Friday, October 5, 2018

Due Tuesday, October 9th - "Anthem" by Ayn Rand - Part II (pages 38-51)

Overview: Many of you asked, “Where are the women in this society?" You will meet them in part II. Be thinking about the role of women in this society and make connections to the role of women in
our society and around the world today.

Directions: Please read and review part II of Anthem by Ayn Rand, pages 38-51. Next, compose a blog response using at 2-3 of the questions below as a guide and 2-3 direct quotations in your response. Remember to read each other’s comments and have a discussion. Note: If you see a number of your classmates writing about a particular question, please choose a different one. Lets try to cover everything as a class! I look forward to your responses.

  • What does Equality mean when he says, "They"? 
  • Who is Liberty and what does she do? 
  • What is a Transgression of Preference? How did Equality commit such a transgression or transgressions? 
  • What is the Time of Mating? Why does Equality think of being sent to the Palace of Mating as being a "shameful matter"? 
  • How are children raised in Equality's society? 
  • Why doesn't Liberty want Equality to be one of her brothers? 
  • Why does Equality care about Liberty's age?  
  • What is wrong with Equality's brothers? 
  • Why is Equality afraid of the Uncharted Forest? 
  • What are the Unmentionable Times? 
  • What is the punishment for speaking the Unspeakable Word? 


Due Friday, June 14th - All I Really Needed to Know I Learned in Mr. Pellerin's Freshmen English

Overview :  Go back to our first blog, and walk through the 2018-2019 school year.  Revisit the books we read and our class responses.  Look...