11th grade Eng. Lit.: Chapters 2 and 3 must have been read by Mon . Quiz Mon. on Chapters 1 and 2 and relevant literary techniques.
Eng. Comp.: Make sure you have read through p. 117 by Mon. Quiz Mon. on the most recent reading and relevant class discussions.
12th grade Eng. Lit. for tomorrow: hw as posted previously; be sure to have read through Chapter 2. Take-home quiz due Mon.: complete list of identities of items in the Chapter 2 paragraph assigned; 1 paragraph answering the question “Why these names?”
AP Psych: prepare for test next Thursday.
10th grade Eng. lit.: Chapters 1 and 2 must have been read by Mon. Identify all items mentioned in the Chapter 2 paragraph mentioned in class. Write 1 paragraph on “Why these names?” Quiz Mon. on Chapters 1 and 2 and relevant class discussions.
12th grade Eng. Lit.: (from Chapter 2)- look up the references to Tarzan et al. in the paragraph preceding Yossarian’s assertion that he is “Supraman”.
Lit. classes: Go to wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Duchamp__Nude_Descending_a_Staircase.jpg to familiarize yourself with this painting. If you expect to be absent, you must get the class notes-or you will never know how this work of art is related to the sentence structure in Catch-22 (and Slaughterhouse-Five). If you would rather watch Big Bang Theory reruns than do hw, please note that quite a few artists anticipated quantum superposition and the spacetime continuum…
Eng. Comp.: You should have read through page 99 in Red Scarf Girl. Answer the following questions (the first 2 repeat a previous assignment; here’s your chance to do a great job.) 1) What do you think the Red Guards and Red Successors do with the possessions they confiscate? Why? 2) Pretend you are a Red Guard or Red Successor. Justify your actions(1 paragraph). 3) Intellectual ability is not a standard of worth anymore. What is?
Also: Write a sentence for each of these words:
eradicate (verb; p.80) hoard (verb or noun; p.80) ransacking (verb or noun; p. 81) confiscate (verb; p. 81) flaunt (verb; p.82)
HW DUE WEDNESDAY FEB. 26: Write 1 long paragraph in which you answer this question: Can pre-teens and young teenagers truly have political opinions? Make sure to support what you write.
AP Psych.: Begin reviewing for full-period test to be given Thursday March 6. Absentees must get the list of topics. As announced, if you miss someone’s presentation, you are still responsible for knowing the basic facts. Material from the presentations will be part of the test.
549-552, 576-580, 587-592 We will go over this in class…
Chapter 7-10 Math Solve
For the Juniors write a proposal for the college paper. The assignment is in the drop box named college app. The proposal must have a proper heading and should just be a list of ideas about what you want to write about, what makes you interesting. Email the assignment to jonmilman@jmlearning.com with a subject title that is: COLLEGE ESSAY DRAFT 1
Finish Fahrenheit 451 by Wednesday, Feb. 26th. There will be a short essay test that Thursday.
Due Monday, Feb. 24th is a one page essay on the following; Mildred’s leisure makes her suicidal. Faber argues for the leisure of digesting information. Beatty mocks how people “superorganize super-super sports.” (p. 57). What is wrong with the concept of leisure in Montag’s world? Do you believe that leisure, rest and relaxation, are a prediction of our own future?
