1. The 1920's site. Read the assignment under Junior Webquests and head to
the
following website. Know the information well. You'll not only do well on
the quiz, but also appreciate Gatsby a bit better.
http://www.angelfire.com/co/pscst/
2. To preview our study of Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises, read the assigned
sections (introduction, FAQ, and biography) on the website below. You
should
take notes on all the information
read and prepare yourself for a possible quiz. If we do not have a quiz,
these notes will offer you valuable background when writing the Hemingway
paper.
http://www.allhemingway.com
3. Read the following information on Vonnegut. He has a few defined views.
Any
information covered could appear on the quiz.
http://www.commondreams.org/views04/0512-13.htm
4. Read the following information on Vonnegut and Slaughterhouse-Five. Any
information covered could appear on the quiz.
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/4953/themes.html
5. Read "An Account of Events in Salem" to improve your background knowledge
of the history behind Miller's The Crucible. You should take notes on what
you read, or you may choose to print it out and hightlight/write in the
margins. You are responsible to know, as the unit progresses, the
differences between the story and the true history.
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/salem/SAL_ACCT.HTM
6. Read the linked information on Senator McCarthy. Pardon the lack of
paragraphing. You certainly want a set of notes. The information will
certainly help in your understanding of what motivated Miller to write the
play.
http://www.writing.upenn.edu/~afilreis/50s/mccarthy-bio.html
7. Read the following article about the Anti-Communist movement in America.
http://www.writing.upenn.edu/~afilreis/50s/state-agenda.html
8. Yet again, some more info on Slaughterhouse-Five. Read and be merry,
especially if a quiz sits on your horizon.
http://www.indianahistory.org/pop_hist/people/kv.html
9. A link for the biography of Joseph McCarthy.
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAmccarthy.htm
10. House UnAmerican Activities Committee (HUAC)
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAhuac.htm
11. McCarthyism: Read about all of the paranoia that one man created.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCarthyism
12. The Hollywood Blacklist: Read about the celebrities who were no longer
allowed to do their jobs.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_blacklist
13. Biography of Arthur Miller: The man who wrote the play that we will be
reading next week.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Miller
A Separate Peace homepage. Read his reflections on his youth at Exeter;
view the photographic essay on the
moods and setting of the novel; and look at the page from the orginal
manuscript. You should take a few notes
because anything that appears may be included on the test.
http://library.exeter.edu/dept/Special/separate_peace/
A Lesson Before Dying - Hero Assignment: See who Time Magazine thinks are
the top twenty "heroes" of the last century.
http://www.time.com/time/time100/heroes/index.html
1920s Slang site for presentation/party
http://local.aaca.org/bntc/slang/slang.htm
Great The Crucible review game for Act III. Play until you win a million!!!
http://www.quia.com/rr/128267.html
The Many Faces of Jim. The following details the depictions of Jim through
the ages.
http://etext.virginia.edu/railton/huckfinn/jiminpix.html
Answer three of these review questions for class tomorrow for our final
discussion on The Great Gatsby. Each response should have specific details
and examples.
http://www.pickens.k12.sc.us/lhsteachers/gwinnlp/gatsby_study_ques.htm#The_Novel_as_a_Whole
Article on Mandated Volunteerism in High School
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1339807/mandated_community_service_a_needed.html?cat=4