<![CDATA[A Pace Odyssey - English IV 2020-21 (4th Period)]]>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 18:11:56 -0700Weebly<![CDATA[Phobaphobic]]>Tue, 01 Jun 2021 17:12:11 GMThttp://www.apaceodyssey.com/english-iv-2020-21-4th-period/phobaphobicDaily Literary Quote
“A man that flies from his fear may find that he has only taken a short cut to meet it.”
  • J.R.R. Tolkien
 
Journal Prompt
In 1984, The Party tailors their torture techniques based on each individual’s biggest fear.  Discuss your greatest fear and why you think it makes you so fearful.  Include any encounters you have had with your fear or anytime you have had to overcome it.
 
(Not-so) Random Trivia Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobiais the fear of long words. (Now that’s irony!)]]><![CDATA[Who Controls the Past?]]>Thu, 20 May 2021 16:06:09 GMThttp://www.apaceodyssey.com/english-iv-2020-21-4th-period/who-controls-the-pastDaily Literary Quote
“Who controls the past controls the future.  Who controls the present controls the past.”
-      George Orwell
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Journal Prompt
What do you think the above quote means?  Do you agree or disagree?]]><![CDATA[Big Brother is Watching]]>Mon, 17 May 2021 16:30:08 GMThttp://www.apaceodyssey.com/english-iv-2020-21-4th-period/big-brother-is-watchingDaily Literary Quote
“There will come a time when it isn't 'They're spying on me through my phone' anymore. Eventually, it will be 'My phone is spying on me'.”
  • Philip K. Dick
Journal Prompt
Do you think video surveillance has made the world a better place?  Why or why not? ​​]]><![CDATA[The Head Vs. The Heart]]>Thu, 22 Apr 2021 18:09:30 GMThttp://www.apaceodyssey.com/english-iv-2020-21-4th-period/the-head-vs-the-heartDaily Literary Quote
“Romanticism requires bravery and risk.” 
― Terese Marie Mailhot

Journal Prompt
Do you consider yourself a romantic or a rational person? Explain.]]><![CDATA[All the Small Things]]>Wed, 07 Apr 2021 16:10:41 GMThttp://www.apaceodyssey.com/english-iv-2020-21-4th-period/all-the-small-thingsDaily Literary Quote
“A person’s a person no matter how small.”
  • Dr. Seuss
Journal Prompt
Write about a time you felt small or insignificant. What was it like? What made you feel that way?]]><![CDATA[The Outsiders]]>Mon, 05 Apr 2021 15:38:43 GMThttp://www.apaceodyssey.com/english-iv-2020-21-4th-period/the-outsidersDaily Literary Quote
“I always felt an outsider.”
  • J. K. Rowling
Journal Prompt
Recall a time when you found yourself in an unfamiliar environment (everybody has at some point in their lives, so don’t tell me you haven’t!).  How did it make you feel?  How did others treat you as an “outsider”?
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"Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas."  
-Albert Einstein

Journal Prompt
What comes to mind when you hear the word "enlightenment"? How has becoming enlightened in different areas changed your perspective of the world? Explain.]]><![CDATA[All Are Created Equal...]]>Mon, 08 Mar 2021 19:07:06 GMThttp://www.apaceodyssey.com/english-iv-2020-21-4th-period/all-are-created-equalDaily Literary Quote
“The master's tools will never dismantle the master's house.” 
                                                                                - Audre Lorde

Journal Prompt
Does anybody in our society receive “special treatment”?  Explain and provide examples.]]><![CDATA[The Best Deceptions]]>Thu, 25 Feb 2021 17:08:21 GMThttp://www.apaceodyssey.com/english-iv-2020-21-4th-period/the-best-deceptionsDaily Literary Quote
“Writing fiction is the act of weaving a series of lies to arrive at a greater truth.” 
                                                                        - Khaled Hosseini

Journal Prompt
Who, in your opinion, is the most deceptive character in Hamlet?  Why?  (Provide specific examples from the play to support your opinions.)]]><![CDATA[#heisguilty]]>Tue, 23 Feb 2021 17:22:09 GMThttp://www.apaceodyssey.com/english-iv-2020-21-4th-period/heisguiltyDaily Literary Quote
“Distracted from distraction by distraction” 
                                                      ― T.S. Eliot

Journal Prompt
You are Hamlet. You have just witnessed your uncle's reaction to the play you staged.  Compose a tweet or Facebook status update about your life right now. (Be creative with the hashtags.)]]>