Home Studies, Week of 1/22 – 1/26/07
Week of 1/22 – 1/26/07
European and World Literature
| Monday: Work on a presentation on one of our Enlightenment works and authors. You’ll need a poster, powerpoint, handout, transparency – some “visual aid” for a 5-minute presentation to be given to class on Friday. |
| Tuesday: Begin planning your Phaedra test essay. It's due at the beginning of class on Monday 1/29, and you'll have Thursday (1/25) in class to work on it (you can also write at home). Choose one of the following: 1. Research classical tragedy and discuss how Phaedra fits or does not fit it. 2. Oenone: Well-intentioned or evil? 3. What should Phaedra have done when she heard Theseus was dead? 4. Did Hippolytus act irrationally at the end of the play? 5. Who in the play is the most rational and why? 6. Who in the play is the least rational and why? |
| Wednesday: Work on essay and/or presentation |
| Thursday: Finish presentation |
| Friday: Finish essay |
American Literature
| Monday: Write a paragraph on setting in “To Build a Fire” Your paragraph should answer the questions provided.
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| Tuesday: Bring ten examples of when the narrator either has knowledge unknown to the characters themselves or provides his own commentary. If you like, cut and paste them from the online version: http://london.sonoma.edu/Writings/LostFace/fire.html |
| Wednesday: No HS |
| Thursday: Read Stephen Crane biography and background info on pages 557-558. |
| Friday: No HS |
9th Grade Literature and Composition
| Monday: Choose a speech of not less than 12 lines to memorize and give a dramatic presentation of. |
| Tuesday: Rehearse your presentation |
| Wednesday: Rehearse your presentation |
| Thursday: No HS |
| Friday:List 5 similarities and 5 differences between West Side Story and Romeo and Juliet for our next project. |
Writing and Organizational Skills
| Monday: No HS |
| Tuesday: No HS |
| Wednesday: No HS |
| Thursday: No HS |
| Friday: Observe a bird, animal, or plant and make a journal page modeled on the one from class today. |
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