Final

Do we need to know Frame of Reference?

Lydia P.

Review

Make sure tomorrow we have a lot of questions to ask. From hamlet to fight club because it is easier to review in class then to try and study on your own. if everyone has a question tomorrow we will get more done in class and it will go by quicker too. For example, look up a hamlet quote and asks what it means, anything. Believe it or not tomorrow is our secound to last day of class.
kelly corcoran

Fight Club

Post any questions you may have from Fight Club concerning the story, themes, etc.


-Frost

17th Century Civil War/Poetry

Post any questions on 17th Century English Civil War/Poets/Poetry that may be a concern to you.



-Frost

Hamlet (Act 2-)

Post any questions/problems on Hamlet that may be a concern to you.


-Frost

June 10

Today in class we asked questions and went over what was going to be on the final. The final is going to be based through the entire year. Most of the questions will be from Hamlet (Act 2-, 17th century civil war and poetry, and either short answer questions or an essay on Fight Club. There will still be some questions from Beowulf, the Cantebury Tales, and Act 1 of Hamlet, just not as much.


-M Frost

June 9th 2008

Today in class we reviewed the very end of I am Legend. We reviewed that Robert neville is a very controversial character. We went over on if you were the last person on earth would you stay put or would you try to search for other life? On the other hand others feel that Matheson wrote the story this way so people could relate to it. People dont understand why neville decided to stay put and not try to find other life or seach for new things.

6/06 & 6/08

In Class on Friday we continued our discussion of Fight Club finishing up Chapter 18and it is planned for Monday 6/09 to have completed reading the text for class.
In Addition on Sunday 6/08 several students from periods 5/6 and 10, joined together for the annual 12hr read-a-thon. Where we as a group took turns in a circle reading the legendary book, Lord of the Rings. With breaks after the each chapter we dined on the various snacks that were there, shared a few laughs and when necessary we pushed our comrades to continue forth. Though our journey was long and treacherous, I think i can speak for the group that it was kinda fun, somewhat entertaining, and presumably worth taking on the venture.
I would like to thank Mr. Lazarow for allowing us this very much needed extra credit. And i also want to thank Danielle and her parents' Mr. and Mrs. Radey for opening up your home to 20+ high school students to read for 12hrs.

-Paul

June 5th

Today we got our test back from the poetry unit. Mr. Laz also reminded people to make food for the potluck or bring money for pizza. We also discussed Fight Club. The main character likes to write haikus in order to deal with stress and the world around him. The nature haikus are also similar to Henry Vaughan's poem Man and they deal with entropy (order always moves towards chaos). The capitalization on pages 63 and 64 is used to bring attention to what the character is saying and to show his emotion, how he is angry that no one is noticing how "Zen" he is. We also discussed how it is another amazing coincidence that the job that Tyler found for him only requires black pants and a white shirt. We also discussed seamlessness vs. disorder because of the relationship between Marla and Tyler. Their new relationship is affecting the seamlessness of the main character's life.
Keep reading the next 6 chapters.
--Laura C.

Directions to my house

From Main turn onto Mt Laurel Rd.(the hill with the light that goes to rt 38)
Make a right onto St. Anthony's Dr.
Follow St. Anthony's Dr toward a cul-de-sac at the end.
240 on the left.

From rt 38 turn onto Mt Laurel Rd
Left onto St Anthony's Dr.
240 on left.

6/4/08

Today in class we talked about Fight Club. We talked about how the narrator woke up in different airports. We decided it shows disconnect from the world. It shows he has a hard time telling what is real life and what is a dream. It shows that his life is fragmented. The author compares it to a projectionist and how they have to piece everything together. A good projectionist can place things together perfectly without a break, but a bad one makes it obvious. We also talked about how the narrator can loss total pieces of his life when ha sleeps and he may not even know it. We also discussed the apartment and how it represented him. It was described as a concrete shell. All the furniture in the apartment was all cookie cutter and did not represent his personality and his individuality at all. The only unique and individual thing in his apartment was the mustard collection in his fridge. It shows that he is still individual and different from everyone else.

Kelley Bartlett

June 3

Today in class Mr. Laz allowed us to discuss the book ourselves. During that time we decided that we will read the entire book by Monday so we can have time to review for our final. We also discussed the similarities and differences between the movie and the book.

Eddie A.

June 2, 2008

today in class we decided to read Fight Club as our next unit. We are supposed to obtain a copy of the book and begin reading it for class tomorrow. Mr. Lazarow also discussed one of the key themes in the book: the individual's place in the world. He said we were all sheep because we did not say that we were individuals.

~Joe A.

5/29

Not sure if I was supposed to blog or not due to the previous post, but today we took a test and it was very difficult. Remember to vote for a book for our class to read the last two weeks of class.

-Marci w

Here are your suggestions

The following are the text titles you suggested. To provide a greater degree of flexibility and potential interest, I have combined the suggestions of both classes. The list proceeds in order, starting with those texts mentioned by the most students.

Top Contenders:

I Am Legend
Jurassic Park
(both are excellent choices - I have frequently considered finding ways to work them into my teaching. And both have film versions that deviate significantly from the original work, which would give us even more to discuss. Matheson is hailed by modern horror writers--included King--as a major influence. Crichton has become a bit hackneyed in his choices of plotlines as of late, but I think JP stands as an excellent example of his style and most oft-used theme. I applaud both as potential texts)

Runner-Up:

Fight Club
(another excellent choice - but one I have yet to read, although it's on my Big List. I am certainly a fan of the film, and C.P. is certainly a popular and influential modern writer.)

The Pack:

Something Wicked This Way Comes
East of Eden
Aesop's Fables / Grimm's Fairy Tales
The Inferno (by Dante)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
1001 Arabian Nights
The Count of Monte Cristo
War of the Worlds
Dracula
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Angels and Demons
(These are all quality texts--literary classics, pulp classics, and fun stuff. The Inferno may be more than you want to handle right now...the fables and fairy tales would be much fun, but perhaps a little lighter than I'd like to go...we'd only be able to do selections from the Arabian Nights, I think. But otherwise, all worthy choices)

And the Rest

The Alchemist
The Last Lecture
Bless the Beasts and the Children
The Lovely Bones
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
Watership Down
Lolita
Water for Elephants
(again, phenomenal choices. I ADORE Watership Down--read it for the first time in my senior year, long ago--if you never thought a bunny could be a hero, think again! I also adore The Alchemist--a short novel, but so profoundly meaningful and inspirational--I have suggested its inclusion on the curriculum many times! The Lovely Bones is already making appearances on school curricula across the nation, so it's also a fine choice. It's brilliant, but I would likely be fired for teaching Lolita to high school students. Again, really great things to choose from here.

This post will be duplicated on both blogs. Record your comments, and let's achieve consensus! Once we have, you may get your copy, and commence reading immediately!

LAZ

Test Question

Who were all the kings in power during the English Civil War?


M Frost

May 28

Today we reviewed in class for the test tomorrow and went over some possible books to read for the end of the year. Remember, the twelve hour extra credit read-a-thon is sunday june 8th at 10 am!
-samantha schaeffer