Daily Archives: January 5, 2015

1/5/2015

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Happy New Year!

We are starting a new unit today: Pygmalion!

We did two activities today: the anticipation guide and the IPA alphabet.

First, the Anticipation Guide: Make sure you spend some time answering these four questions in detail. Here are my answers:

ENGLISH IV                                                                           Name: ____________________________________

Pygmalion Anticipation Guide                                                  Date: _______________  Per: ___________

 

Directions:  Answer the following questions honestly.  Be sure to include the reasons WHY you feel a certain way!

 

1.         Describe the perfect mate.  What does he/she look like, dress like, act like?  What are his/her hobbies, goals, etc.?
  • Non-smoker
  • Clean
  • No kids
  • Goals/job
  • Smart
  • Nice to his mother
  • (List of 100 things I want for my next BF) – Husband was 96
  • Good kisser 😉
  • Adventurous
  • Appropriate dress – I don’t want to embarrassed
  • NO fantasy football
  • Height/weight appropriate
  • Close to own age
2.         Joe has recently entered your 2nd period class, and is clearly from another country.  He struggles with the English language, and some in the class make fun of his mistakes.  How do you act in this case?
  • Joe – tell Joe that it’s no big deal. He’s learning a new language, and those dummies barely know one language
  • Teacher – that I’m really upset that those kids are being jerk faces
  • I would tell the kids to lighten up – that it’s no big deal. If they went to a new country, they’d have problems with the new language, too.
3.         You are approached by a poorly-dressed person on the street.  What do you think this person wants?  Why do you think that?

I’m going to think that he wants money for drugs. I’ve known too many homeless people who are scammers. When I lived in the Inner Loop, we even had names for them, Like Cyclops. He was scarier than the other because I KNEW he was scamming people.

4.         Does money change people?  If you answered “yes,” explain how you think it changes them.  If you answered “no,” explain how a person can remain unchanged by money.

I think it has to. I think it changes your motives for things. I think it would also make you question people’s motives towards you – like you are always going to be thinking that people are hanging out with you because they want your money.

Then, we did the IPA activity. You can find this in Blackboard > Pygmalion > IPA. I also some some extra sheets printed in the classroom. Make sure you SOUND this out!