Symbols
What do "mice" symbolize in the novel?
symbol of false hope for Lennie, American Dream, Lennie's emotional vulnerability, innocence
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"and he walked heavily, dragging his feet a little, the way a bear drags his paws. His arms did not swing at his sides, but hung loosely."
comparing Lennie to a bear - "wild animal", run on instinct rather than completely thinking through or making a plan, not gentle, physically large and harmful
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What's a thesis?
summary of the main point or claim of the essay
What grade is Emma in?
What does Candy's dog symbolize?
uselessness, weakness, isolation/loneliness related to weakness (when you're weak no one wants you), natural selection (favor the strong and despise the weak)
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"Already the sun had left the valley to go climbing up the slopes of the Gabilan Mountains"
foreshadows death of Lennie, lack of light or the sun leaving the valley shows that Lennie's life or light is slowly over or that there is no hope anymore - death is inevitable :(
In the introduction paragraph, do you start general to specific or specific to general? In the thesis, do you start general to specific or specific to general?
intro: general to specific
conclusion: specific to general
What time did Emma sleep last night?
I stayed up til 2 AM preparing jeapardy and the essay outline for you guys grrrr
What does solitaire symbolize?
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"Lennie dabbled his big paw in the water and wiggled his fingers so the water arose in little splashes; rings widened across the pool to the other side and came back again." Provide two points of significance.
1. comparing Lennie to bear 2. ripples in water show how one of Lennie's actions can affect another and create a large ripple inevitably
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How do you cite a quote? State what you should put after the quote to properly cite it.
(author's last name, page number to page number).
parenthesis --> author's last name --> comma --> starting page no. --> ending page no. --> parenthesis --> period
How tall am I (Akhil cannot answer)
5' 5 or 6"
What does Curley's wife's red dress symbolize?
want for attention from anyone (directly due to the solitude and loneliness she feels from being a woman), flirtatious personality
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"Now and then he poured a few drops of the liniment into his pink-palmed hand and reached up under his shirt to rub again."
"He pulled out his shirt in back, poured a little liniment in his pink palm and, reaching around, he fell slowly to rubbing his back."
Explain significance of liniment and also what the significance of repeating this in the beginning and end of the chapter is.
1. significance of liniment bottle: alleviate the pain or burden that Crooks (stablebuck) is carrying under the racially abusive society 2. the fact that it is repeated both in the start and end of the chapter shows that Crooks and many other characters is in a never ending cycle or routine that they can never leave (act of aggression --> liniment --> act of aggression --> liniment --> ...)
What is the difference between Evidence 1 and Evidence 2?
no difference lmao
Where does Emma work at? (up to three guesses per student)
Starbucks barista, volleyball referee, tutor (not for Edutine)
Describe one symbol of your choice besides mice, Candy's dog, Curley's wife's dress, solitaire, and the characters. It must be an object, and explain its significance.
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“The best laid plans of mice and men often go astray, and leave us only grief and pain for promised joy.” - "To a Mouse" poem written by Robert Burns
"often go astray" - dreams are dashed, things don’t pan out the way we want them to, life isn’t predictable or safe or certain --> discovered by the characters in the story (George has to give up his dream, Lennie is killed, solitaire cards show that destiny is in control)
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Name all of the parts of MLA citation (five things + the title) and where each part goes on the paper.
top left: first name/last name --> teacher's name --> class name --> date (day month year)
Emma has taken two AP's sophomore year and is taking five AP's junior year.
300 points to the first team who properly guesses five out of seven of the AP's.
200 points to the first team who guesses my top three that I liked or look forward to taking.
AP Bio, AP World History, AP Chemistry, AP Psychology, AP US History, AP Calculus, AP Lang
Top three: AP Psych, AP World/US History, AP Biology