In class, students discussed the elements of suspense in film and writing. Students who missed class must complete homework in time to participate in class tomorrow.
READ: "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson either online or pick up copy from desk in classroom.
Read the story twice. On the first, read solely for entertainment purposes and to follow the plot. On the second, take notes on specific lines from the story or techniques the author uses to establish suspense. After reading the second time and taking notes, write up to 1 paragraph evaluating the effectiveness of the development of suspense in this story.
All work on "The Lottery" due for Tuesday's class. A second story will be distributed in class and posted here Tuesday due in Thursday's class.
Monday, March 19, 2012
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Thurs, March 15
In class, students completed a journal entry on the following prompt:
"A man who waits to believe in action before acting is anything you like, but he is not a man of action. It is as if a tennis player before returning the ball stopped to think about his views of the physical and mental advantages of tennis. You must act as you breathe." -Georges Clemenceau
Is is true that acting quickly and instinctively is the best response to a crisis? Or are there times when an urgent situation requires a more careful consideration and a slower response? Plan your response, and then write an essay.
On Monday, we will begin a unit reading and analyzing short stories. The stories will be posted to this blog on Monday for access if you are traveling. Check back then.
"A man who waits to believe in action before acting is anything you like, but he is not a man of action. It is as if a tennis player before returning the ball stopped to think about his views of the physical and mental advantages of tennis. You must act as you breathe." -Georges Clemenceau
Is is true that acting quickly and instinctively is the best response to a crisis? Or are there times when an urgent situation requires a more careful consideration and a slower response? Plan your response, and then write an essay.
On Monday, we will begin a unit reading and analyzing short stories. The stories will be posted to this blog on Monday for access if you are traveling. Check back then.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Tues, March 13
In class, students performed and submitted dialogues between Socrates and Meursault. Performances continue Thursday for any students who are in class with their partners. We will also complete a journal entry on Thursday.
Monday, March 5, 2012
Mon, March 5
In class, students worked on their dialogues between Socrates and Meursault that illuminate understanding of each character's position on at least 3 overlapping themes in Plato's Crito and Camus' The Stranger.
Students will have class time on Tuesday to continue working.
Draft due Thursday for peer review. Final draft due Monday, March 12 for rehearsal with partners. Presentations of dialogues take place March 13th onward as students are present in class.
Students will have class time on Tuesday to continue working.
Draft due Thursday for peer review. Final draft due Monday, March 12 for rehearsal with partners. Presentations of dialogues take place March 13th onward as students are present in class.
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Thurs, Feb. 16
HW due Mon, Feb 27 - create a list of examples (including direct quote support) in which you compare and contrast Meursault as portrayed in The Stranger with Socrates as portrayed in Crito. In what specific ways are they similar and in what specific ways are they different? Have page numbers with your quotes for easy reference.
Examples--
Each character's relationship to:
The trial
Family
Religion
Reasoning
Morality
Friends
Society
Examples--
Each character's relationship to:
The trial
Family
Religion
Reasoning
Morality
Friends
Society
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Thurs, Feb. 9
In class on Monday, students completed Journal Entry #6 on the following topic (traveling students must also complete):
From early childhood, we are encouraged--pressured, even--to be in the company of others: we are urged to belong to this or that group, to join this or that club, to spend time with this or that friend. People do everything to avoid being by themselves, treating solitude as though it were the equivalent of loneliness. And yet it is only when people are by themselves that they can truly achieve their most important goals.
Is solitude--spending time alone--necessary for people to achieve their most important goals? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue.
We will discuss this question in class on Monday, Feb. 13.
HW due Monday, Feb. 13: Students should finish reading The Stranger and must come to class prepared with written answers to the following questions:
1) What do you think of Meursault’s relationship with his mother? Did he love her or care about her? Does it or should it matter to the trial?
2) For what crime do you believe Meursault is on trial?
3) What evidence is there for Meursault and against him? How do the characters judge him?
4) Is Meursault really a threat to his society? Does he deserve the death penalty? Is he more or less dangerous than a criminal who commits a crime with clear motive?
5) What are his last thoughts?
From early childhood, we are encouraged--pressured, even--to be in the company of others: we are urged to belong to this or that group, to join this or that club, to spend time with this or that friend. People do everything to avoid being by themselves, treating solitude as though it were the equivalent of loneliness. And yet it is only when people are by themselves that they can truly achieve their most important goals.
Is solitude--spending time alone--necessary for people to achieve their most important goals? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue.
We will discuss this question in class on Monday, Feb. 13.
HW due Monday, Feb. 13: Students should finish reading The Stranger and must come to class prepared with written answers to the following questions:
1) What do you think of Meursault’s relationship with his mother? Did he love her or care about her? Does it or should it matter to the trial?
2) For what crime do you believe Meursault is on trial?
3) What evidence is there for Meursault and against him? How do the characters judge him?
4) Is Meursault really a threat to his society? Does he deserve the death penalty? Is he more or less dangerous than a criminal who commits a crime with clear motive?
5) What are his last thoughts?
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Thursday, Feb 2
In class today, students discussed possible explanations for Meursault's interaction with the Arab.
HW: Read The Stranger through pg 71. Come to class on Monday with a list of quotations + the page numbers the appear on which you believe could serve as a justification for Meursault shooting the Arab.
HW: Read The Stranger through pg 71. Come to class on Monday with a list of quotations + the page numbers the appear on which you believe could serve as a justification for Meursault shooting the Arab.
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