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    Lesson Construction Template ELA8_SB_U5_L7_LC Introduction and Objective FREEDOM What does this word mean to you? It’s kind of crazy how one word can have so many different meanings to so many different people. This word has meant something to many authors over the years and been presented through many different genres (types of writing such as poems, fairy tales, biography). Link: https://pixabay.com/static/uploads/photo/2014/10/24/03/11/statue-of-liberty-500700_640.jpg Today's lesson objective

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    well as when they watching cartoon movie, they are not only see the picture of the character of the cartoon, students have to listen their conversation and get new vocabulary that they never heard before. Wherefore they will search the word in the dictionary and it can enhance their knowledge in English words, and also they can use the new words in their conversation. Therefore, cartoon is the best auditory visual media to improve student’s listening skill, because student can be able to know what are

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    glance, it appears as though O’Hara’s poem “To the Harbormaster” is about a man sailing a turbulent sea, but there is far more to examine past the surface level of the poem. O’Hara chooses to use the word “vessel” (14) in the poem. The Oxford English dictionary defines the word “vessel” in multiple ways. One is “any structure designed to float upon and traverse the water for the carriage of persons or goods; a craft or ship of any kind.” It is also defined as “Said of the body, esp. as the receptacle of

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    “To be, or to not be.” A famous quote from the play, “Hamlet”, written by William Shakespeare (poetryfoundation.org). A man who became one of the greatest playwright of the Elizabethan era and influenced the audience, actors, and individuals who continue to learn about his written work. The topic of Shakespeare being taught in schools has become controversial. In fact, 25,000 individuals from Alberta, Canada, reviewed the K-12 school curriculum and strongly believe Shakespeare shouldn’t be a required

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    How does it really feel when you move from one country to another, especially when you have no idea about that country? Imagine Saju, a ten year old boy moved from Bangladesh to United State of America (USA) with his family on May 10, 2007. He did not know anything about the -USA, such as what kind of culture or the language they have there. Saju was very frightened. The only question in his mind was, can he and his family go through the process of adaptation? During that process of adaptation, it

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    Love Triangle in William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night “O, what a deal of scorn looks beautiful in the contempt and anger of his lip! A murd’rous guilt shows not itself more soon than love that would seem hid: love’s night is noon. – Cesario, by the roses of the spring, by maidhood, honor, truth, and every thing, I love thee so, that maugre all thy pride, nor wit nor reason can my passion hide. Do not extort thy reasons from this clause, for that I woo, thou therefore hast no cause; but rather

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    ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN MALAYSIA According to the Oxford Dictionary, global warming can be defined as “gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth’s atmosphere generally attributed to the greenhouse effect caused by increased levels of carbon dioxide, CFCs and other pollutants.” Historically, global warming began in 1970s in Malaysia. During that time, Tun Hussein Onn as the Prime Minister of Malaysia had initiated more huge projects that enabled terrace plantation to be done in Felda

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    Diction The word choices often show formalness, and in fact the author often uses the bravado of older English and complex but seemingly casual words. The choice of these words probably were chosen to reflect the intelligence of the main characters and their love of English and all of its intriguing nuances, and not necessarily the wealth of them. There is imagery placed throughout the story, such as when Minor describes having to brand the runaway soldiers. Another example of imagery occurs in the

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    The term “bitch” was first used to describe women in the fourteenth century, but before that it was used to describe a female dog (Bayley, P2). The slang word for bitch is a term for an undesirable woman with a high sex drive. Society back then (and now) is afraid of female sexuality. Calling a woman a bitch suggests that she is the same as a dog in heat. Right from the start, the word was used to dehumanize women and to shame us for being sexual beings. A bitch is subjugated, on the bottom. Being

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    Rabindranath Tagore and Sri Aurobindo are the first Indian dramatists in English worth considering. Tagore wrote primarily in Bengali but almost all his Bengali plays are now available to us in English renderings. His important plays are Chitra, The Post Office, Sacrifice, Red Oleanders, Chandalika, Mukta Dhara and Natir Puja. The plays are firmly rooted in Indian ethos and present an unusually original dramatic vision. As Jain puts it: In these plays, there is an attempt to capture and present basic

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