Answer the following essay in two paragraphs, typed. This essay is due Friday, December 23rd
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Discuss intergenerational friendships. Do Buddy and his friend have an admirable relationship? Is age just a number, or are there boundaries that should not be crossed? Is Capote's depiction of friendship in this story realistic? What does Buddy get out of his friendship with the old woman, and what does she get out of her friendship with Buddy?
A link to the full text can be found here.
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Romeo and Juliet Dialogue Study Guide
Use the following study guide to study for your Romeo and Juliet dialogue test on Friday, December 9, 2011
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Friday, November 18, 2011
Tale of Two Cities Guided Reading Questions
Answer the following questions in 125 words minimum, typed. Submit as a hard copy on November 22nd.
Book 1
Chapters 1-3
Describe the setting. Why might Dickens have chosen to describe the period the way he did? What effect does this have on the reader?
Book 2
Chapters 7-9
Describe monseigneur based on his actions in this section.
Book 1
Chapters 1-3
Describe the setting. Why might Dickens have chosen to describe the period the way he did? What effect does this have on the reader?
Book 2
Chapters 7-9
Describe monseigneur based on his actions in this section.
Romeo and Juliet Guided Reading questions
Freshmen classes: Complete the following guided reading question
Response should be minimum of 125 words, typed, and submitted as a hard copy. Be sure to follow all conventions of MLA formatting.
Due November 21-
Act 1, Scene 1-
Why does Shakespeare include the prologue? What affect does this have on the play?
Due November 22-
Act 1, Scenes 2-3
Choose one of the following-
Discuss the characterization of Romeo and Mercutio. How are they foils to one another?
OR
Discuss fate in the context of these scenes.
Response should be minimum of 125 words, typed, and submitted as a hard copy. Be sure to follow all conventions of MLA formatting.
Due November 21-
Act 1, Scene 1-
Why does Shakespeare include the prologue? What affect does this have on the play?
Due November 22-
Act 1, Scenes 2-3
Choose one of the following-
Discuss the characterization of Romeo and Mercutio. How are they foils to one another?
OR
Discuss fate in the context of these scenes.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Beowulf guided reading question
The following assignments are for periods 2 and 7
Due November 17th-
Respond to the following question, typed, in 125 words or more-
In what ways is Beowulf an archetypal epic hero? Cite the text to prove this.
Due November 28th-
The Archetypal Hero Short Story
You are to compose a short story, typed, of five pages or more, that follows the formula of the monomyth, or the archetypal hero. You may use this image as a reference. This story is to be submitted as a hard copy in class.
Due November 17th-
Respond to the following question, typed, in 125 words or more-
In what ways is Beowulf an archetypal epic hero? Cite the text to prove this.
Due November 28th-
The Archetypal Hero Short Story
You are to compose a short story, typed, of five pages or more, that follows the formula of the monomyth, or the archetypal hero. You may use this image as a reference. This story is to be submitted as a hard copy in class.
MP 2 Vocab
Definitions are due November 18th!
Grendel Vocabulary (seniors)-
Duff
Hoary
Putrefaction
In violable
Loll
Gewgawed
Victualers
Petulant
Intimation
Undulant
Paltry
Immanence
Brume
nihilism
Torus
Byrnie
Chilblains
Brachiating
Transmogrified
Inchoate
Romeo and Juliet Vocabulary (freshmen)-
Doublet
Bandy
Vestal
Livery
Unseemly
Appertain
Dissemble
Consort (2 definitions)
Abate
Conjure
Idolatry
Invocation
Perjury
Procure
Variable
Wanton
Warrant
Minstrel
Solemnity
Grendel Vocabulary (seniors)-
Duff
Hoary
Putrefaction
In violable
Loll
Gewgawed
Victualers
Petulant
Intimation
Undulant
Paltry
Immanence
Brume
nihilism
Torus
Byrnie
Chilblains
Brachiating
Transmogrified
Inchoate
Romeo and Juliet Vocabulary (freshmen)-
Doublet
Bandy
Vestal
Livery
Unseemly
Appertain
Dissemble
Consort (2 definitions)
Abate
Conjure
Idolatry
Invocation
Perjury
Procure
Variable
Wanton
Warrant
Minstrel
Solemnity
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Grendel Essays
Grendel ch 8 question- Discuss Red Horse's views on revolution, anarchy, and rebellion. Cite the source material to prove your assertion.
Final Grendel Essay- Is Grendel a romantic or nihilist?
Final Grendel Essay- Is Grendel a romantic or nihilist?
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Grendel guided readed questions
Answer these in a minimum of 125 words, typed.
Chapter 3- Discuss Hrothgar and humanity in the context of this chapter
Chapter 3- Discuss Hrothgar and humanity in the context of this chapter
Chapter 5- Discuss the dragon and its philosophies. Do you agree or disagree? Why?
Chapter 9 —“Discuss Ork’s, Grendel’s, and John Gardner’s
views of religion based on this chapter.”
Chapter 10- "What is the significance of Grendel’s encounter with the
goat? How is Grendel similar to the goat? How is man similar to the goat? What does this have to do with Grendel’s sense of responsibility?"
Chapter 9 —“Discuss Ork’s, Grendel’s, and John Gardner’s
views of religion based on this chapter.”
Chapter 10- "What is the significance of Grendel’s encounter with the
goat? How is Grendel similar to the goat? How is man similar to the goat? What does this have to do with Grendel’s sense of responsibility?"
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Freshman/Senior Vocabulary Unit 1
Freshmen Don Quixote Vocabulary Unit:
Define the following words by Friday, September 16th. You will have a quiz on these words on Monday, September 19th.
Knight-errant
Buckler
Lance
Morion
Enmity
Doughty
Prostrate
Retinue
Alight
Bridling
Parlous
Draught
Puissant
Choler
Caitiff
Brevity
Relish
Redound
Accoutrement
Flageolet
Senior A Tale of Two Cities Vocabulary Unit:
Define these words by Friday, September 16th. You will have a quiz on these words on Monday, September 19th.
Abominable
Auspicious
Acquitted
Trepidation
ncommodious
Incorrigible
Incumbent
Insolent
Malady
Magnanimous
Illustrious
Impassive
Sultry
Sublime
Turnkey
Ignobly
Obstinacy
Reversionary
Quartering
Laconic
Define the following words by Friday, September 16th. You will have a quiz on these words on Monday, September 19th.
Knight-errant
Buckler
Lance
Morion
Enmity
Doughty
Prostrate
Retinue
Alight
Bridling
Parlous
Draught
Puissant
Choler
Caitiff
Brevity
Relish
Redound
Accoutrement
Flageolet
Senior A Tale of Two Cities Vocabulary Unit:
Define these words by Friday, September 16th. You will have a quiz on these words on Monday, September 19th.
Abominable
Auspicious
Acquitted
Trepidation
ncommodious
Incorrigible
Incumbent
Insolent
Malady
Magnanimous
Illustrious
Impassive
Sultry
Sublime
Turnkey
Ignobly
Obstinacy
Reversionary
Quartering
Laconic
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Senior Literary Devices
Motif
Allegory
Allusion
Mood
Foreshadowing
Hyperbole
Imagery
Syllepsis
Alliteration
Aphorism
Paradox
Malapropism
Stream of Consciousness
Foil
Flashback
Anastrophe
Chiasmus
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Freshman Literary Elements and Devices
--Freshman Literary Elements and Devices--
These are to be defined
Literary Elements
1. The Dramatic Structure
2. Mood
3. Point of View
A. First person
B. Third person limited
C. Third person omniscient
4. Protagonist
5. Antagonist
6. Dynamic Character
7. Static Character
8. Tragic Hero
9. Antihero
10. Setting
11. Theme
12. Plot
Literary Devices
1. Irony
A. Dramatic
B. Situational
C. Verbal
2. Simile
3. Metaphor
4. Personification
5. Onomatopoeia
6. Oxymoron
These are to be defined
Literary Elements
1. The Dramatic Structure
2. Mood
3. Point of View
A. First person
B. Third person limited
C. Third person omniscient
4. Protagonist
5. Antagonist
6. Dynamic Character
7. Static Character
8. Tragic Hero
9. Antihero
10. Setting
11. Theme
12. Plot
Literary Devices
1. Irony
A. Dramatic
B. Situational
C. Verbal
2. Simile
3. Metaphor
4. Personification
5. Onomatopoeia
6. Oxymoron
Friday, May 13, 2011
Education Essay
"I have never let my schooling interfere with my education."
-Mark Twain
"Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence."
- Robert Frost
What is your view of the idea that "education" is something different from the information learned in school? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.
-Mark Twain
"Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence."
- Robert Frost
What is your view of the idea that "education" is something different from the information learned in school? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Monday, March 21, 2011
Monday, January 10, 2011
Freshmen Spelling list 1-10-11
Whether/Weather
Going to
Until
Separate
Receive
Because
Grateful
Have been
Have seen
Achievement
Going to
Until
Separate
Receive
Because
Grateful
Have been
Have seen
Achievement
Monday, January 3, 2011
"Our fundamental task as human beings is to seek out connections - to exercise our imaginations. It follows, then, that the basic task of education is the care and feeding of the imagination."
- Katherine Paterson, The Spying Heart, 1989
"Most higher education is devoted to affirming the traditions and origins of existing elite and transmitting them to new members."
-Mary Catherine Bateson, Composing a Life, 1989
Assignment-
Should a college education focus on cultivating and encouraging the imagination of students or on teaching basic facts and standards so that we all share a certain amount of common knowledge? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on these issues. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.
- Katherine Paterson, The Spying Heart, 1989
"Most higher education is devoted to affirming the traditions and origins of existing elite and transmitting them to new members."
-Mary Catherine Bateson, Composing a Life, 1989
Assignment-
Should a college education focus on cultivating and encouraging the imagination of students or on teaching basic facts and standards so that we all share a certain amount of common knowledge? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on these issues. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.
Romeo and Juliet Act 3 Vocab
untimely
not timely; not occurring at a suitable time or season; ill-timed
dissemble
to give a false or misleading appearance to OR to conceal one's true motives
commend
to speak well or praise OR recommend
consort
to accompany or wait upon OR to combine to make music
tempest
a violent windstorm, usually accompanied by rain OR a violent disturbance
dexterity
a skill n using one's hands or body OR skill in using the mind; cleverness
beguile
to influence through deception or mislead or to take away by cheating or deceiving
unseemly
inappropriate for time or place
procure
to obtain by care, effort, or the use of special means
villain
a cruelly malicious person who is involved in or devoted to wickedness or crime