English I (Pre-AP): Ender's Game Quickwrite on Graff

The unknown voices at the beginning of Chapter 3 of Ender's Game, suggest that to get Ender away from his sister, Valentine, he'll have to be told a lie. If the lie fails, he'll have to be told the truth.

In a brief paragraph explain whether Graff told Ender the truth or if everything he said was a lie. Support your response with evidence from the text.

English Classes: Quickwrite on Improving Performance Second Semester

At the beginning of this six weeks, students were assigned a quickwrite on what they could do to improve their performance this semester. If you did not complete the assignment, please do so before I check English Binders later this week.

3-5 sentences.


Please place this in the front of your English Binder to receive full credit.

Pre-AP English II: Steinbeck and The Pearl

Today's presentations on John Steinbeck and The Pearl are below. If you missed class or some of the info, add this to your notes.

John Steinbeck

The Pearl

Quickwrite: As mentioned in the Steinbeck presentation, migrant workers were paid for their stories, which Steinbeck incorporated into his novels. In 3-5 sentences, please explain your feelings about the rightness/wrongness of someone profiting from someone else's stories if it's the only way for that person's stories to be heard.

Pre-AP English II: Quickwrite on Faber's "Three Things"

In "The Sieve and the Sand" Faber mentions that society needs three things in order for books to make a difference in the world:

1. Quality of information: Books must reflect life.
2. Leisure to digest it: Books must be thought about, though not necessarily agreed with.
3. The right to carry out actions based on what we learn from the interaction of the first two (the "life" in the text and the reflection upon it).

In 2-3 sentences, discuss whether you agree with Faber's three things and why you feel the way you do.

English I (Pre-AP): Alchemist Theme Quickwrite

In class we discussed how theme revealed itself in The Alchemist through the use of TILL statements (This Is Like Life because...).

In a Quickwrite, please explore how the lessons Santiago learned about the need for and difficulties in pursing his personal legend are similar to your experiences.

Areas to explore include the need to fully explore your dream or shift it if you've dreamt too small, the betrayal of "friends," and the dangers of becoming comfortable while pursuing something other than your destiny.

Pre-AP English II: "Babylon" Quickwrite

In 5-7 sentences, describe the effect Benét's use of dramatic irony had on you as you read "By the Waters of Babylon."

You must support your response with text evidence (i.e., quote(s) from the text).