Homework - The Week of February 4th, 2014

Freshmen
due Thursday February 6th
HW: Read to page 32.
Find 5 metaphors and explain their definition as an expression and then explain them literally.  This will help us udnerstand how our protagonist sees metaphors as lies as discussed on pages 14-15.

Example: "Beating a dead horse" figuratively means to continue an argument that has ended or come to a close.  Literally, to beat a dead horse is to take a stick and to hit a horse corpse with a club over and over again.

due Friday February 7th
HW: Read to page 62.

due Monday February 10th
HW: Read to page 99.  And read the following PDF about writing.



Juniors
due Thursday February 6th
Read to page 27 of Death of a Salesman.  Please annotate 5 references to competition by indicating the page number, a short three/four word excerpt of your quote, and a short explanation of the quotes connection to our theme of competition.

due Friday February 7th
HW: Students should identify which character they identify with the most and why.  Students should find a moment in our reading, focusing on a particular quote, that reflects how and why they empathize with Willy or Biff or Happy or Bernard or any of our other characters.

due Monday February 10th
HW: Read to page 53 and stop when Biff starts talking.
How has your view of your parent/s changed as you've become older?  Did you deify your parents?  Do you consider to do so?  What has changed?  How do you see your parents as regular people?

Seniors
due Thursday February 6th
HW: Find two print advertisements related to gender.  Bring them into class.  Be prepared to discuss what message these images convey to a male/female audience.

due Friday February 7th
HW: Please read the following articles about gender in advertising:
-What's Wrong With Cinderella?
-Girls Say No to Photoshop
-Middle School Girls Gone Wild
-Sexy Little Girls

After reading these articles, select ONE, print it, and annotate it highlighting points of interest.

IF you are having trouble accessing these files via dropbox, please email me and let me know, I'll send them to you directly.

due Monday February 10th
Over the weekend, I'd like you to visit Toys R Us (preferably) or a local toy store.  How are toys marketed towards young men and women?  Also, bring in a childhood toy of yours if available.