Thursday, October 22, 2009

English HW for friday, Oct 23, Day 4

CLASS ONE: write a multiple paragraph essay in which you describe, explain, discuss how Liam O'Flaherty develops his anti-war message in his short story "The Sniper."

CLASS THREE: see previous post.

CLASS FOUR: finish vocab squares.

CLASS SIX: you have a choice. Choice #1-write a RAFT. Your ROLE: you are the Republican sniper. AUDIENCE: your loving mother. FORMAT: you are writing your mother a farewell letter. TOPIC: the previous night's events that lead to your beloved brother's death. At least two hand-written pages. Choice #2-write a multiple paragraph essay in which you describe, discuss, explain how Liam O'Flaherty develops his anti-war message in "The Sniper." You must use AT LEAST three details from the text. Must be at least two handwritten pages long.

ALL CLASSES; VOCAB WORDS FROM THE SNIPER ARE: ENVELOPED, BELEAGUERED, SPASMODICALLY, ASCETIC, FANATIC, PARAPET, TURRET, BREASTWORK, SILHOUETTED, REMORSE, GIBBER.

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