Homework for 9/19 and 9/20

Happy middle of the week, everyone!  A few assignments and pieces for you to consider tonight to prepare for Friday/Monday. 

Freshman Focus

You all have two things due for Friday/Monday.  First, you will need to be sure that you complete the Family Man viewing guide and have all questions thoroughly answered.  This will count as a larger classwork grade, so be sure that it reflects your best work.  The second thing to complete is your Future Autobiography Comic Assignment.  Follow the instructions on the planning guide.  On Friday you will have approximately twenty minutes to put any finishing touches on your work and then we will present.  Each member of the class will be expected to present one comic strip and explain how it shows your personal definition of success.  The presentation will count as a part of your overall grade on the assignment.

AP English III

I want all of you to remember that we are starting a hard journey today.  The journey to improve your writing, which is one of the most important things I can do for all of you.  Remember that I'm always here on Monday and Wednesday afternoons to give personal assistance or guidance if you need it.  Next class we are going to spend some time discussing arguments/thesis statements and then we will go into the King piece thoroughly. 

To add some depth to our discussion of Dr. King I'd like for you to read another piece by Thoreau which can be found here.  This piece is heavily excerpted, but you should be able to do the following:  read it, annotate it, uncover his argument, and compare his piece to that of Dr. King.  Understanding Thoreau will help you to make some leaps to Transcendentalism, which is of course important.

English IV

As we are beginning to explore some of the more significant elements of 1984, I want you tonight to take a bit of time to reflect on what you've learned today about North Korea.  In a one paragraph response I want you to explain to me (1) what is most surprising to you about North Korea, and then (2) explain why that element is so surprising to you.  As we move to Friday/Monday we will begin our first project on propaganda and continue reading to the next section of the book. 

As always, if you have questions - please ask!