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Excerpt from “Where Lovers Dream”
This week in class, we’re reading “Excerpt from “Where Lovers Dream”” by Anzia Yezierska. In “Excerpt from ‘Where Lovers Dream’” Anzia Yezierska tells the story of a woman who runs into someone she used to know at a wedding. As we read, we will be discussing the themes of Loneliness & Isolation and Love as…
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Expository Literary Essay: Compare Characters Who Fails to See Truths
DIRECTIONS: Write a well-organized composition on the topic below. In many works of literature, a character may have a false sense of reality or a lack of insight into what is actually happening around him or her. Swayed by false beliefs, strong emotions, or irrational fear this character may fail to realize truths that seem…
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All Summer in a Day
This week in class, we’re reading “All Summer in a Day” by Ray Bradbury. In this classic Ray Bradbury short story, the children on planet Venus wait to see the sun for the first time in seven years. As we read, we will be discussing the themes of Fear & Paranoia, Honor & Courage, and…
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The Kohlberg Dilemmas
This week in class, we’re reading “The Kohlberg Dilemmas” by Lawrence Kohlberg. Lawrence Kohlberg was an American psychologist best known for his theories of moral development. Kohlberg explains there are six distinct stages of human moral development, and that a person may go through these stages throughout his or her life. As we read, we…
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God Sees the Truth, But Waits
This week in class, we’re reading “God Sees the Truth, But Waits” by Leo Tolstoy translated by Aylmer Maude. In Leo Tolstoy’s short story, “God Sees the Truth, But Waits”, a man is convicted of a crime that he didn’t commit. As we read, we will be discussing the themes of Justice, Freedom & Equality…
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When You Are Old
This week in class, we’re reading “When You Are Old” by William Butler Yeats. In William Butler Yeat’s “When You Are Old,” a speaker asks someone to reflect on their life and on lost love in their old age. As we read, we will be discussing the themes of Growing Up, Loneliness & Isolation, and Love…
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The Second Coming
This week in class, we’re reading “The Second Coming” by William Butler Yeats. In this famous poem, William Butler Yeats paints a terrifying, apocalyptic scene in order to describe the atmosphere of Europe following World War I. As we read, we will be discussing the themes of Technology, Progress & Industry and War & Peace…
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Easter 1916
This week in class, we’re reading “Easter 1916” by William Butler Yeats. “Easter 1916” is a famous poem by William Butler Yeats that deals with themes of war and loss of innocence. Although Yeats was an Irish nationalist, in the poem he describes conflicting emotions about the Easter Rising, an armed rebellion against British rule…
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Parent Guide: A Rose for Emily
This week in class, we’re reading “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner. William Faulkner (1897-1962) was an American writer and Nobel Prize laureate. This story takes place in Mississippi around the turn of the 20th century. After the death of Miss Emily Grierson, the people of Jefferson, Mississippi, uncover a dark history in this…
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Araby
This week in class, we’re reading “Araby” by James Joyce. “Araby” (1914) is a classic coming-of-age story written by James Joyce. It touches on themes of disillusionment and the consequences of idealism. As we read, we will be discussing the theme of Growing Up as it relates to the text. We are trying to answer this big…