English 10E

1. Vocabulary pre-quiz (providence, vulgarity, transient, tawdry, melodramatic, wistful, subsequent, dubious, mortality, phosphorescence) for "The Whirlpool Rapids"
2. Finish short story questions and hand in.
3. Complete plot diagram for "The Whirlpool Rapids" and hand in
4. Character sketch of Emma (Background information, physical traits, personality/character traits, evolution of character over the course of the story)

Comm 12

1. Watch film version of "Lamb to the Slaughter"
Film
2. Work on questions: #1-10 due Monday (all - 1-15 - due Tuesday)

English 11

1. Homework check: Movie sheet (Completed sheet including paragraph due Monday)
2. Bias in the media (PowerPoint)
3. Read two articles and answer the following questions for EACH article:
        A. How is the victim of the crime portrayed? How about her family? Her attackers?
        B. Find 3 examples of slant/bias in each article, i.e., Are things worded a certain way (think: connotation, denotation)? Is irrelevant information included to skew your judgement?
         C. Do the articles offer the same impression on the events and the people included?

Article links: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/09/us/09assault.html?_r=1

http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Cleveland-residents-still-reeling-after-gang-rape-1691603.php

4. Word choice affects our reaction: Penn & Teller experiment: ban water!