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2.4 - Schemes and Tropes

2.4 - Schemes and Tropes

Q 1 - Read • Read the schemes and tropes handout.Download schemes and tropes handout. 2 - Practice • Find 3 different schemes and/or tropes in Wiesel's "The Perils of Indifference."Download "The Perils of Indifference." 3 - Post After finishing steps 1 and 2, answer the following in a discussion board post: • Share the 3 schemes and/or tropes you found in the speech. For each scheme/trope you share, be sure to indicate the line or passage in quotation marks (if it's a long passage, you only need to put the first line or so), AND also explain why it qualifies as the scheme/trope you indicate. • Post your answers to the discussion board (note: you will not see anyone else's posts until you post to the discussion board AND once you post, you will not be able to edit, so be careful about posting until you are ready to do so). • Add a thoughtful comment (not just "agreed" or "yes") about another student's discussion board post about the key idea that was selected (while responding, be sure to be respectful and courteous). Once you have completed these steps, you are finished with the discussion board assignment. This assignment is due by 11:59 p.m., Sunday, 1/15.

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