Wednesday, August 26, 2009
SAT 11 Clarification
YOUR VOCAB TEST IS ON AUGUST 31st, not this Thursday. Sorry for the miscommunication.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
10th Grade Homework
10A- tomorrow, two groups will give their presentations. I am SO sorry for forgetting to do that today! Please forgive me Kevin and Jasmin.
You must also do questions 1-4 for A Modest Proposal by Thursday.
Remember- You need to finish your essay and finish your Antigone reading by 8/31-- don't put this off!
We will have a quiz over the literary terms on September 2nd.
By 9/3, you must read Hinds Feet on High Places from pages 151-165 in your textbook. This is a hard story, so don't put it off until the night before.
10B-
You must do questions 1-4 of A Modest Proposal by Friday
Your essay and your Antigone reading must be finished by Monday, 8/31.
You will have a quiz over literary terms on September 2nd.
You must read Hinds Feet on High Places (151-165) in your textbook by 9/4. This is hard, so don't put it off until the night before.
You must also do questions 1-4 for A Modest Proposal by Thursday.
Remember- You need to finish your essay and finish your Antigone reading by 8/31-- don't put this off!
We will have a quiz over the literary terms on September 2nd.
By 9/3, you must read Hinds Feet on High Places from pages 151-165 in your textbook. This is a hard story, so don't put it off until the night before.
10B-
You must do questions 1-4 of A Modest Proposal by Friday
Your essay and your Antigone reading must be finished by Monday, 8/31.
You will have a quiz over literary terms on September 2nd.
You must read Hinds Feet on High Places (151-165) in your textbook by 9/4. This is hard, so don't put it off until the night before.
9th Grade Homework
These are your homework assignments for the next couple days. I thought I would give them to you now so you can start preparing in advance.
* Finish your King Arthur reading by Friday and bring the book to class on Friday.
* We will have a comprehensive vocabulary test covering the words for this week on Friday. Don't forget it!
* Read 'Dr. Heidegger's Experiment' on pages 209-214 by September 3rd.
* Your essay will be due September 4th, but we will still have class time to do some editing.
9A- you will have a quiz reviewing the literary terms on September 1st. It will not be matching.
9B- you will also have a quiz reviewing the literary terms on September 1st. It will not be matching.
* Finish your King Arthur reading by Friday and bring the book to class on Friday.
* We will have a comprehensive vocabulary test covering the words for this week on Friday. Don't forget it!
* Read 'Dr. Heidegger's Experiment' on pages 209-214 by September 3rd.
* Your essay will be due September 4th, but we will still have class time to do some editing.
9A- you will have a quiz reviewing the literary terms on September 1st. It will not be matching.
9B- you will also have a quiz reviewing the literary terms on September 1st. It will not be matching.
A Modest Proposal's Comprehension Questions
10A, you must finish the first half of these questions (1-4) by tomorrow.
10B, you must finish the first half of these questions (1-4) by Friday.
The second half of the questions will be due on Monday, 8/31 along with your essay.
Comprehension Questions
1. What is Jonathan Swift's attitude toward the beggars he describes in the opening paragraph?Give specific references to support your answer.
2. What is the essential proposal within "A Modest Proposal"? Why is Swift recommending this?
3. What are the different products that can be made from this new commodity? When you look at this list of products, do you see any patterns? Who do you imagine consuming these products? Why?
4. What sort of persona does Swift create for the "author" of A Modest Proposal? (In other words, what kind of writer and what kind of genre is this satire imitating and mocking?)
5. Who is the intended audience of this work?
6. If Swift does not actually think the Irish people should eat their children, what does he think they should do to solve the problem of poverty in Ireland?
7. When did it first become apparent to you that Swift's proposal was not serious? How did you respond once you understood what he was up to?
8. According to the proposal, who will be the primary consumers of human flesh? What is Swift implying by saying this? If Swift does not intend for the Irish children to be devoured physically, then what could be the metaphorical meaning of this cannibalism?
9. According to Jonathan Swift, why wouldn't it be suitable to eat a teenager?
10B, you must finish the first half of these questions (1-4) by Friday.
The second half of the questions will be due on Monday, 8/31 along with your essay.
Comprehension Questions
1. What is Jonathan Swift's attitude toward the beggars he describes in the opening paragraph?Give specific references to support your answer.
2. What is the essential proposal within "A Modest Proposal"? Why is Swift recommending this?
3. What are the different products that can be made from this new commodity? When you look at this list of products, do you see any patterns? Who do you imagine consuming these products? Why?
4. What sort of persona does Swift create for the "author" of A Modest Proposal? (In other words, what kind of writer and what kind of genre is this satire imitating and mocking?)
5. Who is the intended audience of this work?
6. If Swift does not actually think the Irish people should eat their children, what does he think they should do to solve the problem of poverty in Ireland?
7. When did it first become apparent to you that Swift's proposal was not serious? How did you respond once you understood what he was up to?
8. According to the proposal, who will be the primary consumers of human flesh? What is Swift implying by saying this? If Swift does not intend for the Irish children to be devoured physically, then what could be the metaphorical meaning of this cannibalism?
9. According to Jonathan Swift, why wouldn't it be suitable to eat a teenager?
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Words of the Day and their example sentences
- Because we are having presentations in class tomorrow, I don't want to spend time writing down example sentences in class. Instead, I'm giving the example sentences to you now so you can write them in your notes!
- stultify: to make, or cause to appear, foolish or ridiculous; also, to allege to be of unsound mind
- Her presentation was stultified after the teacher asked her several difficult questions before her classmates.
- vet: to subject to thorough appraisal; to evaluate.
- When we consider admitting new students, we vet their family and academic backgrounds and put them through a rigorous application process.
- reticent: inclined to keep silent.
- Most new students are reticent at first, but usually they quickly become comfortable and begin to participate more in class.
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