English 10 Blocks 1/2: Homework for Monday

• Re-read Acts 2 and 3 of Romeo and Juliet. Read the sidebars along the way.
• Feel free to use the No Fear Shakespeare site for Romeo and Juliet.
• Finish the Act 2 study guide AND the Act 3 study guide.
• The Acts 2 and 3 test will be written Monday!
• Consider the following issues:
• How are Friar Laurence and the Nurse, respectively, father and mother figures to Romeo and Juliet?
• Why is Act 3 the climax of the play? What happens in Act 3 that changes the direction of the story?

English 12 Block 3: Homework for Monday

• Read (and re-read if necessary) Maya Angelou's "Grandmother's Victory". Be ready for a short multiple choice quiz on Monday.
• If you missed the original assignment, answer the following alternate assignment for Garrett Hardin's "Lifeboat Ethics". 
• i. Explain, in a full paragraph, the thesis of Hardin's argument, and three arguments he uses to support his thesis. In your conclusion, explain what you like or don't like about his argument.
• If you missed the quiz for George Woodcock's "The Tyranny of the Clock", please complete the following paragraph as an alternate assignment:
• What is Woodcock's thesis regarding the clock? Provide at least three specific and fully explained reasons.
•  Did you miss Jo Goodwin Parker's "What is poverty?"
• Answer the following question in paragraph form as an alternate assignment:
• How does Jo Goodwin Parker explain poverty to the reader? Consider her examples AND techniques. Why is her essay so effective?

English 12 Block 4 Linear: Homework for Tuesday

• Read (and re-read if necessary) Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour". Be ready for a short multiple choice quiz on Monday.
• Re-read your notes on irony, or check out my online notes on irony.
• If you missed the original assignment, answer the following alternate assignment for Tobias Wolff's "Say Yes":
• i. What is Tobias Wolff suggesting about racism? [Hint: Is it overt or subtle?] Answer in a full paragraph and explain with examples.