The biography of Phyllis Wheatley says, "Responding to early indications of intellectual precociousness in Phyllis, the Wheatley family encouraged her to study the Bible and to read English and Latin literature, history, and geography." ... For instance, line 25 of To Maecenas, " soon the same beauties should my mind adorn, and the same ardors in my soul should burn: then should my song in bolder notes arise, and all my numbers pleasingly surprise- As these lines indicate, Phyllis had a passion to write well as a poet and surprise her white peers. ...

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At the beginning of my second marking period, freshman year, my Social Studies class would be my first attempt at the requirement. ... Stewart assigned a research paper about Western Civilization in the 16 hundreds, it was a chance for the whole class to get their Information Literature paper out of the way. ... I could use a past research paper from senior year and he could go in through the schools gradebook and have it count as the information literature paper. ... Sorting through books and online periodicals it wasn't long before I had enough notes to create a decent timeline of m...

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Obviously, you must have a thorough knowledge of the available literature to gauge your results. ... The idea here is that, when you want to make a point in the discussion section, you then just make a note in your introduction section saying, "Ok, I need to explain this point.... Your Abstract should be short (usually no more than 250 words) and should briefly describe what you're studying, what's been done, what you've found, and why that's interesting. ...

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Orwell's Gripe Commenting on and criticizing literature is a common practice. ... We've encountered such concerns already; studying the likes of Alexander Pope and Matthew Arnold. ... Arnold felt that the spread of education, an education which employed a fixed cannon, dedicated to literature that was established and recognized as great art, would lead to acceptably cultured masses. ... It is important to note that while Orwell takes shots at everyday language, political speeches, news publications, essays and pamphlets, but does not voice any grievances with fiction writing. ...

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This day was portray in one of his essays called, "Notes of a Native Son". ... In 1983 he accepted Professorship of Literature and Afro-American Studies at the Five College Network in Amherst, Massachusetts. ... Delving into his own life, he provided a look at the black experience in America through such works as Notes of a Native Son and Nobody Knows My Name were best sellers. ...

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Related Objectives • consider audience and conduct audience analysis • use effective annotation of essays and note-taking strategies • engage in brainstorming, outlining, and drafting strategies • write multiple drafts • revise, edit, and proofread drafts • evaluate their writing processes Outcome 2: Collaboration Students will engage in the collaborative, social aspects of writing. ... Related Objectives • summarize, analyze, respond to, and evaluate print and digital texts • compare and contrast various genres, including e...

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• Grade Level: High School