Thursday, July 18, 2013

Summer School Day 9

1)  Work on your five-paragraph essay on sexual violence. Use the below articles to assist you in your writing.Read the following articles in the NY Times on rape and sexual assault.

By the end of the hour, you should have completed the Works Cited page, the introduction with a thesis statement, and your first body paragraph. Everything should be in the MLA format.
  1. Article 1
  2. Article 2
  3. Article 3
  4. Article 4
  5. Article 5
  6. Article 7

Answer the following question in a new google document titled, "Rape Explained." 
  • In a five paragraph expository essay, explain why rape occurs.  
  • Conduct some research, cite some facts and statistics, and inject your own opinions with strong real-life examples.  
  • Use the MLA format. 
  • You should have a works cited page.
  • Spelling and grammar count
  • Your paper should be a minimum of 2 full pages.
This assignment is due on Friday, 19 July by the end of the school day.

2) We will be reading the short story, "The Interlopers."  The link is shared on your google drive.

  • Please open up your vocabulary list because we will be adding vocabulary terms to your list.
  • Create a new document titled, "Interloper Questions" and answer the following questions:

  1. How did the Gradwitzes receive all the land they have? 
  2. Why do Ulrich von Gradwitz and Georg Znaeym not get along?
  3. What is Ulrich von Gradwitz hunting in the story?
  4. What was Ulrich von Gradwitz’s wish when he wandered away from his crew?
  5. What happened once Ulrich von Gradwitz and George Znaeym meet in the forest?
  6. How do the two men behave once they are stuck?
  7. What makes Gradwitz start to behave differently?
  8. What happens to them at the end?

3) The last portion of the class will be devoted to reviewing for the Titus Andronicus test tomorrow.

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