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                        <title>Fire and Forget Response</title>
                        <link>https://www.theutmosttrouble.com/community/23eng3theme/fire-and-forget-response-2/</link>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 25 Oct 2023 12:52:56 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[After reviewing a collection of stories (“The Wave that Takes Them Under,” “Tips for a Smooth Transition,” “When Engaging Targets, Remember,” and &quot;The Train&quot;) from Fire and Forget, complete ...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span>After reviewing a collection of stories (“The Wave that Takes Them Under,” “Tips for a Smooth Transition,” “When Engaging Targets, Remember,” and "The Train") from </span><i><span>Fire and Forget</span></i><span>, complete the following response for one story.</span></p>
<ul>
<li><span><strong>Two quotes</strong> from the story that showcases one literary term each. Explain which literary term they represent and what that helps you better understand about the whole story. </span></li>
<li><span>Explain how those literary terms helped you understand the author’s perspective on war.</span></li>
<li>What is the <strong><i>author’s</i></strong> perspective on war? What is a message<strong><i> you</i></strong> took away from this story?</li>
</ul>
<p>To exceed: Relate the story to your war novel by explaining how a similar message is presented in both. Use a quote from your novel for support. </p>]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>War Novel Response 3</title>
                        <link>https://www.theutmosttrouble.com/community/23eng3theme/war-novel-response-3-2/</link>
                        <pubDate>Tue, 17 Oct 2023 12:24:54 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Pay attention to the additional steps of this response!
-First, summarize what happens in this part of your novel. Make it at least four sentences.
 
-Second, find 4 quotes from the secon...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-size: 12pt"><strong><span style="color: #ff0000">Pay attention to the additional steps of this response!</span></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">-</span><span style="font-weight: 400">First, </span><strong>summarize</strong><span style="font-weight: 400"> what happens in this part of your novel. Make it at least </span><span style="font-weight: 400">four sentences.</span></p>
<p> </p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">-Second, find </span><strong>4 quotes</strong><span style="font-weight: 400"> from the second third of your novel to analyze. Quotes should be moments that stood out or seemed significant to YOU. (There aren't specific quotes that fit this assignment best, and </span><span style="font-weight: 400">using the same quotes as others reading your novel will look suspicious.</span><span style="font-weight: 400">)</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">-In your analysis, explain which</span><strong> literary terms</strong><span style="font-weight: 400"> each quote could be identified as---list any and all literary terms that apply. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">-Choose two quotes to go into a deeper </span><strong>explanation of what they helped you better understand</strong><span style="font-weight: 400"> about the story and </span><strong>how they helped showcase a specific literary term</strong><span style="font-weight: 400">.. </span></p>
<p> </p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">-Third, tell what message about war seems most emphasized through your literary terms.</span><span style="font-weight: 400"> Keep in mind, this is different than just finding a theme.</span> <strong>Your ideas need to directly correlate to the impact that the literary terms have on your understanding of events. </strong><span style="font-weight: 400">Make sure that your message has the word ‘war,’ or something similarly connected, in it. </span></p>
<p> </p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">-Fourth, explain how your understanding of the message about war </span><strong>changed from the last section. </strong><span style="font-weight: 400">If it didn’t change, explain what other factors didn’t change. (Pointing to literary terms as factors is an effective way to approach this.)</span></p>
<p> </p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">-Fifth, </span><strong>reflect on your novel overall</strong><span style="font-weight: 400">. What did you like/not like about it? Was it easy to follow? Was it easy to find literary terms? Would you recommend it to future students doing this assignment?</span></p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>To exceed:</strong><span style="font-weight: 400"> Respond to someone else’s post with a comparison of a quote from your novel with a quote from theirs. It must be a different quote from each of you. And, you must discuss how similar your messages about war are based on the example from the quote. </span></p>]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>The Things They Carried</title>
                        <link>https://www.theutmosttrouble.com/community/23eng3theme/the-things-they-carried-2/</link>
                        <pubDate>Tue, 17 Oct 2023 12:08:58 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[After reviewing a collection of the chapters from The Things They Carried (“On the Rainy River,” “The Man I Killed,” “Ambush”/“Good Form,” “The Lives of the Dead”), complete the following re...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span>After reviewing a collection of the chapters from </span><i><span>The Things They Carried</span></i><span> (“On the Rainy River,” “The Man I Killed,” “Ambush”/“Good Form,” “The Lives of the Dead”), complete the following response. Choose one section to complete the following analysis on:</span></p>
<ul>
<li><span>Identify </span><strong>two quotes</strong><span> from the story that showcase</span><strong><span> </span>one literary term each</strong><span>. Explain which literary term they represent and </span><span>what that helps you better understand </span><span>about the story as a whole. </span></li>
<li><span>Explain how those literary terms helped you understand </span><span>the author’s perspective on war</span><span>.</span>
<ul>
<li><span>What is the </span><strong><i>author’s</i></strong><span> perspective on war? What is a message about war</span><strong><i><span> </span>you</i></strong><span> took away from this story?</span></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>To exceed:</strong> Discuss how this message compares to the message in your own war novel. Use a quote for support. </p>]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>War Novel Response 2</title>
                        <link>https://www.theutmosttrouble.com/community/23eng3theme/war-novel-response-2-2/</link>
                        <pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2023 14:31:20 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[-First, summarize what happens in this part of your novel. Make it at least four sentences.
-Second, find 4 quotes from the first third of your novel to analyze. Quotes should be moments th...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span>-</span><span>First, </span><strong>summarize</strong><span> what happens in this part of your novel. Make it at least </span><span>four sentences.</span></p>
<p><span>-Second, find </span><strong>4 quotes</strong><span> from the first third of your novel to analyze. Quotes should be moments that stood out or seemed significant to YOU. (There aren't specific quotes that fit this assignment best, and </span><span>using the same quotes as others reading your novel will look suspicious.</span><span>)</span></p>
<ul>
<li><span>In your analysis, explain which</span><strong><span> </span>literary terms</strong><span> each quote could be identified as---list any and all literary terms that apply. </span></li>
<li>Choose two quotes to go into a deeper <strong>explanation of what they helped you better understand</strong> about the story and <strong>how they helped showcase a specific literary term</strong>.</li>
</ul>
<p><span>-Third, based on the textual evidence you chose, write a statement that addresses your </span><strong>message about war</strong><span> (so far).  </span></p>
<p><strong>To exceed:<span> </span></strong><span>Respond to someone else’s post with a comparison of a quote from your novel with a quote from theirs (it could be someone reading the same thing, could also be someone reading something else). </span><span>It must be a different quote from each of you.</span><span> And, you must discuss at least two things about how the quotes compare/contrast one another. </span></p>
<p> </p>
<p>Please make sure to draft ideas first on a Google Doc and submit the Google Doc to Turnitin.com to protect your work. </p>]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>War Novel Response 1</title>
                        <link>https://www.theutmosttrouble.com/community/23eng3theme/war-novel-response-1-2/</link>
                        <pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2023 12:23:02 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[-First, summarize what happens in this part of your novel. Make it at least four sentences.
-Second, find 4 quotes from the first third of your novel to analyze. Quotes should be moments th...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span>-</span><span>First, </span><strong>summarize</strong><span> what happens in this part of your novel. Make it at least </span><span><span style="text-decoration: underline">four sentences</span>.</span></p>
<p><span>-Second, find </span><strong>4 quotes</strong><span> from the first third of your novel to analyze. Quotes should be moments that stood out or seemed significant to YOU. (There aren't specific quotes that fit this assignment best, and </span><span>using the same quotes as others reading your novel will look suspicious.</span><span>)</span></p>
<p><span>      -In your analysis, explain which</span><strong><span> </span>literary terms</strong><span> each quote could be identified as---list any and all literary terms that apply. </span></p>
<p><span>      -Choose two quotes to go into a deeper </span><strong>explanation of what they helped you better understand</strong><span> about the story and </span><strong>how they                helped showcase a specific literary term</strong><span>.</span></p>
<p><span>-Third, based on the textual evidence you chose, write a statement that addresses your </span><strong>message about war</strong><span> (so far).  </span></p>
<p><em>(If you aren't sure about formatting---check the Google Classroom assignment)</em></p>
<p><strong>To exceed:<span> </span></strong><span>Respond to someone else’s post with a comparison of a quote from your novel with a quote from theirs (it could be someone reading the same thing, could also be someone reading something else). </span><span>It must be a different quote from each of you.</span><span> And, you must discuss at least two things about how the quotes compare/contrast one another. </span></p>]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>War Poetry</title>
                        <link>https://www.theutmosttrouble.com/community/23eng3theme/war-poetry/</link>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 13 Sep 2023 15:17:05 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[After reviewing the poetry on the War Poetry sheet, complete the following response. 
Choose two poems that you feel most comfortable with and analyze the following for each poem individual...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span>After reviewing the poetry on the </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zWX03Bt3cFYRhkil2CKoW3Dpd7Zop60RMV5-MWWm6yQ/edit?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow"><span>War Poetry sheet,</span></a><span> complete the following response. </span></p>
<p><span>Choose <strong>two poems</strong> that you feel most comfortable with and analyze the following for each poem <strong>individually</strong> (complete the following process TWICE) </span></p>
<ul>
<li><span>What are the <strong>two</strong> most significant literary terms that appear in each poem to you? </span>
<ul>
<li><span>Which literary terms stood out the most to you? Which ones helped you understand the poem the most?</span></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><span>Include <strong>two</strong> quotes from each poem that showcase one literary term each. Explain which literary term they represent. </span>
<ul>
<li>Include MLA citation for all quotes that have the author's last name and line number. For example (Turner 1). If using more than one line, include backslashes within the quotes to indicate line breaks. </li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><span>Explain how those literary terms helped you understand the author’s perspective on war.</span>
<ul>
<li>What is the <strong>author’s</strong><span> perspective on war? What is a message</span><strong> you</strong><span> took away from each poem?</span></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>Because you have to answer the prompts for two separate poems, you can either include them both in the same reply or respond to this topic twice, once for each poem.</strong> </p>
<p><span><strong>To Exceed:</strong> Choose another student's response to reply to. Find a quote from a different poem than one that appears in the student's post, but uses one of the same literary terms and discuss the similarities and differences in the message your quote shows.</span></p>
<p> </p>
<p>Lastly, it is highly recommended that you draft your work elsewhere (like Google Docs) so that you have the opportunity to correct any spelling/grammar, and also in case the forum doesn't save and post your response.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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