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This is what an actual dorm looks like. Your bed and what you put on the walls will be the most decorative things in the room since you have very little space.
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The University of Arlington, Vandergriff Hall
This is what an actual dorm looks like. Your bed and what you put on the walls will be the most decorative things in the room since you have very little space.
Number One Thing To Remember About Dorm Pics on Tumblr and Pinterest
They're not real.
They're not even close to real. They're like the idealistic beauty standard for dorms, but no one has either the money, time, and most importantly space to make their dorm look that way. When it comes to dorm shopping, make it really simple: Find what you like, and stick it in the shopping cart.
To Guess or Not To Guess?
The last SAT of the school year is this weekend. Many of us, including myself, are dreading taking it YET AGAIN.
If you've been in the SAT loop for any amount of time, you know that there's a bit of debate as to whether we test-takers should or should not guess on the exam.
Here's my rule: If you have a strong hunch, go ahead and guess (especially if you can eliminate choices). BUT, it is a much better idea to leave it blank as long as you are not leaving more than 20 questions blank.
Here's why. The SAT is graded on a curve, so these are a number of projected scores possible for you. I circle the ones you're most likely to get.
Say you get 20 questions wrong, and leave 5 questions blank because leaving questions blank makes you feel stupid and may greatly bother your perfectionistic side. That is half of the Math section, so you're going to get a lower than average score. Ouch. Unfortunately for some of us (including myself), this is closest to reality for my SAT score.
However, say you face your fears of all white bubbles, leaving 15 questions blank and do a little hard thinking. This time, you only get 5 questions wrong! You still have nearly half of the Math section either wrong or blank, but look how much your score will have improved:
That is a 70 point increase. At the very least, it's a 50 pt increase. For many, this SAT is the last, desperate attempt to qualify for scholarships. Let the little bubbles go, let them be blank. It's okay, you can do it.
So the moral of that story is, children, guess away. However, it's better to leave them blank than to make your hardest guess and be wrong. The SAT puts answers in your test that look good with the intention of tripping you up. It's better to let blank bubbles be.
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AP Lang/AP Lit. #3 - It's all metaphors to me Pt 2.
Bonus Challenge: To help you sharpen your skills, look for the literary devices I hid in this post. Don't look in the examples.
Foreshadowing - This one's easy, but tricky. You can find foreshadowing in poems and perhaps in some passages. Never assume it won't be there. Foreshadowing is a prediction of future events. This can be covered up with symbolism, so watch out. EXAMPLE: In "Their Eyes Were Watching God", Janey plays a checkers game with Tea Cake. He's winning. At first, she loudly protests and they end up grappling with the pieces. They knock something over and end up laughing and bonding together. The checkers game was foreshadowing how Tea Cake would win her heart even though she was currently not giving it to anyone.
Connotation - Connotation is another easy but difficult literary device. Think of the color red and what emotions you think come with it. You've probably thought of something like anger, love, or passion. Those are the connotations of red - or the non-literal meanings of a thing. It gets tricky when you're reading a passage that is based in a certain culture with different connotations. EXAMPLE: In the Western world of literature, red will represent anger, love, or passion. However, if you're reading a work referring to China it may have connotations of luck and patriotism.
Symbol & Motif - A symbol is something that represents another thing or idea. The American Flag is a symbol of patriotism to Americans. You could say connotation and symbol are cousins. The other, funky cousin is motif. Motifs are recurring events, phrases, or ideas in a work. "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night" is a example of phrase motif. Many times a motif will be a symbol, but sometimes it can stand alone.
AP Lang/AP Lit #2 - It's all metaphors to me Pt 1.
Many times when we see figurative language we think "Metaphor!" when the actual literary device present is not a metaphor. No one wants to lose points off of a fantastic essay because they confused metaphor with allegory, so let's dispel the confusion.
Part of the reason it is so hard to get all that vocabulary down is that one thing can have two different words. Even worse, two words will seem to describe the same thing when they don't. Enter the great "Metaphor Label"
Figurative language & Trope - These literally mean the same thing; figures of speech. Watch out for words like "trope" throwing you off on the test. This can also go by the name "literary device"
Metaphor - This figure of speech simply compares two unlike things.
"Your heart is a feather" is a metaphor.
Simile - I like to say similes are less confident than metaphors. Or perhaps more politically correct. The only difference between a metaphor and a simile is the presence of 'like', 'comparable to', 'as', etc. "Your heart is like a feather" is a simile.
Allegory - Any character that has an underlying symbolic meaning. They may be a metaphor in and of themselves. The lion in "Wizard of Oz" represented cowardice.
Anachronism - Someone or something in an era they aren't supposed to be in (logically)...The entire Doctor Who series... Another example would be someone in the 1700s era finding a Keurig coffee machine. Usually in literature the Keurig would be an allegory of something.
That's all for part 1! Next parts are coming up soon! (Connotation, Foreshadowing, Kenning, Metonymy, Motif, Symbol, Synecdoche, Allusion, Analogy
AP Lang/Lit Tip #1 - Confusing Sound Terms
The difference between alliteration, consonance, and assonance can be hard to tell. We certainly don't want to confuse the two when analyzing literary devices on Exam Day.
Basically alliteration is when two or more words have the same beginning sound in a line. Note: In a line
Example: YouTube star Tobuscus used to say "I'm allergic to alliteration" and then sneeze. The "all" sound is repeated twice in the sentence. Notice that "to" separates the two words. This is still valid alliteration. "Every person ever" is also alliteration "I'm weaning my daughter. That is why she weeps" is not valid alliteration. The "wee/wea" sound is not in the same line or sentence.
Consonance is when two or more words begin with the same consonant sound in a line. "My stupid son" is an example of consonance. "Fickle Phoebe" is an example of consonance. consonant sound. "My aching back, my fading strength draining" is not consonance, it is assonance
Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds in a line or sentence.
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Tips For Next Year #1
Do really, really well in your first semester and the first half of your second semester so if your grades fall due to finals and other craziness you'll still have a boss grade.
Don't forget to submit your FASFA
it’s due March 2nd
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Mark It - Library Books
If you need a book from the library, mark on your calendar when assignments on that book are due, and then plan to finish that book a week before. Get the book a month before then so you'll have plenty of time to read it. Mark when the library book is due so you don't have to pay late fees.
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If your signing up for classes: Dude go for the honors. If you want english 3 and there’s also english 3 honors GO FOR THE HONORS. It’s the same lessons, same books same teachers. The only difference is like 5-10 more assignments. Most of them are essays that are honestly a pain in...
Exams and Finals and Tests! Oh my!
Biggest tip: Bring extra pencils. It isn't illegal, you can't cheat with 5 pencils. There's nothing like the panic of running out of pencil lead.
To stay on the safe side and keep paranoid teachers off your tail, try to pick pencils that are identical. That way they can't accuse you of color code cheating (I was accused of this...only I was testing at a school where no one knew who I was. No One.)
Writing Tip #1
No matter what you are writing, write a rough draft. Then, play devil’s advocate and try your hardest to destroy your argument. This will show you the weak points in your writing. Fortify those areas with evidence and your argument will be watertight.
New FLVS Blog
Since quite a handful of you really enjoy my FLVS posts, I have made a new blog entitled "FLVS Craziness"
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Don't worry, FLVS posts will still show up her from time to time, but the focus is over there! :D