19 December 2011

December 19 Homework

  • Bible 9: None
  • English 10: Grammar pg. 462 ex. 18 and 19
  • Speech: Second group prepare for debate
  • English 12: DUE AFTER BREAK - Write two paragraphs explaining, with specific examples from the movie, what the modern version of Gulliver's Travels could be satirizing or commenting on in American society today.
  • English 9: DUE AFTER BREAK - Write a 5-paragraph essay that explains the theme [life lesson] of A Christmas Carol and reflects upon what your life would be like if you applied that lesson to it. Refer to your assignment sheet for specific requirements.
  • English 11: Read ch. 6-7 for tomorrow; DUE AFTER BREAK - Read chapters 10-11; What evidence does Douglass give that the holidays are "part and parcel to the gross fraud, wrong and inhumanity of slavery"? Explain and analyze this method of slave control [what the slaves were led to believe, what they did, and what it resulted in]. Write a FULL one-page, double-spaced, typed comparison of how the slaves were taught/encouraged to celebrate and your own celebration of the holidays.