Eye Contact [made easy]:
1] make the font of your text/presentation BIG. Try size 14 or bigger
This makes it easier to glance down and read the text quicker. You also don’t have to look all the way down because the bigger text is easier to see out of the [bottom] corner of your […]

Some potential explanation of “Comments on content:”
“Microcosm/Macrocosm”
Microcosm-essentially thinking of the one thing [event, person etc] as representation of a bigger thing [like the world]
Macrocosm-essentially thinking of a big thing as a representation of a smaller thing
*Applying this to the IO…might be referencing how you either a] take an example from the text and make a […]

Writing the IO should be one of your entries on the Winter Break To Do List [its probably under “sleep,” “shop,” and “chill”].
If you find yourself having a hard time getting started, break the giant monster named IO into smaller manageable tasks:
1) If your outline wasn’t very detailed, make it more detailed. The more detailed […]

Here are the possible (4) questions for the Mary Rowlandson In-class Essay Test on Thursday [12/13]
1) How does Rowlandson use diction and syntax to vilify the Indians?
2) How does Rowlandson use diction, syntax, or Biblical allusions to indicate she is one of the elect (saints)?
3) How does Rowlandson use appeals & rhetorical strategies as propoganda?
4) […]

Why not make the AJs a little easier and less annoying?
1) Use amazon.com’s search feature on the book:
even if you didn’t sticky-note it, it’s still really easy to find quotes: just type in one or two words that you do remember and it […]

For all those who want something shorter than sparknotes…
Here are some potential discussion topics you can employ.
1Q) Why does Chikako lie about the Inamura girl and Fumiko getting married?
1A) She wants to manipulate the guys mind. Or she is trying to show that the guy didn’t win, because she wants him to feel that he […]