HW12C due 3/5: The Myth of Sisyphus and Forum Response

March 4, 2015 By

1. Class Forum–Complete the response by midnight tonight. Be sure to bring the printed response in class!
2.  Read and annotate The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus in the Pack.
3. Over the weekend, print out, read and annotate the following sections on Albert Camus:

  • Nuptials and Camus’s Starting Point
  • Suicide, Absurdity, and Happiness: The Myth of Sisyphus
  • Criticism of Existentialists
  • Happiness in Accepting One’s Fate

HW12C due 3/3: Forum Response

March 2, 2015 By

1. Class Forum–Remember to bring your printed response into class tomorrow! DUE THURSDAY, MARCH 5TH BECAUSE I HAVE YOUR PACKETS! 
2. The Stranger–We will begin The Stranger in little over a week! Unfortunately, we have only a few copies on hand, so if you can purchase your own copy, please do so.

HW10 due 2/10: SH5 Thesis Posting

February 9, 2015 By

1. Class Forum–Post your Slaughterhouse Five thesis.

2. Slaughterhouse Five Essay Process–On Thursday you should have your topic sentences typed and you should have relevant supporting evidence. I would encourage you to spend some time tonight tracking down evidence that is relevant to your thesis. Also, feel free to tweak your thesis as necessary.

3. Tomorrow, we start The Alchemist so please bring in your copy!

HW10 due 2/4: Slaughterhouse Five and More

February 3, 2015 By

1. Writing Workshop–In preparation for your SH5 thesis, craft a discussion question whose answer would be a thesis. Remember, begin this process by choosing a subject to focus your question on (think of the examples from the end of class). A sample question:

It has been suggested that Vonnegut uses supporting characters (i.e. Edgar Derby, Paul Lazarro, and Roland Weary) to portray the modern American psychological paradigm. Further, this paradigm creates the socio/political atmosphere necessary to fuel the war machine. How do the supporting characters in V’s SH5 help to shape the 20th Century American mindset necessary to the war effort? (This question is clearly focused on the subject of V’s use of supporting characters)

I want to see the process leading up to your question! Keep your chosen evidence in mind (homework from last week) when crafting your question.

2. Class Forum–1984 Skeleton Essay

2. Class Vocab–Print out and have in class on Tuesday.

3. The Alchemist–This is the translation of The Alchemist that we will use if you are interested in buying your own copy.

 

HW10 due 1/8: 1984 Introduction

January 7, 2015 By

1. 1984 Introduction:

  • Typed
  • Double spaced
  • Proper Heading
  • Title
  • About 6 sentences
  • Be sure to include your thesis at the end of the introduction

2. (DUE MONDAY, JAN. 12) Slaughterhouse Five–Read and annotate up to p. 116. This is just over 40 pages; don’t wait until Sunday to read.
3. (ALSO DUE MONDAY, JAN. 12) Class Forum–Slaughterhouse Five #1 (A Few of you have already posted and that is fine. I would like the rest of you to wait until AFTER you read through p. 116 before you post. Thank you.)

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