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Week 13 Bee season    A wife and mother begins a downward emotional spiral, as her husband avoids their collapsing marriage by immersing himself in his 11 year-old daughter's quest to become a spelling bee champion. Directors: Scott McGehee, David Siegel Writers: Myla Goldberg (novel), Naomi Foner (screenplay) Stars: Richard Gere, Juliette Binoche, Flora Cross Author     Myla Goldberg Country   United States Language        English Genre      Novel Publisher Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Publication date      25 May 2000 Media type      Print (Hardback & Paperback) Pages       304 p. (hardback edition) ISBN       ISBN 0-385-49879-9 (hardback edition) OCLC Number    ...

Week 12 Chap. 16-17 (quiz 11-17) Arduous Difficult Astute Intelligence Blatant Glaring, shameless Covert Secretly Cull Choosing Decorum Good manners Deterrent Barrier Exonerate Clear from blame Inexorable Inescapable Shone The past tense of shine Shown The past tense of show Up in smoke An activity or plan that failed miserably Pull the wool over my eyes An attempt to fool a person by lying, misleading, or keeping facts form him or her Cogent Persuasive Rationalize Make excuses for Sordid Shameful Eclectic Various Usurp Trespass Inundate Swamp Germane To the point, appropriate Perfunctory Superficial Acquiesce Agree Nemesis Defeat a person constantly Sordid 1....

Week 13 Folklore, Myth, and Legend Fable Narrative animal tale, anthromorphized, succinct “If you can rock them, you can teach them.” Moral lesson Moral Lesson stands for what you have learned and what you have encountered right. Moral lessons are things that you learn through literature. Considering you are reading Snow White, you will find that there is something you learn from the story of snow white. In 'Little Red Riding Hood' the moral lesson is not to talk to strangers, or go out alone. In 'Peter Pan' it is to never lose your sense of imagination. Moral lessons someway impact your moral code. They teach you right from wrong. Parable A parable is a succinct,  didactic  story, in  prose  or  verse , which illustrates one or more instructive lessons or principles. It differs from a  fable  in that fables employ animals, plants, ...