Titanic Project ...and Extra Credit

A reminder that your Titanic Project deadline has been extended to Dec. 27. Please remember to use my login information for Prezi, and to share your Google Presentation with me!

You should have quotes from Titanic with page numbers and photos from your tragedy/disaster that correspond with each quote. Don't forget your title [with your names, period, and date] and the summary slide that explains how each tragic event (Titanic and ___) shows the unchanging element of human nature during disasters!

Prezi [jghoffler/philasd.org, pma210].

Gmail: mshoffler

Also, you have until Jan. 3 to complete your extra credit assignment!
Be an investigative reporter! Research the facts about the Titanic, and compare the facts with Baldwin's inaccuracies in a report. You can make it as creative as you'd like. Be sure to type 400-600 words, and explain how Baldwin's inaccuracies and his subjective writing harm his credibility as a journalist.

Submit anytime this break via email, or bring in your hard copy Jan. 3!

Happy Holidays!!!

Titanic: Research a passenger

Choose one of the survivors (p 345-346) or famous people (p332) aboard the Titanic. Look up his or her information online, and in your own words, write about who he/she was, why they are on the ship, and what happened to them. Write your reactions to their story.

Remember: You should be ready to put together your presentations, so they can be done by the end of class tomorrow!!!!!

RMS Titanic

Finish reading "RMS Titanic" p. 340-344

Explain the effect of Baldwin's use of subjective writing when he describes the aftermath of the ship's demise. Use two examples from the article to support your viewpoint.

Bring your USB/travel drive tomorrow!

"Iceberg, dead ahead!"

Read Part II of "RMS Titanic," p 334-340.

Describe the crew and passengers' initial reactions to the collision with the iceberg and how they changed by the end of the section.

8th period:
Due Wednesday!
Finish "Titanic" through p. 344
Explain the effect of the author's use of subjective writing to describe the aftermath. Use two examples from the article in your response.

Homework...

... We normally do not have homework on Fridays, but I'd like to finish the rest of the story we've been reading.

Please read the remainder of "The Book of the Dead" and do one of the following options:

Write a letter using any four of the vocabulary words:

A)  From Ka to her parents, reacting to the news about their secret [include her name’s meaning, the sculpture, etc.];  

-OR-

B) From Ka’s father to her, either justifying or apologizing for the secret [include her name’s meaning, the statue, etc.]

Typed, formatted like a letter, due Monday! You may print it or email it to me [Gmail: mshoffler]. 

And through the tunnel we go...

Remember that your homework for "Through the Tunnel" is DUE TOMORROW!!!

You should have read the story [p. 401-408] and answered #1-3 and #5 on p. 409 using any five vocabulary words.

You should complete the guided notes handout using quotes from the story and complete sentences.

"Through the Tunnel"

Finish reading "Through the Tunnel," p. 401-408.

In complete sentences, answer #1-3 and #5 (p. 409). Use any five of the vocabulary words from p. 400.

Initiation Rites

Read the brief article, "Initiation Rites" on p. 407 in your textbook.

Describe an initiation rite you have experienced in your life [what it was, what and who were involved, how old you were, what the outcome was, etc.]. Explain how that event shaped who you are today.

Mark Antony

Evaluate Mark Antony's character; in what ways has his character been misjudged by others, and even by us? How does he show us another side [of his personality] by the end of Act III, Sc. 1?

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For 5th and 8th periods:
Finish guided reading questions 1-8:
1. What does Decius do to stop Artemidorus from giving his letter to Caesar?

2. Who else seems to know about the assassination plot? How do Cassius and Brutus react?

3. What do the conspirators petition from Caesar? Why does he refuse?

4. How was this petition a set up?

5. What is Caesar's reaction to seeing Brutus stab him? Why does he say "Et tu, Brute? Then fall Caesar"?

6. What do the conspirators do with Caesar's blood? Who foresaw this happening?

7. How does Antony react to Caesar's death? What does he want from the conspirators?

8. What does Cassius promise Antony? What wish does Brutus grant him?

"Cleopatra, Antony, and Caesar"

What we have learned from the play about the conspirators' motives for assassinating Caesar is only part of the story. The other part deals with Caesar's relationship with the young queen, Cleopatra. Read the information on "Cleopatra, Antony, and Caesar," and answer the following questions:

Explain how Cleopatra seduced Caesar- and later, Antony. How did Caesar's involvement with her also cause his death? Why do you believe the conspirators were (or were not) justified in killing him? Explain.


Due: Thursday, Dec. 2

"Ay, me! How weak a thing the heart of a woman is!"

Evaluate the way Shakespeare treats women in the play? How much of a role do they serve in the play? How do they behave onstage? Is this a biased portrayal, or did he treat them objectively? Explain! 

"Help, ho! They murder Caesar!"

For bonus points, complete the Exit Slip for Act II, Sc. ii by Sunday at 9 p.m.

• Find at least 3examples of Caesar’s hubris–or excessive pride-- in Sc. 2.
• Explain how Caesar’s hubris affects his judgment in Sc. 2. [minimum 4 sentences]

Submit your response to me via email [gmail: mshoffler].

Homework, Nov. 23

Choose one of the following options, and respond in complete sentences:

- React to Portia's "act of courage" in Act II, Sc. 1. Were her actions melodramatic, or were they necessary? Why?

- Explain why you think Shakespeare did not include the conversation in which Brutus confesses his role in the conspiracy with Portia? Should he have included it in the play? Why?

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If you received less than 70 % (23/34) on your Act I test, you must get your test signed by a parent/guardian (2 pts.), and correct each item marked wrong on a separate sheet of paper. For each question number, explain in a complete sentence why the answer choice is correct. You will receive half credit toward your test grade for each response you accurately correct. Due tomorrow, Nov. 24!

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Ms. H