English 10 Blocks 1/2: Homework for Tuesday

• Re-read 3.1 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!

English 12 Block 3: Homework for Tuesday

• 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 Wednesday

• Answer the following questions for Tobias Wolff's "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? 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)