English 10P
Finish Ch. 11 SLoB
2 quotation analysis
English 10HP
Read Grendel Ch. 3-4
Fishbowl tomorrow
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Friday, November 9, 2007
November 9, 2007
English 10P
Finish Ch. 10 Secret Life of Bees
English 10HP
Read Ch. 1 and 2 Grendel
Question paper ~ 2 pages written or 1 page typed
Description of a Question Paper
1. What is a question paper?
It is a kind of rough writing, which permits the writer to think freely on the paper. It is based on the premise that fruitful thinking depends above all on the willingness to ask questions. In form it is antithetical to the conventional expository essay since, instead of elucidating or arguing one position, it explores many, often conflicting positions. The question paper takes the shape of a dialogue between the writer and himself, which at best generates a freewheeling alternation of question and answer.
2. How does the question paper work?
- The writer starts with a problem: for example, a poem or chapter that he has read, but doesn’t fully understand
- He starts to write about the poem or chapter, ignoring for the moment the need for apt diction, clear syntax, or correct grammar or spelling. Instead, he concentrates on searching for a question about the poem which intrigues him. It may take him some time to come up with a good one. He may have to write down several remarks or string together a few weak questions before he discovers a question that is important to him—that is, one which he feels some stake in grappling with but for which he doesn’t have a clear answer. Usually, if this question is vital to the student, it will probe the text revealingly.
- Once he has isolated an important question, he generates several possible answers. He should deliberately refrain from seeking the answer that he believes is right or thinks someone else is looking for. It’s important then that he keep his mind as open as possible.
- After he has come up with a few possible answers, he studies them briefly to formulate another question. This question may stem from one of the answers or from the tension between two or more answers. What is important at this stage is not how neatly answer and question dovetail, but how vitally the shift from question to answer to question proceeds.
- This dialectical process can go on as long as the writer wishes. He should write quickly, keeping the current of inquiry pulsing. He should not be afraid to end openly—with a question, with a number of possible answers, or even in confusion—if no clear solution to his original problem presents itself in this first writing session.
- If the writer ends the session in the air, he can return later to extend his question paper, perhaps at this point pressing toward a conclusion to his thinking.
3. What are the purposes of the question paper?
- By encouraging the writer to pose questions rather than seeking answers, it helps her to confront those presuppositions and prejudices that impede fruitful thinking.
- By cultivating openness, it enables her to feel comfortable in an air of intellectual and psychological uncertainty and to reap the benefits of a deferred conclusion to his thinking.
- By freeing the writer from considerations of correctness, it allows her to concentrate for the moment on the movement of her thought between question and answer.
Finish Ch. 10 Secret Life of Bees
English 10HP
Read Ch. 1 and 2 Grendel
Question paper ~ 2 pages written or 1 page typed
Description of a Question Paper
1. What is a question paper?
It is a kind of rough writing, which permits the writer to think freely on the paper. It is based on the premise that fruitful thinking depends above all on the willingness to ask questions. In form it is antithetical to the conventional expository essay since, instead of elucidating or arguing one position, it explores many, often conflicting positions. The question paper takes the shape of a dialogue between the writer and himself, which at best generates a freewheeling alternation of question and answer.
2. How does the question paper work?
- The writer starts with a problem: for example, a poem or chapter that he has read, but doesn’t fully understand
- He starts to write about the poem or chapter, ignoring for the moment the need for apt diction, clear syntax, or correct grammar or spelling. Instead, he concentrates on searching for a question about the poem which intrigues him. It may take him some time to come up with a good one. He may have to write down several remarks or string together a few weak questions before he discovers a question that is important to him—that is, one which he feels some stake in grappling with but for which he doesn’t have a clear answer. Usually, if this question is vital to the student, it will probe the text revealingly.
- Once he has isolated an important question, he generates several possible answers. He should deliberately refrain from seeking the answer that he believes is right or thinks someone else is looking for. It’s important then that he keep his mind as open as possible.
- After he has come up with a few possible answers, he studies them briefly to formulate another question. This question may stem from one of the answers or from the tension between two or more answers. What is important at this stage is not how neatly answer and question dovetail, but how vitally the shift from question to answer to question proceeds.
- This dialectical process can go on as long as the writer wishes. He should write quickly, keeping the current of inquiry pulsing. He should not be afraid to end openly—with a question, with a number of possible answers, or even in confusion—if no clear solution to his original problem presents itself in this first writing session.
- If the writer ends the session in the air, he can return later to extend his question paper, perhaps at this point pressing toward a conclusion to his thinking.
3. What are the purposes of the question paper?
- By encouraging the writer to pose questions rather than seeking answers, it helps her to confront those presuppositions and prejudices that impede fruitful thinking.
- By cultivating openness, it enables her to feel comfortable in an air of intellectual and psychological uncertainty and to reap the benefits of a deferred conclusion to his thinking.
- By freeing the writer from considerations of correctness, it allows her to concentrate for the moment on the movement of her thought between question and answer.
Thursday, November 8, 2007
November 8, 2007
English1o College Prep
Write a letter to T. Ray from Lily's perspective.
English1o HP-
Read Chapters 1&2 from Grendel due 11.09.07
Body Biography due 11.22.07
Culminating Project due 11.09.07
Write a letter to T. Ray from Lily's perspective.
English1o HP-
Read Chapters 1&2 from Grendel due 11.09.07
Body Biography due 11.22.07
Culminating Project due 11.09.07
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
November 7, 2007
English10 H-
Write letter to T.Ray from Lily's perspective ( aprox. 1 page)
English1o HP-
Culminating Project due 11.09.07
Body Biography due 11.21.07
Write letter to T.Ray from Lily's perspective ( aprox. 1 page)
English1o HP-
Culminating Project due 11.09.07
Body Biography due 11.21.07
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
November 6, 2007
English 10P
Read Secret Life of the Bees to page 119 .
Copy at least 2 quotations and analyze.
Tomorrow I will check the following assignments:
1. Quotation Analysis
2. Epigraphs
3. Symbols
Body Biography due 11.21.07
English 10HP
Culminating Project due 11.09.07
Body Biography due 11.21.07
Read Secret Life of the Bees to page 119 .
Copy at least 2 quotations and analyze.
Tomorrow I will check the following assignments:
1. Quotation Analysis
2. Epigraphs
3. Symbols
Body Biography due 11.21.07
English 10HP
Culminating Project due 11.09.07
Body Biography due 11.21.07
Monday, November 5, 2007
November 5, 2007
English 10P
Read Ch. 9 up to page 175. Write down 2 quotes + analysis
English 10HP
Culminating Project Due 11. 09. 07
Body Biography Due 11. 21. 07
Read Ch. 9 up to page 175. Write down 2 quotes + analysis
English 10HP
Culminating Project Due 11. 09. 07
Body Biography Due 11. 21. 07
Saturday, November 3, 2007
November 3, 2007
English 10P
Read up to Pg. 146 of The Secret Life of Bees and complete Epigraph sheet.
Body Biography Project due Nov. 22nd.
English 10HP
Work on Culminating Beowulf Project (due Wed., Nov. 7th).
Body Biography Project due Nov. 22nd.
Read up to Pg. 146 of The Secret Life of Bees and complete Epigraph sheet.
Body Biography Project due Nov. 22nd.
English 10HP
Work on Culminating Beowulf Project (due Wed., Nov. 7th).
Body Biography Project due Nov. 22nd.
Beowulf in IMAX
All you fans of this Anglo-Saxon epic must see Beowulf on the big screen in 3D! The special effects were spectacular, and of course, gory as I could have ever imagined. Although there were several inconsistencies with the text (I don't want to give them all away here), overall I think the film will spark interest in this ancient story and provide readers with a clearer picture of the bard's tale.*** Extra credit opportunity
See the movie, save your ticket, write a page-long critique on the inconsistencies between the text and the film, and receive 10 points extra credit!
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