Homework for Week

As I said on Monday, please read ch. 5-9 by Friday and be prepared for a quiz.

Conferences about Papers

	Tuesday (A)	Wednesday (B)	Thursday (A)
BEFORE	Vanessa Dyckman Ryan Mathie	Jenn Luizzi	Karen Hill Orrie Wolfer
4th	Kyle Keenan James Kemper	Ally Smalley Rob Christenson Erin Froehlich	Lauren Martino Nick Kagiwada
6th	Frank Maggio Newell Craft Gavin Markman	Alex Tammaro Lizzy Taveras Kyle Budney	Dakota Vincent Joe Economou Kevin Morreale
7th	Jared Brittman Billy Heimerle	Jon Haviland Rob Fitting Teresa Abbate	Casey Kleister Chris Botto
8th	Joe Chiofalo Bobby Valentine Chris Biancaniello Jordan Stevens	Jenn Smith Taylor Figgiani	Stacy Esposito Ryan Messina
AFTER	Alyssa Perez Jackie Vavoules	Chris Ingram Michelle Scirica Matt Stein	Tom Kotak Ali Giacalone Jamie Bodie

Huck Finn: Free Audio Recording

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Note Sheet Format

 

CHARACTER	TAKE NOTES ON CHARACTERIZATION AND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT. Consider character traits & motivation.

 

 

 

PLOT – TAKE NOTES ON PLOT EVENTS IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY OCCUR.

 

 

EMERGING CONFLICT(S) AND/OR CONFLICTS (S) – PROVIDE EVIDENCE FROM THE TEXT.

 

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STYLISTIC DEVICES – IDENTIFY THE LITERARY TECHNIQUE AND EXPLAIN .

 

EMERGING THEME(S) AND/OR DEVELOPING THEME(S) – PROVIDE EVIDENCE FROM THE TEXT.

 

 

QUESTIONS AND/OR PREDICTIONS

 

 

SIGNIFICANT QUOTE OR PASSAGE	COMMENTARY – EXLAIN WHY QUOTE IS SIGNIFICANT   CONSIDER CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT, CONFLICT, LITERARY TECHNIQUES (STYLE), THEME…
"Put the line from the text in quotes" (#).	Your comment should be your reaction, question, connection, inference, prediction, or literary analysis. It should not repeat or just restate what the author said.

 

Extra Credit

Sample Paper

James Smith

Mrs. Thompson

English 11R

3 November 2009

Justifiable Homicide?

John Kramer, the infamous Jigsaw murderer of the Saw series, both physically and psychologically tortures his victims because he believes that in the eyes of death, the people will realize the error of their ways. From afar, he watches his selected prey squander through life, bitter and dejected. He then creates twisted tests, both ironic and symbolic of their wrongdoings in life, in an attempt to awaken them to their faults and allow them the chance to right their wrongs. If we are able to look past the bloodshed and obvious issue of murder, it seems that John's idea is very noble, even righteous. He is technically saving these people from lives of sin and squalor. This controversy of justifiable homicide also frames Arthur Miller's drama The Crucible. Reverend Hale, the minister sent to rid Salem of its evil spirits, claims that "the devil is precise" and seeks to cure all who he has affected. Throughout the play, Miller explores this idea, using Hale's character to arrive at the conclusion that there are no circumstances that would justify homicide.

Reverend Hale, Salem's own Jigsaw murderer, arrives in town with the hope of purifying the village. His good intentions, however, end up causing more harm than good because
unlike John Kramer, Hale doesn't target and torture one person; his goals of decontamination target the entire town. This grandiose ambition causes trouble far deeper than that; Hale fosters the community's fear. He claims a little while after being in Salem that no one is safe, saying: "there is a misty plot afoot so subtle we should be criminal to cling to old respects and ancient

Week of 11/2-11/6

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Weekend
In Class	FOCUS: Model of the essay	OFF	FOCUS: Introduction to Revolutionary Thoughts Thomas Paine writing assignment	FOCUS: Our Idea of America vs. Thomas Paine's Hopes 1. Read excerpt and discuss.	FOCUS: Compare Thomas Jefferson's "Declaration of Independence" to Paine's revolutionary documents. How does this document mold who we are as a nation?
HW	Bring in essay with ALL ROUGH DRAFTS by Wednesday	Bring in essay with ALL ROUGH DRAFTS by Wednesday		Read "Declaration of Independence"	Finish to Chapter 25 by Monday