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English 12 Blocks 1/2: Homework for Tuesday

Get my notes on the paragraph or read my older notes here. Also review these notes on expository writing.

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

Theme & Symbolism
Plot
Conflict
Characters
Irony
POV
Didactic Writing

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:

Review these sites (one and two) on "subject and predicate".
Review these sites on sentence fragments, run-ons, and comma splices.
Review these sites (one and two) on subject verb agreement.
Review this site on parallelism.

Philosophy 12 Block 3: Homework for Tuesday

Finish reading our classical ethic notes and complete at least 2-3 page of point form notes. The denser and more detailed the notes, the better. /10

Include two relevant quotes from one or two philosophers of your ethical philosophy.

If not completed, finish your summary notes on racism. /5

If you missed the original assignment, read Maya Angelou's "Grandmother's Victory" for Wednesday and answer the following question as a full paragraph of 7-12 sentences:

Why does Momma Henderson's dignity allow her to be victorious? Explain the story and what leads to her victory.

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.
Hand in your response 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 Tuesday

Test alert! We'll be writing the Maus I test next class! (Tue., Oct. 10).

Finish reading Chp. 6 of Maus. and complete the study guide [/20] with as much detail as possible!
Study your notes on Maus and the graphic novel!
If you don't have Wednesday's crosswords, try the online versions: