XI. Class X Common Grammar Mistakes Possessive Case of Krebs Krebs is a Noun. Krebs is the last name of a guy named Harold Krebs. The pronoun for Harold Krebs would be he. The possessive case of he is his. [no apostrophe- you do not use apostrophes with pronouns.] The possessive case of Krebs is…
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Comp II Curriculum Part IV
IX. Class IX Today, we’ll continue our discussions of our homes, and we’ll prepare to write a memoir essay. First, I want you to hear the Judds sing a song that is a type of memoir essay about their home. Flies On The Butter (You Can’t Go Home Again) Wynona Judd Old tin roof, leaves…
Comp II Curriculum Part III
VII: Class VII Assignment: In Your Own Words, Respond to this Question: In the story “A Rose for Emily,” was Emily fenced in? Write in a Stream of Consciousness. Refer to Sandburg’s poem “A Fence.” What Is Writing in A Stream of Consciousness? Writing is an open-ended time of discovery for me. Some of you…
Comp II Curriculum Part II
V. Class V. During the last class. we began looking at ways that roses have been used symbolically and metaphorically in literature. It’s important to note that at times, a symbol might have negative connotations. For instance, a rose’s thorns may suggest something negative, harmful, or even dangerous. Listen to another song: Thorn Tree in…
Comp II Curriculum Part I
ENGL 1023 – English Composition II Credits: 3 Instruction continues (from ENGL 1013Links to an external site.) to emphasize developing students’ writing skills. Students write a minimum of five essays in response to readings in the literary genres of prose fiction, drama, and poetry. Students prepare and write a research paper dealing with a book-length literary…
The Greek gods and goddesses
Greece is a country in Europe, and it is the home of one of the oldest civilizations recognized by mankind. Map of Ancient Greece about 2500 Years Ago – Image Credit: World History Encyclopedia Ancient Greece was a larger territory than that of modern Greece. Parts of the Persian Empire were considered to be part…
Follow the Drinking Gourd – The Little Dipper and the North Star
At least as far back as the ancient civilizations, skywatchers have noticed that specific star formations look like ladles or dippers–devices used for drinking. Drinking from ladles was especially common among rural people and fieldhands. A ladle or dipper – image from Amazon The constellation of the Big Dipper looks almost exactly like the above…
Paintings that Depict The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad by Charles T. Webber “The Underground Railroad, also called Fugitives Arriving at Levi Coffin’s Indiana Farm, a Busy Station of the Underground Railroad, is the best known of artist Charles T. Webber‘s paintings. The painting shows a large family of escaped Southern slaves being received in the Northern winter by a group of white…
Jonkonnu and Winslow Homer’s Painting Dressing for the Carnival
Dressing for the Carnival – Winslow Homer – The Metropolitan Museum of Art “In this Reconstruction-era painting, Homer evokes the dislocation and endurance of African American culture that was a legacy of slavery. The central figure represents a character from a Christmas celebration known as Jonkonnu, once observed by enslaved people in North Carolina and,…
Advent Day 6 – Abraham – Can You Count the Stars? – A Bible Story and Some Activities for the Family
After the time of Noah and the Tower of Babel, The people in God’s world became more and more wicked. “But God was going to make all wrong things right. And He was going to do it through a family.” “‘Abraham,’ God said, ‘How many stars are there?” God was about to tell His friend…