Internet Response Questions
These responses are to be posted to our web site at www.nicenet.org. However if you are turning in a paper response, paper responses must be turned in before the due date. Plan ahead to turn in responses in class, via mail, or via fax. Send faxed responses to 619.660.4399 “ATTN: Randy Beach”. Mail to
Randy Beach
Cuyamaca College
900 Rancho San Diego Parkway
El Cajon, CA 92019
Due 2/28/04
After reading Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" explain what you think is motivating the town to continue this ritual, even as other towns decide not to maintain it. Is it fear, superstition, blind faith in tradition, etc..? What do you think motivates the villagers to kill one of their own?
Remember, your response must be at least 100 words for full credit and meet all requirements of proper English grammar, spelling, punctuation, and sentence structure.
Response #4
Due 3/13/04
Stories often share common subjects or themes. Show how James Joyce's "Araby" and John Updike's "A & P" share at least one similar theme.
Remember, your response must be at least 100 words for full credit and meet all requirements of proper English grammar, spelling, punctuation, and sentence structure.
Remember, your response must be at least 100 words for full credit and meet all requirements of proper English grammar, spelling, punctuation, and sentence structure.
Response #5
Due 3/20/04
“Oranges” by Gary Soto is a poem in which a boy recalls taking a walk with a girl. Describe how the figures of speech affect the tone of this poem.
Remember, your response must be at least 100 words for full credit and meet all requirements of proper English grammar, spelling, punctuation, and sentence structure.
Remember, your response must be at least 100 words for full credit and meet all requirements of proper English grammar, spelling, punctuation, and sentence structure.
Response #6
Due 3/27/04
How does our knowledge of the myth of Odysseus affect our reading of Dorothy Parker’s “Penelope”?
Remember, your response must be at least 100 words for full credit and meet all requirements of proper English grammar, spelling, punctuation, and sentence structure.
Remember, your response must be at least 100 words for full credit and meet all requirements of proper English grammar, spelling, punctuation, and sentence structure.
Response #7
Due 4/17/04
There are several speakers in “Not Waving But Drowning” by Stevie Smith. How does the multiple speakers contribute to the tone of the poem?
Remember, your response must be at least 100 words for full credit and meet all requirements of proper English grammar, spelling, punctuation, and sentence structure.
Remember, your response must be at least 100 words for full credit and meet all requirements of proper English grammar, spelling, punctuation, and sentence structure.
Response #8
Due 4/24/04
Rewrite the "To Be or Not To Be" soliloquy (Act III, Scene 1) using informal language (colloquial usage, slang) -- without neglecting any aspects of the piece.
Remember, your response must be at least 100 words for full credit and meet all requirements of proper English grammar, spelling, punctuation, and sentence structure.
Remember, your response must be at least 100 words for full credit and meet all requirements of proper English grammar, spelling, punctuation, and sentence structure.