Week 06 - Journals and Homework

Hang 'em High! The trials are this week... In addition, we will be working on writing strategies and note-taking in class. Because of conferences, you can expect that there will be less heavy writing than usual, but there will still be daily journals. Kick back and relax a little- you're doing well. This week should be about regrouping for the big push to get through Monte Cristo and into 1984.





9/22 - Free Write

Homework: CMC pp. 198-209

9/23 - Reading Response: After a brief class discussion, write out three separate responses (different kinds and different events) to things that you read in pp. 198-209.

Homework: CMC pp. 209-214

9/24 - Quote: "You're alive. Do something. The directive in life, the moral imperative was so uncomplicated. It could be expressed in single words, not complete sentences. It sounded like this: Look. Listen. Choose. Act." -Barbara Hall, A Summons to New Orleans, 2000

Homework: CMC pp. 214-221

9/25 - Maximilien claims that he believes the Count of Monte Cristo has a good heart. Either support or refute this belief, giving evidence from the text to support your view. Explain your opinion.

Homework: CMC pp. 214-226

9/26 - It has often been said that the sins of the father are visited upon their sons. Discuss whether this is a fair position to take- if sufficient punishment cannot be meted out to the progenitor of a crime, is it then acceptable to inflict the punishment on their children? Think about examples- specific or general- in our current society and culture where this idea is proved.