English 11 Homework for Thurs-Tuesday, Nov. 4:

1. Reading F451: Part One: You should be reading every day and gathering ideas for your Literature Circle Role. You should be finished reading to p. 68 by the end of this week.  Read carefully, take notes, etc. 

2. Synthesis Essay Revision: You are to rewrite two Body Paragraphs of your "Destructors" and "Smile" essay.  First, is you need to, revise your Thesis Statement in your Introduction, then you are to improve the structure, content (ideas), integration, citation, TS and CS of these two paragraphs. Please underline all the changes.  Please word-process it. Staple the original essay underneath your Revision.

3. Literature Circle #1: Be working on your LC Role Thursday and Friday in your Expert Groups, and over the weekend at home.  You could also form a group online.  Bring your LC work with you on Monday so your can work and finalize your role in your Expert Groups for Tuesday's class.  

Your LC Role follows the instructions I have written on your LC Role Handout.  Read your role carefully.  **You must have a word-processed, organized document, with fully-fleshed out questions, information and teaching plans - whatever is necessary to encourage discussion, and not just tell your group members your ideas.   Please print 2 copies of your LC Role: one for you and me. 

4. F451: Part One Work to page 68 only: Word-Processed

#1. The Hearth: is a developed paragraph with examples and integration. See Handout.

#2. Character Profile of Montage and his "double-self". This is written in paragraph(s). See Handout for more detail.

#3. Social Criticism: pp. 28-31.  This is in paragraph(s) also.  Read the question carefully.

#4. Poetic Prose: Find 6 -10 powerful descriptions in Part One, and explain the devices used and explain.  See the example below:

Reference: p. 3 : "With the brass nozzle in his fists, with this great python spitting its venomous kerosene upon the world, ... his hands were ... some amazing conductor playing all the symphonies ... to bring down the tatters and charcoal ruins of history." 

Bradbury uses metaphor to describe Montag's burning down of a house. His hose is "A great python" killing its prey -  a house filled with books. Montag is the "amazing conductor" who, with his hose of kerosene, creates this  "symphony" of fire to destroy the books, the history of human thought. Bradbury extends the metaphor, describing how their scorched black pages are "flapping pigeon-winged" in the air, then dying on the lawn.