Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Outline Example

Below is a link to an example of an outline. Enjoy.

Outline Example

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Works Cited Info



Your Source Cards are due next class. If you want to be sure that you have done everything in proper MLA format (which you need for the points), check out the guidelines on the FHS Library site:

http://www.falmouth.k12.ma.us/index.php/our-schools/Falmouth-High-School/fhacademics/fhlibrary/fhs-workscited

They don't include movie citations right there, so here is the guideline for that (again, be sure to tab in after the first line!):

An Inconvenient Truth. Dir. Davis Guggenheim. Perf. Al Gore, Billy West. Paramount, 2006. DVD.

Vocab (TRAIN1)

Kismet
Falsetto
Communal
Buttress
Adjutant
Antimony
Censorious
Charpoy
Precipitated
Extricated

Friday, October 2, 2009

one page essays

Would you fight for something you believed in, even if it meant risking your life?

Suicide happens by those that feel they have no way out, should suicide be considered a sin?

Would you defend a friend knowing they did something wrong?

-MAK

Thursday, October 1, 2009

One Page Essay Ideas for 10.01.09

1.) The British are aware of the corruption they cause, but they believe that the end result, "civilization", will be worth it. Do you agree with "the end justifies the means" concept the British use? Why or why not?

2.) What does one do when all seems lost, and do you think that suicide should be an option?

3.) Can peace or harmony be achieved from violence?

4.) Why do you think the people of Umuofia maintain the belief that the egwugwu are gods when they are clearly masked humans?

5.) Do you think that Okonkwo is destined for tragedy, or was it his own free will that led him to his death?

6.) Is commiting suicide a cowardly or a brave act? Even for a nobel cause, is suicide beneficial to anyone?

7.) As the novel progresses, the reader sees that elders despair the destruction of their traditions/lifestyle, due to the fact that it will tear their kinmanship apart. Can Umuofia have different backgrounds/religions/lifestyle and yet still be united?

- R.A.