,’ There was applause, smattered and light.” Lombardo portrayed this distinctive and unique trait of Graham by displaying the laughter and joy that the students’ teacher, Graham, brings them. The passage, “Clover”, was written by Billy Lombardo. After reading Lombardo’s writing, a reader could effortlessly explain and describe Graham’s interactions with his students. A reader could also analyze the author’s description of Graham’s unique characteristics whether he is teaching his students or in his own household. In the passage, “Clover”, the author, Billy Lombardo, described Graham’s interactions with the children light and easygoing. A reader of this passage can analyze and find that Lombardo showed that Graham was amusing and enjoyable.
This essay will be about a pair of characters in the book Where the Red Fern Grows. The characters being used are Little Ann and Old Dan. They are both coon hunting dogs who love their owner Billy Colman. They even die for him in the end. Billy named them Little Ann and Old Dan because in a tree someone had carved Dan and Ann in a heart. Billy was given a harangue about why he was not allowed to buy two dogs, but he snuck out of the house and walked a very long distance because he coveted the dogs. He came back and was allowed to keep them. Little Ann and Old Dan are very memorable characters in the book.
The Onion's "Girl Moved to Tears by Of Mice and Men Cliffs Notes" is an article with satirical and critical tone about a young communication major, Grace Weaver, who is emotional moved by reading the synopsis of the American classic Of Mice and Men over the original novel. In this article, the author describes Weaver's process and reaction to the assigned reading that aims to entertain an audience who has read the book. By using subtle satire and descriptions that let the reader understand the dangers of Weaver's shortcomings, the author is able to emphasize the importance of doing your own good work in a humorous and interesting manner.
Two stories are brought together “A&P” and “Gryphon” to represent the struggles that every character faces. Sammy the main character in “A&P”, and Tommy the main character in “Gryphon” face a struggle that will put them to the test. For Sammy the struggle is, should he stand up to his boss and defend the girls or should he let it go. Tommy faces the conflict of, does he believe the substitute teacher and defend her against everyone else or does he follow what everybody else is doing. In their stories, Tommy and Sammy are put up against a conflict that they have never seen before, and their “job” is to decide what they should do and how they should approach the problem.
Back in 1990, a man named Gary Soto decided to write an autobiography about himself, titled A Summer Life. One of the more interesting portions of the book was when Mr. Soto described a summer day back when he was six years old. On that day, young Gary found out what it felt like to be a true sinner, as he stole an apple pie from the local bakery. Some readers found this as one of the more interesting parts, not because of the plot, but because of the literary devices used, such as detail, imagery, and pacing. The three aforementioned literary devices are almost a backbone to the story, because without those three, the story would be shortened and fairly bland. The following three paragraphs will each describe a literary devices used by Mr. Soto to enhance the quality of his story.
The author, Melina Marchetta applies a variety of familiar and stereotypical events in the book. From cases such as the different characters, their characteristics and their reaction upon certain events that occur in the book. One great example of a stereotypical event in this book is the relationship between Josephine Alibrandi and Jacob Coote who is the school captain of a public school called Cook High. “He cracked two eggs on my glasses once” (32).
Often, a piece of literature will remind us of events or people in our own lives. “Gryphon,” did exactly that for me. This short story by Charles Baxter was told in great detail and had a large emphasis on characterization. Specifically, Baxter goes into great detail on the substitute Miss Ferenczi through the eyes of a young fourth-grade boy. In this story, Baxter was able to clearly get across the type of individual that Miss Ferenczi is and how she views the world. The theme, tone, setting, use of symbols, and characters are greatly expressed throughout this short story due to Charles Baxter’s exquisite use of detail. We all are likely to have experienced someone who is quite interesting like Miss Ferenczi and gives us a new perspective
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Throughout the selection, the audience modal analysis shifts based on who is speaking and who is being addressed. Majority of this text’s audience modal analysis is lyric. The main character Elizabeth always address herself and what’s going on in her life, and about her husband. This book is also revolves around God. The main objective of the book is to allow God to be the head of you life. Another important character, Miss Clara, represents a muse that helps guide Elizabeth to the right path of
Carver develops the narrator’s tone chronologically from disdainful to cautious to introspective by deepening his relationship with Robert to express the false perception of strangers that assumptions can produce.
Becoming mature and learning how to become mature is a theme relevant to the English II students as they transition from adolescence to adulthood, therefore, the book should remain in the AP curriculum. Throughout A Separate Peace, Gene’s maturation is portrayed through his experiences at Devon. Gene is quickly changed when his “knees bent and [he] jounced the limb… [soon after, Finny] broke through the little branches below and hit the bank with a sickening, unnatural thud” (Knowles 60). The fall of Finny marks a turning point in the novel. Gene changes from an innocent boy who played carelessly on the fields of Devon, to a mature Gene who not only realizes the errors of his ways, but feels regret in the face of his actions. Gene realizes the mistake he has made, Finny was never jealous of him, he (Gene) “was not of the same quality as [Finny]” (Knowles 59). The experience of handicapping Gene’s best friend, Finny, changes Gene from the innocence of a child to an adult. Due to his actions, Gene undergoes internal conflict over his irrational actions and the consequences it played on Finny’s life. The battle over Gene’s innocence represents Gene’s coming of age and maturity. Gene witnesses his maturity when he returns to Devon fifteen years after he studied there. Gene sees the tree he once played with, the tree he made memories in, the tree he used
Most teachers would make their students go right to work when they came in on Monday morning, but not Graham. After the weekend, Graham has Monday morning circles in his classroom for everyone to share the best moments of their weekend. Graham has been telling his students about his house renovations. Graham tells them he has had a mirror in his bathroom that
Di Yanni, Robert. “Character Revealed Through Dialogue.” Readings on The Tragedies. Ed. Clarice Swisher. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 1996. Reprint from Literature. N. p.: Random House, 1986.
This text is a book of short monologues describing the lives of ordinary people from a medieval village in 1255. This book allowed my seventh grade students to see the time period from another perspective. Although, the characters are fiction, their stories are based in fact. These stories allowed students to experience the lives of these people from a firsthand account, creating interest and a personal connection to the content. During this lesson, students used the characters’ monologues to identify character traits as we studied characterization, using the medieval time period as focus for our content.