A BRAIN CRANK TO GET YA BRAIN CRUNK!”WHERE YOU AT? WHERE YOUR TRAP? YOU AIN'T HOOD...”In this line, Waka confronts an opponent who, though he acts hard, ain't really no gangsta. Which literary device does Waka use to make his point? A. Allusion B. Personification C. Rhetorical Question D. Anecdote Need a hint? Click the picture!...Learn More

Welcome to Mr. Varnell's 10th Grade World Lit Course!Contact Info: Matt_Varnell@gwinnett.k12.ga.us Our Classroom Mission Statement: A Community Thinking Critically About Our Stories. Schoolwide Rules: 1) Tardies 2) Bathroom/Agendas 3) Computer Lab Use 4) Electronic Devices Community-authored Guidelines: - Be Ready - Be Willing - Be Respectful -...Learn More

The College or Job Application Essay and/or Product Some colleges and universities require candidates to submit a personal essay as part of the application process. The application form and supporting documents present essentially a two-dimensional person; the essay can give an important third dimension. This essay should reveal who you are, what...Learn More

College Essay Peer EditingDIRECTIONS FOR EXTRA CREDITMOST IMPORTANT 2 THINGS TO LOOK FOR: 1. IMAGERY: is there lots of it? Give an example. 2. SHOWING not TELLING: are you showing more than telling? Give an example. 3. Does the opening hook the reader? 4. By the end of the introduction, do we know the focus/main idea of the essay? 5. Does the...Learn More

Before beginning peer editing, please peep the peer editing guidelines! Then, using the guidelines as a checklist of what to look for, you will create at least 3 annotations for each entry listed below: one should be positive feedback, the other two constructive feedback. 1. I am a senior in high school and plan to graduate and further my...Learn More

Good Will Hunting "Oww, (girls) turn they heads like owls, I'm the man of the hour Triple entendre, don't even ask me how" -- Jay Z, from Drake's song "Light Up"BUT CAN BIG TEACH BE THE ONE TO DROP A REAL TRIPLE?Classical definition of the Double Entendre Mercutio CAN YOU WRITE YOUR OWN DOUBLE (OR TRIPLE) ENTENDRE? What is the importance of...Learn More

How To Find This PageWHAT IF...?- Annotation REQUIRES close reading: selecting a text - Visual & multimedia Literacy: Prufrock cat pictures - Engaging feedback and peer review for writing - Annotating across the internet: possibilities for research - The Wall of History - DEM POINTS THOTIME 2 PLAY (INSTRUCTIONS): T.S. Eliot: "Do I...Learn More

9.6.13 This week I have not been able to read or write very much. Getting everyone set up on Poetry Genius was pretty difficult. I definitely made some mistakes I can learn from next year. I am going to have to do a lot of manual work myself correcting people's album titles and whatnot b/c we can't keep spending lab time on just procedures. I hope...Learn More

Instructions: Please respond as HONESTLY as you can. PLEASE GIVE DETAILS, NOT JUST YES OR NO. If you wish to respond anonymously, you can scroll down beneath this text and write your responses in the "Suggest an Improvement" box; Just put in your email (which will not be visible to anyone) and then your name as the period you are in. Then post...Learn More