Thursday, September 19, 2013

Homework for the B-day Classes -- September 19, 2013

We've had our last B-day of the week, so it's time to rev up for the weekend.  Here is what you need to make sure to take care of before we see each other again on Monday.

Honors English II

Over the weekend I want you to read Anton Chekhov's "A Problem" from our literature textbooks.  As you read the story, the key idea I want you to look for is the idea we saw reflected in Szymborska's poem "In Praise of Feeling Bad About Yourself."  How are you seeing the characters praising their bad feelings about themselves?  What about the narrator?  How does the language of the text reflect these ideas?

Be sure that as you read Chekhov that you continue working on your vocabulary bookmarks.

I was very pleased with your performances today!  I look forward to our next skit day!

ESL English III

Over the weekend I would like for all of you to move forward with your vocabulary bookmarks.  Use the article we read today as well as the other texts we've read so far to fill up your first bookmark.  Remember that you've got to make sure to understand the definition in order to put it on your bookmark form.  We will have a bit of time to finish these bookmarks on Monday, but you should try to get a lot done this weekend.

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