For Those Attending the AIDS Walk NYC on Sunday May 19...

We will be meeting at the General Team Meeting Area.  Look for a table that says:
Queens Voc R=AIN /Aviation High School GSA

Enter Central Park at 59th St and 5th Ave-- from there, follow signs for AIDS Walk Team sign up.

I will wait for people to show up on 59th and 5th Ave from 8:30-9:00.  After that, we will be in the Team Info area.

See you there!

Here's Day-of-event information

Inside North Korea. Dir. Peter Yost. Perf. Michael Breen, Brian Green, Il Sung Kim.   National 

Geographic Channel. National Geographic, 27 Feb. 2007. Web. 09 May 2013.
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Pds 3 & 4
HW Finish the Q27 paragraph about "A Psalm of Life" by H. W. Longfellow.

27 Choose a specific literary element (e.g., theme, characterization, structure, point of view, etc.) or literary technique (e.g., symbolism, irony, figurative language, etc.) used by Longfellow. Using specific details from the poem, in a well-developed paragraph, show how the author uses that element or technique to develop the passage.

Check your paragraph for the following elements:

1) Obvious use of a literary element.  Underline it.

2) Define your literary element-- (if you are writing about theme, be sure to explain what a theme is in general)

3) Use of a direct quote from the poem.  Put quotes around it if you haven't already.

4) Explanation of how and why the literary element is used in the text.  If you have not done this, do it now.

Pds 7 & 9

HW Read the lyrics to the song "I Am a Rock" by Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. Answer the questions on the sheet provided in class today.

Pd 6

I have given credit for your first drafts of your comparative essays. You will work on the final, typed drafts of your essays in class today and tomorrow.

These essays must be submitted to me via Google Drive with the following title:

Last Name, First Name Human Rights Essay.

Pds 7 & 9:
HW #1 Finish answering the questions referring to "A Psalm of Life" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow that we started in class.
Essay due Tuesday
Using quotes from both texts, write an essay comparing Martin Luther King's philosophy to Malcolm Xs.  Be sure to reference the elements of SOAPSTone and other literary and rhetorical devices in your essay.

Pd 6:
Test Friday and Monday: Comparative essay on what we have learned about North Korea and Night.

Juniors Pd 3 & 4:  Essay test Wednesday and Thursday-- I've already given you the quotes so that you can plan ahead!

Seniors Pd 6:  Answer Q 7-10 regarding the excerpt of Escape from Camp 14** provided in class.  We finished Qs 1-6 in class.
If you did not complete the classwork questions from Friday regarding the article "U.N. starts inquiry into torture, labor camps in North Korea"  please do so by Friday.
**Disclaimer: this excerpt is being used for educational purposes only.

Juniors Pd 7 & 9
Read and listen to the rest of "The Ballot or The Bullet" speech by Malcolm X.  Write down your impressions of the speech in a paragraph.

You can find the speech on YouTube.

Juniors Pd 3 & 4:

HW #7 pgs. 132-153

1) What was Cholly's life like with Aunt Jimmy?

2) What happened to Cholly during his first sexual encounter?  How does this change him?

3) Why does Cholly decide to go to Macon?

HW #8 pg. 154-163 (due Monday)

1) What happens when Cholly finally finds his father?

2) What does Morrison mean when she says that Cholly was "dangerously free" (159)?

3) What are Cholly's emotions before and after the rape?  Explain.

HW #9 pg. 164-183 (due Tuesday)

Warning: This is a weird chapter. You might want to read an explanation first here.

1) Why does Pecola go to Soaphead Church, even though he is a known pedophile?

2) How does Soaphead Church "grant" Pecola's wish?

HW #10 pg. 187-205 (due Wednesday)

1) How do people react to Pecola's pregnancy?

2) How does Pecola react?

3) How does the story end?

You will have a multiple choice test on Thursday.

Juniors Pds 7 & 9

You will present your rhetorical device paragraphs on the "I Have a Dream" speech on Friday.

Prepare to have a multiple choice test on the speech on Monday or Tuesday.

EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY!!!! Find the text of an allusion in "I Have a Dream."  Write a short summary of the piece and explain why it was alluded to in the speech.

Seniors Pd 6 (due Friday):

HW # 10

Read pgs 104-115

1. Describe Elie's father's last days.

2. Describe the anti-climax of liberation (an anti-climax is an ending that you would expect to be exciting, but is not).

We will review what we have learned on Monday and Tuesday. Expect a test on Wednesday.