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AP Lit and Comp Blog 7: SALESMAN -- 02-16-13

2013-02-16T05:49:48-05:00

What do you think 4 of these mean?

Biff

Happy

Ben

Singleman

bright and dark colors

the woods are burning

the fact that we never really see the Loman mailbox

English 9 Blog 19: 12 ANGRY MEN -- 02-08-13

2013-02-08T05:28:18-05:00

Itandrsquo;s over and the jury has declared the accused not guilty by virtue of reasonable doubt; they were eventually convinced by juror 8 that there were too many possibilities within each of the pieces of evidence and the witness testimony rather than there being only one way to take them. In other words, to send a man to death, they were convinced by 8 that they had to have absolute proof of his guilt and not situations and statements where there was a possibility that things could have been done in other ways. So, reasonable doubt frees him, but that does not necessarily mean heandrsquo;s innocent of the crime. What do you think?

If you believe heandrsquo;s guilty, what are three pieces of evidence that convince you that he easily could have committed the crime and why, even though they were discounted by the jury because they did not seem definite enough to convict. Do you believe that they clearly show that this defendant murdered his father and why do you believe each of the three is clearly what had to happen that night?

If you believe heandrsquo;s innocentandmdash;that he absolutely could not have committed this crimeandmdash;what are the three strongest pieces of evidence that to your mind clearly prove that he did not murder his father and why do you think they are so clear with regard to his innocence?

And finally, if you had been on this jury, would you have gone along with all of them? Would you have been convinced? Or would you have held out even longer than 3 did, maintaining that the defendent could and should not be set free because there was just too much evidence against him?

English 9 Blog 9: GAME -- 01-17-13

2013-01-17T08:03:13-05:00

Choose one of the two items below and complete

a) You have been a visitor to Ship Trap Island before Rainsford and managed to survive the hunt and escape.andnbsp; Describe the three days of the hunt in detail, telling how you mangaed to avoid the General and Ivan and the dogs for so long.andnbsp; Tell me at least two incidents where you set traps or came face to face with the hunter or the dogs and how you got away.andnbsp; Then, describe your final escape in detail as well.

b) After killing Zaroff you decide to stay a day or two on the island to recover from your ordeal and gather the evidence of what he was doing to take back to the mainland with you.andnbsp; You do discover three key things that you decide to keep.andnbsp; They are:

--a list of the procedures for training the captives before sending them on the hunt

--a letter one man wrote to Zaroff, pleading to be allowed to leave

--a newspaper article about Zaroff when he was a soldier in the Russian army.

WRITE OUT ANY 2 OF THOSE IN THE BOX.

AP Lit and Comp Blog 6: MACBETH 3 -- 01-14-13

2013-01-14T06:34:00-05:00

Are things beginning to clear a little or are you still completely confused by the language?

Try this one for me. Read it over a couple of times and then explain it below by putting it into modern English.

BANQUO

Thou hast it now: king, Cawdor, Glamis, all,

As the weird women promised, and, I fear,

Thou playandrsquo;dst most foully forandrsquo;t: yet it was said

It should not stand in thy posterity,

But that myself should be the root and father

Of many kings. If there come truth from themandmdash;

As upon thee, Macbeth, their speeches shineandmdash;

Why, by the verities on thee made good,

May they not be my oracles as well,

And set me up in hope? But hush! no more.

These are the opening lines of Act III. Try it without looking in your book first and then if you think you need to, go to the spot and see if there are any helpful footnotes.

AP Lit and Comp Blog 6: MACBETH 2 -- 01-08-13

2013-01-08T13:27:21-05:00

Look over the Lady Macbeth lines in Act I and find three things that she says that show clearly the evil side of her character. Copy them into yourandnbsp;comments boxandnbsp;and explain briefly (1-2 sentences) how each demonstrates the resolve that she has to make her husband king.

Discuss lines with those around you if you need to before you decide which ones to use.

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HER LINES ARE BELOW:

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Glamis thou art, and Cawdor; and shalt be

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What thou art promisandrsquo;d; yet do I fear thy nature;

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It is too full oandrsquo; the milk of human kindness

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To catch the nearest way: thou wouldst be great;

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Art not without ambition; but without

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The illness should attend it. What thou wouldst highly,

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That wouldst thou holily; wouldst not play false,

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And yet wouldst wrongly win: thouandrsquo;dst have, great Glamis,

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That which cries, andldquo;Thus thou must do, if thou have it:

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And that which rather thou dost fear to do

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Than wishest should be undone.andrdquo; Hie thee hither,

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That I may pour my spirits in thine ear;

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And chastise with the valor of my tongue

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All that impedes thee from the golden round,

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Which fate and metaphysical aid doth seem

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To have thee crownandrsquo;d withal.

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The raven himself is hoarse

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That croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan

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Under my battlements. Come, you spirits

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That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here;

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And fill me, from the crown to the toe, top-full

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Of direst cruelty! make thick my blood,

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Stop up the access and passage to remorse,

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That no compunctious visitings of nature

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Shake my fell purpose, nor keep peace between

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The effect and it! Come to my womanandrsquo;s breasts,

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And take my milk for gall, your murdering ministers,

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Wherever in your sightless substances

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You wait on natureandrsquo;s mischief! Come, thick night,

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And pall thee in the dunnest smoke of hell

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That my keen knife see not the wound it makes

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Nor heaven peep through the blanket of the dark

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To cry, andldquo;Hold, hold!andrdquo;

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[Enter Macbeth.]

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Great Glamis! Worthy Cawdor!

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Greater than both, by the all-hail hereafter!

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Thy letters have transported me beyond

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This ignorant present, and I feel now

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The future in the instant.

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O, never

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Shall sun that morrow see!

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Your face, my thane, is as a book where men

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May read strange matters:andmdash;to beguile the time,

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Look like the time; bear welcome in your eye,

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Your hand, your tongue: look like the innocent flower,

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But be the serpent underandrsquo;t. He thatandrsquo;s coming

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Must be provided for: and you shall put

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This nightandrsquo;s great business into my despatch;

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Which shall to all our nights and days to come

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Give solely sovereign sway and masterdom.

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Was the hope drunk

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Wherein you dressandrsquo;d yourself? hath it slept since?

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And wakes it now, to look so green and pale

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At what it did so freely? From this time

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Such I account thy love. Art thou afeard

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To be the same in thine own act and valor

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As thou art in desire? Wouldst thou have that

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Which thou esteemandrsquo;st the ornament of life,

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And live a coward in thine own esteem;

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Letting andldquo;I dare notandrdquo; wait upon andldquo;I would,andrdquo;

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Like the poor cat iandrsquo; the adage?

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What beast wasandrsquo;t, then,

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That made you break this enterprise to me?

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When you durst do it, then you were a man;

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And, to be more than what you were, you would

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Be so much more the man. Nor time nor place

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Did then adhere, and yet you would make both:

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They have made themselves, and that their fitness now

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Does unmake you. I have given suck, and know

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How tender andrsquo;tis to love the babe that milks me:

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I would, while it was smiling in my face,

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Have pluckandrsquo;d my nipple from his boneless gums

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And dashandrsquo;d the brains out, had I so sworn as you

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Have done to this.

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We fail!

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But screw your courage to the sticking-place,

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And weandrsquo;ll not fail. When Duncan is asleep,andmdash;

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Whereto the rather shall his dayandrsquo;s hard journey

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Soundly invite him, his two chamberlains

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Will I with wine and wassail so convince

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That memory, the warder of the brain,

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Shall be a fume, and the receipt of reason

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A limbec only: when in swinish sleep

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Their drenched natures lie as in a death,

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What cannot you and I perform upon

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The unguarded Duncan? what not put upon

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His spongy officers; who shall bear the guilt

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Of our great quell?

AP Lit and Comp Blog 6: MACBETH 1 -- 01-05-13

2013-01-05T08:40:37-05:00

Letandrsquo;s see how weandrsquo;re doing with notetaking and interpretation. Read and write an interpretation for three of the four quotes below. In plain Englishandnbsp;explain what is being said.andnbsp; Then, do the brief research assignment that follows.

1. When the hurlyburlyandrsquo;s done, when the battleandrsquo;s lost and won.

2. I must report they were as cannons overcharged with double cracks...

3. Where the Norweyan banners flout the sky and fan our people cold.

4. Though his bark cannot be lost, yet it shall be tempest tossed.

You may use your book.

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An article about the historical context of MACBETH can be found here:andnbsp; http://www.westirondequoit.org/ihs/library/his.html

Print it out and read it over, underlining any references that match what you have read so far in the play.andnbsp; Hole punch it and place it in the binder so that you may continue to underline similarities as we read through the play.andnbsp; I'll collect it at the end.

AP Lit and Comp Blog 5: WOOLF 3 -- 12-18-12

2012-12-18T10:22:24-05:00

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There are 8 items below and then a brief essay.andnbsp; Choose any 4 of the 8 to complete briefly AND respond to the brief essay at the bottom as well.

1. Look up Carthage and the Punic Wars on Google and copy and paste two facts about each into the box below.

2. Now, make a list of all of the things you know about andquot;the kidandquot; and be as complete as you can be.

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3. DID YOU SEE THE MAILBOX? IT WAS RIGHT THERE. WHAT WAS IT LIKE?

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React/explain:

4. andquot;George who is out somewhere there in the dark...George who is good to me,and whom I revile...who keeps learning the games we play as quickly as I can change the rules; who can make me happy and I do not wish to be happy, and, yes I do wish to be happy. George and Martha: sad, sad, sad.andquot;

Martha to Nick in the kitchen when they come back in the house.

5. Georgeandrsquo;s actions when he finds Marthaandrsquo;s blouse on the staircase. At first he laughs loudly on the stairs and on his way out the door but when the door is closed he collapses in tears.

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Symbols:

6. What do the names of each of the characters represent here? Can you tell? Give it a try.

7. Now, what other symbols do you see in the play? What, for example, do you think these stand for:

the fake gun

the imaginary child

the peeled label

the boxing match

georgeandrsquo;s story to nick

8.andnbsp; What is the overarching religious symbol in this play? (think about what day it ends on, the way martha and george are now and what has to happen for them to get there...)

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Brief essay:

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React to the following quote in at least 50-100 words of commentary.

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Constructed in layers for symbolic as well as dramatic purpose, the characters, George and Martha, come to represent not only the ultimate in dysfunctional family dynamic but also, as the play crescendoes to its frenetic climax, the apogee of despair and brutality, all of which will allow Albee to deliver his Sunday morning redemption message with more clarity, with more of a jolt, with more cathartic force to a reader or audience already well drained of emotion as the cataclysm draws to its andquot;death produces new lifeandquot; spiritual reawakening for all.

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AP Lit and Comp Blog 5: WOOLF 2 -- 12-13-12

2012-12-13T10:40:53-05:00

Now weandrsquo;ve met the guests. What do you think of them?

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And what about the secret that Martha wasnandrsquo;t supposed to talk about? Why not? What do you think is going on there?

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And, chooseandnbsp;three of the themes below and tell me one thing for each in the play that has been an example of them so far:

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truth and illusion

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games and war

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history vs. biology

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the american dream

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the christian allegory

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andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; love and hate

AP Lit and Comp Blog 5: WOOLF 1 -- 12-12-12

2012-12-12T05:28:20-05:00

Introduction yesterday to George and Martha.

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So, what are your initial impressions?

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What do you think about these two based on the behaviors and dialogue youandrsquo;ve seen so far?

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Do you think Iandrsquo;m crazy for saying these two are very much in love with each other or do you see my point at the moment? Explain.

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By the way, did you notice their mailbox on the front porch? No? Make sure you watch for it.

English 9 Blog 8: THE LOTTERY -- 12-11-12

2012-12-11T06:27:15-05:00

The author, Shirley Jackson, had this to say about this story when she wrote it:

andnbsp;andquot;I hoped, by setting a particularly brutal ancient rite in the present and in my own village, to shock the storyandrsquo;s readers with a graphic demonstration of the pointless violence and general inhumanity in their own lives.andquot;

There are atrocities that take place all the time in our world, aren't there?andnbsp; Open this article and read it quickly:andnbsp; http://blog.amnestyusa.org/middle-east/the-world-reacts-to-syrian-violence/

On your own, find one more article about human rights violations somewhere in the world and copy the URL into your response box.

Then, using the article I just asked you to read and the one you found,andnbsp;find two pieces of evidence of theandnbsp; andquot;pointless violence and general inhumanityandquot; that Jackson was talking about from those articles and copy and paste each piece of evidence into the response box along with the URL you already put there.

English 9 Blog 9: CAROL -- 12-04-12

2012-12-04T10:13:45-05:00

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Part One: This is probably the most famous Christmas story in the world but not everyone really knows much about it. Itandrsquo;s central theme is the responsibility we all have to help those around us, especially those who are less fortunate than we are. Dickens, who wrote it, was really lecturing to the wealthy during his time because he felt that they were getting richer and not helping anyone at all with their money. He saw a lot of poor around himandmdash;especially childrenandmdash;being mistreated and ignored and he hoped the story would change some of that. He shows us that Christmas is about receiving but it is also more importantly about giving. So, tell me, what is the best Christmas gift you ever received? What made it so special to you? AND what is the best Christmas gift you ever GAVE to anyone? Why did you feel it would be so special or important to them?

Me? Well, as a kid, I always wanted every toy I saw on TV. Nowadays, my grandaughter always says to me every time she sees a toy commercial: andquot;Oh, Poppy, you can buy me that!andquot; and I think I know whom she got that from. My favorite gift at Christmas that always comes back to mind every year was the Remco Radar Rocket Cannonandmdash;a very cool toy that had radar screens and rocket launchers and a microphone system that I played with forever (and drove my parents crazy with all the noise and the rockets bouncing off lampshades). But, I think the best gift I ever gave was to someone I donandrsquo;t even know yet and it was a sponsorship of a Guatemalan child that I signed up to help through one of the Orphan Child agencies. I still contribute money every month and get letters and pictures from her from time to time.

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So, letandrsquo;s hear yours.

Then:

Part Two: Answer at leastandnbsp;10 of the questions below. Use google if you need to.

1. Who is Marley?

2. Who is Tiny Tim?

3. Who is Bob Cratchit?

4. Who was Scroogeandrsquo;s first employer?

5. Who was Scroogeandrsquo;s sister?

6. What four ghosts visited Scrooge?

7. Who was Scroogeandrsquo;s nephew?

8. What city does the story take place in?

9. What does the word andlsquo;miserandrsquo; mean?

10. What is Scroogeandrsquo;s favorite expression?

11. What year was the book written?

12. Who illustrated the original?

13. Where were people sent during this time if they couldnandrsquo;t pay their bills?

14. What exactly is a andlsquo;carolandrsquo;?

15. What business did Scrooge operate?

English 9 Blog 7: Titanic -- 11-08-12

2012-11-08T10:13:33-05:00

What do you think you would have done that night? Youandrsquo;re in your cabin when you hear the steward knock on your door and tell you to get your lifebelt on and get up to the lifeboat deck. What are you thinking? How do you react? And when you get there and see the trouble the ship is in, what do you do then? And why? Explain your actions as best you can.andnbsp; Expand on the story you told briefly on your cover or write an entirely new one now that you know more about what happened that night.

English 9 Blog 6: Titanic -- 11-08-12

2012-11-08T10:12:57-05:00

Now that youandrsquo;ve met some of the passengers and crew who were on the boat that night, who do you think was the most unfortunate or lost the most that night and who was the luckiest. Give reasons for your choices. For instance, if I took the Marvins, the couple that Jack and Rose were loosely based on, I would say that Dan was the most unfortunate because he lost his life when it was just beginning but at least he was able to make sure his wife was savedandmdash;and the baby that he did not even know about. And Mary, his wife, was very lucky to survive, but even luckier by the fact that her baby survived as well even though she didnandrsquo;t even know about him yet.

English 9 Blog 5: Titanic -- 11-08-12

2012-11-08T10:12:38-05:00

Now that youandrsquo;ve read and recorded most of your print research, answer the three questions below:

1. What do you think was the biggest mistake made in either the building or operation of the ship that DIRECTLY contributed to its sinking and why?

2. Which decision made on board the ship on that voyage contributed most to the tragedy that took place and why?

3. And what was the bravest or most cowardly action that took place that night and why?

English 9 Blog 4: The Time Machine -- 10-17-12

2012-10-17T08:08:42-05:00

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/listing/2681197649678?cm_mmc=GooglePLA-_-Book-_-Q000000633-_-2681197649678andamp;cm_mmca2=plaandamp;r=1

The Eloi need to relax after the stress of fighting the Morlocks and what better way than by building model planes?andnbsp; George will use this technique to increase their skills and then get them building other vital things for themselves in the very near future.andnbsp; These skills will help them survive in a world without the Morlocks to take care of them.andnbsp; They must learn how to survive on their own.

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When George leaves for the second time to return to 802701 and help the Eloi build a new life, Filby and Mrs. Watchit discover that he has taken three books with him.andnbsp; If you were George returning to what is for the most part a backwardsandnbsp;people who have now been placed on their own to learn how to survive, what three books would you have taken?andnbsp; Granted, in George's time that choice would have been limited, but I'll allow you to pick from any books at all, even ones published long after 1900.andnbsp;

So, first think about what books you would take and then find them online.andnbsp; For example, if you would take a book about building model airplanes (and why would youandmdash;Iandrsquo;m just using a silly example) you would search for that type of book online.andnbsp; When you found one, copy the URL of the site and paste it into the box below along with the title of the book,andnbsp;then explain what the book is about and why you would choose to take it--what about each book would make it vital to showing the Eloi how to survive in their future?andnbsp; (That's what I've done at the top as an example.)

Do this for all three books you select.

IT ISN'T NECESSARY TO GET A PIC OF THE COVER IN THE REPLY--ONLY THE TITLE OF THE BOOK.

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AP Lit and Comp Blog 4: Good Night and Good Luck -- 10-17-12

2012-10-17T07:59:58-05:00

1. Find an article about Milo Radulovich, scan it quickly and copy and paste what you think is the most important paragraph below and explain why it is important in one sentence.

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2. Find an article about Sarah Good, scan it quickly and copy and paste what you think is the most important paragraph below and explain why it is important in one sentence.

AP Lit and Comp Blog 3: The Little Foxes -- 10-17-12

2012-10-17T07:54:55-05:00

Complete 3 of the 4 below:

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1. Inandnbsp;five sentences, summarize the plot.

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2. Describe any 3 of the following briefly: Regina, Horace, Alexandra, Leo, Ben, Oscar, Birdie

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3. Describe briefly the business arrangement that is being completed as the play begins.

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4. What does Alexandra mean with her last line of the play.andnbsp; Explain inandnbsp;brief detail.

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English 9 Blog 3: JOURNEY -- 10-06-12

2012-10-06T07:04:45-05:00

OK, we've finished our first full-length graphic novel and seen clips from both film adaptations.andnbsp; Let's take our first step into related research.

Search the internet and find 2 articles about the use of 3D technology in films.andnbsp; Copy and paste the URLs for both articles into the typing box below BUT DON'T SUBMIT YET!!!

Look at both articles on screen and pick 2 facts about 3D technology for each and copy and paste them into the submission box below the URLs.

Then, submit your blog.

English 9 Blog 2: "Monsters" -- 09-20-12

2012-09-20T13:04:06-05:00

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WHEN YOU ARE DONE, BE SURE TO COPY BEFORE YOU SUBMIT.andnbsp; THEN FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS ONandnbsp;MY SCREENandnbsp;TO FINISH UP andquot;MONSTERSandquot;.

The new version removes the aliens from the mix and instead focuses on the possibility of a terrorist attack from within, incorporating more modern fears rather than the 1950s notion of a communist infiltration or the possibility that extraterrestrials were out there.

1.Look at your differences sheet for the story and the new version of the tv show. Which difference do you think had the biggest effect on the story and why? And which one was minor enough that it had little effect and why?andnbsp; Be sure to support your choices with clearly explained reasons.

OR

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andnbsp;2. Which did you like betterandmdash;the story, the old tv showandnbsp;or the new tv show version and why?andnbsp; Give at least two reasons why you believe one was better than the others and explain both reasons in detail.

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AND THEN: Answer any 5 of the following by finding where the answer is IN THE STORY and writing the page number next to the number of the question you are answering.andnbsp; For instance:

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andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;1. What is the first disturbing event that grabs the neighborhoodandrsquo;s attention?

You would type in the response box below your paragraph from one of the two questions above:

1.andnbsp; 114 - the roar overhead

2. What are two of the strange, out-of-the-ordinary things that people begin to notice that make them wonder what is going on?

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3. What does Tommy suggest is the cause of all of their problems?

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4. What is the neighborhoodandrsquo;s initial reaction to Tommyandrsquo; story?

5. Who is the first neighbor suspected?andnbsp;

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7. What act of craziness does Charley perform as the hysteria grows?

8. What about Steve eventually makes him suspicious to his neighbors?

9. Why does it seem logical to the crowd that Tommy could be the monster?

10. What begins to happen that suddenly gets others blamed?

11. Who has been causing all of these things to happen and why?

12. Who are the real andquot;monstersandquot; on Maple St. and why?

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AP Lit and Comp Blog 2: "Grave"/"Swimmer" response to raise grade -- 09-19-12

2012-09-19T10:26:14-05:00

Which story did you find more challenging and why?andnbsp; Use examples from the text where you need to.andnbsp; The text with your notes has been removed from your folders and discarded.andnbsp; If you need the text, take one of the blue-covered THE SHORT STORY books on the AP shelf.

English 9 Blog 1: "38 Who Saw" -- 09-13-12

2012-09-13T06:09:03-05:00

Now that you've read the story and thought about the consequences of actions and the elements of conflict and theme, answerandnbsp;question 1 andandnbsp; 2andnbsp;andnbsp;below in separate paragraphs.andnbsp; (MY EXAMPLES ARE MADE UP AND DO NOT EXIST IN THE STORY.)andnbsp;

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REMEMBER, YOU MUST ANSWER QUESTION 1 ANDandnbsp; 2.andnbsp; andnbsp;QUESTION 3 CAN BE ANSWERED FOR A BONUS POINT.

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1. Who do you feel among the people in the apartment buildings was MOST responsible for the death of Kitty Genovese?andnbsp; Use at least 2 direct quotes from the story to support your choice and explain why you chose that person.andnbsp;

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(For example:andnbsp; I thought that the homeless man who lived on the roof was most responsible for Kitty's death.andnbsp; As it said in the story: andquot;He had been up there for many nights and he told the police that he clearly saw what happened from start to finish.andquot; [pg. 7]andnbsp; If that was the case, then he saw the initial stalking of the woman and could have done something about it.andnbsp; He claimed: andquot;I did not know where a phone was.andquot; [pg. 8], but he could have shouted or ran and pounded on neighbors' doors to wake them up and get them to call.andnbsp; He did not.andnbsp; He did nothing.)

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2. What examples of conflict did you find in the story and how do they show that element clearly.andnbsp; Use at least 2 in your paragraph.andnbsp;

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(For example:andnbsp; Conflict comes in many forms in stories and is clearly demonstrated in this story.andnbsp; Kitty's first fight with the neighbor on page 3 over the loudness of the music is an example of person vs. person because they are arguing with each other over something they disagree on.andnbsp; This conflict is verbal, not physical.andnbsp; And Kitty trying to decide whether or not to get out of her car when she returns to the apartment that night on page 4andnbsp;is person vs. self because she debates in her mind whether or not it is safe to walk home.)

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3.andnbsp; What do you think you might have done if you were one of these neighbors?andnbsp; Explain in detail how you believe you could have helped out, giving clear reasons and explanations of your choice.andnbsp; Remember your limitations as you choose and don't turn yourself into some invincible superhero impervious to any sort of fear or harm.

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(For example:andnbsp; I would have been frightened by what was going on for certain and at first would have run to my car and driven around the block many times until I calmed myself down.andnbsp; I know this seems extreme, but how could I have helped her if I was not calm?andnbsp; Then, I would have come back to the apartment house and tried several times to find the transportation that the attacker was using and if it was a car I would have let the air out of all of the tires.andnbsp; I know this would take awhile but it seems like the right thing to do.)

English 9 and AP Blog 1:Commercials -- 08-31-12

2012-08-31T08:22:02-05:00

You can enter the text of your blog here!

Here is your opening blog assignment.andnbsp; Follow all the directions in your booklet, especially those about how to submit your response.

Now that you have watched and made notes about the two commercials, complete the following:

andnbsp;Answer both of the questions below in separate paragraphs.

Which of the two commercials that we just watched:

a) did you like the best and why?

b) delivered its message the best and why?

REMEMBER: BEFORE YOU SUBMIT, COPY YOUR ENTIRE RESPONSE IN CASE IT FAILS TO GO THROUGH.andnbsp; IF IT DOES NOT SUBMIT, PASTE IT IN AND TRY AGAIN.andnbsp; IF IT FAILS THE SECOND TIME, PASTE IT TO A WORD DOCUMENT, ADD YOUR NAME, PRINT IT AND GIVE IT TO ME.

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