Week of March 3rd

Note: Scroll down for tonight's Huck Finn homework!

Monday, March 3rd (H)
• Due: Research topic emails due; Huck Finn blog posts due.
• Class: Introduction to satire; mini-lesson on Annotated Works Cited assignment.

Tuesday, March 4th (F)
• Due: Keep reading!
• Class: Workshop on research paper in the Media Center. Bring any materials you have.

Wednesday, March 5th (S)
• Due: Contribute to blog: satire post.

1. View 15-20 minutes of television that is likely to contain satire (if timing is a problem, you can stream video clips of many shows through YouTube or the Comedy Central website; selected SNL skits are also available on the NBC website).

2. Write a paragraph response: Describe one brief scene that you believe to be satirical in nature. What is being ridiculed or what folly is exposed? Is any reform implied or suggested? What is the tone of the satire – is it more Horatian (gently mocking) or Juvenalian (sternly indignant)? Is the satire effective?

• Class: Workshop on satire (original skits).

Thursday, March 6th (U)
• Class does not meet.

Friday, March 7th (M)
• Due: Read Huck Finn through Ch. 31 and contribute to blog (new topics and questions will be posted).
• Class: Workshop on satire (original skits).

Monday, March. 10th (T)
• Due: Satire skits ready to go (with five minute refresher). Email or bring me any scripts before homeroom that you would like photocopied. Be working on Works Cited!
• Class: Perform and discuss satire skits.