ERWC (Period 4) Assignments

Read Canto IV & V & answer the following:

1) Who are the sinless souls in the first Circle?

2) What was their crime?

3) How is Virgil related to them?

4) Who saves Virgil?

5) Who are the inhabitants of the Citadel (1^st Circle)

6) Who is Minos? What is his job?

7) What is the sin of the Second Circle?

Homework: Read Cantos VI-X (6-10); pages 65-100

 

Wednesday, May 10, 2017

 

The Divine Comedy - Dante Alighieri

“I think it well you follow me and I will be your guide

and lead you forth through an eternal place.

There you shall see the ancient spirits tried

In endless pain, and hear their lamentation…” (31)

 

Dialectical Journal:

“…lead me this way. Beyond this present ill

and worse to dread, lead me to Peter’s gate

and be my guide through the sad halls of Hell.”

(124-126) page 32

 

QW: What’s the significance of Dante “waking up”

halfway through the course of his life? He says

he was so “full of sleep” that he can’t even tell when

he began to lose his way….why does he wake up

halfway through? 

Read Cantos 1-3 & answer the following:

• What does the dark wood represent?
• How did Dante presumable get there?
• What was the sleeping state Dante was in before?

 

 

 

Read (1.2.131-161) Act 1, Scene 2: Lines 131-161; Page 26:

Read Hamlet’s first soliloquy:

After reading hamlet’s soliloquy search through the first

two scenes for references to decay and corruption; find at

least four (4) examples and identify them in MLA formatting:

Example:

“O, that this too sullied flesh would melt,

Thaw and resolve itself into a dew,…” (1.2.131-132)

The Stranger Final Assignment Writing Choices:

 Choose one assignment from the following writing choices:

 

1) Is Meursault a threat to society? Does he deserve to be executed? According to Camus’ philosophy what other reason beside the murder is he being condemned for?

2) How does Meursault arrive at his philosophy to accept “the gentle indifference of the world”? What does he mean by this, and why does he embrace the idea? What contributing factors cause his revelation?

 3) While in jail, Meursault discovers a newspaper article about a Czechoslovakian man who is murdered by his mother and sister. How does this article relate to Meursault’s own trial for murder? How does this article expand the themes in The Stranger? How does it support Camus’ philosophy of the absurd?

 4) Write a monologue/soliloquy for Marie after Mersault receives the death penalty. What does she think of her relationship with Mersault? Does she have regrets? Does she understand his choices, his attitude towards her, towards the court, his lawyer etc? Has she had to defend her choice of staying with him to her friends, her mother, co-workers? Has she reconciled the murder he committed? Does she have regrets of her choice to love him?

 

 

Reading Schedule for The Stranger: Part 2

Read Part 2, Ch 1 for Friday, March 17; (pgs 63-71)

Read Part 2, Ch 2 & 3 for Monday, March 21; (72-97)

Read Part 2, Ch 4 for Tuesday, March 22; (98-107)

Read Part 2, Ch 5 for Wednesday, March 23; (108-123)

 

Reading Schedule for Part 1 of "The Stranger":

Read Part 1, Ch 1 for Wednesday, March 8; (pgs 3-18)

Read Part 1, Ch 2 for Thursday, March 9; (19-24)

Read Part 1, Ch 3 for Friday, March 10; (25-33)

Read Part 1, Ch 4, 5 & 6 for Monday, March 13; (34-59)

Vocabulary Terms for "The Stranger:

 

Existentialism: a philosophical theory or approach that

emphasizes the existence of the individual person as a free

and responsible agent determining their own development

through acts of the will.

Absurdist philosophy: relating to or supporting the

belief that human beings exist in a purposeless, chaotic universe

Atheist – person who does not believe in God

Nihilism: the rejection of all religious and moral principles,

often in the belief that life is meaningless.

Complete Prezi, or Power Point by February 10

 

Complete Physical Project by February 16 

Presentations & Physical Projects:

ERWC Senior Project Presentations:

 

Monday, February 13, 2017

 Cooper Larnach – We need to convert to a digital currency; end paper money

Steven Tobang – Gun control

Beverly Phillips: Animal Rights; should zoos be closed etc.

Nancy Petrova - Racism in fashion industry

Elizabeth Dimuro – Why Veganism is a better choice for a healthy life-style

 

Tuesday, February 14, 2017

 

• Lindsay Guillen – Is College worth the debt students will incur
• Megan Gleason: Neighborhood access to healthy food
• Ariana Covarrubias – Charter Schools discriminate against students with  disabilities
• Emily Ayala: Can dogs be classified as dangerous solely on the basis of its breed?
• Noah Jackson – Dancers need a livable wage; dancers are underpaid

 

Wednesday, February 15, 2017

 Norman Thatch – Money vs. bartering

Marvin Anderson – Why College Athletes should be paid

Elizabeth Alvarez-Carranza: Teen Pregnancy; needs more education

Anton Burman – Why society is better served without a war on drugs.

Javier Guerrera – High School Football; better equipment needed to address traumatic injuries.

 Thursday, February 16, 2017

 Montserrat Robles - Religion in school? Separation of church & state?

Emily Mendoza – Are we over medicating children?

Jenny Contreras – Feminism – the fight isn’t over - equal pay etc

Roger Farfan - V.A.’s continuing failure to address veteran’s needs

Jose Flores – Why ROTC is an essential part of high school education & why it cannot be shut down; how ROTC benefits students etc.

Emily Mendoza – Big Pharma

 

Friday, February 17, 2017 

Tanny Garcia – Should women be screened for domestic violence through       healthcare settings?

Daniel Gutierrez – Organic vs Factory Farming

Sergio Ipina – Why is America addicted to war? We have to minimize our

         involvement in wars.

     25) Aisha Locsin - More stringent laws/regulations for Makeup Industry

     26) Samantha Zaragosa - Sex Education – American attitudes need to change

     27) Jessica Herreda – Should parents be held responsible for children’s actions?

     28) Gabriela Turcio - Is Women’s Health Under attack? Politics & Women’s Rts

     29)

 

 

 

 

 

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