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Archive for December, 2008
Semester Grades are done!
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Monday, 12/15/08
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11AP
1) De-brief AP Write
2) Twain article
3) Time to study
HW: Study for Final! On Final: All 90/90s and vocabulary (lists 1-12)
9CP
1) Finish Odyssey
2) Time to study
HW: Study for Final! On Final: Writing terms, lit terms, Odyssey, grammar, & vocabulary
Tuesday, December 9
Posted in Uncategorized on December 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
** Grades have been updated.
11AP
1) Pass back AP Owls
2) Essay prep
HW: Lit criticism– 1 page summary of the article, 1 page personal reaction– must be typed; Huck discussion (see below)
9CP
1) Odyssey– “The Contest with the Bow”
HW: Lit Terms #3 assignment & quiz– due tomorrow; study for Final!
Monday, December 8
Posted in Uncategorized on December 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
11AP
1) HF Discussion (see below to continue discussion)
HW: HF Lit Criticism– due Wed; Vocab 11 & 12– Friday
9CP
1) Odyssey Book 18 & RCQs 2, 3, 12
HW: Gather or complete cards for Vocab 1-8– due tomorrow; Lit term assignment & quiz– Wed.
Huck Finn Discussion
Posted in Uncategorized on December 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Below you will find questions 3-9 (the questions that we did not have time to discuss today in class). Scroll down and click on the Comments tab to leave a response.
The benchmark for participation is at least 5 times (this can be a combination of in-class and on-line responses). The discussion board will [...]
Question #3
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#3 Last chapter
Why do you think Twain ended the book the way he did?
Jim as Tom’s nuss (nurse)
Jim set free in Miss Watson’s will
Jim’s excited reaction on pg. 286
Last line of the book– “But I reckon I got to light out for the Territory ahead of the rest, because Aunt Sally she’s going to adopt [...]
Question #4
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#4 Taking the quote from the bookmark:
“I ask people to do a juxtaposition when confronting Jim. Take for a moment the notion that Huck is not the central character, but Jim is. How does that change notions of what this book is about? How is it that he– a slave– represents all the best [...]
Question #5
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Why is The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn considered an American classic?
Should it be? Why or why not?
Question #6
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How would you respond to people who say that Huck Finn should not be read in schools?
Question #7
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What will you take away/ remember about this book?
