Grade 11 (World Literature)

  • Finish your persuasive paragraph about “The Guest” and your stance on existentialism.  This follows the same rules as previous writing assignments since January.  You  must include:
    • Your personal stance on existentialism OR an opposing ideology (Determinism, Fatalism, Organized Religion, Structuralism, etc.) you support.
    • A brief reference to the validity/merit of the opposing point of view (see the following document for information on persuasive writing:  Characteristics of Persuasive Writing & Example Essay )
    • References to the story “The Guest” as a reference to support your ideas and opinions.
    • References to your personal life/real world observations to support your ideas and opinions.
    • AT LEAST ONE direct quotation from the story.
  • Finish “Critical Writing Response” on pg. 123 #1-3 if you haven’t already.
  • Generate 3 additional themes for “The Guest” in addition to the following:
    • Isolation
    • Freedom can be daunting/frightening
    • What else (3 more)?
  • On a separate sheet of paper, make a T-chart of what you like/support, and what you dislike/don’t support, about existentialism.  Write at least 6 sentences/concepts total.  Also write: what ideology do you think is the OPPOSITE of existentialism? (This ideology can also be kept in mind when you write about what you DON’T like about existentialism).
  • Think about what you will write for your persuasive paragraph about existentialism or another ideology you support using the story “The Guest” as a reference to support your ideas.
  • Complete “Identifying Facts” #1-3 and “Interpreting Meanings” #1-5 (pg. 123) on a separate sheet of paper from the book “Modern World Literature” about the existentialist story we read last class,  “The Guest.”
  • Write 6 sentences about AP exams and/or this upcoming summer with partner using the MOST UNKNOWN/DIFFICULT preposition combinations with adjectives and verbs from “Unit E: Preposition Combinations” pg. A21. (These sentences will be graded according to the normal rules of mechanics).
  • Complete “Preposition Combinations” packet Exercises 23, 24, and 20 (pgs. a23 and 228).
  • UPDATE: Your cultural narrative is due NO LATER than next Wednesday, 5/8/13!
  • Study for the WW Quiz on the words from Chapter 6.  It will be in the usual multiple choice format.
  • Don’t forget the cultural narrative (see below!)
  • Complete Wordly Wise Chapter 6A-6E activities on a separate sheet of paper.
  • Write 7 sentences equivalent in structure to those posted here on a separate sheet of paper: SAT Grammar Review