In 8th grade English I have to write a literary response to The Scarlet Letter. What does this mean?
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Well, we had an assignment that is like this one about the Scarlet Letter, there are a couple of themes in the story, Individual vs. Society, Nature vs. Society, and I think the other is individual vs. Self. According to my notes the Scarlet letter's themes are sin, knowledge, and the human condition. But anyways in the individual vs. society section there are three examples one is Society against Hester. (they dont like hester for sinning) the other is Society agains Pearl (people think that since Pearl is a sin born daughter she will also be a sinner) and lastly is Dimmsdale(Society thinks that he is a saint). Oh yeah another one could be society against Chillingworth (people think that he is bad and resembles the devil). FOr the nature vs. Society section you can say that there is a BIG difference between both since Dimmsdale acts one way with Pearl and Hester in the forest but another in the village.
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"Because life immitates art, we often find that our lives are reflected in literary works from historical points of view.  One can never mistakenly see himself in a character in a great novel such as King Lear or the Great Gatsby.  If you are the same as one of these characters, you will have no doubt as I had with the character ________________ in the novel ____________. "\n\nthen continue with your essay from there\n\nsusan
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well, see it all depends on the exact phrasing on how your teacher asked the question.  this is a time honored tradion of tricking your students.  i have the answer if you want it.  and it is the simplest answer because he already gave it to you.  hee heee \n\nemail me to get the answer and i will explain all!!!!\n\n\nhere is the correct version:\n\n\nOne of the corollaries of writing a newspaper column on words and language, answering questions from readers, is that I frequently receive questions that I have already answered. This is not surprising -- after all, I can't expect my readers to lock themselves in tiny rooms, forgo meals and vacations and all human companionship (as I do), all for the sake of keeping up with one little column. So when I receive a question I've already answered (the derivation of "posh" being a perennial favorite), I usually either answer it again in print or reply by mail.\nMy policy on reruns was working quite well until recently, when I suddenly began to receive a particular question not once a month, not even once a week (the previous record, held by "posh"), but in the neighborhood of five times a day, every blessed day of the week. All of these queries came via internet e-mail, and all of them asked the same question in roughly the same words:\n\n"There are supposed to be three common words in English ending in 'gry' -- hungry, angry, and ....what? What's the third word ending in 'gry'?"\n\nThis is, you will note after a few moments of quiet reflection, a most remarkably vexing question, and my readers showed signs of being mightily vexed. It isn't easy to convey desperation in an e-mail message, but many of my correspondents made it clear that their lives had been rendered unlivable by prolonged contemplation of the puzzle. "Please send the answer right away! It's driving me crazy!" was tone of the more sedate messages. A few of my more excitable readers threatened dire consequences, ranging from pulling out their own hair to pulling out mine, if I didn't hop to it, pronto, and supply the magical third word.\n\n My first impulse, faced with a torrent of such desperate entreaties, was to ignore the whole ruckus. After all, not only had I answered this question twice within the last year, but my columns on the subject were posted on my World Wide Web page, in plain sight of most of my questioners. I had even put a note near the top of my Web page asking folks to read the columns rather than bedeviling me with endless variations on the "gry" question. A distressing number of my readers, however, evidently addled by the siren song of "the third word," were unable to read my plea for surcease, and so the deluge of "gry" continued.\n\nPerhaps it was because I opened my e-mailbox one morning and discovered a baker's dozen of fresh queries about the "third word," or perhaps it was because one of them came from a distinguished dictionary editor (who shall remain, although not nameless, herein unnamed), but that morning I decided that I owed a duty to my readers, and that my only honorable course was to gird for battle yet again and venture forth to expunge the hydra-headed "gry" riddle once and for all. Besides, all this "gry" business was beginning to get on my nerves. \n\nConveniently for me, a collection of possible "third words" ending in "gry" already existed, compiled by the brain-teaser mavens in the "rec.puzzles" Usenet discussion group on the internet. It seems that aside from words based on "angry" or "hungry" (such as "dog-hungry"), Webster's Third New International unabridged dictionary lists only one word ending in "gry" -- "aggry," meaning a type of prehistoric bead. But it seems quite a stretch to classify "aggry" as a common English word. Elsewhere, t
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Topic? Like a summary?\n\nHamlets father is killed by his uncle. His uncle becomes his stepdaddy. Hamlet wants revenge and to be the next king.\n\nHamlet is known for a lot of soliloquies. (My whole AP Lit Class could chose had to memorize their own) \n\nFor a research paper, choose one of the soliloquies and write about that, you should rewrite it in normal "speech" and research about the allusions used. There paper practically done.
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It all depends on what exactly you are writing.  \n\nIf it is a formal letter you need to write then you need to include your address, their address, the date, and use the correct greeting and closing lines i.e. Dear Sir/Madam, Yours faithfully.\n\nThe opening paragraph should be a brief outline of what you are writing to them about, such as "In response to your letter dated...." Never start with "I am writing to you because".  \nThe second and perhaps third depending on the detail and length of letter will be providing the details of the subject of your letter.\nThe closing paragraph should state how you would like them to action your letter, and if you require a response it should include something along the lines of "I look forward to hearing from you".\n\nIf you are writing a speech or essay formal writing means you need to cater the language to your audience, using technical words to demonstrate you have knowledge of the area you are discussing.  It should be to the point, and not contain information which is not relevant to your point.
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Do you own homework which consists of READ the BOOK\n\nYou will be glad you read the book it is an American classic and one of the best books ever written in English
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The first thing you need to know is just what the teacher is asking for. If it is completely open, you have great choices. What about a character comparison between the main character and his protagonist. What about an indepth look at differnt themes with pertinent references to current world issues. It is a sci-fi book, look at what social aspects Bradbury predicted and what has actually become real. Otherwise you could compare Bradbury's writing style with one of his contemporaries.\ngood luck
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Ask your teacher. If you can get it back, you may use the paragraph provided you put it in quotes and give the source.\n\ns
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Use an old paper that you got an A on and turn it into a speech.  I did this often in my speech class... I'd take an essay I had to write for english (with a good grade) and make a speech out of it.  Chose something you feel passionate about (this is important - because if you get lost during the speech, you can say anything that comes to mind)... write up an intro, three points, and a conclusion.  Simple.
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Looked it up on line - seems like a rambling repetitive tirade.  Congratulations to you if you read the whole thing, I gave up after 30 lines or so.  There are a few words that some people feel are offensive.  There comes a time in peoples' lives where they have to get used to seeing and hearing them, even if they don't like it.  Should a teacher force a student who is uncomfortable with the words to read them out loud in front of the class?  No.  Should a fourth grade teacher assign it?  No.  Should a teacher downgrade a student if the student says "I read it and it's too bad the poet couldn't get his point across without cursing?"  No.  What happened: did a parent complain that his child was forced to read it?  A parent of a public school child should have that right.  And I accuse the poet of rambling!
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I just took a college adolescent literature class and learned lots of fun things.  Is your assignment to do a creative book report?  I had to do 3 of them.  On one I used the "Real story of the Three Little Pigs".  I did a puppet show.  It was fun to do but took quite a bit of time.  I also did a book box once.  You read a story, I used "The Whipping Boy", and put 5 or so things in a box, or container from the story.  I used a basket for my container and put a loaf of bread, a crown, a Mr. Potato Head and a few other things in it.  You will have to read the book to understand.  The last one I did was the sequel to "Holes", "Small Steps".  I made a poster filled with clip art pictures from the computer of things from the book and called it an I Spy.  Then I cut out the letters for small steps and glued over the items.  It is meant to be a creative way to tell about a book you read instead of the boring old writing of a two page book report.  The thing to remember is to pick a book you like and have fun.
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Oh, come on!  You're being placed in Advanced Placement History!!!  Surely you can write a paragraph by yourself by now!  Besides, how are we supposed to know how you feel about it?
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How do you feel about haiku's? here goes:\n\n\nEnd of the school year.\nAnticipating the break,\nBut first: tests to take.\n\nDo I know enough?\nWill I pass? Fail? I worry.\nBut -- I do just fine.\n\nLeaving Middle School.\nI'm sad, but excited, too,\nTo try something new.\n\nSummer vacation.\nI feel so happy to be\nFree from the classroom.\n\nHigh School: here I go.\nWho's like me? Who's different?\nWhere do I fit in?\n\nChanged, and yet I'm still\nThe same. Both adult and child.\nGrowing up is strange.\n\nThe rest of my life\nStarts here and now. Walk the aisle.\nI've graduated!
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it mean write the sorces that u find ur answer in
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That teacher is on crack.\n\nAny way you define a star (celebrity or celestial object) the assignment is worthless.  \n\nI suggest this be the text:\n\n"I exist. I won't exist forever.  Just like the star.  I'm writing this. A star isn't."  \n\ncompare/contrast essay over.
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Poetry is good.\n\nPoetry by Walt Whitman is good.\n\nThis reply to "your letter" is good.\n\nAny discussion about the meaning and intent of a poem's author is good. It would also be good to try to write a similar poem.\n\nWhat is it you are really asking? Are you the author of "your letter" or this reply?
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write that best thing happened to me thing. How about:\nYou are my life, my soul, a part of me, you are my weaknes and my strenght. Without you I am nothing, with you I am more than I ever thought I could be. lol, thats what I would write If I was you. Id put some more thought on it thought I wrote this in a rush. Just be sincere, sweet, slightly poetic. and think real hard on how she makes you feel and how to express that in a beautiful way.\nP.S.: What I wrote is an example, I wouldnt use it if I was you cuz it would be really weird if ur girl found out u copied words from a person in Yahoo Answers for her letter.