Homework for March 16th

1. Please analyze the following quote for Monday: Archbishop Desmond Tutu once said, "A person is a person through other persons."
2. Copy down the following two vocabulary words.  Write a sample sentence for each.  Be sure to use Ray Bradbury's "The Veldt" as inspiration.

uncanny (adj)--strange; mysterious; foreboding evil
ominous (adj)--mysterious; dark; hinting at evil

Sample Sentences from Class 3/16

Because Peter and Wendy are spending a majority of their time in the "nursery," George and Lydia Hadley feel trepidation about their children's dependence on technology. Thus, in temerity, they hire Mr. McClean to assess the children's behavior.

Homework for March 15th

QUOTE: Bernadette Devlin once said, “To gain that which is worth having, it may be necessary to lose everything else.”

Two vocabulary words: 
4. trepidation (noun)--fear; worry
5. temerity (noun)--unwise boldness; rash or reckless behavior

Homework and Classwork for March 14th

SAMPLE SENTENCES FROM YESTERDAY'S VOCABULARY—

1.  Peter is fervent [about the nursery, "a miracle of efficiency selling at an absurdly
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     low price," that a "mechanical genius" had created] (2).

2.  Peter and Wendy refuse to acquiesce when their parents "lock the nursery" (3).

     When their parents "lock the nursery," Peter and Wendy refuse to acquiesce.

QUOTE DISCUSSION—


 "In literature, evil often triumphs but never conquers."

1.        Interpret the quote listed—

a)       In short, evil wins.  However, in the long run, it doesn’t come out on top. 

b)       Evil will overpower good, but it will never OVERCOME the good.

c)       Evil has a big impact on the story, but good will always prevail.

d)       Evil is presented as a conflict to overcome, but it never really wins.

e)       Evil will always try to take over, but it will never succeed.

2. Homer’s The Odyssey—When the suitors take over Odysseus’s kingdom, they try to take his wife and land.  However, Odysseus comes back to kill them all!!!! Yeahhhhhhh!!!!  In addition, Polyphemos, the Cyclops, momentarily wins when his father Poseidon punished Odysseus.  Yet, Odysseus is still able to return home in spite of the setbacks he faces.

3. Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird—The Ewells win the court case even though everyone in Maycomb knows that Tom Robinson is innocent of the crimes he is accused of.  For a moment, we feel like good has been defeated.  However, by the end of the novel, Bob Ewell is murdered by Boo Radley, and thus, good triumphs in the end.

VOCABULARY—

·        disposition (noun)--tendency/inclination

·        tenacious (adj)--stubborn or persistent in clinging to one thing.

QUOTE TO ANALYZE—

William Saroyan once said, "Good people...are good because they've come to wisdom through failure."

Homework for 3/13

In class, we talked about your recurring homework assignments--the vocabulary and critical lens prep.

Starting next week, you will receive a worksheet that lists 5 quotes (one for each day of the week).  You must complete this worksheet by Friday.  To complete this assignment properly, first you must interpret the quote listed.  Then, think of two pieces of literature (POEM, SHORT STORY, NOVEL, PLAY) that apply to this quote.  In the designated column, discuss the reason that EACH piece applies/relates to the quote.  Be clear but also concise in your explanation...you only have a limited amount of space in each box.

Practice this process with the following quote:   "In literature, evil often triumphs but never conquers."

Here are your two vocabulary words--

• acquiesce (v)--to give in and agree peacefully; to comply
• acquiescence (n)--a peaceful submission or surrender

PRONUNCIATION-- (AK WE ESS)

• fervent (adj)--full of strong emotion; impassioned
• fervently (adv)--to do something in a passionate way
• fervor (n)--passion

Homework for 1/11

Remember to write down an instance when the class’s character, either Jamal Stewart or Jermichael Ochocinco, could meet one of the people that annoy you (journal write in class today).

Homework for the Weekend

Please read Ch. 23 and take notes. They will be checked in class on Monday.