Homework for the Week of 3/13

March 13, 2017 By

1. (Due 3/14) The Alchemist–Even though we don’t have school tomorrow, you are expected read up to p. 32 (stop with “At the highest point in Tarifa…”) Also read the prologue. Some key points to keep in mind:

  • The Dream
  • Personal Legend
  • Food and Water
  • The sheep
  • The Old Woman/The Old Man
  • The Greatest Lie/The Great Truth

2. (Due 3/15) The Alchemist–Read up to p. 61. Key points to keep in mind:

  • The Secret to Happiness
  • The Omens
  • The Crystal Merchant

3. (Due 3/16) The Alchemist–Read up to p. 87 (stop with “The boy couldn’t believe what he was seeing: The Oasis”) Key points to keep in mind:

  • The Englishman
  • Philosopher’s Stone/Elixir of Life
  • The Caravan Leader
  • The Englishman
  • Maktub
  • Soul of the World

3. (Due 3/20) Live the Question–Again, because of the posting snafu on Friday, I am amending the writing assignment. For Monday, you are to write a poem! Use the lines of verse to illustrate what it means to live one (or multiple) of your questions of self-interrogation. As you live the question in verse, you are expected to:

  • Rely on at least one controlling technique (i.e. rhyme, repetition, etc.) or device (i.e. the lynching scene in Wright’s “Between the World and Me”).
  • Rely on “painterly language” to show rather than tell. Again, Wright’s poem is a great example of a poem that relies on vivid imagery to show the reader the scene.

Due 3/15: Class Forum

March 13, 2017 By

1. Class Forum–Post by midnight Tuesday! Remember to bring a printed copy into class. We are getting closer to the midpoint in the term so I want to challenge more of your to take more intellectual risks! So, Wednesday in addition to discussing the shooting, we will continue to discuss the Raymond/Salamano parallel. We should continue to address some “whys” as well!

Due 3/8: The Stranger

March 7, 2017 By

1. The Stranger–read and annotate chapters 1-3!  Keep in mind, this novel is a philosophical vehicle for Camus’ philosophy of the absurd. And don’t forget about Sisyphus.

Reminder, the class readings are meant to (among other things) help inform our interpretation/understanding of all subsequent readings.

Due 3/8: Class Forum

March 7, 2017 By

1. Institutional Racism–Class Forum. You all acknowledged that there is institutional racism in America. Now illustrate and substantiate this claim. Everyone should be prepared to engage this point of discussion tomorrow.
2. An example of institutional racism:

Due 3/7: Sylvia Plath

March 6, 2017 By

1. Reading–Read and annotate Plath’s Daddy.

2. Confessional Poems are now due on Thursday!

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