English teachers and general hivemind: What's a good text for a tenth grade English student, in terms of discussing symbolism? Other than, like, The Scarlet Letter?
I forgot ita's hair wasn't blonde anymore.
Saffron: You won't tell anyone about me breaking down? Mal: I won't. Saffron: Then I won't tell anyone how easily I got your gun out of your holster. Mal: I'll take that as a kindness.
'Trash'
Natter 66: Get Your Kicks.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Amy - Sep 08, 2010 9:18:34 am PDT #22782 of 30001
Because books.
Steph L. - Sep 08, 2010 9:20:05 am PDT #22783 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
What's a good text for a tenth grade English student, in terms of discussing symbolism?
The Glass Menagerie.
Amy - Sep 08, 2010 9:21:25 am PDT #22784 of 30001
Because books.
Ooh, good one, Tep. I wanted to stay away from Heart of Darkness or the aforementioned Hester Prynne.
Kathy A - Sep 08, 2010 9:24:11 am PDT #22785 of 30001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Name is Igor.
"Eee-gor, right?"
"No, it's pronounced 'Eye-gor'."
"But they told me it was 'Eee-gor'."
"Well, they were wrong, weren't they?"
Steph L. - Sep 08, 2010 9:29:19 am PDT #22786 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
"What hump?"
DavidS - Sep 08, 2010 9:31:47 am PDT #22787 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
"Well, why isn't it "Froaderick Fronkensteen"?"
Frankenbuddha - Sep 08, 2010 9:51:35 am PDT #22788 of 30001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Here's to a speedy recovery Drew. Gives universe the stinkeye
Sorry to hear about the chimney leakage, Msbelle, but glad to hear about Mac's progress.
tommyrot - Sep 08, 2010 9:59:03 am PDT #22789 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I'm at lunch and I overheard someone use the word 'pram'. She didn't have a British accent. Do Americans use that word or is it just a UK thing?
Spidra Webster - Sep 08, 2010 10:01:31 am PDT #22790 of 30001
I wish I could just go somewhere to get flensed but none of the whaling ships near me take Medicare.
Timelies!
I've got a quorum of parents here and that means good things and bad. RSI pain is still high, dammit. Bday is tomorrow so I'll probably do some food planning even though it is a perishingly small gathering. I was planning on baking the cake in the solar oven but this overcast weather will not allow that.
In other news, OK Cupid has blogged another of its data crunching things - this time about keywords/phrases used by people of the same (self-selected) race. [link]
Spidra Webster - Sep 08, 2010 10:02:11 am PDT #22791 of 30001
I wish I could just go somewhere to get flensed but none of the whaling ships near me take Medicare.
tommyrot, it's generally a British thing but individual Americans can be Anglophiles and pick up and use Britishisms at will.