Tuesday, January 14, 2014

English 12: Study for the final exam and keep reading The Outsider

We read chapters 2, 3, and 4 during class yesterday and we placed post-it notes on three key areas:
1. sun imagery (heat, light, indifferent universe etc)
2. absurdist actions, words or thoughts
3. actions, words, thoughts that make excuses or look for hope

Today, I read chapter 5 and 6 aloud. If you were absent, (SPOILER ALERT) EXPLAIN WHY MEURSAULT KILLS THE ARAB.

AND WHY HE ADDS 4 EXTRA SHOTS INTO THE LIFELESS BODY.

What might those extra four shots at the lifeless body mean in the context of absurdist philosophy, and Meursault's understanding of his place in the world? Be sure to get all the notes and the quotes we did during class today.

If you were absent yesterday, click onto the link to provincial exams below. Do the 2012-13 e-exam multiple choice section and submit your marked test.

Follow the instructions carefully. Make up a number between 1 and 100,000 for your PEN. Doesn't have to be your real PEN but use an uncommon number or you'll connect to someone else's test.

Take the E-exam practice test here

OBSERVE SOME ADULTS TONIGHT. ARE THEY HAPPY? WHY OR WHY NOT?

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