"If the literature we are reading does not wake us, why do we read it? A literary work must be an ice-axe to break the sea frozen inside us."

-Franz Kafka
Adapted

What does this quote mean?

Interpret this quote in your own words, and tell in you agree or disagree. Then explain why.

Comment on someone else's opinion.

"Good literature appeals to our intelligence and imagination, not merely to our curiosity"

What does this quote mean?

Interpret this quote in your own words, and tell if you agree or disagree. Then explain why?

Comment on someone else's opinion.

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

---Martin Luther King, Jr.
Strength to love, 1963

What does this quote mean? Provide a valid interpretaion of this quote, agree or disagree with the quote as you have interprted it and support your opinon using specific references.

Don't forget to comment on someone else's opinion.

You can make text connections.

"To gain that which is worth having, it may be necessary to loose everything else" ---Bernadette Delvin The Price of my Soul, 1969

What does this quote mean? Provide a valid interpretation of this statement, agree or disagree with the statement as you have interpreted it and support your opinion with supporting information.

You must comment on someone elses opinion and explain why you agree or disagree with their comment.

You may also use text connections.

Welcome to the class blog

Please introduce yourself and tell us how you feel about English Language Arts

(At the end of your post please include your name and class)

"I like flawed characters because somewhere in them I see more of the truth"

--Nicolas Cage, as quoted in "His Truth is Out There"from Los Angeles Times, November 12, 2000


What does this quote mean? Provide a valid interpretation of this statement, agree or disagree with the statement as you have interpreted it, and support your opinion using specific references. Don't forget to comment on someone else's opinion.How does this quote relate to the author study that we are doing in class?


Make text connections.

"Good literature appeals to our intelligence and imagination, not merely to our curiosity"

---E.M. Forster

What does this quote mean? Provide a valid interpretation of this statement, agree or disagree with the statement as you have interpreted it, and support your opinion using specific references. Don't forget to comment on someone else's opinion.

How does this quote relate to the author study that we are doing in class?

Make text connections.