English 11 Block 1: Homework for Friday

• Finish the questions on "The Chaser":
• Answer in full sentences only!
• 1.  Situational Irony: There’s a reason why the poison costs more than the love potion! How will giving the love potion to Diana bring about results that are the opposite of what is expected? (3)
• 2. Verbal Irony: The old man sounds like he is being helpful and generous. Why is he not? What is he implying will happen when Alan is older? (4) 
• 3. Dramatic Irony: We as readers seem to know something that Alan does not. What do we know or sense about the old man that Alan doesn’t seem to understand? (3)
• 4. A euphemism is a phrase that tries to cover up (obfuscate) the harshness of reality. How is “spot remover” a euphemism?

English 12 Block 2: Homework for Friday

• Complete the following for Joan Didion's "The Metropolitan Cathedral..."
• Read the essay carefully and complete a short analysis (about 100 to 200 words). The analysis should be written in paragraph form or in separate but complete sentences.
• What exactly should the analysis include? 
• Name of article and author (.5)
• Main thesis or point of essay (.5)
• Explain at least 3 major events/examples/points in the essay. This should take at least three sentences. (3)
• Explain how this is a descriptive form of essay. This should take at least two sentences. (3)

English 12 Block 4: Homework for Friday

• Complete the following for Joan Didion's "The Metropolitan Cathedral..."
• Read the essay carefully and complete a short analysis (about 100 to 200 words). The analysis should be written in paragraph form or in separate but complete sentences.
• What exactly should the analysis include? 
• Name of article and author (.5)
• Main thesis or point of essay (.5)
• Explain at least 3 major events/examples/points in the essay. This should take at least three sentences. (3)
• Explain how this is a descriptive form of essay. This should take at least two sentences. (3)