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Daily Bell work

Daily Bell work . Aug. 20 TH Bell-work English 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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Daily Bell work

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  1. Daily Bell work

  2. Aug. 20TH 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. • “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.” • “…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.” • “We are afraid of losing what we have, whether it’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.” • “…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."

  3. Aug. 20th 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

  4. Bell Work (Pre-IB and Eng. II Honors)August 21, 2013 • Name (and define) as many of the eight parts of speech as possible.

  5. August 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

  6. English I Pre-IB Bell WorkAugust 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.

  7. English II Honors Bell WorkAugust 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?

  8. English I Pre-IB and English II HonorsAugust 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."

  9. English I Pre-IB and English II HonorsAugust 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)

  10. English 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.

  11. English 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.

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