TH Bellwork English I PreIB Choose one of the quotations below and 1 Explain its literal and symbolic meaning 2 Rephrase or further explain its meaning in one sentence The alchemists spent years in their laboratories observing the fire that purified the metals They spent so much ID: 781483
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Bell-workEnglish I Pre-IB
Choose one of the quotations below and 1.) Explain its literal and symbolic meaning, 2.) Rephrase or further explain its meaning in one sentence.
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The alchemists spent years in their laboratories, observing the fire that purified the metals. They spent so much time close to the fire that gradually they gave up the vanities of the world. They discovered that the purification of the metals had led to a purification of themselves.
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“…
every blessing ignored becomes a curse. I don't want anything else in life. But you are forcing me to look at wealth and at horizons that I have never known. Now that I have seen them, and now that I see how immense my possibilities are, I'm going to feel worse than I did before you arrived. Because I know the things I should be able to accomplish, and I don't want to do so.
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We are afraid of losing what we have, whether it
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s our life or our possessions or our property. But this fear evaporates when we understand that our life stories and the history of the world were written by the same hand.
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“…
whoever you are, or whatever it is that you do, when you really want something, it's because that desire originated in the soul of the universe. It's your mission on earth."
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Bell-workEnglish II Honors
Choose ONE of the quotations from below and 1.) Explain its meaning, 2.) Explain if you agree or disagree with what the quote says, and 3.) Write a sentence about a life situation to which the quotation could be applied.
Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in
school. -Albert Einstein
He who opens a school door, closes a prison. -Victor Hugo
A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise
answer. -Bruce Lee
Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I
learn. -Benjamin
Franklin
Slide4Bell Work
(Pre-IB and Eng. II Honors)
August 21, 2013
Name (and define) as many of the eight parts of speech as possible.
Slide5August 21 Bell Work Answer
Noun – person, place, or thing
Verb- action word
Adjective – describes a noun
Adverb – describes a verb
Pronoun – replaces a noun
Conjunction – joins ideas
Preposition – shows direction or relationship
Interjection – Interrupts, shows emotion
Slide6English I Pre-IB Bell Work
August 22, 2013
Give a definition from context clues for the vocabulary words listed below:
I chose to abstain from eating dessert because I am trying to lose weight.
An example of the
archetype
of the best friend and magical helper would include the character of “Donkey” from the movie Shrek or R2D2 in the movie “Star Wars,” because we see this idea over and over again in literature and film.
They gave her great
adulation
when she received the “Student of the Month” award.
Give a definition for the technical term “
Polysyndeton
” from the example below:
For Christmas, I want a pony, and a Barbie Jeep, and a scooter, and a
Gameboy
, and a new book to read.
Slide7English II Honors Bell Work
August 22, 2013
List AT LEAST five different words related to the word “
POETRY”
What qualifies as “poetry,” and why?
What poetic devices are you familiar with already?
What do you know about types of poetry?
Slide8English I Pre-IB and English II Honors
August 26, 2013 Bell Work
He faced much
adversity, but Trey overcame the hardships and eventually received a college diploma.
The deep colors in the painting completely changed the
aesthetic
of the living room.
He decided to attempt to be
amicable
towards the new kid, even though he could tell they had nothing in common.
Use the following example to define
CHIASMUS
:
"I had a teacher I liked who used to say good fiction's job was to comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable."
Slide9English I Pre-IB and English II Honors
August 27, 2013 Bell Work
Given the example sentences below, determine a definition for the technical term in parentheses behind each sentence below:
To have, to hold, to honor, to obey, and to trust.
(Anaphora)
We must go, fight, win!
(Asyndeton)
Sweetly and swiftly the subtle song swept through the swooshing wind.
(Euphony)
Clanking and
caterwauling
the courageous concurrent chemicals crashed to the carpet.
(Cacophony/Dissonance)
Slide10English I Pre-IB and English II Honors Bell-Work August 28, 2013
Part I: Match the vocabulary word to its correct definition:
Pertaining to a sense of beauty
Friendly; warm; welcoming
Praise
Part II: Use your knowledge of the parts of speech to:
4. Write a sentence using any one vocabulary word as a noun.
5. Write a sentence using any one vocabulary word as an adjective.
Slide11English I Pre-IB and English II Honors Bell-Work August 28,
2013 (Part II)
Part III: Identify the technical terminology being demonstrated in the example sentence below:
6. She was neither bored, nor exhausted, nor hungry, nor tired.7. The slithering slimy snake slipped salaciously down the sidewalk.
8. He was too old to be playful but too playful to be old.