Juniors

Test on Autumn (pgs. 9-57) on Wednesday 3/2

HW #3 Read pgs. 61-80 due Friday 3/4

1.  Who is Maureen Peal?  What does she look like?  Why do Claudia and Frieda hate her?

2.  How does Maureen stand up for Pecola? Based on your reading of the entire chapter, how do you interpret what comes next in the interaction?

3.  Why do the girls decide not to tell their parents about Mr. Henry, China, and the Maginot Line?

HW #4 pg. 81-93 due Monday 3/7

1) Do you think that Morrison respects the kind of woman that she describes in pages 81-86?  Explain how you know.

2) Why do you think Junior becomes violent?

3) Why is Geraldine's anger toward Pecola more painful than Junior's violence?  What parts of society does this reflect?

Juniors
Try taking the Implicit Perception Test.  Write about your results and your reaction to the test itself for 5 points extra credit on your ideal project

Juniors
HW #2 pg. 23-57

1) How does Morrison describe the place where the Breedloves live?  Be specific.  Why do you think she takes the time to describe it like this?

2) What is the point that Morrison makes regarding the Breedloves' belief in their own ugliness?  How does Pecola try to keep bad things from happening, in her imagination?

3) Thinking about the answer to the question above, why does Pecola love the Mary Jane candy?

4) What are the three prostitutes in the story like?  Why does Pecola like being with them?

Ideal Project due 2/23
Review Book Ch 3 due 2/26

Sophomores
Complete Child Labor Essay-Final draft due 2/23

Juniors

Ideal Project- due Tuesday, February 23.

Completed Review Book pages due Friday, 2/5. Book will be collected on Tuesday.

HW# 1- Due Tuesday 2/9

Read pgs 9-23 in The Bluest Eye.

1) How does Claudia characterize children's relationships to adults?

2) Explain the line "when I think of autumn, I think of somebody with hands that don't want me to die" (12).

3) Who is Mr. Henry?  Quote the line with foreshadowing.  Explain it.

4) Why is it shameful to be "outside"?  What do Claudia and Frieda do to keep Pecola from feeling outdoors?

5) Describe and explain the conflict embodied by Shirley Temple and the white baby dolls.

Sophomores

As you read the article by Kailash Satyarthi....

1. Circle examples that indicate the problem.
2. Underline Satyarthi’s attempts to fix the problem.
3. Star *attempts to stop Satyarthi*
4. Circle Satyarthi’s goal.