Question

Rip van Winkle is about what
i have read the story but i don't understand it

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@haleyelizabeth2017

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I have not read this story. I am so sorry!

Answer 3

that's ok

Answer 4

sorry!

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do yo u know some who has cus i 've read it but i don't make sence

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I don't think I so. I'm super sorry! Ummm I can try to look on enotes and read the summary of it? What is the question that you are trying to answer?

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what is wingspan van winkle about

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is it multiple choice or essay?

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essay

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thank though

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i'll try to help :)

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ok

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rip_Van_Winkle
this will help :)

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ok i have read it before


As you have learned, the stories that make up a nation's mythology share several characteristics:
• They are set in the past, often in remote or exciting places and times.
• They are filled with remarkable, strange, or exaggerated characters.
• They feature incredible, heroic, impressive, magical, or mysterious events and their consequences.
• They convey a positive message about a nation or its people.

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what do you think

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It's good :)

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Read and study “Rip Van Winkle” by Washington Irving. As you study the work, you will gather information and
start to plan your approach to the essay.
• Complete a plan for your essay.
• Begin drafting your paper, using your plan as a guide.
• Review and revise your first draft. You should try to have another person read your work and give you
feedback as part of your revision process.
• Write the final draft of your project. Be sure to follow these requirements and recommendations when
completing your draft:

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okay ummm type up what you want to say as a WORD DOC please and attach it when you post... As long as you tag me as @!Call~Me~Addi! I will be there but I help alot of people so don't get mad if it takes me a few minutes to get to you :)

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okay ?

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ok but i need help cus it needs to be done today can you help me step by step

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um possibly this is a essay correct ?

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this is a essay i read this before but i don't understand what's the story about

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so can you help

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Read the essay question carefully
Highlight key words.
Use the dictionary to check the meaning of any unfamiliar words.
Identify the task words that indicate what needs to be done, eg ‘discuss', ‘explain', ‘compare'.
Identify the topic words that indicate the particular subject of the essay, eg the character of ‘Juliet' in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, the ‘causes' of World War 1.
Identify any limiting words that restrict the discussion to a particular area, eg in ‘Chapters 1-3', during the ‘nineteenth century'.
Finish any necessary reading or research as background to the essay
Be selective: use sources which are relevant and accessible.
Write notes in your own words.
Write down quotations that may be particularly useful, but ensure the source of these quotes is acknowledged if they're used.
Take note of sources so they can be provided in footnotes and the bibliography.
Brainstorm ideas in response to the question
Jot down any relevant points.
Make note of any relevant evidence or quotes that come to mind.
Use a mind map to help stimulate lateral thinking.
Develop a thesis (idea/argument) that encapsulates the response to the question
The thesis should be a statement that strongly expresses the overall response to the question.
Avoid a thesis that's too simplistic – show thought has been put into some of the complexities behind the question.
The thesis is the backbone of the essay – it will be stated in the introduction. It also needs to be referred to several times in the essay before restating it and demonstrating how it has been proven in the conclusion.
Write a plan for the response
Order ideas in a logical sequence.
Make sure every point in the plan is relevant to the question.
After the plan has been written it should be clear where the essay is going.
Write the introduction
Open up the discussion.
Introduce the thesis.
Indicate how the questions will be answered.
Name any texts to be discussed, if appropriate.
Engage the reader.
Write the main body of the essay
Ensure each point is given a new paragraph.
Use words or phrases at the start of each paragraph that will indicate to the reader how it relates to the previous paragraph, eg, 'however', ‘in addition', ‘nevertheless', ‘moreover'.
Start each paragraph with a topic sentence that clearly links the paragraph to the rest of the essay, eg "A striking example of Gary Crew's use of light and darkness imagery to suggest notions of knowledge and ignorance occurs in the scene on the jetty".
Provide supporting evidence for each point that you make.
Revisit the thesis, and express it in different ways if possible, to emphasise how the question is being addressed.
Write the essay conclusion
Summarise the main ideas.
Demonstrate how you have proven your thesis.
Finish with an interesting or thought-provoking, but relevant, comment.
Edit the draft
Check for spelling, punctuation and grammar.
Delete any sections that are not particularly relevant.
Change vocabulary to improve expression.
Seek feedback from peers or a teacher before writing the final copy.
Write the final copy
Add any footnotes or bibliography if required.
Present a clean, neat copy.
Submit on time.
this is what I use when writing a essay

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ok but i don't understand the story if i understand the story i will have a better knowledge

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this story is fake right

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okay one sec :)

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The story of Rip Van Winkle is set in the years before and after the American Revolutionary War. In a pleasant village, at the foot of New York's Catskill Mountains, lives kindly Rip Van Winkle, a colonial British-American villager of Dutch ancestry. Van Winkle enjoys solitary activities in the wilderness, but he is also loved by all in town—especially the children to whom he tells stories and gives toys. However, he tends to shirk hard work, to his nagging wife's dismay, which has caused his home and farm to fall into disarray.
One winter day, to escape his wife's nagging, Van Winkle wanders up the mountains with his dog, Wolf. Hearing his name called out, Rip sees a man wearing antiquated Dutch clothing; he is carrying a keg up the mountain and requires help. Together, they proceed to a hollow in which Rip discovers the source of thunderous noises. A group of ornately dressed, silent, bearded men who are playing nine-pins. Rip does not ask who they are or how they know his name. Instead, he begins to drink some of their moonshine and soon falls asleep.
He awakes to discover shocking changes. His musket is rotting and rusty, his beard is a foot long, and his dog is nowhere to be found. Van Winkle returns to his village where he recognizes no one. He discovers that his wife has died and that his close friends have fallen in a war or moved away. He gets into trouble when he proclaims himself a loyal subject of King George III, not aware that the American Revolution has taken place. King George's portrait in the inn has been replaced with one of George Washington. Rip Van Winkle is also disturbed to find another man called Rip Van Winkle. It is his son, now grown up.

Dutch people playing nine pins(kegelen). Painted 1650-1660 by Jan Steen.
Rip Van Winkle learns the men he met in the mountains are rumored to be the ghosts of Hendrick (Henry) Hudson's crew, which had vanished long ago. Rip learns he has been away from the village for at least twenty years. However, an old resident recognizes him and Rip's grown daughter takes him in. He resumes his usual idleness, and his strange tale is solemnly taken to heart by the Dutch settlers. Other hen-pecked men wish they could have shares in Rip's good luck and had the luxury of sleeping through the hardships of American Revolution.

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ok

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thank's that help

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your welcome is that all ?

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um what is wingspan van winkle about

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what ?

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what is rip van winkle about in the book