Tuesday, 01/15/13

Composition
1. VPP11 word picture.
2. Madame Loisel paragraph: On your paper divided into three sections, write in first person past tense how you, as Madame Loisel, feel at the end of the story "The Necklace," by Guy de Mauspassant (after she just told you about the necklace).

English H I
1. VPP11 word picture.
2. "Masque of the Red Death" symbolism essay intro paragraph:
What is Poe’s theme in “Masque of the Red Death”, and how does he use symbolism to communicate this?
3. Myth origin story based on one of the questions from your notes: It should be typed, in 3rd person past tense narrative format, double spaced in 12 point Times New Roman format, and should be around one page in length.
4. Start thinking about your myth card project and your myth beings notes.

English H II
1. VPP11 word picture.
2. Read the next "scene" in Oedipus Rex and annotate the sight/blindness/perception motif. Go back through what we already read and do the same thing. Stop after the Oedipus/Tiresias shouting match scene is over (page 31).