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Sentence Fragments Exercise 2

For Students 5th - 9th
In this sentence fragment exercise, learners are given paragraphs to proofread for sentence fragments. Students are given space to make revisions.
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Motif of the Collector/ Historical Appropriation in Ondaatje's Novels

For Students 9th - 10th
The author of this article discusses Michael Ondaatje's "activity of collecting and transforming particular seeds and scraps of the past in a fragmented and fictional form," and how this is reflected in "Coming Through Slaughter" and...
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Representations of Buddhism in Ondaatje's Anil's Ghost

For Students 9th - 10th
This scholarly text discusses Michael Ondaatje's "Anil's Ghost" as an examination of the complex relationship between religion, politics, and violence in Sri Lanka.
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Ondaatje's the English Patient and Rewriting History

For Students 9th - 10th
This scholarly text argues that Michael Ondaatje, in his novel "The English Patient," rewrites the "Other" and, in doing so, blurs the line between history and fiction, recreating a fragmented reality.