English 10

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

With John's arrival in the Brave New World, we see the shortcomings of this society even more clearly as he becomes the moral "yardstick" by which we measure both these people and the world they have created.
Give several examples of what John finds especially upsetting and explain why he reacts the way he does.

For 5/9 and 5/10

Homework for Chp 13-15

Choose nearly any scene from these chapters and relate it to a similar problem you see in our society today. Explain what you think Huxley would feel is wrong with how we act or what we do in today's society as reflected in this scene from the novel that you have chosen.

Along a similar line of thinking, there are a lot of allusions and symbols operating in this chapter. Can you pick out a few and explain them to us?

Thursday, April 26, 2012

End of Year schedule and Project Info

check it out
schedule is found HERE

Final Project information is found HERE

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Homework for 4/19 and 4/20

1) Read the short story "The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas" - annotate; think about the connections between the stories we talked about in class "The Lottery," "Harrison Bergeron,"etc...

2) Read Chapters 1 & 2 in Brave New World - take notes!

Monday, April 2, 2012

Othello essay questions from Peers

Check out your classmates' essay topics HERE

Preparing for your ICE

How to prepare for your in-class essay

1. Choose a topic
    - some may be too broad and some too narrow a focus
    - make sure that you’re not skimming over or running out of ideas
    - keep your objective in mind:

*to illustrate and reflect your understanding of the text and larger themes

2. Make an outline for your essay
    A. Thesis statement
    B. Topic sentences for each paragraph/point you are making (2 least 3)
    C. Find at least one quote from the book that supports each point
    D. Conclusion

3. What you may bring to class
    A. paper; pencil/pen
    B. book
    C. 3x5 card with outline and page #s

Thursday, March 29, 2012

Hum 7 essay questions link

https://docs.google.com/document/d/17QB29MCTJ9n7yLxlcUGJNJllG8MJO3GudMGIucWUZYE/edit