TRAVELLING
Which sea is Malta located in?
The Mediterranean Sea
Fun Question: What is the name of Bianca's daughter?
Bjørk
What is the name of Scout's and Jem's father?
Atticus
Name at least three of Shakespeare's plays
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The story is dealing with the theme of forbidden love.
simpel/udvidet tid
Fun question: How many people suffered a concussion while being drunk?
THREE!!!
What are the typical features of fake news?
-potentially incorrect
-unreliable
-difficult to to pinpoint responsibility: multiple motives and actors
-commercially driven: want to initiate web traffic
-partisan: drive home a political standpoint
What did the Ewell family accuse Tom Robinson of and what was their motive?
Tom Robinson, a black worker, was (falsely!) accused of raping Mayella Ewell, a white woman. It is suggested, that they were motivated by racism.
Where and when was William Shakespeare born?
1564 in Stratford upon Avon in England
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My good old friend Chris is very interested in the nature.
bestemt artikel
What does semantic field analysis investigate?
How words in a text relate to each other in terms of shared meaning.
What is an 'infographic'?
Information portrayed graphically, with the addition of pictures as well as text
What characterises a good topic sentence in essay writing?
-Illustrates what the paragraph is about and which particular focus will be taken on the matter in this paragraph
-ensures coherence in a paragraph
-is often positioned at the beginning of a paragraph
What is the same of the period when Shakespeare lived and what are some of the typical features of this time?
The Renaissance, a time when people's view of the world slowly shifted from a teocentric to a more modern/individualistic view. This was motivated by several discoveries, and profound changes of religious and scientific nature.
Hvilke syv forskellige typer pronominer findes der?
personlige, possessive, interrogative, relative, demonstrative, refleksive, indefinitte
How have purpose and conditions of travelling changed through time?
In ancient times travelling was valued as an explication of human fate and necessity; for modern people, it is an expression of of freedom and an escape from necessity and purpose. Ancients saw travel as suffering, even penance; for moderns, it is pleasure.
What are the typical features of twitter fiction?
-interaction between writer and readers – on demand writing
-Experimentation
-Limited in form (only 140 characters per tweet)
-Live – tension created
-Pace of reading regulated by output source
-Free and accessible to everyone at all times
-Anonymity possible – the writer can let his/her characters come alive through their own personal accounts
Fun Question: Which part of town did we party in most while in Malta?
Paceville
Explain the Great Chain of Being
A strict hierarchical structure of all matter and life, thought in medieval Christianity to have been decreed by God. The chain starts with God and progresses downward to angels, kings, princes, nobles, commoners, wild animals, domesticated animals, trees, other plants, precious stones, precious metals and other minerals.
It was believed that man had a fixed position in this hierarchy and that acting against this system would lead to a necessary downfall.
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They may be adults, but in the situation they reacted very childish.
adverbiumsfejl
What are connotation, denotation and symbolism and which might be used in connection with travelling?
-denotation: dictionary meaning of a word (e.g. a road = a specially prepared hard surface for cars, buses, bicycles etc to travel on)
-connotation: the associated/secondary meaning of a word in addition to its explicit/primary meaning (e.g. road = illustrating that life is a journey, a path we follow, when travelling)
-symbol: A sign or thing that that signifies an idea/something else, i.e. combines the literal meaning with a representative meaning
Which subjects are common in watchdog journalism?
-government decision-making processes
-illegal activities
-immorality
-consumer protection issues
-environmental issues
What is characteristic of the narrative voice used in the novel?
Everything is seen through Scout's eyes. As she is a young child, the reader is forced to 'translate' the events into a more 'grown-up' voice. At the same time, she is far from naive or superficial, but honest, mature, critical and free of pretense. Accordingly, the readers are forced to bringe open-mindedness to the text.
In his lyrical language, Shakespeare used a rhythmic scheme that resembles natural heartbeat. What is it called and what are its typical features.
Iambic pentameter: used in traditional English poetry and verse drama. The term describes the rhythm (meter), established by the words in a line; rhythm is measured in groups of syllables called "feet". "Iambic": refers to the type of foot used: an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable (as in a-bove). "Pentameter" indicates a line of five "feet".
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The story is told by a boy which name we never are told.
pronominer