Tuesday January 16, 2018

Honors English 10: Today, students answered questions for their previous reading of chapters 2-4. Here are the questions, which should be answered in your notebook:

Chapter 2

•       1. What piece of equipment in the town served “…to be as effectual an agent, in the promotion of good citizenship, as ever was the guillotine among the terrorists of France.”?

•       2. In chapter two, what does Hawthorne specifically compare Hester’s appearance to?

•       3. Whose presence kept the mood of Hester’s punishment grave and somber, rather than raucous and filled with more vocal ridicule?

•       4. Hester day-dreams during her punishment. Of whom and what does she think about?

Chapter 3

1. In this chapter we learn the exact punishment for Hester’s crimes. What is the exact punishment?
2. The Governor asks a member of the religious elite to pressure Hester into revealing the father. Who ends up pressuring her in a speech? What is Hester’s reaction to the speech?

Chapter 4

1. What is wrong with Hester and the baby?
2. What is the name of the man who comes as a doctor to help Hester and her baby?
3. What does Hester initially fear the man is trying to do?
4. Ultimately, who do we find out this man really is?
5. What do we learn about Hester’s relationship and attitude she had towards her husband?
6. What pact do Hester and Chillingworth make at the end of the chapter? 

HOMEWORK: Read chapter 5 and 6 before start of class tomorrow!

Link to digital copy of the text:

 http://www.literatureproject.com/scarlet-letter/

English 10: Today, students read chapter 2 in Lord of The Flies on their own. Answer these questions in your notebook:

1.      What rule does Ralph set for the tribe?

2.  What fear do the small children have?  How does Jack respond and how does Ralph respond?

3.  What effort does Ralph say the boys should take to get rescued?

  

4.  How does the plan to get rescued back fire on the boys?

  

5.  What worry does Piggy have at the end of the chapter?

   

6.  From what view point is this story narrated?

7.  In what genre is this novel?  

9.  What was the author's purpose in writing this story? How do you know? (Inform, persuade, entertain)

10. Find an example of personification in this chapter. Write the line down and explain how it is an example of personification.

HOMEWORK: finish chapter 2 and questions before class tomorrow.

Here is a link to a digital copy of the text:

http://colleronline.weebly.com/uploads/2/8/2/0/2820270/lotf_text.pdf