What in me is dark
Illumin, what is low raise and support;
That to the highth of this great Argument
I may assert Eternal Providence,
And justifie the wayes of God to men.
John Milton

Friday, October 21, 2011

High School Writing: Readings for Monday

Greetings, high schoolers!

Here are the four articles I want you to print out, read, and  bring to class on Tuesday. Print all four out before you read  them and mark them up as you did the "Plants Respond to Music" article a  few weeks ago. (Underline or highlight what you find interesting, put  check marks next to information you agree with, etc.) Class on  Tuesday depends upon you bringing these articles, so don't forget them!

Since most home schoolers seem to be relatively interested in Tolkien, I thought you might  like some articles about Tolkien's writing. I'm not overly impressed  with Crystal McNeal's writing style, but she does share some good  information. Without further ado, here are the articles:

1.  National Geographic article on Tolkien's languages

2.  Crystal McNeal, "Tolkien's Use of Language to Highlight Good  Characters"

3.  Crystal McNeal, "Tolkien's Use of Language to Emphasize Evil"

4. "Tolkien  and Language"

Enjoy!

~Mrs. Stewart

11 comments:

  1. Hmm, I guess all of the main commenters are in HS writing 2

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  2. May I ask who anonymous may be?

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  3. It's McClayne. Who is this?

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  4. I'm not the same anonymous as before, but I can say that HSW II is totally hip.

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  5. Justin Beber is hardcore!!!!!

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  6. I'm not going to be your friend anymore, Ben:)

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  7. Ben, that just earned you 50 points from your final grade.

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  8. Ben, lying on the blog is frowned upon.

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  9. I'm not lying, nerd.

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  10. Hardcore means to be unswervingly committed, so Justin Bieber can be hardcore, judge for yourself.

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