study progress

I have reviewed all the lit terms and started writing practice essays on different pieces of literature we have read. I am still having trouble on writing the introduction paragraph. As well as how to first introduce the topic. I don't understand how to connect the needed lit terms in the essay so it doesn't just sound likea list of things but a productive essay.

"A Reflection on unstrctured Learning"

The passage given by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons uses imagery to provide structure and meaning to it. The main theme of the passage is that of hiding behing something that you wish to be but are not. The purpose of the text was to provide actual examples in which humans can relate to today. Those which deal with confusion and a place of belonging in society. A part of a whole in which one can relate to. The theme emphasized on the main character wanting to find a costume into which he would fit into. A costume of which it would be a mask into society. A longing of fitting in and being someone in the world. In which it can as well be related to a hero who with his costume is adored and famous but without it blends in with hoi poi. The main character wanted to become something more and once he found a name that fit wanted to transform into that. A name that was given by another that merly completed his way of life. At which the main character looked to the outside world to define who he was without looking to himself for answer. The answer which he had in front of him all along but needed another to point it out to be able to understand it himself.

Essay questions

1."Henry Fielding’s Tom Jones (1749): Analyze the techniques that Fielding employs in this scene to characterize Mr. Allworthy and Mrs. Deborah Wilkins" 2."Ann Petry’s The Street (1946): Analyze how Petry establishes Lutie Johnson’s relationship to the urban setting through the use of literary devices such as imagery, personification, selection of detail, and figurative language." 3."Two funerals: Compare the different authors’ attitudes by examining diction and choice of detail; also discuss their effect on the reader"

ap test plan

1. Comphrehend lit terms and be able to apply them to the practice tests. 2. Evaluate a structure of essays and identify weakness 3. Go over grammar and mechanics 4. Be able to point out key words or lit terms used in texts 5. take several practice tests and expand knowledge on what test will look like

Macbeth Notes part 2

After the murder of Duncan: -Macbeth feels guilty -do watever is necessary to gain power -using murder as emotional addiction to killing Banquo and Flanece -hasn't lost sense of whats right and whats wrong -begins play as hero and ends up being a killing machine -becomes king -finds no point of life or motivation to living When he finds his wife dead: -"She should have died hereafter...." -isn't very emotional about death Witches: -Banquo doubts witches while Macbeth goes along with what the witches tell him -Witches never told Macbeth to kill all the ppl he killed but however still didi it -Finding a motivation in the witches phrophicies to become king -they signify the constant reminder of evilness of life -they represent an opportunity for Macbeth doing what his emotional disturbness tells him to do INCITMENT; action of doing or saying something and having and immediate consequence

Macbeth lecture

-macbeth is closest to Hamlet
-rise and fall of a great man
scene from porter
Macbeth
-tragic character=flaw
-by end of play he is completely alone w/ no place in society
-everything that made him a great man is destroyed
-he does it all tohimself=nothing was forced upon him
*the more he agravates
-Shakespeare is powerful author because he draws us in.Reminding us of someone in life.
AMBITION- bad/sin morality play-Macbeth is ambitious about becoming king
-Macbeth's reaction to witches:
1.doesn't question witches
2. Lady Macbeth and him have discussed desire for Macbeth to become king
*tension of seeing himself as king and morality of wats right and wrong
-Tries to get rid of crime blaming Lady Macbeth
-Knows he has to pay for crime
-Macbeth knows he is mirror to community
BANQUO:
-tempted by witches
-question them
doesn't obsses over phrophicies
LADY MACBETH:
-keeps fire going inside Macbeth
-pure evil/tool of destruction
-encourages Macbeth and supports bad action
*Goes against fundamental role of mother and talks Macbeth to be more manly
ANIMA-female physcology
ANIMOUS-male physcology
*can't blame Lady Macbeth for Macbeth's actions
-Macbeth halucinates a dagger before murder

Animal Farm

1.The setting takes place in a farm where the working class which are the animals uprise against the farmers and taking control after old Majors speech of gaining control over the humans. Soon the pigs are on top of the pack and treat the other animals unfairly saying that they will be the ones to rule the "animal Farm" as they had named it. The pigs slowly start to act and behave like human beings and taking less part in an actual animal like way of living.
2.The theme is to keep true to yourself and always remeber who you are and where you come from.
3. The tone of the book is angered and rebellious.
(1)“Four legs good, two legs bad.”
(2)“If you have your lower animals to contend with,” he said, “we have our lower classes!”
(3)"All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others."
4. The literary techniques that help identify the theme and tone of the book are symbolism,characterization, the setting, diction and personifacation.
"No animal in England is
free." The symbolism described shows future events of why old Magor had propsed his dream to the farm animals.
"Old Major (so he was always called,
though the name under which he had been exhibited was Willingdon Beauty)
was so highly regarded on the farm that everyone was quite ready to lose
an hour's sleep in order to hear what he had to say." the characterization of old major helps describe the animal farm and who they sought to leadership for.
"Mr. Jones, of the Manor Farm, had locked the hen-houses for the night, but
was too drunk to remember to shut the pop-holes. With the ring of light
from his lantern dancing from side to side, he lurched across the yard,
kicked off his boots at the back door, drew himself a last glass of beer
from the barrel in the scullery, and made his way up to bed, where
Mrs. Jones was already snoring." The setting helps identify in what type of enviroment the animals lived in and why they would want a change.
"Is it not crystal clear, then, comrades, that all the evils of this life
of ours spring from the tyranny of human beings? " the diction of most of the phrases said by old Major play a great role in shaping up the events of the animals wanting to take over the farm.
"Beasts of England, beasts of Ireland,
Beasts of every land and clime,
Hearken to my joyful tidings
Of the golden future time. " The personification used helps describe old Major and what he intended the farm to become.

Macbeth

SITE 1:
tone- sinister,bloody events
central characters- evil, witches, super natural
Macbeth-1606 Shakespeare
-King James symbolized union of the scottish and english crown
-1st performed in Hampton court
-real macbeth rules scotland 1040-1057
-10/14 kings between 943-1097 were killed
Macbeth ruled wisely for 17yrs: North and south Scotland were united for the first time under his rule
-Malcom 3rd defeated Macbeth with the help of England and killed all memebers of the family to assure his throne
SITE 2:
Raphael, Holinshed chronicles= real story
-population pressures made war and slaughter era of community
-survival= warlord to protect life, property, enemies, killing less capable family memebers to assure strong ruler
-Macbeth-"Son of life," christian name
-Father of macbeth= Findlaech ruler of Moray in Scotland, killed by Gilllacomagin
Banquo and Fleance= never existed
-3 witches- fate
-Macbeth's beautiful castle: Nothing is what it seems like
"Maybe destiny will make me king without murdering"
-Macbeth killed Banquo
Macbeth was written to please king James 1
-play has double meaning, ambiguity, phrophicies,
Theme= dog eat dog?
SITE 3:
-every king used history to hold on to power
-holinshed Chronicles of Scottish History=loose collection of tales gossip and fantasies
-Stuart kings were longest generation of family to rule Scotland
-phrophicy tht Stuaart's would some day rule Scotland were told= made up
-gunpowder plot=catholic extremists planned to blow up house of parliment
on ocasion of speech by the king to parliment
SHAKESPEARE;

1. Duncan=saintly
2. Banquo-innnocent of murder
3. Malcom= friend of England
4. prediction of Scotland from witches
5. murder of Duncan
HOLINSHED;
1. Duncan-bad
2. Banquo= part of overthrowing Duncan
3. Malcom= not friend of England
4. mystic godess gave predictions
5. Duncan was kille dinbattle

-shortest play of tragedies
-focus on psychological effect of crimes upon /macbeth and nature of relationship of lady and mr. Macbeth
SITE 5:
contributers;
Southern History, 1527=Hector Boece
Discovery of witchcraft, Rheignald Scot
Daemonogie, 1599 king james 1
-Changes of Shakespear
-dramatic purpose porducing more exciting story, Thematic purpose of crearting more complex characterization of macbeth
Holinshed chronicles- Macbeth=valiant gentlman
Shakespear= macbeth sent king Duncan to crush rebellion
-altering Macbeth's bravery in defeat of Macdownald
- presents Macbeth as gentle, thoughtful
- 3 sisters into ugly, hags, sinister
- presenting evil
- presents Banquo as kind, honorable,
- Changes Duncan into a respectful ideal leader
- changing events of Duncan's death
- Duncan death allows Macbeth's feeling to develop