Tuesday, October 24, 2023

 English 12 Blocks 1/2: Homework for Wednesday

  • Finish reading Carol Geddes's essay, "Growing Up Native", the final essay from the essay handout.
    • We'll finish the following questions tomorrow:
      • 1. Why is this a narrative essay? Provide two examples. (2)
      • 2. Narrative essays don’t require a strong thesis like a persuasive essay, but they do you usually have a clear point to prove. Provide a possible thesis statement for this essay. (2)
      • 3. Structure: Is the essay told in chronological fashion or in a non-linear manner? Explain. (2)
      • 4. Structure: Geddes’s paragraphs are well organized. Explain one example where she starts with a topic sentence and then develops it with examples. (2)
      • 5. Scope: Geddes’s essay is mostly personal (or “micro”). Provide two examples where she connects her own story to the larger “macro” issues facing Indigenous people in Canada. (2)
        • Answer in full sentences on a separate piece of paper.
  • Did you miss Monday's spelling test? See me ASAP!
  • Persuasive Paragraph: Choose one of the following and write a paragraph:
    • Is it a good idea to keep pets outdoors?
    • Should distance learning replace traditional classes?
    • P.E. should be mandatory in grades 11 and 12.
    • What are the factors that define true friendship?
      • No I, my, or you // 8-16 sentences // 2-4 intro trans // no line breaks // draft copy // discuss one side only (BAL)
      • TS / Body (2,3,or 4 main points) / CS
      • Make sure you have a paper copy ready at hand tomorrow!
  • If the first one wasn't completed, here's the ALT Assignment: Read “The Seven Minute Life of Marc Lepine” and “Our Daughters, Ourselves” from the essay handout and answer the following in a proper paragraph:
    • Choose one of the essays. Explain why the essay is effective. (7)
      • Provide a topic sentence, 2-4 specific examples of the essay's effectiveness, and a conclusion.
      • No I or my // avoid you unless you’re giving instructions // 10-16 sentences // 2-4 intro transitions // no line breaks // draft copy
  • Grammar:

Philosophy 12 Block 3: Homework for Wednesday
  • Finish ALL (i.-vii.) of Ethics 3. 
  • Get the notes on utilitarianism and the six classical ethical philosophies if you don't have them.
  • Finish your ethics poster! It's past due!
  • Complete the following journal entries if not finished:
    • 8. Would you be willing to go to a slaughter-house and personally kill a cow?* Would that affect your eating habits? [*Stipulation: The staff will process the cow and you’ll receive a freezer full of prime A beef for free.
    • 7. There is a runaway trolley barreling down the railway tracks. Ahead, on the tracks, there are five people tied up and unable to move. The trolley is headed straight for them. You are standing some distance off in the train yard, next to a lever. If you pull this lever, the trolley will switch to a different set of tracks. However, you notice that there is one person on the side track. You have two (and only two) options. What do you do? Why?
    • 6. Where would you choose to be if you could place yourself anywhere on a scale from one to ten, where one is sacrifice and struggle, but extraordinary accomplishment (in the eyes of others) and ten is comfort and peace of mind, but no accomplishment. Why?
    • 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?

English 11 Block 4 Linear: Homework for Wednesday
  • Read Chp. 3 of Maus II (to p. ~ 90) and complete up to #11 in the study guide for Wednesday. Detail counts!!!
  • Test alert! We wrote the Maus I test on 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:
  • Grammar:
Posted by C. Welch at 2:14 PM