We are going to look at more interesting ways to begin our opening paragraphs for the AP essays. Spend 4-5 minutes reviewing the proverbs below. Place an * next to the proverbs that best match major themes in literature. Place a ? next to any statements that you don't understand.
Today's Plans:
- Today we will review proverbs and consider how we can connect them to major themes in Hamlet and Streetcar.
- Begin analyzing poetry.
- Familiarize ourselves with the poetry packet.
SWBAT:
- Understand the importance of the opening sentence of an introductory paragraph.
- Connect proverbs to universal themes of literature.
- Assess poetry
Review the poetry packet. Be prepared to select your poetry for analysis. Poetry analysis will be posted to the blog at the end of the week.
pro·verb
/ˈprävˌərb/
Noun
A short pithy saying in general use, stating a general truth or piece of advice.______________________________________________________
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
A fool and his money are soon parted.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
A man is known by the company he keeps.
A man's home is his castle.
A stitch in time saves nine.
Actions speak louder than words.
After a storm comes a calm.
All good things must come to an end.
Keep your mouth shut and your ears open.
Laughter is the best medicine.
Let sleeping dogs lie.
Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.
Like father, like son.
Love is blind.
Love sees no faults.
One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.
One good turn deserves another.
One good turn deserves another.
Only the wearer knows where the shoe pinches.
Opportunity seldom knocks twice.
Practice makes perfect.
Prevention is better than cure.
The early bird catches the worm.
The first step is the hardest.
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
The last straw breaks the camel's back.
The older the fiddler, the sweeter the tune.
The pot calls the kettle black.
Practice makes perfect.
Prevention is better than cure.
The early bird catches the worm.
The first step is the hardest.
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
The last straw breaks the camel's back.
The older the fiddler, the sweeter the tune.
The pot calls the kettle black.
There's a black sheep in every flock.
There's no fool like an old fool.
There's no place like home.
Things are not always what they seem.
There's no fool like an old fool.
There's no place like home.
Things are not always what they seem.
A hero is a man who is afraid to run away.
As you make your bed, so you must lie in it.
A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner.
A stumble may prevent a fall.
Use soft words and hard arguments.
An idle brain is the devil's workshop.
He that seeks trouble never misses.
A burnt child dreads the fire.
Many a true word is spoken in jest.
Sometimes you must be cruel to be kind.
The ship that will not obey the helm will have to obey the rocks.
Two wrongs do not make a right.
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