Tueday, Oct. 23: Homecoming Day 2

"Excuse me, sir, just one more question."

* Open

* Review Grades

• To check all my grades

1. Go to "assignments and grades"
2. Click on "English II"
3. Top right corner: Click on Quarter 1

• Quiz: Holly, Stephen, Lucas

* Finish Video

• Notice the plot inversion of a general detective tale (traditionally, the crime has already been committed, and the viewer learns with the detective.  In Columbo, you watch the crime at the outset, rather in medias res, and see how the detective can assemble clues to uncover an otherwise "perfect" crime. The viewer already knows the villain!  This made the show much more challenging for the writers.  With that element of surprise missing, producers had to strengthen other elements like character, dialogue, atmosphere, and realistic setting...which they certainly did.)
• Notice how Columbo is a keen and very shrewd detective (like Homes), yet he appears a genial, disorganized, and rather goofy man.  This is more in line with Chesterton's priestly detective, Father Brown.

* If you finish early, read some more previous student work (also see the literary magazines in class).

*Reno's class: Read Leo Tolstoy's "How Much Land Does a Man Need" (Red lit book in class) and do the following journal:

J9 - "How Much Land Does a Man Need" (half of one hand-written page)

1. What is one of the main themes of this story? Remember that a theme is a general statement that identifies an author's view of some aspect of life. Also, the theme must have a subject and a predicate. In other words, it must be stated as a complete sentence.
2. How many ironies can you identify? Explain them.

* Hillary Guerrero and April Tan, please visit Mrs. Basilius in B23 some time this week.  Thank you!


HW: None