10th Grade Honors English
Honors English will consist of extracurricular guided readings, inquires, and projects that will enlighten regular class content
Homework
Tuesday 5/12 Due 5/22
To Kill A Mockingbird Final Essay
Identify and Analyze the most prominent theme in TKAM. What can the book teach us about innocence, justice, and the human heart?
Tuesday 1/13 Due 1/20
Listen to this podcast. Use the information presented in the podcast to answer these questions: What is race? How does society define race? How does the scientific community define race?
Thursday 10/10
Research the Lost Generation. esp. Gertrude Stein. How did this "movement" advance the Women's Movement at this time and how does it tie into the the suffrage movement which was also gaining ground at this time? Present your research in a 2 page paper. Include a works cited
Tues. 9/2 due Mon. 9/8
Prepare a presentation (about 15 minutes) on Franz Kafka to be given to the class. You should focus on his life, his politics/ethics, and what is meant by Kafka-esque (definition and examples)
Resources:
The Kafka Project
Kafka Online
What it Really Means to be Kafkaesque
Fri. 8/22 due Tues 8/26
Paraphrase Rene Descartes 12 Meditations on consciousness. Use, and refer to, this knowledge while answering the prompts for the regular class homework.
Mon. 8/18 due Wed. 8/20
Pick a song with narrative lyrics and find it's theme and the elements which present it. Present your analysis to the class in a within 2 minutes (30 seconds of which will be a selection from the song you have chosen)
Homework
Tuesday 5/12 Due 5/22
To Kill A Mockingbird Final Essay
Identify and Analyze the most prominent theme in TKAM. What can the book teach us about innocence, justice, and the human heart?
Tuesday 1/13 Due 1/20
Listen to this podcast. Use the information presented in the podcast to answer these questions: What is race? How does society define race? How does the scientific community define race?
Thursday 10/10
Research the Lost Generation. esp. Gertrude Stein. How did this "movement" advance the Women's Movement at this time and how does it tie into the the suffrage movement which was also gaining ground at this time? Present your research in a 2 page paper. Include a works cited
Tues. 9/2 due Mon. 9/8
Prepare a presentation (about 15 minutes) on Franz Kafka to be given to the class. You should focus on his life, his politics/ethics, and what is meant by Kafka-esque (definition and examples)
Resources:
The Kafka Project
Kafka Online
What it Really Means to be Kafkaesque
Fri. 8/22 due Tues 8/26
Paraphrase Rene Descartes 12 Meditations on consciousness. Use, and refer to, this knowledge while answering the prompts for the regular class homework.
Mon. 8/18 due Wed. 8/20
Pick a song with narrative lyrics and find it's theme and the elements which present it. Present your analysis to the class in a within 2 minutes (30 seconds of which will be a selection from the song you have chosen)