Due for Thursday, October 2nd at beginning of class:
Othello: Act II Focus Questions
Instructions: For each question or statement, provide evidence from the text (quotation by Act, scene and line) and explain how that quotation answers the question or proves the statement.
1. Desdemona is brought safely to Cyprus.
2. Iago suggests that his wife is vocal and speaks her mind.
3. Iago witnesses Cassio’s behavior with Desdemona and sees it as what will become his evidence of inappropriate behaviour.
4. What is the significance of Iago’s soliloquy in Act II, I, 290 - 316? What important details and information do we learn in this soliloquy?
5. Othello is considered to be a man of high regard.
6. Iago executes a plan to cause Cassio behave dishonourably.
7. Cassio has lost all that matters to him and all that he is.
8. What is Iago’s plan for Cassio to get back in Othello’s good graces?
9. What is revealed in Iago’s soliloquy in Act II, scene iii, 333-357
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Writing 12: "Where the World Began" Analysis
Homework due Tuesday, 16th September.
1. Read Margaret Laurence's Essay at least twice.
2. Using pencil, indicate examples of Laurence's use of poetic language, devices (such as metaphor, simile, personification, allusion, etc.) on the handout provided in class today.
3. Remember, this handout will function as your 4th draft when you write your own essay about 'where' your 'world' began, so do not lose it.
4. Think, too, about repetition and sentence variety.
Have a great weekend! See you in class on Tuesday!
Ms. Hughes
1. Read Margaret Laurence's Essay at least twice.
2. Using pencil, indicate examples of Laurence's use of poetic language, devices (such as metaphor, simile, personification, allusion, etc.) on the handout provided in class today.
3. Remember, this handout will function as your 4th draft when you write your own essay about 'where' your 'world' began, so do not lose it.
4. Think, too, about repetition and sentence variety.
Have a great weekend! See you in class on Tuesday!
Ms. Hughes
English 11 (Enriched) Links re: Plato's Allegory of the Cave
Hi all!
When I was reading _King Oedipus_ to get ready for our study of the play, it occurred to me that there were some interesting parallels between it and Book VII of Plato's _The Republic_ . In Plato's "Allegory of the Cave" the metaphoric use of dark and light is integral to the theme of the nature of truth.
Since then I've done a bit of poking around and, of course, I am not the first to recognize this connection between _King Oedipus_ and "The Allegory of the Cave".
Here are two links that you need to read for Tuesday's class (September 16).
Plato's The Republic
http://classics.mit.edu/Plato/republic.html
Plato's "Allegory of the Cave" from The Republic
http://faculty.washington.edu/smcohen/320/cave.htm
Sophocles (495-406 BCE) wrote before Plato 429-347 BCE).
Focus Question: How are these two works similar re: dark and light/ignorance and truth?
Enjoy!
Ms. Hughes
When I was reading _King Oedipus_ to get ready for our study of the play, it occurred to me that there were some interesting parallels between it and Book VII of Plato's _The Republic_ . In Plato's "Allegory of the Cave" the metaphoric use of dark and light is integral to the theme of the nature of truth.
Since then I've done a bit of poking around and, of course, I am not the first to recognize this connection between _King Oedipus_ and "The Allegory of the Cave".
Here are two links that you need to read for Tuesday's class (September 16).
Plato's The Republic
http://classics.mit.edu/Plato/
Plato's "Allegory of the Cave" from The Republic
http://faculty.washington.edu/
Sophocles (495-406 BCE) wrote before Plato 429-347 BCE).
Focus Question: How are these two works similar re: dark and light/ignorance and truth?
Enjoy!
Ms. Hughes
EXAM HALL
If you have missed a test, quiz, in-class essay, or other in-class work or assessment, you MUST make up the work missed on the FIRST Exam Hall after your return. Failure to do so may mean that you will be unable to make up the work missed.
Students unable to attend the first Exam Hall after their absence MUST see me to see if an alternate arrangement is possible. Do not wait until the Friday of Exam Hall to let me know you cannot attend.
EXAM HALLS: Are held EVERY FRIDAY in Ms. Hughes's Room (A225) or Ms. Yeung's Room (A224) from 1:50 - 3:15.
Students unable to attend the first Exam Hall after their absence MUST see me to see if an alternate arrangement is possible. Do not wait until the Friday of Exam Hall to let me know you cannot attend.
EXAM HALLS: Are held EVERY FRIDAY in Ms. Hughes's Room (A225) or Ms. Yeung's Room (A224) from 1:50 - 3:15.
Welcome to a new school year!
A warm welcome to my students this 2008-2009 school year! I am looking forward to getting to know you and learn about your interests and share with you my joy of English. Working together we are going to have a GREAT year of learning and FUN!
The courses I am teaching this year:
B Block: EN8; C Block: MIEN8; D Block: MIEN8; E Block: WR12; F Block: EN11E; G Block: EN12; H Block: MIEN8
I am generally available after-school on Monday, Tuesday, & Friday.
Office Hours:
Monday and Tuesday from 3:30 - 4:15; Friday from 2:00 - 3:00
PLEASE feel free to drop in to ask a question, clarify homework, or get help on your English Assignment.
Ms. Hughes
The courses I am teaching this year:
B Block: EN8; C Block: MIEN8; D Block: MIEN8; E Block: WR12; F Block: EN11E; G Block: EN12; H Block: MIEN8
I am generally available after-school on Monday, Tuesday, & Friday.
Office Hours:
Monday and Tuesday from 3:30 - 4:15; Friday from 2:00 - 3:00
PLEASE feel free to drop in to ask a question, clarify homework, or get help on your English Assignment.
Ms. Hughes
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