Archives for March 2016

HW due 3/16: Siddhartha

March 15, 2016 By

1. Siddhartha–Read With the Samanas and Gotama tonight.
2. Right Speech–Write four more examples and determine whether or not the statement should be said.

  • unfactual, untrue, unbeneficial, unendearing and disagreeable to others
  • unfactual, untrue, unbeneficial, yet endearing and agreeable to others
  • factual, true, but unbeneficial, yet endearing and agreeable to others
  • factual, true, beneficial, and endearing and agreeable to others

HW due 3/15: Siddhartha

March 14, 2016 By

1. Siddhartha–Read and annotate the first chapter, The Brahmin’s Son.

2. Class Vocab #4–Print and bring to class.

HW due 3/15: The Stranger

March 14, 2016 By

1. The Stranger–Read and annotate Chapters 4 and 5.

HW due 3/14: The Romantics Continued

March 11, 2016 By

1. We are continuing to build toward our first group presentation: Romantic Poetry (Thursday, March 17th).  Over the weekend, print, read, and annotate the following poems:

She Walks in Beauty by Lord Byron
I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud by William Wordsworth
The World is Too Much with Us by William Wordsworth
Love’s Philosophy by Percy Shelley

Finally, thank you for living inside out this week! I am grateful for your honesty and courage!

HW due 3/14: The Stranger and Class Forum

March 11, 2016 By

1. The Stranger–Read and annotate the first three chapters.
2. Class Forum–Discuss either Meursault’s characterization or the juxtaposition of these two relationships: Raymond/Mistress and Salamano/Dog. Keep the discussion pithy and focused (200 words). Quote the text.

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