Specs and Slims analysis for Anthem for Doomed Youth by Wilfred Owen

S The poem is about the many you that die on battle fields of different wars and about how they do not get a proper funeral as they have died in action.

P The purpose of this poem is to make the reader feel for the men that died

E The poem is displaying sadness and the horror of war through it emotive language and its imagery

C see SLIMS

S This poem shares a lot of the emotions displayed in the book Maus and definitely gives a strong sense of loss and puts pictures in your head without them being on paper.

S There are two stanzas to this poem and it is an anthem, there are 8 lines in the first stanza and 6 in the second

L The language in this poem is old English and is very emotive

I there is a lot of imagery in this poem.

M The poem rhymes a lot of its lines

S there are some cases of onomatopoeia

Chicks in the line of fire

1. The title is very effective as it grabs the readers attention and makes them want to read the article. It is interesting as well.
2. I think this was a good decision as it creates interest and makes the reader want to find more about Natalie.
3. The introductory paragraph gives you an idea of what the Dixie Chicks did to make everyone so angry and it also gives a good understanding of the types of people they are.
4. I think the Journalist is trying to make you feel sorry for The Dixie Chicks and to make the reader sympathetic to their situation "The Dixie Chicks have mass appeal" and "Whether the Dixie Chicks recover their sales luster or not, the choice of single has turned their album release into a referendum". These quotes show some of the ways the journalist is trying to make the reader feel sorry for the band.
5. I think that the journalist was trying to show the world that the band will never give in to their threats and will stay strong no matter what  "three Texas women have the biggest balls in American music." this quote shows what they think of the band and gives the reader the idea that they will not give up.
6.The direct quotes gave the reader an insight into what the band thought "I got hot from my head to my toes--just kind of this rush of 'Ohhh, s___.' It wasn't that I didn't agree with her 100%; it was just, 'Oh, this is going to stir something up.'". This is giving the reader a more personal feel.
7.I think this article did well in getting across the writers point. this is because it makes you sympathetic to their situation and gives ou an idea of how strong these women are. For these reasons i think the article was effective in getting across the writers point.

S- The subject of the song is to show how strong the band is and to show that they are not ready to apologise and they never really will be.
P- Its purpose is to tell people they are not sorry for what they did and to tell them that it did not effect them.
E- The song is very emotional. some of that emotion is anger and some is sadness but these emotions are very obvious in the song.
C- see SLIMS
S- The song is very powerful and is extremely well written. It gets its point across the minute you hear the title and the emotive language helps that along. The song is very good.

S-There are nine verses to this song and they all range in size and shape
L-The language used in this song is very emotive. the main emotion they are trying to put across is angry and this is shown through lines like "I'm mad as hell" etc.
I-This song does not have much imagery in it. it explained things but does not really paint a picture.
M-The song moves easily and smoothly. it iv rather fast with breaks between each of the verses.
S-The sound is very angry as well as being very country. 

An Irish airforce pilot foresees his death

S- 16 lines, 1 stanza
L- 1st person, some rhyme, emotive language, old type english
I- line 2 gives the sense of flying, but most of this poem is imagery
M- there is some movement albeit not a lot
S- it rhymes

Maus Chapter 4

In this chapter Vladek explains to Artie what life was like after the POW camp. He talks about how the family wanted to live like they did before the war, which wasn't possible because of the Germans. He also speaks about life in an early Ghetto. The main themes in this chapter are War, Family, Survival, Loss and Love. We learn a lot about what Vladek would do to save his family in this chapter. He risked being caught by the Germans doing illegal business so that his family could live reasonably comfortably. Spiegelman uses Language choices and relationships/interactions between characters to tell us the main themes in this chapter. These themes are effective because of the things that happen in the chapter.

Practice paragraphs

3. Describe the character of Raymond and the dynamic between him and Fran. Raymond and Fran have a very difficult Relationship, this is mainly due to raymonds attitude. Raymond, when first described in the book, was not very polite or considerate. Raymond appears first at Fran's pearents house as Fran's boyfriend. He proves to be not the nicest dinner guest. "So do you two usually go take a piss together?" (p188). "...He wanted to punch the guy who is screwing his daughter!" (p189).The relationship between Fran and Raymond turns south when Fran tries to stab him with a dinner knife. "Catching him completely by surprise,Fran lunged across the table with a knife....." (p192). In conclusion Raymond appears as a rude, inconsiderate character and this is what leads to the demise of his and Fran's relationship.

Self Portrait

Hi, Im Pippin. I am 14 years old. I smell like Couture, Couture by Juicy Couture. I am of average height, Maybe a little short. I have dark blonde hair. I have freckles and blue eyes. My hair is tied back in a sort of bun with two bits dangling down near my face. I am wearing my school uniform which is navy blue with a white t shirt. I have cupids bow lips. I am wearing fake nails. I have a sticker on my upper right shoulder. The sticker is for international women's day. I am sitting on a plastic chair in a classroom in front of a desk.

Speed Writing:

Summer

she jumped into the cool water and felt the relief from the heat. Ahh she thought to herself this is what summer is all about relaxing and having fun in the pool.

black

He looked around at his friends. They considered themselves goth punks. To him they just looked like fatties in a lot of black. But he did not make this criticism out loud.

School

The teacher turned, no body in the class wanted her as their sub. Subs were meant to be fun and allow the class to do what the teacher did not let them do. This lady did not. Mrs Spider was tall and skinny. She wore a cardigan and pencil skirt and her hair was in a tight bun. She always had an expression on that look like someone had shoved something smelly under her nose.

Food

The restaurant smelled delicious. Too bad that they had not gotten their food yet. Stacys Mum had called the waiter over about 5 times to ask him where their food was, he was gangly ugly and dumb. When her mum asked for a 6th time his reply was "Ummm, yeah it tis coming mame." that was when they heard the loud crash form the kitchen. The turned towards the double doors as a man in a big white chefs hat came out " my apologies" he said in a thick italian agent "This IDIOT did not tell me you had ordered, this meal if free from us" When he left they dug in and it was the most amazing thing she had ever tasted, creamy tomato sauce on a plate of the most delicate tortellini she had ever seen.