Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Today, we finished reading The Merchant of Venice. You had questions to finish answering which are due for tomorrow.
Monday, May 30, 2011
Monday, May 30, 2011
Today we read up to Act 5, Scene 1, line 122 (page 219). I then handed out some questions which need to be completed by the end of this play (not all can be answered yet).
Friday, May 27, 2011
Friday, May 27, 2011
Today we read up to Act 4 scene 1, line 253, page 193 of The Merchant of Venice.
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Today, you were given your Act II questions to re-examine. We discussed the importance of defining terms before attempting to answer questions as well as taking time to find relevant examples. These were then to be handed in again at the end of class.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Today, we finished reading Act 3, Scene 3 of The Merchant of Venice. You also need to have your Act II questions in for tomorrow (they were due today) so we can mark them.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Today, we finished reading Act II of The Merchant of Venice. I then gave you questions to complete for Tuesday and class time to work on them.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Thursday, May 18, 2011
Today, you wrote your Shakespeare terminology re-quiz. We then finished Act II scene 6.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Today, we read Act 2, scenes 1 thru 4 of The Merchant of Venice. You have a terminology quiz tomorrow (a rewrite) so read over your booklet on Shakespeare. Some of you also have Act I questions to hand in. Get these in by tomorrow as well.
Monday, May 16, 2011
Monday, May 16, 2011
Today, we finished reading Act I of The Merchant of Venice. I then gave you reading questions to answer for tomorrow.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Today, we discussed Iambic pentameter and the language of Shakespeare. You will have a quiz on the terms I handed out today tomorrow.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Today, I introduced Shakespeare, focussing on the theatre and the society of the time. You also took out the play The Merchant of Venice from the library. If you weren't here, please get this.
Monday, May 9, 2011
Monday, May 9, 2011
Today, you watched the A & E special on Shakespeare and answered questions. This is in preparation for the rest of the unit.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Today, you wrote your novel study comprehension exam (m.c.). We will start the new unit on Monday.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Today, you wrote your critical/analytical essay for the novel unit. If you weren't here, there will be time before and after school next week to make this up. Your novel comprehension reading exam is tomorrow (m.c.).
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Chrysalids exam (essay) tomorrow. Here is what you need to know.
What you need to know:
· All of the five Ws (who, what, where, when, why)
o Names (first and last)
o What refers to the situation they are in (including context)
o Where refers to the geographical location of the town as well as where they are located in the world… including the other places mentioned and the distances.
o When refers to the historical time between the nuclear war and the “present” time they are in.
o The Why is about what happened (obviously) in relation to the war… but we don’t really know too much about this, so we have to focus on “other” whys…
§ Why does she have different feet?
§ Why does she have to hide it?
§ Why do they send those with deviations away?
§ How important is conformity in a society?
§ Why can’t those with differences be allowed to communicate?
§ How is Petra different from the other telepaths? How do these differences impact the group as a whole?
§ How importance is acceptance in a society?
§ How influential is power in maintaining or changing a society?
§ What influence does the notion of personal freedom have on the strength of a society?
§ How influential is family in the development of beliefs?
§ What impact can jealousy have on the decisions one makes?
§ Why are those with differences treated negatively?
§ Religion and power are closely tied in this story. How is religion altered to meet the needs of those in power?
§ Cruelty is present in this novel and is often used to control those in weaker positions. Does this cruelty strengthen or weaken the society as a whole? Explain.
§ This society seems to revolve around superstitions. How much of an impact do these have on the way the society deals with differences?
§ The methods used to control the society change over time. Why might this have occurred? Do the changes positively or negatively affect the society as a whole?
§ We are introduced to four societies in this novel. How do they compare? Is any society superior to any other?
§ What do we learn about society from this novel?
§ What do we learn about conventions from this novel? (conventions are unwritten rules or norms of a society)
What you need to know:
· All of the five Ws (who, what, where, when, why)
o Names (first and last)
o What refers to the situation they are in (including context)
o Where refers to the geographical location of the town as well as where they are located in the world… including the other places mentioned and the distances.
o When refers to the historical time between the nuclear war and the “present” time they are in.
o The Why is about what happened (obviously) in relation to the war… but we don’t really know too much about this, so we have to focus on “other” whys…
§ Why does she have different feet?
§ Why does she have to hide it?
§ Why do they send those with deviations away?
§ How important is conformity in a society?
§ Why can’t those with differences be allowed to communicate?
§ How is Petra different from the other telepaths? How do these differences impact the group as a whole?
§ How importance is acceptance in a society?
§ How influential is power in maintaining or changing a society?
§ What influence does the notion of personal freedom have on the strength of a society?
§ How influential is family in the development of beliefs?
§ What impact can jealousy have on the decisions one makes?
§ Why are those with differences treated negatively?
§ Religion and power are closely tied in this story. How is religion altered to meet the needs of those in power?
§ Cruelty is present in this novel and is often used to control those in weaker positions. Does this cruelty strengthen or weaken the society as a whole? Explain.
§ This society seems to revolve around superstitions. How much of an impact do these have on the way the society deals with differences?
§ The methods used to control the society change over time. Why might this have occurred? Do the changes positively or negatively affect the society as a whole?
§ We are introduced to four societies in this novel. How do they compare? Is any society superior to any other?
§ What do we learn about society from this novel?
§ What do we learn about conventions from this novel? (conventions are unwritten rules or norms of a society)
Monday, May 2, 2011
Monday, May 2, 2011
Today, we marked the rest of the Chrysalids question (you also handed in your major research assignment).
Tuesday, May 3: we will discuss the Essay exam and the multiple choice exam for this novel unit
Wednesday May 4: You will write a Critical Analytical Essay (in-class: on the novel Chrysalids)
Thursday, May 5: You will write your comprehension exam (m.c.) on various readings
Tuesday, May 3: we will discuss the Essay exam and the multiple choice exam for this novel unit
Wednesday May 4: You will write a Critical Analytical Essay (in-class: on the novel Chrysalids)
Thursday, May 5: You will write your comprehension exam (m.c.) on various readings
Tuesday, April 26 to Friday, April 29, 2011
Today, you were given your major assignment to complete. This is a research assignment and is due on Friday. The details of it are below:
Topic: Deviations from the Norm
For this assignment, you will need to research how some people/countries/governments, treat(ed) those who are (were) "different" from the norm.
To do this correctly, you will have to understand all the key words (deviations, norm) and then look for case studies about such treatment.
You will also have to narrow this topic by creating a question that you can answer (see Fit to Print, pages 3-8).
You will then have to create a thesis (an arguable opinion) based on what you have discovered about your topic (see Fit to Print, pages 3-8).
You will also have to research using APA formatting (see Fit to Print, pages 141 - 142 as well as the handouts I have already provided).
You must locate and utilize information from 10 sources. This will help you determine if what you are reading is indeed accurate.
Your paper must contain an introduction, body paragraphs with strong evidence to support your main points and a strong conclusion.
You may have more than three body paragraphs.
Your paper must have a bibliography (Fit to Print, page. 92) and a cover page (Fit to Print, p. 85).
Topic: Deviations from the Norm
For this assignment, you will need to research how some people/countries/governments, treat(ed) those who are (were) "different" from the norm.
To do this correctly, you will have to understand all the key words (deviations, norm) and then look for case studies about such treatment.
You will also have to narrow this topic by creating a question that you can answer (see Fit to Print, pages 3-8).
You will then have to create a thesis (an arguable opinion) based on what you have discovered about your topic (see Fit to Print, pages 3-8).
You will also have to research using APA formatting (see Fit to Print, pages 141 - 142 as well as the handouts I have already provided).
You must locate and utilize information from 10 sources. This will help you determine if what you are reading is indeed accurate.
Your paper must contain an introduction, body paragraphs with strong evidence to support your main points and a strong conclusion.
You may have more than three body paragraphs.
Your paper must have a bibliography (Fit to Print, page. 92) and a cover page (Fit to Print, p. 85).
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