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Kiss the rain...

15/11/2012

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Ever notice how in the movies, couples ALWAYS kiss in the rain?!

Why is this?
What does it symbolise?
Do you think that writers and directors use the weather for dramatic effect?
Can you name some movies where this happens?
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Ima rap star...

9/11/2012

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Very often, rap music employs similar techniques to the poetry that we study at leaving cert level:

- similes
- metaphors
- assonance
- alliteration
- repetition


These lyrics from Insomnia (Faithless) demonstrate these techniques:


But there's no release, no peace
I toss and turn without cease
Like a curse, open my eyes and rise like yeast
At least a couple of weeks
Since I last slept, kept takin' sleepers
But now I keep myself pepped
Deeper still, that night I write by candle light
I find insight, fundamental movement, uh
So when it's black this insomniac take an original tack
Keep the beast in my nature under ceaseless attack
I gets no sleep
I can't get no sleep



YOUR TURN! I want you to write your own rap song in the comments section. Try to use some of the techniques mentioned above...
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Expulsion from school - fair or extreme?

8/11/2012

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A girl with special needs was recently expelled from her school due to her challenging behaviour and psychological problems. Read the full article here. 

Do you think the girl deserved to be expelled from her school? Give your opinion in the comments section. 
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    Ms. Heeney

    I am an English teacher in St. Oliver's Community College, Drogheda, Co. Louth, Ireland. Follow me on Twitter at @julesheeney.

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