Entries by dpogreba

AP Literature Test Review

In the next three weeks, these will be the key pieces of information for review/work on the AP test:  Literary Terms Practice Essay Writing Schedule Generic Test Review: prompts, multiple choice, review sheets  

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The Best News I’ve Heard in a Long Time

Not really news to me, but it's reassuring to read confirmation of what you already believe: needing eight hours of sleep is a myth: And it's become an increasingly common sentiment that too much work and stress and missing out on our eight hours is the modern plague. But the good news, says Prof Jim […]

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World Literature: Antony and Cleopatra Test

blickenstaff.jpg The test for Antony and Cleopatra is tomorrow. Enjoy questions like these:   Does Shakespeare intend for the audience to feel sympathy for Cleopatra at the end of the play? Based on Aristotle's definition of a tragedy, is Antony a tragic figure? What thematic/symbolic purpose does Enobarbus serve? Is Cleopatra a sexist representation of […]

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Five Books You Must Read in This Lifetime

Reading Catcher in the Rye made me think about the books that I've read with the potential to change a life. That in mind, here are the five books that I believe everyone must read. I'd be interested to hear what others have to say. Walden by Henry David Thoreau Resurrection by Leo Tolstoy The […]

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