"The aim of life is self-development. To realize one's nature perfectly - that is what each of us is here for." Oscar Wilde
MS. CADDLE's ENGLISH CLASSES
GERNERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
CLASSWORK FOR 2-17-12
English 1B - Freshman English
Trading Card DUE next Wed
Desktop Publishing
Invitations due at the beginning of class WED
English 3R- Junior English
From MONDAY:
Finish reading and annotating all of ACT I. If the substitute allows, you may assign parts for each other and read out loud. When you are finished, answer the following questions in COMPLETE sentences. Make sure you use the text to back up your answers.
1. In Act I, whom does Macbeth seem to be motivated by?2. Which words or phrases lets the reader know that this play is about "opposites" or the reversal of natural order?
3. What atmosphere is established in Act I?
4. What is blank verse?
5. What predictions do the witches make for Macbeth? Banquo?
6. What is a foil? Who is a foil to Macbeth?
7. How does Duncan feel about Macbeth? Macbeth about Duncan?
Immediatelyfollowing the disappearance of the witches, Ross and Angus bring the news thatwe, as an audience, already know regarding the Thaneship of Cawdor. Thissituation where the audience knows more than the characters is called dramaticirony.
8)How does Banquo react?
9)Macbeth'sreaction takes the form of a metaphor:
why do you dress me
In borrowed robes
Explain this metaphor. Theclothes metaphor is used throughout the play. Pay careful attention to how andwhy it is used whenever you come across it.
10. Read Macbeth's soliloquy in 1.7 1-28 carefully. Noticethe repetition of "done" in lines 1-2. How ready is Macbeth to killthe King? What is he worried about in lines 1-12? What special rulesof hospitality is Macbeth violating (lines 12-16)? What motivationdoes Macbeth attribute to himself (lines 25-28)?
English 4R - GREEN CLAss
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English 4R - Orange Class
Bring in photos/picture of 1. house 2. hairbring in House on Mango Street book and your JOURNAL Research papers DUE NEXT FRIDAY!
Go onto GALE reference library and begin to research your person for Black History Month. Compile at least 5 sources. Read / annotate/ highlight sources. Your information MUST be printed and annotated in order to gain credit. If you can not find enough about your person, others sources may be used, however Wikipedia is NOT a reliable source. Try the UC resources first. We will be using this info to write an essay this week.
