English 11 Blocks 1/2: Homework for Tuesday
- Get ready for Tuesday's subject-verb agreement test.
- Our first comparison essay will be due next Friday, Oct. 12. We will have no more class time for the essay, so this will be your homework.
- The topic for the essay is as follows: Compare and contrast the movie Beyond the Reach with the original novel, Deathwatch.
- Did you miss the Deathwatch 2 exam?
- How do the town authorities react to Ben and Madec? Why is this surprising? Why is it not?
- Which evidence saves Ben?
- Review all your Powerpoint notes in your fiction section.
- Finish the questions for "Say Yes":
- 1. Explain the argument that Ann and her husband are having. (2)
- 2. Is the husband a sincere man, or is he deluding (kidding) himself? Is he over-compensating? Explain with reasons. (2)
- 3. The story is told in the 3rd person limited omniscient point of view. Which character’s perspective is this story told from? Why do you think Wolff made this choice? (2)
- 4. Explain what you believe to be the central theme of the story. What insight into the human condition is being offered? (2)
- 5. Nothing is by accident in a short story. Explain what the dogs or the dishwater might symbolize. (2)
- Did you miss the 3rd UTROD test (Chps. 13-20)?
- Also finish the 3rd study guide (10 marks) and finish the vocabulary words (5 marks).
English 9 Linear: Homework for Tuesday (Oct. 9)
- Finish your first technology paragraph: How does technology enhance our lives?
- Get read for the 3rd spelling quiz on Thursday, Oct. 11.
- 1. argument
- 2. article
- 3. artillery
- 4. anticipation
- 5. ascend
- 6. association
- 7. athlete
- 8. attempt
- 9. attractive
- 10. audience
- 11. authority
- 12. auxiliary
- 13. awkward
- 14. basically
- 15. becoming
