March 15th

Posted: March 15, 2012

English 10: Don't forget that the homework sheet on "Sentry" is due tomorrow.  These are the questions: Comprehension Questions 1.         Find and quote ten words or phrases that Fredric Brown uses to evoke sympathy for the sentry. 2.       What is the irony of this story?  Is it verbal, dramatic, or situational irony? 3.       For the reader, the point of view switches at the end of the story.  How does this affect the way we perceive the story? 4.       How does looking at different points of view challenge a reader’s assumptions about a piece of writing? Creative Extension Choose to complete ONE of the following activities: Imagine you are the first sentry to capture an “alien” alive, and write a report of the encounter for your superior officer.  Place particular emphasis on how you managed to capture the alien, its reactions to you, the immediate apparent differences between the alien species and your own.  Remember to use the voice of the sentry to create an alien perspective and personality. Tell the same incident from the point of view of the human who is approaching the sentry. Find a current news article and rewrite it from the point of view of one of the characters, or an imaginary character that could have been part of the situation. English 112: Today we started to think metaphorically about character.  Using the character of Mary Maloney, students created an iceberg graphic organizer to demonstrate Mary's seen and unseen characteristics.  Today, we elaborated on this thinking by creating a chart that has us describe the connection between the chosen metaphors and Mary's character, all supoorted with quotes.  Remember to have your charts completed for tomorrow as there will be an in-class reflection to complete.