Please copy and paste the following discussion questions and essay questions over into a GoogleDoc. Respond to each question with details and examples from the story. Each response should be at least two sentences. When your responses are complete, please share the doc with me. It is due by 2:30 PM TODAY...obviously! Happy LAST Day of Summer School!
1. What is the setting of the story?
2. What is the occupation of Benjamin’s father?
3. What type of child (male or female) does Benjamin’s father hope for?
4. What outfit does Benjamin’s father end up purchasing for him (from the store)?
5. What does Benjamin’s father refer to Benjamin as? Why does he make this reference?
6. What university does Benjamin first attend? Why does he get kicked out?
7. Why does Hildegarde choose Benjamin? Explain.
8. Which university does Benjamin attend later in his life? What sport does he excel at? Which
team does he help “destroy”?
9. What does Benjamin dislike about Kindergarten?
10. Who ends up taking care of Benjamin? What does he have trouble remembering?
Choose one of the following topics for your essay. Essay length 250-400 words.
1. Age plays a pivotal role in the story The Curious Case of Benjamin button. Based on what you have read, argue as to whether you think age has more to do with the human mindset rather than anything physical. Or, argue the opposite.
2. What does "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" teach us about the nature of age?
3. F. Scott Fitzgerald makes a bold commentary about class and social standing in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Explain whether you believe it to be the story of society’s refusal to accept anyone who is different.
Friday, June 14, 2013
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
SUMMER SCHOOL - What was left unsaid - Gatsby's Letter to Daisy
My Darling Daisy....
In no less than 200 words and in a GoogleDoc, reconstruct that letter. Be sure your letter follows the proper personal letter format. Share it with me when complete.
Friday, June 7, 2013
SUMMER SCHOOL MLA info
Links to directions for MLA Works Cited page
http://www.studyguide.org/MLAdocumentation.htm
Information on how to properly cite your sources in MLA format.
http://www.libs.uga.edu/ref/mla2009.pdf
Another helpful website for proper MLA format citation.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/05/
Purdue Online Writing Lab
http://easybib.com/
Easy Bib - MLA format
Information on how to properly cite your sources in MLA format.
http://www.libs.uga.edu/ref/mla2009.pdf
Another helpful website for proper MLA format citation.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/05/
Purdue Online Writing Lab
http://easybib.com/
Easy Bib - MLA format
SUMMER SCHOOL Research Project website sources
o This is a great website that covers all areas of the 1920s such as architecture, fashion, literature and sports.
o This site focuses more on the historical aspects of the “Roaring Twenties”.
o The history of Jazz music in the 1920s
o This site provides information pertaining to the Jazz Age including “Flappers” and music and dancing of the 1920s.
o This site provides links to various sections of the 1920 decade including: women, the economy, famous people, inventions, timelines, prohibition, historical movements, etc.
o Another website with expansive coverage and links to a variety of helpful resources of the 1920s, between the wars, and the decade to follow.
o Provides many different links to other helpful resources related to the Roaring Twenties.
1. The Roaring Twenties
2. The 1920s Experience
3. Schmoop: The Roaring Twenties
4. Info Please: 1920-29 World History
5. ThinkQuest: The 1920s
6. Digital History: The 1920s
7. Roaring 20s: History Channel
8. 1920s: Gilder Lehrman Institute
SPECIFIC TOPICS
Flapper
Prohibition
Capone/Organized Crime
Movies
Jazz Music
Harlem Renaissance Writers
Scopes Trial
Sacco and Vanzetti
Famous People of the 1920s
Slang
Thursday, June 6, 2013
SUMMER SCHOOL '13 - 1920s Scavenger Hunt
The 1920's is oftened referred to as the "Golden Age." Click on this link and follow the directions to take a trip through the Roaring 20's
Monday, June 3, 2013
SUMMER SCHOOL '13 - GATSBY'S GREEN LIGHT
Please read the following article entitled "Gatsby's Green Light Beckons a New Set of Strivers"
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/featured_articles/20080220wednesday.html
Then copy and paste the following quiz into a GoogleDoc; complete it and share it with me - gtjsmom@gmail.com. You're not done...see below!
Take a quiz to see how well you understood the article "Gatsby's Green Light Beckons a New Set of Strivers." For each question, choose the best answer. Good luck!
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/featured_articles/20080220wednesday.html
Then copy and paste the following quiz into a GoogleDoc; complete it and share it with me - gtjsmom@gmail.com. You're not done...see below!
Take a quiz to see how well you understood the article "Gatsby's Green Light Beckons a New Set of Strivers." For each question, choose the best answer. Good luck!
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