The reader:
Audience, on-lookers, spectators, viewers, patrons, public, listener, ap eng. students,  those who analyze this work, scholars, critics, (genre) enthusiast, reviewer, fans, those who delve deeper, loyal readers, avid readers

Shows/show:
Imploys, appears, displays, demonstrates, presents, produces, exhibits, uncovers, makes known, creates, projects, reveals, exposes, leads to, lens to, verify, illustrates, signifies, suggests, unmasks, brings into view, advertises, implies, flaunts, lays out, brings out, stages, antithesis, forms, validates

Said/says: DO NOT USE  

Writing about literature
1. Summarize in 1-2 sentences: -work -genre -author -category(when possible)
The short story "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell an adventure story that shifts the protagonist into the role of the victim/hunted thus challenging his beliefs.

2. Thesis: -arguable -literary term(s) -clear/concise
( DOES NOT PROVE SOMETHING EXISTS)  

Today we finished The Color Purple. I wasn't in class on Friday to start it but I have seen that move 20 million times (okay I'm exaggerating). The point is, I know the movie and exactly what it is about. It is a classic, it tells about Celie's journey throughout life. At first, it was terrible but at the end she finds her freedom and is well off.

This is a coming of age story. The narrator Elena is battling with high school and puberty. In the end of the story she changes.

Title
JFK assassination

Themes:
In a point of time teenagers are confused and are trying to find their identity
You should listen to the ones you love
Obsession leads to destruction
Racism/bullies occur between all ethnicities
Sometimes you have to put other people in front of yourself

Symbols
JFK death
El building
The little garden
The old couple

Irony
We knew Elena watched the old couple and Eugene
She bumped into Eugene on purpose
Eugene's mom is a nurse

Foreshadowing
When Elena's mom tells her she's going to get humiliated
JFK getting shot

Diction
Spanish and culture in the home
Gym teacher called the kids idiots and stupid

Elements of the Epic Hero Cycle: 
-The Call The Call invites the hero into the adventure (Quest) offers us the opportunity to face the unknown and gain something of physical or spiritual value. We may choose willingly to undertake the quest, or we may be dragged into it unwillingly. We often have a guide or a “helper” throughout the journey.
-The Threshold Once called to the adventure, we must pass over the Threshold. The Threshold is the "jumping off point" for the adventure. Once past the threshold, however, we enter the unknown, a world filled with challenges and dangers. We need to understand, too, that the journey is ours. Our mentor and helpers can assist and point the way, but they cannot take the journey for us. The challenge is ours, must be ours if we are to benefit from it and grow 
-The Tests Once past the Threshold, we begin the journey into the unknown. On our quest, we face a series of challenges or temptations. One of our greatest tests on the journey is to differentiate real helpers from "tempters." Tempters try to pull us away from our path. They use fear, doubt or distraction. We must rely on our sense of purpose and judgment and the advice of our mentor to help us recognize true helpers. 
-Into the Abyss (The low point) When we reach the Abyss, we face the greatest challenge of the journey. The challenge is so great at this point that we must surrender ourselves completely to the adventure and become one with it. In the Abyss we must face our greatest fear, and we must face alone. As we conquer the Abyss and overcome our fears, our transformation becomes complete. The final step in the process is a moment of death and rebirth: a part of us dies so that a new part can be born. Part of the transformation process is a Revelation, a sudden, dramatic change in the way we think or view life. This change in thinking is crucial because it makes us truly a different person. 
-The Atonement After we have been transformed, we go on to achieve Atonement, that is we are "at-one" with our new self. We have incorporated the changes caused by the Journey and we are fully "reborn."  
-The Return After Transformation and Atonement, we face the final stage of our journey: our Return to everyday life. Upon our return, we discover our gift, which has been bestowed upon us based on our new level of skill and awareness. We may become richer or stronger, we may become a great leader, or we may become enlightened spiritually