Monday, December 18, 2023

 English 12 Blocks 1/2: Homework for Tuesday

  • Test alert! The Part 2 test (Chps. 4-6) will be written on Tuesday.
  • You can read your paperback novel or...
      • read TGG online;
      • ask me to send you an .epub electronic book file;
      • ask your support teacher for an audio book version.
  • Did you miss The Great Gatsby (Chps. 1-3) test? Read your Part 1 PowerPoint notes!
    • Literacy 12 exam results: Please click here and then on Current Student. You may need to set up an account. You'll also need your PEN number, which I don't have. (Please see the office or your counselor.)


    Philosophy 12 Block 3: 
    Homework for Tuesday
    • Test alert! Did you miss Monday's metaphysics test? If so, see me ASAP!
      • Study your notes on flux vs. stasis, Plato and Aristotle's forms vs. matter, free will vs. determinism, existentialism & Sartre, the religious "isms", and the religious proofs.
      • Then, complete this online crossword!
    • Journal Round-Up #2!
      • Choose the best five journal entries from #9-16 below. Hand them in for completion (5x5marks=25). They need at least 8 sentences each for a full 5 marks.
      • Then, use one of those 5 and create a good copy paragraph and send it to me via Office 365.
        • 8-16 sentences
        • 2-4 intro. transitions
        • TS/Body/CS
          • You'll need to add a proper conclusion, re-arrange the body examples into BAL, and upgrade your sentences & examples.
          • Due Monday at the the latest.
    • Complete the following journal entries if not finished:
      • 16. Your home, containing everything you own, catches fire. After saving your loved ones and pets, you have time to safely make a final dash to save any two items. What would they be? Why?
      • 15. In your opinion, is the universe a system of mechanical laws that acts without thought, or is there some spiritual, moral force that provides meaning to our lives, or is there nothing? Is there a 4th option?
      • 14. Do you believe in the “brain in the vat” scenario? What evidence/arguments are there that it might be true and that you’re determined? Are there any evidence/arguments to support free will? Which convinces you more? Why?
      • 13. If you could pass the rest of your life cared for in every way as you slumbered peacefully, entranced by wonderful dreams, would you do so? 
      • 12. If you could choose the sex and physical appearance of your soon-to-be-born child, would you do it? Why or why not? Would it make a difference if we were talking about diseases like Parkinson’s?
      • 11. A close friend, Jane, asks – and genuinely wants – your opinion about something, but your opinion is one that she is likely to find quite painful. For example, Jane is an artist, and asks for your honest estimate of her chances of being successful. You think Jane is an atrocious artist who hasn’t the slightest chance of success. What would you do?
      • 10. You are the captain of a 20-crew submarine that’s lying on the seabed. Its engines are destroyed. Rescue is three days away. There’s only enough air for five people over that three-day span. What do you decide? What’s the rationale for your decision? 
      • 9. Lawyers take a solemn oath to defend the interests of their clients. They must not suppress information either. If you were the lawyer, would you withhold information that implicates your client in a violent crime, even if you might be disbarred? 


    English 11 Block 4 Linear: Homework for Tuesday
    • Study for Tuesday's spelling quiz!
      • 1. allowed
      • 2. argument
      • 3. beginning
      • 4. believe
      • 5. buried
      • 6. business
      • 7. changeable
      • 8. courageous
      • 9. commitment
      • 10. competition
      • 11. debatable
      • 12. definitely
      • 13. dependent
      • 14. desirable
      • 15. disappointment
      • 16. doesn’t
      • 17. leisure
      • 18. losing
      • 19. necessary
      • 20. obstacle
      • 21. occurred
      • 22. opportunities
      • 23. optimistic
      • 24. privilege
      • 25. separate
    • We will continue working on the first rough copy paragraph on Tuesday. It will be due next Thursday.
    • Have you categorized your T-chart notes on the positives and negatives of digital technology? Use this website on categorization as a guide.
    • Did you miss the first grammar test ("The Parts of the Sentence")? See me for the review sheet and start reviewing your notes and the websites below! 
    • Get the notes on technology and the paragraph for the upcoming ess