Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Lord of the Flies

If you left your book in school, you can click here for a PDF version of the book.

Periods 2 and 3: Read chapter 3 and answer the following guided reading questions for Thursday, January 24:
Chapter 3 Guided Reading Questions

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Propaganda in Advertisting

Freshman Classes:

Find at least two examples of propaganda in advertisements either on television, the internet, a magazine, or anywhere else you may find advertising.

List:

A. Where you found the advertisement

B. What it was advertising

C. What propaganda technique was used

D. How they used it

E. Whether or not you think it was effective and why


Complete this assignment for at least two separate advertisements. This assignment is due Friday, January 11. It does not have to be typed; you may write it on looseleaf if you prefer. As always, e-mail me if you have any questions. This assignment should take you about 10 minutes to complete.


You may use this ditto to complete the assignment if you'd like to

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

2001: A Space Odyssey

2001: A Space Odyssey Essay: Periods 4 and 8. Type the following in MLA format.

What does it mean to be “alive”? Is HAL alive? Is it unethical to build a machine that has feelings? What responsibilities are involved in the creation of such a machine? Is shutting it down tantamount to murder? Can HAL be held accountable for Poole’s death?

Minimum word count: 600