Monday, July 21, 2014

Summer School Day 11

- Timed Readings 4 & 5

- Continue to read Act IV from King Lear.

- Answer the following questions from Act IV in the existing document "Lear Questions":

1. Why would Gloucester prefer to be led by the madman (Edgar) rather than by a faithful retainer? (IV, i)
2. How does Goneril compound her sins against her family? (IV, ii)
3. How does Albany perceive his wife? (IV, ii)
4. Why is it natural that Lear would not wish to see his daughter Cordelia? (IV, iii)
5. How does Regan compound her sins against her family? (IV, v)
6. How does Edgar begin the process of righting the unnatural events that have occurred? (IV, vi)
7. How does Cordelia react to her father’s words? (IV, vii)

- Read "The Things They Carried" and "Night Life"

- Answer the following questions in a 500 word response using evidence from the text, your experiences, and the real world. Create a google doc called "Things Carried" and share it with me.

- Literally speaking, why were the things they carried important? Elaborate.
- Figuratively speaking, why other things did these men carry? Elaborate.
- If you were to shipped out to war as a soldier and you had one bag to bring, what would you pack it with?  Explain at least 15 items you'd bring with you.  Something should have symbolic meaning as well.


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