Welcome to English III. This is our blog spot. Here we will share our feelings and ideas about the works we are studying. I encourage you to be honest, but I EXPECT you to be mature and respectful.
Ann Putnam's statement in Act One of The Crucible that "...there are wheels within wheels and fires within fires" in Salem village presents one of the major themes of the play--selfishness/self-directed society. Which character do you feel is most self-directed and why? How does his/her self-motivation "spin" the wheels of others? (The deadline to post a response to this question is midnight, Thursday, March 1, 2012.)
I want all of you to know what a great class you are. I really look forward to seeing you every morning. You try your best and I appreciate that. I brag about you all the time to the other teachers. They are jealous that I have you in my class.
Many of the pieces of Early American/Colonial Literature encompass self-exploration and self-discovery and self-improvement. Which piece of writing--"Upon the Burning of Our House," "Huswifery, The Narrative of Olaudah Equiano, or the selections from Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography--did you find most interesting? In this piece, what did the author learn or understand about him/herself? What did you learn from this self-exploration about people?(The deadline to post a response to this blog is midnight, Monday, February 13, 2012.)
We have read the letter of Columbus, the persuasive writing of John Smith, and the diary of William Bradford. From these three different works, what is your overall impression of the "New World" and the people who discovered and settled it? Explain.(The deadline to post a response to this blog is midnight, Wednesday, February 8, 2012.)
