Comm 12
Of Mice and Men
1. Chapter 6 Quiz.
2. Make-up missed quizzes.
3. Tomorrow: Test - Multiple Choice (Study Guide):
Lit Devices: - symbols/symbolism - dialect - irony - metaphor - allusion - simile - personification
Major Characters: - Lennie - George - Curly & Curly's Wife - Carlson & Candy - Crooks - Slim
All Major Plot Points
/20 marks
4. Wednesday-Friday In-Class Essay (we will work on an outline tomorrow):
Choose ONE of the following topics:
A. Using textual evidence, describe the significance of the rabbits. What themes are developed through George and Lennie's dream?
B. Using textual evidence and referring to theme, describe the significance of foreshadowing and parallelism in Of Mice and Men.
C. Loneliness is a central theme in the novel. Compare and contrast the plights of Crooks, Candy, and Curley's wife. How does each experience, express, and deal with loneliness? How do their characters affect the novel's plot?
Criteria:
- Theme statement - thesis statement - 4-6 well-developed paragraphs - 5-8 quotations (introduced, integrated, cited, and explained) - transition/conclusion sentences - emphasis on theme - objective, present tense
/100 marks (due Friday, March 20th).
English 11
A Separate Peace
1. Review Chapters 10 and 11
2. Read Chapter 12, answer questions.
2. Homework: Chapter 13 (review tomorrow).
3. In-Class Essay (Wednesday-Thursday)
- Tomorrow: essay outline
*100 marks *due Friday, March 20th.
Criteria:
- Theme statement - thesis statement - 4-6 well-developed paragraphs - 5-8 quotations (introduced, integrated, cited, and explained) - transition/conclusion sentences - emphasis on theme - objective, present tense
English 10
Animal Farm
1. Review Chapter 9.
2. Reading Chapter 10, answering questions.
3. Study guide for tomorrow's test (20 multiple choice questions).
4. Essay topics (tomorrow = outline, Wed-Thurs in-class essay).
A. Propaganda is persuasive speech and misinformation intended to manipulate public opinion. How are various forms of propaganda employed by the pigs, and in what ways are they effective?
B. Explain how the class status of the pigs changes through the novel. How does their social class compare with that of humans and the other animals at the beginning of the novel and at the end?
C. Animal Farm is an allegory; many of the characters are symbols that reveal truths about human nature, human existence, and history. Identify at least two characters and two events that function as allegory. Describe and explain what they represent and what truths they reveal.
*100 marks *due Friday, March 20th.
Criteria:
- Theme statement - thesis statement - 4-6 well-developed paragraphs - 5-8 quotations (introduced, integrated, cited, and explained) - transition/conclusion sentences - emphasis on theme - objective, present tense *2-4 themes
Socials 11
Human Geography
1. Concept Map due.
2. Pop-Quiz: Population/Development.
3. Web-Search Improving Living Standards
4. Current Events?
