Homeplay
A. Please answer
these questions for Thursday (responses should be typed):
- At the drive-in Dallas harasses Cherry and Marcia. How is this choice of amusement a reflection of his character?
- Ponyboy and Dallas are shocked when Johnny orders Dallas to leave Cherry alone. What motivates Johnny to give the order? Why does Dallas obey him?
- Evaluate (Tell me) why Cherry and Ponyboy communicate rather openly despite the gap in their social positions.
B. This will be assigned
in class on Thursday; it will be due Friday
Chapters 3 and 4: Point of view piece
Consider these two chapters from the point of view of either
Bob or Johnny. Rewrite the scene in the
park in first person, present tense,
as either of these two characters. Think
about what might be going through their minds as the scene unfolds. Both are thinking about more than just the
violence that gets played out in the park. Are they thinking about their
friends? Their families? The other social group? What are their emotions throughout the scene?
C. We will have a
TEST on WRITING this Friday. You will be provided a reading
selection. You will read the selection;
we will ask you to find the “parts” of writing. Where is the thesis
located? What is the topic? What is the
thesis? Tell me the topic sentence is
body paragraph two. Identify the transitions. Does the author have an
introduction technique? A conclusion technique?
Remember writing has structure and it is organized. We have
been practicing this throughout October & November. This will be the first
TEST of the New Trimester.
