Dear 5th Years,
Here is a link to the resource you need to do your homework. It is from a website called Universe as Text. I am very much indebted to them for this. I think it is a superb way to approach planning an essay. Simply click on the image below to get to a bigger version of it.
Have fun!
I have put up some useful stuff on “Visiting Hour” by Norman McCaig here, on our Glow Group site. You will need your password and stuff to access this. It’s just a couple of documents – don’t get too excited.
If you are too feckless, lazy, or useless to remember / be bothered to find your Glow username or password, here is a link to an online document that has some very useful notes on the poem. Nearly as good as me teaching you!
Go on then. Hurry!
Mr K.
Dear all,
There is a link below for a Prezzi presentation on how to write an introduction to an English essay. It is a little bare and brief at the moment, but will give you an outline of what is expected. It also includes an example of an introduction for an essay on “The Handmaid’s Tale” which focuses on how the novel explores the idea of using Language as a Tool of Power. It’s a little rushed, but will give you the idea. You are welcome to use parts of it in your own essay and adapt it. You should notice that it basically covers four areas:
Good see. Once on the site, select “View Together”, wait and then use the arrows in the bottom right corner of the screen to navigate around the presentation.
Here’s the link: How to Write an Introduction
Cheers!
Lovely 5th/6th Year Types,
Below, if you click upon them, are the documents you require to help support you in your efforts to write your essay on a theme in The Handmaid’s Tale. Remember, the theme is of your choosing.
I would suggest you spend time putting together a Quotations Sheet for your theme and thesis before Monday. I have uploaded an example Quotations Sheet below to help you understand how to do this. All the quotations in my example Quotations Sheet are from the “HMs Tale Quotations” document – if that helps.
Herewith, the required resources:
Handmaid’s Tale Theme Essay PowerPoint (PDF Version)
Example Quotations Sheet for An Essay
I have uploaded the PowerPoint as a PDF file to ensure that it is easy for all of you to see, as your browser should open it for you – you don’t need PowerPoint software on your computer/device. If you want to save a copy of any of the documents, you can right click each one and “Save Target As” (or whatever the equivalent is in your browser).
Any issues, you know where I am – you coud leave a request in the comment section below, on the discussions board on Glow, or on Twitter.
Good luck.
Mr K.
