Thurs, Jan 29

HW due Mon: First draft of 5-paragraph essay due (2-3 pages max). Please see me Sat afternoon if you have any questions; make an appt. with me during Brunch between 11:30-12:30.

Tues, Jan 27

HW due Thurs: Essay question given in class. How does Oscar Wilde's novel The Picture of Dorian Gray both portray and challenge the values of the time in which the book was written?

In order to construct a thesis statement, please follow the guidelines below.

Oscar Wilde's novel The Picture of Dorian Gray both portrays and challenges Victorian values through the themes of ____________, _____________, and ___________.

Select three of the five themes from Tues's assignment that you would like to write about and insert them into your guiding thesis statement above. Then write out 2 quotes for each of the three themes to support your arguments. Quotes can come from either your quote worksheet or from anywhere within the narrative.

HW reviewed on Thurs will be thesis statement and 6 total quotes.

Mon, Jan 26

Speed Week Athletes: in preparation for an essay on Dorian Gray, please complete the following assignment which is due in class tomorrow (Tues, Jan 27). Essay topic will be posted tomorrow after students have completed this. Please submit to my mailbox ASAP upon your return to BMA along with any outstanding Reading Guides. Email me with any questions.

Several themes are present in DG, including, but not limited to, those which appear below. For each of the following themes, identify the two characters who are most representative of them and explain specifically how they are so (2-3 sentences). Please complete this on a separate sheet of paper.

Youth
Morality
Guilt
Image
Death

Thurs, Jan 22

HW due Monday: Complete reading Dorian Gray + reading guide questions + quotes. If you are traveling to Speed Week, please place a copy of this in my mailbox & also travel with a copy + your DG book. Essay topic to be posted on Monday morning.

Thurs, Jan 18

HW due Tues: Dorian Gray to pg 173.

Thurs, Jan 18

HW due Tues: Dorian Gray to pg 173.

Monday, Jan 12

In class, students reviewed Vocab Unit 6. Quiz in class on Thursday. Students also discussed Reading Guide questions and quotes. Through pg 93, students should have answered Questions #1-11 and Quotes #1-11. Remember, all question answers must be in complete sentences and quotes answers should include the SIGNIFICANCE of the quote. Please email me if you are traveling and have any questions on the book (cfeehan at burkemtnacademy dot org).

HW due Tues: Dorian Gray reading + questions + quotes to pg 107.

HW due Thursday: Vocab Quiz in Thursday's class!! Read + questions + quotes to pg 145 of Dorian Gray.

Tues, Jan 6

In class, students reviewed notes on the Victorian Era. An introduction to Oscar Wilde's Picture of Dorian Gray was presented. HW due Thurs: read + answer questions + quotes onDG pgs 3-46.

For those traveling, HW due Monday: read + answer questions + quotes on DG pgs 47-93.

Mon, Jan 5

In class, students complete Vocab Quiz Unit 5. No homework assigned.