Homework 12/7/10

The first part of your holiday project is due tomorrow. No excuses, you have had plenty of time in class to work on this as well as weeks to work on your craft at home! If you tend to have printer issues as school, email it to me or else it will be marked late.

Chains Due 12/10

Mr. Robert collects Isabel and Ruth on the day of Miss Mary's funeral. Why aren't the girls allowed to take personal items with them? Explain the symbolism of the seeds that Isabel hides in her pockets.

Boy in the Striped Pajamas Due 12/10

Bruno asks his father about the people outside their house at Auschwitz.His father answers, "They're not people at all Bruno." (p. 53) Discuss the horror of this attitude. How does his father's statement make Bruno more curious about Out-With?

Hunger Games Due 12/10

What do you think is the cruelest part of the "Hunger Games?" What kind of people would devise this spectacle for the entertainment of their populace? Can you see parallels between these Games and the society that condones them, and other events and cultures in the history of the world?

Tuck Everlasting Due 12/10

What is Winnie's life like at home? How does this influence her entering the woods? This should be at least a paragraph.