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English 12 Blocks 1/2: Homework for Tuesday

Test alert! Be ready for our first unit test on fiction next Tuesday (Oct. 3). Review the following note sets:

When you're finished reviewing your notes, complete today's crossword and check it against the answer key:

Review the key events, characters, and themes of the following short stories: "Boys and Girls", "The Censors", "Say Yes", "Hills Like White Elephants", "The Lottery", "The Story of an Hour", and "How Much Land...".
Please read the following stories and complete their online quizzes:

Quiz alert 2! Read Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour" in the short story booklet. Be ready for a comprehension quiz tomorrow morning!

Pay attention to the events, characters and symbols of the story. Also, re-read your notes on irony.

Quiz alert 1! Read Leo Tolstoy's "How Much Land Does A Man Need?" in the short story booklet. Be ready for a comprehension quiz!

Pay attention to the events, characters and symbols of the story. Also, re-read today's notes on didactic writing.

Be ready for next Tuesday's fiction/short story test!

Grammar:

Philosophy 12 Block 3: Homework for Tuesday

For Tuesday, read Maya Angelou's "Grandmother's Victory" and answer the following questions in full:

1. Provide an example of the respect displayed within Momma Henderson’s household. (1)
2. Describe one example of how the poor white children act like “trash”. (1)
3. Why is Angelou’s grandmother victorious? (1)
4. What do you think Angelou is saying about racism? (1)

Understand that Angelou’s grandmother was somewhat better off than most Black people in her town. Moreover, she rented land to poor Black and white farmers; the white girls belong to a white family renting land from Angelou’s grandmother.
Answer in full sentences. Ensure your answers are full and thorough. Hand in your answers on a separate piece of paper.

In full sentences, finish all the questions (i. to xv.) from the Ethics 1 handout.

Did you hand in the four questions (a-d) for "If Hitler..." (p. 355 in 75 Readings Plus)?

Complete the following journal entries if not finished:

5. Would you accept $1,000,000 on the condition that you can never again own a smartphone? Would you do it if you could never again use the Internet?
4. Whom do you admire most? In what way does that person inspire you? How does that person live a “good life”?
3. Would you be willing to murder an innocent person, and go to jail for life, if it would end hunger in the world? Explain!
2. Do you feel that advice from older people carries a special weight because of their greater experience?
1. Would it disturb you much if you knew that, upon your death, your body would be simply thrown into the woods and left to rot? Why?

Get your parent or guardian to sign the parental letter and bring it back to class. (/10!)

Create three labeled tabs for your binder. Label your tabs as Journal, Units, and Applied Phil. I'll start marking these (/5) next week.

English 11 Block 4 Linear: Homework for Wednesday

Test alert! We'll be writing the Maus I test in two classes! (Tue., Oct. 10).