ReSeArCh* rEsEaRcH* reSEARch

We have stared our research in the library.  Share with us what your topic is and something interesting you have learned about it as you are researching. (The deadline to post a response to this blog question is midnight, Saturday, March 17, 2012).

"Which way do you go..."

John Proctor tears up his confession and dies for what he believes.  Rev. Hale says, "Life is God's most precious gift" and that John should lie in order to survive.  Who is correct?  Explain your reasoning.

(The deadline to post a response to this blog is midnight Wednesday, March 7, 2012.)

Are you listening...

Imagine that you have 2 minutes to speak to one of the characters in The Crucible.  What would you tell this character?  What would suggest he/she does in Act IV?  Why?  (The deadline to post a response to this question is midnight Sunday, March 4, 2012)

Wheels Within Wheels

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.)

Just wanted to say...

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. 

The Journey to Self

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.)

In the beginning...

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.)