"Night" Section 4 Reaction

- - - -  Why did Eliezer’s father give him the spoon and the knife as his inheritance?  What is the significance of such a gift in Auschwitz?

- - - -   What choices are open to Eliezer and his father when the camp is evacuated?  How is the decision to leave made?  Who makes the decision?  Is it the “right” choice?  Or is it an example of a “choiceless choice?”

"Night" Section 3 Reaction

- - -  While Eliezer witnesses many hangings, he decides to describe two in particular.  Why are these two hangings so important to him?

- - -  When the young boy is hanged, a prisoner asks, “Where is God now?”  Eliezer thinks to himself, “He is hanging here on this gallows . . .”  What does this statement mean?  Is it a hopeful, fearful or angry statement?  

"Night" Section 2 Reaction

- - - Explain the significance of the poem in the middle of page 34.

- - - how has the Eliezer's relationship with his father changed since the beginning of the book. Why is this important?

"Night" Section 1 Reaction

- - -  Why does Wiesel begin the memoir with the story of Moishe the Beadle?

- - -  What themes has Wiesel begun to establish in Section 1?  Explain.

"Macbeth" Unit Final

Blogger is not always reliable, so I would type my response in word first and then copy and paste to the blog site.  It is 100% YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to have your blog submitted by the beginning of class on Tuesday, December 23.

Item 1:  Identify and EXPLAIN two themes in Macbeth, and use two examples from text to support the presence of the themes in the tragedy.

Item 2:  Using two elements of Greek Tragedy, and two elements of Shakespearean tragedy, explain how Macbeth is both.  Be sure to use examples from the TEXT (not the movie) for support.

Item 3:  Who is the tragic hero in Macbeth?  Defend your response.

"Macbeth" Act III Reaction

There is NO POINT VALUE for the first item, I am just curious:

- - -  What is your favorite snack?

- - - Who is more affected by the events of the play, Macbeth or Lady Macbeth?  Explain.

- - -  If Macbeth's fate is predetermined, do you feel sorry for him because he is only an instrument of fate?  Explain.

"Macbeth" Act II Reaction

- - -  Explain the progression of the tragic hero cycle for both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth through Act II.

- - -  Explain how Macbeth is like a Greek Tragedy through Act II.  Use evidence from TEXT to explain.

"Macbeth" Act I Reaction

- - -  Who or what is in control in the play?  Are the witches in control, are the characters in control of their own actions or is everything predetermined by fate?  Please defend your response.

- - -  Explain the significance of Shakespeare drawing distinctions between masculinity and femininity in the play, and of his use of contrast.  Support your response.

"The Pardoner's Prologue and Tale" Reaction

- - -  Explain who or what Chaucer satarizes in the prologue and tale.  Support with evidence from text.

- - -  Identify four of the Seven Deadly Sins as they are used in the prologue or the tale and explain how Chaucer is using them (to satarize, to criticize, to do whatever . . . you tell me.)

"The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale" Reaction

- - -  Look up the term, "feminist," and defend the Wife of Bath as a feminist.  Be sure to include evidence from text to support.

- - -  What is the theme of the Tale?  Explain.