Work for the week of Feb 13th - Juniors

Monday February 13th, 2012
-Minutes: Sean, Johnny, Matt
-Reading assignment: Finish Act I one of Death of a Salesman.
-SAT Vocab: Superlative, Nettle



Tuesday February 14th, 2012
-Minutes: Karen, Stanley, Aaron
-Visit my Stuy teacher page at stuy.edu *** and read both of the A papers.  Please explain, in two full paragraphs, what is the paper’s thesis statement, how does the writer support this thesis statement, how are the introduction and conclusion successful, and any other points of interest you have noted.
-SAT Vocab: Whimsical, Bemoan


***go to stuy.edu>students>classes and homework>english>late american literature - files are in pdfs, a bit big, give a chance to load.



Wednesday February 15th, 2012
-Minutes: Joan, Jason, Izzi
-Paper to be distributed Due March 2nd, begin to trace a topic of interest.
-Reading assignment: Read through 76 - middle of the page up until “Biff dear.”

-SAT Vocab: Wispy, Nonentity

Thursday February 16th, 2012
-Minutes: Thomas, Kevin, Cihang
-Please pick two topics of interest for your essay and provide two quotations supporting each.

-Reading assignment: Read through 86, up to flashback scene.

-Answer the following questions for class (to be checked as homework):

Willy is rather concerned with getting his point across to Howard, but Howard is too involved with various bits of technology.  What is the subtext behind Howard’s distraction.  How does such interest in technology connect with some of the themes we’ve been discussing in class?

What nickname does Howard continuously refer to Willy as?  Significance?

What is, according to Willy, the “death of a salesman”?

-SAT Vocab: Refute, Berate

Friday February 17th, 2012
-Minutes: Sarah, Chris, William

-Reading assignment: Read through 98.
-Questions to consider (will not be checked for homework):
Focus on the scene where Biff burns his sneakers.
Why does Willy continuously refuse a job from Charley?  Try to think broadly instead of seeking out the most simplistic answer.
-SAT Vocab: Contumacious, Jocular       






Please finish the book over break and consider your essay topic.