TO ALL GRADE 8 STUDENTS 2006-2007...GREETINGS!!!Here are your homework/assignments for the
four-day weekend...it requires a lot of
thinking, so do what you do best in my class...
THINK WELL!
LITERATURE----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Our Reaction Paper: A paper that talks about the theme and plot of a story and your personal opinion/thoughts about it.
INTRO: Introduce the story/movie; what makes it different and special...!
MAIN BODY: The purpose of the story/movie; what is it about; message
author/writer is trying to deliver to its audience...!
CONCLUSION: Your opinion of the story/movie; how you feel about it; things you agree with and disagree with in the story; impact it had on you...!
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Using your notes on the movie
Schindler's List, write a simple
reaction paper expressing your thoughts and ideas on the following questions stated below. Remember...these questions are mere guides to what you can talk about in your paper, so do not simply answer them and that's it. You have to be able to give your own opinion about it and defend your answers by giving specific examples from the movie, if necessary.
- Why do you think, did Schindler risk his life to save the Jews? Did he do it to please others or to please himself?
- What was really the role of Stern? Was his relationship to/with Oskar Schindler more than employer-employee?
- If Amon Goeth had been brought to trial before you, saying he was only following orders, what would your decision have been?
Remember, AGAIN...these questions are mere guides to what you can answer and talk about in your paper, so again, do not simply answer them and leave it at that...I want a three-paragraph paper of no more than two pages, A4, F12, DS, TNR, complete with an INTRO, BODY, and CONCLUSION. To be able to do this, you are going to have to write a draft first and then come up with your final writing.
* this is due on Monday, o2 April 2007...!!!
GRAMMAR & WRITING
Just like what we did with in Act One of DOAF, I would like you to please list down on a WSP ALL the main points of each chapter of the story of The Little Prince. Some chapters might suggest more than one idea, and I would like you to decide on your own what you think is most important one. This way, you should have only one specific idea per chapter.
Next, using your sheet on the Literature Circles we discussed in class, assume or take on all the eight roles that are listed there and give one example for each using the book The Little Prince.
* this is due on Wednesday, 04 April 2007...!!!
That's all folks...!!! Please do not insult my intelligence by saying that this is too much homework for the weekend...you know as well as I do that it is not true. Have a GReight four-day weekend...96 hours...and be safe...CIAO!!!
Mr. A