homework

Aus RMG-Wiki
Wechseln zu: Navigation, Suche


Inhaltsverzeichnis

Latest Homework

  • Group 1: Letters on pp. 119-120 and pp. 122 (Hilary to Philip)
  • Group 2: Letter(s) on pp. 120-122
  • Group 3: Letter(s) on pp. 122-124
  • Group 4: Letter(s) on pp. 124-128
  • Group 5: Letter(s) on pp. 128-130
  • Group 6: Letter(s) on pp. 131-133

Look at:

  • Funny passages - How are they created by the narrator?
  • Dramatic irony - Who knows what - who doesn't? Does reader feel pity or superiority?
  • language that helps to characterize the writer?
  • basic information in letter?


PLUS:

1. Groups 1, 2, 3: pp. 134-137:

How do the Zapps (Desire and Morris) see Philip?

2. Groups 4, 5, 6: pp. 137-141:

How do the Swallows (Philip and Hilary) see Morris?


Recent Homework

Questions on Changing Places (for Thursday - TODAY!)

  • Read fom page 210 on!
  • Answer the questions in complete, written sentences!
  • Finish these questions as our homework for Monday!
  1. pp. 210 - 211: What does Morris feel about Rummidge and university life there?
  2. pp. 211-212 Why does Morris love the paternoster elevator?
  3. pp. 214 ("Jane Austen mumbled ...") - 215 ("the internal telephone rang") What parts of Zapp's character as a teacher/academic become visible here?
  4. pp. 216 ("the telephone rang") - 218 ("God forbid") How does Zapp's relation with Hilary develop and what is his opinion of her wish to study again?
  5. pp. 220("Ah Zapp") - 223 ("The VC broke off")? Explain Zapp's arguments and motives for suppporting Philip's career!
  6. pp. 223 ("I'm sorry Vice Chncellor") - 227 ("top of the shaft") Try to sum up this passage in about 5 - 7 sentences.
  7. pp. 227 ("Hilary wore a") - 230 ("Let's go upstairs") Why does Hilary react so strangely at first and why does she change her mind again ...?
  8. Finish this chapter and sum up the perspectives for Morris in England! Do you think he will stay?










Prepare a short presentation (about 5 minutes) of one of these novels!


Angela's Ashes
The Catcher in the Rye
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Brave New World
Changing Places
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
About a Boy
Fight Club
The Virgin Suicides


Include:

  • title, author, year of publication
  • theme/basic plot, narrator/point of view
  • personal judgement (should we read it or not?)

"Old" Homework 2009/2010

Homework K12