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English 12 Blocks 1/2: Homework for Wednesday

Quiz alert! Read Leo Tolstoy's "How Much Land Does A Man Need?" 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 today's notes on didactic writing.

Grammar:

Did you finish the paragraph on "The Lottery"?

Explain how the simple setting, the plain language, and the POV create a surprising ending in "The Lottery".
You can print or type.
Try to incorporate quotations.
10-16 sentences
TS/Body Sections/CS
Put your best example at the end of the body.

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 Grammar, Writing, and Units. I'll start marking these (/5) next week.

Philosophy 12 Block 3: Homework for Wednesday

Complete, in full sentences, questions i. to iv. 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:

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

Read Chps. 4 and 5 of Maus. Continue with your study guide!

Grammar: