Quiz Animal Dreams
Discuss Animal Dreams
Work on contest entries-last week
homework: Read to Ch. 12
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Animal Dreams
For Tuesday, please read to Ch. 9 in Animal Dreams
Today, read Kingsolver's essay:
"And Our Flag was Still There"--She has 3 essays on that page about 9/11
www.commondreams.org/911topten.htm
ANOTHER REALLY GOOD ESSAY FROM KINGSOLVER: "Stone Soup" www.tucsonweekly.com/tw/09-28-95/cover.htm
Continue to work on Contest Entries--this is for a grade!
Read Animal Dreams or work on your play if you have completed contest entries...
QUIZ ON ANIMAL DREAMS ON TUESDAY!
Today, read Kingsolver's essay:
"And Our Flag was Still There"--She has 3 essays on that page about 9/11
www.commondreams.org/911topten.htm
ANOTHER REALLY GOOD ESSAY FROM KINGSOLVER: "Stone Soup" www.tucsonweekly.com/tw/09-28-95/cover.htm
Continue to work on Contest Entries--this is for a grade!
Read Animal Dreams or work on your play if you have completed contest entries...
QUIZ ON ANIMAL DREAMS ON TUESDAY!
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Animal Dreams/Barbara Kingsolver
Introduction to Barbara Kingsolver
1. Video
2. Poetry
3. Get Animal Dreams period 1
Contests! Please continue to work on Sokol, Gannon, and Lelia Tupper entries
Remember that GeVa has a playwriting contest as well as Princeton
1. Video
2. Poetry
3. Get Animal Dreams period 1
Contests! Please continue to work on Sokol, Gannon, and Lelia Tupper entries
Remember that GeVa has a playwriting contest as well as Princeton
Monday, January 4, 2010
Welcome Back 2010
Welcome Back to a New Year!
Let's ease back into the school year...
First period--Meet in groups to discuss Bloodsucking Fiends and David Sedaris
BLOODSUCKING FIENDS - Book Guide Questions
From the AG's Web site:
Topics for Discussion
1. Jody is totally unprepared for being a vampire. How do you think you would react to waking up one day having been changed into a vampire? Would you try to live a normal life? Once you adjusted to being a vampire, do you think youd want to change back into a human being if the opportunity was offered?
2. Jody has obviously had a tough time with the men in her life; do you think this affects how she reacts to becoming a vampire? Was the way Jody thought about herself shaped by how men reacted to her? How did you feel when Jody started to come into her own as a vampire and enjoy her powers?
3. The Emperor seems genuinely concerned about the well-being of the residents of his city, despite the dire circumstances in which he lives. What does this say about mental illness? Do you think the Emperor went crazy from being homeless, or is he homeless because he is crazy? Is it possible that being crazy isnt always such a bad thing?
4. Toward the end of the book, it looks as if Jody may run off with the old vampire. Did you think that was a possibility? If she did it for the right reason (i.e., to save Tommy), how do you think that would have worked out?
5. At the end of the book, it seems that Jody has decided to turn Tommy into a vampire. Where does their life go from there? Will they stay together? Will they stay in San Francisco? If not, how do you handle travel as a vampire, short of owning a multi-million dollar yacht? Where would you send them?
Sedaris Fans--Go to Barnes and Noble website for David Sedaris info and reviews
Second period--Work on contest entries for Scholastic, Sokol, Gannon, or Lelia Tupper
(or any writing projects you may have)
Let's ease back into the school year...
First period--Meet in groups to discuss Bloodsucking Fiends and David Sedaris
BLOODSUCKING FIENDS - Book Guide Questions
From the AG's Web site:
Topics for Discussion
1. Jody is totally unprepared for being a vampire. How do you think you would react to waking up one day having been changed into a vampire? Would you try to live a normal life? Once you adjusted to being a vampire, do you think youd want to change back into a human being if the opportunity was offered?
2. Jody has obviously had a tough time with the men in her life; do you think this affects how she reacts to becoming a vampire? Was the way Jody thought about herself shaped by how men reacted to her? How did you feel when Jody started to come into her own as a vampire and enjoy her powers?
3. The Emperor seems genuinely concerned about the well-being of the residents of his city, despite the dire circumstances in which he lives. What does this say about mental illness? Do you think the Emperor went crazy from being homeless, or is he homeless because he is crazy? Is it possible that being crazy isnt always such a bad thing?
4. Toward the end of the book, it looks as if Jody may run off with the old vampire. Did you think that was a possibility? If she did it for the right reason (i.e., to save Tommy), how do you think that would have worked out?
5. At the end of the book, it seems that Jody has decided to turn Tommy into a vampire. Where does their life go from there? Will they stay together? Will they stay in San Francisco? If not, how do you handle travel as a vampire, short of owning a multi-million dollar yacht? Where would you send them?
Sedaris Fans--Go to Barnes and Noble website for David Sedaris info and reviews
Second period--Work on contest entries for Scholastic, Sokol, Gannon, or Lelia Tupper
(or any writing projects you may have)
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